Great post by Matt Neuburg over at TidBITS, where he explains the most important technical details you need to know about iOS’ multitasking.
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iOS 4 Fast App Switching Explained
User Guide for iPhone 4 and iOS 4 Now Online
Apple has just published a user guide about the new iPhone 4 and all the new features in iOS 4. Here’s the direct link to the PDF, and there’s an iPhone-formatted version as well accessible through MobileSafari.
The White iPhone 4 Won’t Be Available Until 2nd Half of July
Apple has just issued a press release about the availability of the iPhone 4:
“White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.”
Does this mean countries like Italy will get the iPhone 4 after July 15th, in white as well? We’re still waiting for an official release date.
New Yorker to Side with Adobe for Distributing Digital Content
In the war of web solutions and Adobe formats, The New Yorker from publisher Condé Nast confirmed, like Wired, they will be using Adobe’s solutions to develop content for the iPad.
App Store Not Profitable for Apple, Only 19% of Software is Paid
Apple’s App Store may be a runaway success thanks to the quality of applications and incredible offerings we often take for granted, but Apple isn’t exactly profiting off the massive sales. Wall Street analyst Gene Munster says that of all the downloaded App Store applications, 81% are free. Of those paid for, the average selling price is $1.49.
Now keep in mind that apple takes a 30% cut of every paid purchase. However, Apple turns around and pays the credit card company a mandatory $.20 + 2% of the sale, then includes a %1 processing fee on top of that. Since the launch of the App Store, Apple has been speculated to earn 428 million dollars, with 189 million dollars left in gross profit (which is just 1% of Apple’s 33.7 billion in gross profit). Apple themselves have spent 81 million in maintaing the solidity of the App Store. If we figure in the fact that iOS devices attribute to 16.6 million sales per day, compared to 8.9 million downloads per day on the iTunes store, the numbers are rather astounding considering how little profit Apple is making in the grand scale of things.
Yes, Adobe Audition Is Coming to Mac OS X
Two weeks ago we reported that Adobe might be working on a Mac version of its popular audio editing tool Audition, as seen in a leaked Youtube video. Last night Adobe confirmed that a Mac version is indeed in the works, and that a beta version will launch later this year.
Apple Sues HTC, Again
This iMac Touch Rumor Has to Stop
It’s that time of the year again, when an Apple rumors blog reports that they’ve got intel about a touch-enabled iMac on its way. This time, LoopRumors takes the lead:
“LOOPRumors received a tidbit of information today suggesting Apple is planning to develop a hybrid OS into their next iMac. The iMac should be equipped with both Mac OS X and a touch interface for iOS.”
This is one of the most absurd things I’ve heard in a while. So why are we linking to this source? Because we’re tired of hearing this story, and this has to stop. The Mac OS X environment has always been clearly distanced from iOS (and iPhone OS before) and while it’s safe to say that we’ll see some kind of “contamination” in the future, the idea of a hybrid computer running both the operating systems is silly.
Apple is not going to ship hybrids, get over it. With all due respect, of course.
Enjoy your iPad, instead.
The First iPhone 4 Game?
The iPhone 4 has a retina display that’s perfect for showing off lots of gorgeous pixels. Low and behold, games are going to look gorgeous, and ngmoco’s Eliminate:GunRage for the iPhone 4 has you selecting a variety of weapons to blast those beautiful pixels into pieces. We didn’t figure the first game would be a gun game, but what the hell – bullet holes never looked so gorgeous on a mobile phone. Click past the break for juicy screens.