Remember when Google published a video about the speed of the new Google Chrome a couple of weeks ago? Opera has fired back today, making fun of Google’s video with, well…another video detailing how Opera is indeed faster than cooking a potato.
Perhaps their next video should be focused on the speed of their iPhone version? Check it out after the break.
Engadget has received a very intriguing tip about the next Apple TV. Yes, Apple is working on a new iteration of the Apple TV and if this rumor will turn out to be true, the thing will be amazing.
OpenFeint: 25 Million Users. Apple’s Game Center: 0. Gaining a huge follower-ship in a relatively short amount of time, OpenFeint spans 85 Million Devices under 1900 App Store games. That’s pretty impressive, and TUAW reports OpenFeint will be Game Center compatible, allowing one to transfer stats to the new service. A private message to investors, “This is where you should spend your iPhone play money.”
So let’s say you go online to watch a movie trailer at trailers.apple.com. When that beautiful HD trailer loads, it’s of course done through Quicktime. But imagine if you actually wanted to buy the movie, but didn’t want to be redirected to iTunes. Well, Apple is certainly considering that position: allowing you to go from trailer to movie right in your web browser. Pretty cool huh? It’d certainly be more convenient.
Honestly I’m not one to think of an Android phone being used by corporate, Blackberry toting business men and women. Considering Android devices don’t have the greatest in Exchange support or any super awesome security features, I don’t know if I could even seriously consider it. While I’m sure some companies have looked into this ‘open-source’ platform, I wouldn’t waste my time on something so young. The iPhone is getting better at these features, and we’ve even talked about how companies are starting to adopt the sleek little phone. Then again, the iPhone still doesn’t live up to a respectable Blackberrry in the eyes of the corporate.
John Nack, former Adobe Photoshop Product Manager, has published a new entry on his personal weblog, asking if you’d like to be able to view .PSD files on the iPad.
“I periodically hear requests for the ability to view Photoshop PSD files on devices like the iPad (for example, browsing files that one has synced via Dropbox).
This is obviously a capability that Adobe could build. The question of course is whether we should build it (as opposed, say, to building something else).”
Sure that would be a great option for web designers on the go, that are now forced to export files to .pdf to preview them to clients. Would you like to have this feature? Go comment.
With the iPad slowly becoming available in 9 more countries, Apple has decided to give a much needed new look to the App Store categories.
Overall, single categories now look just like the homepage of the App Store, with “What’s Hot” and “New & Noteworthy” sections and a couple of banners here and there. Charts for free and paid apps are both listed on the right, but the big refresh has been given to the “all apps” section: just like on the iPad you can change between sort by “featured” and “name”, while the whole list has a switch to browse free / paid applications. It’s easier to understand and very useful.
Well done, Apple. Take a look at a sample screenshot of the iPad productivity category after the break.
When asked about Apple’s market cap milestone, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said:
“I will make more profits and certainly there is no technology company in the planet which is as profitable as we are. Stock markets will take care of the rest.
We are executing very well. That’s going to lead to great products and great success.
It’s a long game and we have good competitors… We, too, are very good competitors.”
Still no word about Microsoft’s real plans about mobile devices though. Because the Kins are not a plan, right?
The iPad’s bookstore is starting to get a little crowded, now that both Amazon & Barnes and Noble are competing for homescreen domination. It’s not a surprising move as the iPad takes up considerable market share (last we checked 13%) in the e-reader market, but when the Nook isn’t selling, what do you do?
Gizmodo reports that this may be the best e-book store and reader on the iPad right now, thanks to its synching ability across devices; lending (borrowing) features; a myriad of customization options; and dictionary prowess. But don’t take their word for it: download the app yourself and tell us what you think.
