Wired has happened to get their hands on BeeJive IM for the iPad, and boy does it look sexy.
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BeeJive First Look for iPad
Hulu Sticks With Flash
Hulu thinks HTML5 is not ready yet, and they’re sticking with Adobe’s Flash as the technology to serve their online content. With a published, then pulled, then cached from Bing blog post, they stated that, for now, Hulu isn’t changing its video player.
iPhone Prototype Running OS 4 Is Fake
Earlier today a picture of the Vietnamese iPhone prototype running OS 4.0 appeared online, letting everyone believe that the guys managed to unlock the device and install an operating firmware on it.
Apple’s Augmented Reality Patented
We’ve been pondering for a while what Apple would do with something like mobile advertising and augmented reality, and it seems Apple officially has their ideas on paper. 9 to 5 Mac suggests that because of a mobile device’s nature to know where it is at all times, Apple could do things like display relevant information about a business as you walk by.
Steve Replies to Email About Mac Design Awards: “Just The Normal Cycle Of Things”
Mac users and developers shouldn’t worry about Apple focusing only on iPhone OS, after all. Since Apple dropped the Mac category from this year’s Apple Design Awards (ADA) at the upcoming WWDC, people worried that Steve might only care about iPhones and iPads - leaving the Mac behind forever. Ars Technica even launched its own Design Awards for Mac applications.
Matthias Gansrigler, developer of Flickery for Mac, sent us a copy of an email conversation he’s had with Steve Jobs about the ADAs at the WWDC.
Walmart to Sell iPad to Boost Electronic Retail Sales
While I won’t comment on just how I feel about Walmart, 9 to 5 Mac reports that the iPad will land at all their retail outlets later this year. I also don’t know how I feel about Apple choosing a retail outlet like Walmart over Target, but the iPad must be selling incredibly well, or Apple is seriously confident in their little tablet that can, because producing units for Walmart is no small task. Who knows, maybe the iPad would be sold at, “Extra low prices.”
Adobe Founders Respond to Apple
Adobe has just launched a brand new ad campaign called “We [heart] Choice” (see more info here) and published an open letter written by founders Geschke and Warnock, responding to Apple’s position against Flash and closed technologies.
You can check out the screenshots of the ad campaign (first seen on Engadget) and the letter after the break.
Apple Offering Beta of the New MobileMe Mail
The Verizon iPhone Has A Manufacturer [Rumor]
You know what’s the most wanted thing after a new iPhone? A Verizon iPhone. Speculations have been spreading all over in the past weeks, but today we’re hearing a rumor which, if true, might be a great news for all you AT&T haters out there. According to Digitimes (translation) Pegatron will be the manufacturer of a CDMA iPhone - the Verizon iPhone.