Ever wondered why all shops don’t have a sale system like Apple’s? Well now they have no excuse: LightSpeed mobile is here. Read more
Point-Of-Sale Just Got Cool For Everyone Else
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iOS Devices Lead In Millennial Media Ad Report
In their August 2010 ad impressions report, Millennial Media report that iOS devices accounted for 48% of total advertisement impression in the month of August. Read more
Apple TV Under The Hood→
Apple TV Under The Hood
Looking at an OS dump doesn’t always translate to the final live interaction and exploration experience but it does offer tantalizing hints as to what is to come and what will be possible for those willing to start programming and hacking. In this case, Apple TV’s sneak peak provides two promises. First, that the system itself will be somewhat customizable and programmable for people who wish to extend its use beyond the built-in features. Second, that we’re looking at the future of OS X installs. Apple TV’s iOS shows that non-mobile devices without touch screens can leverage iOS’s newer, more modern frameworks without sacrificing general computability.
10.7 can’t be announced soon enough.
Meet Cloudette, A Free CloudApp Client for iPhone
Together with Dropbox, CloudApp is another tool I couldn’t work without anymore. Originally developed as Mac-only sharing utility by the Linebreak guys, CloudApp eventually evolved to have a full-featured web interface and an API for developers to plug into and create unofficial clients. Thanks to this integration with 3rd party applications, some great pieces of software like Courier for Mac, Weet and Prizmo for iPhone gained CloudApp uploading capabilities. Not to mention Cloud2Go, the first unofficial (and paid) CloudApp client for iPhone.
Cloudette is a new CloudApp client for iPhone (and soon iPad) which lets you check on your files, and upload new ones. For free. Read more
GrabBox Automatically Uploads Screenshots to Dropbox
Dropbox is the greatest invention of this decade. I mean it: it allows you to effortlessly sync thousands of files and folders between computers and mobile devices, and I know a few business that depend on it for all their work material. I depend on it as well. And it’s not that iOS and OS X developers didn’t spot the huge market: Dropbox-based applications are flourishing in the App Store.
GrabBox is a Mac app that lets you easily upload screenshots to your Dropbox Public folder and share the link with your friends. Read more
Apple’s Tim Cook Leaving for HP?
Here’s an interesting (and quite surprising) rumor for you Tuesday morning lovers: according to gossip investor website Fly On The Wall (and reported by Business Insider as well), Apple’s COO Tim Cook could be leaving Apple to join HP. Read more
Apple Releases New Remote App for iPhone and iPad
iPod Nano $43.73? Wow, That’s a Low Price!
iSuppli.com has estimated that the new 8GB iPod nano has a bill of materials at $43.73. This is the second-lowest BOM of all members of the iPod line. Only the 4G generation product had a less expensive BOM, at $40.80.
Instead of piling on features, as so many brands do with their latest products, Apple with the sixth-generation iPod has maintained or even removed some attributes in order to fit the form factor and function desired,” said Andrew Rassweiler, director and principal analyst and teardown services manager, for iSuppli. “This has enabled Apple to offer the smallest iPod including a touch screen, while keeping component costs to a strict budget.