Smart Autocomplete for Your Whole Mac
Clever UI concept by Bjango.
I think many of you have been looking for a simple yet powerful app for iPad to read PDF documents. I’m not talking about super-featured apps such as GoodReader or FastPDF: something simple, elegant and that does just one thing - read PDF files. Read more
So you thought Hexxeh was joking about Chromium OS running on the iPad. Some of you even commented on his blog pointing out the usual story of EXIF data and Photoshop. Well guess what, he wasn’t joking. Chromium OS on the iPad seems to be real, and this time we have a video to see in action.
The video is pretty short and doesn’t show much, but from what we can see the build looks a little bit laggy - but working. Touch sensitivity is (kinda) working, and he even tries to install a Spotify extension in the browser. Check it out below, and hit Hexxeh’s original post (continually updating) here. Read more
A friend of mine once asked me why he would ever need to install applications other than games on his iPhone, while he could do most of the things he needed by simply opening Mobile Safari. He’s not new to the iPhone platform: he bought an iPhone 3G in 2008 and finally switched to the iPhone 4 a few weeks ago. He reads blogs to stay updated about what’s new in iOS 4, the latest Apple news and games updates. Yet, he doesn’t install apps to “do stuff” on his iPhone, because he says Safari is such a good browser he doesn’t need to “spend money on additional apps”.
Maybe he’s missing out the best part of iOS, or maybe we, as geeks, need to take a step back and reconsider what we’ve done so far. Read more
Well finally, I would say: after a whole summer spent looking for a decent blogging app for iPad (and to an extent, for the iPhone as well) looks like we might just have a decent WordPress app here.
The latest 2.6 version that just became available in iTunes introduces support for video, a new autosave feature to go back to a previous version of a post, a brand new media library interface. The local drafts system has been completely overhauled (quite frankly, it sucked), tons of bug fixes and enhancements are in the update, together with full WordPress 3.0 compatibility (about time).
We’ll see how this will hold up to regular daily usage. In the meantime, you can go download the free universal app here, and take a look at the full changelog and screenshots after the break. Read more
Developers: please start supporting this.
Postbox is a mail client for OS X I’ve always been interested into but never really got the chance to try, not until the Postbox team pinged us and asked us if we wanted to take a look at the beta of a brand new iteration of the app, Postbox 2.0. I’ve been using Postbox 2.0 since then, and the app is now available for download here. Read more
Together with a Services menu and a new notification system, that’s what I hope to see in iOS 5.
Apple is looking for a Creative Technology Manager to help out in their “creative technology team” on the Apple.com website. The focus will be HTML-5 based content ready for iOS devices like iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches.
This individual will be responsible for driving web-standard (HTML5) innovation that enhances and redefines the marketing of Apple’s products and services to millions of consumers. Work will also include exploring opportunities with apple.com, email and mobile/multi-touch experiences on the iPhone and iPad.
Apple already has some HTML5 features to its website. There’s the new movie showtimes section, part of the Movie Trailers page that works on a desktop or iOS device. In August, “Compare Macs” was added to the Apple.com store. Read more
