This is the kind of post that should end with “seriously?”.
[via CrunchGear]
Japanese Doctors Use iPad During Surgery
Steve Is Pissed Off, But Flurry Is Updating The Service to Follow Apple’s Rules
Remember when Apple changed section 3.3.9 of their Dev Agreement back in April? Turns out they did it because Steve was pissed off at Flurry, a well known analytics firm which, according to Steve, was collecting user data such as geolocation and device information without actual user permission. That’s how the first specs about Apple’s iPad started to go out, and that’s why Steve decided to change the agreement.
A Beautiful Mod for Itsy
Back in January I reviewed Itsy, a new and promising Twitter client for Mac which, in a matter of a few months, has managed to gain a quite big amount of fans and users. I have to say I haven’t used the app since then, but I have some good friends who are very happy with it. I guess it just fits their needs.
Na Wong, well known designer in the Mac and iPhone community, has released a mod for Itsy, which is absolutely stunning. Just check out the video embedded after the break to see by yourself, then go download it here and follow the instructions to apply it.
AdMob Releases iPad-compatible SDK, Declares War On Apple’s iAd
AdMob (owned by Google) has updated its iPhone OS SDK to include support for native iPad apps. Developers can now take advantage of the iPad specific tools to start monetizing their applications and embed beautiful and rich banners without cluttering the interface. You can read all the details over the company’s official blog post about it.
Leaked Images of White Back Panel on iPhone 4G
New leaked images of the next gen iPhone have surfaced, and this time we can get a glimpse at a white back panel. That’s right, not the front one: Powerbook Medic is suggesting that Apple might keep the option of white back panel in the next model, just like they’re doing now with the 3GS.
Check out the images after the break. [via Macrumors]
Our Thoughts on the Google Wave Liveblog Experiment
If you were following us last night, firstly we want to thank you for your much needed input and for being quality followers to our site. We think it’s fantastic that people would actually stick around and want to listen to us. And last night was a first, because we decided to try Google Wave as a live blogging platform instead of Cover it Live. I think it worked pretty well, and it was a good event where we could try ideas and get feedback. We’ve gotten lots of compliments, lots of complaints, but all feedback is positive in this instance; we really want to learn where we can improve our live blogging experience. Federico will be chiming in at the end of this post with his thoughts of course, but I’d like to kick things off with Google Wave, what’s good about it, what we did poorly plus what could improve, and where we go from here.
Steve Jobs at D8, Seven Videos and Quotes
Steve Jobs’ appearance at D8 yesterday has been discussed everywhere on the internet, and we liveblogged it on MacStories. But enough with the talk, let’s watch some videos about it.
Courtesy of All Things Digital, we’ve gathered the most interesting revelations of Jobs, but please don’t blame us for the Flash-only videos.
Check them out after the break.
AT&T Adds Tethering, Screwy Unlimited Policy
The United States constantly suffers from absolutely horrid (I’ll put it this way) carrier abuse. Constantly you’ll hear us complain about the expense of basic services, overcharging, and a lack of options. But when AT&T finally gives customers the right to tether, what do they do? They turn right around and spit in the customer’s face by not only capping data usage, but by making it incredibly expensive.
The Phone Manual: New Age Learning for Difficult Products
The iPhone doesn’t need fancy packaging. At most, it might need a credit card sized reminder of more advanced gestures like copy & paste, or the home button taps. Still, this next, intriguing idea could change the way we think of traditional packaging. Mainly: how the hell do you use those complicated dumb phones?