So here it is folks, your nominations for the best Mac OS X apps ever! There were some surprising entries, but we all knew Transmit would be on the incredible hit list.
Ars Technica Presents: The Reader’s Choice Poll for 2010 Ars Design Awards for Mac OS X
AT&T Customers Plan to Jump Ship if iPhone Lands on Verizon
The other worldly iPhone may land on Verizon, and it may not. Much like the chances of an asteroid hitting Earth, we just don’t know what will happen. But if the Apple Corporation finally does invade with red flags in hand, the people of AT&T may abandon ship. According to 9 to 5 Mac, Davenport and Co. analyst, F. Drake Johnstone estimates 40% of all iPhone owning AT&T customers may swim ashore on Verizon’s lands, which might explain AT&T’s recent Early Termination Fee updates.
…But as I’ve already said, jumping on Verizon probably won’t solve anything. So don’t be stupid! If demand for the iPhone is high enough, people will be quick to expose any all problems Verizon does and will have with their business and network. People, Verizon isn’t your savior. It’s the entire infrastructure that needs fixing.
Google TV and iPad Share The Same Graphics Processor
Seth Weintraub over at Fortune:
“GoogleTV is manufactured by Logitech and Sony and contains a System on Chip (SoC) designed by Intel. The iPad’s SoC is an ARM design made by Apple (though manufacturing is outsourced to Samsung). However, both of these SoCs use a PowerVR graphics processor from a small UK-based company called Imagination.
Not surprisingly, Apple (9.5%) and Intel (16.02%) both own significant stakes in Imagination.”
And that’s it for Google TV coverage on MacStories.
Apple’s 2010 ‘Back to School’ Promo Begins Anew
What’s a student to do when he has wads of cash to spend? Buy a MacBook of course. Because not only are you getting Apple’s usual education discount (that lasts year round), you’re getting a free iPod touch, Classic, Nano, or Shuffle thrown in. But you might as well just get the iPod touch.
The Motorized iPad Lego Stand
My good friend @toxinide has built something great: a motorized iPad stand made of Lego.
It’s awesome, check out the video after the break. And be careful when you let it wander around.
Air Display Makes The iPad An Additional Display For Your Mac
Air Sharing is one of the best apps I have on the iPhone and iPad, and it’s become a such important part of my daily workflow that I can’t imagine working without it anymore. The guys over at Avatron surely did a great job in building an app that, no matter how deep you delve into it, it’s user friendly, easy to approach yet powerful and highly customizable. But Avatron is not only Air Sharing HD, at least not anymore: they’ve been working on this new application called Air Display for a while now, and we’ve taken it for a spin after its approval late last night in the App Store.
Is Air Display really worthy?
iPad Jailbreak Goes Mainstream on “Attack of the Show”
Spirit keeps getting popular and it goes mainstream. How long before Steve writes his Thoughts on Spirit?
That would be a great headline.
iPads Already Arriving to Italy
Call it an error or just a huge amount of luck, some Italian users are already receiving their iPads. iPadevice’s reader Ricky has got his iPad, and has also posted a video of the unboxing which shows the European plug - it’s legit.
We heard that Apple is using UPS Saver as shipment option for European devices, which is a faster service than the US one. Maybe that’s why iPads alre already showing up. More importantly, the good news is Apple isn’t blocking shipments like they did for American customers.
Check out the video after the break.
Apple Opens Retail Stores Early for iPad in UK, Italy
Apple has started sending out emails this morning telling customers that Apple Retail Stores will open early at 8am this Friday for the iPad. As far as we know UK and Italy customers have received these mails, where Apple says “The Apple Retail Store is the best place to experience the iPad”. Well, beside your own bedroom of course.
Are you getting an iPad on Friday? Which model? There’s a comment section below waiting for you to share your plans on Apple’s magical device.