The iPad is coming out in the UK in two weeks and publishers are worried that Apple’s iBookstore model may be illegal. The Bookseller reports that various publishers are wondering whether what Apple did in the US for iBooks could work in the same way in the UK, considering the market differences and different laws.
iBookstore Could Face Legal Hurdles in the UK
Historic Apple Prototypes
People love when a big company such as Apple lose something as important as a next generation iPhone prototype. It’s the feeling of taking a look at something that shouldn’t be seen yet that make people love this stuff, and that’s the same reason why Gizmodo had millions of hits back in those Redwood days. People love to take a look at leaked products.
It’s not like Apple hadn’t lost anything before they lost the 4G prototype. Call them “controlled leaks” or just “leaks”, Apple’s labs are always working on new “gadgets” - 80% of which we’ll never see as actual consumer products. Macrumors has put together a brief gallery of “historic prototypes”, stuff that never officially left Cupertino’s secret caveau’s and that some brave people dared to post on Flickr. You can find the original post here.
Take a look at the pictures after the break. And the Mac tablet was so awesome.
BeeJive First Look for iPad
iPad Printing Using Mac OS X Server 10.6
Skype for iPad Coming This Summer
According to Skype’s Asia-Pacific VP, Dan Neary, Skype will have a native iPad version of its client out by this summer. The app currently works in compatibility mode, but users are forced to run it in double-pixel or mini mode.
Neary also hints at the upcoming iPhone “HD” with front facing camera and a new iPad with enhanced communication capabilities:
“We believe that video is part of the Skype experience,” says the VP, “and we believe that video is moving aggressively into the mobile environment, so stay tuned on an announcement on that.
I think the iPad is an incredibly exciting product but it is clearly not the same communications device in its current form that the iPhone is,” he says. “So we’re looking forward to further advancements in the iPad and where that can go in the future.”
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Apple Updates iWork Apps for iPad
Apple has just updated all the three iWork apps for iPad: Pages, Keynote and Numbers. All the updates seem to address stability and compatibility issues with iWork ‘09 files, you can find the changelogs after the break.
Achieving A Great iPad - Mac Setup
When I bought my iPad I didn’t think there could be an easy way to make it fit into my everyday-blogging workflow. There’s no good blogging app out yet, WordPress’ backend doesn’t work fine with Safari and writing quick posts with the iPad is a pain. Writing articles aside, what’s the best way to work with an iPad and a Macbook at the same time, in the same context? The answer was in apps of course, with a little bit of creativity.
In this post I’ve rounded up 8 apps that are helping me achieving a perfect integration between the iPad and Mac OS X. Have you got further tips and app suggestions? Drop us a line in the comments below.
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.