An iPad, An Apple II And a Music Video

Panic rocks, even when it’s not about new applications coming out of their offices. They got an email two weeks ago, and they were asked to run the source of a text animation written for a music video on their (now popular) Apple IIe, just to see it if worked and take a few pictures. To do so, they had to load the source code into a “cassette deck”, which wasn’t available.

So what, give up? Nah, they just decided to use an iPad for that. Check out the Panic’s video here the original one after the break, it’s an impressive result.

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Steve Replies to Email About Mac Design Awards: “Just The Normal Cycle Of Things”

Mac users and developers shouldn’t worry about Apple focusing only on iPhone OS, after all. Since Apple dropped the Mac category from this year’s Apple Design Awards (ADA) at the upcoming WWDC, people worried that Steve might only care about iPhones and iPads - leaving the Mac behind forever. Ars Technica even launched its own Design Awards for Mac applications.

Matthias Gansrigler, developer of Flickery for Mac, sent us a copy of an email conversation he’s had with Steve Jobs about the ADAs at the WWDC.

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Walmart to Sell iPad to Boost Electronic Retail Sales

While I won’t comment on just how I feel about Walmart, 9 to 5 Mac reports that the iPad will land at all their retail outlets later this year. I also don’t know how I feel about Apple choosing a retail outlet like Walmart over Target, but the iPad must be selling incredibly well, or Apple is seriously confident in their little tablet that can, because producing units for Walmart is no small task. Who knows, maybe the iPad would be sold at, “Extra low prices.”

Apple Posts New iPad Commercial - “What Is iPad”?

Apple has posted a brand new iPad commercial on its website, it’s called “What is iPad?”.

The commercial shows the iPad in different contexts (there’s even some guy carrying it on a motorbike) like piano lessons and meetings. It shows the usual Safari, Photos and Videos apps, together with a quick gallery of App Store applications.

“iPad is thin. iPad is beautiful.”

Check it out after the break.

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The Verizon iPhone Has A Manufacturer [Rumor]

You know what’s the most wanted thing after a new iPhone? A Verizon iPhone. Speculations have been spreading all over in the past weeks, but today we’re hearing a rumor which, if true, might be a great news for all you AT&T haters out there. According to Digitimes (translation) Pegatron will be the manufacturer of a CDMA iPhone - the Verizon iPhone.

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Apple Is Integrating Facebook Into iPhone OS

Back in April, Facebook references were found into the first iPhone OS 4.0 betas, suggesting that Apple was working on a Facebook Contacts integration with its contacts app for the iPhone. Business Insider is now reporting - citing a reliable source - that Apple is planning to go even further with it, giving developer tools built in the software development kits to implement social features and even a messaging solution that relies on Facebook’ system.

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HTC Sues Apple for Patent Infrigement

That’s right, HTC has counter-sued Apple today. You can find the full press release here.

“HTC Corporation today took legal action against Apple Inc., filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the United States.

“As the innovator of the original Windows Mobile PocketPC Phone Edition in 2002 and the first Android smartphone in 2008, HTC believes the industry should be driven by healthy competition and innovation that offer consumers the best, most accessible mobile experiences possible,” said Jason Mackenzie, vice president of North America, HTC Corporation. “We are taking this action against Apple to protect our intellectual property, our industry partners, and most importantly our customers that use HTC phones.”