I was hoping to do this review alongside the MacPilot 4, as to tie together the whole aviation theme. As a Macintosh flyboy, I expect my machine to perform excellently in combat with nothing more than the twitch of my joystick or the press of button. Cockpit by green&slimy software can give aspiring pilots the precision they need to execute their daily tasks. Time to strap in to that five point harness Ace, it’s time for review.
Cockpit, Where Custom Controls take Flight
Apple Updates the Downloads Page Again
As TUAW reports, it seems like Apple has updated the downloads page on Apple.com again. You know, the page that lists all the best softwares for Mac OS X and that used to be one of the best traffic sources for developers. Used to be, because some weeks ago it turned out that Apple wasn’t updating the page anymore, and developers freaked out.
Relax guys, Downloads are back.
Things for Mac, Built With HTML5
You know, awesome stuff can be developed using modern technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3. We’ve seen excellent examples before, like the Opera icon in CSS3 or Safari running inside Safari. What about a Mac application ported to HTML5 and running within your browser?
That’s what Bastian Allgeier of Zootool has managed to do by converting Cultured Code’s Things to a HTML5 / CSS3 “webapp”.
Apple’s Latest Trademarks: “Made for iPhone” and “Made for iPad”
Patently Apple has found out that Apple has filed two new trademark applications, and this time for a badge (or as the application reports, a “mark”) with the words “Made for iPhone” or “Made for iPad” on it.
New Apple’s motto? There’s a trademark for that.
New Steve Jobs Email: Safari To Have Full HTML5 Support “Soon”
Apple has been talking a lot about HTML5 and open technologies, so much that they even created a page for HTML5 iPad-ready websites and wrote a popular “blog post” about the problems of Flash as a closed platform and the need to support new standards.
But as you probably know, Apple doesn’t actually fully support HTML5 in its flagship browser, the desktop version of Safari. Indeed, Safari for Mac (and Windows) doesn’t have official and full support for many HTML5 specs like Geolocation API, Drag and Drop, Form Features and Inline SVG but according to this new email from Steve we received, all this stuff is coming.
The iPad, Super Mario and a Wiimote [Spoiler: It Works]
The Nintendo geek in me can’t help but be excited with stuff like this. I mean, the iPad running a SNES emulator and controlled via a Wiimote?
Just check out the video after the break and if you haven’t, you should consider a jailbreak now.
ABC For iPad: Downloaded Over 400.000 Times
There’s no doubt that the ABC Player application for the iPad is one of the best pieces of software on the App Store right now: you can have hundreds of episodes of popular shows streamed to your iPad for free, with some advertising here and there and an overall good looking app. It works over 3G and Wifi, all the Lost seasons and episodes are in there: basically, it’s awesome. And it turns out that ABC itself is pretty happy with the results as well.
iPhone OS 4 Beta 3 Available, First Details - Update: Removed? - Update #2: It’s Back
Apple has just released a new beta of iPhone OS 4.0, and it’s available at developer.apple.com.
You can leave this page open and keep refreshing, as we’ll be updating it with all the details about this release. If you spot something new or bugs, feel free to share in the comments below.
A Stuttering Steve Jobs Keynote
Seriously, I had to close the Youtube page after the 5th time to stop laughing. A masterpiece.
[via EdibleApple]