Filed under: TUAW Business , Apple Our talkcast returns to the virtual airwaves this evening as usual, bringing your chance to get in on the discussion with us. This week's topic? Obviously, the iPad will be front and center as we discuss and digest what Apple's new device means for the world (and whether it's underwhelming or overpowered), but we'll also talk about Adobe's Flash and whether it's even worth pursuing for us Mac users , as well as the iPhone revision that wasn't (but hopefully will be later this year) View more →
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Filed under: Other Events , Internet Tools , Steve Jobs Steve Jobs recently held a Town Hall meeting for Apple employees, and according to Wired , he had some very choice words for both Google and Adobe . While these likely aren't direct, word-for-word quotes, as they come from employees who spoke to Wired and MacRumors on condition of anonymity, if they're even in the ballpark of what Jobs said, Apple's response to both Google and Adobe can be summed up in two words: "Bring it." On Google: "We did not enter the search business. They entered the...
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Filed under: Other Events In the course of Apple Events, there comes a time as FCC approvals draw near, and announcements hang in the balance, that the store goes down and a great hush goes through the land. View more →
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Filed under: Odds and ends , Books Overlooked in much of the hype about the iPad announcement earlier in the week was a comment by Steve Jobs in the Keynote presentation where he mentioned that the iBooks app for iPad would take advantage of the popular EPUB format for electronic books. View more →
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Filed under: Odds and ends , Troubleshooting I make part of my living as an Apple consultant, so one of the first thoughts that went through my mind on Wednesday when I first saw the iPad was "would I be able to use that to help support my clients?" After a bit of thought yesterday while waiting for files to be loaded onto a new server I was installing, I think the answer is a resounding yes. Usually when I'm visiting my clients, I lug along a computer bag filled with various tools along with my MacBook Air....
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Filed under: Rumors , SDK A reader has sent us the above screen shot. It clearly shows six application icons on the iPad dock. I was messing around with the iPad simulator, and I noticed that I could fit 6 icons in the dock View more →
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Filed under: Gaming , Features , iPhone , iPod touch , App Review Catan . If you've ever visited, there's a good chance you're passionate about it. First unveiled as a traditional board game in 1995, the now-classic trading and settlement game has evolved over the years to include dozens of scenarios, expansions and reworkings, from limited edition game maps to browser-based Internet versions View more →
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