Tag Archives: Apple

How the iPhone GPS differs from a standalone navigation GPS

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Steven Fisher

All models of iPhone since the 3G, as well as the iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G, include Assisted GPS (AGPS). I’ve heard that this isn’t real GPS or that it’s somehow inferior to real GPS. AGPS is actually superior … Continue reading →

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Apple’s developer search improved

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Steven Fisher

About a year ago, I complained about how bad Apple’s search engine was for developer documentation. I’m not going to claim it’s perfect now, but the new developer website Apple pushed today improves it. The useless summaries (that always turned … Continue reading →

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New iPods and free ponies for all

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Steven Fisher

Macworld covers an Apple special event on September 1st. But their predictions hedge bets, offering a “good chance” of something more substantial than just new iPods. Well, I’m not famous or Internet famous, so I can go out on a … Continue reading →

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Paul Graham (Wikipedia article) on Apple’s Mistake, with a great comparison: What would happen if every update to Mac OS X had to go through an opaque, fickle intermediary?

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Steven Fisher | Comments Off

Rogue Amoeba no longer has any plans for additional iPhone applications, following an egregious Apple rejection.

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Steven Fisher | Comments Off

Steven Frank (Panic) is Furious with Apple and AT&T. Impossible to argue with any of this, really.

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Steven Fisher | Comments Off

Palm doesn’t need iTunes to sync music to the Pre

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Steven Fisher

Palm’s USB trick to get iTunes to load the Pre was a clever, if unethical ((Yes, I mean unethical. Of course it’s unethical to promote a feature you have no control over that could disappear in instant. And especially when … Continue reading →

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iPhone OS 3.0 Adoption Rate

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Steven Fisher

Tapbots on iPhone OS 3 adoptions among their active users: We’re currently running at an overall 75% upgrade rate which is pretty insane considering the number of devices and the fact that its only been 5 days.

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iPhoto Faces fail

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Steven Fisher
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Ars Technica: Boxed, retail copies of iWork 09 do not require a serial number. Smart choice by Apple.

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Steven Fisher | Comments Off