Archive for May, 2010
May 14th, 2010 at 7:57 AM EST | by inu846W
iWork users rejoice! Apple is updating Pages, Numbers and Keynote for the iPad. A quick check at the app store or through iTunes should get you all sparkly and new.
In Pages, one of the big fixes is that the tool and ruler and now available in Landscape view. That’s a biggy because you had to be in portrait view to see any of those tools in version 1.0.
Apple has also added some additional language support in the apps, and done some work to get better compatibility with Microsoft Word documents. Here’s the details for all the updated apps, which appear to have fixed some of the worst complaints people had.
All the apps have included language support for French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.
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May 13th, 2010 at 3:11 PM EST | by inu846W
Hulu says it will not be adopting HTML5 because the technology is not ready yet.
(If you’re new to this storyline, HTML5 is the next version of code to power the web. One of its big features is the ability to support video in HTML without the need for browser plugins.)
Hulu says it is still exclusively using Flash to play videos, which means you can’t watch it on devices that don’t support Flash, like Apple’s iPads and iPhones, or Google Android phones.
Read more: BusinessInsider.com
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May 13th, 2010 at 9:27 AM EST | by inu846W
Wal-Mart may begin selling the iPad later this year in an expansion of its electronics retail sales, the company confirmed today.
While such sales likely depend on Apple and its manufacturers figuring a way to build the product in even larger quantities, the giant retailer hopes to offer the must-have netbook replacement from later this year.
“We anticipate being able to have the iPad later this year,” Gary Severson, senior vice president of entertainment for Wal-Mart’s U.S. stores told Bloomberg.
Read more: 9to5mac.com
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May 13th, 2010 at 9:20 AM EST | by inu846W
Obama Pacman’s got a few cool paintings by an artist named John Haasl. The unique thing about these paintings is that Haasl created them exclusively with the iPad. While a lot of the talk around the iPad has centered on the device as a content consumer, content creation is definitely easier in one big area with a much larger touchscreen, and of course, that’s art. Not only does the extra screen space help out would-be artists, but the processing power makes things quick and easy, too.
Read more: TUAW.com
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May 13th, 2010 at 7:58 AM EST | by inu846W
Apple is advertising the iPad in a new spot that breaks from previous iPod an iPhone product ads to present the new device as magical and revolutionary.
The new spot, which Apple today posted to YouTube, asks “What is iPad?”
It then portrays users interacting with the thin new tablet, noting that it is “thin, beautiful, goes anywhere, and lasts all day.”
Read more: AppleInsider.com
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May 12th, 2010 at 10:29 PM EST | by inu846W
(Reuters) – HTC Corp on Wednesday fired back in its legal battle with Apple Inc, asking the International Trade Commission to ban U.S. sales of iPhones, iPads and iPods.
In a complaint filed with the ITC and obtained by Reuters, HTC accused Apple of infringing five of its patents related to cellphone directory hardware and software and power-management technology in portable devices. HTC’s action was widely expected after Apple filed a patent infringement suit against the company in March.
Apple’s move against HTC was seen as a proxy for an attack on Google Inc. Taiwan’s HTC makes smartphones based on Google’s Android software, which has gained ground on Apple’s popular iPhone.
In the complaint dated May 12, HTC said Apple violated patents on technology that helps devices like the iPhone manage power and handle phone directories, and on technology that enables the just-launched iPad tablet computer to store data when in “sleep” mode, among other applications.
Read more: Reuters.com
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