Palm has reported losses in the last seven quarters. The company, which introduced the pioneering Pilot device more than a decade ago, said on March 3 that sales declined because of dwindling orders for its older models.
Man, I bet those guys are really hoping the Pre takes off when its released later this year.
Ever since The Jetsons, every child dreams of flying cars. Well, our dreams are coming true. Engadget:
We’re definitely psyched to hear that the “roadable aircraft” went airborne in a super-secret test flight that took place in the early hours of March 5th at Plattsburgh International Airport. The vehicle left the ground for a good thirty-seven seconds, traveling some 3,000 feet. At a press conference today, the company’s CEO Carl Dietrich remarked that “with this achievement, Terrafugia has set the stage for personal aviation.” Which, considering how folks light up I–95 on an average workday, might at first blush seem somewhat unsettling – but to each his own, right? According to the company, more than forty people have put down the $10,000 deposit for the new aircraft, which – if all goes according to plan – will be hitting the road sometime in 2011.
Via @danfrakes: a NCAA bracket based on the median salary of the schools’ graduates.
Memphis loses in the first round of this bracket.
According to the iPhone dev team blog, the 3.0 OS firmware is jailbreakable on all devices. They have not yet issued a 3.0 jailbreak, but signs are promising for a release sooner than later. A jailbreak would open up the iPhone’s Unix chroot jail, allowing read-write access to the entire file system. Doing so on the iPhone lets users install BSD Unix tools, the Debian APT package management system, and OpenSSH.
New features in IE8 include right-clicking on addresses or other Web features to go straight to a map or put into a blog or other website, which Microsoft calls an “accelerator”. Users will also be able to put in keywords in the address bar to recall sites visited related to that word.
The new browser also has enhanced security protection, for example warning users if they are about to download something from a site known to be a source of malicious software, or “malware.”
This agreement is likely to remain in place until 3.0 is released to the public. And, like the previous NDA, it makes about as little sense. Yes, the agreement prevents most public discussion of the new iPhone features but it does nothing to protect Apple’s intellectual property rights from being discovered by competitors. Anyone can walk off the street, download a copy, and take a look.
What the NDA does is provide a barrier to discourse: no how-to articles, no books, no public forums, no public code samples or open source development. You are limited to talking to other developers at Apple’s forums in the special pre-release section. The forums are pleasant, but with Apple employees acting as moderators, they are hardly a hot spot for honest, forthright discussion.
CNET writer David Carnoy’s posted a piece on the tech news site yesterday titled “Without Steve Jobs, is Apple Sony?” In short, no, it isn’t.
But that’s too short of a post (and frankly wasn’t much fun to write), so let me elaborate on my answer. Here’s a bit from David’s article:
…no one could replace Steve Jobs, pitcher extraordinaire, a Sandy Koufax on the marketing mound, if there ever was one.
Here’s a quick rundown of today’s iPhone OS 3.0 announcements, via Mac Rumors:
- In-App Purchasing: Allows developers to sell additional content from within applications. Highlighted uses include magazine subscriptions, eBooks, additional levels and items for games. - Peer-to-Peer Connectivity: Find other devices running the app via Bonjour over Wi-Fi of Bluetooth. Good for gaming, but also other applications for sharing data. - Third-Party Accessory Apps: Allowing accessory manufacturers to create applications to interface with their hardware accessories. - Push Notification: Rather than using background processes that hamper battery life, utilize third-party server to push badge, text, and audio alerts from applications. - Turn by Turn : Apple will allow developers to use CoreLocation for turn-by-turn GPS directions. - Cut, Copy and Paste: Available across all apps. Shake to undo or redo. - Landscape keyboard: Available in all key applications, including Mail. - MMS : Picture messaging now available. - Voice Memos: Record notes, lectures, interviews, etc. - Spotlight Search: Available across all applications. Systemwide search available from main home screen by flicking to the left. - A2DP Bluetooth *: Support for stereo bluetooth headsets.
After teasing consumers back in January, Dell has launched its new Adamo notebook today. Here’s how Dell describes the machine:
- Measuring only .65 inches, Adamo’s ultra-slim profile belies the powerful features within.
- A tough, machined-aluminum chassis is graced with elegant detail.
- The 13.4-inch 16:9 HD display with edge-to-edge glass offers an integrated 1.3 megapixel web camera.
It is clear that Dell wants some of the market that Apple has created with the MacBook Air - expensive, thin notebooks.
The TweetDeck team is adding Facebook integration to their next version of their Adobe Air-based application:
…you can click on the Facebook icon at the top and, once you have signed into Facebook and given TweetDeck authorisation, this will add a new column full of each of your friends most recent status update which updates automatically once a minute. From here you can email the update out to anyone, tweet it out over twitter, view the users online status and if they are online right now click on their name (or the green online status indicator) to open Facebook chat right within TweetDeck.
iTools, of course, being Apple’s first online service, offered to all Mac customer free of charge.
