I found this over on PJLyon’s tumblr blog. Thanks, Mike.
Yes, I do think that Apple will eventually get to this point. They already have “I am over 18″ checkboxes.
Entries Tagged as 'Apple'
The inevitable future of iPhone apps
August 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Apple
Tags: apps·future·inevitable·iphone
Apple add Newstand section to App Store
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Apple, app store news
Apple added a new section to the Features tab of the App Store. It’s called Newstand, and you can access it on all iOS devices. This new section highlights news source apps like newspapers, magazines, and web sources like Zinio, Instapaper, and NPR News.
Probably the only ones who will care are the information junkies (like [...]
iBooks v1.1.1 out now
July 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Apple, iPhone app, software news
I don’t have it, so I can’t give a first hand account, but this is what Apple reported as improvements:
Double-tap an image within a book to view it in greater detail.
Experience books that include audio and video.
Enjoy substantial performance improvements when reading PDFs.
Look-up definitions to English words inside books without a specified language.
I’m also seeing [...]
Apple iPad to hit 9 more countries on Friday
July 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Apple
From the press release:
CUPERTINO, California-July 19, 2010-Apple® today announced that iPad™ will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, July 23. iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse [...]
Apple are getting a little pushy
July 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Apple
Twitter user jwilker posted this screen shot that he took of his iPhone. I’m going to let it speak for itself.
iBooks 1.1 out now, breaks dictionary
June 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Apple, ipad app
iLounge is reporting that the new version of iBooks brekas the dictionary look up feature. This problem appears to only be affecting ebooks that weren’t purchased from the iBookstore. If you’ve converted ebooks using calibre (or bought ebooks elsewhere) then you might encounter this bug.
iLounge also has instructions on how to fix it. Unfortunately they [...]
Tags: 11·breaks·dictionary·ibooks
Apple now hiring iBookstore Managers for France, Germany
June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Apple, ebookstore news
Actualitte just tipped me to a couple job openings with Apple for iBookstore Managers in France and Germany. Curiously enough, the position in Germany has been open since April. There’s nothing surprising in the job listing:
The role includes: working with management, regionally and in Cupertino to determine strategies and priorities for iBooks in Germany and [...]
Apple sells 2m iPads
May 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Apple, hardware news
From the press release:
Apple® today announced that iPad(TM) sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3. Apple began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK this past weekend. iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional [...]
Is the iPad shaking up the e-reader market?
May 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Apple, surveys & polls
Changewave just published the results of a recently conducted survey about the iPad. To be more accurate, they posted a few bits of data online; the full dataset is for sale.
The survey group consisted of 3,174 US consumers, 20% of whom said that it was somewhat likely that they would buy an iPad. I wish [...]
76 Free ebook apps from KiwiTech
May 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Apple, ebookstore news, free ebooks, software news
From the press release:
KiwiTech, a leading mobile technology firm that develops ebook apps and provides mobile app development services, announced that 76 ebook apps in the company’s Classique reader are now available for free on Apple’s iTunes Store™.
Rakesh Gupta, KiwiTech’s chief executive officer, said “We are taking this step to make Classics2Go collections and other [...]
