Good-Bye Desktop PC, Hello iPhone

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

(Via MyAppleMenu.) by Lance Ulanoff, PC MagazineThe vast majority of consumers and businesspeople simply need their PCs to handle e-mails, web browsing, instant messaging, phone calls, word processing, videos, and photos. If they can get all of this from something that fits in their pocket and is ready to do their ...

Make iPhone, Apple Mail, and GMail POP work together

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

(Via Max OSX Hints.) I was really sick of POP GMail and the iPhone not just working. I found several types of hints online, and none would really work for my situation. I use POP on GMail so that I can get mail on my Mac and leave a copy on ...

iPodObserver - iPhone and BlackBerry Rivalry in Enterprise Explored

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

(Via The Mac Observer.) Apple has released its SDK beta and enterprise initiatives. Now the race is on, and corporations are starting to wrestle with the heightened competition between Apple and RIM, according to Lisa Hoover at CIO Magazine. RIM plans to counter, in part, by making the BlackBerry even more ...

Gartner acknowledges iPhone enterprise mojo in new report

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog.) Filed under: Enterprise, iPhoneCIOs and IT pros pay money -- a lot of money -- for the opinions of the Gartner Group. Since I'm not shelling out $95 to buy "Gartner Changes It's iPhone Enterprise Recommendations," even though I'm sure it would be worth a giggle ...

YouTube, Contacts added to Google APIs

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

(Via MacNN.) Google today updated its collection of data APIs, adding source code for YouTube and Google Contacts, and further said the entire API set will properly compile in the iPhone SDK. The YouTube API allows any video-capable program to upload content to the service, with the accompanying tags and posting ...

Adobe Begins Work On Flash Player For iPhone

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

(Via Apple Insider.) by AppleInsiderAdobe has started develoment of a Flash player suitable for use on Apple Inc.'s iPhone, company chief executive Shantanu Narayen said Tuesday.Several unanswered questions remain, such as how the Flash player would function within websites given Apple's current iPhone developer guidelines which seem to require that all ...

Intel Looking to Provide Processor for 3G iPhone

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

(Via O'Grady's Power Page.) Getting back to the iPhone, Intel is apparently looking to provide the processor for Apple's upcoming 3G iPhone. According to Macworld UK, the company is working on creating a processor for mobile devices known as "Moorestown", which would be...

SDK Means iPhone Has No Direct Competitors

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

(Via AppleMatters.) Yesterday I sat down to watch the iPhone Software Roadmap video to see what other gems were hidden within it. I discovered a few interesting things, but what really hit home is the SDK means the iPhone now has no direct competitors.

iPhone SDK: Comments and Analysis

Friday, March 7th, 2008

(Via HardMac.) As we have the iTunes Store for music and movies, the iPhone will have its own store named "AppStore". iPhone owners will be able to buy and/or download application directly from the handheld. No doubt that the AppStore should generate substantial revenue for Apple, there will be no other way ...

iPhone apps coming soon: 25 we hope to see

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

(Via Macworld.) Apple’s long-awaited development kit for third-party iPhone software will be the focus of a special event at the company’s headquarters this week. Once software makers get their hands on development guidelines for iPhone software, here are 25 apps we hope they’ll create