http://hadshot.net/apple Read news about Apple computers, Laptops, iPod and iPhone Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Filed under: Apple We're only days away from the release of the iPad , and that means analysts are doing crazy business -- they're laying out as many predictions as they can before theory becomes actual numbers. Our friend Gene Munster is first -- he says that despite the ... http://hadshot.net/apple/release/analysts-imac-to-take-over-25-of-pc-sales-mac-to-see-31-growth/34261 9to5Mac reports that Wired magazine showed off the tablet version of their magazine at SXSW , and dropped hints of an iPhone version soon to come. It's a whole lot more than a screen version of a print product! Wired simply ported over their entire March issue into tablet ... http://hadshot.net/apple/uncategorized/wired-demonstrates-its-ipad-version-of-the-magazine/34263 It was bound to happen, sooner or later. Steve Jobs is simply too important, too impressive, too easy a target not to base a character on him and turn it into a sitcom. And that’s what might very well be happening, if the pilot currently in development in Hollywood ... http://hadshot.net/apple/release/new-sitcom-pilot-to-be-based-not-so-loosely-on-steve-jobs/34234 The iPhone RPG and simulator games are remaining strong, while teenage country fads are invading your touch screen. Zombie Farm It's strange to see how social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook are precursors to gaming trends on the iPhone.  It started with the mafia themed text based iPhone ... http://hadshot.net/apple/uncategorized/mini-reviews-zombie-farm-taylor-swift-star-command-3/34258 Take a gander at the clip up there. It’s been forty-odd years since Bobb Goldsteinn coined the term “multimedia,” but I think — and maybe you’ll agree with me — this is the first time I’ve felt that I could easily apply the word and think “yeah, that’s exactly ... http://hadshot.net/apple/time/stunning-glimpse-into-the-future-of-magazines/34229 Section: iPhone / iPod touch / iPad , iPad Filed under “things Apple normally doesn’t do,” it appears as if our favorite Cupertino based company has changed the function of one of the hardware switches on the iPad before making it available to customers. Apparently, as shown by the ... http://hadshot.net/apple/hardware/ipad-mute-switch-switched-to-screen-rotation-lock-switch/34232 We start the day with two – count ‘em, two – 27-inch iMacs. First up is an iMac Core i5 Quad running at 2.66GHz for $1,699. Next is a Core 2 iMac running at 3.06GHz, outfitted with 8GB of RAM for $1,899. If you haven’t found an iPhone 3G ... http://hadshot.net/apple/feed/daily-deals-imacs-imacs-and-iphones-%e2%80%93-oh-my/34230 An Australian tech website has started running ads featuring Mac Pros and MacBook Pros whose entry-level prices are noticeably higher than those in the current Mac lineup. So what, right? The ads are probably incorrectly labeled, or something. But the word on the street (well, the word on Engadget ... http://hadshot.net/apple/release/australian-website-hints-at-new-macs-higher-prices/34221 Ken from Cooks’ Den has whipped up this snazzy iPad Thai dish in honor of the holy tablet’s launch. Who’s hungry? Cooks’ Den via BoingBoing Here is the original post:  Bring Me the Cheesy Head of Steve Jobs [Arts and Crafts] http://hadshot.net/apple/feed/bring-me-the-cheesy-head-of-steve-jobs-arts-and-crafts/34202 Palm seems in dire straights. Cannaccord Adams has cut its estimates following word AT&T may delay launch of the Palm Pre and Pixi from April to June or July. Now other analysts are suggesting Palm’s 400 handset patents could spark a bidding war between Apple and Google. Cannacord analyst ... http://hadshot.net/apple/apple/should-apple-buy-palm/34204 The iWork.com team at Apple sent out an e-mail to registered users today, touting new accessibility from Apple mobile devices and more sharing options for all. However, the biggest feature, really the only feature that matter, editing documents, remains missing. Carefully not introduced as an online productivity suite designed ... http://hadshot.net/apple/apple/iwork-com-beta-updated-still-no-editing/34225 Apple has redesigned its iWork.com Website for the iPad and iPhone, allowing documents to be viewed on touchscreen devices. The company also unveiled new ways to share documents, allowing documents to become public. The updated interface now allows documents to be scrolled using a finger, an action that has ... http://hadshot.net/apple/apple/apple-ads-ipad-sharing-for-iwork-com/34206 Last week DynDNS released its beta support for Wide Area Bonjour and DNS Service Discovery. This means that if you own your own domain name, and you have a Custom DNS service with DynDNS, you can configure your Apple AirPort device (AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express and Time Capsule) to ... http://hadshot.net/apple/release/dyndns-wide-area-bonjour-support-goes-beta/34227 Londoners stuck in the tube now have a handy iPhone app to request ticket refunds. Tube Refund, which costs $0.99, zaps off the request for riders whose journey is delayed over 15 minutes. Depending on where you go and what time of day, a one-way tube ticket can cost ... http://hadshot.net/apple/time/commuter-delays-iphone-tube-refund-app-pays-for-itself/34186 This week Apple tweaked up the iWork.com service a tad by including new sharing features and improvements to the UI, according to AppleInsider . Delving in, Apple stated that users can now create a public link which will allow them to share documents with large groups of people or ... http://hadshot.net/apple/apple/apple-tweaks-and-adds-to-iwork-com-beta-service/34208 The global PC market can thank Apple’s iMac for being the main reason desktop computer sales have pulled out of a two-year nosedive, an analyst said Wednesday. The popular Apple all-in-one computer accounted for 25 percent of all desktop growth in 2010. Although notebooks and netbooks account for more ... http://hadshot.net/apple/apple/apple%e2%80%99s-imac-is-25-percent-of-desktop-growth-in-2010/34188 (Image courtesy of Lifehacker) Love your Magic Mouse but not so much when it comes to the hand and wrist pain resulting from its less-than-ergonomic use? For only 10 bucks, you can fall in love with your Magic Mouse all over again. Lifehacker has all the details on this ... http://hadshot.net/apple/news/ergonomic-ify-your-magic-mouse-for-only-10-bucks/34192 The money transfer company made infamous by eBay has revamped their app to allow money transfers to happen easier than ever, by adding the "bump" technology feature according to InformationWeek . The feature in Version 2.0 of the Send Money app allows users to move funds quickly between PayPal ... http://hadshot.net/apple/hardware/paypal-revamps-app-with-bump-feature/34194 At least two media sites are following Apple’s no-Flash policy when it comes to the iPad. The Wall Street Journal and National Public Radio have produced versions of their Web sites with front pages that do not require Adobe’s Flash, reports say. However, possibly more interesting is how publishers ... http://hadshot.net/apple/apple/wsj-npr-to-create-ipad-web-sites-with-limited-flash/34190 While traditional print publishers are practically falling over themselves to get their product on Apple’s new iPad, the new media has taken the attitude of “Talk to the hand.” Cult of Mac is reporting on an Association of Online Publishers poll which hit up 1,500 members and asked their ... http://hadshot.net/apple/apple/ipad-will-have-%e2%80%9cabsolutely-no%e2%80%9d-impact-in-2010-says-online-publishers/34196 Apple continues to release developer seeds of Mac OS X 10.6.3 for testing, but judging from those using it, the official release may be getting close. On Tuesday, Apple made Mac OS X 10.6.3 Build 10D571 available to developers, and MacRumors managed to get the details , courtesy of ... http://hadshot.net/apple/release/mac-os-x-10-6-3-gets-one-step-closer-to-reality/34198 (Image courtesy of Engadget) From today’s “Take this with a grain of salt” files: An Australian tech journal has some new Apple ads up which appear to show the usual Mac Pros, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs -- but with higher than usual pricing. So what’s going on? According ... http://hadshot.net/apple/windows/australian-ads-foretell-higher-mac-pricing/34200 Traditional publishers may be feeling the heat to develop iPad apps and versions of their pubs, but online publishing execs are adopting a wait-and-let’s-see 2.0 attitude. The Association of Online publishers polled its 1,500 members, finding them optimistic for 2010 — but not about e-readers or iPads.  Half of ... http://hadshot.net/apple/online/online-publishers-ipad-e-readers-will-have-%e2%80%98absolutely-no%e2%80%99-impact-in-2010/34163 Robert Gary Jones was enjoying a jog along on the beach with his iPod when a single-engine plane making an emergency landing hit him from behind, killing him instantly. The 38-year-old father of two was on a business trip in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina when a Lancair IV-P ... http://hadshot.net/apple/feed/crash-landing-plane-kills-ipod-jogger/34165 Apparently, you can secure venture-capital funding and launch a successful business all from an iPhone.   Case Study: Amos Winbush Occupation: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CyberSynchs Gear: iPhone 3GS loaded with Citibank (to keep track of startup finances), Facebook (to keep track of CyberSynchs' fan page and connect ... http://hadshot.net/apple/time/wireless-workflow-emphatically-redefined/34218