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Quote: Originally Posted by bsenka Piracy can create markets too. When the Russian marketplace opened up, SCO decided to sell Xenix/Unix. They already had 95% (or so) of that market, but had only sold one copy The challenge was to convert …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Sector7G This is not biased this is a real concern for developers. It's probably both! It's just a shame that his detail is usually so good while his overviews and sweeping statements are so pro-Apple. Quote: …
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hehe.. just reading the bias headline I guessed the author. That at least is consistent Quote: Originally Posted by Bcs123 Whine whine whine whine. If you don't like his writing, read your apple news elsewhere. Articles comparing apples ios…
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iPhone is released here in a few hours, I'm trying to decide which network to use. The one that's renown as being the best (Telstra) - but gets 500MB data, or the one that I've got now that drops to 2G a lot and loses calls fairly often really (Voda…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MobileSpoon I'm addicted to tower defense games, and the iPhone is just the perfect platform to play them. My favorite ones are FieldRunners and the Creeps (what a surprise...) Here's my Incomplete Guide to iPho…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Unlike T-Mobile's network, which uses the same technology but operates on a different frequency, Verizon is a completely different technology, which would require a more drastic redesign of the iPhone. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Verizon now supports both RIM's BlackBerry AppWorld and Google's Android Market. "We’ve seen a tremendous response, so it's validated the decision," Byrne said. That shift will no doubt make it easier for …
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Quote: Originally Posted by flgator1 I have had zero issues with BT. I have a Lexus and a Jeep Warngler with built in BT support and it works as well if not better than my 3GS did with the old OS. Quote: Originally Posted by Katonah I have …
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Hey, the AppleTV outputs 720p via component, doesn't it? Including rented HD movies. My old MBP also doesn't have HDMI but can rent SOME HD movies (and buy any HD TV show) and display on my DVI-or-VGA-connected plasma. Not as many movies as the A…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Several high end competing smartphone devices now support HDMI output, although (somewhat ironically), these devices don't really have access to sync legitimately licensed HD media from sources such as iTu…
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2 points not made iOS4 will redraw text in unmodified iPhoneOS3 apps, to take advantage of the higher density pixels. However, iPad doesn't do this when it doubles the size of iPhoneOS3 apps. So this feature, one presumes, will come to the iPad when…
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Quote: Originally Posted by masternav Critical mass does not require it being "everywhere". I can just imagine it - "well, it's everywhere, literally everywhere, can't go anywhere without seeing it" "yes, but do we have critical mass!?". Q…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bjojade The thing holding down video chat is the lack of compatibility. ... it's got to work across all devices. Having a 'standard' video chat format will be huge. If I can have iChat open on my computer and chat…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Philotech Apparently, Facetime uses the ordinary phone line connection (2G or 3G) for voice and the internet only for video. That's a HUGE barrier to ever join iChat and Facetime. I agree it would be if it's true. B…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleSwitcher Yes, that is also my question. If the phone call is used just to start-up the FaceTime over wifi, then this would be awesome for us consumers, since we wouldn't have to maintain expensive voice calls; awe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tulkas One of the things I was looking forward to most was this feature, as I hoped it would allow me to video chat with my kids at home. They are 30 months and 11 months, so they interact much better when it is video …
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A very insightful, if slightly depressing, assessment of the industry. Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Fix They're just not trying hard enough. There's plenty of room out there for new TV related products. Yes, kind of. As extra add ons. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I don't see iPhone or iPad apps being usable on the AppleTV. Just look at how poorly iPhone app look on the iPad with 2x magnification. You're agreeing with me, but responding as if you think I said the op…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mark2005 as a iPhone OS device, it would be able to store and run iPhone Apps, especially multi-player games. Although there might be a new cheaper $49 controller/remote, existing iPhones, iPod touch, and iPads could …
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone Do you ever watch sports, nightly news, or other live broad casts? Why does everyone think of news as live? I mean - I know there are special live events, but news could easily be delayed. In fact - why n…