Archive for the 'Apple' Category

Dear Interweb,
I’ve heard this great news [apple.com] that Google is transcoding its videos to high-quality MP4 format for AppleTV and iPhone users. To my surprise (and disappointment), however, there are no instructions on how to use it from non-Apple devices (or even a non-appliance Mac).

I have been to YouTube Mobile, and as reported by [...]


There was a Slashdot story a few weeks ago, on HP voiding your warranty if you install Linux. Linux geeks responded with an outrage, predictably, claiming that ever since CRT monitors come with safeguards that prevent the screen being fried through out-of-range settings, there is no way that a piece of software could destroy a [...]


The Tuesday after E3 Expo, we get not one but two much-awaited announcements. Nokia finally demonstrated the OS 2006 upgrade for the Nokia 770 tablet, and Apple came out with the MacBook (sorry, Mac OS Rumors).
Alas, the Nokia announcement is still vaporware (I’d happily beta test the new firmware, since the latest update actually broke [...]


Well, the Jobs reality-distortion field was in full swing again. The presentation was actually quite impressive, and the slightly ironic touch “this announcement should be news to almost all of you.. unless you read the Wall Street Journal” was amusing.
The performance of Rosetta JIT-ing PPC code was quite impressive, and the fact that it just [...]