The Apple iPad

So… I was right.
Not to gloat (ok, maybe a little bit) I called it on December 26. The iPad would be just a big iPhone. I even managed to post the name they would eventually use, the iPad.
Looking at the device now that it has been released, it does have some new native apps but [...]

Posted on February 1, 2010 at 9:49 am by mlutter · Permalink · Comments Closed
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The Perfect Hardware Device

Netbooks are the big talk these days. I hate the idea. Why would I want to carry around an underpowered laptop? They may be smaller and cheaper than the more conventional laptops… but c’mon, you are still lugging around a device that is breakable, and doesn’t fit in your pocket. Worse, it’s underpowered compared to [...]

Posted on November 30, 2009 at 1:00 am by mlutter · Permalink · Comments Closed
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AT&T Denies Involvement With Google Voice App Decision

As posted on Techcrunch, AT&T has responded to the FCC regarding their role in the App Store rejecting the iPhone Google Voice application. They disclaim any knowledge of it.

This, hopefully, bodes well for future acceptance of the app. It was widely thought that the app was declined because of the competition it would pose to AT&T’s core business. From what they say in their statement, apparently, they don’t care. Likely a bunch of BS, but now we should get to hold them to it…

Let’s get that app rolled out already!!!

Posted on August 21, 2009 at 4:12 pm by mlutter · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Mafia Wars comes to the iPhone

Zynga has brought their massively popular social game, Mafia Wars, to an iPhone app. The game has been on myspace and facebook for a long time but now it’s an official app. I’ve not played it before, but since I have a newly minted iPod touch, I have decided to participate in this game. It’s [...]

Posted on April 7, 2009 at 5:13 pm by mlutter · Permalink · 7 Comments
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Skype app to be available for iPhone.

Skype will be coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch. The word on the street is that there will be an officially sanctioned Skype app available shortly on the iTunes app store. Although you won’t be able to use it over EDGE or 3G networks, WiFi is fine. Further news is that this app will [...]

Posted on March 30, 2009 at 7:11 pm by mlutter · Permalink · Comments Closed
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iPhone 3.0

Today, the internet was abuzz with news that the iPhone/iPod software would get it’s much deserved upgrade to v3.0. The killer new features included in this upgrade are the ability to cut & paste, MMS messaging, improved bluetooth and 3G tethering. Apple is claiming 100 new user features for this release. It’s a pretty extensive [...]

Posted on March 17, 2009 at 10:35 pm by mlutter · Permalink · Comments Closed
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