Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-26-08
Who is to blame for MobileMe?
Steve Jobs is not a manager who suffers fools, gladly or otherwise. In the early days of Apple, he was famous for categorizing employees by their “bozo bit,” set at either 0 or 1, and for flipping his assessment from one to the other in the space of an elevator ride.
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/07/25/who-is-to-blame-for-mobileme/
Has Apple Bitten Off More Than It Can Chew?
Apple has staked its reputation on tight control of a few carefully-designed, faultlessly-executed products. Now, as Apple expands its reach from computers into music, video, consumer electronics and phones, it’s getting harder and harder for the company to make sure all of its products “just work,” as its marketing slogan goes.
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/has-apple-bitte.html
MacBook Touch Mockup: Is This Apple’s Top-Secret Laptop?
The Apple rumor mill is at it again, with reports surfacing this week that Steve Jobs and Co. are working on a touchscreen laptop to unveil as soon as the end of 2008. Good thing Glenn Derene dreamed up his own at the beginning of this year. Here’s a fresh look at our would-be MacBook Touch.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4243000.html
Dexter Game Coming to iPhone (Murder Sim?)
Is GTA 4 a murder simulator? Probably not, but any game based on Showtime’s Dexter damn well better be. According to a tweet by TV squad, a Dexter game is on its way to the iPhone and will be detailed later tonight at the Dexter Comic-con panel.
http://gizmodo.com/5028960/dexter-game-coming-to-iphone-murder-sim
Apple says: “Want to hack iPhones for a living?”
Are you tired of seeing all your hard iPhone hacking work go unappreciated? Do you long for a chance to work for Apple while still poking around for flaws in the iPhone OS? Wait no longer, intrepid code ninja, for Apple may have just the job for you.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/25/apple-says-want-to-hack-iphones-for-a-living
Copy & Paste references spotted in existing iPhone framework
One developer burning the midnight oil has stumbled upon references to copy and paste in the frameworks of Apple’s iPhone SDK, potentially offering new hope for one of the most requested and conspicuously absent features the company’s mobile software.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/25/copypaste_references_spotted_in_existing_iphone_frameworks.html
New Version Of Installer.App Getting Close
These screens were released today by the developers of Installer.app showing Installer 4, the next version that will work with jailbroken iPhones running firmware 2.0. By the slick looks of it, it looks like they’re getting close.
http://gizmodo.com/5028916/next-version-of-installerapp-for-iphone-20-software-looks-like-its-getting-close
Apple seeds iPhone OS 2.1 to devs, adds more GPS features!
Earlier today Apple seeded iPhone 2.1 firmware to devs, along with a new SDK. Some of the changes include new GPS features. Turn-by-turn app coming soon?
http://www.gearlive.com/news/article/q208-apple-beta-testing-iphone-21-firmware/