Will the day come when we’ll see closer integration between the iPhone OS and Mac OS X? Some folks think so.
But let’s back up. The iPhone OS is actually a derivative of Mac OS X. They share the Darwin foundation. Darwin is an open source POSIX-compliant computer OS released by Apple in 2000. It’s comprised of code developed by Apple, as well as code derived from NeXTSTEP, BSD, and other free software projects.
Read MoreHere are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
Spectrasonics is offering a free app, Omni Live, which turns an iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless remote control of the “Live Mode” of Spectrasonics’ software synthesizer Omnisphere. Omni Live uses the Apple device’s touch screen, allowing multi-touch, wireless remote sound selection of the Omnisphere plug-in on the user’s computer.
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Former Apple exec, Pablo Calamera, has been appointed to the newly-created role of chief technology officer for Thumbplay, a mobile entertainment company. At Apple he oversaw technology development for MobileMe.
As of March 8, Calamera will be based in New York, reporting to Evan Schwartz, Thumbplay CEO and co-founder. Calamera brings with him more than 25 years of experience in computer, mobile, set-top box and cloud-computing. This includes a total of 10 years at Apple, six years at Danger (acquired by Microsoft) and two with WebTV (also acquired by Microsoft).
Read MoreNuance Communications (http://www.nuance.com) says it will showcase a suite of Dragon Medical Mobile technologies and solutions at this week’s HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society).
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Pioneer Electronics (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com) has unveiled a new line of 5.1 channel A/V receivers that are iPhone and iPod compatible.
Also, the Pioneer VSX-520-K and VSX-820-K feature wireless Bluetooth transfer of audio content, allowing users to enjoy their music directly from their Bluetooth-enabled device to their home theater system and are 3D ready with the latest HDMI, version 1.4, providing more high definition connectivity options for the Blu-ray 3D specification. Th
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