August 11th is Steve Wozniak’s 60th birthday. We spoke to Janet Wozniak tonight and she tells us that she had a video made for Woz’s birthday. Everyone is welcome to check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FzuZdZLt54
All of us at MacNews and MacTech wish Woz the happiest of birthdays, and many more to come!
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MacNews and MacTech Editors spent a good amount of time this afternoon with the new iPhone. We wanted to share our initial impressions.
First, it’s fast. Apple didn’t have anything specific on how fast the new A4 processor was, but it was noticeably fast. It reminded us more of the iPad’s performance rather than the the iPhone 3GS. In some cases, we saw apps load 2-3x faster.
It’s thin. The thinness is noticeable. It feels super solid though.
While the edges are not as curved as the 3GS, the phone was very comfortable in our front pocket — even with blue jeans.
Read MoreOur friend Jeff Ganyard at MacSpeech/Nuance Communications made an interesting comment this afternoon at WWDC…
While Apple doesn’t typically parade all of their executives across a keynote anyway, this year’s keynote did have one noticeable omission — Phil Schiller, Apple’s Senior Vice President, Worldwide Product Marketing. Scott Forstall, Jonathan Ive, Bob Mansfield, and others were part of keynote (either live or in video), but not Phil. This is a contrast from the past.
Read MorePhatWare Corporation, a leading provider of software products and professional services for mobile and desktop computers, has announced the release of WritePad for iPad 3.3, the advanced handwriting recognition software for iPad.
The new version offers customizable styles, improved recognition and spell checker, inline gestures, and support for external iPad keyboard.
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DAVA Consulting, LLC has released the first ever encyclopedia of modern weapons for iPhone. You can search, compare, or analyze famous models of weapons.
The iApp presents over 500 models of guns with technical and tactical characteristics. It also includes an extensive library of photos. Handguns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, and lots of other unique samples from all over the world can be found in Modern Weapons encyclopedias.
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