The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief in Apple v. International Trade Commission before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, asking the court to rehear this patent case en banc and reverse the ITC’s conclusion that...
Apple has unveiled its lineup for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), taking place June 8-12. The conference brings together developers from around the world to explore the tools, frameworks, and technologies that will empower them to create...
On May 28, 2014, Apple announced its intention to acquire Beats Electronics for US$3 billion—with $400 million to be paid in Apple stock and the remainder in cash. The acquisition closed on August 1, 2014. Almost nine years later, I see no reason why the tech...
By Michael Fowler As time goes by, more students start using gadgets for educational purposes. Some study remotely and thus entirely rely on devices. Others attend on-campus classes and use gadgets to jot down various ideas voiced during the class. In both...
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With MacSpeech’s MacSpeech Scribe (http://www.macspeech.com), you can create text documents directly from spoken-word audio files. In other words, it’s a personal transcription solution for Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).
It allows you to transcribe your recorded voice into written text with up to 99% accuracy. A built-in Recognition Editor helps increase accuracy by letting you correct your text and train your profile as you use the app.
Tom Bihn’s Ristretto vertical messenger bag (http://www.tombihn.com) for the iPad is, at US$110, one of the pricer cases for the Apple tablet device. But if you’ve got the moolah, it’s well worth it.
The Ristretto is a vertical messenger bag with a built-in interior padded compartment (10.86 x 7.59 x .98 inches) that protects the iPad. The padded compartment is made with 25-inch open-cell foam laminated with four-ply Taslan on the outside, and features an interior of-soft brushed nylon. The back side of the Ristretto is padded with 1/4-inch closed cell foam.
PureCM Professional, a software configuration management solution from PureCM (http://www.purecm.com) gets more powerful with each release. The latest version (2010-1a) sports a range of beefed-up features to support agile application lifecycle management (ALM).
PureCM’s planning capabilities fully support working with project releases, iterations and backlogs. The app also automates task tracking, which simplifies parallel development by matching tasks to releases and offers context to any code changes you make.
The Incipio SILICRYLIC iPad case (http://www.myincipio.com/product/IPAD_CASE_IPAD-105/SILICRYLIC-Acrylic-Shell-Case-with-Silicone-Core-for-Apple-iPad—BlackBlack.html) is a combination of a hard shell and a silicone. It is basically a two type of case. The interior is silicone while the exterior is a hard shell case.
