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Michael Robertson, who founded MP3.com, knows a few things about selling downloaded music over the Internet.
As such, Michael has the cred to challenge Apple CEO Steve Jobs when Steve says that Digital Rights Management is outmoded and that the major music labels need to be more open-minded about technology and security for downloading and [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on February 9th, 2007 with no comments.
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Earlier this week it was announced that Bryan Lee, corporate vice president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, was going to take an early retirement.
Mr. Lee is 43.
Also probable is that Allard might have to work quickly to deliver a level of success for Zune, or he could find his position [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on February 3rd, 2007 with no comments.
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USAToday's Leslie Cauley reports that as long as two years ago, Apple and Steve Jobs held initial discussions with Verizon about the carrier becoming exclusive distributor for the then-envisioned iPhone.
If so, we would have seen Verizon's logo all over the ad at the top, not Cingular's.
Didn't happen.
Verizon reportedly balked, because they wanted a degree of [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on January 30th, 2007 with no comments.
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As many of you know by now, Cisco filed a trademark infringement suit against Apple for the iPhone today.
Details here.
My colleague Larry Dignan got an advance warning earlier this morning:
In an email to me earlier today, Cisco spokesman John Noh said:
"The fact is that we have not received the approved agreement back from Apple as [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on January 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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Two of the hottest handsets:
Apple iPhone, announced Monday. Up there.
BlackBerry Pearl, announced last September.
Here:
Both have cameras, music playback, video playback, calendar, Web surfing, personal organizer functionalities.
Pearl- $399.99 but carrier discounts as low as $199.99 with a two-year sub.
iPhone carrier-Ciingular. Exclusive. For years.
Pearl-T-Mobile and Cingular.
Now I am going to ask which one you want.
If I could [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on January 10th, 2007 with no comments.
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CNN Money reports that The Wall Street Journal says Apple has selected Cingular Wireless to provide wireless service for a new Apple-branded cellphone.
WSJ rarely gets it wrong. I tend to believe…
When Steve Jobs delivers his Macworld Expo keynote, we'll know more.
One question: will such a phone cannibalize iPod sales?
Written by Russell Shaw on January 9th, 2007 with no comments.
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As The New York Times noted earlier this week, defunct video-on-demand company Intertainer filed a lawsuit asserting that Apple, Google and Napster are infringing on a 2005 patent that covers the commercial distribution of audio and video over the Internet.
Based on that information I decided to look at that patent and see if there [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on January 4th, 2007 with no comments.
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NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) reports that a "Highly Critical" vulnerability exists in the Apple QuickTime handling of rtsp:// URLs. The exploit causes a stack-based buffer overflow that can lead to remote arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability affects both the Windows and Apple OS X versions.
This should be of key [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on January 4th, 2007 with no comments.
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Well, we're almost to #1.
Checking our server logs for 2006, we find that our second-most read post on this blog in 2006 has been iPod podcast menus, navigation depicted in new Apple patent app.
This one caused quite a stir. In fact, it was our #1 most commented-on post this year.
Even just a cursory review [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on December 27th, 2006 with no comments.
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Don't expect the Apple iPhone until March at the earliest, and quite possibly not until sometime in the second quarter of 2007.
That's no idle speculation, but the result of some bound-and-determined sniffing around by researchers at CIBC World Markets
An analyst report released earlier today by CIBC World Markets Glen Anderson states the case for a [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on December 8th, 2006 with no comments.
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APC magazine and other outlets report that Office for Mac 2004 users who intend to install Office 2007 are not in for a pleasant experience.
That's because Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 now all use different file formats: .docx instead of .doc, .xlsx instead of .xls and .pptx xlsx in lieu of .ppt.
Because Word 2007 [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on December 6th, 2006 with no comments.
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A number of you are questioning my judgement about why I devoted such a significant amount of real estate here to the Apple podcast navigation patent app.
Quite a few of your comments came in the guise of "this is nothing new."
Well, whether there is anything new here or not has nothing to do with [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on December 1st, 2006 with no comments.
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EXCLUSIVE: A new Apple Patent application just published this morning provides insight into how a series of hierarchical menus displayable on an iPod could guide a user to select podcasts for play that are already stored on the device.
The Patent Application is 20060265637, Utilization Of Podcasts on Portable Media Devices. And by PDMs, Apple [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on December 1st, 2006 with no comments.
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I've been a long-time Windows user and, for the most part, been a happy camper. Despite a steady campaign from my brother-in-law, I've never considered a move to the Mac side of the house...until I started using a MacBook. Whether it's the novelty, the fact the MacBook is super-fast, or whether the Mac is just a better way to go, I've become a convert. The biggest challenge is getting hold of all the software (e.g. Mac for Office) that I had in my library. I've been playing around with 1Passwd as a password manager but still far from convinced it's better than Roboform. I've also got to play with QuickSilver some more to figure out how to take advantage of what it has to offer. That said, the MacBook is a joy. Any tips on software, features, secrets, etc. would be much appreciated.
Written by Mark Evans on November 24th, 2006 with no comments.
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Well, our best information is that iPhones are on the way. This time for real.
Bloomberg News reports that Taipei, Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the world's largest contract electronics components manufacturer, has signed a contract to make 12 million mobile phones for Apple in 2007.
The phones, which will include iPod music player functionality, [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on November 16th, 2006 with no comments.
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iPod lovers=Zune haters. They are out there in the teeming millions.
I am convinced that a significant proportion of these Zune debunkers are really Microsoft haters. If MSFT developed a cure for cancer, then maybe folks like this would hate Microsoft somewhat less.
At roll-out ceremonies for the Zune today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that the […]
Written by Russell Shaw on November 15th, 2006 with no comments.
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7 million -- that's right. That's what Sony's looking at with the latest news on a GLOBAL notebook battery recall.
We've got Apple, we've got Dell, Toshiba and Lenovo (IBM) all facing problems with Sony's batteries in their notebook computers.
I'd be worrying even if my notebook battery was part of this massive recall.
This seems to be one of those problems like spinach and E.coli that that just goes from bad to worse and beyond ...
... Is there more bad news on the way?
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on September 29th, 2006 with no comments.
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That's the date and that's the price for Microsoft's new MP3 player.
The press release gives all of the details.
The big question: Will this make any kind of dent in Apple's domination of this market?
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on September 28th, 2006 with no comments.
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Cyrus at Engadget reports that the new iTunes 7.0.1 update is packed with a bunch of text strings that say things like:" 4301.022" = " ^0 was not copied because the video format is not supported by the mobile phone ^1 .";
So then we get into parsing mode.
Now if it was just [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on September 28th, 2006 with no comments.
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Holy flaming laptops Batman!
Crazy stuff just keeps on happening in the saga of explodiing notebook computers. Now we have Lenovo pledging today that public safety "will be the company's first priority" following an incident in which a Lenovo ThinkPad T43 laptop (with a Sony battery; any surprise there?) caught fire at Los Angeles International Airport recently. That's the culprit pictured at right.
(Now that's scary!)
Now Lenovo engineers are working around the clock at laboratories in Japan and Raleigh, N.C., to determine the cause of the fire. Seems no other laptops have met a similar fate, but makes you wonder if the laptop you have at home or in the office or on the train or on a plane with you may suddenly go crazy on you ... 
Interestingly, the "fiery" T43 used the same Sony battery cells that were at the center of a recall of nearly 6 million Dell and Apple laptops earlier this year, but the battery pack has a different design than those of Apple and Dell. Lenovo's design is aimed at shutting down the system before it gets to the point of extreme overheating (always a good idea, I say!). 
Computer Reseller News (or CRN to its fans) had some good coverage of this latest string of bad news for anyone who likes to be mobile and computing.
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on September 26th, 2006 with no comments.
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Yep, that's what I hear by keeping my ears open.
Apple's upcoming iPod-like phone (aka "iPhone") will be available exclusively from Cingular when it becomes available next year.
Check out more of the story here.
(I guess being the largest U.S. cell phone carrier does carry some power ...)
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on September 26th, 2006 with no comments.
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The BlackBerry Pearl is getting rave reviews (Walter Mossberg, the NYT's David Pogue, Mark Evans :), etc.) and sales have been extremely brisk (some stores apparently sold out in the first week). That said, I'm wondering if news about a Pearl-like BlackBerry with a QWERTY keyboard (called the Blackberry 8800) will take some momentum out of the Pearl's sales. To be clear, there are a lot of people excited about the Pearl's cool look and feel and the fact it comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera as well as a video and music player. There are, however, some people less than enthused about the SureType keypad, even though it seems as easy to use as a QWERTY keypad. As information about the BlackBerry 8800 starts to escape from the geekdom (a.k.a. Engadget, BBHub, etc.) to the mainstream press will consumers decide to hold off on buying a Pearl until the 8800 is launched? As much as the Pearl is compelling, RIM may need to ramp up its marketing to show people how easy it is to use the SureType keypad.
Update: According to Think Secret, Apple plans to launch its iPhone exclusively with Cingular early next year. The iPhone will feature a 3-megapixel camera, iTunes and iSync.Apple apparently believe iPhone shipments will be 25 million in 2007. Engadget also has a post.
Written by Mark Evans on September 26th, 2006 with no comments.
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When I first learned that Apple was sending "infringement"-claiming cease and desist letters to Podcasters such as Podcast Ready my first reaction was: OK, iPod has been around for two five years, (sorry-typo) and "podcast" two years, so why is Apple doing this now? Especially when the term "podcast" conveys enhanced market familiarization with the iPod?Rather than fall [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on September 23rd, 2006 with no comments.
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Always like the concept of the U2 iPod, and now it's been updated with a new lower price (still garners a premium, though, according to some recent blogs.
Obviously, you've seen the band involved in promos for Apple's products and now with Disney so involved with movie downloads on iTunes, will we see a Disney iPod from Apple?
I know you can get Disney skins, but how about a real one?
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on September 22nd, 2006 with no comments.
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Can you believe this?
Now Toshiba is recalling 340,000 batteries from their notebook computers that were made by (who else!) Sony 
apparently because of problems with recharging them.
Interestingly, this problem is not directly related to the one behind last month's recalls by Dell and Apple that cited concerns the batteries could overheat and catch fire. This time, the batteries sometimes stop recharging or simply run out of power; no injuries have been reported.
Hey, let's do the numbers:
- Dell -- 4.1 million faulty batteries
- Apple -- 1.8 million
- Toshiba -- 340,000
(If we graph this numbers, does this indicate a downward trend in battery problems?)
The Toshiba recall involves batteries for Dynabook and Satellite models made from March through May; they will be replaced for free.
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on September 19th, 2006 with no comments.
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Does anybody really know the price of Microsoft's new Zune?
(Does anybody really care? Hey, sounds like a tune from Chicago, or Chicago Transit Authority as the band was originally known.)
Seems Apple's new iPod pricing threw Microsoft for a loop, according to reports, so the retail pricing for the product is still up in the air.
Lots of intrigue about how to market a product in this story, with one of the key marketing "Ps" (there are four) -- price -- still a big question mark.
Is this anyway to run a company?
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Disappointed that the Apple mobile phone wasn't the big news this week from "Showtime," but now reports are in that the "iPhone" may be coming early next year.
It now seems more likely that thisi whiz bang gadget may be announced at the Macworld shindig in early January, if "significant technical hurdles" can be overcome. 
Makes you wonder about all the wonderful creativity and technology that gets jammed into our gadgets, doesn't it?
Smaller, better, faster ...
(And don't think you'll see Motorola cell phones too much on the Apple site in the future once their own phone is out there ...)
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Of course we are all very excited about all of Apple's announcements yesterday, like iTunes 7.0, its movie downloads and ways to get them from the computer to the TV, but where's the Apple cell phone?
If you remember "I want my MTV" from the early days of the music video channel, then it's time to pick up a new slogan -- "I want my Apple cell phone."
(Or is it "I want my iPhone"?).
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on September 13th, 2006 with no comments.
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If you didn't know it already, the Toronto International Film Festival is now going on - and it seems the entire city has a really bad case of celebrity-itis. (evidence: Brad Pitt press conference/love-in) In the Before Children (BC) era, my wife and I used to see a handful of films, most of which never appeared at movies theatres let alone the local Blockbuster. These days, I'm lucky to see one film (usually the Rogers Gala - this year it was "Penelope"). Given there are so many great films at the festival, wouldn't it be great if you could access them on the Web after the festival is over? Putting aside all those tricky technical, distribution and copyright issues, it would give a much wider audience the opportunity to see movies, and provide film makers/distributors with another source of revenue. This idea seems like such a win-win, no-brainer that I'm surprised it hasn't been explored earlier. And with Apple planning to offer movie downloads via iTunes, it's an idea whose time has come. (For Steve Jobs fans, check out Om Malik's post: "Is Steve Jobs Bill Gates 2.0?").
Written by Mark Evans on September 13th, 2006 with no comments.
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Showtime, baby!
Of course, buzz central about Apple's big event today on multiple channels.
Want to get a sneak peak inside "the core" from a source that's got very good sources? Then check out this post on Gizmodo, which seems to have it down.
Is it a bird, is it a plane, is it a cell phone, is it iPod movies ...
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on September 12th, 2006 with no comments.
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According to an article in the U.K.'s fine newspaper, The Guardian, mainstream adoption of Apple's iPod is making it less cool. (Really?)
This is from industry analysts who speculate the music player has peaked in popularity.
Adding to the iPod's apparent "trouble" are mobile phones with music players. (If only they got it right ...)
Now industry analysts are noted for predicting the future, which in the land of gadgets is very hard; seems their crystal balls sometimes need to be cleaned (or maybe they just get fogged up a bit).
Think they've got it right this time?
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on September 11th, 2006 with no comments.
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Why is this man smiling, you ask?
Don't suppose it's in response to all of the recent chatter about Apple's September 12 special meeting/announcement and, separately, Apple's cell phone plans.
Great article on AppleInsider lays out the intrigue about product development of this mysterious mobile phone.
(Or is there really a product being developed?)
What do you think Steve Jobs has up his sleeve?
(And do you think he dreams in color or just black and white -- or is it white and black?)
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Looks like today's blogging is all about more and more.
Now we have Universal Music, home to artists such as U2, planning to make its catalog of recordings and music videos available for free on an ad-supported Web site that will launch later this year.
According to the buzz, SpiralFrog.com will split advertising revenue with the recording company.
Users can download an unlimited number of songs or music videos if they register at the site. Tracks cannot be burned to a CD, but users will be able to transfer music to portable media players equipped with Microsoft Windows digital rights management software.
However, the service will not work with Apple's Macintosh computers or its market-leading iPod music players. (Is that a good idea?)
Fine reporting from The Washington Post.
www.spiralfrog.com
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on August 31st, 2006 with no comments.
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So Google CEO Eric Schmidt has joined Apple's board of directors. Count on the blogosphere to put two and two together to five...or six or seven. Does this portend an Apple-Google mega-merger? Will Google provide iTunes with even more momentum to sell millions of those white earphones...er, I mean iPods? People have to remember Silicon Valley is an incestuous, tightly-woven spider's web where everyone knows everyone else. Speculate all you want about what Schmidt's appointment could man but don't let your imaginations get too carried away. What I can tell you is Apple has an intriguingly divergent board - ranging from environmentalist/ex-U.S. VP Al Gore to J. Crew CEO Millard Drexler to Mr. Jobs.
Written by Mark Evans on August 29th, 2006 with no comments.
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First Dell, then Apple and now Black & Decker!
(The woes of manufacturers continue!)
Just received an email from Amazon (where I bought the thing) that my Black & Decker Cordless Electric Lawn Mower "has an electrical component in it that can overheat, posing a fire hazard" (!!!!!!).
Now maybe you don't consider it a gadget (or even a toy), but it sure is neat to tool around the yard cutting the lawn without the roar and pollution of a gas-powered motor (but that threat of fire does dampen my enthusiasm).
(And no, that isn't me in the photo.)
When is it going to stop?
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on August 28th, 2006 with no comments.
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Not surprising to see Sony taking a stock hit on its 10 days of woe (Dell battery problems, Apple battery problems -- is there more coming?).
(Actually wondered why Dell got raked through the fire -- no pun intended -- when the problem was with Sony-supplied batteries.)
Marketwatch reports today on the financial hit, but what about Sony's brand image, which has been consistently ranked very high and which they have spent millions to nurture? How much of a hit will that take?
Let's hear from the people! Will you think twice about buying a Sony product?
The phone lines are open ...
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With all of the noise about Dell's exploding batteries and increasing in-flight security precautions, isn't it about time that battery manufacturers got their act together to make better batteries?
Well, it doesn't take along ...
According to the always interesting AppleInsider, leading notebook makers Apple, Dell, and Lenovo will be holding a summit meeting next month to begin development of standards for the manufacture of lithium ion batteries for portable and handheld electronics.
You see, these companies are part of the OEM Critical Components Committee of the IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries -- an organization of 2,400 companies which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly.
Apparently the Committee had identified lithium ion batteries as the next product for standardization, but is going to accelerate its activities because of all of the recent (bad) news.
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With all of the excitement around Apple and little (or at least not so much) around Microsoft computer products and gadgets, many may be thinking of switching from a PC to a Mac.
(Not too many going the other way ...)
Well, if that's the case, check out the fine article in yesterday's New York Times' "Circuits" section.
Anybody what to counter any of those observations?
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Another titanic struggle is in the making -- this time in the digital convergence of music and the cell phone.
While we all wait for Apple's mobile phone announcement, the established mobile phone companies are staking out their ground in the mobile music market.
We already know about Verizon Wireless and V Cast (a service provider goes mobile music) and now we have Nokia (a cell phone set manufacturer) countering with its purchase of Loudeye, which has a digital music catalogue of 1.5 million tracks.
(The price you ask? $60 million.)
The deal will give Nokia content it can offer customers with music-enabled mobile phones. "People should be able to access all the music they want, anywhere, anytime and at a reasonable cost," Nokia EVP Anssi Vanjoki said, according to the BBC.
Here's some more verbiage from the "official press release":
"Music is a key experience for Nokia and Nokia Nseries multimedia computers and we want to be able to offer the best fully integrated mobile music experience to our customers. Loudeye brings a number of key assets to Nokia, including a great team of people, a substantial content catalogue and a robust service platform that will help us to achieve this objective," said Vanjoki. "People should be able to access all the music they want, anywhere, anytime and at a reasonable cost. With this acquisition, we aim to deliver that vision and a comprehensive music experience to Nokia device owners during 2007."
Love that "vision" thing ...
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With all the attention devoted to the desktop version, the real reason to wait for OS X Leopard might be the “server edition” of the software. They are offering a scheduling/calendar server, Wiki Server, Podcasting production platform and a whole set of goodies such as Ruby as part of their server OS X release. Rui Carmo, who pens the always informative The Tao of Mac writes, “the big news is that they are at least paying lip service to groupware and the most common server-centric CSCW mechanism - the shared calendar.” Niall quips: “Your Xserve is now Web 2.0 compliant!.”
Written by Om Malik on August 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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The Steve Jobs Show at WWDC’06 is finally over. All the name calling, new gear and fancy stuff aside, the big takeaway is that Mac OS X’s next version, Leopard is going to be one of the most complete OSes to leverage broadband connections, and even higher speed pipes available inside our home.
Stepping back, the new oomph Apple is putting into its computing hardware allows the users to run multiple applications. Almost all these apps (with the exception of older apps such as Microsoft Word and Excel, feed off the broadband pipe.
Each one incrementally demands more bandwidth. As many Mac users will get used to the new OS, they will also suddenly realize that the bandwidth allocated to them by the ISPs is not enough, and would opt for speed upgrades.
While it might not be available for atleast six months, here are some initial thoughts:
Spotlight: Apple is giving Spotlight even more oomph. Has too - we are seeing the digital clutter in our lives just increase by the day. The drives are just getting better and of course we need better home network search technology.
“Spotlight was one of the great features of Tiger. We’re going to make Spotlight even better in Leopard. First thing we’re going to do is enable you to use Spotlight to search other machines.” This means that if you’re at home and you have several Macs in the house, you can search any of them. We’re also adding the ability to search servers and find exactly what you’re looking for.”
Enhanced Mail 3: “You send the most beautiful email messages you can ever imagine. You can keep track of them in a separate notes inbox.”
Bigger emails like the ones Steve is talking about need more bandwidth… a lot of it, in both directions, upstream and downstream.
Dashcode and Webclips: They turn everything into a little widget for the desktop.
From webcams to webpages now sit on the desktop, sipping from the broadband pipe, offering you the latest in real time. Again a bandwidth-using application.
The New iChat: The demoed iChat does streaming video, background sharing, photo and file sharing in realtime over the iChat connection. Again the increased use of this app is going to add to the need for more bandwidth.
Front Row: There are sketchy details on this, but their website says, you could watch videos and listen to music over your LAN/Wireless LAN. Needs further investigation. This ties in with our ongoing thesis that bandwidth inside the four walls of our homes is increasing faster than the connections to the Internet. You can read about it here and here.
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Photos courtesy of : Apple
Show notes via Engadget/Live reporting by Ryan Block.
Written by Om Malik on August 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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