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Proview, the China based bankrupt company which supposedly owns the iPad name is now suing Apple in California. The company is still embroiled in a battle in mainland China, but no decision has been made there. Proview is now accusing Apple of using deceptive practices in their purchase of the iPad name, thereby denying Proview fair value on the name. In China, Proview is denying the name was sold for mainland China operations. Source: Reuters
Former Apple Employee Karl Grabe has given us a look into what went into the Apple IIgs when it was still known as Cortland. Karl was the lead engineer of the Rom Diagnostics team assigned to the Cortland / Vegas project. The project eventually became the Apple IIgs computer. Some great old photos provide a nice nostalgia trip down Apple IIgs Memory lane. Also included on the website are a number of photos of some vintage goodies which were only…
Ron Wayne is probably the least well known Apple, Inc. Co-Founder of the three men who created the now behemoth company. He had a 10% stake in the young company at it’s founding, however, he left the company, selling his stake for a total of $2300. The media has reported that he lost potentially billions of dollars in his leaving, however, he does not see it that way. According to Ron, “I didn’t lose out on billions of dollars. That’s…
The Apple iTunes App Store, long a point of pride with Apple is now reaching the 25 billion App download mark since it’s inception. For one lucky user, that 25 Billion mark equals $10,000 USD in downloads from the store as a reward for downloading the 25 billionth download. For the rest of the users, it just means that we love our iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad enough to keep downloading apps at a high rate and as the number…
Don’t Run With a Plasma Sword (DRWAPS for short) is a high paced action game in which you are out to save the world from the alien invaders. You jump, slide, dive and run through the levels, gathering stars, killing the aliens, and avoiding the pitfalls of running on a path which is not conducive to running. While this game is not only addicting and invigorating, the sounds from the game make it as thrilling as any B science fiction…
The Beatles, the most popular band of all time, is now on your ringtone. That is that you can now download the ringtones from the iTunes store. According to the release statement, the ringtones will be available globally. The Beatles made their albums available in September 2011, quickly shooting to number one on the charts around the world. Now the Ringtones for your favorite Beatles is also available. Ringtones currently available on the iTunes store include: 1. “Love Me Do”…
A photo on the Daily, a news site covering a variety of topics, claims to be the next generation Microsoft Office Suite for the iPad. While not all that far fetched since One Note was released for the iPad, the fact that Microsoft would want to go beyond the On Live concept with their iPad based application seems a bit preposterous. With On Live, the control is all in the network, however, with an actual App, Microsoft loses all control…
Twitter has updated their App for iOS to version 4.1. The new version moves the App in line with the direction the website has been moving in recent months, adding more functionality including: Swipe shortcut Copy and paste for tweets and profiles Press and hold actions on links in tweet details Font size settings Direct Message improvements Confirmation alert for Find Friends Improved start-up time and general performance improvement Improved image quality in tweet detail Accessibility improvements Profile shows whether…
The latest version of the open source FlightGear flight simulator has been released. Version 2.6.0 includes a number of improvements primarily in the handling of AI type aircraft, making load times faster as well as the CPU cost per AI aircraft much lower. FlightGear Version 2.6.0 is available for free download and is available for all of the Major computing platforms. You can download the version for your machine from the FlightGear Website at: http://www.flightgear.org For information about the other…
The Apple ][ Documentation Project which was started by Marc Ressl, author of the Apple][GO emulator for cell phones and Java based systems, has reached a milestone not thought of in the 1980’s. With disk sizes measured in kilo bytes and hard disk images in megabytes, the project has been accumulating documentation and software over the past several years and has finally reached the 10gb plateau. In spite of it’s large size, this is in no way the end of…
Apple’s lawyers in China have submitted a letter to Proview to essentially tell them to quit making remarks to the media. The letter claims that the comments that Proview CEO Yang Rongshan is making in public run contrary to the actual ruling in the case and also are falsifications of the facts. The letter is stating that Apple “formally reserve all rights to take further legal action against any individuals and tentities fort any damages that may result from defamoatory…
Apple has released an update for the Printer and Scanner Software for Mac OS X Lion and Mac OS X V.10.6 based systems. The update has fixes and patches for printers from: Apple Brother Canon Epson Fuji Xeron Gestetner HP InfoPrint Infotec Lanier Lexmark NRG Ricoh Samsung Saving Xeron, Tektronix You can download the driver update for your particular printer by running the Software Update app under the Apple menu or by going to the driver website at: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669
The trademark dispute in China between Proview, a bankrupt supposed owner of the iPad name and Apple, the known manufacturer of the iPad, is now widening to a point where Apple is being black mailed for 2 Billion USD by Proview. While Apple purchased the rights to the name several years ago, Proview is now arguing that that sale did not cover mainland China where the iPad is made. Apple was initially being asked for 1.6 Billion in addition to…
Program: AirServer Mac Cost: $7.99 Platform: Mac OS X 10.7.3 System: Mac Mini URL: http://www.airserverapp.com This month’s review is one of the more useful utilities we have found in a while. Not exactly new or the latest and greatest, however, the App does what it claims to do and we figured this one deserved a closer look. Over the past two months, we have used a number of devices trying to emulate the capabilities of AirPlay to Apple TV. Nothing…
After multiple days of reaching record highs, Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares have plummeted back nearly 35 points from the high of $526.29 USD per share mark it reached mid-day yesterday. The shares are currently trading at $492.20 USD per share or down $5.47 from yesterdays close. While no major factors are driving the fall out side of profit taking, this could be a bit of a I told you so moment for the one analyst on wall street who has…
Apple Inc. is giving users a bit of an advanced look at what the next version of Mac OS X will look like. The Mac OS X Mountain Lion Website gives a few hints and also allows members of the developers program to download beta versions of the OS. The Developers Program login requires membership in Apple’s Developers Program, a paid service of Apple Inc. The latest version of the Mac OS X Family will include a closer integration of…
While the preparations for Apple’s next major OS upgrade have gone on quietly for some time now, the way Apple is treating its latest addition to the Apps of Mac OS X is anything but quiet. Messages is Apple’s new app which allows users to “send messages to any Macintosh, iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.” The app almost looks like something of a twitter clone, with some distinct differences. Messages replaces your iVhat client and it allows you to make…
Apple Inc (AAPL) Shares are up over $9 USD per share in this morning’s trading session. News out of China that the Proview requested iPad ban has been refused by Chinese Customs Authorities on account that such a ban would be difficult to enforce due to the popularity of the iPad among Chinese consumers is the likely driving factor in the stratospheric rise in share price with the shares reaching $519.41 USD Per Share or $9.95 USD per share above…
The A2RetroSystems produced Uthernet card for the Apple ][ series computer has proven to once again be a big hit. Glenn Jones, the creator of the card has managed to sell all of the 45 units that were initially set for pre-order. At this time, it is unclear when another run of the cards will be produced, but you can check out the A2Retrosystems page to add your name to a waiting list for the next run or for more…
Back in the 1970’s when I was first starting out with computer programming, there was one game that was on nearly every system that I had access to. That one game was Adventure. Originally written based on a trip to Mammoth Cave, William Crowther wrote the Colossal Caves Adventure specifically for his kids. However, it soon grew wings and went beyond the confines of his home out into nearly every computer in the world. The program was even produced by…
