“Apple Doesn’t Actually Deny Much From Their App Store”
Even more from Saurik on Hacker News:
Saurik: “Even Software Should Have Screws” [Video]
In the following video, Jay Freeman (a.k.a. Saurik, Cydia’s creator and main developer) talks about the reasons behind software modifications and jailbreak at TEDx, an independently organized event.
The session is really interesting, as it provides some insight on how, after all, jailbreakers are really similar to those people who buy a car and start customizing it. If you think about it, it makes sense.
Shareables for iPhone Makes Sharing Simple
Justin Williams of Second Gear has released some amazing iPhone and iPad apps recently: with the popular Elements Dropbox-based text editor and MarkdownMail he gained lots of users and fans in the App Store.
We at MacStories really like the iOS apps Justin Williams has created in the past months. With the release of Shareables for iPhone today (free in the App Store), Second Gear aims at making sharing on the iPhone simple and fun by enabling you to share cool links with your friends and followers with just a few taps. Read more
Audition for Mac Public Beta Now Available
Five months ago we saw a first video of Adobe Audition for OS X. Today, Adobe released the first public beta for the software, which is based on a new architecture capable of editing both single files and multi-track mixes.
The OS X version of Audition offers a new engine with improved performances, and seems to be geared towards the broadcast and audio post-production market.
From the official beta page:
Adobe Audition for Mac offers:
- Fast start-up, high performance multi-threaded processing, and parallel workflows
- Powerful audio editing and multitrack mixing views
- Superior noise reduction capabilities
- Native 5.1 Surround support and multi-channel effects, plus other new effects
- Optimized audio post-production workflows
You can go download Audition for Mac beta here. [hat tip to The Loop]
Aweditorium Aims At Revolutionizing Music Discovery On The iPad
It’s great when you wake up and you find an awesome new app waiting for you in the App Store. You see, I’ve been keeping an eye on Aweditorium for a while (months, I believe) since Robert Scoble first tweeted he had tested an early demo. The name was cool, the website featured some bands I didn’t know. I was intrigued, so I started following the developers on Twitter.
Aweditorium is now available in the App Store, and it’s more than I thought it would be – but it’s got a few technical limitations I hope will be addressed in future updates. Aweditorium aims at changing rules and conventions, but it has to deal with some iOS restrictions and a few bugs I’m pretty sure are caused by iOS 4.2 incompatibilities. The main concept, however, is all there: Aweditorium wants to change the way you discover great new music on the iPad.
After two hours using the iPad app I’ve already discovered more new music than in the last two weeks reading NME or Pitchfork. Read more
Verizon’s First iPad Commercial [Video]
Fresh off Youtube, here comes Verizon’s first official iPad commercial. Featuring a man with an iPad on his lap and a Verizon MiFi unit, the ad outs the focus on the “magical iPad” now available on the nation’s most reliable network.
It’s very well done, Apple-ish yet aimed at promoting Verizon’s network. We like it. [via The Next Web]
Steve Jobs Explains Why He Killed The Xserve [Video]
Well, it’s not exactly a direct explanation of why Apple pulled the plug on Xserves (at least not more than “hardly anyone was buying them”) but it gives you an idea of what Steve Jobs really thinks of the Enterprise market.
With excerpts from Apple’s January 2010 event (the iPad announcement, good times) and the D8 conference in July 2010, Steve Jobs clearly states that Apple is a mobile company and people in Enterprise don’t think with their own minds. Those who do are confused, Steve claims.
You can find unexpected revelations in old Steve Jobs videos. Let’s all go back to watching that iPhone 4 keynote and find some hidden Verizon clues in there.
Rumor: Apple Acquired Bluetooth Headphones Company Wi-Gear
According to a report from 9to5mac, who cites a reliable source, Apple acquired San Francisco-based company Wi-Gear two months ago for an undisclosed sum. Wi-Gear used to make Bluetooth headphones (called “iMuffs”) specifically meant for iOS devices, they were pioneers in the A2DP stereo audio field for iPhones and iPods – they even released an adapter for older devices that didn’t support the Bluetooth 2.0 standard.
9to5mac notes that Apple didn’t have that much of a success with its previous Bluetooth audio attempts and, for future iOS implementations, decided to acquire Wi-Gear instead of developing everything internally. Read more
15 Secrets of Transmit 4→
15 Secrets of Transmit 4
Transmit 4. It’s easy to use, but there’s a whole lot under the surface. And while we try to design apps for the majority, sometimes we throw in some power user features for the pros. As the Finnish always say, “always add a few extra blood dumplings when cooking mykyrokka for a tonttu-ukko!”
So here are 15 “secrets” of Transmit 4.
If you still haven’t changed your Favorite icons, now is a good time to do it. Great tips.