Tag: "Apple"

Windows Mobile and Mac Play Nice with Eltima SyncMate

One of the biggest reasons that I’ve always strayed from Windows Mobile devices such as the Palm Treo or HTC Touch was their inability to easily sync calendar appointments, contacts, and tasks with my MacBook.  Thankfully, Eltima Software has delivered an easy to use solution.  For the past week I have been using Eltima’s SyncMate, [...]

Netbookers Driving Me Crazy with OSX

I’ve pretty much decided that I’m not going down the Netbook route. I just don’t think I’m the market they are after. That said, I’ve been following Kevin Tofel, Dan at Uneasy Silence, and a few others who have successfully installed Apple’s OSX on the MSI Wind, the Eee PC, and now the Dell [...]

Strangling the Golden Goose

Mobile is all about getting the Internet in your pocket these days. It appears for some of the major players who are driving the scene it is all about picking customers pockets as well. Apple has led the charge with its iPhone and now that T-Mobile, Google, and HTC have announced the G1, [...]

The MSI Wind and OSX

I guess this is indicative of all the questions that get answered with “because I can.” Seamonkey as been pushing the license restriction envelope and also some fun with the MSI Wind lately. First he showed off a video with the MSI Wind triple booting running Apple’s OSX, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. Now [...]

MobileMe Users To Get Another 60-Day Extension

Apple’s MobileMe woes continue and so do the extensions for customers who purchased the service. Yesterday, Apple announced that customers would receive an additional 60–day extension of the MobileMe service they paid $99 for. This is on top of the 30–day extension already granted. Touted as Exchange for the rest of us, MobileMe promises [...]

GBM Shortcut: The iPhone as a Flashlight

In this GottaBeMobile Shortcut, I take a brief look at three free flashlight applications for the iPhone/iTouch. 

Verdict:  These flashlight applications are handy to have even if they aren’t as good as the real thing.
Technorati Tags: iPhone,iPod Touch,iTouch,flashlight,App Store

App Stores and Mobile Devices: A Siren’s Call or a Candy Store?

The news is full today of the apparent and unsurprising success of Apple’s App Store, raking in over $30 million in a month. That news is also rounded out by some other commentary that wonders just how many of those apps people are really using once they’ve downloaded them, and where the real killer [...]

Right Hand Meet the Left Hand: Apple Consumers Get Slapped

Apple has had an interesting month since its launch of the new iPhone, the App Store, and MobileMe. MobileMe is an admitted “work in progress” that costs users $99 a year to participate in. The new iPhone is showing some cracks, (literally and figuratively), while selling like crazy even with inventory problems. But up until [...]

Have A Great iPhone/iTouch App Idea?

The investment firm of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) is offering up to $100 million to iPhone and iTouch developers that come up with innovative and transformative applications for the iPhone platform.  The investment opportunity, the iFund Initiative, offers money to potential developers regardless of their stage of development.  The FAQ says [...]

MobileMe Users Get 30 Days Extension Due To Launch Woes

If you’re a MobileMe user who got caught up in the problems around the launch of Apple’s revamp of .Mac, then Apple is saying they are sorry and extending your contract by 30 days. You are eligible if you had a .Mac account active as of July 9, or you purchased the service on [...]

Better Touch for the iPhone

One of the biggest complaints about the iPhone and iPod Touch are difficulties mastering the touch interface.  Although the touch interface is very easy to operate with your finger, Apple could do more to improve its functionality.  AppleInsider has learned of new patents that suggest Apple might implement fingernail recognition into their future [...]

Mobile (Oh My Oh!)Me – Initial Experiences With Exchange For The Rest Of Us

In my opinion, the bigger story coming out of Apple’s June event was MobileMe – offering Exchange-like functionality to the every-day user. Who better to bring some insight into this new offering than one of their targeted customers.  Gary Harrision, a good friend and long-time GBM reader, has been digging deep in to MobileMe over [...]

Review: MobileMe vs Exchange, a Users Perspective

Those interested in a layman’s view of the difference between MobileMe and Exchange should checkout this review by GBM forum member NutsnBolts.
Another GBM reader is working up a detailed comparison from a user’s perspective, so stay tuned for more insight.
 
Technorati Tags: MobileMe,Exchange,Outlook Sync

iTab – Another Mac Tablet Into The Mix

We’ve seen a few before, and Rob did a few videos with the ModBook, but this one on Engadget is a very interesting spin on the whole "Mac Tablet" idea.  Wei of Weistudio has taken a Wacom Intuos tablet and shoved a MacBook inside (not really but just about).
Very well done! [...]

MobileMe Launches

For those looking for an alternative to hosted Exchange, Apple just launched MobileMe ( Me.com ) and it looks like a very good alternative. It syncs your Outlook / Mac PIM data to the MobileMe service for syncing with other PCs or Macs. This is not a Mac only solution.
Now your [...]

What iPhone 2.0 means for current iTouch.

Apple’s recent announcement of the upcoming iPhone 3G is great news for people looking to go with AT&T or people who have already have an iPhone.  The 2.0 firmware will bring a few advances such as implementation of support for Microsoft Exchange E-mail and the Apple approved application store– rather than Installer.app which [...]