Hello fellow Apple fans and welcome to another edition of AppleTalk Thursday. We have quite a bit of Apple news and rumblings this week so let’s see what’s happening.
Steve Jobs Medical Leave
Let’s address the big elephant in the room first. I will simply restate what I wrote on Tuesday. Not a lot of details as to why as the CEO of Apple is very private person when it comes to himself, but for the second time Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave and Tim Cook will run the day to day operations just as he did the last time while Jobs remains CEO during his absence. So this may explain why Cook was there for the iPhone-Verizon announcement last week and not Jobs as many expected. We here at TupeloGeek wish Steve nothing but the best and pray for a full recovery for him and look forward to his excellent keynote speeches soon enough. Great so now that we have that out of the way, let’s move on.
Apple releases iOS 4.3 to developers
I touched on this briefly last week when I mentioned that Apple had included a Hotspot feature in 4.3 but in addition, it will also allow developers to utilize AirPlay features. That is great news cause it means apps like Netflix, and maybe even Hulu Plus will be able to stream video to AppleTV. It also gives the option back to the user to decide if the slider switch on the iPad should be a mute or screen lock orientation switch. Also there appears to be a Find my Friend feature for MobileMe users, this would be similar to Latitude from Google.
Apple boosts market share in slumping US PC market
Interesting little tidbit here on how Apple is increasing its sales even during one of the worst periods for PC sales. All I can say is neener-neener.
Gloves for touchscreen users
Well, here we are in January and for a lot of folks it is COLD! Recently there was snow on the ground in 49 States (sorry Florida). So what do you do if you are out for a morning or late night run or walk and you use an app like RunKeeper on your iPhone and need to access some data without freezing your fingers off? Well, MacWorld offers a review on some touchscreen friendly gloves. Granted some of these gloves can be pricey, but they do offer both comfort and functionality at the same time...or you could just join a gym or move to Florida.
Safari and iTunes together?
Strictly rumor at this point, but imagine a tightly integrated iTunes with Safari. This could really push Safari out of being a niche browser into a true multimedia browser. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
A5 processor 4x faster than A4 chip for iPad 2 and iPhone 5
AppleInisder is reporting that the upcoming iPad and iPhone updates will sport a chip known as the A5 that will be 4x faster than its predecessor the A4. Lot of specs in the article so you hardcore techies, knock yourself out.
Cool feature in Twitter for Mac
I came across this article on a nice feature that works quite well for me it turns out. If you installed the recently updated Twitter app for the Mac (formerly known as Tweet when you highlight something and right click a contextual menu appears and at the bottom is an option that says, “Tweet” it basically will then copy and paste what you have highlighted into a tweet box to send out. It is really great when I write something on Facebook that would make for a great tweet. Give it a try!
Well, that is going to do it for this edition of AppleTalk Thursday. See you all next week with more news from our favorite tech company!
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