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As expected push notification finally comes to iPhone OS in SDK 3.0. But the architecture has changed from background application to purely push API.
There are many other exciting features longed by many developers such as Google Maps can be used in any apps, access to hardware, MMS, and much more.
Full coverage from Mac Rumors here.
Apple has posted the 3.0 information here, and the QuickTime streaming here.
In case you still haven’t read elsewhere, Apple is having a media event next Tuesday to preview the iPhone 3.0.
Wired say Steve Jobs (as expected) won’t show up in the event but it should have major changes with the iPhone OS.
Apple has just released the world smallest music player, iPod shuffle with VoiceOver. The new iPod shuffle has only 1 button on its body. The control now move to small control near the right ear bud with 3 clickable areas to control every thing.
The new iPod shuffle definitely looks fantastic. Selling at US$79 (HK$600), it’s quite an affordable stylish body ware. But I’m still waiting for the iPod Touch & iPhone update coming in the next few months. It’s been such a long wait.
Dow Jones Newswires reports Apple will be launching touch screen netbook as soon as the second half of this year!
The mini laptop computers will likely have monitor screens that are between 9.7-inches and 10-inches, one person, who declined to be named, said.
Another person said other specifications and functions are still under evaluation.
They mention the format but not the price. It would be an expensive “netbook” though 8p
After weeks of efforts, my blog has finally completely updated.
Please note that my previous wedding.mitchleung.com will now point back to my main site. Previous photos pages are converted to posts as I’m tried to avoid multiple levels in the navigation menu.
Sorry for any inconvenience you may encounter during my long overdue update of my site. Many things will be restructured particularly photos. Hopefully I’ll finish all in a week or so. Right now you should be seeing my new minimal look & feel website. Cheers.
The long overdue update for Mac Pro, iMac, Mac mini has finally arrived. Apple Store (US store is up though) & Apple.com is still updating and the distorted web site is something that I’ve never experienced ever before. Akamai caching issue maybe?
The most signacificant update should be Mac Pro now using Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors and Mac mini gets NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor.
The Mac Pro high end configuration supports 8-core processors. That should be lighting fast for anything. But the Mac mini update is a bit disappointing. I was hoping for a more accessible casing instead of the same old case that requires 2 putty knifes to crack open.
BTW, iMac supports up to 8GB of RAM and Mac mini supports up to 4GB of RAM. Not bad huh?
Bloomberg.com reports that Adobe is working (with Apple?) to bring Flash to iPhone finally.
“It’s a hard technical challenge, and that’s part of the reason Apple and Adobe are collaborating,” Narayen said today in a Bloomberg Television interview from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “The ball is in our court. The onus is on us to deliver.”
Well, we’ll see about that. It’s been a long time since Adobe & ARM announced their partnership back a few months ago. I guess it’ll be a slow process provided that it’s made for performance on ARM devices, iPhone particularly.
Before the iPhone, iPod or the Newton, there were plenty concept products which have never made it to the production line. Here’s some whacky products from some old magazines.