March 2011
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iTunes accounts hacked by 'Texas Hold'em' app
… and it’s NOT Theta Poker! Seems if you had purchased this app with your iPhone gift card… this developer figured out a way to drain your balance with in-app purchases. http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/03/01/apple-itunes-accounts-hacked-as-more-r…? Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
February 2011
8 posts
GoToMeeting Invitation - BOSPDAUG Developer Group...
We’re LIVE at 7pm tomorrow for the Bospdaug developer’s meeting. Join us with the following information: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/348119190 2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone. Dial +1 (914) 339-0012 Access Code: 348-119-190 Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting Meeting Password: newton...
GoToMeeting Invitation - BOSPDAUG Developer Group...
We’re LIVE at 7pm tomorrow for the Bospdaug developer’s meeting. Join us with the following information: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/348119190 2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone. Dial +1 (914) 339-0012 Access Code: 348-119-190 Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting Meeting Password: newton...
The iPad competition is almost here from RIM, H-P...
Ihnatko’s quick impressions of tablet competitors: http://www.suntimes.com/technology/ihnatko/3907834-452/the-ipad-competition-is-almost-here-from-rim-h-p-and-motorola.html - via Feeddler RSS Reader jab Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
It’s not Apple’s fault the publishing industry is...
Jim Darymple: http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/02/21/its-not-apples-fault-the-publishing-industry-is-screwed-up/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29 What he said. - via Feeddler RSS Reader jab Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
Apple's new subscription model-- the 30% solution
Apple’s new paid content model has been announced. Steve: “Our philosophy is simple — when Apple brings a new subscriber to the app, Apple earns a 30 percent share; when the publisher brings an existing or new subscriber to the app, the publisher keeps 100 percent and Apple earns nothing,” said Jobs. “All we require is that, if a publisher is making a subscription offer...
Apple's new subscription model-- the 30% solution
Apple’s new paid content model has been announced. Steve: “Our philosophy is simple — when Apple brings a new subscriber to the app, Apple earns a 30 percent share; when the publisher brings an existing or new subscriber to the app, the publisher keeps 100 percent and Apple earns nothing,” said Jobs. “All we require is that, if a publisher is making a subscription offer...
What *could* Apple do for the next generation of...
There are lots of rumours circling right now about a mini iPhone, a bigger screened iPhone, iPads with retina displays and small iPads. It is, of course, quite possible that there will be no new iPhone/iPad mini, or iPhone Maxi or whatever. However, knowing Apple, if they do release a new class of iPhone or iPad, they will do so to make it as easy for the developer as possible to maintain...
Motorola, you wish
Sent from my iPad Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
January 2011
6 posts
Verizon iPhone
via youtube.com Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
"Apps Push Parent's Buttons" - Boston.com
http://mobile.boston.com/art/35/community/moms/articles/2011/01/20/apps_push_… Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
Steve Jobs on medical leave
At the last bospdaug, it came up during discussions that Steve Jobs was not at the Verizon iPhone announcement— and what does that mean? Apparently it means that Steve continues to be unwell. More info here Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
go to meeting info
If we get on air, here’s the meeting info, courtesy of Jeff out in sunny Minnesota: Please join my meeting, Tuesday, January 11 at 06:00 PM CST. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/533939961 2. You will be connected to audio using your computer’s microphone and speakers (VoIP). A headset is recommended. Meeting Password: newton Meeting ID: 533-939-961 Posted via email from...
Before the Blizzard at Bospdaug, January 11th@7pm...
http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=cdd2852e9f8621a23b1cc1e54&id=963536 Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
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Daily Byoogle: Mobile Lawsuit T-Shirt
via byoogle.blogspot.com Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
December 2010
13 posts
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RIM thought iPhone was impossible in 2007 |...
via electronista.com This is very telling about RIM. Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
Apple's Secret Weapon is Energizing | Tech...
In a previous blog post from last year - Why you should care about the iPhone SDK, I talk about Xcode - Apple’s secret weapon. You can read the previous article, typed up when iPhone 2.0 was released in 2008, to find out why I think the iPhone SDK is defining the future of Apple and the Mac platform. Today’s post is about tracking how that secret weapon is starting to energize. ...
Apple's Secret Weapon is Energizing | Tech...
http://www.techsuperpowers.com/energize Sent from my iPhone Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
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iOS printing via CUPS - Mac OS X Hints
IOS printing via CUPS via hints.macworld.com Haven’t tried this, but it looks interesting, especially for folks who’d like a free printing solution until Apple includes it in a future update. Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
Accessibility for iPhone and iPad apps
Great article for developers and others wishing to understand the issues around accessibility in general and how they relate to iOS apps in particular. Hat tip: Daring Fireball. Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
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Google Maps 5.0 for Android
via youtube.com Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
Apple publishes six free e-books for developers |...
Similar Articles: 26th Annual Editors’ Choice Awards: the complete list First Look: Google eBookstore iBooks 1.2 adds Collections, full-illustration support iPod buying guide...
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Official Google Research Blog: Letting everyone do...
Links to this post App Inventor Opens Floodgates for all to Download | Android Phone Fans It seems it was ages ago that Google App Inventor - the RAD tool to allow easier and faster development of Android applications - was announced and opened up to. Posted by Quentyn Kennemer at 1:48 PM Google App Inventor Leaves Beta, Now Available to All – Lets...
Topics for discussion
What’s worth talking about in the world of mobile tech? Add your suggestions in the comments. Here’s a few things that come to mind: Nokia’s plan: attack Apple and the iPhone. Good luck with that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kySqwZ8Ui1Q Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
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Why Nokia is still doomed, no matter how many...
Tomi Ahonen just wrote thousands of words about why Nokia has the best smartphone strategy in the market. It’s a very compelling read and I found myself almost ready to give up my iPhone and new Android-based Google Nexus S Samsung smartphone and move to northern Europe. Not. Definitely the prevailing view in high-tech communities I talk with around the world is that Nokia is doomed....
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Introducing Nexus S
via youtube.com Good ad; funny how it‘s the complete opposite of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 messaging. Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
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DrinksOnTap #7 – Holiday edition – Drinks On Tap
via drinksontap.org Beer and mobile apps… two of my favorite things. ;-) Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
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Viber For iPhone Aims To Rival Skype’s App, Is...
Viber For iPhone Aims To Rival Skype’s App, Is Amazingly Amazing via techcrunch.com Just installed this; slick and very well done from what I can see in the short time I’ve had it installed. Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
November 2010
3 posts
Galaxy Tab: A tale of two reviews
The Galaxy tab is getting mixed reactions in the blogosphere. Until I actually get a chance to play with one, it’s hard to tell if it is actually good or bad— my suspicion is, like a lot of Android devices it is usuable, but a little rough around the edges… My suspicion is that the reported flash performance has a ring of truth to it. Engadget: “For the most part, the...
BOSPDAUG DEV MEETING, 11/9@MIT 3-133 (Room...
On Tuesday November 9th at 7pm, MIT room (3-133, but possibly TBD), the Boston PDA User’s Group presents a discussion of general andunexpected PDA topics. The meeting is free, and open to all users of handheld and PDA technology. We may be in 3-133, but if not, there will be a room move notice left on the door at 3-133. The Boston PDA User’s Group is an organization made up of...
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Untitled
I attended a seminar in Boston’s North End sponsored by Leica. The main feature of this was a chance to play around with a range of Leica lenses on my digital M9. A few photos from a short photo safari in Boston’s North End linked here Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
September 2010
7 posts
BOSPDAUG DEV MEETING, 9/28@MIT 3-133 (Room...
On Tuesday September 28th at 7pm, MIT room (3-133, but possibly TBD), the BOSPDAUG Developer’s Group presents a discussion of general and unexpected PDA topics. The meeting is free, and open to all users of handheld and PDA technology. At the September meeting we will continue to investigate current topics on development for ‘iOs’ devices, Android and the like. We will also...
Back to the Future: Newton running on iOS
TUAW has a post that should fill every BOSPDAUG heart with joy. They have a video of the Einstein Newton Emulator running on an iPhone. Nuff said. ttp://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/15/einstein-newton-emulator-running-on-iphone Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
MEETING Location UPDATE
Go to meeting: 779-346-089moved to: MIT 4-231 Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
MEETING LIVE NOW!
Goto Meeting ID: 693-656-608Join us online! Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
Fortune: 'Antennagate' cost Apple 20% of iPhone...
My earlier analysis— they saw this from daily sales figures, and this is the reason why they had the quickly scheduled press conference on ‘antennagate’. http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/09/08/antennagate-cost-apple-20-of-sales/ … Of course, at the end of this article, they state they’re still selling whatever they can make, so I guess we’re referring to...
Fortune: 'Antennagate' cost Apple 20% of iPhone...
My earlier analysis— they saw this from daily sales figures, and this is the reason why they had the quickly scheduled press conference on ‘antennagate’. http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/09/08/antennagate-cost-apple-20-of-sales/ … Of course, at the end of this article, they state they’re still selling whatever they can make, so I guess we’re referring to...
iOS device + Apple TV = Game Console?
I had a thought, stop me if you have heard this before, though I haven’t seen anyone mention it. We know that iOS devices will support streaming of video to the new Apple TV. I would assume that it would be a no brainer to stream whatever the the screen is on your iOS device to Apple TV. If was the case, then wouldn’t the combination of an iOS device and an Apple TV be the...
August 2010
6 posts
BOSTON PDA DEV MEETING, AUGUST 24th, 7pm@MIT 3-133
On Tuesday August 24th at 7pm, MIT room (3-133, but possibly TBD), the Boston PDA User’s Group presents a discussion of general and unexpected PDA topics. The meeting is free, and open to all users of handheld and PDA technology. The Boston PDA User’s Group is an organization made up of those who choose to walk freely among us with handheld, palmtop and wireless computers....
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The iPad Tour: Uploading Photos at 196mph!
I am currently writing this on the TGV high speed rail (at 196 mph!) in France, heading to Nice, after spending 3 weeks in the UK, and France, flying back home tomorrow (and with any luck, at bospdaug next Tuesday) One of my goals for this trip was to shoot photos with my digital camera, and store, edit and upload photos using my only computer, the iPad. (Here’s a photo of Seamus and...
AT&T is just bad for the wrong people in the wrong...
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/08/13/att.wireless.network/#fbid=rbxU…&wom=false My feeling entirely— unless you are in NYC or SF, AT&T is not the spawn of darkness— and is a lot better overall than Spring or T-Mobile ( two services I’ve had the misfortune of using ) Sent from my iPad Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »...
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The iPad Tour: In France, It's nice (necessary) To...
i write this from a 400 year old inn in Vence, France on my newly 3G local sim card enabled iPad. I’ve been in France since Monday, and without 3G since the Eurostar dropped into the chunnel, and my UK carrier equipped O2 iPad went out of range of the O2 network. iPad stuff in France “Welcome to the most expensive service in the world!” my UK friend Andre (who helped...
Death of a MacBook Pro, rise of the iPad
Now, this should be interesting. My two and a half year old, 17” MaBook Pro just died, well, it sort of died. I went to bed, put the laptop to sleep and in the morning, the MacBooks screen wouldn’t come on. Not good. I thought that if the screen wasn’t on, it might still be running, so I tried to connect to it from my iPad using LogMeIn Ignition. No dice. What to do? I...
Death of a MacBook Pro, the rise of the iPad
Now, this should be interesting. My two and a half year old, 17” MaBook Pro just died, well, it sort of died. I went to bed, put the laptop to sleep and in the morning, the MacBooks screen wouldn’t come on. Not good. I thought that if the screen wasn’t on, it might still be running, so I tried to connect to it from my iPad using LogMeIn Ignition. No dice. What to do? I...
July 2010
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The iPad Tour: O2+MS Mobile-AT&T=$$$
The iPad Tour is well underway. I have been in the UK since early Saturday AM, and have now scoped out (with some help from bospdaug’s Seamus, and the friend we’re staying with here) the correct way to roam with iPad data while in Europe. Originally, before leaving Boston, I had bought a small amount of wireless data from AT&T at an exorbitant price for both my iPad and iPhone,...
AT&T and Apple, Wired gets the inside dirt
Sounds like we’re one simarly sized CDMA to GPS chipset away from the end of iPhone exclusivity with AT&T. Note a very key line in this article for all you AT&T haters out there: “it wasn’t clear that Verizon would be an improvement; at the time, it wasn’t any better equipped than AT&T to deal with the iPhone’s bandwidth demands.” I bet if Verizon had the level of...
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So, are you happy now?
It seems to me that even though Steve, and Apple loves all of us (their customers) I suspect this undying love and admiration does not extend to the those in the technology press. The tone of today’s hastily covered press conference— the message between the lines, was very much one of: “The antenna problem is largely fueled by press hysteria, and you should all just cut it...
Google’s Do-It-Yourself App Tool - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/technology/12google.html?_r=1 Sent from my iPad Posted via email from The Boston PDA User Group | Comment »
Has the iPhone jumped the shark?
This is difficult for me to admit, but I have 6 months left on my iPhone 3GS contract and I’m ditching my iPhone. It’s not that I am upgrading to a new plan or an iPhone 4, no, I am ditching my iPhone completely and have already bought an unlocked Sony Ericsson T700 to replace it and to use up the remaining 6 months on my contract. This could be viewed as extreme. If you know me, you...
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BOSPDAUG MEETING, July 13th@MIT 3-133
On Tuesday July 13th at 7pm, MIT room (3-133, but possibly TBD), the Boston PDA User’s Group presents a discussion of general andunexpected PDA topics. The meeting is free, and open to all users of handheld and PDA technology. At the July meeting we will be following all the latest news and developments with ‘iOS’ devices, the rise of Android, the death of the Danger-inspired...