The Hess List is a popular resource for Macworld Expo attendees looking to stay on top of what's going on at the conference, and the freshly updated version for the 2010 show hit the Web on Monday, available just in time for the multi-day event.
Network equipment vendor Juniper Networks is planning to unveil software it says will greatly improve network performance for cell carrier networks. Dow Jones Newswire reported that Juniper will unveil the software that allows carriers to automatically prioritize traffic at next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
The Mac Observer's Mac Geek Gab co-host, Dave Hamilton, will be presenting a session at Macworld Expo 2010 on Thursday, February 11, on keeping your Mac running in top shape. Dave's Running Your Mac Lean, Clean & Mean session starts at 3PM pacific time, and is open to User Conference attendees.
A survey from online electronics retailer Retrevo found that Apple's iPad media event significantly raised awareness of the device, but failed to convince those who were not already interested in the device that they needed one. On the other hand, the survey also found a marked increase in the percentage of customers who would like to buy an iPad, from 3% to 9%.
The Mac Observer's Mac Geek Gab co-hosts, Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun, will be recording a special podcast on Thursday, February 11, at Macworld Expo 2010 in San Francisco. The special Macworld Expo edition of Mac Geek Gab will be recorded live on the Macworld Main Stage at 12:30PM pacific time.
The iPhone Dev Team released Pwnage Tool 3.1.5 on Monday, only days after Apple released its iPhone OS 3.1.3 update. Pwnage Tool is a utility that "jailbreaks" the iPhone and iPod touch so users can install and run applications that aren't available at Apple's iTunes-based App Store.
The United States International Trade Commission has decided to pursue an investigation into possible patent violations on Apple's part based on a complaint cell phone maker Nokia filed in December 2009. As part of its complaint, Nokia requested that the ITC block Apple from importing and selling most of the products the company makes.
Malkinware announced the immediate availability of Reference Tracker 1.6 on Monday. The update for the academic reference management and research application for Mac OS X added support for the AGPS Harvards reference style.
Google sold approximately 80,000 of its Nexus One smartphones, according to analytical firm Flurry. If true, it would mean that the device is off to a slow start, despite the hype surrounding the leadup to the device, and the fanfare with which it was greeted after its release.
In this week's congeries of technical news debris, John looks at regrets and delights. Will Apple ship a whole line of tablet devices? Will Apple regret not including the iSight camera in the iPad? Will Apple have enough iPads to meet demand in March? Does Sir Patrick Stewart regret passing on Twitter? (But he loves his iPhone.) And why did Dan Frommer give up his 'Hulu Household' and cave for cable?
For a company to remain great, its leaders must have a certain kind of passion: one that leads to sacrifice and true leadership. But for many companies, executive power is merely an end in itself: a means to acquire more power. That will cripple any company that depends on high tech innovation. How did Apple preserve that passion and Microsoft lose it?
Game Developer Research, the sister service of game development news site Gamasutra, on Friday announced the release of its 2009/2010 State of Game Development Survey. It revealed a large jump in development for mobile platforms, with nearly 75 percent of those respondents targeting the App Store and its iPhone and iPod touch, more than double the support for the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP.
Stephen Colbert isn't the only person outside Apple lucky enough to get their hands on an iPad before it ships in March -- assuming a LEGO-build iPad counts, too. Flickr user jmenonemo took the time to build his own iPad to scale with the popular building blocks, and then shared pics of his LEGO iPad online.
The Tenqa SP-109 is a Stereo Bluetooth speaker that lets you listen to audio from any device equipped with stereo Bluetooth A2DP such as most Macs, iPhones, and other mobile smartphones.
Apple's recently announced iPad multimedia tablet and ebook reader will run iPhone OS 3.2 and isn't locked to specific cell service providers. Today TMO readers will include support for multiple U.S. carriers for the iPhone, too, when iPhone OS 4.0 rolls out.