Apple picker We will see the book about Steve Jobs in a few weeks, Lion can be bought on a USB drive and we will probably see the App Store in Windows as well. Today's Apple Week with serial number 32 informs you about this and other news of the past seven days.
The official biography of Steve Jobs will finally be published this November (August 15)
Originally, the official biography of Steve Jobs, written by Walter Isaacson, was not supposed to be published until next year, but we will finally see it later this year. From the original date of March 6, 2012, the release of the book has been moved to November 21, 2011. At the same time, it also gets a new cover with a new title. The biography is 448 pages long and is based on more than 40 interviews the author had with Steve Jobs. He also spoke to his family and friends.
Source: CultOfMac.comApple started offering OS X Lion on a USB drive (August 16)
Apple has started distributing USB disks with installation software for those who cannot for some reason download the new OS X Lion from the Mac App Store. However, it costs more than twice as much - $69, OS X Lion costs $29,99 in the Mac App Store. Lion on a USB drive is intended for users who do not have access to the Internet and thus cannot simply upgrade the operating system. Of course, you need such an installation USB disk you can create it yourself, but you must first download Lion from the Mac App Store.
Source: CultOfMac.comMore and more Apple Stories are opening around the world (16/8)
Apple wanted to open 30 new Apple Stores around the world between July and September, so it's no wonder that a new one appears every week. Five opened last Saturday and three more are set to open this week – in the US (California), Spain and the UK. In Spain, the Apple Store will appear in Leganés, near Madrid, and in Great Britain, in Basingstoke, which is located over 50 kilometers northwest of London.
Source: MacRumors.comThe App Store is the first app with adult content (16/8)
HBO launched its app last week Max GO, which allows Cinemax subscribers to access the station's video content. There would be nothing unusual about that, after all, other applications also offer a similar service, for example Netflix. However, part of the program offer Cinemax there is also a night program for adults, in which you can find erotic and slightly pornographic films. Due to this, the app has gained a lot of attention and the question is how Apple will deal with this matter. Applications with erotic or pornographic content are strictly prohibited in the App Store. In any case, the Max Go application is not accessible to Czech or Slovak users.
Source: AppleInsider.comThe online Apple Store should get a mobile version next year, which will replace the application (August 17)
Apple currently offers an iOS app to access its online store from an iPhone, but plans to replace it with a web interface in the future. Apple wants to make everything even easier and move this application to the web interface, where it would then be much easier to access the web Apple Store. Users would no longer need to download an app from the App Store on their iOS devices when they want to order something in the store. The image below is a preview of what the Apple Store web interface could look like based on the current app.
Source: 9to5Mac.comWindows will have its own App Store (17/8)
Microsoft is going to take inspiration from Apple and will also introduce an App Store in its new operating system, Windows 8. On the newly launched blog Building Windows 8 this was revealed by the head of Windows, Steven Sinofsky, saying that the "App Store" team has already been created. Although Sinofsky refused to specify what this group will be responsible for, Microsoft is clearly being inspired by Apple's successes.
But not too much else is known about Windows 8. The new operating system from Microsoft should probably arrive next year, but it is not yet certain whether it will retain the temporary working name Windows 8. However, it is already clear that this new OS will be very important for Microsoft, the company's CEO Steve Ballmer previously he announced that he was very afraid of his possible failure.
Source: AppleInsider.comiAd chief Andy Miller quits Apple (18/8)
Andy Miller, founder of Quattro Wireles, which Apple bought last year for $250 million, is leaving Cupertino. At Apple, Miller held the role of vice president of mobile advertising and was in charge of the iAd advertising system. According to speculation, Miller will become a general partner of Highland Capital, which financed Quattro, which he founded in 2006.
Apple is looking to find a replacement for him, but has not said why Miller is leaving. But it certainly won't help the iAd project. Apple didn't do very well with it and it doesn't bring the expected profits. However, if Miller quit because of iAd's failure, it wouldn't be that surprising.
Source: CultOfMac.comNuke Duke, Rage and Grand Theft Auto 3 (18/8)
For a while, it looked like Apple computer users would never see a sequel to the game Duke Nukem Forever. An incredible 14 years of development have passed. Thanks to this, the game entered the Guinness Book of Records. Now it's finally available through the game's Steam server for $40. Duke Nukem is still spreading rumors, kicking around for his life, peeing in a urinal or watching naked women. In the US it is allowed for players over 17 due to its ticklish content. The hardware requirements are also not the most modest: a processor of at least 2,4 GHz Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X 10.6.8 and higher, 2 GB of RAM and 10 GB of free disk space.
id Software is a term for computer game lovers. The creators of legendary titles such as Wolfenstein, Doom or Quake decided to give their loyal fans a gift. On the occasion of reaching 100 fans of their Facebook page, they released the game for one week Rage for free. Download from the App Store for your iPhone or iPad Rage or Rage HD.
Lovers of fast driving will also be delighted. After a year of delays, the game series finally appeared on August 18 Grand Theft Auto in the Mac App Store. Continuation Vice City will be released on August 25 and will complete the entire trilogy San Andreas 1st September. Each piece will cost you $14,99.
Source: MacRumors.com [1, 2] a I steampowered.coMozilla wants to compete with native applications (19/8)
Speaking and creating web and web application elements in HTML5 is very much in vogue lately. Mozilla does not want to be left behind either, whose creators have decided that they want to create a kind of ecosystem in the browser, especially for the mobile world, which will allow its user to use a large part of native and other applications without having to leave it. They were partly inspired by Google's Chrome OS, which is, of course, aimed at netbooks, while Mozilla will focus on smartphones and tablets. The biggest advantage of such an approach would be that web applications work across all systems that are capable of working with HTML5.
Source: 9to5Mac.com“We invite our community to work with our newly formed WebAPI team to fill the gap in APIs that exists today between the open web platform and native APIs. As with all add-ons we create for the web platform, the goal is to make them available in all browsers. We believe that web developers should have a platform that is consistent and they can rely on for their development.”
Apple took action against fakes in NYC (19/8)
New York City may not have as many fake Apple Stores as China, but you can find one in Chinatown. Apple has already noticed him. The company has already taken several measures. It guarantees to remove counterfeit goods from stores that bear the Apple logo and/or the Apple Store name without authorization. Before Judge Kiyo Matsumoto rules on the case, the district court halted sales at the store due to trademark infringement. Apple also requested that the store, known as Apple Story, change its name to avoid confusion with the chain of Apple stores. The Cupertino company is asking for damages, with a list of fake stores to trace the origin of the goods.
Source: TUAW.comWebOS is twice as fast on the iPad as on the HP TouchPad (19/8)
HP engineers have revealed a shocking fact regarding the mobile operating system that HP acquired through the acquisition of Palm. They managed to upload WebOS to the iPad 2 and discovered that the system for which the HP TouchPad was directly produced runs twice as fast on the Apple tablet. This certainly shook the morale of the entire WebOS team, after all, even those before the release of the TouchPad were not twice as enthusiastic about the device and would have preferred it if it had not been released at all.
After all, the fate of the TouchPad was not rosy either, and after attempts to sell it to the masses thanks to a significant price reduction, they wrote it off completely, just like other devices with this operating system. The TouchPad now retails for $100-150 depending on the version of the device. In addition to the difference in running WebOS, the TouchPad only has a single-core processor, while the iPad 2 has a dual-core Apple A5 processor. However, it is remarkable what performance the iPad abounds even in the case of an alternative operating system. How would you cope with Android?
Source: 9to5Mac.comFake Steve Jobs biography comes after fake Apple Stores in China (20/8)
The Chinese do not hesitate to copy anything that could generate at least some profit. We've already seen fake iPhones, iPads, Apple Story and how the server found out TUAW.com, there is also a fake biography of Steve Jobs. Its author is alleged to be John Cage, which is probably just a pseudonym. The content of the book will probably be collected from other official publications published so far. The book was already available in April in one of the Thai book chains for a price of less than 20 dollars. Over 4000 copies have been sold so far. However, we will have to wait until November 21 for the official biography.
Source: TUAW.com
They worked together on Apple Week Ondrej Holzman, Michal Ždanský, Tomas Chlebek, Libor Kubín a Dominic Pateliotis
The online Apple Store should get a mobile version next year, which will replace the application (August 17)
– I think you didn't understand the source article because what you write is total bullshit. What's easier than having to search for games somewhere in a search engine and then download them, when until now I have a convenient application for that, where I have overviews, rankings and everything is done for me. This is not an Apple App Store, but an Apple Store where hardware is sold ;-).
You just didn't understand the text. Of course, this is the Apple Store and when it has a web version, users will no longer have to download applications from the App Store to access the Apple Store.
And I can already see that Libor answered below me.
You're a little off as always. You didn't understand the written text and you're spouting nonsense again.
Apple Store = in this case, the designation of the online store (hardware and software) of Apple (see image), which has its own application for iOS. Over time, the application will be replaced by a web version.
An application named App Store is part of iOS or even iTunes. It allows you to buy, search, update apps, write comments, etc. The iOS version will not be interrupted.
In our text se Apple App Store does not occur at all. I don't know how or where you got that.
I just want to ask/make sure:
So does this mean that store.apple.com will no longer exist?
They still will.
Okay, I was just afraid it would end up like a program page that you can't find because it redirects to the mac Appstore everywhere
a little off topic - does anyone have any idea why multiple windows cannot be opened in the app store? This is how comparing, for example, 4 navigation programs, 8 painting programs and 60 card games is really a pain - entering the name of the application every time and searching for them again and again manually
Yes, I would also like to open applications in tabs in the iTunes App Store. How many times do I get a few windows further in that application and the way back is lengthy and basically useless, because I only want to get to a specific window a few windows back.
When should the official biography of Steve Jobs be published in our country with a Czech translation? Thank you for answer.
We will have information tomorrow.
If I'm not mistaken, the APQ8060 in the HP Touchpad is dualcore. Only the original articles about the 2-fold performance stated it wrongly and it was discussed further. I think there should be updated information on engadget.com.