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Adobe Reader for iOS released (October 17)
Adobe has released more apps for iOS. This time, it has added Adobe Reader to its portfolio, i.e. a PDF viewing application, which does not bring anything new compared to other third-party applications, but still finds its users. Adobe Reader allows you to read PDFs, share them via e-mail and via the web, and you can also open PDFs from other applications in it. Text can also be searched, bookmarked and printed using AirPrint.
Adobe Reader is available for free at App Store for iPhone and iPad.
Source: 9to5Mac.com
Apple will allow Android device manufacturers to license only certain patents (17/10)
The information may have brought some relief to manufacturers of devices with the Android operating system. According to a 65-page document that Apple submitted to the Australian court, where the lawsuit between Samsung and Apple is currently ongoing (Samsung is not yet allowed to sell some of its tablets there), Apple is willing to license some of its patents. However, these are very general "lower-level" patents, Apple keeps the majority of patents for itself. Microsoft has previously taken a much more generous step in this regard, licensing its mobile patents for a total of about $5 per Android device. Paradoxically, it earns more from the sale of devices with this operating system than from its own Windows Phone 7.
Source: AppleInsider.comApple wanted to buy Dropbox in 2009 (18/10)
Dropbox is probably the most famous web storage that is used by millions of users on their devices. However, if Drew Houston, the founder of the service, had decided otherwise in 2009, Dropbox could now be integrated into the Apple ecosystem. Steve Jobs offered him big money.
In December 2009, Jobs, Houston and his partner Arash Ferdowsi met in Jobs' office in Cupertino. Houston was excited about the meeting because he had always considered Jobs his hero and immediately wanted to show Jobs his project on his laptop, but the Apple co-founder stopped him by saying "I know what you're doing."
Jobs saw great value in Dropbox and wanted to acquire it, but Houston refused. Although Apple offered him a nine-figure sum. Jobs then wanted to meet with representatives of Dropbox at their workplace in San Francisco, but Houston refused because he was afraid of revealing some company secrets, so he preferred to meet with Jobs in Silicon Valley. Since then, Jobs has not contacted Dropbox.
Source: AppleInsider.com
Steve Jobs worked until his last day. He was thinking about a new product (19.)
That Steve Jobs breathed for Apple until the last possible moment may seem like a well-worn cliché, but there is probably more truth to this statement than it might seem. Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, who had a meeting with Tim Cook on the day of the iPhone 4S launch, spoke about Jobs' work commitment.
"When I had a meeting with Tim Cook, he suddenly said, 'Masa, I'm sorry, but I have to cut our meeting short.' 'Where are you going,' I countered. 'My boss is calling me,' he replied. That was the day Apple announced the iPhone 4S, and Tim says Steve called him to talk about the new product. And the day after that he died.”
Source: CultOfMac.com
Apple celebrated the life of Steve Jobs in Cupertino (October 19)
Apple celebrated the life of Steve Jobs on Wednesday morning (local time) at its Infinite Loop campus. During the speech of Tim Cook, the new CEO of the company, all Apple employees remembered what a great Steve Jobs and their recent boss was. Apple released the following photo from the entire event.
Source: Apple.com
American operator AT&T activated a million iPhone 4S in less than a week (October 20)
The iPhone 4S went on sale in the United States last Friday, and the operator AT&T could announce the following Thursday that it had already activated one million new Apple phones on its network. And this despite the fact that the iPhone 4S is also sold by competitors Verizon and Sprint. However, users choose AT&T primarily for its connection speed, according to president and CEO Ralph de la Vega.
“AT&T is the only carrier in the world that started selling the iPhone in 2007 and is the only US carrier that supports 4G speeds for the iPhone 4S. It's no wonder customers choose a network where they can download twice as fast as their competitors.”
Sales of the iPhone 4S are historically the most successful of all iPhones in the first weeks, and we can only wait to see how the situation develops in the Czech Republic.
Source: MacRumors.com
Apple announced this year's iOS 5 Tech Talk World Tour program (October 20)
Since 2008, Apple has held so-called iPhone Tech Talk World Tours every year around the world, during which it brings iOS closer to developers, answers their questions and helps with development. It is a kind of smaller analogue of the developer conference WWDC. This year, the Tech Talk World Tour will naturally focus on the latest iOS 5.
They can look forward to visiting experts from next month until January in Europe, Asia and America. Apple will visit Berlin, London, Rome, Beijing, Seoul, Sao Paulo, New York, Seattle, Austin and Texas. The advantage over the expensive WWDC ticket is the fact that Tech Talks are free.
However, if any of you are thinking of going to this conference, the only one that comes into consideration is probably the one in Rome, the others are already full. You can register <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/200721_ODSTOUPENI_BEZ_UDANI_DUVODU__EN.pdf?v=1595428404" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">here</a>.
Source: CultOfMac.comb
Discovery Channel aired a documentary about Jobs (October 21)
Genius, that is the name of the broadcast documentary about Steve Jobs, which Americans could see on the Discovery Channel, the international broadcast will then be 30/10 at 21:50 p.m, Czech viewers will also get domestic dubbing. After a short time, the entire hour-long documentary appeared on YouTube, unfortunately it was probably taken down for copyright reasons. All that remains is to wait a week for the international premiere of iGenius. The documentary is accompanied by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who you may know from the show Mythbusters.
iCloud has problems syncing in iWork (21/10)
iCloud was supposed to bring easy data synchronization, including documents from iWork. But as it seems, iCloud is more of a nightmare for iWork. Many users complain mainly about the disappearance of documents without the possibility of their recovery. If you restart your device and then start syncing in Pages, Numbers, or Keynote, you'll see your documents literally disappear before your eyes. A possible solution is to delete the iCloud account in Settings and then adding it again. Problems occur mainly with previous MobileMe users, who have a problem with e-mail reception, for example. You can see what such a disappearance of documents looks like on the attached video:
A slightly touching story from the Apple Store (October 22)
A 10-year-old girl from Utah, USA, will surely remember her visit for a long time. This girl has wanted an iPod touch for a long time, so she saved money from her pocket money and her birthday for 9 months. When she finally had some savings, she and her mom went to the nearest Apple Store to buy her dream device. They arrived at the store at 10:30 a.m., but the staff told them that they would be closed from 11:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. and that they could not buy anything now.
As the disappointed little girl and her mother left the store, one of the employees quickly ran out of the store to catch up with them and told them that the store manager had decided to make an exception and that they could now purchase the device. After returning to the Apple Store, both got the attention of all the employees and their purchase was accompanied by a huge round of applause. In addition to her dream iPod touch, the little girl also got a wonderful experience. It's not a story for a book, but you have to be happy about the little things.
Source: TUAW.comTomTom navigation optimized for iPad (October 22)
One of the big players in navigation software, TomTom, has released an update to its navigation systems that finally brings native support for the iPad. So if you want to use the 9,7″ display for navigation and you have already purchased TomTom on iPhone, you have the option. The update is free and TomTom will become a universal app for both iPhone and iPad, so there is no need to buy the app twice. iPhone 3G owners will certainly be pleased that TomTom still supports their device, however, they will not see the new features that the update offers in addition to iPad support.
TomTom also recently introduced the Europe version to European App Stores, including the Czech one, which contains map data for all supported European countries. Until now, this version was only available in a few selected countries. Paradoxically, it was possible to buy it, for example, in the USA, where users there hardly use it outside of holidays. TomTom Europe is available for download <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/200721_ODSTOUPENI_BEZ_UDANI_DUVODU__EN.pdf?v=1595428404" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">here</a> for €89,99.
They prepared the apple week Ondrej Holzman a Michal Ždanský
It would be fair for the "culprit" (TomTom or Apple) to deduct the price difference from us (who had to buy "TT Eastern Europe" due to the absence of "TT Europe" in our AppStore) after the purchase!!!
The fault was not with Apple, but clearly with TomTom, which did not introduce anything voluntarily, but was "forced" by me specifically, and after weeks of "pressure" they removed the error. It was pretty fun. I had to slowly spam them and threaten them, before they started to solve it not with support, but directly with the management of the company. Subsequently, when the TTE was already established, they promised me that they would try to transfer my TTE from the US account to CZ, which they did not do again after a few weeks, they gave up on it and after another emergency they wrote that it was allegedly not possible. I arranged it with Apple in one day and after 3 months from the purchase in the US Store they refunded my money and I can gift TTE from the US account to CZ (that is, when the price drops to the original 99,99 USD, I don't want to buy again gift cards :-) ).
Otherwise, if I can recommend, try to politely contact Apple support and explain the situation to them and try to return the purchase. I am surprised at how they act, I have never experienced that at another company. He just might want to exchange a few emails with them. Good luck.
PS: Speaking of TT, it's nice that they made an iPad version, but the iPhone 4 version is terribly choppy, even after the 1.9 update it didn't fix it, not to mention that there aren't even quite the old main drags in Prague. Slowness in turns, often a long wait before it starts to recalculate the route, often shows that it is measuring 60 and not 50, ... On the other hand, it is the only navigation that takes turns according to reality and not according to what it has planned, when other navigation it says you've already passed the curve and after a while it goes back to the traffic lights, or somewhere else if it was even a derailment. That's why I just bought it.
And HD traffic, for I think 30 EUR per year? Radars also 30 EUR per year? Well, I'd rather look at maps and data from Google. I recently went to work with a colleague and it was quite fun, the navigation was free, the destination was dictated by voice, and we were also warned about the traffic jam ahead.
The iGeneius documentary is nice (I just got back from the States and saw it). No matter who has read the book How Steve Jobs Thinks and regularly comes here to Jablickare, there is nothing new for him :-)
I somehow don't understand that touching story. If I come to the store at 10:30 and it closes at 11:00, can I not buy anything? This is a file of shame on the Apple Store.
@Th0r: exactly. This always manages to piss me off. I come to our store somewhere at 17:50 and they don't want to let me in, that they close at 18:00...
Honza: I have experienced several times in Qstore that when I arrived just before or already after the closing time, someone took care of me :)
iGenius can be downloaded here if necessary
http://www.oneddl.com/tv-shows/igenius-how-steve-jobs-changed-the-world-hdtv-xvid-diverge/