What's Up With Apple • 2/27/10

Hey there! Rumors, leaks and tons of news are out on Apple and most people don't have the time or don't know where to get them. So I have created a videos series in which I showcase some news and rumors. Now, this series is somewhat similar to DRBUK's series called 'Apple News and Rumors', but it is going to be more often since he is at college. In this video I talk about:

• Steam Coming To Mac? 
• iTunes Hits 10 Billion Song Downloads
• Steve Jobs Turns 55 
• Boxee Now on Apple TV 
• Titanium iPhone 
• Apple Releases Aperture 3 

Apple's Laser Focus

When Apple sees the potential for a new technology, they don't take incremental steps to reach it. They hold off on all technology that will be released between now and then, and make the jump immediately. In fact, sometimes they are so ready for a new piece of technology that they implement it immediately, and it's so far ahead, that nobody has any use for it.

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Review: Antenna Sleeve for MacBook Pro 13"

This is a really nice sleeve with great attention to detail. Antenna makes a variety of simple yet not boring looking sleeves for Mac (or PC). They use YKK Zippers to ensure great protection, and to give a satisfying clicky sound when zipping. This sleeve is highly recommended and the exterior pouch adds a bonus that you do not find on most sleeves. 

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Where do you get your Apple theories?

We all know 9to5mac, TUAW, AppleInsider, and MacRumors. They deliver Apple news, and rumors. But do they provide perspective, and thought? www.bitefromtheapple.com takes their news postings and analyzes them, correlating them with Apple's past actions to best predict what the tech giant will do. Visit us everyday for the best perspective on Apple there is to offer.

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Will the iPad gain more hardware features before it's released?

There is a possibility that the Apple iPad will gain more features before it is released. The current rumors going around is that the iPad was intended to have a camera, but, ultimately, Apple decided not to include it, because it was glitchy, or wasn't implemented well.

I disagree.

Just about every other Apple product has a camera built in. It would require almost no effort do put one into the iPad. In fact, there is a hole in the iPad frame that perfectly fits and iSight camera. I think that Apple truly did intend to put a camera into the iPad, but it wasn't because it was glitchy, or didn't work. I think it was done to speed up FCC approval.

The FCC said that they're concerned that the iPad is going to bring down AT&T due to the increase of data traffic. Because they have to approve every cellular device before it can go on sale, they would have the power to halt the iPad if they saw it a a threat to cellular bandwidth, due to major data usage. The iPhone OS 3.2 SDK showed support for video calling, and most likely, if the iPad had a camera, that's what it would do. Video streaming takes up huge amounts of bandwidth, and the FCC would definitely not approve the iPad if it could do video calls.

My father is a holder of numerous patents, and deals with government regulations very often in his medical practice. According to him, it is easier to get the bare minimum approved, and slowly add on more and more features. If you try to get all the features approved at once, chances are, they will not be approved.

I think once Apple gets the iPad approved by the FCC… Read more