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 

Why Android Will Ultimately Fail

Android has some impressive features. It can run multiple apps at once, supports the 1GHz Nexus One, and overlays demographic data onto a map.

And that is precisely why they'll fail.

If you are a geek, you may want more out of the iPhone or the iPad. You want the ability to customize the UI, run multiple apps at once, and download apps that may or may not be damaging to the core services of your phone. All these things must be done with some knowledge of how technology works; how processors deal with tasks, for example. If you are running multiple apps, you'll need to figure out which app is a CPU hog, and quit it. This is easy if you're a geek. But, if you're an average user, this may be incredibly hard to comprehend.

The 1984 Mac introduced the GUI. The GUI revolutionized computers… It let users run a computer without extensive knowledge of how it actually works… no need to know any command line whatsoever. The iPhone is doing that with cell phones. It's simplifying the cell phone. Yet, making it more powerful. So you don't have to deal with a task manager on a mobile device.

I wanted to keep this brief, but you can view the continuation here.

Happy Birthday Steve!

It's February 24, 2010. That means that Steve Jobs celebrates his 55th birthday today.

I'd like to personally wish the guy a Happy Birthday, and that I hope he continues to churn out the great iProducts. I'm loving every little bit of them!!

No one has a track record like that of Steve Jobs, who has worked to revolutionize the computer, music, phone, and now tablet/portable computer market.

I'm not sure, though, if the ten billionth song downloaded on his birthday was a coincidence or not. Can anyone say conspiracy?

... (most likely not, though :D)

MacPad

On January 27, 2010, Apple released the iPad. But could it be possible that Apple is just getting started, and is preparing to release a Mac version of the tablet?

View the original article here.

Mentioning my previous article, The Future of Computing, I discussed the possibility of a fully touch-based OS for a fully-fledged computer; not a mobile device. Well it makes perfect sense to put a touchscreen onto a type of device that runs a touch OS.

I don't believe this will be released [necessarily] this year…I think this will be released with OS 10.7, which I think will have support for touch input (10.6 has some support for that. It supports gestures on the trackpad). However… Read more

The Future of Computing

On January 9, 2007, Apple unveiled the future of computing, in the form of a phone.

Whether or not you hate the iPhone, it is hard to deny, it changed things. It changed how everything works. No bulky file systems, no task manager, just touch. Touch, and the phone does. No defragmenting to worry about, no file organization to worry about. Just…just…touch…

Our current desktops have file systems, task managers, Application folders, and lots of things that the average user (aka "The rest of us") doesn't understand. I have met some people that have used a Mac for years, and still doesn't know how to distinguish between a file and a folder, and had every single one of their files on their desktop. On the other hand, I've seen a 2 year old use an iPhone. The UI is so easy and simple, that there's nothing to worry about. You just DO! And that, my readers, is the future of computing. With the expansion of the app store, the iPad and iPhone will start to replace desktops and laptops. In fact, I believe Mac OS 11 will be a fully touch OS, with the option to add a physical keyboard, like the iPad and mouse. Nobody will have to worry about file systems. You open your word processing app, see a list of all your documents, tap on one, and start working on it. You don't have to search the drive, and you don't have to search the file system. Each app has a list of all the documents you're working on, and they're right there… Every file is stored within the app. And, this is so expandable! For instance, Apple could release Final Cut, or iMovie for the iPhone OS! Just imagine editing the clips on an iPad with your hands! It would be so easy, and such a pleasure. This is what I believe will make its way into OS 11. You'll get access to a file system through a developer menu for advanced users, but otherwise, the average user will have absolutely nothing to worry about. Absolutely nothing to think about. 

Let me show you an example. I'm going to compare phone to phone, because phone to computer would pose more variable to analyze. Below are pictures of the iPhone and a Windows mobile phone.

 The WinMo phone requires you to eliminate background processes with a task manager. So, you have to scroll through the long list of tiny, obscure words, and guess which one will end the runaway process. But, careful; don't kill a vital process, or you may, irreparably crash your phone.

But iPhone users don't have to worry about this at all! There is no task manager; nothing that resembles a conventional computer that could completely confound the average user. It just works, and that was what the Macintosh did in 1984. It made things easier.

Well, the iPhone took it to the next level. And we are on a road to change. I can't wait to see where it'll lead.