TheMacAdvocate

TMA once had a dream of ubiquitous media that required 2 things Apple lacked: a buttload of server capacity and a codec that would make HD streaming bandwidth-friendly. Last year, Apple started work on a monster server farm in North Carolina. I speculated of the high-definition Red codec under development at the time: If this [...]

On June 7, John Ciancutti, VP of Personalization Technology for Netflix announced the availability of Netflix for the iPhone “this summer”. A month later, not a word more about the port. The topic’s discussion thread on the Netflix board is filled with “where is it?” posts with nary a peep from management in reply. So [...]

Tech’s most popular head-to-head pairing, Apple vs. Google, is a battle originating and fought mainly on the mobile phone battlefield. The iPhone OS and hardware are made by Apple, and despite its problems with AT&T in the U.S., its carrier relationship is the envy of every other phone maker in the industry. This integration of [...]

1. That it allows free app developers to make money, which allows free apps to have richer content. 2. …that’s all I got. No smart person can argue against “paying” for a free app through advertising – even for the worst quality app. I agree with people having to pay for an app with either with [...]

The way I redefined the aria. 9 apps taking from 8 to 30 seconds to load.  And this: What will it take to get you into this Kia? from Ars Technica on Vimeo. Advertising.  What did you expect?  They are free‚ you know.

Apple responded to the FCC’s inquiry about the rejection of the Google Voice app, and posted the response on their website.  Most surprising to me: the “continued study” of the app (Apple says it has not rejected it) had nothing to do with AT&T. Apple is acting alone and has not consulted with AT&T about [...]

When you turned 1‚ you were still being spoon-fed your food and crapping in your pants.  After the App Store’s first year‚ Apple has taken a lousy paradigm and transformed it into a marketplace that is spoon-feeding competitors’ efforts their asses and…well…I think they’ve moved past the “crapping pants” phase. Happy birthday‚ App Store.  Keep [...]