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Steve Wozniak on the iPod

The Telegraph’s recent interview with Steve Wozniak has gotten a lot of play online today for some reason. I don’t see what the big deal is. He predicts the imminent death of the company's most popular product, the iPod. "The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one," he says. "Things...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-08-2008
iPhone 3G does not capture 17 percent of the US market for cell phones

It’s interesting to me how people contort Apple market share figures to make them look better than they really are. If Apple’s market share of, say, the PC industry isn’t high enough, we’ll just use the US figures without mentioning that’s what happening. Still not high enough? We’ll use a nebulous and...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-07-2008
Apple drops the iPhone NDA

Let the leaks begin. :) Apple : We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software. We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work. It has happened before...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-01-2008
The Cell Phone Wars

Slate has an interesting comparison of Apple’s very closed model with the iPhone and Google’s very open model with Android: In the two months since the App Store's launch, Apple has rejected several programs for seemingly arbitrary reasons that it won't disclose. Developers havegrumbled about...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-26-2008
STAR WARS The Force Unleashed ... for the iPhone??

So I’ve begun playing STAR WARS The Force Unleashed on the Xbox 360 and will review it soon, hopefully. But I noticed the other day that there was a version of the game for the iPhone and, since I’m an idiot STAR WARS fan, I thought, what the heck. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much. (The Xbox 360 game...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-24-2008
Hey, Apple and Steve Jobs, Really, What's With The Deceptive Advertising?

LOL. Talk about not being on the ball. You’re just now wondering what’s up with Apple’s deceptive advertising ? Geesh. AT&T 3G iPhone users are using much less bandwidth than AT&T expected because AT&T's 3G iPhone service is so crappy. Dan recently got a software update from Apple that...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-19-2008
Credit where credit is due (Apple edition)

So I'm quick to point out flaws in Apple products, mostly because the rest of the world, including the tech and mainstream press, just gives them a pass. I have, however, had a few notable and positive Apple-related experiences in recent days. And they bear some discussion. iPhone 2.1 software update...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-16-2008
Uninstall MobileMe

Thanks to Derek E., who notes that there's a hidden feature of iTunes 8: You can now uninstall the MobileMe control panel, which was a huge complaint from previous iTunes versions. Here's a shot: Obviously, it would be better if this piece of junk was optional, but at least now you can rid your...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-14-2008
As suspected, AT&T continues to be the weak link in the iPhone ecosystem

I'm a little behind on this, but Wired drops the bomb on AT&T . Why the heck are US iPhone users hobbled by this piece of junk? Wired.com asked iPhone 3G users all around the world to participate in a study, which involved testing their 3G speeds and entering their data on an interactive map...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-14-2008
iPhone Software Update 2.1 arrives

So if you're using an iPhone 3G especially, race over to iTunes (which you did just laboriously reinstalled, right?) and download the iPhone Software Update 2.1 release. Or, wait and see how it goes. I will say this: After several painful dropped calls while in Seattle, I'm ready to take my iPhone...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-12-2008

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