You knew that Apple wasn’t going to sit idly by and allow third party devices to sync to iTunes. But what I didn’t expect was a warning about it that is posted in their knowledge base: Apple is aware that some third-parties claim that their digital media players are able to sync with Apple software. […]
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iTunes 8.2.1 Breaks Palm Pre Syncing…. Why Am I Not Shocked By This?
July 15, 2009I had a feeling that this wouldn’t last long. iTunes 8.2.1 hit the streets today. Here’s what the read me from Software update says: iTunes 8.2 now supports iPhone or iPod touch with the iPhone 3.0 Software Update. iTunes 8.2 also includes many accessibility improvements and bug fixes. iTunes 8.2.1 provides a number of important […]
Palm Releases WebOS 1.1 For The Pre…. iTunes Syncing Is Back For Now
July 23, 2009Let the cat and mouse game begin. After Apple killed the ability for iTunes to sync to non-Apple products, Palm has come out with an update to the WebOS for the Pre that restores this ability. Oh, it adds a bunch of other things that business users might care about. Check out the details here. […]
Security Expert Says “No Magic Fairy Dust Protecting Macs….” Fanbois Weep
July 30, 2009If you’re an Apple fanboi and you feel that Steve Jobs aura is the only security that your Mac needs, here’s a kick in the testicles for you. Dino Dai Zovi is highly critical of the Mac platform’s security and how Apple handles security issues, and warns Mac users that they need to be on […]
Apple Event Includes Appearance From “The Steve”… Fanbois Rejoyce [UPDATED x5]
September 9, 2009Apple today announced a slew of new products, but that news was almost secondary compared to God Steve Jobs being seen in public for the first time since his liver transplant. Apparently he got a sustained standing ovation. It’s good to see him back in action as he’s had a difficult time of it as […]
Palm Gets Slapped For Trying To Sync With iTunes
September 22, 2009Frequent readers of my blog will recall that Palm has been playing a cat and mouse game with Apple by trying to get the Palm Pre to sync with iTunes. Palm tried to up the stakes by reporting Apple to the USB Implementers Forum for trying to shut out competition. Today, they got their answer […]
Latest Palm WebOS Update Doesn’t Sync Apple’s iTunes…. Hmmm
September 28, 2009Just when you thought this circus with the Palm Pre was over and done with, comes the news that the latest version of Palm’s WebOS has hit the streets. Of interest, this is the first WebOS update that does not restore the ability for the Palm Pre to sync to Apple iTunes. But it does […]
Blackberry Desktop For Mac: About Fricking Time!
October 2, 2009The days of Blackberry users with Macs feeling like second class citizens are over. Research In Motion today released Blackberry Desktop For Mac and I have to say that for a version 1.0 product, it’s pretty good.What I like about it is that they tried to make it as “Mac like” as possible. It even […]
Palm Kicks Out WebOS 1.2.1…. iTunes Syncing Is Back
October 3, 2009I guess that Palm really wants to tick off Apple and the USB Implementers Forum as the just released WebOS 1.2.1 has re-enabled the iTunes sync ability of the Palm Pre. But this update isn’t all about stirring up a hornet’s nest of trouble. This update also fixes a bug that stopped Exchange 2007 from […]
Palm Pre Syncs With iTunes…. I Wonder How Long That Will Last?
May 28, 2009Fortune Magazine tripped over something interesting. The Palm Pre syncs “flawlessly” with iTunes: In fact, the iTunes Store treats the Pre just as it would an iPod or an iPhone with one exception: it can’t handle old copy-protected songs. One wonders if Palm is about to have the iLawyers unleashed upon them, or a new […]
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