Is it a backup? Is it a streaming media service? Just what is iCloud? Yesterday, the Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off with Steve Jobs’ usual Apple keynote, in which he covered three major new platforms for consumers: OS X Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud. That last one is probably destined to dominate the headlines, and for […]
Steve Jobs: MobileMe To Get Better Next Year
MobileMe has been the subject of criticism for its previous stability issues, lack of new features and annual fee. Justifying the cost for MobileMe became harder when Apple’s Find My iPhone service – one of the main selling points of the online service – went free. However, Steve Jobs is looking to improve MobileMe. A […]
MobileMe Calendar Beta Now Standard
A while back, I got an invite from Apple to be a member of the MobileMe Calendar Beta, so I gave it a shot. I had a few hiccups here and there with my setup, but once I got those kinks worked out, I was good to go. Did I notice a difference? On my […]
Apple’s Data Server Center Ready Soon
[Image via Fortune, Video Shot By Bill Wagenseller] For the past little while, Apple has been building a data center out in North Carolina. It’s apparently going to be a server farm, presumably for iTunes. There was an interesting article in TechCrunch yesterday about the Q3 earnings call. Here’s the scoop: During Apple’s Q3 2010 earnings […]
My WWDC Predictions – How Accurate Were They?
Well, we knew it was coming, but as of today there is a new iPhone in the midst. It’s got a radically new design, more features, and more glass. Yesterday, I went out on a limb and projected what I felt would be the big announcements of the show. Was I right? Let’s find out. […]
MobileMe Mail Evolves – Rumors Swirl
You know MobileMe, right? For $99 a year, MobileMe syncs your iPad, iPhone, Mac and PC all together, making sure your contacts, calendars and e-mail is all working in glorious harmony. There’s also an online gallery, iDisk – a version of Dropbox by Apple – and Find My iPhone. The price seems a little bit […]
Apple May Have Found iPhone Before Police and Gizmodo
One of the advantages of MobileMe is the Find My iPhone feature. It’s pretty handy, because you can search for your lost phone via the web, and even remote wipe it if need be. Enterprise users have the same option as well, making it better for business. It’s been theorized that Apple performed a remote […]
Me.com Updated for Mobile Safari
MobileMe is a lot like my Uncle Norman. I never see or think about him, until that one time of year when he sends me a birthday card, or someone opens up a scrap book from when I was three and there’s a picture of him right next to that one of me with diaper […]
