Apple WWDC Impressions and Safari 3.0 on Windows

11 06 2007

Safari 3.0 on Windows Was it just me or did the reality distortion field seem just little less this year? Don’t get me wrong there were numerous really interesting features of OSX 10.5 Leopard that I just can’t wait to try out but nothing really jumped out as a huge earth shattering announcement. New games, iPhone development and lots of neat eye candy on OSX made up the majority of the keynote with Safari on Windows is perhaps the most interesting item to come out of this year’s event. So in an effort to beat the crowds I managed to snag a copy right away (as soon as Steve made the announcement) and here are my impressions of Apple’s first effort at a Windows web browser.
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Apple Releases New Santa Rosa Macbook Pro

5 06 2007

Just when you thought the Macbook Pro could not get any better….meet the new Macbook Pro, now with both significant speed increases and several eagerly awaited features such as LED backlighting (on the 15.4″ model only) and “up to six hours of battery life”. The new Macbook Pro features 2 gigs if ram standard and the brand spanking new Nvidia 8600M GT video card just in case you thought the previous generation’s performance was not good enough for ya. Oh, and the price stays at $1999.00 for all of the above….wow!

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3 Reasons Why the iPhone Is Already A Huge Success

3 06 2007

So now that we know the iPhone is going to be officially released on June 29th we can all sit back and watch how Apple is yet again going to force the market to adapt vs. Apple adapting to the market. Although the iPhone is far from perfect, the implications of at least three technological advances are going to force just about every cell phone manufacturer to completely reevaluate the high end handset market. Since Apple will be effectively raising the bar for what will now be considered “top-of-the-line” handsets the likes of Nokia, Motorola, and LG are going to have to step up to the plate or face an uncertain future. Ultimately the impact will be a positive one for everyone, even those who don’t buy an iPhone since other manufacturers will begin to adopt similar types of technology into their own phones as demand for those features increases.

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