Update on Qt

post from Daring Fireball on 14 February 2011 05:04:27 PM. © Daring Fireball

Aron Kozak, Nokia:

Unequivocally, Qt is not dead. This morning we heard top Nokiaexecutives like CTO Rich Green talk about Qt and the future. Qtwill continue to live on through Symbian, MeeGo and the non-mobileQt industries and platforms.

Translation: Qt is dead.

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http://blog.qt.nokia.com/2011/02/14/update-on-qt/

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Hands-On

post from Daring Fireball on 14 February 2011 05:04:27 PM. © Daring Fireball

Charlie Sorrel:

From the front, then, the Tab 10.1 is easily the equal of theiPad. Then things start to go wrong. It?s very clear that a $500tablet is impossible for anyone but Apple to build without cuttingcorners. The Tab not only has a plastic back, but themetal-looking bezel is in fact silvered plastic, and looks astacky as the dime-store toy-tablets that will surely flood storessoon. This does make the Tab 10.1 light (600g vs. 730g for the 3GiPad), but it also makes it feel cheap. And while overall the Tab10.1 is thinner than the iPad (10.9mm vs. 13.4mm), the iPad feelsthinner thanks to its tapered edges.

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http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-hands-on-a-plastic
-toy-with-a-gorgeous-screen/

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Obamas 2012 Budget Proposal: How $3.7 Trillion Is
Spent

post from Daring Fireball on 14 February 2011 05:04:27 PM. © Daring Fireball

Interesting data visualization from The New York Times. Looks like one of those apps that shows you how all the space on your hard drive is used.

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http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/newsgraphics/2011/0119-budget/index.html

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Jim Dalrymple on This New MobileMe Service

post from Daring Fireball on 14 February 2011 05:04:27 PM. © Daring Fireball

Jim Dalrymple:

Instead of trying to provide everyone with cloud storage, Ibelieve Apple will use MobileMe as the brain of the cloud service.The actual storage will be on our individual machines. In effect,in the cloud.

If it goes like this, though, it’ll require the machine with your full iTunes library to be online in order to access it. What if the machine with your iTunes library is asleep, or powered down, and you want to access music or movies from your iOS device? This sounds like a good feature, but it doesn’t sound like a replacement or alternative to true cloud-based storage.

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http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/02/14/about-this-new-mobileme-service/

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Apples Supplier Responsibility Report

post from Daring Fireball on 14 February 2011 05:04:27 PM. © Daring Fireball

Includes an entire section regarding the suicides at Foxconn in China.

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http://www.apple.com/supplierresponsibility/

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Battery Report - New Battery and UPS Reporting
Tool for Mac OS X

post from prMac on 14 February 2011 03:10:00 PM. © prMac

DssW, the leading developer of Mac energy saving software, today released Battery Report for Mac OS X. Battery Report creates detailed reports about a user's computer and power sources. Battery Report focuses on providing users with a clear report about their computer, the computer's internal battery, and connected external power sources.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-21827.htm

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What Future for the Macintosh

post from Daring Fireball on 14 February 2011 03:05:20 PM. © Daring Fireball

Jean-Louis Gassée:

We?ll start in September 2010. The older MacBook Air isrelegated to a low-traffic area of the store. It?s not?moving.?
Now look at the same store today. The Science of Shopping says the?high-value? area must be the first table on the left,because, statistically, that?s how we navigate stores. There wesee six MacBook Airs: four 11-inch models and two 13-inchconfigurations.
Why the change? The attractive price is part of the answer: Thebase 11-inch model sells for $999, low by Apple standards. Butperformance is the more important factor.

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http://www.mondaynote.com/2011/02/13/what-future-for-the-macintosh/

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Week Timer (Tidrapport) - Simple Time Tracking
Now In Holland and Sweden

Week Timer v1.2 simple time tracking and time reporting is available from today as localized versions in Holland and Sweden and also contains an update for the US market. The Week Timer App simplifies the process of tracking your worked hours and keeping your timesheet up to date. Thoughtful features include predicting what time you should leave work, as well as automatic deduction of your lunchtime. Week Timer will be released in Sweden with the name "Tidrapport".

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http://prmac.com/release-id-21826.htm

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Mac 911: Creating custom GarageBand samples

Mac 911: Creating custom GarageBand samples GarageBand includes the facility for adding custom samples to create individual software instruments. It goes a little something like this.

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http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=f88f0ef9228aca0301533b6bc8c75b60

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iber4 releases Magnetball Lite 1.3 - free - New
Addictive Game for iOS

Madrid based enterprise developer iber4 today announces Magnetball Lite for iOS devices. MagnetBall is played by bouncing iron balls straight at red magnets to get points. Each ball falls from above by gravitational force. As the player, you must bounce the ball using a steel bar. The bar is controlled by your finger sliding over the iPhone/iPod screen. Control can also be done easily by using a multi-touch interface, and serve to give enhanced angle and speed control.

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http://prmac.com/release-id-21825.htm

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