iTunes Helper goes 64 bit. iTunes 10 doesn’t. However, they did manage to shave about 40MB off version 9. It seems snappier and monochrome.

iTunes Helper goes 64 bit. iTunes 10 doesn’t. However, they did manage to shave about 40MB off version 9. It seems snappier and monochrome.

Samsung Galaxy Tab to retail at €699 and €799 in Europe

Apparently smaller (screen and memory) and open (Android) cost more. iPad has twice the storage and larger screen for the same price. Just sayin’

MPEG LA’s AVC License Will Not Charge Royalties for Internet Video That Is Free to End Users Through Life of License

That basically ruins the chances of any other format gaining any traction in the next twenty years. Sounds good to me. A legally vetted format is better than a legally unproven format in this industry. If I was starting a business dealing with video (paid or free) I would place my money on h.264.

Really looking forward to Google TV spying on me. I think that is what this promo is telling me.

20 Must-See Business TED Talks

Awesome. I love TED.

Apple announces special event for September 1

Apple has sent out announcements for a special event on September 1. This is much earlier than normal and I think Apple will announce products to ship later in the month just to play the media card.

Also interesting is that the guitar invitation really doesn’t scream “Apple TV” update like a lot of other blogs have been talking about. I’d guess that this event will be focused on iTunes and iPods.

My predictions?

  1. Redesigned iPod Touch that is comparable to the iPhone 4 (retina display, Facetime cameras, etc.). My guess is that it will be thicker than previous gen just so they can put in the cameras. Up to 128GB. They kill off the iPod Classic and rename iPod Touch to just iPod.
  2. Updated iPod Nano & Shuffle. Not really sure what they can do here to make these products any more compelling. Perhaps a Nano that also does FaceTime video? Ok. Maybe that is too much.
  3. iOS GameCenter. This will launch and we’ll have lots of demos. This will probably take most of the event time.
  4. iOS 4.1 released. Updates, bug fixes, a few new features including the launch of GameCenter.
  5. iTunes 9.3. New iPod compatibility. Maybe small features and upgrades. Look for signs of transition to upcoming iTunes X / iTunes online.
  6. AppleTV moving to iOS. If this is announced at all it will be the “One more thing”. iOS 4.2 SDK will allow developers to create apps/games for the redesigned AppleTV, launching in late October.
  7. iOS 4.2 will also update the iPad with multitasking and all the other features of iOS 4.x. Steve will make note that iOS now runs on more devices than Macs in many different form factors (iPads, iPhones, iPods, and AppleTV (iTV?)).

Right or wrong it should be a fun Stevenote!

Google responds to Android DRM breach

This article reminded me of Marco’s fantastic article on why Android is just like Linux - it’s never great, just getting better.

Android’s DRM apparently wasn’t implemented with “security in mind” this time around. Don’t worry developers, it will get better in the future.

Seeing the IE logo makes me nauseous.

Seeing the IE logo makes me nauseous.

The Palm dream team has almost all left HP

Jon Runebstein is pretty much the only senior officer left from the merger. Unless he’s in the running for the CEO position at HP I doubt he’ll stick around for very long.

Sony X10 Available on August 15 with Android 1.6

Google just released Android 2.2. I don’t get it. A brand new phone with a year old OS. Good luck seeing any sort of software upgrades on this device.