iPad By Davis: “‘jOBS’ biopic with Ashton Kutcher set for nationwide premiere on April 19th” plus 19 more

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• ‘jOBS’ biopic with Ashton Kutcher set for nationwide premiere on April 19th
• Pebble launches iPhone app, starts to ship first batch of smart watches
• Çingleton 3 announced for October 11-13, Ç2 videos start going online
• iPhone 5 to go LTE on 36 more carriers next week
• Tim Cook says Apple still doesn't care if they cannibalize their own products
• Tim Cook addresses rumors about Apple cutting orders, tells Wall Street to smarten the hell up
• Tim Cook talks larger screen sizes, says Apple picked the right one at 4-inches
• Crazy iPad Numbers: 22.9 Million Sold Last Quarter
• Apple announces Q1 2013 results, 47.8 million iPhone, 22.9 million iPads, 12.7 million iPods, 4.1 million Macs and $46.3 billion in revenue
• Netflix and YouTube plan to take on Apple's AirPlay with DIAL
• Steve Jobs threatened Palm with lawsuit over employee poaching
• Learning with Lynda.com on iPad
• Review: Marware C.E.O. Hybrid iPad mini Case
• How Siri almost became Verizon -- and Android -- only
• BES 10 now available for everyone who manages iOS and BlackBerry in Enterprise
• Microsoft announces Surface Pro tablet pricing, makes us appreciate Tim Cook all over again
• Apple home pages through the ages
• How to publicly share a calendar on your iPhone and iPad
• Debug 6: Adam Saltsman and Hundreds
• Booqpad mini: iPad mini Case + Paper Notepad Combo

‘jOBS’ biopic with Ashton Kutcher set for nationwide premiere on April 19th Posted: 24 Jan 2013 01:11 AM PST The Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher is set to make its nationwide movie theater premier on April 19 according to The Hollywood Reporter. It also claims that the date of release coincides with the 37th anniversary of the founding of Apple however that date appears to be incorrect as it is widely thought that Apple was founded on April 1 1976. The Steve Jobs biopic jOBS, starring Ashton Kutcher, will open in theaters April 19, the 37th anniversary of the founding of the Apple Computer. The biopic, directed by Joshua Michael Stern and written by Matthew Whitely, chronicles Jobs' ascension from college dropout to one of the most revered entrepreneurs of the 20th century. Part of the film was shot in the historic garage where Jobs first set up shop at his family's home in Palo Alto, Calif. If April is too long to wait to see the film, it will also be shown on the closing night at The Sundance Film Festival in Utah on January 27; we are sure that there will be many reviews after that screening to whet your appetite. Also Kutcher will be joined by Josh Gad at the opening keynote at this year's Macworld where we will be on the ground to bring you all the latest news. Expect to see a lot more of Kutcher as the release date gets nearer with the obligatory TV chat show appearances to hype up the film. Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Pebble launches iPhone app, starts to ship first batch of smart watches Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:10 PM PST Pebble, the E-Paper smart watch for iPhone (and Android), has sent word that they've begun shipping their first set of orders. Before you get too excited, it's an incredibly limited shipment, less than 500 units today, with more to follow. But still, progress. Here are the production notes they emailed backers and posted on their Kickstarter page: As of today, the factory is manufacturing roughly 800-1,000 Pebbles per day. We're working hard to get this up to our full capacity (2.4k per day) We are shipping master cartons of Pebbles by air freight across the Pacific to our US distribution center 1-2 times per week, and 1-2 times per week to our Hong Kong distribution center which fulfills shipments to any country that isn't the US. There is a 5-7 day lag between a Pebble coming off the assembly line, and it arriving in a fulfillment center for shipping. Right now, we're manufacturing in large batches of 1 colour at a time. Since black was by far the most popular colour, we started with a run of black Pebbles. I realize that this is different than what I said before...while we would have liked to be able to ship out all the colours at the exact same time, it's proven to be impossible. We're doing our best to match production of other colors as soon as possible. To help expectant Pebble owners track their shipments, they set up http://www.ispebbleshipping.com/. Also, the companion app for iPhone, which will let Pebble owners update software and change watch faces, just went live in the App Store. Notifies you when software updates for Pebble ready to install Installs and remove custom watchfaces onto your Pebble Sends ping test messages to your Pebble Helps you troubleshoot issues The app is free but only works when you have the actual Pebble watch in your possession. (Though there's nothing to stop you playing around with it while you wait...) Free - Download now If you ordered a Pebble, let me know which one, when it ships, and what you think of their fulfillment process so far. Source: Kickstarter

Çingleton 3 announced for October 11-13, Ç2 videos start going online Posted: 23 Jan 2013 05:42 PM PST Çingleton 3 is real, and it'll be taking place at Hotel Nelligan in Montreal from October 11-13, 2013. Cingleton is a symposium for iOS and OS X developers, designers, media, and enthusiasts that focuses on big-picture issues like the future of Apple, or how companies scale. Through a series of talks with industry luminaries, and plentiful meals and mixers, new points of view and opinions get discussed, friendship get made and renewed, and networking abounds. The organizers, Luc Vandal, Guy English, Scott Morris, and Thomas Unterberger haven't let any other details slip yet, but if past performance is any indicator of future performance, it should be a great event. Speaking of which, Unterberger, who doubles as Ç's ace videographer, has begun posting the videos from the 2012 symposium. Available now are: Jason Snell's keynote and Wrath of Kahn send up Glenn Fleishman on crowd-sourcing Molly Reed on scaling Omni Marco Arment on conquering industries Serenity Caldwell on eBook domination More videos will be coming soon, and the 2011 videos are still available. Check them all out Çingleton's homepage or Vimeo page, linked below. (You can also check out our photos and recaps, to get some additional color.) Source: Çingleton

iPhone 5 to go LTE on 36 more carriers next week Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:44 PM PST As part of their Q1 2013 conference call, Apple's CEO Tim Cook announced that the iPhone 5 would gain LTE 4G data service on 36 additional carriers next week. The iPhone 5 currently enjoys LTE on carriers in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. Korea, Germany, and Japan, among others. Slower than anticipated global LTE rollouts, however, have kept the numbers relatively low. Apple reportedly only flips the LTE bit on carriers they've certified themselves, so an unlocked iPhone 5 won't get LTE unless the carrier its on has a deal in place with Apple. According to Cook, next week Finland, Switzerland, the Philippines, and several middle eastern countries -- 36 in total around the world -- will be jumping to LTE speeds. Here's Apple's current list of iPhone 5 LTE carriers. I'm curious to see all the additional flags join it come next week. If you're in one of the new LTE countries, or have heard any specifics about which carriers will be going LTE, let me know. More notes of interest from Apple's Q1 2013 conference call

Tim Cook says Apple still doesn't care if they cannibalize their own products Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:28 PM PST In response to a question asked during Apple's Q1 2013 conference call, Tim Cook once again re-iterated Apple's long-held belief that they'd rather cannibalize their own existing product lines with new product lines than risk a competitor eating into their business. The only twist to the repartee this time was the iPad mini, and what if any affect it might have had on full-sized iPad sales. Apple's CEO, Tim Cook said Apple continues to see cannibalization as a huge opportunity for Apple, and that any company that fears cannibalizing themselves risks someone else doing it for them. Apple knows the iPhone has cannibalized the iPod, and that the iPad has cannibalized the Mac. Whether or not the iPad mini cannibalizes the iPad maxi, due to supply constraints throughout the quarter, it's tough to tell at this point. However, Cook still believes that the tablet market will eclipse the PC market, and that's one of the reasons they see cannibalization as an opportunity. Another reason is the halo effect. Apple saw with the iPod that, after a customer had a great experience with one product, they may consider buying another. For Apple, if someone buys and iPad mini or iPad first, the same thing could happen. In fact, Apple is confident of it, and already seeing evidence it will happen. I've said before, Apple is one of the few companies in the tech industry that doesn't confuse it's products for its business. Instead of fearing change and riding its iPod fortunes into the ground, Apple introduced the iPhone, which rose as the iPod sales started to decline. And the iPad, which rose as PC sales started to decline. They bet big on what's next. Perhaps at some point they'll misplace a bet, but the only way to win the future is to play for the future. More notes of interest from Apple's Q1 2013 conference call

Tim Cook addresses rumors about Apple cutting orders, tells Wall Street to smarten the hell up Posted: 23 Jan 2013 03:52 PM PST While not specifically calling out the Wall Street Journal and Reuters for the lousy jobs they did reporting on supposed iPhone display order cuts and iPad display production halts respectively, Tim Cook went out of his way during Apple's Q1 2013 conference call to address supply-chain stories in general. Cook said he'd spend his life addressing rumors if he got into the particulars but advised that it would behoove people (perhaps journalists and investors alike?) to question the accuracy of any rumors about order cuts. Cook also said that, even assuming any data point was factual, it would be impossible to extrapolate anything meaningful about Apple's overall business. He cited variances in yield rates, suppliers, and said there was a long enough list that any single data point wouldn't make a great proxy for what's going on with iPhone or iPad demand. Seeing as how Apple's stock took a pounding following the publication of those stories, perhaps the one on the Wall Street Journal's masthead most of all, perhaps explains Cook's eagerness to address the phenomena -- something he has not typically done in the past. Going forward, Cook didn't single out any specific component shortages, but did say the iPad mini, iPhone 5, iPhone 4, and iMac were still constrained, but that everything with the possible exception of the iMac should reach balance in the near future. Here's hoping Apple financial coverage does the same. More notes of interest from Apple's Q1 2013 conference call Vincible: How psychology and perception are influencing opinions on Apple iMore show 333: Apple is doomed. Again.

Tim Cook talks larger screen sizes, says Apple picked the right one at 4-inches Posted: 23 Jan 2013 03:32 PM PST During today's Q1 2013 conference call, Apple's CEO Tim Cook was asked about larger screened iPhones. There were two separate questions, one about price and screen size variants and how they might effect Apple's business outside the US, and the the other concerning how competitors use screen size to differentiate from Apple, and whether there are dynamics or long term cases for a bigger screened iPhone. Cook, not surprisingly, stuck to Apple's talking points. He said Apple had already introduced the larger, 4-inch iPhone 5, and that it had the most advanced display in the industry (perhaps referring to its in-cell technology), and that no one else comes close in terms of quality. He also said that the way Apple went to 4-inches, which involved increasing the height but not the width, changing the previous 3:2 aspect ration to 16:9, preserved the iPhone's one-handed ease of use. Cook said that Apple put a lot of thought into the iPhone's screen size, and he believes they picked the right one. These questions likely arose due to rumors of a larger screened iPhone being in Apple's pipeline for 2013 or 2014. Earlier this week, I outlined several ways Apple could go to 5-inch display size if they ever felt it was a market segment worth addressing. However, given they sold 47.8 million iPhones at 3.5- to 4-inches this quarter, including almost 2x as many on Verizon as all other smartphones combined, even large screened Android phones, Apple may believe customers either prefer smaller phones, or prefer iPhones so much they'll put up with a smaller screen to get it. If it's the former one, a larger screen might not be coming for a while. If it's the latter, a larger screen may not come until Apple believes hey can sell tens if not hundreds of millions of additional units by adding the larger screen size. So, don't quote "Tim Cook said" to rule out future, larger iPhones (because, iPad mini), but do consider it as a statement of what Apple's doing now, and what they want competitors and customers alike to focus on Apple doing now. More notes of interest from Apple's Q1 2013 conference call

Crazy iPad Numbers: 22.9 Million Sold Last Quarter Posted: 23 Jan 2013 02:22 PM PST Image Source: 148apps.biz Apple has announced their Q1 financial results this afternoon. These results actually cover the last 13 weeks of last year, ending December 29, 2012. And they include some very impressive iPad numbers of course. A few numbers and statements that have caught my attention during the call (which is still going on) [...] Related Stories Crazy iPad Numbers: As a Standalone Business It Would Make the Top Tier of Fortune 500 iPad Numbers & Notes from Apple's Latest Financial Results Call Crazy iPad Numbers from Today's Apple Event This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Apple announces Q1 2013 results, 47.8 million iPhone, 22.9 million iPads, 12.7 million iPods, 4.1 million Macs and $46.3 billion in revenue Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:35 PM PST Apple today announced their financial results for Q1 2013, the typically lucrative holiday quarter, and it includes 47.8 million iPhone, 22.9 million iPads, 12.7 million iPods, 4.1 million Macs and $46.3 billion in revenue. Apple's executives said: "We're thrilled with record revenue of over $54 billion and sales of over 75 million iOS devices in a single quarter," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "We're very confident in our product pipeline as we continue to focus on innovation and making the best products in the world." "We're pleased to have generated over $23 billion in cash flow from operations during the quarter," said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's CFO. "We established new all-time quarterly records for iPhone and iPad sales, significantly broadened our ecosystem, and generated Apple's highest quarterly revenue ever." The usual conference call is set to start in a few minutes and we'll be following along and providing you with any notes of interest below. In the meantime, did Apple's money match your market and rumor-fueled expectations? Source: Apple Tim Cook talks larger screen sizes, says Apple picked the right one at 4-inches Tim Cook addresses rumors about Apple cutting orders, tells Wall Street to smarten the hell up Tim Cook says Apple still doesn't care if they cannibalize their own products iPhone 5 to go LTE on 36 more carriers next week Apple Q1 2013 conference call notes of interest Tim Cook (TC): Really pleased. Record iPhone, iPad sales. No tech company ever reported such results. Most prolific period in history. New products in every category. Very best products in the world. Not willing to cut corners. Relentless committment to innovation and excellence. Driving force behind apple. 80,000 employees strong. Working together. Cook's job is to preserve culture. People, strategy, product pipeline, Apple Retail will serve them well in the months and years ahead. Steve Introduced first Mac at shareholder meeting in Cupertino. Come along way since 1984, but same spirit and drive that brought iPod, iPhone, iPad. A lot of impressive numbers during call. Most important thing is customers love products, not just buy them, love them. Laser focused. Half a billion iOS devices. 10 per second last quarter alone. Everyone at Apple has eyes on the future. Most talented, creative team on earth. Common purpose. Enrich lives of their customers. Peter Oppenheimer (PO): Revenue 54.5 billion. Up 8.2 billion YOY. 1st quarter was 13 weeks, not 14 like last year. 4.2 average vs. 3.43 billion, increase of 27%. Record iPhone, iPad, iTunes sales. $13.1 billion net income. $13.81 EPS. New operating segment of greater China. Includes PRC, HK, Taiwan. (Other changes as well, recast 2011, 2012 to match.) Revenue from iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod sale presented exclusive from accessories, iTunes, Apple software, services, line item. Accessories as single line item. Logical grouping. Greater transparency. 47.8 million iPhones. Up 39% per week. 78% growth on sequential basis. Strong growth all segments, notably greater China where it doubled year-over-year. Estimate share increase to 51% in current quarter. Driven by iPhone 5, launched in 100 countries by end of December. Fastest ever. 10 million in channel, 4-6 weeks. Other operating systems face fragmentation, security. iPhone delivers incredible experience user love, IT requires. Goverments embrace it. US issuing iPhones by the thousands. NASA, NOAA, ICE, TSA. Continued growth in business, replacements, adding users. Niemen Marcus, Volvo issuing iPhones to improve interactions, access to data. 22.9 million iPads. 1.4 million per week. Up 60% per week. Customers loving iPad 4, iPad mini a tremendous hit. Continues to be tablet of choice for business, government. Barkley's, Bank of Beijing deploying iPads to enable customer service, security. Barkley's rolled out 8K iPads, tremendous, most successful in history. Court systems, inspectors, law enforcement. Virginia, Texas, West Virginia using iPads. 10K iPads deployed in Sweden. 5K in Netherlands. 3.4 million in channel. Below 4-6 week target. 4.1 million Macs. 312K per week. Down 16%. Introduced new 13-inch Retina, stunning new iMac. As projected, significantly constrained, only able to ship in final month of Q. Believe would have been higher. 3-4 week channel inventory, below target. 12.7 million iPods. iPod touch popular, continues to account for over 50%. Share is over 70% of US market. Continues to be top seller in most countries Apple tracks. $2.1 billion in revenue for iTunes. New records for movies, music, apps. Expanded music store by 56 countries. 119 countries total, 20 million songs. App Store 2 billion downloads in December. 775K apps, half a billion account holders. 300K iPad apps. 40 billion downloads. $7 billion paid to devs. 250K iCloud accounts. Love iMessage. 2 billion iMessages a day. $6.4 billion Apple Retail revenue. 11 new stores. 4 in China. 401 stores. 150 outside U.S. Relocated/expanded 14 stores. 396 stores open. 121 million visitors. 7% increase. 38.6% total gross margin. Lower product, transitory cost. Higher mix of iPhones, weaker US dollar, leverage on higher revenue. 3.9 billion in OpEx. $137.1 billion in cash. 16 billion increase. Net 2.5 billion in dividend, 2 billion in up-front payment on share repayment. Changing guidance. Going forward, range of guidance from conservative to likely to achieve. March Q revenue of 41-43 billion. Gross margins 37.5%- 38.5%. 3.8 to 3.9 billion OpEx. Thrilled to have generated 46.3 billion despite shorter quarter. Q&A Q: iPhone 5 did incredibly well. International mix. How would you characterize trends outside US. Right price points, screen sizes? TC: Sequential increase 70%, 3.5x market. Geographic highest growth in China. triple digits. Higher than market. Extremely pleased. Q: Large cash generation, constant pipeline, why not buy back more stock? PO: Continuously assess, invest in business, return cash. Started program this corner. Combined with dividend, returned over 4 billion. 45 billion over 3 years. Will do what they think is in best interest of share holders. Q: Differentiating with larger screen sizes. How do you think about competitive dynamics? Long term case for larger screen, larger variety? TC: iPhone 5 offers new 4-inch Retina display. Most advanced in industry. No one comes close in quality. Doesn't sacrifice one handed ease of use. Put a lot of thinking into screen size. Picked the right one. Q: How are you viewing iPhone trends coming out of quarter? See any meaningful deterioration? TC: iPhone sales across quarter, very constrained on iPhone 5. As they produce/ship more, sales went up. iPhone 4 in constrain entire quarter. Sales remain strong. PO: Built 2.6 billion in channel inventory, get into 4-6 quarter in inventory. Would expect sell-through growth as it has many quarters in a row. TC: Rumors about order cuts. Not any particular rumor, would spend my life doing that. Good to question the accuracy of any rumor about any of them. Any data point factual, impossible to accurately determine what it means for overall business. Yields vary. Multiple sources. Suppliers vary. Long list. Make any single data point not a great proxy for what's going on. Q: Change in guidance? PO: Believe they will report within that range. Q: Before eclipsed guidance, was it before confidence or implicit buffer? Distinction? PO: Again, past was conservative single point, reasonable confidence. Now providing range of guidance they expect to report within. Q: Started call talking about Apple philosophy, satisfying customers, making great products. How important is market share preservation? Is holder share in smartphone market in 2013 a priority? How do you hold share when you play in a segment that will grow slower? TC: Most important thing is to make best product in the world to enrich people's lives. High order bit. Could put Apple brand on many things, make more money, not what they do. iPod was different price point on different products, good share. Not mutually exclusive. But high order bit is making a great product that enriches customers lives. Q: What happened with Mac? Over 1, 1.5 billion shortfall? How much was pushed to March? TC: If you look at previous year, Mac sales was 5.2 billion. 1.1 difference. iMac were down 700K YOY. Announced new iMac in late October, would ship 21 in November, 27 in December. Limited weeks of ramping on those products. Left with significant constraints. Sales would have been materially higher if not for those constraints. Warned about it last Q. TC: This year was 13 as opposed to 14 quarters. Channel inventory was down by over 100K units. iMac was in constraints. These 3 factors bridge more than the difference between this year and last year. Also, market for PCs is weak, estimates -6%. Sold 23 million iPads, could have sold more, couldn't build enough iPad minis to come into demand balance. Some cannibalization there. Q: Product mix? PO: Hard to tell with iPad mini, constrained every week. Couldn't make enough. TC: iPhone ASP was essentially the same YOY. iPhone 5 to total iPhone vs. iPhone 4S to total iPhone is similar, size mix similar. Q: CapEx, almost vertically integrated. How deep will you go? PO: Expect to spend about $10 billion this fiscal year, up almost 2 billion. Under a billion on retail, other 9 in a variety of areas, buying equipment to put in partner facilities. Benefits supply, other things. Putting money in data centers. Facilities, infrastructure. Q: Refresh cycle last year, 80% in last 3 months. This year will you stagger or similar to 2012? TC: 80% was unusually high for Apple. Number of ramps were unprecedented. New products in every category. Feel great to have delivered so many products for holidays. Customers joyed. Q: More about China? Hearing from customers, partners, retail distribution, expansion? TC: Total greater China, revenues were 7.3 billion. Incredibly high. Up over 60% YOY, 13 to 14 weeks, underlying higher. Exceptional growth in iPhones, triple digits. Shipped iPad very late, saw very nice growth. Expanding Apple retail. 11 compared to 6 stores. Many more to open. Premium resellers now over 400, up from over 200. Increased iPhone POS from 7K to over 17K. Not nearly what they need or final, not even close. Making great progress. TC: Already second largest region. Lot of potential there. Q: Apple Television? TC: Sold more Apple TVs than ever before. Eclipsing 2 million. Up 60% YOY. Good growth. What was small niche is a much larger number that love it. Area of intense interest. Remains that. Believes there's a lot Apple can contribute. Continues to pull string. Q: Data on how iPhone sales proceeded new customers vs. upgrades, compared to 4S last year. TC: Don't have specifics in front of them. Obvious based on numbers, a lot of new customers. Q: Not upgrade cycle? TC: Caution against using rumors as a proxy for the world. Q: How to think about iPad next quarter? Seasonality? Aggregate inventory? TC: iPad mini was very constrained. Ended with under target channel rank. Believe they can achieve balance later this quarter. Would need more units would be a fair conclusion. PO: Don't provide sub-level forecast, would expect large increase YOY, but post-Holiday sequential decline as typical. TC: Last quarter had strong sales of iPad and iPad mini. Q: Tablets vs. PCs, cannibalization? Component constraints? TC: Great job ramping so many products. iPad mini, both models of iMac constrained. Still short on both. iPhone 5 was short to demand until late in the quarter, iPhone 4 short throughout quarter. iPhone 4 should reach balance this quarter. iMac significantly increase supply but demand very strong, not certain they'll reach balance. TC: Sees cannibalization as huge opportunity. Never fear it or someone else will do it. Know iPhone has done it to iPod, iPad to Mac, doesn't worry Apple. Mother of all opportunities. Windows market much larger than Mac market. Clear iPad is already cannibalizing some. Tremendous opportunity there. Believes tablet market will be bigger than PC at some point still. For Apple, if someone will but iPad, iPad mini as first Apple product, great experience knowing when someone buys Apple, they buy another Apple product. Halo effect. iPod with Mac. Confident, seeing evidence that will happen with iPad as well. Q: iPhone family YOY, QOQ potential increases, decreases? LTE rollouts having impact? TC: Thing to consider, year ago quarter built 2.6 million in channel inventory. Did China launch a quarter later last year. In thinking through iPhone predictions, looked at 32.5 number as baseline. Will grow YOY but don't want to be more specific. Guide in aggregate. Q: Pace of LTE build-out, slower than expected, any impact? TC: 24 carriers with LTE for iPhone 5. US, Korea, UK, Germany, Canada, Japan, Australia, others. Next week, 36 more carriers for LTE support. Italy, Demark, Finland, Switzerland, the Philippines, and several middle eastern countries. Incremental subscribers over 300 m in those countries. iPhone 5 also supports other ultra-fast networks like HSPA+, up to 42Mps. 3x iPhone 4S speed. Feel very good about situation they're in, particularly with adds next week. Q: Why deceleration? PO: Not talking about guidance at product level, but thought about 5-10% YOY impact. A few factors. Last year built iPhone sell-in created revenue, thinking in sell-through basis. iPhone 5 rollout fastest ever. Last year did not achieve country distribution until march, including January in China. Introduced iPad mini, kept iPad 2 in line. Reduction in iPad ASP of $101 YOY. iPad units grew faster than revenue. iPad ASPs expected to be down March quarter for same reason. PC grew 4% last year, this year predicted decline of 3%. Remain confident in business and pipeline. Q: iPhone cannibalization. Why not get more aggressive and move down market? TC: Feels great about opportunity of getting products to customers. Percentage buying other Apple products. Historic and evidence today.

Netflix and YouTube plan to take on Apple's AirPlay with DIAL Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:46 PM PST DIAL, an open standard form of wireless playback, is being given a rather large push by both Netflix and YouTube. Their hopes are that using an open standard will allow developers to solve second screen playback issues in a better way than Apple's AirPlay. In other words, it wouldn't be a proprietary solution and would be available to anyone who wants to implement the protocol. DIAL, which stands for discovery and launch, aims to make second screen sharing more widely available to not only developers but encourages manufacturers to take advantage. The protocol can be used with many Smart TVs, set tops like the Google TV box, Blu Ray players, and more. Outside of Apple's own proprietary system, most solutions have not been successful. Sony Playstation 3 owners can browse for movies and media via Netflix on their smartphone and then launch it on a second screen via the Playstation 3 but both apps must be open in order for it to work. This is what DIAL aims to improve upon. With DIAL, the Netflix app on your phone will automatically discover that there is a device with a Netflix app connected to your TV. It will fire up that app, and then the two apps are free to do whatever they want — which presumably involves some healthy binge-viewing. (For the more technically-minded readers: DIAL is using UPnP multicast for the discovery piece of the puzzle, and a REST-service to launch apps on discovered devices.) According to GigaOm, many manufacturers including Sony and Samsung are excited about the potential DIAL has and have already started implementing it in some of the devices they're shipping. Actually, many devices such as the Google TV that was released back in 2010, contain limited support for DIAL protocols. There are also instances where DIAL functionality could potentially trump that of AirPlay - But there are other areas where DIAL actually goes beyond AirPlay's capabilities. First, the obvious: AirPlay can't launch any apps on your Apple TV. DIAL will also be able to detect whether an app is installed, and redirect a user to a smart TV's app store in case it's missing. Also cool: DIAL will be able to launch web apps on your TV, if the device supports it, which should add a whole lot of new functionality to connected devices. Nowadays, most of us own a Smart TV, Blu Ray player, game system, or other set top electronic that has the ability to download apps and connect to the internet. If DIAL hits the mainstream in the way YouTube and Netflix hope it does, it'll be interesting to see how it affect the closed off ecosystem that is AirPlay. Source: GigaOm

Steve Jobs threatened Palm with lawsuit over employee poaching Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:51 AM PST According to a court filing made public yesterday, Steve Jobs threatened Palm with a patent lawsuit in order to stop them from attempting to hire employees away from Apple. The communications between then-Palm CEO Edward Colligan and Jobs took place in 2007. The emails became public as part of a civil action brought against Apple, Google, Intel by five workers that alleged that these companies illegally conspired to end competition for one another's employees. The threat from Jobs didn't phase Colligan. According to Reuters: Colligan told Jobs that the plan was "likely illegal," and that Palm was not "intimidated" by the threat. "If you choose the litigation route, we can respond with our own claims based on patent assets, but I don't think litigation is the answer," he said. We knew most of this before, but the patent threat is new. No poaching deals are potentially illegal as they tend to lead to lower wages for workers because no other company in their field will hire them away from their current position, giving them little or no leverage to negotiate better salaries and benefits. Apple, Google, Adobe, Intel, Intuit Inc. and Walt Disney Co's Pixar all settled with the US Justice Department in 2010 in order to avoid prosecution over these agreements. Since the current legal action is civil, these companies may still be liable. Judge Lucy Koh -- yes, the same Lucy Koh as the Apple vs Samsung trial -- is currently considering whether or not to allow the lawsuit to proceed as a class action, which gives the plaintiff's a chance to receive a larger settlement should they win. So what do you think, is business just business, or did Apple and Steve Jobs cross the line? Source: Reuters

Learning with Lynda.com on iPad Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:34 AM PST Even if you have been following trends in online education only casually in recent years, you will have noted that the advent of the iPad (and rivals) has opened up many avenues towards new interactive and mobile learning methods. It is sometimes hard to believe that we once lived in a world where Youtube, Khan academy or [...]   Comments I have been a member of lynda.com for over 4 years. I know of ... by Curtis Related Stories iPad in Education: Doodlecast Pro: For "Flipping" the Classroom Lovely iPad Mini Rumor of the Day: Launch Event Tomorrow Will Highlight Education iPad in Education: Report Shows School Districts Doubling Down on Their iPad Rollouts This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Review: Marware C.E.O. Hybrid iPad mini Case Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:10 AM PST The Marware C.E.O Hybrid iPad mini Case is an iPad mini version of this popular iPad case that has served previous generations of the iPad well. I have reviewed a couple of generations of this case for the bigger iPad as well as other Marware iPad cases. I've always thought of the CEO Hybrid as [...] Related Stories Review: Portenzo Alano Leather Book Style iPad mini Case Review: Oberon Design Celtic Hounds iPad mini Cover Review: Griffin Slim Folio Case for iPad mini This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

How Siri almost became Verizon -- and Android -- only Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:10 AM PST Siri very nearly became a staple of the Droid line of Android phones before Apple purchased the company in 2010. Originally a standalone app available for iPhone, Verizon had signed a deal with Siri in late 2009 in order to put the service on every Droid phone, but the deal was cancelled after Apple purchased Siri for themselves. According to the Huffington Post: When Apple swooped in to buy Siri, it insisted on making the assistant exclusive to Apple devices, and nixed the Verizon deal. In the process, it narrowly avoided seeing Siri become a selling point for smartphones powered by its biggest rival, Google. Though the deal with Apple eventually found Siri integrated right into iOS itself, there have been sacrifices made in order to see that happen. Expanding the capabilities of Siri has been slowed in order to make the localization process easier, enabling Apple to put Siri on as many iOS devices around the world as possible. In fact, the current iteration of Siri has lacks some of the capabilities and context awareness that made the original app so impressive. Siri only regained the ability to make restaurant reservations with iOS 6. While Apple is continually tweaking and making improvements to Siri, it's difficult not to wish for the Siri that was. While some might worry that Siri has lost some of its more powerful advocates within Apple, which included Steve Jobs and Scott Forstall, Apple still seems to be committed to the project. A recent Apple job posting indicates that Apple is looking to expand Siri's personality, something that is key for successful interaction and engagement with users. If Apple plays it right, Siri could rise to new heights, and become more than just a nice addition to iOS, but an essential part of the Apple experience. Source: The Huffington Post, The Verge, Android Central

BES 10 now available for everyone who manages iOS and BlackBerry in Enterprise Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:04 AM PST BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 is now available for download, and in recognition of the BYOD -- bring your own device -- trend spearheaded by iPhones and iPads, BES 10 will let you manage Apple devices as well. BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 gives organizations a highly scalable solution and the flexibility to manage their mobile deployment as needed. It supports both corporate-owned and personal-owned (BYOD - Bring Your Own Device) device deployments and mixed environments of BlackBerry and other devices, providing mobile device management, mobile application management, and secure access to corporate data. It includes an intuitive, unified, web-based administration console to manage devices and users. It also supports BlackBerry Balance technology, which elegantly separates and secures work applications and data from personal content on BlackBerry devices. BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 is built on the same security and connectivity model for BlackBerry 10 smartphones that enterprise customers have always trusted and relied upon with BlackBerry Enterprise Server. There's a free 60 day trial available. Of course, enterprises aren't usually quick to update their server software, so it's hard to say how long it will take for BES 10 to gain significant penetration and traction, but if you're company is deploying it, let me know how it goes, how it works, and how you like it. Meanwhile head on over to CrackBerry.com for everything you need to know about BlackBerry 10.

Microsoft announces Surface Pro tablet pricing, makes us appreciate Tim Cook all over again Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:45 AM PST Microsoft has announced pricing and availability for their Surface Pro tablet/laptop hybrid -- tabtop? laplet? -- and it's going to hit on February 9 and start at $899. Unlike the Surface RT, the Surface Pro runs full-on Windows 8 and includes an Intel Core processor (and has the fans to prove it). Our own Daniel Rubino from Windows Phone Central lays it out: Featuring a Core i5 or Core i7 Intel processor (according to Cnet) with either 64GB or 128GB of storage, the high-end device with a 1080P display wont come with a Touch or Type Pad, requiring an extra purchase. However, users will get the pressure sensitive pen for note taking. If an iPad isn't enough, and a MacBook Air is too much, you could argue that something like the Surface Pro might be just right. I'm not enjoying Windows 8 yet, so my Windows boxes are staying on 7 for the time being, but I'm eager to give Microsoft's first party version a try. I don't think Surface RT nailed it. In its attempts to be no-compromises, it ended up completely compromised. But it was version one, and Microsoft's trademark typically involves stumbling on version one, persevering, and killing it on version two or three. When it comes to the pricing, however, what springs to mind is just how important Tim Cook has been for Apple. It's hard to imagine Microsoft is getting the same price breaks on components that Apple enjoys with their hundreds of millions of units of scale, or that their logistics and supply chain management is anything approaching what Apple's put together over the course of the last decade. Under Cook, that's been the element that lets Apple manufacture the best consumer electronics hardware in the world, do it for less than anyone else, and sell it at margins that have made them one of the most profitable businesses this side of oligopolies that control limited fossil fuel resources. That leaves competitors with cheaper parts, lower margins, or higher prices -- they get to pick two of the three. And it's not like Microsoft can license Windows 8 to themselves on the Surface to make their usual, obscene software margins. It's going to be a learning experience and a struggle, and it'll be interesting and exciting to see how this new drive into hardware goes for them. Anyone planning to eschew an iPad or a MacBook for a Surface Pro? Source: Microsoft via Windows Phone Central

Apple home pages through the ages Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:16 AM PST Over the last 15 years, Apple launched a website, found their footing, and then refined their internet brand slowly but surely. Charlie Hoehn compiled the history of the Apple.com home page into a slide show and posted it on his site, charliehoehn.com: I was looking at screenshots of Apple.com's former homepages (using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine) and decided to compile them into a slideshow. With the exception of Apple's homepage in 1997, it's pretty remarkable how little the core design has changed: Pure design porn. Check it out. Source: charliehoehn.com via Bjango

How to publicly share a calendar on your iPhone and iPad Posted: 23 Jan 2013 08:39 AM PST If you use the default Calendar app on your iPhone or iPad, you probably created your own calendars in order to input events based on their type. If you have a calendar that you think others would benefit from or be able to make use of, you can choose to share it publicly. Good examples are sports schedules and calendars that contain common holidays or events. Now sure how to share a calendar publicly? Follow along... Launch the Calendar app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad. Tap on the Calendars button in the upper left hand corner. Now tap on the blue arrow to the right of the calendar you'd like to share publicly. If you scroll down a ways, you'll see an option for Public Calendar. Tap it to turn it On. That calendar will now be shared publicly on Apple's calendar site. Users will not be able to add to the calendar the way they can if you invite them to a calendar but they'll be able to load it into their calendar and view any events you add to it. If at any time you decide you don't want to share that calendar any longer, you can repeat the exact same steps you performed above and just turn the public calendar option to off.

Debug 6: Adam Saltsman and Hundreds Posted: 23 Jan 2013 08:22 AM PST Guy and Rene podcast for 90 minutes with Adam Saltsman before hitting a wall and tumbling to their deaths. Also, designing Canabalt and Hundreds, sketching in Flash and Flixel, and the power of swinging ropes. Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe in RSS Download Directly Show notes Canabalt Hundreds Hunger Games Old Spice Flixel Don't Starve Prison Architect Spy Party Guided Access Guests Adam Saltsman (@ADAMATOMIC) of Adam Atomic Hosts Guy English (@gte) of Kicking Bear Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) of iMore.com Feedback Yell at us via the Twitter accounts above (or the same names on ADN). Loudly. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Booqpad mini: iPad mini Case + Paper Notepad Combo Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:51 AM PST The Booqpad mini is an interesting new iPad mini case from Booq that teams up your iPad mini with a simple paper notepad. The case also has a stylus holder, a slot for business cards, and another slot for cash or other small paper items. It comes in leatherette or natural fiber models and is [...] Related Stories Gelaskins Causing Problems with Siri Voice Dictation on iPad mini? Cool Things: Griffin's Crayola Light Marker for iPad Last Minute Gift Suggestions for the iPad Owner in Your Life This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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