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Apple's Power Nap Is Basically Microsoft's Windows SideShow/Connected Standby
Jun 12, 2:06AM
Isn't Power Nap an awesome new feature of OS X? It is if you're a Mac user but to Windows users, it's old news. If you missed the news, Power Nap allows your Mac to keep up to date while in sleep mode. So emails are updated, things get synced to iCloud, system updates are pushed through and even TimeMachine backups are performed in a silent and power efficient manner.No More Wall Wart: Apple Reveals New Airport Express Base Station
Jun 12, 1:33AM
Apple isn't always so forthcoming with certain product announcements. I guess it's their version of an Easter Egg? Like the Mac Pro update and death of the 17-inch MacBook Pro, they also updated the Airport Express Base Station.Beyond The Press Release: PR Newswire Launches Agility Dashboard
Jun 12, 12:57AM
PR isn't dead (as some pundits like to claim), but it is changing. PR Newswire (a.k.a. "the site that I use to search for press releases") is responding to those changes by launching a new product called Agility. Nicole Guillot, PR Newswire's senior vice president of global product management, says that Agility is largely built around things that the company already offers, such as its press release distribution service and its journalist database. However, it updates those services and unites everything in a single dashboard, rather than forcing requiring companies to jump from one service to another.TheOatmeal Fights Back Against Troll Lawyer
Jun 12, 12:39AM
TheOatmeal is a great web comic featuring funny birthday cards, wacky bear sex, and other merriment. It's drawn by Matthew Inman and is great. Now, however, it's the target of a decidedly odd - and funny - slander lawsuit. Sadly the post is up and down right now but the gist is that Inman posted slanderous comments about FunnyJunk, a website dealing in funny junk. The letter begins:Just A Friendly Reminder Of Our Brotherly Love: TC Is Hitting Philadelphia On June 19
Jun 12, 12:31AM
It's always sunny in Philadelphia, but even so, the sun should shine a bit brighter once TC heads to town. John Biggs, Chris Velazco and I are more-than excited to be visiting the city of brotherly love on a quest to find the hidden gems of Philly's startup scene. As we've outlined before with our meetups, this is no suit-and-tie affair (though you're more than welcome to dress like a character from Men In Black). We keep things casual, with some beers, good food, and even better conversation. We want to know what you're working on, we want to know why you're working on it, and we want to know how you plan on disrupting. In other words, start prepping your pitches.Elegy For Ping
Jun 11, 11:37PM
Before we start getting even deeper into our analyses of which startups and products Apple killed today with its iOS 6 and other announcements, we should all remember that it basically tried to build Spotify with social music network Ping, and well, look how that turned out.Roadtrippers Helps You Plan Your Summer Road Trip, Lands $250k Seed Round
Jun 11, 11:35PM
If you're planning the great American road trip this summer, here is a new site that can help you get the most out of your time. Roadtrippers, which also just secured its first round of seed funding, launched in public beta today. The Cincinnati-based service lets you create a basic route with directions for trip using Google Maps. There's nothing special about that, of course, but the nice thing is that you can also find everything from quirky roadside attractions like the world's largest dead polar bear, parks, beaches and other roadside attractions within a set distance from your route (up to 50 miles).Elegy For The iPad One
Jun 11, 11:13PM
Apple today announced that it will be discontinuing latest OS support for the Original iPad (in addition to the third generation iPod), striking a blow to Facebook and Twitter Sharing Through Apple Notifications Could Make Us Egotistical
Jun 11, 10:59PM
Why read about someone else when you could write about yourself? Soon the "Tap to post" to Facebook and Twitter buttons announced at WWDC today will appear in iOS and OS X Mountain Lion's Notifications centers so you'll always be just a swipe away from sharing. But that means you won't have to visit Facebook or Twitter where you collide with what others create, diminishing the ambient intimacy they offer and turning them into ego-driven broadcast channels. By divorcing the composer from the content, sharing starts to feel like shouting into a black hole. So thanks a lot, Apple. You're so bad at social you might actually be making us more anti-social.Rutberg: 2012 Mobile Exits Tally At $6.5B So Far. More To Come, Mainly In The Form Of M&A, Not IPOs
Jun 11, 10:58PM
2011 was an impressive year for mobile exits: according to investment bank Rutberg & Co. it topped out as the biggest-ever for mobile IPOs and acquisitions: $15.5 billion in total transactions, 63 percent higher than previous record holder, 2007. But halfway through 2012, Rutberg believes that this year could be either just as big or bigger: in the year to date, there have been $6.5 billion in transactions, according to new research out today. Led by the (still pending) $1-billion acquisition of Instagram by Facebook and the $1.093 billion IPO of mobile ad company Millennial Media, 2012 has rung up exits totaling nearly as much as all of 2010. 2007 saw $7.1 billion in mobile exits, with values split nearly equally between IPOs and M&A. In contrast, 2012, up to now, has been much more uneven: $4.6 billion in M&A, with $1.9 billion in IPOs.Early Stage VC Bullpen Capital Raising $35 Million For New Fund, Filing Says
Jun 11, 10:42PM
Bullpen Capital, the Silicon Valley-based early stage venture capital firm, is raising $35 million for what appears to be its second fund, according to regulatory documents filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.Love 'Em Or Hate 'Em, These Are The Top 5 Features Of iOS 6
Jun 11, 10:36PM
iOS 6 is chock-full of new stuff, with over 200 new features. Some are minor, like Mail VIPs which probably should have been implemented a long time ago, and some are pretty intense, like a brand new Maps app complete with 3D rendering. Now, Apple only showed off ten of the new features today, but which ones will go unnoticed (like the ultimately creepy "Find My Friends" app in iOS 5) and which will pick up like a basketball game on a public court? That's what I'm here for, so let's delve right in, shall we?Behold & Drool: Pictures Of The Retina MacBook Pro
Jun 11, 9:50PM
It's simple really. The new MacBook Pro with the "Retina" display is something you have to see to believe. Perhaps you were watching the live coverage of the keynote today and thinking it's not a big deal. It's a very big deal. Once you see this screen, you will forever be ruined. You will not be able to use another screen. The effect is similar to the one we first saw with the iPhone 4 and later with the new iPad as they obtained Retina displays — but it's magnified. I mean, you're looking at 5,184,000 pixels. I got a chance to play around with the new MacBook Pro for a little bit today following the keynote. And I got sent home with a loaner unit to review. I'll post that review after I've had some actual time to play with the device. For now, enjoy the pictures and just trust me when I say you're going to want to see this screen for yourself. It's a thing of true beauty.Goodbye To Google Maps With Street View, Hello To Apple's New Maps With 3D Flyovers
Jun 11, 8:52PM
Outside of search, the closest tie between Apple and Google so far was the deep integration of Google Maps in its products. That radically changed today, though it's worth noting that the announcement was one of Apple's worst kept secrets. Now, Apple will offer its own mapping service on iOS. The new maps will offer virtually all of the features iOS users have come to expect from the Google Maps-based default app (with one exception) and a slew of new features like spoken turn-by-turn directions and 3D maps for virtual flyovers.CellScope Nabs $1M From Khosla Ventures To Turn Your Smartphone Into A Microscope
Jun 11, 8:52PM
Founded in the mobile microscopy lab at UC Berkeley, a young startup called CellScope is on a mission to turn your smart, mobile devices into a microscope, giving parents the ability to perform easy, at-home diagnoses. The startup has been developing its first product for over a year now, adding functionality that will give consumers the ability to share images of the eardrum with remote pediatricians for diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. To help bring its device to shelves near you, CellScope is today announcing that it has raised $1 million in seed funding from Khosla Ventures.Which Apps Got Screwed By iOS 6?
Jun 11, 8:37PM
Today's keynote at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference highlighted a number of new features that the company has added to its mobile operating system. And while a number of updates will make life easier for users, there are also some new features that will compete directly with developers who build for the iOS platform. It's always a tricky thing for developers, who seek to provide applications which add value on top of the mobile hardware and software that Apple has released. But as time goes on, more and more of the applications that developers build end up being replaced by features that Apple builds directly into its software. With the launch of iOS 6, here's a list of apps and categories that could be affected by features Apple has added directly into the OS.The Apple Store Is Back Up, With New MacBook Pro, Air In Tow
Jun 11, 7:46PM
It was a big day for Apple at the WWDC, as Apple announced iOS 6, a new MacBook Pro, cross-platform iMessage, its Google Maps competitor, oh, and a whole host of Siri updates that are seeing the iPhone's virtual assistant slip into a little more functionality. She now speaks 60 languages, lives on the iPad, in your car, and probably soon in your will. You may not have noticed it, because it's always going down, but this morning Apple's Store was again down and out in preparation for WWDC. But the store has just gone back up, and it has most of the new products in tow. The new $2,200 MackBook Pro with retina display has arrived on the store, while the 17-inch Pro of yore, has quietly been given the axe.Apple Quietly Kills The 17-inch MacBook Pro
Jun 11, 7:36PM
Talk of the 17-inch MacBook Pro was strangely missing during Apple's WWDC keynote today. But apparently there's a good reason for it. Apple just axed the 17-inch MacBook Pro. Good night, sweet giant.Apple Announces Minor Mac Pro Updates
Jun 11, 7:34PM
Apple just announced an updated Mac Pro with with a processor bump to 3.06GHz Intel Xeon X5675 and an ATI Radeon 5770 or 5870 graphics card. Dual solid-state drives round out the package as well as Firewire and USB 2.0 ports. No USB 3.0 ports are attendance. The new model includes 801.11n and Bluetooth and will be Mountain Lion compatible. The machine is shipping now and will start at $2,499.Apple Quietly Releases The Rear-Covering iPad Smart Case
Jun 11, 7:29PM
As it turns out, not every new addition to Apple's product lineup got a mention on-stage at the Moscone Center today. The Apple Store website is slowly coming back to life, and with it comes a new Smart Case for their latest iPad. The biggest difference, of course, is that the Smart Cover now covers the iPad's vulnerable rear end. While the magnet-laden front flap remains largely the same, the iPad's back is now covered in a thin sheet of polyurethane -- it's apparently thin enough to keep the entire package from feeling too bulky, but thick enough to handle being laser engraved should you go that route.If at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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