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Apple Now Accepting iPad Apps, Planning “Grand Opening” of iPad App Store

Apple is now accepting iPad apps for a “grand opening” of the iPad App Store, according to an email just sent to registered developers.
“iPad will begin shipping soon and your opportunity to be part of the grand opening of the iPad App Store starts today,” the email says.
There’s no details about when the store’s grand [...]

Security Expert: “Mac OS X Is Safer, But Less Secure”

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Tech site H-Online has an interesting story today, quoting security expert Charlie Miller about his forthcoming talk at the CanSecWest conference next week.
He says OS X is full of security holes. There are lots more than in Windows, he claims.
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Apple Devotes Entire Home Page To Jerome York Obituary

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If ever you needed a sign that Apple was a different kind of technology company, this is it.
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Coming Soon: Steve Jobs, the Sitcom

Fake Steve creator Dan Lyons just signed a deal to bring Steve Jobs to another small screen near you.
The half-hour series called “iCon” is billed by the presser as “a savage satire centering on a fictional Silicon Valley CEO whose ego is a study in power and greed.”
Making sure the barbs prick will be the [...]

Cult Favorite: FastFinga For iPhone

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What is it? FastFinga is a cheap iPhone app that lets you write hand-written notes with your fingertip, then export them as images or send them by email. Why it's cool? To be honest, at first I was uncertain but now I rather like it. It's good for personal notes to loved ones, or for kids learning their ABCs. And it's not restricted to words...

Such as: Face 1: You could make a simple cartoon. Face 2: That's a dumb idea. Or you could write in other languages like Arabic which I won't try, because I don't know any, but you can see what I mean; FastFinga does support right-to-left text. And copy-and-paste, believe it or not. Don't expect it to be a faithful representation of your normal handwriting, though; using a finger is very different to holding a pen. Suffice to say, my handwriting is usually fractionally neater than what you're seeing here. You can get FastFinga from Catalystwo (this image should act as a link).

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2 comments

    Nice app. Have you seen iJot? http://www.itunes.com/app/ijot

    It’s like FastFinga but the background scrolls smoothly as you write. Very natural and cool too.

    Alex: no, I haven’t seen iJot. Looks good. Thanks for the tip.

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