In case you missed it, Apple has a new product. You can’t, you know, buy it or anything just yet – that’ll be about six months. And $500, please. While you wait you can compare it to the competition.
They claim that it runs OS X. Hm. I can imagine there’s a BSD kernel (running on what processor I don’t know), QuickTime, WebKit… but really, how much of the stuff in the standard OS X architecture diagram is actually going to be in that phone?
If you just bought a MacBook Pro (especially the 15"), this will hurt a little: the new ones out today (same prices) all have FW800 in addition to FW400, up to 200GB drives, up to 3GB RAM, and a 6x dual-layer SuperDrive. Oh, and that Intel Core 2 Duo thing.
With the help of Flagrant Disregard’s “Motivator” maker and a photo from Wikipedia, I’ve produced this little poster to get you pumped up for your next big computer purchase. (Here’s a full-size version.)
If you own a 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4, or 15-inch PowerBook G4 and are having trouble getting to this page to see whether your battery is included in the recall Apple just announced, here’s a copy of the chart:
I just checked, and the battery in my 15" is in the recall. I feel special!
In the wake of OpenDarwin’s shutdown announcement, Apple has launched Mac OS Forge, a home for selected open source projects from Apple and from the community.
The present site feels a bit like a stub – e.g. the WebKit link still goes to OpenDarwin – but it’s good to see Apple stepping up to the plate. Just seeing tickets and commits from Real Apple Developers is exciting. And I give them bonus points for using Trac, too.
