Apple Bings It On
The spotlight search feature in OSX 10.10 Yosemite will be powered by Bing. I suspect this is more a case of ‘not-Google’ than ‘yaay-Microsoft’ but a win is a win for Redmond.
Tag: osx
Wen Chrome decides to take over the world, this is how it will do it
Kevin Tofel looks at Google’s latest Chrome strategy, and how it hopes to ride over the traditional OS using the Chrome browser on the Windows and OSX desktops: In fact, I’d go so far as to say, within a year, many of you will be using a Chromebook. Before you roll your eyes, let me add one caveat: That Chromebook won’t be Google-designed hardware; instead it will be on the Mac, Windows or Linux machine you have at that time. So it won’t be a Google-built device like my Chromebook Pixel is… For many Chrome is just a browser. For others
My Apple highlights from the last seven days
I;ve been keeping an eye on Forbes’ weekly Apple column, ‘Apple Loop‘, over the last few weeks. This week’s column covers a number of areas, including the ‘honestly we don’t know if it’s an Apple Store or not’ on Princes Street here in Edinburgh. The iPhone 6 screen size is debated online, Microsoft Office arrives on the iPad, staff are being sought for the iWatch, Mavericks reaches 40%, what is happening with the sapphire production, diversity in emojis, iBeacons at MLB parks, and the secret Scottish Apple store plans are a little less secret.Apple Loop is here to remind you of
When Browsers Are Named…
A delightful tale from Don Melton. “What… is it?” I asked with my teeth nearly clenched. “Safari,” Kurt whispered. I didn’t say anything. But Kurt must have noticed that I was more relaxed. “Dazed” as he described it to me later. Probably a little stupider looking than usual, too. “What do you think?” he asked. I honestly didn’t know what to think. My mind was a blank because I just didn’t expect it. The name seemed to come out of nowhere. It sounded more foreign at that moment than its actual origin. “It doesn’t suck,” I finally offered.
