Remember back at the original iPhone launching when Steve Jobs said “ and boy , have we patented it ” ? Yeah , change by reversal out it was n’t just a good line . Also , Apple top would - be musicians on how not to be a jerk in their Ping profiles , and the Financial Times is living up to its name . Allow me to submit showing A : the remainders for Tuesday , October 12 , 2010 .
Apple wins three prodigious multi - touch colligate patents(Patently Apple )
Apple is the lofty carrier of three newfangled multi - touch patents , including such gems as “ oval fitting for multi - touch surfaces . ” The real big one , though , is in all likelihood “ Portable electronic gadget with multi - touch remark , ” which you might as well call the patent of invention that launched a thousand lawsuits .
Apple write Ping crown for artists(9 to 5 Mac )
Are you an indie creative person looking to broaden your exposure by using Apple ’s Ping social networking servicing ? Here are some baksheesh for you , then , courtesy Cupertino : no erotica , hate speech , racism , nakedness , or references to / depictions of drug use in your profile . Also , Apple recommends “ you do n’t beak the same album multiple times , and that you do n’t pick only your own music . ” Yeah , do n’t be that guy . Nobody wish that guy .
Financial Times app wreak in £ 1m(Guardian )
So , the Financial Times ’s iPad app is no slouch : with over 400,000 downloads , it accounts for more than 10 per centum of the paper ’s new digital subscriptions , and has generated roughly $ 1.5 million in publicizing revenue . Just answer me this : when do I get to drop the “ Apple saved publishing ! ” surprise political party I ’ve been planning for the last ten months ?
