Bergens Tidende wrote an article about me moving because of the air quality. I contacted them to bring more attention to the bad air quality.

When we get settled in I will get back to developing iPhone and iPad apps, with update to textscream and two more secret projects coming up.

Ingredients

My favorite fruits to use are kiwifruit, pineapple, apple, orange/clementine, banana, pear and grapes. Almost anything goes, sweet fruits are best.

Recipe

Cut fruit into pieces, serve in dessert bowl covered with ice cream. Remember to let the ice cream melt just a little before covering it. Letting the ice cream sit in room temperature for 10-20 minutes while you cut the fruits is a good idea.

Enjoy!

Bonus tip: Yogurt works great too!

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1. Smartphone or cellphone?

Are you going to use your phone for more than texting and calling? Then you want a smartphone. With a smartphone you can surf the web, watch videos, run apps and more. If you are just going to use your phone mainly for calling and texting, you can go for a normal cheap cellphone.

2. a) Cellphone

When you are getting a normal cellphone, your choice is both easier and more difficult. It is easier because almost any phone works, but more difficult because you have more to choose from.

I would recommend that you check what menu system and features you like the best first, then choose a phone with that system based on price and design. That way you get a phone you like to use, in your price range. Remember to check the cell plan when you look at the price! A “free” phone is not free if you pay $70/month for two years.

2. b) Smartphone

Now this is where it gets interesting. Personally I got very strong opinions on this market. First of all you must consider that you are going to have this phone for at least a year, most likely two years or more. That means you should put a lot of consideration into what platform you choose.

Unless you are using your phone mainly for work, I would stay far away from Windows Mobile devices. I would also recommend iPhone and Android devices ahead of Symbian and Blackberry. To make a possibly long answer short: If you like the iPhone and are comfortable with the restrictions it comes with (no backgrounding apps except IMs and other simple tools, no porn apps, etc), go for it. If not, check out the different Android devices.

Android is Google’s entry into the smartphone market. It has a good user interface and lots of apps (second only to iPhone). Being supported by Google means that you most likely will get lots of free updates to your software, adding new functionality. If I wasn’t already on the iPhone platform, my next phone would very likely be a Google Nexus One or the Motorola Milestone (Droid in the US).

Google Nexus One

3. General tips

Above are my opinions, and they should be good guidelines for most of you. But the most important is that you do the following before making the final decision:

• Try different phones! They vary greatly.
• Pay attention to ease of use. If it is difficult, chances are that you are only going to use it when you absolutely have to.
• Check out the availability of apps (smartphone). You might miss just that one important feature, and find out that all other smartphones has it but yours.
• Consider the monthly fee when buying. It is most likely more than half of the total price that you end up paying.

Feel free to ask questions in the comment section.

Happy shopping!

Okay, one of the above might be a little questionable. But whatever. Let’s celebrate this great day in history by watching a great movie.

• Refine interface
• Find that last memory leak
• Find out why it crashes at one function call
• Test on real device (not in simulator)
• Get through Apple’s approval process
• ???
• Profit

And you know you will read it here first when it launches. So check in regularly!

Macs have only one mouse button

No they don’t. Previously they did, then Apple added support for two-button mice, and now their own mice have many buttons.

The Apple Magic Mouse can even be configured with as many buttons and gestures you can imagine using third party software, like MagicPrefs.

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iPhone doesn’t do (insert feature here)

Most likely it does. MMS? Yes. Tethering? Yes. Multitasking? Yes. It is just a question of how far you want to go with your iPhone.

With the 3.0 software update, Apple implemented almost everything people complained about: Cut and paste, MMS, tethering and more. It also does partial multitasking, but if you want you can get full multitasking with doing a jailbreak.

I would advice not to jailbreak because of warranty and battery life, but go ahead if you feel adventurous. That said, I believe the next iPhone and the iSlate will have full multitasking.

Steve Jobs is dying

No he is not. He was ill last year, but he is healthy now. He wouldn’t be announcing products if Apple was getting ready to live without him.

If you don’t believe me, check this awesome site: http://www.isstevejobsdead.com/

Macs are more expensive than PCs

Sometimes. But if you buy a Mac at release, they are most likely similarly priced to their PC equivalents. And that is not even considering all the Mac-only features, like MagSafe, OS X, multitouch trackpad, better battery, and more.

Apple are control freaks

Apple's 1984 ad

Sort of. But they want control because they think they can make better selling products that way. For example the iPhone is still immune to viruses, unlike Windows Mobile and Symbian OS. If you think Apple want to own you, you are wrong. I would be more afraid of Microsoft’s lock-in tactics or Google’s privacy invading operations. You can always export your content from Apple’s software quite easily, unlike much of Microsoft’s software.

Steve Jobs can walk on water

No he can’t. At least not as far as we know.

Apple will announce the iSlate tablet January 27. It will ship in March. This will fit well with Apple’s non-computing release cycles: Spring (iSlate), summer (iPhone), fall (iPod).

• Name: iSlate
• Form factor: slate (aka a portable touchscreen with a computer hidden inside)
• Most probable hardware:
  • 7-11″ multitouch screen
    • Possibly e-ink and oled/lcd hybrid
  • Arm processor
    • Likely multicore (2 or 4 cores)
    • Probably designed or influenced by PA-semi (bought by Apple)
    • 1Ghz or faster
  • Powerful graphics
    • Tegra 2, iPhone 3GS-like or PA-semi designed
    • Capable of OpenGL or OpenGL ES2
  • Operating system and software
    • Based on OS X, somewhere between Snow Leopard and iPhone OS 3.0 (or 4.0)
    • Can run iPhone software, either as windowed applications or as widgets
    • Multitasking. Will run several iPhone apps at once.
    • Comes with much more powerful software than the iPhone
    • Some kind of e-reader software
    • App Store
  • Great battery – 8 hours or more.
    • Great standby time
    • Battery-saving reading mode. Possibly e-ink hybrid
  • Design and hardware
    • Extremely thin
    • Lightweight
    • Thin bezel around the screen
    • Not too far from the iPhone design
    • A couple of needed buttons (power, volume, possibly home button)
    • Camera, possibly in front for video chat
    • Wifi and bluetooth
    • Possibly 3G, or a version with 3G
    • No stylus
  • Price
    • Unexpected (low)
    • My guess: $499-$699
    • Bundled with 3G plan: $299-$499

Unlikely specs I want:

• First device with Light Peak
• USB 3.0 host (can use external drives++)
• HDMI or mini displayport connector
• Extreme battery (24 hours of use)
• Can run software not purchased in App Store

Palm has made it possible to use C++ to develop parts of their programs, suddenly making 3D games possible. They also announced that powerhouses EA games and Gameloft will be launching games for the Pre.

They also announced video recording, flash 10 beta (both coming in February), a hotspot tethering app (share your 3G wia wifi), and other news for developers.

For a full rundown of all the news, check out Engadgets Live event coverage.

Palm also announced Pre+ and Pixi+ devices for Verizon wireless. Still no word about any launch here in the land of the polar bears though, so I probably won’t be touching one any time soon. I will however keep my eyes out for any announcement, as I never pass up the chance to play with some new hardware.