Here is your daily Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock news and rumors report for Sept. �29, 2010. A new job posting at Apple’s website calling for a Creative Technology Manager highlights a new initiative to push HTML 5 development with new interactive Web portals much fancier than those made with Adobe Flash. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced the release date for the latest Mac version of its Office suite of software. Finally, Mozilla tells iPhone and iPad users they can stop holding their breath.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Pushes HTML5 With “Innovative” New Websites: Apple may not be actively trying to keep Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) Flash from operating on its mobile devices powered by iOS 4, but that doesn’t mean the company has stopped its push to popularize HTML 5 as an alternative to Flash. To that end, Apple is putting together a new “creative technology team” to create new interactive HTML 5-based Web portals specifically built for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users. A new job listing on APPL’s website for the Creative Technology Manager says that the group will be “responsible for driving Web-standard (HTML 5) innovation that enhances and redefines the marketing of Apple’s products and services” with work that “includes exploring opportunities with Apple.com, e-mail and mobile/multi-touch experiences on the iPhone and iPad.” Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been particularly outspoken about the need to encourage HTML 5 development on all platforms. Whether or not Apple’s internal development will help encourage developers to shift away to creating interactive content with HTML 5 rather than Flash remains to be seen.
Microsoft Releases Office Mac 2011 at End of October: The latest version of Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) ubiquitous software suite of office tools will be released on Mac platforms on Oct. 26. Office Mac 2011 sports updates for Word, Excel and PowerPoint which can all be purchased separately from the total Office Mac package. The package is also offered in two different SKUs, including Home and Student Edition as well as Home and Business Edition. New features in Office Mac 2011 include a new “Full Screen” view that offers optimized views for writing and reading in Word. The biggest improvements, however, are in stabilizing Office Mac’s previously spotty performance issues.
Mozilla Not Developing iPhone, iPad Version of Firefox Browser: The Mozilla Foundation, the nonprofit development group born out of Netscape, has said that it will not be bringing a full-scale version of its popular Web browser to APPL’s iOS platforms, including the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad. After numerous user requests for a full version of the browser, Mozilla released a statement reiterating that it plans to continue developing its current Firefox app for iOS platforms, Firefox Home, but that it would be almost impossible to create a version of the Firefox browser sharing all of the same features as the browser supported by Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Firefox Home allows iOS users to sync their desktop Firefox data like bookmarks and history with their iOS handheld device. Mozilla did say that it is �currently exploring an iPad-specific version of Firefox Home.
As of this writing, Anthony Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named here.
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