Spectre Stories May 30, 2019
Halide iPhone app celebrates 2nd anniversary with photo contest, $5,000 Leica camera as top prize
Popular iPhone photography app Halide is marking its two-year anniversary with a photo contest. Users can shoot images with either Halide or Spectre to earn recognition and some neat prizes. Read on for more details about the contest.
Spectre Stories April 16, 2019
Halide camera app gains new Siri Shortcuts, cut size in half with Swift 5
Popular iOS camera apps Halide and Spectre have been updated today with a mix of small new features and have made the move to Swift 5.
Spectre Stories March 14, 2019
Spectre long exposure camera app sees first major update with support for older iPhones, more
Halide’s creators successfully launched their new AI-powered long exposure camera app for iPhone called Spectre last month. Now they’ve released the first major update which brings stabilization support to iPhone 7, 6s, and SE, higher resolution for Live Photo mode, and more.
Spectre Stories February 28, 2019
Nearly two years ago former Twitter for iOS tech lead Ben Sandofsky and ex-Apple designer Sebastiaan de With launched Halide, the beautiful pro camera app for iPhone that’s proven both popular and powerful. Today the duo is launching their second app, a companion camera called Spectre that focuses on intelligent long exposure photography.
Spectre Stories January 15, 2018
Apple included in planned class action suit against Intel & ARM for CPU vulnerabilities
After Apple’s confirmation that all Mac and iOS devices are affected by the Spectre & Meltdown vulnerabilities, it was only a matter of time before the company was hit by a class action lawsuit …
Spectre Stories January 10, 2018
Apple ships Safari Technology Preview 47 with Spectre vulnerability mitigations
Apple has updated Safari Technology Preview, its developer browser for experimental web features, with mitigations for the Spectre vulnerability disclosed earlier this month. Version 47 can be found in the Mac App Store or online for Safari Technology Preview users.
Spectre Stories September 10, 2012
HP releases KIRF iMac complete with Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad
It feels like consumer PC hardware can now be defined thusly: “Make something as close as possible to an Apple product without getting sued.”
HP’s Spectre One comes with accessories that look and act almost identical to Apple counterparts including the wireless keyboard, trackpad and mouse. The screen looks like a Cinema Display with HP pasted over the Apple. The only difference is the back (which few will see).
Perhaps manufacturers are learning the wrong lesson from Samsung. Although Engadget did not notice (or mention) any resemblance beyond the “Magic Trackpad style,” just about every commenter did. Update: Engadget Editor Tim Stevens says it was too obvious to mention:
[tweet https://twitter.com/tim_stevens/status/245136336883965952]
[tweet https://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/245118820098920448]
What say you? Homage or Rip-off? (Also: What is Kirf?)
