[macvoiceover] Copy and paste with Safari reader with Voiceover!
- From: Keith Reedy <wa9dro@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 14:08:46 -0400
Hi folks,
I am sending this again because this is sooo cool,
SNIP
If you are in an article, with the Safari reader, using Voiceover, you can
press command-A to select all then command-c to copy and command-v to paste the
article right from the Safari reader.
I have pasted this article from Fox news as an example.
Keith Reedy
SNIP
At Apple Event, Steve Jobs Unveils New iPhone
As Steve Jobs took the stage in California for the company's annual developer
conference, the Apple faithful collectively held their breath -- what would the
tech genius show off today?
Many details of Apple's next-generation iPhone were already widely known, but
expectations were nonetheless sky-high for the fourth-generation smartphone's
official unveiling Tuesday at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
Jobs did not disappoint, unveiling a new phone operating system called iOS4,
video conferencing capability, and a next-gen phone with new hardware tech fans
are sure to drool over.
Calling it "beyond a doubt the most precise thing, and one of the most
beautiful we've ever made," Jobs brought forth the new iPhone, which he said
was 24 percent thinner than the previous 3GS model. The device, which looked
like a polished version of the phone Gizmodo introduced the to the world in mid
April, includes a front-facing camera and a slew of technology innovations.
The iPhone 4 comes in two colors, white and black, and will cost $199 for a
16GB version, and $299 for a 32GB model.
The new phone has a display technology that Jobs branded "the Retina Display."
He described the new display as better than OLED, which many predicted would be
the future of gadget display tech. Instead, it is a form of LCD that Apple has
optimized with an unusual 326-dpi resolution.
He told the audience, "Your apps look even better, but if you do a little bit
of work, then they will look stunning. So we suggest that you do that."
Jobs stumbled briefly connecting a phone to the network in the convention hall
for a live side-by-side demo of image quality from that new screen. But the
3.5-inch, 960 x 640 pixel display was clearly quite impressive. Later he
attributed the glitch to the prevalence of over 570 Wi-Fi hotspots in the room
-- a testimony to the crowd's enthusiasm.
Jobs highlighted several other bits of new hardware -- including an integrated
three-axis gyroscope and a 5-megapixel camera with an integrated LED flash --
before moving on to the main attraction: iPhone OS 4.0, or iOS4.
The newest version of the software that powers the iPhone includes iBooks and
finally incorporates multitasking, allowing a user to run several apps
simultaneously, a limit that had infuriated owners of earlier models. A nearly
final version of the software was released to developers at the show; the final
version will ship June 21.
And iOS4 comes with "one more thing": video conferencing, through an app called
FaceTime. Despite continued networking glitches (which Jobs laughed off as due
to the number of Wi-Fi devices in the audience), he demonstrated the new tech
by placing a call to Jonathan Ives, the long-time Apple designer responsible
for much of the company's iconic hardware.
Video chats are limited to Wi-Fi for the time being, until Apple talks pricing
with the network carriers, and the software places calls only to other
fourth-gen iPhones ... again, for now.
The software will be available on June 21 to current iPhone owners, a free
upgrade for everyone -- even iPod Touch users will finally get free upgrades.
(In the past, Touch owners were forced to pay for upgrades that were free to
iPhone owners.)
The company also formally unveiled the iAd platform. Jobs explained that “Apple
hosts and sells the ads, so all you have to do is tell us where you want them
and make the money.”
Jobs began the day by touting the success the company has had with the iPad.
The company has sold over 2 million devices so far -- "That's one every 3
seconds," Jobs crowed. Those early adopters have purchased 35 million apps, or
17 per iPad. And with 15,000 apps submitted so far, there has been no shortage
to chose from.
"We get about 15 thousand apps submitted every week. They come in up to 30
different languages. And guess what: 95 percent of the apps submitted are
approved within 7 days," Jobs told the assembled crowd.
The Moscone Center in California had filled up early in the morning as Apple
developers, fans and journalists poured in for the annual event, and Twitter
feeds overflowed all day with enthusiasm and energy, notably when Jobs
announced that the popular Netflix app would be coming to the iPhone, at some
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