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Apple drops to No. 5 in laptop sales
Written on 17 Jul, 2009 at 11:45 in Featured, Technology | viewed 1,275 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
According to research firm IDC, Apple has dropped from the No. 4 purveyor of laptops in the U.S. last year to No. 5 this spring. The firm estimates that Apple has shipped 12.5 percent fewer laptops than the same time last year, even as it maintained its 7.6 percent market share. Leapfrogging Apple to take the No. 4 spot is Toshiba, now estimated to be shipping 7.7 percent of all laptops in the U.S., thanks to system such as the Mini NB205 Netbook. IDG estimates that Dell remains No. 1, with 26.3 percent of the market, closely followed by HP, with Acer showing strong year-over-year growth to hit 12.6 percent of the American market. Full Story : Cnet.com….
Apple Issues Heat Advisory for iPhone 3G, 3GS
Written on 2 Jul, 2009 at 14:25 in Featured, Technology | viewed 252 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple, has issued what some might call a “common sense” warning: a support document that warns users not to keep the iPhone in an environment where temperatures can exceed 113 degrees Fahrenheit, including parked cars. But Apple also warns that CPU-intensive applications, such playing music or using the GPS while in direct sunlight may also overheat the iPhone. Apple also says that the iPhone 3G and 3GS should not be stored where the temperature can fall under -4 degrees Fahrenheit, or used in less in temperatures under 0 degrees F. Full Story : Gearlog.com…
Safari 4 Downloads Top 11 Million in Three Days
Written on 13 Jun, 2009 at 14:09 in Featured, Technology | viewed 221 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple® today announced that more than 11 million copies of Safari® 4 browser have been downloaded in the first three days of its release, including more than six million downloads of Safari for Windows. Safari 4 includes Top Sites, Full History Search, to search through titles, web addresses and the complete text of recently viewed pages; and Cover Flow®, to easily flip through web history or bookmarks. Other innovative features include Smart Address Fields for automatically completing web addresses from an easy to read list of suggestions; Search Fields, to fine tune searches with recommendations from Google Suggest or a list of recent searches; and Full Page Zoom, for a closer look at any website without degrading the quality of the site’s layout and text. Full Story : Apple.com…
Apple Unveils Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Written on 10 Jun, 2009 at 12:15 in Featured, Technology | viewed 255 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple® today unveiled Mac OS® X Snow Leopard™, an even more powerful and refined version of the world’s most advanced operating system and the foundation for future Mac® innovation. Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard will be available as an upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard in September 2009 through the Apple Store®, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. Snow Leopard builds support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 right into Mac OS X Mail, Address Book and iCal so you can use these applications to send and receive email, create and respond to meeting invitations, and search and manage your contacts with global address lists. Full Story : Apple.com….
Google and Apple in antitrust hot seat
Written on 5 May, 2009 at 11:35 in Business, Featured | viewed 474 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
News reports say U.S. trade regulators are examining links between Apple Inc. and Google Inc. because they share some board members. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal both reported that the Federal Trade Commission is looking at the two businesses, which compete in several markets, particularly mobile phones. Full Story : Bizjournals.com…..
Apple found guilty of willful patent infringement
Written on 26 Apr, 2009 at 14:44 in Featured, Technology | viewed 294 views times and users have made 1 comment so far
Apple has been ordered to pay $19 million to Opti Inc., a technology company based up the road in Palo Alto, for patent infringement. The verdict came out of Patent Lawsuit Valley (also known as the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall) late Thursday, where a jury found that Apple had “willfully” infringed on Opti’s patent for “Predictive snooping.” Full Story : Arstechnica.com……
Apple Begins Countdown to 1 Billion IPhone Apps Downloaded
Written on 10 Apr, 2009 at 12:05 in Featured, Technology | viewed 301 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple posted a Web page on Friday counting down (or actually counting up) to the one billion app downloaded milestone on the App Store. In addition to the one billionth app download, Apple has posted the top 20 apps of all time on the App Store. Full Story : PCWorld.com….
High Definition movies available on the iTunes Store
Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 18:25 in Technology | viewed 341 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple announced that movie fans can purchase box office blockbusters for download in HD for $19.99 from iTunes, and films will be available as iTunes Movie Rentals in HD for $4.99 within 30 days after release. The iTunes Store has a catalog of over 10 million songs, over 40,000 TV episodes, and over 5,000 movies including over 1,200 in stunning high definition video for rent.
(Continue reading)iPhone Sales Hit 17 Million
Written on 22 Mar, 2009 at 13:07 in Featured, Technology | viewed 282 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple has sold a total of 17 million iPhones — including sales of both the original iPhone and iPhone 3G — since launch, according to the company’s vice president of iPod and iPhone product marketing. Including sales of the iPod touch, Apple has sold 30 million devices running the iPhone OS. Full Story : PCWorld.com……
Facebook launches Facebook Connect for iPhone
Written on 15 Mar, 2009 at 12:30 in Featured, Technology | viewed 415 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Social networking site Facebook announced the new Facebook Connect for iPhone service. Facebook Connect breaks down some barriers between social networking sites and lets users interact between them. With Facebook Connect, iPhone users will be able to easily connect with Facebook friends through iPhone apps & games.
Apple shrinks its iPod Shuffle
Written on 11 Mar, 2009 at 12:05 in Featured, Technology | viewed 276 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple today introduced the new iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest music player at nearly half of the size of the previous model. The device has a new feature called VocieOver which enables iPod shuffle to speak your song titles, artists and playlist names. iPod shuffle can speak 14 languages including English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. iPod shuffle is now shipping and comes in silver or black for a suggested price of $79 (US).
Apple Announces Safari 4
Written on 24 Feb, 2009 at 10:55 in Technology | viewed 293 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple today announced the public beta of Safari® 4 web browser. Apple claims that the Nitro engine in Safari 4 runs JavaScript 4.2 times faster than Safari 3. According to Apple the technology which the Safari 4 is built on executes JavaScript up to 30 times faster than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7. Google released its browser Chrome last year.
Apple Sued Over Screen Rendering Technology in IPhone
Written on 14 Feb, 2009 at 13:10 in @ a glance | viewed 237 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple is facing another iPhone lawsuit, this time focusing on the screen rendering technology Apple uses in the iPhone and iPod touch. Full Story : PCWorld……
(Continue reading)Mac Virus reported
Written on 23 Jan, 2009 at 11:37 in Technology | viewed 391 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The reported Trojan connects to a remote server over the internet and allows a malicious user to perform various tasks on the machine. The Trojan was discovered by anti-virus maker Intego. The firm also said the Trojan is being distributed through P2P (peer to peer) networks, specifically illegally produced copies of Apple’s iWork software may contains the malicious code. Trojan is a virus which is contained inside apparently harmless programming or data in such a way that it can get control, exactly like a “Trojan Horse” in Greek mythology. To protect yourself from the infection,simply don’t download anything from P2P, atleast iWork.
@ a glance : Apple escapes downturn as iPod sales grow
Written on 22 Jan, 2009 at 10:02 in @ a glance | viewed 228 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple said there were record sales of its iPod media players, while iPhone unit sales were up 88 per cent compared with a year ago and Mac computer sales rose 9 per cent. Its shares rose 9 per cent on the news. Full Story : FT.com…..
(Continue reading)MacBook Pro with 60% extended battery life
Written on 7 Jan, 2009 at 20:11 in Technology | viewed 1,568 views times and users have made 1 comment so far
A new battery technology is revealed by Apple today, which Apple claims would improve 17″ MacBook Pro’s battery life by 60%. The new battery can last up to 8 hours on a charge. Apple uses a chip inside the battery that communicates with each cell to make adjustments to the current for each cell. The battery last three times longer than the industry standard. Apple also makes the recycling of the batteries easier by the take-back program.
@ a glance : Jobs has hormone imbalance, will remain Apple CEO
Written on 5 Jan, 2009 at 12:05 in @ a glance, Business | viewed 186 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Steve Jobs has a hormone imbalance that’s been causing his dramatic weight loss, the Apple CEO announced Monday. But he’s also undergoing treatment and expects to continue running Apple. Full Story : Macworld……
(Continue reading)Free Crossover Mac Pro all day Today
Written on 28 Oct, 2008 at 9:51 in Technology | viewed 877 views times and users have made 1 comment so far
CrossOver Mac lets you install many popular Windows applications and games on your Intel-based Mac running OS X. Codeweavers, the creator of the software offered a lame duck challenge to George W. Bush, if the president achieved one of six “Lame Duck” goals during end of his 2nd term, codeweavers would make Windows-API enabler & WINE GUI CrossOver application free to customers for one day. Fortunately(or unfortunately) the global economic condition brought the average price per gallon in Minneapolis down to the target $2.79 which is one of the goals of the challenge. As promised Codeweavers offer all of their application free to download today. Due to overwhelming traffic their website is down right now, but you can still get a serial number which can be used for the next 48 hours to activate the applications.
New Apple commercial ridicule Microsoft ad campaign
Written on 22 Oct, 2008 at 0:05 in Business | viewed 376 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple’s new commercial directly attacks Microsoft’s recent $300 million advertisement campaign. Microsoft ad campaign features Bill gates and Sein field and gained bit popularity lately.
Apple Unveils 24-inch LED Cinema Display for MacBook
Written on 17 Oct, 2008 at 8:21 in Product, Technology | viewed 295 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Apple unveiled a LED Cinema Display featuring a stunning 24-inch LED-backlit widescreen display which is designed for the new MacBook® family. The display contains a built-in iSight® video camera, mic and speakers enclosed in aluminum. The new LED Cinema Display will be available in November through the Apple Stores.