Apple Tablet Delayed Because Of Switch To OLED?

Topic: Apple

The rumors around the totally unconfirmed Apple Tablet have reached a new high this week. See this report to set the stage. Today Digitimes tops all iTablet rumors with a report claiming that Apple has delayed the iTablet Computer from a March 2010 release to the 2nd half of 2010. It gets better. Apple has decided to use a 9.7-inch OLED panel from LG Display and because of this switch the iTablet is delayed.
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Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:19:21 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Mac OS X 10.7 In The Works?

Topic: Apple

Apple released Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard a couple of months ago. Now the first rumors are appearing about the next OS X release. OS X 10.7, if this will be its version number, has no big cat name yet, but a suspicious version number appeared in an open source development database according to MacRumors.

Of course it is way too early to speculate what OS X 10.7 will be bringing to your Mac. The Snow Leopard release was mostly about stability and security. This of course could mean that OS X 10.7 will push the envelope on the user interface. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:35:04 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Steve Jobs Is Not Magic: An iTablet Reality Check

Topic: Apple

Hundreds of years ago, back before smartphones and MP3 players and fine malt liquor, all the proto-engineers in the world devoted their lives to crafting something called the Philosopher's Stone. This magical device was capable of transmuting lead into gold and granting everlasting life. At least, that's what the stories said. No one ever built a real, working Philosopher's Stone. They just talked about it for decades and decades.

Now we live amidst the technological splendor of the future. Science has replaced 'guessing real hard' and 'making up stories' and allowed us to glimpse beyond the curtain of reality to reveal the mechanisms by which our world works. As a consequence, we've put down the Philosopher's Stone in order to seek an equally elusive but much shinier product; the Perfect Gadget.

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST | by Robert Evans

Apple Hiring AAA Game Designer

Topic: Apple

Since the launch of the App Store, Apple itself has released just four applications. Considering how very many different developers are busy creating new apps on a regular basis, Apple hasn't really had to do anything. Gaming has proved to be an especially lucrative realm of the App Store, even going so far as to threaten Nintendo's hold on the handheld gaming market.

Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:59:21 CST | by Robert Evans

New Core i7 Apple iMac Is Blazing Fast

Topic: Apple

When Apple launched the new iMac line it also included Core i7 and Core i5 CPU options. The Core i7 iMac did not ship right away. Now the first lucky people have gotten their hands on a Core i7 iMac and of course had nothing better todo than to run benchmark apps on it.
MacRumors highlights a benchmark comparison from Timon-Royer showing that the Core i7 iMac is quite a lot faster than the Core i5 model on Geekbench 2.
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Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Tops Handset Profits, Samsung & Nokia Struggle To Keep Up

Topic: Apple

Despite being in the smartphone business for just two years, Apple is already kicking the pants off of their biggest rivals. Reuters reports today that Apple is now officially the top profit generator in the entire mobile device industry. Analysts estimate Apple's total operating profit at around $1.6 billion in the third quarter. Nokia, the second place manufacturer, only made $1.1 billion over the same period.

It's not hard to see why. The iPhone sells in high volume, has a very solid profit margin for Apple, and generates extremely high loyalty among customers. People who buy an iPhone tend to replace it with another iPhone. There are comparatively few cases of iPhone users dropping their smartphone for another manufacturer's gadget. It does happen, but users of other platforms jumping ship to go Apple is much more common.

Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:07:06 CST | by Robert Evans

Apple Mac mini Blu-ray Drive Upgrade Kit Unveiled By Amex Digital

Topic: Apple

Apple is not supporting Blu-ray drives in Mac computers yet. If you want Blu-ray inside your Mac mini now than check out this new Blu-ray Drive Upgrade Kit unveiled by Amex Digital.

The Mac mini Blu-ray Drive Upgrade Kit BD-UG1 has an MSRP of $199 and also supports Blu-ray recording if you use BootCamp on your Mac mini and work under Windows. It is not clear if you can actually use the Blu-ray drive at all under Mac OS.
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Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:44:01 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Available Now

Topic: Apple

Apple released a new update for OS X Snow Leopard with OS X 10.6.2.
The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.
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Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:34 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple iPhone Sync Issue Fixed On Gigabyte Intel P55 Motherboards With New BIOS

Topic: Apple

If you have encountered issues syncing your iPhone with iTunes on your new Windows 7 PC than you might be in luck. If you run an Intel P55 motherboard from Gigabyte you can now upgrade your motherboard Bios with a beta version that is supposed to fix the Apple iPhone Sync issue.

As Gigabyte was able to fix the issue with a Bios update it would imply that the problem is not a Windows 7 problem. Microsoft and Apple are supposed to also still investigate the issue. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 01:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Apple TV 3.0.1 Update Fixes Critical Issue

Topic: Apple

Apple released the new 3.0 Apple TV software update on October 30th. Yesterday Apple released an emergency update that Apple advises you to install immediately if you have already installed 3.0 on your Apple TV.
The new Apple TV version 3.0.1 prevents content from temporarily disappearing until it is resynced. Read more

Posted on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fortune Crowns Steve Jobs CEO Of The Decade

Topic: Apple

Fortune magazine published an in-depth profile of the Appe CEO Steve Jobs and the magazine crown's him with Fortune's CEO of the Decade.

Steve Jobs has had a couple of up and downs with Apple and with his health. The impact he had though, with his work on Apple and the gadget and computer industry are undeniable. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:48:36 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr