Archive | October, 2010
Analyst – MacBook Air shipments to reach 400,000 in Q4 2010
Digitimes reports on a blurb from Concord Securities analyst Mingchi Kuo in the Chinese-language Commercial Times where Kuo anticipates Apple will sell upwards of 400,000 units of the newly released MacBook Air during Q4 of 2010. Apple’s MacBook Air shipments in fourth quarter of 2010 are expected to reach about 700,000 units, accounting for more […]
Continue reading...iLife ’11 codebase is still 32-bit
23. October 2010
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The latest iteration of iLife ’11 looks legit, but folks hoping for a 64-bit implementation of Apple’s lifestyle software are in for a disappointment. GearLive reports: So we figured that one unannounced “feature” would likely be that the iLife suite had been converted to 64 bit. After all, Snow Leopard has had more than enough […]
Continue reading...iFixit tears down the MacBook Air
23. October 2010
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The enterprising folks over at iFixit wasted no time in tearing apart Apple’s new 11-inch MacBook Air, but getting inside may not be so easy for your everyday Joe. Apple apparently doesn’t want you inside this thing. They decided to use 5-point Security Torx to attach the lower case. You can check out the full […]
Continue reading...Google TV content blocked by TV Studios
23. October 2010
Electronista reports: Google TV is being blocked by TV studios at least partly out of piracy fears, tips alleged on Thursday. Disney’s ABC as well as CBS have all confirmed that they prevent the TV OS from watching their free Flash video sites. The WSJ understood from leaks that at least Disney and NBC had […]
Continue reading...Report – Apple may double size of North Carolina data center
22. October 2010
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Apple’s Data Center in NC is a behemoth, measures in at 500,00 square feet, and is one of the largest data centers anywhere on earth. But there’s more to this baby than mere size as Apple has plans to invest more than one billion dollars into the data center, a dollar amount which surpasses the […]
Continue reading...HP releases Windows 7 Slate for $800
22. October 2010
Eek, fewer features and a higher pricepoint probably isn’t the best way to take on the iPad, but that’s the route HP appears to be taking until it gets around to releasing a WebOS based tablet sometime in the future. But until then, you’l have to make do with HP’s Windows 7 based tablet.
Continue reading...And then Obama met with Steve Jobs…
21. October 2010
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What a crazy week for Apple news, and one topped off with a report from Bloomberg noting that President Barack Obama recently met with Apple CEO Steve Jobs to discuss all things education, energy, and economics. “They discussed American competitiveness and education, especially reforms such as the president’s Race to the Top initiative,” White House […]
Continue reading...Yelp engineers combine an iPad and a Keg, create the “Kegbot”
21. October 2010
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Yelp engineers recently decided to combine their love of hacking, beer, and iPads to create a Kegbot. The Kegbot (sounds like a character straight out of Futurama) can measure the amount of beer poured, displays information about a particular beer, and can even detail information about who’s been drinking and how much, all via employee RFID cards. […]
Continue reading...A departing Microsoft employee reflects back on his time in Redmond
21. October 2010
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I’ve never heard of Philip Su, but I’m a fan. A former Microsoft engineer who recently decided to leave Redmond for the greener pastures of Facebook recently posted an amalgamation of thoughts and lessons learned from his time at Microsoft and it’s well worth a read. On getting promoted: If you consistently deliver what the […]
Continue reading...Andy Rubin responds to Jobs’ claim that Android isn’t open
21. October 2010
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Google’s Andy Rubin recently tweeted a response to Steve Jobs’ claim that Android really isn’t as open as people think. the definition of open: “mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git ; repo sync ; make” Nerdity in full effect, but as John Gruber points out, this tweet probably resonates with about .01% […]
Continue reading...Engadget reviews Windows Phone 7
21. October 2010
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Engadget’s take on Microsoft’s last gasp effort to remain relevant in the smartphone game. In our original preview, we said that Windows Phone 7 didn’t quite feel like a complete smartphone OS yet. We’d like to come back and report that it finally has the fit and finish of a fully realized product, but that […]
Continue reading...Apple unveils iLife ’11 with significant updates to iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand
20. October 2010
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Apple today announced major updates across its iLife suit of digital software. “This has got to be some of the highest value software in the world,” Steve Jobs explained during today’s “Back to Mac” presentation. iLife ’11 will ship standard on all new Macs and can be purchased today for an upgrade price of $49. First […]
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23. October 2010
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