Why Apple is betting on Light Peak with Intel: a love story
Despite Apple’s investments in developing its own custom ARM microchips in place of using Intel’s Atom mobile processors, the company has reached out to Intel as a partner to drive the adoption of the new Light Peak specification for optical cabling. A look at Apple’s historical use of ports explains why it is doing this.
Steve Ballmer: Safari a 'rounding error', Mac losing market share
Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer went on the offensive against Apple in a recent interview, stating that Windows has gained market share on OS X, and that the browser Safari is a "rounding error".
FileMaker releases Bento 3 with iPhoto integration
Bento, the database application for Mac OS X, was updated to version 3 Tuesday, bringing new features, security options, integration with iPhoto, and more.
Defining Cloud Security: Six Perspectives
Given how expensive it is to maintain in-house hardware and software, the idea of putting one’s IT infrastructure in the cloud sounds downright heavenly.
Lenovo vows 'unbelievably' fast Windows 7 boots
Lenovo Group Ltd. is staking an early claim to potentially key turf in the Windows 7 gold-rush : the PC vendor boasting the fastest boot-up and shutdown times. ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktop PCs for businesses will boot Windows 7 up to 56% faster than when loading XP or Vista, says Lenovo.
WiFi-enabled Eye-Fi Geo SD card tags Places for iPhoto
The $60 Eye-Fi Geo card packs a WiFi transmitter into a standard 2GB SD memory card, geotagging pictures as you take them and allowing wireless photo uploads from your camera.
Should I Migrate to Windows 7?
Windows 7 OS is scheduled to be available to the public market in just over a month. There are many doubts and apprehensions about the capability of this OS as its earlier version Vista is a failure. It seems Microsoft has given enough weight this time to what the Windows users really wanted – a simpler and friendly OS. Windows 7 has some novel features while improving the older ones. Moreover, some flop features in Vista are removed from Windows 7 to improve the performance.
Purported shots of Microsoft’s touchscreen device revealed
Detailed mock-ups alleged to be Microsoft’s rumored touchscreen hardware have surfaced, revealing a dual-screen device that folds out like a book -- very different from the form factor Apple’s own 10-inch tablet is rumored to take.
Inside Snow Leopard’s UTI: Apple fixes the Creator Code
Snow Leopard’s abandonment of Creator Code metadata, used to open a file with its creating application, has some users are worried that Apple has killed off a core Mac-centric feature. Instead, Apple has invented a superior alternative for the old Creator Code in order to support a variety of new features. Here’s why, and what the new Uniform Type Identifiers offer.
Why Apple is betting on HTML 5: a web history
Despite making the vast majority of its money from hardware sales, Apple is investing heavily in shaping the future of software. One example of this pertains to HTML 5 and related web standards.
Microsoft sells restrictive new WiMo Marketplace via iPhone ads
With the release of Windows Mobile 6.5 and its new Marketplace app store fast approaching, Microsoft has resorted to buying ads within iPhone apps to attract the attention of developers. Even so, the company’s new store plans to be even more restrictive than Apple’s App Store, charging developers $99 per app submitted while killing off many existing WiMo titles and banning Java.
From OLED to Tegra: Five Myths of the Zune HD
Just when you thought Microsoft had given up on the Zune as a product and had retreated to referring to it as a nebulous cloud of conceptual features, the company comes out with a new device supporting a mobile-optimized OLED screen, a wildly powerful yet super efficient new multi-core Tegra graphics processor and support for high definition radio. The problem is that none of those things are actually true.
AT&T activating MMS features early for some iPhone users
A variety of iPhone users are are reporting that new MMS features have been enabled on their handsets in advance of AT&T’s official start date of September 25.
Study shows steady decline in AT&T brand perception
Since the launch of the iPhone 3GS, public perception of AT&T has progressively decreased, while opinions about competitor Verizon Wireless remained relatively unchanged, a new study shows.
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.1, security updates
The first maintenance update for Snow Leopard, Apple’s latest operating system, was released Thursday afternoon, less than two weeks after the software’s debut.
Apple announces iPod nano with camera, FM tuner, pedometer
Apple’s new iPod nano unveiled Wednesday will allow users to record video, listen to FM radio, and track the number of steps taken by exercisers.
Apple rivals DVD with new iTunes Extras for movies and albums
The new iTunes 9 offers special "iTunes Extras" as free downloads with the purchase of "iTunes LP" albums or movies. The new free bonus content is delivered as a self-contained website of bonus materials, making it easy to author.
BMW and Windows 7: Three Reasons Why the Car Giant Is Upgrading Now
Luxury automaker BMW has been spending nearly all of 2009 testing Windows 7 for its 85,000 Windows XP machines, with plans for full deployment by 2011. The goal: better remote management and a more productive mobile workforce. Here’s a look at their IT plan.
Microsoft internal slideshow for retailers targets Linux
It's no secret that companies will do anything to get ahead of their competitors. It's a given, especially in the world of business. Never-the-less, it always seems to stir up a bit of fuss when the tactics are revealed to the public, regardless of what form they're in. A member of the Overclock.net forums (link goes to a mirror, as the original has gone down due to exceeded bandwidth), who is an employee of Best Buy, has uploaded slides from a Microsoft presentation intended for the company, showing what they want workers to say about Linux.
Inside Mac OS X Snow Leopard: Malware Protection
Apple has enhanced the warnings Snow Leopard users get when directly downloading or opening disk images containing files known to be malicious. This article, the fifth in a series looking closer at some of Snow Leopard’s well-known but often misrepresented or misunderstood features, examines what this really means for Mac users and their relative security.
Apple approves Commodore 64 emulator for iPhone
A previously rejected iPhone title offering emulated play of Commodore 64 titles has been approved after the developer made changes to align it with Apple’s SDK. It allows the iPhone to act as a system that was what was once Apple’s staunch competitor.
Adobe issues fresh Snow Leopard CS3 compatibility notes
Adobe has issued a revised Creative Suite 3 FAQ (PDF) in which the company details the results of its application testing and compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Adobe’s John Nack published this new information yesterday, detailing a couple of major points taken from the new company document.
“Adobe has conducted its own additional testing of our Adobe CS3 software on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and is confident that our CS3 applications will function as expected with Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Adobe did uncover some non?critical issues, which are documented for our customers to review,” the company writes.
Adobe also confirms several reports which claim Snow Leopard ships with an earlier version of Adobe Flash installed, saying: “The initial release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6) includes an earlier version of Adobe Flash Player than what is currently available from Adobe. Adobe recommends all users update to the latest version of Flash Player (10.0.32.18) which supports Snow Leopard and is available for download from Adobe.com.”