28Nov2010
Firms say that consumers want iPads, MacBooks for the holidays
According to the latest ChangeWave survey on consumer electronics spending, people plan to spend more during this year's holiday shopping season than the past couple years. That increased spending will be particularly focused on computers and mobile gadgets, with one of the biggest beneficiaries being Apple. With demand for its notebooks and iPads at an all-time high, the company is predicted to have a "monster" holiday season this year.Demand is strong for new laptops, with 10 percent of
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If the iPad 2nd-gen gets a Retina display
Ryan Block on the recurring rumour of the retina display on the next iPad:Maybe 2560 x 1920 doesn’t sound like a lot, but it should. Let’s put that in context with the kinds of high resolutions you get on some professional-grade desktop products:MacBook Pro 15-inch = 1440 x 900Macbook Pro 15-inch high-res = 1680 x 1050Macbook Pro 17-inch = 1920 x 1200Dell 24-inch monitor = 1920 x 1200Think about that for a moment: a 9.7-inch screen that displays more visual information than two high res
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iOS 4.2 features: Improved Safari web browser
While AirPrint and AirPlay integration, and Find in Page are the big user-facing features new to iOS 4.2 Safari, MobileXWeb points out that Apple also snuck in a few improvements under the hood:Accelerometer & Gyroscope support through the DeviceOrientation APIWebSockets API from HTML5Updated HTML 5 Form SupportPartial XHR-2 SupportNew JavaScript data typesNew DOM eventsEnhanced SVG and Canvas supportIf you are a developer let us know how useful these additions will be to your Web Apps. If
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Ninja tip: How to create a custom iPhone/iPad home screen icon for your website
Interested in making one of those custom website icons that show up on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad when you hit “Add to Homescreen”? A cool icon will make visitors want to add a WebClip of your site to their home screens. They’ll show it to their friends, their friends will also add WebClips of your site, and your site will zoom up the Google Page ranks. (Hey, every little bit helps!). Thanks to SockRolid from the forums, we’ll show you how after the break!It’s actually quite
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New MacBook Pros To Sport Light Peak Technology
"all the Mac users I know have little understanding about hardware, nor do they care to know about the hardware."Not having to care is liberating.I recently happened upon an old Popular Mechanics magazine from the 1950s. It dealt extensively with automotive topics. It struck me how much people had to know about their car's inner workings to properly maintain it. Today, you really don't have to know what kind of spark system your car has, or what kind of plugs it uses, or what kind of fuel
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Rumor: iPad 2 to sport FaceTime, gyroscope, Retina Display, USB?
A Chinese newspaper is claiming, based on “industry sources”, that five new features will be coming with the next generation iPad 2, including video phone, new display technology, 3-axis gyroscope, “better mobility”, and USB. We have previously told you that sources claimed the iPad 2 is rumored to be coming equipped with two cameras for FaceTime and this list seems to repeat that rumor. The new display technology is said to “enhance image and color output performance” so could
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Do you want BBM on your iPhone?
Every WWDC keynote we’ve joked that Mike Lazaridis from BlackBerry maker RIM would surprise everyone by joining Steve Jobs on stage to announce BlackBerry Connect and BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) for iPhone. Then we laugh and marvel out our new copy and paste, multitasking, or whatever Apple chooses to invent that year. Our sibling site CrackBerry.com has put the whole BBM on iOS (and every other platform) issue right back on their front page, however, with Kevin asking the question: So
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Having Netflix or HDCP problems with Apple TV?
Did you update your Apple TV to iOS 4.2 (yeah, it says 4.1 sometimes, 4.2 others, let’s consider it both) this week only to find you still had HDCP (high definition copy protection) problems, or worse, only to find you now had HDCP problems, maybe with Netflix in specific? Georgia’s experiencing that today, and so are some members of our Apple TV Forum. Well, we’ll try to help you out after the breakFirst a rant by way of explanation: HDCP is a horrible plague visited on paying customers
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Amazon posts deals for game consoles, Apple products
Amazon.com has continued to highlight its Black Friday deals, which include a variety of Apple products and a special bundle for the PlayStation 3. The retailer is offering a $100 discount for the 2.4GHz Mac mini, along with a $245 discount on the 2.53GHz MacBook Pro. Customers can also pick up an 8GB iPod touch for $215, a 32GB variant for $280, or a 64GB edition for $369. Although Amazon has not provided a direct discount for its PlayStation 3 offerings, the company is including a $25 game
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Microsoft stores seeing low traffic versus Apple’s
Microsoft's retail stores are so far trailing significantly behind Apple's in terms of traffic and their actual content, an informal study of one store revealed. After following traffic at the Apple and Microsoft stores in the Shops at Mission Viejo mall, the LA Times saw 19 shoppers leave with purchases at the Apple location while just three did the same at Microsoft's store. A pair of interviews determined that many were leaving without purchasing because the Microsoft stores didn't have
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