Apple Tablet Delayed Because Of Switch To OLED?

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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?

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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

Leaked Apple Black Friday 2009 Deals Are A Wet Dream

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How does up to 30% off all iPods, up to 25% off all Macs and up to 15% off all accessories and software sound to you? Exactly! Too good to be true. Still, an alleged Apple Black Friday ad containing these great Apple deals leaked on BGR and is making its way through the internet.

Last year a $101 discount on a MacBook on Black Friday was the maximum discount Apple gave. And that was already the best Apple Black Friday deal ever.
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Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:55:16 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Black Friday MacMall 96 Hour Apple Sale

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Looks like MacMall liked what they saw during the 55 hour Apple Sale over the weekend. The Apple retailer continues to offer Apple MacBooks, iMac and iPods at discount prices during the sale which is now called MacMall 96 Hours Apple Sale ending 11:59pm PT, Thursday, November 19th.

The Apple sale on MacMall still features the 13.3-inch MacBook at $934.99 after mail-in savings. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Hiring AAA Game Designer

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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

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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

Early MacMall Black Friday Apple Sale Is Underway

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Apple retailer MacMall has a 55 Hour Apple Sale going on this weekend. You can save on iMac, MacBooks, MacBook Pros and iPods.
The new 13.3-inch White MacBook sells for instance for $943.99 after mail-in rebate.
A mail-in rebate deal is also available on several MacBook Pro and MacBook Air configurations.
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Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:40:33 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Best Buy Deal Of The Day Apple iPod Touch With $20 Gift Card

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Best Buy published their new Deal Of The Day for Saturday, November 14th on their online shop. Today's Deal is featuring the new Apple iPod touch 8GB bundled with a $20 Gift Card.
The only little problem is that Best Buy lists as Reg. Price $219.99 for the 8GB iPod touch. Best Buy itself lists the iPod touch 8GB on another product page on sale for $189.99 and Reg. Price of $199.99.

So something a bit wrong, but you save still $10 with this deal.
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Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:01:04 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CES 2010 To Be Smaller Than CES 2009 And Apple Reconfirmed Not To Exhibit

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The CES 2010 will be, based on the current estimates of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), smaller than it was this year or the year before.
The current estimates say that 110,000 will attend CES 2010 which would be only down 3,000 from last year.
2,000 companies are supposed to exhibit at CES 2010, which is a actually a lot less compared to CES 2009 which had 2,700. More details on Twice.
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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Apple Store Features Apple Holiday Gift Guide

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Apple updated their online store in time for your holiday shopping. Apple highlights their engraving option on the iPod family as well as custom configured iMacs.
Apple also offers Holiday themed iTunes gift cards. You can also choose general purpose Apple gift cards or an iPhone gift card.

The Apple Store Holiday Gift Guide features accessories and software that all come with free shipping.
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Posted on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:19:53 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Magic Mouse Review

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The new Apple Magic Mouse has been shipping for a couple of days. Our review partner Digital Trends just tested the Magic Mouse and published this review.

Quote from the review: "Apple's history with mice looks a lot like GM's history with economy cars. It's kind of sketchy. Read more

Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 02:47:36 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Parallels Desktop 5 for Apple Mac Is Available Now

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Parallels announced the availability of the new Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac today. Parallels Desktop 5 allows you to run Windows 7 or Linux next to your Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

According to performance research conducted by Crimson Consulting Group, Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac performs 22% faster than the nearest Windows-on-Mac competitor in standard productivity testing of Windows 7 64-bit on a MacBook Pro. In addition, version 5 is up to 300% faster for virtual machine operations than the previous version. For 3D and graphics performance, tested under the industry standard 3Dmark 2006 Professional test suite the new version performs up to 7 times better. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2009 03:28:49 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple To Provide TV Through iTunes?

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I don't have access to cable TV, but I do have the Internet and an iTunes account. If I could pay $30 to get access to a wide variety of TV shows through iTunes, I'd be sorely tempted. Apple is apparently betting that there are a lot of people like me. According to AllThingsDigital Apple is pitching that very idea to several TV networks. And no, before you ask, this service has nothing to do with Apple TV.

There are over 65 million people with iTunes accounts. A potential audience of that size must look very good to the networks. While none of them have bought into the plan yet, it seems likely that Apple will be able to convince at least a few that its service has a future. The All Things Digital article states that Disney is one of the companies being courted.

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:56:57 CST | by Robert Evans

Apple iPhone Has Launched In China

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After a long back and forth, the Apple iPhone is now on sale in China via carrier China Unicom.
According to Sina the first customer of the iPhone in China is a man named Zhi Xianzhong. He "only" waited 7 hours and 40 minutes in the cold and rain.

The question is now how many will follow his lead and buy the rather expense iPhone in China. According to Sina there has been large crowd gathered at The Place shopping center in Beijing before the China Unicom Store. Read more

Posted on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:21:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple TV 3.0 Software Update With New UI Released

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Early yesterday Apple TV 3.0 was just a rumor, but then Apple unveiled the new major software update for the Apple TV.
Apple TV 3.0 featuring a redesigned main menu that supposedly makes navigating your favorite content simpler and faster, and makes enjoying the largest selection of on-demand HD movie rentals and purchases, HD TV shows, music and podcasts from the iTunes Store even better on your TV.
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Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:26:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple TV 3.0 Coming Soon

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Since Apple TV 2.0 launched it hasn't gotten much attention. According to AppleInsider, however, that's all about to change. The iTunes Store Terms and Conditions list has been updated in order to prepare for the launch of Apple TV 3.0. As far as we know, 3.0 will just be a software update, primarily designed to allow viewing of iTunes LP and iTunes Extras content.

The iTunes LP format is basically a normal album with added tracks, photos, videos, and other extra content. LPs were designed for the purpose of making full album sales more attractive to consumers. iTunes Extras is the same service, only for movies. It delivers bonus content for films purchased through iTunes.

Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:24:35 CDT | by Robert Evans