Apple has been testing a black MacBook Air, as reported yesterday, but it hasn’t been able to get the finish just right, according to a MacRumors tipster. “The coating looks good and holds up well, but it also soaks up body oils, making the palm rest look pretty gross. Ultimately that is the reason that [...]
You’ve taken the plunge and invested in an iPad. Like millions of others, you love it. It’s light and keeps a remarkable 10-hour charge. Use it with a wirelessBluetooth keyboard and cover such as the popular ZAGGor Brookstone models, and you can type just as fast as ever. So, is it possible to ditch your laptop altogether for [...]
In an early developer build of the upcoming iPhone operating system iOS 4.3, sleuths have found evidence that Apple might introduce a social media capability called “Photo Streaming.” According to 9to5 Mac, hidden inside that updated file system is a “Media Stream” folder, containing a “Photo Streaming” folder that contains strong evidence that it will [...]
“640K ought to be enough for anybody” – Bill Gates 1981 “The cost for 128 kilobytes of memory will fall below U$100 in the near future” – Creative Computing magazine 1981 It’s always funny to read those old computer magazines, because nothing gets old faster than the technology news. Can you believe that the computer in your cell [...]
The Vyne is quite an elaborate iPhone Stand, in fact I think its one of the most obvious ones I’ve seen. It has a flexible strap that coils into various forms… going round your neck like a snake charmer’s serpent to sitting pretty on your desk. The flexible elastomer neck and plastic clip secure your [...]
No matter how many applications you have installed on your iOS device, you are always on the lookout for the next free and fun iOS app and specially for photography apps that may help you capture and edit your photos taken from your iPhone. Thanks to countless iOS developers you have a plethora of such [...]
One is a gadget-maker, the other a search engine—but now they are at odds. Robert Lane Greene on a clash of cultures … From INTELLIGENT LIFE Magazine, Winter 2010 When Apple opened a new store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in 2006 it received an unusual complaint. Not the usual New York variety—you’re blocking the [...]
Now that the iPad has broken the ice, the IT world is poised for a deluge of tablet-style computers to hit the market in the next few months. We’re expecting to see several hit the shelves in time for the holiday buying season, going from basically one choice to an overwhelming variety of options. As [...]
The first ever Apple computer that company founder Steve Jobs sold from his parents’ garage is up for sale – for a whooping £150,000. There were about 200 examples of the original ‘Apple-1′ that were launched in 1976 and only a few survive today. They were the forerunners of the iPod, iPad, iPhone and everything [...]