Windows logo planted on upcoming Apple Store in Germany and they casually went up to the building posing as a team of construction workers, cordoned off a work site, and proceeded to screw pre-made panels, forming a Windows logo to the side of the store’s black veil……….
Leading up to WWDC, Apple now worth more than Microsoft + Intel and while Apple is riding high from a string of product hits, Microsoft continues to struggle to redefine itself in technology world that is expanding far beyond the traditional PC…………
Apple is always filing patents for strange and fantastic things that never seem to find their way into actual products, but an application published which details some interesting tech that we could actually see getting jammed into a future iPhone. By pairing an infrared sensor with the camera already on board, portable devices could receive data from transmitters placed and opening links like a glorified QR code, transmitters could disable certain features, such as the camera, to prevent recording at movie theaters and music venues………..
Apple introduced iPhone and iPod touch versions of its iWork productivity suite; Pages, Keynote and Numbers will all be available as individual apps for $9.99 or as free universal updates for existing owners of the iPad versions of the apps and the productivity suite had been rumored to be arriving on the iPhone and iPod touch since last June, when Apple posted some iPhone 4 screenshots that gave away an Open in Keynote function……….
Apple has confirmed that it will be announcing iCloud on June 6th and indeed Apple’s event notice indicates that the big highlights will be Mac OS X Lion and the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 5. This is a decidedly non-Apple way to announce something big like iCloud and making us wonder what other surprises Steve Jobs will have for us at the event……..
Apple’s custom-built A5 chip currently powers iPad 2 and is expected to make its way into next-gen iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV and now A5 chip is coming to MacBook Air with Thunderbolt I/O is being tested in Apple’s labs. Apple working hard to converge the best bits of both into the forthcoming OS X Lion upgrade and may be eying ARM as a possible replacement for Intel-manufacturered x86-architecture chips in its laptop computers, but complications with running legacy applications could mean the move is several years away………
Introducing with the new iMac MC309LL/A 21.5-Inch Desktop . The ultimate all-in-one goes all out. The new iMac features next-generation quad-core processors and the fastest graphics ever in an all-in-one computer. It also brings Thunderbolt I/O technology to the desktop for lightning-fast data transfer. And a new FaceTime HD camera lets you make full-screen HD video calls. All from a beautiful widescreen LED-backlit display that takes up just a sliver of your desk. It’s everything you want in a desktop.
iPhone 5 may feature curved glass screen, continue iPod nano legacy and this move has apparently been in an effort to accelerate production, with glass makers reportedly showing a reluctance to buy the machinery themselves due to its prohibitive cost. Apple is reported to have purchased 200-300 glass cutting machines that will be used by glass makers and the cover glass makers weren’t too keen on purchasing the equipment because it cost too much………..