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Ipad 2 Revealed by Steve Jobs
The highly awaited Ipad 2 was revealed yesterday by Steve Jobs, who made a surprise appearance in San Francisco amidst rumors about his deteriorating health. The Ipad 2 will be available online and in stores on March 11. The Ipad 2 has most of the features that had been rumored for weeks; it is lighter…
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Cheaper Iphone Rumors Intensify
Rumors surrounding a cheaper Iphone from Apple are gaining ground this week after Chief Operation Officer, Tim Cook, announced that Apple didn’t want their products to be “just for the rich.” Last month, rumors circulated that Steve Jobs was working on a potentially smaller and cheaper Iphone during his medical leave of absence. The New…
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Apple Reaches Out to Hackers for Loopholes in Lion OS X
In a shift from its usual strategy of casting aside the hacker community, Apple recently solicited security experts, and asked them to find discrepancies in the new upcoming Mac OS X Lion. Apple e-mailed several well known researchers such as Charlie Miller and Dino Dai Zovi, who co-authored the Mac Hacker’s Handbook, and offered them…
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Weak PC Sales Worries Industry
While PC sales for businesses are on the rise, PC consumer sales declined last quarter, raising the question of whether Apple or the Smartphone industry is to blame. According to Computerworld, businesses bought a lot of computer hardware last month, with HP reporting an increase of 33 percent; Dell says its large enterprise revenue went…
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Kindle’s New Commercial Takes a Swing at Ipad
Amazon’s Kindle is stepping up its game with a new commercial that not only highlights its main attributes, but tries to knock down its main competitor, the Ipad by “poking fun” at some of its shortcomings, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The commercial is only 31 seconds long, and pinpoints its unique features that separate…
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New MacBook Pro Rumors Circulate the Net
After last week’s rumors regarding the release date of March 1 for the new MacBook Pro, there is now talk that the Apple Refresh is now as imminent as Friday, February 24. One of the signs pointing in this direction is that Apple has stopped the immediate shipment of its MacBook notebooks. The Atlantic put…
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Apple’s New MacBook Due in March
Although later than expected, Apple is due to release its new MacBook pros in early march according to AppleInsider. The information began circulating last week when a Danish blogger, Kenneth Lund said he received an anonymous tip from a retail store that is one of “three major chains in the Danish market” that an updated…
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HP Wants to Be as “Cool” as Apple
In an exclusive interview to BBC in Davos, HP CEO Leo Apotheker talked about HP’s future, upcoming product launch on February 9th, and HP’s desire to be “cool.” HP wants to revamp its image and reputation. Apotheker says that HP has prepared a whole new line of products that will be launched next week under…
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Apple Stays in Top Five Mobile Phone List
The last quarter saw Apple slip from fourth to fifth place in the top five mobile phone companies in the world, despite record shipments. Apple shipped 16.2 million mobile phones in the last quarter, securing a 4 percent market share. This was a boost from the 14 million sales of the third quarter of 2010…
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Microsoft Opposes Apple Pursing Trademark for ‘App Store’ Term
Microsoft is trying to set up road blocks to keep Apple from being able to trademark the term ‘App Store’, a phrase which Microsoft claims is too generic for anyone brand to claim ownership of. Microsoft maintains in their 23 page motion that the term is used generically to describe various brands who have stores…