Archive | August 11th, 2010
Rumor – Apple TV to be rebranded “iTV”, sans 1080p HD support
Engadget reports on changes afoot for the Apple TV: Apparently the box won’t be capable of handling (or enabled to handle) 1080i or 1080p video. Instead it will only push out 720p clips. The word — and cause for much internal debate, we’re told — is that this has something to do with the A4’s inability […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iPod media event reportedly set for mid-September
11. August 2010
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Well it looks like you’ll have to wait a few extra weeks to get your hands on a completely new lineup of iPods. All Things D is reporting that Apple’s annual iPod event will be going down in mid-September and not in mid-August as had been previously reported. Reportedly on the docket are a completely revamped […]
Continue reading...Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for the Mac finall enables hardware acceleration for H.264 video
11. August 2010
Adobe recently updated Flash Player 10.1 for the Mac which finally enables hardware acceleration for H.264 video content. You should notice now a nice difference when playing H.264 content on your Mac in terms of CPU usage. We rarely enable new features in security releases but we really wanted to enable such a cool feature. Note, […]
Continue reading...Acer, HP and Lenovo PC sales fell “off a cliff” in July
11. August 2010
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In a new research note issued to investors, JP Morgan analyst Christopher Danely noted that Acer, HP, and Lenovo collectively and significantly lowered their orders for both notebooks and chips during the month of July. The results led the analyst to cut his revenue and sales estimates for Intel. He didn’t anticipate a significant turnaround as […]
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11. August 2010
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