Archive | August 12th, 2011
XKCD hilariously takes on misleading app review ratings [Comic]
The delightfully nerdy and often hilarious XKCD comic – from the mathematically geared mind of Randall Munroe – recently tackled the misleading nature of app store star ratings. But even more pertinent, we think, is Munroe’s take on the the hilarious and pointless nature of many app reviews one typically stumbles across on iTunes. Nothing […]
Continue reading...Reliable sources – No iPhone or iPod media event scheduled for September 7
12. August 2011
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Well, so much for that. It would appear that rumors of Apple holding a special iPod media event on September 7th are unfounded. The well-connected Jim Darlymple writes for The Loop: According to my sources, Apple will not have an event or launch the next iPhone on September 7. It’s hard to say how that […]
Continue reading...Lion beefs up OS X security
12. August 2011
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As Apple’s marketshare in the PC market continues to increase, the Mac platform is increasingly becoming a target for hackers. Serious attacks and threats remain few and far in between and there’s certainly no reason to sound any alarm bells, but as the Mac becomes more visible, Apple will have to stay a few steps […]
Continue reading...TSMC begins trial production on Apple’s upcoming A6 chip
12. August 2011
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A few weeks back, reports surfaced suggesting Apple, on account of their dispute with Samsung, wanted to tap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to manufacture its A6 chip. In addition to Apple’s beef with Samsung, it’s also been reported that Apple is interested in TSMC because they have the highest yielding 40-nm process in the […]
Continue reading...Samsung less than honest regarding public relations
12. August 2011
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In the wake of Apple’s successful motions for injunctions, Samsung’s PR department has been less than forthright about various events. We saw this first following Apple’s successful injunction in Australia and now we’re seeing it again in Germany. Earlier this week, a German court granted Apple’s motion for an injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 […]
Continue reading...Apple to hold special media event on September 7
12. August 2011
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MacRumors reports: Kodawarisan offers the first specific date for Apple’s fall media event. According to the Japanese site, Apple is planning on holding their usual iPod-announcing event on Wednesday, September 7th. Apple has traditionally held their Fall media events in the first part of September with the past three events taking place on September 1st, 2010, September […]
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12. August 2011
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