While Android may be facing just an incremental update in the next Google IO, Apple may be cooking up a major update to iOS. We posted a couple of reports for iOS 7 already, but we still have no idea how these details will be look like on the new OS.
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Apple has recently released the latest iteration of iOS and has started rolling out the update to supported devices. (iPod Touch 4th Gen and later, iPhone 3GS and later, iPad 2nd Gen and later). The headline of the story, however, is the inclusion of Philippines in the list of countries with LTE support.
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International Data Corporation (IDC) recently unveiled the result of their research about the 5 biggest smartphone manufacturers in the world based on the number of units sold in the 3rd quarter of this year. Surprisingly, RIM and ZTE made the list, claiming the 3rd and 4th spot respectively.
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In the recently concluded event, Apple unveiled their new Mac lineup which includes the new Mac Mini, iMac (21.5-inch and 27-inch) and a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
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Apple today unveiled their smallest notebook so far — an 11.6″ Macbook Air weighing in at only 2.3lbs (1.05kg).
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Can’t believe when I first read this but it looks like Apple has been telling its Mac users to install multiple anti-virus software for some time now.
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I think this year will end with the most number of highly anticipated phones from all corners of the mobile market. Almost all the big players had given their all and it’s up to the consumers to decide who’s the big winner.
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One of the things that people expected from Apple during the recent announcement was a netbook. A mini Macbook Air would have been a game-changer in the netbook wars. It never came out.
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The first 2 Microsoft ads featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld got a lot of flak so they’ve rehashed the story-line to focus on the PC stereo-type as depicted by Apple. This time, Microsoft is using one its own Software Engineers — and they are simple but great ads.
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This is an odd comparison but you can blame me for watching too much of the Obama-McCain coverage on Fox News. Based on Apple’s series of ads on Mac vs. PC, there’s a revealing strategy compared to Microsoft’s latest commercial which features Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates.
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A page on the Apple website outlines several suggestions on how iPhone 3G users can save juice and make their iPhone’s battery life last longer.
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One of the other products/srvices that Apple announced but didn’t get much press time was the new MobileMe service. It’s basically a re-branding of .Mac that took a second lease on life because of the iPhone.
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And we thought the speculated prepaid price of Php25,000 was already expensive. According to Engadget, Vodafone Italy has just set an out-of-contract price for the iPhone 3G at €499 ($773) for the 8GB model and €569 ($881) for the 16GB models.
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The WWDC 2008 has finally concluded (slept thru it last night after a boring start) and Apple has finally announced a brand new iPhone 3G with GPS. New features are expected but Steve Jobs realized they can’t sell more until they cut the price in half — so now it’s just $199 (with 2-year contract!), worldwide, including the Philippines.
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Since the short announcement by Globe yesterday, it’s been the talk of the town already. Most of the tech journalists I talked to yesterday and today tell me this may not be a game-changer for Globe and I tend to agree with them.
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Gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry. Just look at Grand Theft Auto IV and how they sold 4 million units on launch day (est. $390 million). It won’t be a surprise if Apple will revisit the idea of entering the gaming market. They could do so in 3 fronts.
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Last March, Apple tried to sneaked in a copy of the Safari browser on every Apple Software Update even if Safari is not installed in the system. Mozilla CEO called the move downright wrong and called Safari a malware.
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We interrupt the serious string of posts with a little bit of entertainment and parody. This time, folks from Lenovo are pitting their X300 versus the Macbook Air. See video after the jump.
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And it only costs $399. A company named Psystar is promising a Mac clone aptly called OpenMac and it’s the cheap alternative to the Apple Macintosh. Here is what you get for the $399.
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I got my hands on the new iPod Touch yesterday. And despite some minor shortcomings, the device lives up to its hype. Check the details and shots after the jump.
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GigaOM asks why would Apple offer Safari for Windows know that its introduction could very well boomerang back unto itself (vulnerabilities, outrage and of course, the mocking). Om offers some answers and points out to Robert Cringley’s theory.
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When I was told about the Mac sale by Ynzal Marketing last week, I was almost drooling with excitement. But alas, I never made it since I couldn’t get any details.
To my surprise they have another one today until Wednesday:
Ynzal Marketing Corp. is again having its annual Inventory Sale on December 18-20, 2006 (Monday to Wednesday)
from 9am to 5pm at its Sct. Rallos QC headquarters.
Huge discounts and marked down prices on all its products, from pre-owned Macs to current models, ipods and software, to accessories and peripherals are to be expected. Name brands from Apple, Adobe, Lacie, Kodak, Corel, are among the items to be included.
See list of products on sale here or you can download the PDF version here.
The head office address is #25 Scout Rallos, QC with the map here.
Discounts go from 11% to 89%! VAT exclusive. Items are pre-owned, demo units or brand new.
Apple has used IBM’s PowerPC processors since 1994, but will begin a phased transition to Intel’s chips, sources familiar with the situation said. Apple plans to move lower-end computers such as the Mac Mini to Intel chips in mid-2006 and higher-end models such as the Power Mac in mid-2007, sources said. Official announcement is on Monday.
Full story here.
Hopefully, this will make Macs more affordable. But, will it be as desirable?
