Year: 2010

New MacBook Air updates this week?

New MacBook Air updates this week?

Posted by | May 10, 2010 | , |

There might be a new MacBook Air released this week, according to “Macworld Australia” (http://www.macworld.com.au/news/view/macbook-air-update-this-week-4886), quoting “a well-placed source familiar with Apple inventory levels and product refreshes.”

The source says the number, MC516LL/A K87 BETTER BTR-USA, most likely points to a Mac product due to the “BETTER” segment of the product code. “Macworld Australia” notes that this could refer to a 27-inch display, which could be a new Cinema Display or, less likely, a new, high-end iMac.

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NPD: Android OS overtakes iPhone OS in smartphone market

NPD: Android OS overtakes iPhone OS in smartphone market

Posted by | May 10, 2010 | , |

The Android operating system (OS) continued to shake up the U.S. mobile phone market in the first quarter (Q1) of 2010, moving past Apple to take the number-two position among smartphone operating systems, according to The NPD Group (http://www.npd.com), a market research company.

NPD’s wireless market research reveals that based on unit sales to consumers last quarter the Android operating system moved into second position at 28% behind RIM’s OS (36%) and ahead of Apple’s OS (21%).

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WirelessHD standard announced

WirelessHD standard announced

Posted by | May 10, 2010 | , |

The WirelessHD Consortium (http://www.wirelesshd.org), the largest 60GHz initiative worldwide and the only wireless standard that provides wireless lossless A/V support, has announced immediate availability of the WirelessHD 1.1 specification announced this January at the Consumer Electronics Show.

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World Clock Deluxe for Mac OS X ticks to version 4.7

Posted by | May 10, 2010 | , |

MaBaSoft (http://www.mabasoft.net) has updated its World Clock Deluxe time tool to version 4.7. In the new version, 96 cities in Antarctica, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam have been added to the World Clock Deluxe database.

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