The IT Employee Confidence Index, a measure of overall confidence among U.S. technology workers, showed a positive uptick in confidence from 47.3 to 52.0 in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a recent online survey, conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Technisource.
Read MoreIn a note to clients — as reported by Bloomberg (http://macte.ch/bJWYW) — Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek underscores his belief in an upcoming Apple HDTV (the “iTV”) and thinks user generated video from customers who use iPads and iPhones as video recorders may play a role, giving Apple “the ability to leverage content into a YouTube-like model.”
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A patent (number 20120036433) at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office shows that Apple is looking into three-dimensional interfaces for at least some of its products. The patent is for 3D user interface effects on a display by using properties of motion.
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An Apple patent (20120032765) for magnetic fasteners has appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The various embodiments described in the patent generally relate to magnetic fasteners.
More particularly, the various embodiments described relate to apparatus, methods and systems for utilizing programmable magnetic devices to fasten, or unfasten, two or more components or devices. The inventors are Brett Bilbrey, Aleskandar Pance, Peter Arnold, David L. Simon, Jean lee, Michael D. Hillman, Gregory L. Tice, Vijay Iyver and Bradley Spare.
Read More“AppAdvice” (http://macte.ch/0ghLi) and various other sites have reported that, back in 2010, Tristan Schaap — a student who had spent a 12 week internship with Apple — wrote a thesis that detailed his time spent with Apple’s Platform Technologies Group. They conducted experiments regarding Mac OS X and ARM processors. Could this mean an iPad running Mac OS X? I doubt it.
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