Is there WiDi (which stands for Intel Wireless Display) in Apple’s future along with Wi-Fi? Actually, WiDi uses Wi-Fi to wirelessly move anything on a computer screen to an HDTV if the computer is running one of Intel’s new Sandy Bridge processors.
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By Greg Mills
I never cease to be amazed by the jaded reaction of the PC tech press to the neutral things Apple does. Mis-representing motives and incorrect conclusions that tend to cast a slightly evil cast on Apple sell high tech stories. It’s like putting Jesus on the cover of a magazine with some outlandish story. The most recent trashing of Apple is over, of all things, the design of some unique tiny screws that hold iPhones together.
Read MoreI’ve argued that Macs and iPads should be lumped together when measuring personal computer sales. If you combine Mac and iPad sales for the last fiscal quarter — 4.3 million and 7.33 million units, respectively — that comes to 11.63 million units. That would mean Apple has 11.3% of the worldwide market for computer sales.
And why not combine the two? The iPad runs a variant — a “lite” version if you will — of Mac OS X. The Apple tablet is seen as competition for netbooks. And some folks are using it in lieu of a laptop.
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Apple is planning on making it even easier to back up data on your iOS devices. A company patent number (20110016089) for restoring data to a mobile device has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office.
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Several Apple patents have appeared today at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Most involve audio technologies of some sort.
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