Archives for January 2012
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Browse By Day in January 2012
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Matias One Connects to Mac, iPhone in Single Keyboard
Las Vegas — Apple already make it easy to use your iPhone with your Mac, and Matias is making it…
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Microsoft Terminates Support for Office for Mac 2004
Microsoft has terminated its support of Microsoft Office for Mac 2004 as of January 10, 2012. Support for Office for…
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iTwin USB Device Securely Shares Files Over the Internet
LAS VEGAS—iTwin was on hand at CES 2012 to show off Mac support for its self-titled USB device that allows…
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PC Shipments Decline in Q4, Ultrabooks Not Helping
For the first time in ten years, the worldwide market for PCs has declined with shipments down 1.4 percent for…
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Long Lines Form at Apple’s China Stores for iPhone 4S
Overnight in China, long lines formed for the launch of Apple’s iPhone 4S at Apple’s five stores, two on Beijing…
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Some Thoughts on iBooks, iPads and Education
Apple is scheduled to make an announcement on January 19th in New York City having something to do with either iAds,…
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Steve Jobs’ TV Epiphany ‘Nothing New,’ Says Samsung Exec
As speculation about an Apple TV set swirls through this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, Philip Newton, Samsung Australia’s director of…
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Over Half of Apple’s Cash Locked in Offshore Accounts
On the heels of Apple’s acquisition of Anobit, Seeking Alpha has taken a look at the tech giant’s growing cash…
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Apple’s Purchase Price For Anobit Said to be $390M
Apple’s acquisition of Israeli firm Anobit Technologies, which produces controllers that optimize flash memory capabilities, was said to be US$390…
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Foxconn Resolves Latest Labor Dispute
Foxconn Technology on Thursday said it has resolved a dispute with 150 employees who launched a protest earlier this week…
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Samsung, LG Reportedly Beat Out Sharp For iPad 3 Display
Samsung and LG have reportedly beaten out Sharp for the contract to supply iPad 3 LCD panels, according to a source who…
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Apple Tops Mobile Shopping Satisfaction Survey
Research firm ForeSee on Thursday announced the results of a new study in which it found that the mobile shopping…
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Apple Announces Education Event in NYC on Jan. 19
Apple on Wednesday sent out invitations to the media to attend a special event at the Guggenheim Museum in New…
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Photo Gallery: CES 2012, The Venetian Ballroom
In this photo gallery, Bryan Chaffin shows us some of the cool things he found on the show floor of the…
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Teen Jewelry Designer Recycles Macs into Fashion Accessories
Las Vegas — Apple’s Mac computers make a fashion statement all on their own, and Taylor Burghard’s jewelry takes that…
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Piper Jaffray: 30M iPhones Sold During Holiday Qtr
Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster has weighed in on Apple’s Q1 FY12 results, that is the holiday quarter of calendar 2011.…
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iCal: Sharing Reminders Using Apple Mail
Using reminders in Lion’s iCal is simple, and it’s nice to be able to sync things with the Reminders app…
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Amazon Launches a New Kindle Store for iPad [UPDATED]
Amazon customers are accustomed to finding a book at Amazon.com, identifying the Kindle edition, and then having it loaded into…
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iRig STOMP—A Stomp Box for Amplitube on iOS Devices
LAS VEGAS—IK Multimedia unveiled several new devices and apps for musicians who want to use iPad and iPhone to record…
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Photo Gallery: Direct from the CES Show Floor, Part 1
LAS VEGAS—Direct from the floor of CES 2012, Bryan Chaffin offers part 1 of our show floor photo galleries. In…
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Apple Attends CES in an Unofficial Capacity
Unsurprisingly, Apple employees are walking the show floor at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, according to a source who told…
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Small Firm Beats Apple in Court, Files Extortion Charges
Small Spanish firm Nuevas Tecnologías y Energías Catalá, which won in court two months ago after Apple sued it for…
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MGG 374: Cool Stuff Found at CES, Questions Answered & More
Dave’s out at CES and he talks about the cool stuff found on the show floor (and elsewhere!) there. Then…
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GPUs in Next-Gen iOS Devices Could Be 20 Times More Powerful
Imagination Technologies, whose PowerVR GPUs are found in Apple’s iOS devices, on Tuesday announced its next-generation PowerVR Series6 GPU, which…
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Dell Planning New Tablet in Late 2012
Dell’s Streak tablet may have failed to gain a foothold in the market before it was discontinued last year, but…
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Comcast Brings Live Streaming TV to iPad
Comcast has added live streaming TV on an iPad to its service at no additional cost, although it’s currently available…
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Apple Confirms Flash Memory Maker Buy
Apple on Tuesday confirmed that it bought Israeli flash memory maker Anobit Technologies Ltd. in December. The purchase was rumored…
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Liquipel: Waterproof iPhones Without a Case
Las Vegas — Liquipel is hoping to cut down on headaches from water damaged iPhones with its self-named coating that…
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Case Manufacturer Drops iPad From 100,000 Feet
G-Form, the iPad case manufacturer who last year demonstrated the durability of their products by dropping an iPad without a…
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Kodak Files Imaging Patent Lawsuit Against Apple
Kodak has filed a patent infringement suit against Apple related to digital imaging technology that’s used in the iPhones, iPads…
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Showtime Anytime Brings Streaming Content to iOS
On the heels of rival premium cable content provider HBO, Showtime has just launched its own streaming content service called…
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iPhone 4S & Siri Double Carrier Network Load
A network research firm has found that the iPhone 4S doubles the network load for data compared to the iPhone…
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Why a 7 Inch iPad Makes Sense
When asked about the wisdom of a 7-in. iPad, Steve Jobs dismissed it as “dead on arrival.” Times have changed.…
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Apple Rumored to Shift iPad Production to Pegatron
Apple has reportedly added China’s Pegatron Technology as a production facility for the next-generation iPad that it will announce in…
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Apple Moves Closer to China Telecom Contract
China’s Radio Management Office has approved Apple’s application for a CDMA2000-based iPhone, moving the company a step closer to making…
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Apple to Hold Annual Shareholder Meeting Feb. 23
In addition to discussing CEO compensation, Apple’s 2012 proxy statement, which it released on Monday, announces that the annual shareholder meeting will…
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Apple CEO Cook’s 2011 Compensation Worth $377 Million
Apple’s 2012 proxy statement, which the company released on Monday, shows that CEO Tim Cook’s 2011 compensation is US$900,000 base…
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iOS 5.1 Beta Reveals Siri Support on iPad
It’s not a shocking piece of information, but the iOS 5.1 Beta 3 currently in the hands of developers contains…
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Photo Gallery: Steve Ballmer Keynote for CES 2012
Monday night saw Microsoft’s last keynote address as the official CES keynote event. Steve Ballmer, Ryan Seacrest—really—and several Microsoft execs…
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Microsoft’s Ballmer Touts Windows 8 at Final CES Keynote
Las Vegas — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s recurring theme through the company’s final keynote presentation at the 2012 Consumer Electronics…
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TMO at CES: What to Watch for in 2012
The Mac Observer is packing up and heading out to the Consumer Electronics Show again, and we’ll be scouring the…
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Lightroom 4 Beta Adds New Album & Video Editing Features
Adobe unveiled a public beta version of Lightroom 4 on Tuesday. The beta of the digital photo management and editing…
