Apple Still Negotiating Content Deals for the iPad Launch
After a successful first day of pre-orders and brisk traffic since, there is even more pressure for Apple to produce a quality product in the iPad. One of the main reasons many have ordered is to read ebooks or watch videos. This has left many users wondering, “Will these be available on the device April [...]
Read MoreMacbooks finally getting processor upgrade?
The Macbook using community has been waiting…and waiting…and waiting for Apple to refresh their Macbook and Macbook Pro line of notebooks. We thought there was going to be an announcement at CES. Then, we thought there was going to be an announcement during the iPad event. And finally, we thought there would be something at [...]
Read MoreFirst Day iPad Sales v. iPhone Sales
Brainstorm Tech is reporting that first day orders of the Apple iPad reached nearly 120,000 units. The numbers are based on figures from an amateur Apple analyst named Daniel Tello. Apple sold a total of 124,596 items in general through their online store. Subtract 16,500 typical daily orders and multiply that by 1.11 which is [...]
Read MoreMac sales are up– and not just the iPad
By now, we have all heard that the iPad pre-order is making big sales, something on the order of 120,000 pre-ordered on the first day. Not too shabby for Apple. Then again, the iPhone had no pre-orders and hit over 200,000 on opening day. It will be fun to watch your local Apple store on [...]
Read MoreHow to Force Quit Applications on the iPhone/iPod Touch
The iPhone may be known for its incredible stability, but even it occasionally suffers from a frozen or non-responsive app every once and a while. Luckily, there is a simple way to force quit these applications. Think of it as a ctrl+alt+delete or option+shift+command+escape for your iPhone or iPod Touch.
There are actually two different ways [...]
iPad Pre-orders are a Go: What you need to know!
Last week Apple announced that they would start taking orders for the new iPad on March 12th. Pre-orders started this morning around 5:30 and it’s been the topic of conversations in offices and online all morning. Shoppers are comparing sizes, asking who spring for the 3G model and trying to find out if their friends are going to [...]
Read MoreSteam Game Delivery System Comes to Mac, Brings with It Some Huge Titles
Valve, the company behind the digital gaming distribution platform, Steam, has made a big announcement today. Valve will be bringing the Steam service to Mac, along with their popular Source game engine. What does this mean exactly? Well, any games that use the Source engine will run on Mac. A+ games such as Half-Life 2, [...]
Read MoreiPad Preorders start March 12 for April 3rd Release
Apple has announced that the Apple iPad will be available for preorder on March 12th and released on April 3 for U.S. customers. This preorder is good for both the Wifi and the Wifi + 3G models, but the April 3rd release date will be for the Wifi only models because the 3G equipped iPads were delayed [...]
Read MoreA quick Macworld wrap-up
Well Macworld Expo 2010 is over. The fat lady has sung her tune (over iTunes of course). How did Macworld do without Apple being there this year?
Well, from what I can tell from associates and write ups on the Internet, it was “ok”. It was strange not having a Steve Jobs keynote to awe the [...]
Apple releases fix for Mac Pro audio issues
Apple released today a fix to an audio issue that has been plaguing Mac Pro users for some time. This issue is with Nehalem-based Intel Xeon Mac Pro systems. Whenever a user plays any audio through one of these systems, it causes a 20 percent performance hit to the system. It also causes the system [...]
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