Entries Tagged as 'Apple'

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

100 microprocessor cores at your disposal!

I was just reading a Guardian UK newspaper article about the new possibilities opened up to software developers with GPU (Graphic Processor Unit) assisted computing. Basically what this is is that if you have a major brand graphics card in your PC or Mac (Nivdia or ATI), it is now possible to open up the [...]

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

A test from a mobile Techdag

Well, hot on the heels of the release of the WordPress application for iPhones (insert link to FREE iPhone WordPress application here as I don’t know how to do hyperlinks with this app yet), I have my trusty 3g iPhone in hand and this blogg post is coming to you from it,as a test. I [...]

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Apple rolls out TV shows on iTunes Australia..without fanfair…

A few hours ago, Apple has added television shows for sale on iTunes Australia, be it only TV shows and not movies. The five networks it seems are MTV, ABC (1, 2 & 3), Disney, and ATN Channel 9 (national). Individual episodes are priced at $2.99. At the moment, there are 22 shows, including a [...]

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Apple Announces 3G iPhone - Australian Release Details!

After months of anticipation, the heavily rumored 3G iPhone was announced today during Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference
Features
- 3G - Great for our Australian networks
- GPS built-in
- Better battery life than previous iPhones
- 300 hours of standby
- 2G talk-time 10 hours (as opposed to 5)
- 5 hours of 3G talk-time (competition is 3 hour 3G talk [...]

Friday, June 6th, 2008

The iPhone Lego Controller has finally arrived!

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6 code named “Snow Leopard” - report

Apple is indeed well into the development of Mac OS X 10.6, which the company has internally code-named “Snow Leopard,” according to ArsTechnica.
Citing a person familiar with the situation, the technology website confirms several details of the next major Mac OS X upgrade first reported on Tuesday, including a scheduled release as soon as Macworld [...]

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Samsung intros 256GB SSD that may reach MacBook Air

Samsung has introduced a 256GB solid-state drive that promises to kickstart the industry with twice the storage and twice the speed of earlier disks while also costing less to manufacture than past models — and having a chance of landing in future Apple notebooks.
Simply called the 256GB FlashSSD, the Serial ATA drive reads in-order data [...]

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Apple’s cash may soon rival Microsoft

While Microsoft has long held the title as the technology firm squatting the largest mound of cash, Apple may soon give the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant a run for its money, literally.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Todd Bishop points out that Microsoft has reduced its cash balance from more than $64 billion less than four years ago [...]

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

First 3G iPhone to Launch in Italy in a few weeks..

Repubblica.it reports that Telecom Italia will be launching the iPhone in Italy in the next few weeks for sale by June
The new model is said to be based on 3G (UMTS) technology and will be sold originally through Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM). The 3G iPhone, however, will not be locked to any provider, but TIM [...]

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

iPhone set for June release in Australia!

Rumours have been rampant for months since the launch of the iPhone in the USA back mid-2007 regarding Australia’s chance to taste the iPhone. There have been many dates and leaks of false info, so much so that some people even think Australia is never going to get it. Today however, Apple have been informing [...]