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The first Mac-based 3G/4G USB modem for Sprint

Published on: 25th June, 2010

On June 22, 2010, Sprint has started offering Sierra Wireless’s 3G/4G USB 250U mobile broadband modem. This hybrid modem is Sprint’s first device of this type, which supports Mac OS X and benefits from a 180-degree rotating hinge –this is very practical, as it offers an obstruction-free fit on various models of notebooks, including the [...]

Apple – the only US computer assembler to beat industry average

Published on: 11th June, 2010

Apple has been the only American assembler of computers to beat the average for growth of the industry in the beginning of 2010. With Macs climbing 32.4 percent year-over-year, Apple gained 3.4 percent market share of total computer sales worldwide, which means the seventh place. Hewlett Packard and Dell have grown slower than the 22.7 [...]

Adobe’s Flash and Acrobat to suffer critical security vulnerability

Published on: 9th June, 2010

Adobe has recently posted a warning regarding critical security vulnerability involving both Acrobat and Flash. Susceptibility covers Windows and Mac versions of Flash 10.0 or earlier and all the Acrobat 9 versions. They are all supposed to be used as remote control over users’ computers. The pre-release of Flash 10.1 as well as previous versions [...]

Microsoft’s Live Essentials pack to help Windows versus Mac

Published on: 6th June, 2010

Microsoft has recently claimed the superiority of its media applications by means of its upgraded Windows Live Essentials pack. This one is mainly focused on Photo Gallery and is said to have some advantages compared to iPhoto. Among them, users can build composite images using the best elements of similar images, Facebook integration is tighter [...]

Future Razer peripherals to offer Mac support

Published on: 18th March, 2010

On March 10, 2010, at the Game Developer’s Conference, Razer, the gaming peripherals maker, has announced the launch of drivers which will offer Mac users the possibility to play and enjoy all the company’s upcoming products. Mac drivers will also be backtracked and released for the existing products. In order to validate its statement, Razer [...]

Apple’s patent complaint against Nokia investigated by ITC

Published on: 25th February, 2010

The international Trade Commission of the United States agreed last week to investigate a patent complaint filed by Apple against Nokia. The aim of the investigation is to determine whether or not nine Apple patents are violated by Nokia’s phones. As a result, a successful investigation could ban the import of almost all Nokia handsets [...]

NewerTech’s USB 2.0 Display Adapter available for $96

Published on: 20th December, 2009

People can now add a supplementary HDMI, DVI or VGA display to their Macs, thanks to the new USB 2.0 Display Adapter, launched recently by NewerTech. One extra screen is allowed per each adapter, with a maximum resolution of 2048×1152. The number of permitted adapters varies according to the OS used; this makes a maximum [...]

Mac influence on Windows 7 denied by Microsoft official again

Published on: 20th November, 2009

Brandon LeBlanc, Microsoft official, reiterated the idea that Simon Aldous’ statement that the “look and feel” of the new version of Microsoft’s operating system, Windows 7, would be similar to the Mac OS X interface was “inaccurate and uninformed”. The Microsoft partner group manager Simon Aldous recently made this statement that determined strong reactions from [...]

Dell’s Zino HD more compact than Mac mini

Published on: 20th November, 2009

The Mac mini is no longer the most compact desktop space, because the ultra-compact Inspiron Zino HD is now occupying the same footprint as the Apple rival but is using AMD processors in order to keep low costs and has options that are not available in Mac mini. Users will be astonished by how many [...]

Mac mini gets Blu-ray upgrade

Published on: 13th November, 2009

Owners of Mac mini’s current generation have received good news from AMEX Digital. They can buy a Blu-ray drive upgrade kit for the price of $199. A slot-load SATA drive allows the Mac mini to burn Blu-ray discs in applications that support reading and burning Blu-ray media at speeds up to 4X. Even if Macs [...]

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