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Apple’s MacBook Air line about to get even faster Samsung SSDs

January 12, 2012 at 7:31 am

One of the key factors that make the user experience of Apple’s MacBook Airs great is the fast data transfer speeds, which rely on the thin-and-light laptop line’s speedy solid state drives (SSDs). When we reviewed the mid-2011 MacBook Air (MBA) we found that startup and resume was incredibly fast, applications launched quickly, while overall, the operating system was very responsive. This is in no small part because of the transition Apple had made to SSDs.
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Apple may not be at CES 2012, but 250 of its employees are

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January 11, 2012 at 5:01 pm

Apple officially abandoned exhibiting its wares at CES, but that doesn’t mean the company doesn’t have a presence at the event. Of course, there are hundreds of vendors that cater to Apple products, from iPhone cases to Thunderbolt drives, but we don’t mean that.

Apple has more than 250 of its employees registered to attend CES 2012 in Las Vegas. So what could they all be doing on the show’s floor? It seems that covert operation is the name of the game. It’s normal for a company to want to be on top of what the competition is offering. Apple’s employees are also taking notes on how other companies present their goods and how booths are organized.
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Apple iPhone 4S coming to China and 26 other markets from 13th of January

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January 4, 2012 at 11:47 am

Apple will soon be further tapping the incredible expanse that is the Chinese market with its iPhone 4S smartphone. China Unicom, the country’s third-largest mobile carrier, has been the sole iPhone provider in China thus far, though it’s uncertain whether the iPhone 4S will now also be taken up by other carriers in the country. Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that response for Apple’s products in China has been off the charts. China contributed to roughly 13.3 percent of Apple’s total third-quarter revenue of $28.57 billion.

In addition to China, the iPhone 4S will be made available in 26 other countries beginning Friday, January 13: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Guam, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos and Uganda.
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Portable fuel cells coming to CES 2012 and Apple files for fuel cell-powered MacBook patent

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January 3, 2012 at 8:35 am

We’ve been hearing about fuel cells powering our gadgets for some time now, but the technology hasn’t really caught on yet. Fuel cells convert chemical energy from a fuel to electricity though a chemical reaction. Hydrogen is the most common fuel used in fuel cells, though alcohols or natural gas are not unusual.

In portable devices, micro fuel cells would work together with integrated rechargeable batteries and promise continuous charge for your gadgets away from a mains socket, as long as you have fuel on hand. Apple has recently filed for two patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, titled ‘Fuel Cell System to Power a Portable Computing Device‘ and ‘Fuel Cell System Coupled to a Portable Computing Device‘. These could potentially open the way for fuel cell powered MacBooks.
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Apple NYC end-January event about iBooks, no iPad 3, iTV or Mac Pro updates yet

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January 3, 2012 at 5:05 am

Apple is preparing a media event in New York City at the end of January. Similar to previous events held in NYC, this one will more likely be focused on content/platform updates rather than hardware. TechCrunch is reporting on its own sources that indeed the event will focus on eBooks, publishing and Apple’s iBooks platform. It’s also expected that the event will mostly be attended by the publishing industry.

There have been a number of rumors floating around that Apple will soon be announcing a Mac Pro line refresh as shipping dates had been slipping to 1-3 weeks, though checking the online Apple Store now most models appear to be in stock. Of course, everyone is also anxiously expecting an iPad 3 announcement, while Apple’s much rumored iTV voice-controlled television is another hotly awaited product. Nevertheless it’s expected that at this event there won’t be any major hardware announcements.
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Apple TV hacked to run iOS apps on your TV (video)

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January 2, 2012 at 9:59 am

Apple’s diminutive media player box, the Apple TV, runs on iOS — the same operating system as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. However, until now it was impossible to install and run iOS apps on it. Our friendly iOS developer Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith), who was one of the first to get Siri to run and respond on non-iPhone 4S devices, has come with a hack to do just that.

Using a jailbroken Apple TV and some handy code, Steve was able to get the palm-sized Apple TV to run full iOS apps like Facebook, Angry Birds, Safari and even Cydia on his TV at a 720p resolution. What’s even more incredible is that Steve has been able to run iOS apps side-by-side, so someone can run multiple apps at once, though Apple TV’s 256MB of RAM is a constraining factor. Steve is controlling the device with its remote and a Magic Trackpad. Video is after the break.
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Old photo of Steve Jobs getting tender with the IBM logo

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December 31, 2011 at 5:24 pm

The Apple Macintosh team visited New York at the end of 1983 for a meeting with Newsweek and the late Steve Jobs had a funny and tender moment outside the IBM building. Steve Jobs was captured on film giving the digitus impudicus to the IBM logo as the team walked around Manhattan.

The photo surfaced from Andy Hertzfield, who was a member of the original Macintosh development team, on Google+.
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Our favorite gadgets from 2011

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December 27, 2011 at 6:41 pm

The holiday season is a period for introspection and some quality time with our favorite gadgets. As a gadget blog, looking back into what we have covered during 2011, there are a few pieces of tech that really stand out. These are the gadgets that got us excited because they were pushing new boundaries, or they instantly became an integral part of our lives because they perform their task really well. Here are our favorite pieces of tech for 2011, they might not be the most obvious choices, but if you read through you’ll find out why they earned a place in our hearts.
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Apple new prototype glass-roofed Palo Alto store coming soon

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December 23, 2011 at 5:09 am

Apple is set to begin construction on a new prototype store in Palo Alto, California. The $3.15 millon, two-story, 15,050-square-foot store will have a curved glass roof, like New York’s Upper West Side store (see below) and a unique design as Apple will increasingly design retail spaces to match their location and environment.

The new Palo Alto store is only a block away from one of Apple’s first retail stores, built over a decade ago. The current Palo Alto store is extremely popular and the late Steve Jobs, who was a Palo Alto resident, used to visit it regularly.
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How to: transfer files between the Galaxy Nexus and Mac OS X

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December 15, 2011 at 3:51 am

Connecting the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to your MacBook Pro, Air, iMac or any other Mac OS X computer isn’t as straightforward as other Android devices. Other Android devices offer access through a protocol named USB mass storage, which means your device is treated like a USB flash drive. The Galaxy Nexus uses the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP in short) in order to allow you to transfer media and other files between your computer. Windows PCs have built-in support for MTP but Mac OS computers don’t. If you want a more detailed account of MTP, USB mass storage and the Nexus, hit our article here.

To transfer files between the Galaxy Nexus and a Mac OS X system you must first download and a install the small official Android application named ‘Android File Transfer’. First go here and download the application dmg. Once the download has completed, doubleclick on androidfiletransfer.dmg. Now in the installer window click and drag the Android File Transfer icon to the Applications folder on its right (note you may be required to enter you system password at this point). Now the tool is installed on your Mac.
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Grand Central Terminal Apple Store looks grand on the inside too (pictures, video)

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December 7, 2011 at 1:45 pm

Apple’s NY Grand Central Terminal Store is opening its doors to the public on December 9th at 10am. Media people were given access to the store today and already a number of pictures are coming in.

Though we’ll just let the images speak for themselves, we really like the interplay between the classic and bold architecture and the modern and minimalist design of Apple’s hardware.
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Apple has its own internal iOS codenames, Hoodoo anyone?

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December 6, 2011 at 5:25 am

Not to be outdone by its Android counterpart, it seems that Apple is also using internal codenames for its mobile operating system. Google’s Android desert themed codenames have become quite famous but we weren’t aware that Apple was using codenames for major iOS releases, since these had so far remained inside Cupertino.

Apple’s Mac OS is known by its feline related nomenclature, e.g. Tiger, Leopard and most recently Lion. The iOS internal codenames seem to follow a wintry resort theme, with iOS 5.1 named Hoodoo after a ski resort in Oregon.

The full list is:
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Grand Central Apple Store opening 10am December 9th, open for business at 7am on weekdays

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December 5, 2011 at 11:18 am

It’s official, Apple announced the opening date of its New York Grand Central Terminal store through a sign at the location. Apple has also just sent an email with the above, just to make sure we’ve been paying attention. The Grand Central Apple Store will first open its doors at 10am on Friday December 9th, and commuters will be able to grab themselves a new piece of tech just in time for the weekend.

The Grand Central Terminal store will be open for business quite early on weekdays, at 7am, presumably to accommodate early morning traffic through the station. We dare any of you to grab a new gadget and be able to go through a full working day without touching it.
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15-inch MacBook Air and Ivy Bridge line refresh coming in Q1 say rumors

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November 28, 2011 at 9:37 am

We’ve been hearing rumors about a 15-inch MacBook Air (or a new thin 15-inch MacBook Pro) for a while now. Digitimes, whose reports have been a hit-or-miss affair, claims supply-chain sources indicate that a new 15-inch model will be joining the MacBook Air line as early as the first quarter next year. The new larger-screened Air, will be joined by refreshed 11.6 and 13.3-inch models.

Although Apple had only refreshed the MacBook Air (MBA) line this summer, donning it with fast Sandy Bridge processors and Thunderbolt ports — you might want to read our full review of the mid-2011 MBAs — the accelerated development cycle would help Apple stop competing Windows ultrabook adoption.
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