Apple to hold “Back to the Mac.” event Wednesday October 20th, 2010. October 13, 2010
Posted by 37prime in : Announcement, Apple, Cat, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech , add a commentApple is sending out invitations to the Press for an event dub as “Back to the Mac.”
“Back to the Mac.”?
As many pundits have been chattering about, that includes you Leo Laporte, Apple seemed to have been “neglecting” the Mac for quite sometimes now. iPhone and iPad have been taking the lionhsare of attentions from Apple and the public. Well it is time for the Mac to take the lionshare with the next version of Mac OS, most likely be codenamed Lion. Lion, Lionshare… get it?
The hint is pretty obvious that the next Mac OS X will be previewed on this event. The first beta of the next version of Mac OS X may as well be made available after the event, as many Developers hope. Who knows if Apple might be dropping the “X” from its upcoming Operating System. There’s the iOS and here comes the Mac OS; one can only speculate. “Say hello to Mac OS 10.7 Lion.” That is so hybrid of 1990′s and 2000′s.
Many news outlets are also speculating that a new MacBook Air will be introduced in this event. A smaller MacBook Air perhaps. The rumor mills have been saying that Apple is working on an 11-inch MacBook Air. We all will find that out soon.
Will Apple also refresh the MacBook Pro lines? It is possible if Apple somehow managed to acquire the next generations of Intel Processors before its early 2011 release date.
“Back to the Mac.” event will be held on Apple Cupertino Campus on Wednesday October 20th, 2010 at 10:00AM Pacific Time (18:00 UTC). Is is unknown if Apple will stream the event on Apple.com just like the Spetember 2010 Music Event.
Check back for more info and ridiculous claims of telepathically obtained info of the “Back to the Mac.” event.
By the way, does that one site get the invite to this event? The site that bought and disassembled (broke) the “stolen” iPhone prototype?
Posted from Cupertino, California, United States.
Motorola Sues Apple for Patent Infringements. October 6, 2010
Posted by 37prime in : Announcement, Apple, Applications, Apps, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, MacBook, Media, Microsoft, News, Resources, Tech , add a commentMotorola announces that they are suing Apple.
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Oct. 6, 2010 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that its subsidiary, Motorola Mobility, Inc., has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iTouch and certain Mac computers infringe Motorola patents. Motorola Mobility also filed patent infringement complaints against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the Northern District of Illinois and the Southern District of Florida.
iTouch? What is that? There’s the iPod Touch.
Overall, Motorola Mobility’s three complaints include 18 patents, which relate to early-stage innovations developed by Motorola in key technology areas found on many of Apple’s core products and associated services, including MobileMe and the App Store. The Motorola patents include wireless communication technologies, such as WCDMA (3G), GPRS, 802.11 and antenna design, and key smartphone technologies including wireless email, proximity sensing, software application management, location-based services and multi-device synchronization.
MobileMe and App Store? This is interesting how Motorola sees it this way.
The timing couldn’t be any more convenient, just five days after Microsoft filed suits against Motorola. Any lawsuits takes time to prepare, Motorola wouldn’t have come up with the idea of suing Apple in just 5 days.
Without looking into the patents that Motorola alleged Apple infringes upon, so far it sounds pretty ridiculous. It is true that Apple came into the mobile phone business much later than Motorola. It is also true that the original iPhone is the first of what most smartphone today look and operate like. Motorola lawsuit against Apple is just as ridiculous as Microsoft lawsuit against Motorola.
In Motorola’s defense, they do make phones with physical keyboards.
Posted from Libertyville, Illinois, United States.
Sign says that New Models of MacBook Pros are coming soon. April 8, 2010
Posted by 37prime in : Announcement, Apple, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Snow Leopard, Tech , add a commentUpdate: 10:00 PM Cupertino Time
According to a sales rep, they are expecting new shipment of MacBook Pros within the next two Tuesdays. Even though it is not clear if it’s going to be the new MacBook Pros or not. The most convincing clue is that the next batch of MacBook Pros will be carry the usual Educational pricing. Considering the previous batch of MacBook Pros were sold to Higher Education at an even more discounted price, the next shipment might be the new MacBook Pro models. -eou
According to sources, Apple is selling MacBook Pros at select University Computer Stores lower than the usual Educational prices. Previously Apple has done similar sales ahead of introduction of new Mac models.
A baseline 13-inch MacBook Pro usually retails $1,199.00 and sells for $1,099.00 for Education Market. Certain University Computer Stores are selling the same MacBook Pro for $999.00 and $100.00 off AppleCare. If you are currently attending or working for a University, you might want to check out your Computer Store for the deal.
It is possible that new MacBook Pros are coming as early as end of April to mid-May.
Rants: Leo Laporte is getting it wrong, once again. April 3, 2010
Posted by 37prime in : Announcement, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Snow Leopard, Tech, Troubleshooting, TV , 1 comment so farI’ve been meaning to write this since Leo Laporte opened his mouth about what Apple’s real direction.
Since the announcement of the iPad, Leo has been saying that it made sense that Apple dropped “Computer” from its name. Leo theorizes that Apple no longer wants to be a computer company and neglecting its Macintosh line. Eventually Apple will stop making Macintosh computer.
Leo passionately berates Apple for being unable to multitask just like its iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It is a fallacy that the iPhone OS devices do nt multitask. I can browse the web and listening to TWiT podcast on the iPhone at the same time. I can talk on the phone and use Maps App at the same time. I can listen to some Bad Religion songs and twiterring via Twitteriffic App at the same time. The iPhone OS devices doesn’t allow third party apps to run in the background.
Let’s get back to the point. Apple is not neglecting their Macintosh product line. Apple is publicly focusing on one product at a time. As a company, Apple is making iPad as a showcase. Afterall, it is a brand new category in their product line-up. The MacBook Pro will get updated. The iMac will get updated. The Mac Pro will get updated. They all are updates to an existing product line. What about the iPhone? In my previous post I made the point that Leo has been making stuff up about Apple and its iPhone plan. Apple never announced any new iPhone in March/April timeframe as Leo adamantly insists. There will be a new iPhone this June or July and Apple will announce it at WWDC.
So, what about Leo’s opinion on Apple’s plan for its Macintosh line? Assuming that Leo is correct that Apple will cease making Macs and become a “consumer electronic” company, how would people making apps for the iP(hone/ode touch/ad)? Is leo assuming that iPhone OS SDK will be available on Linux and Windows? I am sure that it is not in Apple’s roadmap.
Apple is known for its lack of transparancy when it caomes to their products, at least under the second term of Steve Jobs regime (it does feel like a regime, in a way). Whatever happened to the long awaited MacBook Pro line? Intel has released its Arrandale CPU line for months now. Other PC makers already released notebook computer utilizing Intel’s latest offerings.
Leo, have you forgotten anything about a podcast about computer hardware? Let me refresh your memory. It is called “This Week in Computer Hardware” with Ryan Shrout and Leo Laporte. Wait a minute, you’re in it. In This Week in Computer Hardware 49: USB 3D, Ryan Shrout mentioned the integrated GPU in Arrandale CPU does not have supports for OpenCL. You know how much Apple is pushing for OpenCL adoption as standard. Since nVidia has exited computer chipset business thanks to the lawsuit from Intel. Apple is currently using nVidia GeForce 9400M integrated graphic chiset for most of its Macintosh line. Apple seems to be waiting for GPU solutions to be included in the next generations of Macintosh portables. Apple will not solely rely on Intel’s own Integrated Graphics that is built in to Arrandale CPU.
Leo Laporte is prone to rumors and speculations. Anyone remembers the infamous “zirconium” casing for the iPhone? What about the Apple Television set as rumored by attention-hungry Jason Calacanis. Leo also reported that “we” all knew that Apple has been buying some kind of touch screen for a device that no one knew existed. To be honest, Leo has been listening to Paul Thurrott way too much. I do sense that Leo disagrees with Thurrott, unfortunately Leo doesn’t stand his ground.
Leo Laporte has a Nationally syndicated radio show and a widely popular Internet-Media-Network (something to roughly replace the term Podcast Network). Should not Leo be more responsible in reporting the news?
Waiting for New MacBook Pro to appear on Apple Store today? Don’t hold your breath. February 16, 2010
Posted by 37prime in : Announcement, Apple, Comedy, Humor, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Snow Leopard, Tech, Troubleshooting , add a commentThe rumor is still alive and kicking. Maybe this Tuesday Apple would release the new Core i5/i7/i405 MacBook Pros. Well, I’ve been waiting for the 72-core MacBook Pro for a long time. I’m due for a new Computer, and I want another MacBook Pro. The last purchase I made was 4 years ago when the first generation MacBook Pro was released.
OK, I have seen some Core i7 laptops and so far I am not impressed. HP Envy 15 is a disaster. No optical drive, horribly unusable trackpad and not worth the sticker price.
Come on Apple, where’s my Core i37 MacBook Pro? Yeah, the one with 73-core CPU.
You can go back to sleep now, and stop F5-ing the Apple Store page.
