Archive for the ‘News’ Category
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Apple Puts the Kybosh on Clones
Tech giant Apple has taken on some serious legal maneuvering to quash clones of its uber-popular Mac and laptops. A California judge recently agree with Apple that computer maker Pystar was infringing on their rights, violating copyrights and a whole bunch of other stuff by making Mac clones. While Pystar had only been able to [...]
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Black Friday Not as Cool as Apple Expected
Rumors had leaked awhile back about steep Apple Black Friday discounts which just didn’t seem to materialize. While we didn’t see the Apple mother ship stores offer the discounts we all hoped for it looks like large resellers of Apple products are stepping in to drum up sales for the tech giant. Black Friday is [...]
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Windows 7 Sales Spike to Overtake Mac OS X
Proving there is no accounting for taste Microsoft’s latest attempt at a decent operating system, Windows 7, is now running on 5% of the computers online. The daily average of online users as measured by Internet metrics company Net Applications showed that an increase last week put Windows 7 above all Apple’s Mac OS X [...]
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Apple Grabs Bigger Share of Sales Revenue
Apple computers accounted for 48% of the U.S. PC retail sales revenue this year, up from 33.44% last year! This number is even more mind blowing when you consider Windows based PCs account for such a huge majority of the units sold out there. While Apple only makes up a small percentage of the units [...]
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Apple Locks Horns with Amazon ““ Writers Writhe in the Middle
As Apple is getting ready to go head to head against Amazon with it’s much publicized and much hyped iPad, there have been a few issues of contention that is causing much buzz in the writing world. According to the New York Times, Apple has made a deal with Perseus Books, and reportedly 4-5 other [...]
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iPad preliminary review ““ Kindle and Nook beware
Although rumors indicate that the iPad will ship out for select reviewers across the country, it doesn’t stop us from giving it a once over before the actual device comes in. The iPad, slated to come out on April 3rd and already ready to be pre-ordered, has been one of the most anticipated and widely [...]
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iPhone Madness in South Korea
The iPhone officially launched in South Korea on Saturday November, bringing the world’s best smart phone to a hungry market of tech savvy fans. While their neighbors to the north can barely keep the electricity on and subsist in a world resembling the turn of the 19th century the fun loving capitalistic South Korea is [...]
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The New iMac: Just Another Reason Why We Love Apple
If you’re looking for innovation in the tech world the first place you need to look is your local Apple store and check out the new iMac. Ever since Apple came out with the iMac in 1998 they have been revolutionizing the way we look at desktop computers. While the mindless legions have come to [...]
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The Best Apps for Holiday Shopping
At the same time many brick and mortar retailers claim slow sales because of Internet competition many Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users are using the power of the Internet to maximize their holiday shopping experience. I personally hate shopping and I loathe shopping during the holiday season. I’d rather be buried up to my [...]