MacRumors will be providing live coverage of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s interview with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at D11: All Things Digital this evening in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The interview begins at 6:00 PM Pacific Time / 9:00 PM Eastern Time. Tonight’s session marks Cook’s second consecutive appearance […] Read the original post…
Month: May 2013
Apple May Be Shifting Back to Samsung for Future Display Production
Despite an ongoing lawsuit with Samsung that has led to ever increasing animosity between the two companies, Apple is said to be considering new contracts with Samsung to provide displays for its product lineup. According to Korean site ETNews.com (via AppleInsider), Apple is planning to resume purchasing LCDs from Samsung […] Read the original post…
Tablet shipments predicted to outpace laptops this year
The already sluggish personal computer shipments from manufacturers have taken an unexpected turn for the worse, according to a new report, which is bad news for companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Intel . Read the original post by SiliconValley.com
Did you hear the one about the iPhone with the 4x Super Retina display?
There’s a rumor going around that Apple might be considering going to @4x — a “Super Retina” for a future iPhone display. Apple went to @2x, from 320×480 at 163ppi to 640×960 at 326ppi for the iPhone 4 Retina display, and lengthened it to 640×1136 at the same 326ppi for […] Read the original post…
Remains of the Day: Briefly legal
Cupertino exits one lawsuit even as it prepares to enter another, and one man shows you how to make your floppy disks play nicely with your iPad. The remainders for Tuesday, May 28, 2013 are strictly by the book. Apple to Pay $53 Million to Resolve Suit Over Warranties (Bloomberg) The warranty […] Read the…
Solidoodle 2 Pro
The bargain-priced Solidoodle 2 Pro 3D printer may be tricky to set up, but it prints objects of decent quality with few misprints. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
IObit Malware Fighter 2
There’s absolutely no reason to buy or even try IObit Malware Fighter 2. It doesn’t function as an antivirus and doesn’t effectively fight malware. In testing, it reported seven thoroughly infested systems as perfectly clean. Avoid it. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Would you want to buy a larger than 9.7-inch iPad? [Poll]
Would you want to buy a larger iPad? There’s a rumor that has been doing the rounds suggesting that a 13-inch ‘iPad Maxi’ could be on the cards for 2014. While we’re pretty skeptical over any accuracy at all on this one, it does raise an interesting question. Should there ever […] Read the original…
Hitachi Data Systems Launches Cloud Services Platform
HDS’s cloud infrastructure setup is designed to manage the growth of unstructured data and user expectations to access information from anywhere. Read the original post by Rounak Jain
Google+ update for iOS brings a host of new photo features and more
Google+ for iOS just got a pretty hefty update, bringing with it all of the cool new photo features announced back at Google I/O. That means that auto enhance, browsing highlights of all of your photos, sharing animations, panoramas and more are all now at the disposal of iOS users […] Read the original post…
Marshall Monitor
The Marshall Monitor headphone pair is a victory of style, for sure, but there’s also plenty of substance here in the form of deep, rich bass and crisp highs. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Duracell Powermat PowerSnap Kit (for iPhone 5)
The Duracell Powermat PowerSnap Kit brings the wonder of wireless charging to the iPhone 5, but the case itself feels a bit flimsy and you’ll have to invest in some Powermat accessories to make it worthwhile. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Flickr (for Android)
Flickr’s redesign brings a slick new look to the venerable photo sharing service’s Android app (along with an astronomical amount of storage), but it needs to be more social if it’s going to compete. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Virgin Mobile U600 3G/4G Prepaid USB Adapter for $35 + pickup at Walmart
Walmart offers the Virgin Mobile U600 3G/4G Franklin Prepaid USB Adapter for $34.88. (Amazon charges the same.) Choose Site-to-Store pickup to dodge the $3.97 shipping fee. That’s tied with our April mention and the lowest price we could find by $15. It features a rotating USB connector. Monthly plans start […] Read the original post…
Foxconn, Mozilla Expected to Introduce Firefox Tablet June 3
A Taiwan-based site has reported that Foxconn, looking to diversify beyond Apple, will introduce a Firefox-running tablet June 3. Read the original post by Rounak Jain