In the report, ECD said that the new device would weigh about 500 grams, less than the 700 grams of the current device. Whereas DigiTimes said the new iPad model would sport an OLED display, ECD reported the device would use the same IPS display used in the current iPad. The report named two manufacturers…
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NCSoft Releases Going Rogue Expansion for City of Heroes
This new system includes the introduction of two new in-between alignments, Rogue for Villains and Vigilante for Heroes. Players can undergo a series of missions where their moral choices take them down the path to the other side. Once the hit the midway Other major changes include a merger of the Villain (Red Side) Black…
Apple Supplier Admits to Paying Brokerage Fees; Could Relate to Bribes
A spokesperson for Pegatron acknowledged that Kaedar had made payments to the intermediary companies, but declined to say how much. Paul Shen Devine is accused of having accepted more than one million dollars over the course of a few years in exchange for giving advanced product information to potential suppliers. He pleaded not guilty to…
Apple Manager Charged with Taking Bribes Pleads Not Guilty
Bloomberg reported that federal prosecutor Michelle Kane asked the courts not to allow Mr. Devine to be released on bail, arguing that the former Apple employee was a risk flight. A bail hearing has been set for Wednesday, August 18th. The story of Mr. Devine’s arrest broke over the weekend, with Apple claiming that he…
Microsoft Embarrasses Itself with “PC vs. Mac” Web Site
When I first sat down to cover this momentous event, I had intended to just write up a quickie news piece and let our readers do the fun bit of deconstructing the whole thing and making mock of Big Redmond. I couldn’t, though. It’s just so bad, so…embarrassing for Microsoft, I couldn’t keep my snarky…
HP CEO Steps Down Following Sexual Harassment Investigation
Current CFO Cathie Lesjak will take over as interim CEO, but has ruled herself out as a permanent replacement for Mr. Hurd. Instead, the company has formed a Search Committee of board members who will be looking for a new head honcho for HP. The company also stressed that it’s the personal scandal involved in…
ItzaBitza: You Know, For Kids
This mechanism is executed through Sketchy, who asks kids to draw things that he then puts to use within the game. Sketchy then gives players the opportunity to earn a gold star by drawing additional items. Aimed at early readers, Sketchy used word bubbles, and when the child mouses over that word, the game will…
It’s Time to Make the Donuts on Your iPhone
The game features 110 levels, and players have to figure out how to use limited machinery and other options to make their donuts and ship them off to customers. Players drag their machines throughout their factories to develop an assembly line, and the company said that most levels have multiple solutions. Features: 111 levels and…
Deutsche Bank: MacBook + iPad = Apple #3 Notebook Maker
Mr. Whitmore also told clients that Apple’s iPad is cannibalizing notebook sales, but that this cannibalization is taking place in the PC space, not from Apple’s own laptop line. In other words, Apple’s laptop sales grew even as the iPad hit the market like the PC industry’s worst nightmare. “Our retail checks suggest this share…
Ballmer: If We Can’t Compete w/Google, Shame on Us; Apple’s Another Story
The comments came at the company’s annual Financial Analysts Meeting, a session that combines a presentation by Mr. Ballmer with a Q&A session for analysts afterwards. Last Thursday we covered part of that presentation, where Mr. Ballmer said that competing with the iPad had “job one urgency” for his company. He made some additional comments,…
Talking Larry the Bird Hits iPad & iPhone
In addition, users can poke him, feed him, strike him with lighting and make him bow and accept applause. Users can also record videos of their interactions with Larry and share them to YouTube, Facebook, or e-mail them. Application highlights: Playing on the piano keyboard will cause Larry to whistle accordingly Talking to Larry will…
Apple Aware of iOS 4 on iPhone 3G Complaints
Some users have found their iPhone 3G to run slow after upgrading to the new version of iOS, and others have complained that the device becomes too hot to use. On Apple’s support forums, there is a thread on the issue that has reached 43 pages. Apple has not yet acknowledged that there is a…
Ballmer: Competing with iPad has “Job One Urgency” for Microsoft
“Today, one of the top issues on my mind, hey there’s a category — tablets,” Mr. Ballmer said according to live coverage notes of the event published by BusinessInsider. “Apple has done an interesting job. They’ve sold more than I’d like them to sell. We think about that. So it’s our job to say, we…
Apple: Jaibreaking Your iPhone Can Void Warranty
“Apple’s goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience,” the company said in a statement given to Wired’s Cult of Mac. “As we’ve said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this…
Tweet from Comic Con: The Woz to Appear on Big Bang Theory
Mr. Wozniak’s most recent TV appearance was in 2009 on Dancing with the Stars. No word yet on whether he will be doing the cha-cha on Big Bang Theory. Thanks to TMO reader Khaled for the quick heads up.
Video: Darth Vader Calls AppleCare About His iPhone 4
Pro Tip: There’s an AT&T site gag (pun intended) that’s actually “LOL” worthy.
Security Team Finds Safari Autofill Exploit
Mr. Grossman, the founder and chief technology officer of White Hat Security, wrote in a blog post that he had found the exploit earlier this year and reported it to Apple on June 17th. Not having heard back from the company, aside from an auto-generated confirmation e-mail, Mr. Grossman published the exploit, a proof-of-concept demonstration…
Apple Begins Automatic Refunds of iPhone 4 Bumper Cases
“As of today, we have automatically processed your refund,” Apple said in the note. “You have also been refunded for any Shipping or VAT charges that may have been applied to your order.” Apple said last Friday that it would offer free bumper cases, or one of a small set of third party cases, to…
AmpliTube for iPad Hits App Store
According to the company, there are up to 5 amp models to choose from (clean, crunch, lead, metal, bass) that offer full tonal and drive controls, 11 stompbox effects (delay, flanger, phaser, overdrive, distortion, filter, wah, fuzz, octaver, chorus and noise filter), 5 cabinets (1×12”, 2×12”, 4×12” A & B, 1×15”) and 2 microphones (dynamic…
Piqqem Sentiment for Apple Shares Drops in June, July
Piqqem’s raison d’être is to use the “wisdom of crowds” to “accurately predict the movement of stocks.” The company gathers data from Piqqem users who enter price predictions on various and sundry stocks, with Apple being one of the most active stocks within the Piqqem community (we should also note that Apple’s first outside investor…
Report: Apple Considered Dropping AT&T Many Times
Citing unidentified sources within Apple and T&T, Wired said that Apple has been frustrated with AT&T’s approach to managing the increased data demands the iPhone has placed on the company’s network. For instance, AT&T came to Apple to request that the company limit the YouTube app that shipped on the iPhone, or to make other…
Intel Turns to Former Apple Employee for Smartphone Reference Designs
“Mike will help build and lead a team with the charter to build breakthrough smartphone reference designs with the explicit intent of accelerating Intel architecture into the market,” Anand Chandrasekher, Senior Vice President of Intel’s ‘ultra-mobility’ group, told The Journal in a statement. The company also emphasized that he will be focused exclusively on smartphone…
Quick Facts from Apple’s iPhone 4 “Antennagate” Press Conference
Accordingly (links are to articles with full coverage of that topic): Customers who ordered an iPhone will be given a free case – customers who already ordered a bumper case from Apple will be given a refund iPhone 4 customers who are unsatisfied with their device can get a full refund — AT&T will cancel…
iPhone 4 to 3GS Dropped Call Comparison Meaningless Without Context
So let’s examine it. One more than a hundred. It sounds small. It’s just one more, after all, right? For instance, let’s say the iPhone 4 dropped 57 calls out of a hundred, while the iPhone 3GS dropped 56 (there is no way the number is that high, but bear with me). That “just one…