juin 2012
49 billets
Apple announces 0.71" thick next-generation...
Calling it “the most beautiful computer we have ever made,” Apple on Monday announced what it has dubbed the “next-generation MacBook Pro,” an all-new ultra-thin professional laptop with a high-resolution Retina display. See on appleinsider.com
Discover Voxer a great free Walkie-Talkie App for...
Turn your phone into a Walkie Talkie. Don’t waste time on phone calls and voicemails. Voxer® is a Walkie Talkie app for smartphones. Send instant Audio, Text, Photo and Location messages to one friend or a group of your friends. Your friends can listen to your message while you talk or check it out later. See on itunes.apple.com
Facebook App Center delivers a visible social...
Yesterday, Facebook unveiled its App Center for web-based apps that integrate with the company’s social network. Rather than being a new competitor to Apple’s iOS App Store however, the program is enabling iOS developers to leverage the benefits of a social graph. See on appleinsider.com
Facebook App Center curates apps for iPhone and...
Facebook announced the launch of its new curated App Center that’ll let Facebook users find iOS or Android apps quickly and easily. The App Center will give users personalized recommendations and let them see apps their friends use. See on tuaw.com
Google Would Be Better Off Abandoning Android Than...
What makes more money for Google: iOS or its own Android operating system? If you didn’t know anything about what a farce Android has become, you’d assume that Google was making more advertising revenue out of its own platform and ecosystem, but you’d be wrong: the search giant makes up to four times more off of iOS. Ouch. See on cultofmac.com
Why Today’s Google Maps Event Proves Google Is...
Apple’s move has caught Google not just off-guard, it’s put the search giant into a total panic. Need proof? Look no further than Google’s debacle of an emergency announcement today, in which they unveiled “the next dimension of Google Maps.” See on cultofmac.com
Apple’s iOS over 4 times more valuable to...
“This report compares developer support for iOS versus Android and explores the underlying factors that could explain varying levels of developer loyalty. We use the data set collected by Flurry Analytics, now powering consumer insights for more than 70,000 companies across more than 185,000 mobile apps. See on macdailynews.com
SCOOP: Exclusive “iPad Nano” Images Surface
Just days ahead of Apple’s WWDC 2012, our anonymous source has provided us with pictures of an iPad with miniature proportions. Low resolution excused, the images give us a great look at the housing of what may be the “iPad Nano,” which has recently attracted so much speculative attention. See on blog.zoogue.com
How Apple TV apps will compare to the first wave...
“A fully operational Apple TV that showcases third-party applications is coming, with details likely to be revealed as soon as next week during the annual Worldwide Developers Conference,” Brad Spirrison writes for Appolicious. “Yet while the economic and pop-cultural impact of an Apple TV app ecosystem has the potential to exceed (if not dwarf) what exists for iPhones and iPads. See on...
How Apple TV apps will compare to the first wave...
“A fully operational Apple TV that showcases third-party applications is coming, with details likely to be revealed as soon as next week during the annual Worldwide Developers Conference,” Brad Spirrison writes for Appolicious. “Yet while the economic and pop-cultural impact of an Apple TV app ecosystem has the potential to exceed (if not dwarf) what exists for iPhones and iPads. See on...
RIM Kills 16GB PlayBook Tablet
Research In Motion today said that it plans to let its low-end PlayBook tablet die off. Though the company will continue to sell PlayBooks, the 16GB version won’t be available once current inventories run out. See on informationweek.com
Is this Apple’s next iPhone? Renderings, video...
“Many of the biggest media outlets have already published photos and videos of ‘leaked’ parts that are supposedly from the iPhone 5. “I thought it would be fun to piece together these fragments to see what the iPhone 5 might look like when Apple makes the big announcement.” See on youtube.com
Here's What Google Will Lose When Apple Wipes...
Reports say that Apple is planning to announce its own mapping service at next week’s Worldwide Developer Conference. What will Google realy lose if Apple rolls out its own mapping service for iOS next week? See on businessinsider.com
All about Apple's rumored 'new MacBook' vs....
The rumored introduction of a “new MacBook” series alongside refreshed MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lineups next week presents some interesting possibilities for the future of the Mac. AppleInsider takes a closer look at where Apple could be headed next. See on appleinsider.com
Apple still expected to retire 17-inch MacBook Pro...
With a new MacBook lineup said to be on the way, Apple is expected to discontinue its 17-inch MacBook Pro this year, and might even ax the Pro lineup entirely in favor of the “new MacBook” in 2013. See on appleinsider.com
Apple MacBook Air design patent could disrupt...
A broad patent issued to Apple on Tuesday for the MacBook Air’s distinctive “teardrop” design may cause problems for Ultrabook makers hoping to replicate the sleek look and feel of Apple’s thin-and-light laptop. See on appleinsider.com
73% of iPhone buyers choose 4S, 38% switch from...
A new survey of American iPhone buyers has revealed that 73 percent choose the high-end iPhone 4S, while 38 percent of those buying Apple’s smartphone reported switching from Android or BlackBerry. See on appleinsider.com
26% larger 16:9 iPhone screen would retain...
By making a new iPhone with a taller, 4.08-inch screen, Apple could offer users the benefits of a larger 16-to-9 display while also retaining the ability to operate the device while holding it with just one hand. See on appleinsider.com
New Mac Pros rumored with 8-core Xeon E5 CPUs,...
Apple’s anticipated Mac Pro update will feature Intel Xeon E5 series processors with either six or eight cores, as well as native support for USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt. See on appleinsider.com
Video shows next-gen iPhone 'uni-body' frame
A new video has surfaced of the alleged next-generation iPhone, featuring a side-by-side comparison of an iPhone 4S and a backplate identical to a part seen in previously leaked photos. See on youtube.com
Sony DSC-RX100 preview with sample images and...
ony has announced the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100, an enthusiast compact camera based around a 20MP 1” CMOS sensor. It features a 28-100mm equivalent lens with F1.8-4.9 aperture range and image stabilization and is the first Sony compact to capture Raw files. It can shoot 1080p60 and capture 17MP (16:9 crop) stills simultaneously. See on dpreview.com
Panasonic LX series to have larger sensor
Panasonic’s top-end compact camera could be set for an increase in sensor size according to Yoshiyuki Inoue, the company’s Senior Engineering Planner. See on techradar.com
New 3D imagery for Google Earth for mobile
Google on Wednesday unveiled what it has promoted as the “next dimension” of its Maps service, with new full 3D renderings for Google Earth that were demonstrated live on an Apple iPad. See on youtube.com
Les Mystérieuses Cités d'or - Saison 2 - Trailer...
Voici les toutes premières images de la nouvelle saison des Mystérieuses Cités d’or. J’en étais Fan, je suis impatient de découvir les nouveaux épisodes ! See on youtube.com
IDC: Windows Phone to pass Apple’s iOS by 2016
Windows Phone 7/Windows Mobile will gain share despite a slow start. Windows Phone 7/Windows Mobile will be aided by Nokia’s strength in key emerging markets. IDC expects it to be the number 2 OS with more than 19% share in 2016, assuming Nokia’s foothold in emerging markets is maintained. See on macdailynews.com
New part numbers suggest Apple may refresh most of...
With the WWDC keynote now just five days away, a list of alleged part numbers provided to AppleInsider suggests Apple may be preparing to revamp nearly its entire Mac lineup [updated with Australian pricing]. See on appleinsider.com
Panasonic to Provide Olympus With Up to 50 Billion...
Reuters reports that “Panasonic Corp is making final arrangements to provide up to 50 billion yen ($635 million) in capital to scandal-hit Olympus Corp, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday, a move that will make Panasonic the company’s top shareholder.” See on 43rumors.com
Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to...
Samsung is set to announce that it will be joining the Linux Foundation at the “Platinum” level, which is the highest tier of membership and carries a roughly $500,000 entry fee. See on appleinsider.com
Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to...
Samsung is set to announce that it will be joining the Linux Foundation at the “Platinum” level, which is the highest tier of membership and carries a roughly $500,000 entry fee. See on appleinsider.com
Apple's next iPhone may sport HD-capable front...
Apple’s sixth-generation iPhone could include a front-facing camera capable of HD resolution, according to a new analyst report. See on appleinsider.com
Apple expected to upgrade next-gen iPhone display...
A new analysis claims Apple will likely increase the size of the display on its next iPhone to 4.08 inches with a resolution of 1,136 x 640 pixels and a ratio of 16:9. See on appleinsider.com
Apple’s massive domination of tablet market...
A May ChangeWave survey of 2,893 consumers took a close-up look at North American tablet demand, and finds the Apple iPad continuing to dominate consumer buying plans going forward. See on macdailynews.com
Apple to bring full Siri voice-assistant to the...
Come this fall, people will start talking to their iPads. Apple’s breakthrough Siri Assistant, based on an incredible artificial-intelligence system, will no longer be exclusive to users of the popular iPhone 4S. See on 9to5mac.com
This Is What iOS 6 Running On The iPhone 5 Will...
What will it all look like in action, though, on the new, possibly elongated iPhone 5, when it ships in September or October? Over on the Apple Core forums, user gizmosachin created some nice mockups of what all the pieces will look like when glued together. See on cultofmac.com
Apple Television, AirPlay and Why the iPad Is the...
There has been insane speculation about Apple’s purported forthcoming TV products and strategy. Apple’s rise as the dominant global consumer electronics powerhouse for Internet platforms and devices ensures that whatever the company does, it will be transformative for consumers and the TV industry. See on allthingsd.com
$10,200 iPad Prototype: Probably Stolen
A first generation iPad prototype with two dock connector ports that showed up on eBay over the Memorial Day weekend sold for US$10,200, and the anonymous seller says the device was probably stolen before it ended up in his hands. See on macobserver.com
Apple iPad accounts for nearly two out of every...
Apple owned the lion’s share of the worldwide tablet market in the first quarter of 2012 after shipping 11.8 million units, 11 times more than second place Samsung managed over the same period. See on appleinsider.com
Apple TV will start slow revolution in 2013, says...
Apple will release a television in 2013 for between $1,500 and $2,000, but it won’t instantly revolutionize the industry, says Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. You have to wonder how much time it takes to trim a hedge that big. See on news.cnet.com
WSJ: Apple to abandon Google Maps on iOS later...
Apple has made plans to break from Google Maps and use its own technology for the native Maps app on iOS later this year and could announce the feature at next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a new report. See on appleinsider.com
Demand for Kindle Fire collapses as Apple's iPad...
A new survey of potential tablet buyers has found that the Amazon Kindle Fire is “floundering,” while Apple’s iPad remains the most popular and satisfying choice for consumers. See on appleinsider.com
Corning unveils slimmer, flexible Willow Glass
Apple partner Corning on Monday announced its new Willow Glass, an ultra-slim glass that is also flexible, allowing for companies to make devices with new shapes. See on appleinsider.com
Matrox Thunderbolt dock turns MacBooks into...
Matrox on Sunday unveiled its new DS1 Thunderbolt docking station, which allows users to add multiple peripherals like an HDMI display, a full-size keyboard and a mouse to a Thunderbolt-equipped Mac or PC for $249. See on appleinsider.com
Apple's mobile Internet share is still growing,...
Android was the clear winner in mobile phone sales over the past 12 months. Android’s worldwide market share in the first quarter of 2012 was 56%, double the iPhone’s 23%. But Apple’s iPad dominates tablet sales, and iOS users in general are far more likely than Android owners to use their mobile devices as portals to the Internet. See on tech.fortune.cnn.com
Apple Working on Standalone Point-and-Shoot...
Earlier this week, iLounge released its comprehensive New iPad Buyers’ Guide, it includes a two-page spread arguing that Apple may be working on a camera product of some sort. According to iLounge, the speculation in the guide is informed by claims from a source, although the information was not considered reliable enough to make concrete assertions at the time. See on macrumors.com
Android cedes ground to iOS in U.S. smartphone...
The latest study from comScore reveals that the U.S. marketshare of Google’s Android mobile operating system dipped slightly over April while Apple’s iOS-driven iPhone continued its slow upward climb. See on appleinsider.com
aTV Flash 1.6 Is Here To Bring Subtitles & iTunes...
The biggest update in aTV Flash 1.6 is the ability to download subtitles for your movies right on the Apple TV, thanks to opensubtitles.org integration. Additionally, aTVFlash can now actually view movies you’ve purchased directly from iTunes, as long as you have the proper login options.
See on cultofmac.com
Netflix online movie streaming revenue explodes,...
Incredible gains in subscription-based online video-on-demand allowed Netflix to become the number one U.S. online movie service by revenue for 2011 after taking a deep cut into Apple’s share of the market. See on appleinsider.com
Now Samsung slavishly copies Apple’s Mac mini
“If Samsung’s ever going to quit ripping off Apple’s design team and make their own damn products, they show no sign of abating, as the latest product design to be ripped off by Samsung is their new Chromebox, which looks almost identical to the Mac mini: a tiny aluminum box with a black circular opening at the bottom,” Brownlee reports. “Unbelievable.” See on macdailynews.com
If Facebook Gets Any Cheaper Apple Needs To Buy It
Apple seems to be piling on cash money as fast as Facebook shares are shedding value. So at what point does Facebook look too attractive for Apple not to make an offer? Not as crazy as it sounds! See on businessinsider.com
