September 6, 2010

Office 2011 for Mac due out October

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Microsoft announced today that Macintosh version of Microsoft Office suite will be released around the world starting at the end of October. Two versions will be available: Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 and Office for Mac Home and Business 2011. Microsoft says, the new Mac version is very similar to the original, allowing [...]

Amazon revamps Kindle

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Amazon introduced its third generation Kindle ebook reader on Thursday. It will be released with redesigned body and in two versions, with Wi-Fi and 3G, or Wi-Fi only. The new device uses the same E-ink display as the Kindle DX, and shares the same (graphite) shell color too. It weighs 8.7 ounces and can run [...]

Jailbreaking iPhones is legal

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The US Library of Congress has ruled that it is legal to hack a mobile phone, so users will now be able to legally ‘jailbreak’ their handset to run on any network, or to install any apps and services they like. It also means that iPhone users will be able to legally download and install apps [...]

Apple to ship iPhone in 17 countries on Jul 30

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Apple on Monday announced that it would launch the iPhone 4 in 17 countries on Friday, July 30. Currently, the iPhone 4 is on sale in five countries: USA, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Japan, but from July 30 Austria users from Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealanad, Singapore, [...]

Tablet for $35 in India

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Kapil Sibal, India’s Minister for Human Resource Development on Thursday unveiled a prototype tablet computer that would sell for 1,500 rupees or $35 in India. The minister showed off the super-cheap touchscreen device in New Delhi, which is the part of India’s new, high-quality education programme. “The solutions for tomorrow will emerge from India,” said [...]

Apple Refunds iPhone 4 Bumper Purchases

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Have you bought an iPhone 4 bumper case on the Apple Store before? Then it’s time to get a refund! Why? Cause new iPhone 4 customers get a bumper case for free, and others who have already bought one from the official store will get a refund until September 30th. It comes in response to [...]

Microsoft Profit Jumps

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The world’s largest software maker, Microsoft Corp. announced its fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates: net income reached $4.52 billion, or 51 cents a share, compared with the 46-cent average of estimates previously compiled by Bloomberg. Microsoft said in late June that they have sold 150 million copies of its newest operation system Windows 7, [...]

Will Apple Recall the iPhone 4 because of the reception issues?

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The launch of the iPhone 4 happened only about a month ago, sales broke previous records and raving reviews were published about the features of the new iPhone. But a couple of weeks after the launch, sites began to write about the iPhone 4′s reception issues, and problems with the antenna. If you don’t know [...]

Apple’s advertising network debuts on July 1

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Apple today announced it will debut its iAd mobile advertising network on July 1 on iPhone and iPod touch running its iOS 4 software platform. iAds combine the emotion of TV advertising with the interactivity of Internet advertising, giving advertisers a dynamic and powerful new way to bring motion and emotion to mobile users. iAd [...]

Apple iPhone 4 launch

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Apple today presented the new iPhone 4 featuring FaceTime, which makes the dream of video calling a reality, and Apple’s stunning new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in super crisp text, images and video. In addition, iPhone 4 features a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video [...]