Earlier this week, a number of Apple-focused bloggers claimed iOS 7 was running behind schedule and that it would bring a significant user interface refresh. Designer F. Bianco has posted a set of images to Flickr with some interesting thoughts on what useful changes Apple could make to iOS 7 to improve the user experience. [...]
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Apple squashes fan control, framerate & Power Nap bugs in 15″ Retina MacBook Pro update
Posted by Gary on March 15, 2013
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Apple on Thursday issued a software update for owners of its 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, fixing a number of bugs, including one that could affect system fan control. MacBook Pro Retina SMC Update v1.1 also resolves a rare issue where users could experience slow framerates when playing graphics-intensive games on the 15-inch system. [...]
Ears on: Eventide H9 Harmonizer Stompbox, iOS control app
Posted by Gary on February 3, 2013
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Stompbox settings manageable from iPad The Macworld expo follows on the heels of the musician-focused NAMM show, so we were not surprised to hear a few guitars wailing in the Moscone Center this week. Eventide is one of the companies that stuck around California to show off its latest gear, the H9 Harmonizer Stompbox and [...]
Apple, Google consolidate control of US smartphone market
Posted by Gary on January 4, 2013
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Samsung also grabbing more share iOS and Android further consolidated their dominance of smartphone platforms in the US during a three-month period ending in November, according to new comScore data. Google’s Android rose from 52.6 percent in August to 53.7 percent in November, while Apple’s iOS advanced from 34.3 to 35 percent. Losing out in [...]
Apple’s iPad projected to control 50% of tablet shipments through 2016
Posted by Gary on December 6, 2012
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Apple’s total share of the growing worldwide tablet market is forecast to shrink slightly but maintain iPad dominance through the year 2016 in the face of growing competition from Android and Windows. IDC believes a total of 122.3 million tablets will be shipped in this year, with 53.8 percent of those being iPad models from [...]
Remains of the Day: Out of control
Posted by Gary on November 16, 2012
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Thieves rip off iPad minis, new iMacs may not be holding together, and iOS 6 is going hog-wild downloading podcasts. The remainders for Thursday, November 15, 2012 are losing it. Crooks steal $1.5M in iPads from JFK (new York Post) If you’re having trouble finding an iPad mini at the Apple Store, you might chalk [...]
Remains of the Day: Control issues
Posted by Gary on October 12, 2012
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Dan MorenSenior Editor, Macworld Follow @dmoren Dan has been writing about all things Apple since 2006, when he first started contributing to the MacUser blog. Since then he’s covered most of the company’s major product releases and reviewed every major revision of iOS. In his “copious” free time, he’s usually grinding away on a novel [...]
Increased iPhone 5 Quality Control Standards to Address Scratches Slowing Production
Posted by Gary on October 10, 2012
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Bloomberg takes a look at the situation surrounding scratching and scuffing of the iPhone 5′s aluminum shell, an issue we noted just hours after the device’s launch. According to today’s report, Apple has indeed increased quality control standards to reduce the number of devices that are delivered with scratches right out of the box, but [...]