By Daniel Eran Dilger
Published: 05:50 PM EST
Speaking to Wall Street analysts, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer noted that tablets are a big issue for the company and expressed concern about Apple’s success with iPad.
“Today, one of the top issues on my mind, hey there’s a category — tablets,” Ballmer said, according to a transcript by Business Insider.
“Apple has done an interesting job. They’ve sold more than I’d like them to sell. We think about that,” he said. “So it’s our job to say, we have got to make things happ...... Read more
by Chris Head, PC World
Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from the Geek Tech blog at PCWorld.com.
The Khronos Group announced in a press release that the OpenGL graphics API has reached specification version 4.1. OpenGL is one of two major graphics APIs—the toolsets programmers use to build games and other apps that use 3D graphics—supported by hardware the hardware manufacturers that produce the graphic chipsets for everything from desktop computer to smartphones. (The other is Microsoft’s proprietary DirectX technology.)
Previous versions of OpenGL have been signific...... Read more
By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 08:35 AM ESTThe international expansion of the iPhone 4 continues this week, as Apple’s latest handset will launch in 17 new countries on Friday, July 30.
Beginning this Friday, customers can purchase iPhone 4 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The handset will be available for purchase through Apple’s retail and online stores, as well as Apple Authorized Resellers.
The iPhone 4 first launched in the U.S., France...... Read more
by Chris Holt, Macworld.com
Darkspore may have stolen the show at Electronic Arts’ Tuesday presentation. And EA Mobile’s lineup of upcoming games should keep iPhone and iPad gamers occupied for months. But EA also unveiled some other promising projects that Mac gamers should pay attention to. While only The Sims 3: Late Night has been confirmed for Mac OS X, there’s a good shot Mac gamers will get to see some of the other titles on the Mac in the near future.
The Sims 3: Late Night
First, th...... Read more
The anti-trust settlement between Intel and the FTC may not be completed in time, says a Wednesday report [reg. required]. The deal was expected to be completed this week, with midnight on Thursday the deadline. WSJ sources claim the two sides are not ready to reveal the terms of the settlement, and are expected to file a request to an administrative judge to extend the talks.
“Discussions with the FTC are ongoing,” said an Intel spokesman, while the FTC didn’t comment. It is not clear what a settlement would invo...... Read more
Apple is pushing the iPad and iPhone 4 into more territories in the coming weeks, today the company announced that the iPad will be available in an additional nine countries this coming Friday.
During last weeks iPhone 4 press conference Apple took the opportunity to inform that the iPhone will be available in 17 new countries on July 30.
This Friday, July 23 iPad will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore.
On Friday, July 30 iPhone 4 will be available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hon...... Read more
By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 01:25 PM EST
Apple on Friday shared a summary of dropped call data it received from wireless partner AT&T, which revealed that the iPhone 4 experiences more dropped calls than the iPhone 3GS, but at a rate less than one per 100 greater.
“It’s very hard, when we look at this data, not to conclude that there is a problem,” Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Friday. “But it’s a problem affecting a small percentage of users.”
Jobs, speaking at the iPhone 4 antenna issue press conference, posited a t...... Read more
Posted on by Marco Tabini, Macworld.com
On the heels of the iOS 4.0.1 update for the iPhone, Apple has released iOS 3.2.1 for all iPad models, addressing several issues.
The most prominent of the changes is a much-anticipated fix to Wi-Fi connectivity issues that were widely reported when Apple’s tablet was came out last April. Unfortunately, the notes that accompany the release do not explain which of the reported problems have been corrected or how.
Additionally, iOS 3.2.1 adds Microsoft’s Bing as one of the search engines supported by Safari for Web searches, corrects a c...... Read more
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