Computex Taipei is coming up next week, and tech watchers should brace for the impending wave of “iPad-killer” stories. Most of the upcoming tablet offerings out of Asia will run Google’s Android operating system—not because it’s a great tablet OS, but because it’s free, available, and has a growing roster of apps. The tablets will also be based on ARM, and could undercut the price of the iPad significantly.
Intel finally took the wraps off its latest ULV mobile processors, aimed directly at the ultra-thin portable category. However, these new processors don’t present a clear upgrade path for the MacBook Air, leaving Apple with no good choices to make when it comes to refreshing its own ultra-thin laptop.
Intel finally took the wraps off its latest ULV mobile processors, aimed directly at the ultra-thin portable category. However, these new processors don’t present a clear upgrade path for the MacBook Air, leaving Apple with no good choices to make when it comes to refreshing its own ultra-thin laptop.
Nominations are about to close for the first ever Ars Design Awards. Get your last-minute recommendations in before voting begins tomorrow!
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Apple is involved in some curious patent cases filed this week in Texas federal district courts. One suit claims that Apple’s iTunes Store (among many others) infringes on a patent for what is essentially an online store for music downloads. Another lawsuit claims that Safari, DVD Player, Front Row, and even Mac OS X itself infringe on a number of patents related to adjustable length displays of textual and other data.
Apple updated its entry-level MacBook line this week and we finally published our Aperture 3 review. What else happened this week in Apple? Read on for the summary.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has closed its investigation into the $750 million Google/AdMob buyout and given a green light to the deal. The reason is simple: Apple, Apple, and more Apple.
HP is recalling 54,000 laptop batteries due to fire hazard. Check the USCPSC to see if yours is covered by the recall.
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Apple is supposedly selling an astounding 200,000 iPads per week in the US, a number that is leaving current weekly Mac sales in the dust. This bold claim was made by analyst Mike Abramsky of RBC Capital Markets in a note sent to investors Thursday (seen by Apple Insider). The estimate puts the iPad in front of Apple’s Mac line, estimated to be selling 110,000 units per week in the US, but behind the iPhone 3GS which, during the first quarter of 2010, was selling about 246,000 units per week.
Apple is supposedly selling an astounding 200,000 iPads per week in the US, a number that is leaving current weekly Mac sales in the dust. This bold claim was made by analyst Mike Abramsky of RBC Capital Markets in a note sent to investors Thursday (seen by Apple Insider). The estimate puts the iPad in front of Apple’s Mac line, estimated to be selling 110,000 units per week in the US, but behind the iPhone 3GS which, during the first quarter of 2010, was selling about 246,000 units per week.
