Another article on Intel’s Core i3, i5, and i7 processors: and when is it implemented in the MBP?
iPad Can’t Play Flash Video, but It May Not Matter, in this NYT article
So, what the hell is HTML5
27-Inch iMac Production Halted Pending Fix For Display Issues? yeez that’s why mine was delayed, got so tired that I canceled out, waiting for new MBP.
and last, Steven Colbert has an iPad… (video)
Engadget, Arstechnica, and others are reporting that Apple has issued invitations for a media event scheduled for 10:00 AM Pacific Time on January 27th. The event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, and the invitation’s tag line reads “Come see our latest creation.”
Apple had been rumored earlier this month to have scheduled a media event for that date and location, and the company is widely expected to introduce its highly-anticipated tablet device at the event.
From the news today:
Apple today opened the first of a series of stores planned for Paris. The first, located near the famous Louvre art museum, coincided with the release of the Musee du Louvre iPhone app showcasing among other exhibits, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
The Paris store, first reported in 2008, includes a 7,700-square foot two-story layout with diamond-shaped windows.
Apple will quickly open a series of stores in France, including a location in Montpellier in the southern portion of the country. By the summer of 2010, the Cupertino, Calif. company hopes to open its third location in France, near the Garnier opera house.
Ron Johnson, an Apple retail senior vice president, said France could witness the fastest growth of the company’s chain of stores.
A short unboxing video by Adam Christianson of Apple’s new Magic Mouse. Also shared some of the early thoughts and impressions on Apple’s latest attempt at this input device. Gotta love this little gem! Thanx Adam for Sharing this video with the rest of us!!
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Thanks to Adam Christianson & Maccast
Adobe’s president John Loiacono stars in this ‘Mythbusters‘ lookalike video, trying to get answers if it possible to get Flash on the iPhone. Pretty hilarious! And yes IT is Busted!
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Intel’s processor for desktops and laptops can be a jumble of codenames — Lynnfield, Nehalem or Clarkdale anyone? Add to that a rebranding initiative, unveiled three months ago, that split the same codenames across different chip families, and it can get downright confusing.
With Intel’s developer conference, aka IDF, which was held last Tuesday, we have created a guide to understanding Intel’s different consumer processors.
Intel currently has three main chip families: Core i7, Core i5 and Core 2. All are based on the 45nm technology that Intel started moving to in late 2007 and are available to consumers now. Eventually the company hopes to phase out the Core 2 line of products and introduce a new entry-level processor, Core i3.
read more here in this article by Priya Ganapati @ GadgetLab
Adobe has posted a revised FAQ (PDF) concerning application testing & compatibility with Snow Leopard. Notably:
Q. Do Adobe Creative Suite 3 products support Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6)?
A. Adobe has worked closely with Apple throughout the Snow Leopard development and testing process. Adobe has conducted its own additional testing of our Adobe CS3 software on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and is confident that our CS3 applications will function as expected with Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Adobe did uncover some non‐critical issues, which are documented for our customers to review*.
Additionally:
The initial release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6) includes an earlier version of Adobe Flash Player than what is currently available from Adobe. Adobe recommends all users update to the latest version of Flash Player (10.0.32.18) which supports Snow Leopard and is available for download from Adobe.com.
Via John Nack.
Adobe has announced release candidates of Photoshop Camera Raw 5.5 and DNG Converter 5.5 for immediate download from its Adobe Labs site. The latest versions extends RAW support to the Nikon D300s, Nikon D3000, Olympus E-P1 and Panasonic DMC-FZ35. In addition, the ACR update also includes a correction for sensors with non-conventional color filter arrays. The ‘Release Candidate’ label indicates the update is tested, but not yet the finalized version.
Several readers have reported that Amazon has begun taking pre-orders for Apple’s forthcoming Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Amazon is currently offering Snow Leopard at Apple’s announced price of $29 for OS X Leopard users, and the listing notes that while Snow Leopard is slated for a September release, no official release date has been announced.
Amazon has also prominently featured an “Upgrade Path Alert” notifying customers that the upgrade is available only for Intel computers currently running OS X Leopard.
Please note, that only Apple OS X Leopard users are eligible for the Snow Leopard upgrade. Tiger & earlier OS users will need to purchase either versions of the upgraded Mac Box Set. Also, Snow Leopard willonly run on intel-based Mac computers.
Amazon has also begun offering pre-orders of OS X Snow Leopard family packs, Mac Box Sets bundling Snow Leopard with iLife ‘09 and iWork ‘09, and Snow Leopard Server.
- Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard ($29.00)
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard Family Pack (5-User) ($49.00)
- Mac Box Set - (with Snow Leopard) ($169.00)
- Mac Box Set Family Pack with Snow Leopard (5-User) ($229.00)
- Mac OS X Server version 10.6 Snow Leopard ($499.00)
The hottest IT news in months!!!!!
Google announced that it is getting into the operating system business with Google Chrome Operating System. The new OS is described as Google’s attempt to “re-think” what operating systems should be.
Google Chrome OS will be an open source, lightweight operating system that is initially targeted at netbooks.
Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.
The new OS will run on both x86 and ARM chips. The first netbooks will begin shipping with the OS in the second half of 2010. In the long term, Google does expect that Chrome OS will work anywhere from small netbooks to full size desktop machines.
While Microsoft has the most to lose from such direct competition from Google, Apple will also be affected by Google’s move into this space. In fact, Google’s ultimate goal seems to be the same target market as Apple’s, and is specifically shooting for ease of use and accessibility.
The Web will be a central part of the new operating system, and demonstrates the importance of supplying a robust browser experience. Google’s work on the Chrome browser will carry over into the new OS.
The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform.