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Mac mini with Lion Server Ideal For SOHO And SMB Service - Macworld
Taiwanese And Chinese Firms to Challenge Korean AMOLED Panel Dominance In 2012
Jobs: The Man Who Gave Us Less for More
Apple To Appeal Italian Warranty Fine
After 400 Years, Is Technology Rendering The King James Version Redundant?
Mariner's Annual End of Year eStore Blowout - Desktop Apps 50% Off
Mac mini with Lion Server Ideal For SOHO And SMB Service - Macworld
Macworld's John C. Welch says he was fairly positive in his review of the original 2010 version of Apple's smallest server, and can now say its very easy to be happy with the 2011 edition Mac mini with Lion Server - not for big enterprise service of course, but for its primary target markets; the small office/home office (SOHO) and small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). Welch notes that the Mac mini Server is bereft of redundant power supplies, hot-swappable components, and other features found in enterprise servers, but for the same price as Apple's discontinued Xserve enterprise server with the proper specifications, you can buy several Mac mini servers and get your redundancy by alternate means.
For the full review visit here:
http://macw.us/uJBDX9
Taiwanese And Chinese Firms to Challenge Korean AMOLED Panel Dominance In 2012
First some terminology: OLED stands for "Organic Light Emitting Diode" a burgeoning flat screen technology expected to eventually rival LCD and plasma. AMOLED stands for "Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode." Active Matrix is a method for controlling individual pixels. AMOLED displays reportedly provide higher refresh rates than their passive-matrix OLED counterparts and consume significantly less power. A major advantage of OLED/AMOLED panels is that their pixels are self-illuminating, unlike traditional LCD screens which require backlighting. Consequently, OLED/AMOLED panels consume less power and facilitate longer battery life thinner form factors. They are also claimed to offer superior brightness, wider viewing angles, faster response time and higher contrast ratios, as well as being flexible - theoretically allowing "foldable" mobile phone and cameras, or even tablets and notebooks. Downsides: AMOLED displays may be difficult to view in direct sunlight compared to LCDs because of their reduced maximum brightness, although Samsung's Super AMOLED technology claims to address this issue by reducing the size of gaps between screen layers, and OLED/AMOLED, technology is still relatively expensive. However, Wikipedia notes that researchers at DuPont have developed optimized coating processes for a new solution-coated AMOLED display technology that is cost and performance competitive with existing commercial vapor deposition technology and commercially viable at large glass sizes.
Anyway, Digitimes' Rebecca Kuo and Jackie Chang report that Taiwan-based panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) will both introduce AMOLED panel products in 2012 to compete against Korean rivals, notably Samsung and LG Display, which have been dominating the market for this technology that poses a strong challenge to TFT LCD in the display market. Samsung currently enjoys more than 90 percent of the small- and medium-size AMOLED market.
Kuo and Chang say AUO has showcased four different sizes of AMOLED panels in exhibitions and plans to introduce small- and medium-size AMOLED panel products in 2012, while CMI plans to ship small-size AMOLED products in Q3 2012. They also note that China-based competitors have also been expanding their AMOLED capacities, and will likely begin mass production of AMOLED panels in 2012-2013.
This intensified competiion can only mean lower prices for consumers. OLEDs have been around for a decade, but perhaps their time is finally coming.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111228PD216.html
Jobs: The Man Who Gave Us Less for More
Writing for Discover Magazine, futurist David H. Freedman says he was front row center when Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple Macintosh at Boston in 1984 in Boston. H cops to initial skepticism over the original Mac's manifold limitations, even compared with other fledgeling personal compiters of the day, but in hindsight says the Mac's appeal should have been obvious, it being playful, classy, and fun to use. With its cute icons, mouse-driven graphics, and gorgeous fonts, the Mac appealed, says Freedman, because it was likable, aesthetically pleasing, and, most of all: cool. However, he still contends that the world's Jobsian-inspired love affair with i-everything has hindered the tech industry in delivering products offering the best features and performance for the buck, and that Jobs actually got a lot of things wrong.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://discovermagazine.com/2012/jan-feb/08
Apple To Appeal Italian Warranty Fine
The Register's Bill Ray reports that according to a PR rep. at Cupertino, Apple will appeal the $1.2m fine imposed this week by Italian regulators for allegedly failing to respect the legal warranty requirementsthat they advise customers of their legal right to a two-year warranty, instead offering them one year and then promoting AppleCare as an optional warranty extension, an accusation Apple denies.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/spjU1C
After 400 Years, Is Technology Rendering The King James Version Redundant?
CTVNews.ca staffer Andy Johnson notes that invention of the printing press in made it possible for the 1611 King James Version of the Bible to become the most widely-distributed book on the planet and the definitive English language translation for nearly 400 years, becoming a cultural and social unifier, widely regarded as the most influential piece of literature ever written that has exerted profound influence on how English-speaking people thought and viewed the world, and artists interpreted it, and on development of the English language itself, with many English speakers today unaware that popular idioms they use daily are quotes from the KJV.
However, in the 400th anniversary year of the KJV's original publication, Johnson reports that technology is dramatically changing the way the Bible is read and interacted with, and even way Christians interpret their faith, with one commentator cited observing that "technology is taking the Bible to new levels of convenient access and interactive understanding" via online sites, computer applications, e-readers, tablets, and smartphones, and with many other translations as easily accessable as the KJV, predicting that electronic Bibles will become even more interactive and integrated, with links to interactive resources and social networks.
But will the KJV's influence as a cultural unifier be lost?
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/t1BWEc
Mariner's Annual End of Year eStore Blowout - Desktop Apps 50% Off
As has been the tradition for the past 5 years, Mariner Software has opened the doors to its online store and steeply discounted its non-upgrade, Mac and Windows desktop apps. This includes the popular creative writing products of: StoryMill, Contour, Montage, Desktop Poet and Narrator. Also included are the home and office products of: MacGourmet Deluxe, Paperless, Mariner Write and Mariner Calc, as well as the popular bundles of: the Journal Pak (MacJournal and WinJournal), the MarinerPak (Mariner Calc and Mariner Write), and the Mariner Writers Suite, which includes 7 of their most popular writing apps.
"This is our way of thanking our customers, who are extremely loyal," says Mariner President Michael Wray. "To have such a large and consistent following, some as long as Mariner has been in business, is unique, and we recognize that without them, there simply would be no Mariner Software."
Full working trial downloads are available for all of Mariner's products. This sale includes download as well as boxed editions. As in past years, the end-of-year event will end when 2011 ends on Saturday, December 31. The sale is confined to Mariner's eStore only and will not include any iOS products or apps available in the Mac App Store.
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https://www.marinersoftware.com/
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https://www.marinersoftware.com/store/cart.php
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