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Australian Apple Ads Hint At New Pro And Laptop Macs; Price Hikes
New MacBook Pro, Air and Mac Pro Pricing Potentially Leaked By Apple Ads And Online Store
Apple's iMac To Account For 25% Of Global Desktop Growth In 2010
No Apple Computers For Scientific Indian Blogger
Apple Stores Purging Screen Protection?
Canadian Opposition Member Of Parlaiment Introduces Private Copying Levy Bill - The Dreaded "iPod Tax"
TCO: New Research Finds Macs In The Enterprise Easier, Cheaper To Manage Than Windows PCs
Taking Apart the 12" PowerBook
Mozilla Ditches Support For Aged SeaMonkey 1.0
Steve Jobs-Inspired Sitcom To Hit US TV
Magic Mouse, Fixed Makes Your Magic Mouse More Ergonomic
Sony Style Offers Customers a New Way to Save
Australian Apple Ads Hint At New Pro And Laptop Macs; Price Hikes
Electronista reports:
A series of ads on the pages of Australian tech site PC Authority have possibly signaled an upcoming update to Apple's pro desktops and notebooks. Ads for the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Pro show all three systems starting at higher prices than they do today.....
Most expect Apple to launch a Core i7 MacBook Pro in the near future as well as to use low-voltage Core i5 or i7 chips in the MacBook Air. Intel just yesterday launched the six-core Xeon 5600 and is very likely to introduce a variant of this into the Mac Pro.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/cMpXWU
New MacBook Pro, Air and Mac Pro Pricing Potentially Leaked By Apple Ads And Online Store
Engadget reports:
Could this be another example of online advertising presaging the onset of a hardware upgrade from Cupertino? Apple's ads on Australian tech pub PC Authority have been spotted displaying some rather peculiar price tags for its flagship mobile and desktop computers....
The major thing to take away here is that the long-awaited upgrades might finally be arriving. We're putting our piggy banks on alert, just in case.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/cs0yAS
Apple's iMac To Account For 25% Of Global Desktop Growth In 2010
Appleinsider's Kasper Jade reports:
After roughly two years of declines, growth in worldwide market for desktop PC sales is poised to rebound into the black during the 2010 calendar year, thanks largely to Apple's latest iMac offerings, according to a published report.
In a research note issued Wednesday by Caris & Company, analyst Robert Cihra said growth in the overall PC market for 2010 is trending upwards of 15 to 20%, fueled by greater than 90% growth in combined sales of netbooks and notebooks.... "But believe it or not, we estimate Apple's iMac accounting for a full 1/4 of ALL desktop market growth in calendar year 2010."
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/97qDoJ
No Apple Computers For Scientific Indian Blogger
The Scientific Indian's Selva says:
I had been a Apple computer user for the past 5 years and immensely enjoyed the hardware and the software. But, all good things come at a price. Apple's price for a polished user experience has lately turned out to be user freedom. The inability to take out and use the content stored in apple's walled garden is stultifying... Apple has broken faith with those who promoted its use and is now treading on freedom to innovate as a monopolising behemoth (especially with iPhone and now the iPad products).
All said, in the end, there is only one thing to do for me. Stick with Freedom and give up Apple. So, as of yesterday night, I have migrated all music from iTunes to Ubuntu (Rhythmbox player).... All photos on Flickr (and F-Spot on Ubuntu)..... Dropbox on Ubuntu to manage synched files (music and documents are synched to a Dropbox account, sensitive docs encrypted with Truecrypt and stored inside a bravely named "Steal.me" drive file.)
I am actively looking for a iPod replacement that works well with Ubuntu.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://scienceblogs.com/thescian/2010/03/no_apple_computers_for_me.php
Apple Stores Purging Screen Protection?
Macworld's Dan Frakes reports:
Among the most popular accessories for the iPhone, iPod, and MacBook lines are films and coverings designed to protect the screen from scratches; some products also fight glare and offer privacy protection. However, several vendors-who wish to remain anonymous to avoid conflict with Apple-have told Macworld that Apple will no longer sell such products, or any other products that adhere to Apple devices, in either the online Apple Store or Apple retail stores.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/9h70lB
Canadian Opposition Member Of Parlaiment Introduces Private Copying Levy Bill - The Dreaded "iPod Tax"
Technology analyst and critic Michael Geist, who is Canada research chair of Internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa, reports in his blog that Canadian New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament Charlie Angus has shaken up the copyright reform process with a pair of proposed measures, one being a private member's bill that would expand the scope of the private copying levy to include digital audio recorders (DARs) such as iPods. Angus's Bill C-499 comes as a response to earlier court cases that ruled that DARs are beyond the scope of the current law. The second initiative is a motion (M-506) that calls for support to reform the Copyright Act's fair dealing provision by adding the words "such as" to make the current list of fair dealing categories illustrative rather than exhaustive. In addition, the motion codifies the six criteria discussed in Canadian caselaw for determining whether a particular use of a work qualifies as fair dealing.
Geist says he's supportive of Angus' effort to push copyright issues into the spotlight, particularly the motion on fair dealing.
You can check it out at:
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4870/125/
Canada's Conservative government is contrary minded, with Heritage Minister James Moore quoted by the Canadian Press news service commenting yesterday that "This is a very serious hit to consumers that could impact them, and if the NDP are as committed to raising taxes this week as they always have been, then this is a real threat," adding that a new levy is just not on as far as the government is concerned, and that "it's not in the interest of the music industry to make it more expensive to buy the devices on which they're listening to Canadian content."
For the full CP report visit here:
http://bit.ly/94J0U2
TCO: New Research Finds Macs In The Enterprise Easier, Cheaper To Manage Than Windows PCs
ZNet's David Morgenstern comments:
Shocking: A recent survey of enterprise IT managers that administer both PCs and Macs finds that Macs have a better TOC (total cost of ownership) than Windows boxes, and require less user training and help.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=6294
Taking Apart the 12" PowerBook
Low End Mac's John Hatchett says:
When you go to strip apart an Apple laptop, you have to remove the keyboard.
Now once you remove the keyboard from my old Pismo, you have access to the processor, AirPort Card, RAM, and hard drive.
Not so with the 12" PowerBook G4.....
To read more, click here.
http://lowendmac.com/ed/hatchett/10jh/inside-12in-powerbook.html
Mozilla Ditches Support For Aged SeaMonkey 1.0
The Register's Kelly Fiveash reports:
Mozilla has dropped support for version 1.0 of its four-year-old internet app suite, SeaMonkey.
The open source browser maker pushed out a second iteration of SeaMonkey last autumn, so 1.0's demise was all but inevitable.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/17/seamonkey_1_0_support_dropped/
Steve Jobs-Inspired Sitcom To Hit US TV
Macworld's Dan Moren reports:
The distinctive nature of Apple CEO Steve Jobs has always made him a ripe target for satire. Over the years, he's been lampooned blatantly on sketch shows Saturday Night Live and MADtv as well as more subtly on shows like 30 Rock and Chuck. Now cable channel Epix is taking Jobs-inspired entertainment to a whole new level: the sitcom.
The New York Times reports that Epix and Media Rights Capital have teamed up to produce the half-hour show, billed as a satire about "a fictional Silicon Valley CEO whose ego is a study in power and greed.".....
For the full report visit here:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=3217523
Magic Mouse, Fixed Makes Your Magic Mouse More Ergonomic
Lifehacker says:
If you're a big fan of Apple's Magic Mouse but not such a big fan of the hand and wrist pain that many people experience after extended use, you'll want to check out this cheap hack.
The Magic Mouse, Fixed is a $10 silicon add-on for the Magic Mouse, designed by a user named Will who was tired of sore hands after using the otherwise pleasant to use mouse......
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/caivDh
Sony Style Offers Customers a New Way to Save
[Press Release] N.E.W. Customer Service Companies Inc. (NEW), the leading provider of extended service plans, buyer protection services and product support, announced today that it has teamed up with Sony Electronics, a world leader in consumer electronics and technology, to launch an online, call center and in-store electronics trade-in program to give Sony Style customers a way to exchange unwanted electronics for credit toward the purchase of new items either online or through its retail stores nationwide.
The Sony Style Trade-in Program is powered by ecoNEW, NEW's electronics trade-in and recycling program, and is a great way for consumers to ensure that their old products are managed in a planet-friendly way.
"This program is aligned with Sony Style's pledge to build a sustainable future through innovation," said Scott Strother, vice president of Sony Consumer Direct Sales, "and we're proud that this solution benefits both consumers and our environment."
The program accepts camcorders, cell phones, digital cameras, gaming systems, laptops and MP3 players of any manufacturer – the item does not have to be a Sony product.
Consumers can trade in items in three ways: 1) online at http://www.sonystyle.com, 2) in any 60 Sony Style or outlet retail stores across the country or 3) through Sony call centers, where customer service representatives will assist customers in registering and obtaining the value of their products and then refer them to the online process to accept the terms and conditions and complete the trade-in.
Consumers can turn in their unwanted electronics and receive a Sony Style retail card or store credit for the products' determined trade-in value. Products that have a trade-in value of zero will be shipped and recycled for free. When consumers trade in their products online or through a Sony Call Center, they will receive their Sony Style retail cards in the mail within two to three weeks. Consumers who choose to do an in-store trade-in will receive their Sony Style retail cards or instant credit at the point of sale. Consumers completing a trade online or with the aid of a Sony call center that is within 15 miles of a Sony Style store will be given the nearest store location so they can go in and get their reward on the spot without waiting for processing and mailing.
The Sony Style Trade-in Program is easy to use at:
http://www.econewonline.com/sonystyle.
For more information, visit:
http://www.sonystyle.com
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