News
Sunday, 07 March 2010
Tethering on Apple's iPad? Steve Jobs says "no" in an email response
JR Raphael PCWorld.com
Tethering on the iPad? It won't happen, according to an email claimed to be from Apple's CEO Steve Jobs.
Sunday, 07 March 2010
Apple's iPad: US release date announced, but will it sell?
Gregg Keizer Computerworld
Hopefully, Apple's iPad will fly out of stores when it goes on sale in four weeks in the US, although analysts disagree on the tablet's success.
Saturday, 06 March 2010
Apple's Final Cut used on 9 out of 10 Oscar documentaries
Lex Friedman Macworld.com
Of the ten documentaries nominated for Oscars, in both the "Documentary Feature" and "Documentary Short" categories, a whopping nine were created using Apple's own Final Cut Pro.
Saturday, 06 March 2010
15 things we still don't know about the Apple iPad
Mike Elgan, computerworld
As Apple's Slate PC edges closer to launch, we look at the mysteries that remain. Here's what we still don't know about the Apple iPad.
Friday, 05 March 2010
Survey: iPad may take bite out of e-book rivals
Ramu Nagappan Macworld.com
According to a new survey from ChangeWave shows that four in ten people who are thinking about buying an e-book reader are planning to get Apple's iPad.
Friday, 05 March 2010
Penguin to develop eBooks for Apple's iPad
Carrie-Ann Skinner PC Advisor
Penguin Books has revealed it has plans to create eBooks for Apple's iPad due in the UK next month.
Friday, 05 March 2010
Intel to launch eight-core Nehalem-EX this month
Agam Shah
Intel will release its fastest and highly anticipated eight-core Nehalem-EX server processor later this month, a company executive said late Thursday.
Friday, 05 March 2010
IDC: Worldwide disk storage capacity grows 33% in 2009
Lucas Mearian Computerworld
IDC released its worldwide disk storage market report for 2009, which showed the first quarter-over-quarter increase in revenue for disk systems since the third quarter of 2008.
Friday, 05 March 2010
Hogarth shows-off FIDO, its custom Final Cut Server-based solution
Mark Hattersley
London-based video editing and production suite, has taken Final Cut Server and integrated it with a number of other databases to create a complete workflow solution. We catch up with Hogarth to talk about its FIDO System.
Friday, 05 March 2010
Official: Apple iPad available in US on 3 April, UK launch delayed
Nick Spence
Apple has officially announced that the iPad will be available in the US only on Saturday, 3 April, later than first promised. UK customers will also have to wait until late April. UK pricing will be announced in April.
Friday, 05 March 2010
Apple Vs. Nokia: Patent case on hold
Dan Moren Macworld.com
A federal judge has suspended the copyright patent case between Apple and Nokia.
Friday, 05 March 2010
CEBIT: Researchers look towards a 3D future without the glasses
Martyn Williams
While 3D could change the way we watch TV and play computer games, the goofy 3D glasses remain an issue for many.
Friday, 05 March 2010
UK Digital Economy Bill gives courts power to block websites
Carrie-Ann Skinner
The government has amended the Digital Economy Bill to give high court judges the power to block any website with a "substantial" amount of copyright infringing content, such as YouTube.
Friday, 05 March 2010
Gov't group to oversee roll-out of 100Mbps broadband
Carrie-Ann Skinner
The government has set up a new group in a bid to ensure the whole of the UK, including rural areas, has access to 100Mbps broadband.
Friday, 05 March 2010
Canon adds 24 and 25fps HD Movie recording to the EOS 5D Mark II
Rick Young
Canon has announced that the long awaited, video-related firmware for its EOS 5D Mark II will be available from mid-March. Firmware version 2.0.3 enables full 1080p HD video recording at 24, 25 and 29.97fps to match the PAL and NTSC broadcast standards. It also adds a new histogram display while shooting movies and allows users to manually control sound recording levels. Audio sampling frequency has also been increased to match broadcast material standards.
Friday, 05 March 2010
iPad to drive massive tablet sales, says Gartner analyst
Gregg Keizer
Apple's iPad could drive total tablet sales for the year as high as 10.5 million devices, a Gartner Research analyst said today.
Friday, 05 March 2010
Average person in UK owns £3,000 of gadgets
Carrie-Ann Skinner
The average Brit owns £3,000 worth of gadgets, says Sky HD.
Friday, 05 March 2010
Sony to rival Apple with iPad-like device?
Tom Kaneshige, CIO US
Sony plans to follow in Apple's footsteps by unveiling a smartphone that plays PlayStation games, as well as a device to compete with the iPad this year, says the Wall Street Journal.
Friday, 05 March 2010
Fortune magazine: Apple World’s Most Admired Company
Nick Spence
Apple has been named the World’s Most Admired Company by Fortune Magazine, with 51 per cent of votes cast by business leaders,the widest margin ever.
Friday, 05 March 2010
BBC order pulls plug on iPhone iPlayer app
Nick Spence
An iPhone application that would have allowed users to browse, view and even download content from the BBC was blocked by the corporation due to a cease and desist order.











