PC World: Tech Brands You Can Trust
79000 PC World readers were surveyed. – Put simply, products made by Apple, Asus, Brother, and Canon are typically reliable and well supported. – Products made by Dell and Hewlett-Packard often aren’t, especially if you’re a home user. – Laptops are slightly more reliable than before, and have fewer serious problems than desktops. – Business PC customers are generally more …
Read MoreApple releases iOS 4.2…
Apple today announced that iOS 4.2, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, is available today for download for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. iOS 4.2 brings over 100 new features from iOS 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 to iPad including Multitasking, Folders, Unified Inbox, Game Center, AirPlay and AirPrint. “iOS 4.2 makes the iPad a completely …
Read MoreConsumer Reports: Apple laptops best in all categories…
Apple, stung by early criticism of the iPhone 4 by Consumer Reports [yeah stung so badly, sales have flopped…] was handed an unexpected triumph today [unexpected by who!?? This result was a given!] as the publication’s latest ratings of laptops place Mac laptops in first place overall in every size category Apple offers, including top marks for the just-released revamped …
Read MoreiPad App of the week: iDough
Every week I will post an App that I find that I feel is Blogworthy. (I will not be posting any Apps from any company I have a personal interest in. Any App I post will be available at the UK iTunes App Store.) This week – scuplture on your iPad!
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Read MoreAmazon – rewritten from top to bottom for iPad
Amazon today launched Amazon Windowshop, a complete rewrite of Amazon.com specifically for the iPad. Amazon Windowshop’s intimate and fluid user interaction is made possible by the iPad’s responsive, multi-touch interface. Amazon Windowshop sets a new bar for e-commerce, and many Amazon customers may prefer Amazon Windowshop even when a large screen web interface is readily available. On the backend, everything …
Read MoreThe HP slate…
HP has at last revealed its long-awaited Slate, an 8.9-inch tablet with capacitive multi-touch and running Windows 7. The Slate, you will remember, was proudly touted by Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer as an iPad killer, back before the iPad even existed. So is this an iPad competitor? No freakin’ way. The HP Slate 500 Tablet PC is just that, a PC. …
Read MoreFaceTime comes to Macs…
Apple today announced the public beta of FaceTime for Mac, an entirely new application that allows Mac users to video call iPhone 4 and iPod touch users as well as other Macs. Featuring an easy to use interface, FaceTime for Mac automatically uses your Address Book contacts so there’s no need to create special buddy lists, and it works seamlessly …
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