It is fairly clear that none of the tablets that would like to compete with Apple’s iPad are really doing anything like that yet, and there is some expert opinion that the situation will not markedly change in 2011.
It would seem that the two Steves — Ballmer and Jobs — have more in common than we thought. A consortium of companies led by Microsoft that includes the Cupertino, California-based Mac, iPad, iPhone and iPod maker has purchased a big chunk o’ intellectual property.
Let the speculation end — the Mac App Store will open for business on the first Thursday of 2011. Set to be available in 90 countries from day one, the mothership is rewriting the rules and changing the economics of software distribution in ways that will be felt well beyond the fairer platform.
We’re due for a Mac update sometime over the next 100 days or so. However, this time around a new rumor posits that we can expect some fairly significant changes when Apple introduces professional portables with updated enclosures and a newly affordable all-in-one desktop.
The folks that count beans in the world of high tech are beginning to lump the iPad and other tablets into the PC column, if only to make comparisons. Should the iPad be counted as a proper PC?
Whereas the previous dot-update introduced some new features — full support for AirPlay, device syncing ability to disable Ping — this time around Apple concerned itself exclusively with putting a prejudicial thumb to bugs. What is new and at least potentially exciting? Step inside for the details.
Apple may be planning to make our lives easier in myriad ways through the use of NFC across all of its computer lines, simplifying our use of computers and the way they interact with devices around them.
It is sometimes difficult to tell exactly what the meanings are behind search trends, i.e., how many people are searching for what terms, but it is easy to figure out that “Apple” is a more popular search than “Android.”
Though international sales appear to be leading the way, folks in here in the land of milk and Honey Nut Cheerios are spending for Apple-branded computers, as well. However, iPod sales will continue to fall by single digits versus last year’s bumper media player harvest.
Another feature that just should have been in there from the start. Seriously, what was Apple thinking when it rolled out a social network for music that was almost completely devoid of social? Nevertheless, a few first day hiccups aside, Cupertino seems to have done a pretty good job in bringing this particular function to market.
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