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Archives for May, 2010

Analyst: Lost iPhone Has Stolen Thunder From Apple’s June Event

When Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage on June 7 in San Francisco, we pretty much know what we are going to get. Between the infamous misplacing of what is believed to be the next-generation iPhone in a Palo Alto bar, and a more obscure incident in Vietnam, Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray said …

International iPad preorders delayed again: vague “June” delivery estimate

It looks like Apple’s international iPad supplies have taken another knock; the company had updated their UK, Canadian and other online stores from estimating a June 7th delivery of new iPad models to merely “June”.  The move follows a previous change in delivery date for online preorders, which saw estimated shipping shift from May 28th …

75% of Android OS devices still in North America claim AdMob

AdMob may be best known at this point for their new Google overlords, but they’ve also been finding time to carry out mobile market research.  In their latest report they turned to iPhone OS and Android platform adoption worldwide, comparing unique devices running each OS.  Turns out, 75-percent of Android devices they spotted were in …

JBL On Stage Micro II Review

In a world near-saturated with iPod docks, JBL still managed to carve a niche with their diminutive On Stage Micro. The battery-powered portable speaker system is now around three years old, and JBL have updated it in the shape of the On Stage Micro II. Fresh to the spec sheet is iPhone compatibility but, more …

Access Your Computer Wherever You Go

Software that gives you remote access to your PC is like a puppeteer that controls the computer world. Generally these applications are installed on a server, then they can be displayed and used to run local desktops from other locations. Remote PC access can also be used to describe the applications on a local desktop …

App Turns iPad into Second Monitor for Mac

A new application called Air Display will let you use your iPad as an external display for your Mac. Coupled with a 13-inch MacBook, this adds around half the screen again to your work area. The connection is made over Wi-Fi, and you need a small helper application on your Mac. How well does it …

iPad puts old-school beat down on netbooks

I have found myself becoming more and more interested in using the iPad rather than my notebook or a netbook for general computer use when I am away from my desktop. The thing will do everything my notebooks will do except Flash video, which I rarely miss. Retrevo has conducted a survey on iPad sales …