The more I think and learn about the curious pricing of the 27" iMac...Source: marco.org
It has an IPS panel. IPS is the best and most expensive LCD type, giving the best viewing angle and the least color- and brightness-shifting as the angle increases in any direction. Nearly every panel on the market, including every laptop panel, is the cheap TN type.
Mac sales 'defy all logic,' says analystSource: Macworld
According to IDC, Apple accounted for 9.4 percent of all U.S. computer sales in the third quarter, up from a 7.6 percent share of sales in the prior period. Gartner, meanwhile, pegged Apple's part of the pie at a slightly lower 8.8 percent in the third quarter.
Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?Source: blogs.zdnet.com
One of the most frequent questions I get these days comes from people who've been running the Windows 7 beta and RC and are planning to upgrade to the final version when it's available on October 22. "Which edition of Windows 7 do I need?"
Apple releases Java patches (finally)Source: The Register (UK)
Apple has released security updates for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 and 10.5.7 - more than six months after Sun Microsystems warned the world of flaws in its Java virtual machine that make it easy for attackers to execute malware on users' Macs, PCs, and Linux boxes.
AnandTech: Apple's 2009 MacBook Pro: Battery Life to Die ForSource: AnandTech Article Channel
Eight, freakin, hours. I couldn't believe it. In my lightest test, the new 15-inch MacBook Pro lasted eight hours and eight minutes. That's with the screen at half brightness (completely usable) and no funny optimizations.
MacBooks sweep Consumer Reports laptop ratingsSource: Macworld
The 13-inch category in particular was dominated by Apple's laptop line, topped by the unibody MacBook and followed by both the MacBook Air and the white, polycarbonate MacBook.
Apple reports quarterly profit of $1.21 billionSource: Yahoo! Tech - Daily Features
Apple's $1.21 billion, or $1.33 per diluted share, was posted on revenue of $8.16 billion, the best non-holiday quarter revenue and earnings in Apple's history, according to Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's CFO.
Microsoft's latest ad attacks Mac aesthetics, computing powerSource: Apple Insider
The strangest point of this ad is that Giampaolo didn't get the portability, battery life, and power he was looking for, he just ended up with a cheap-appearing machine that obscured its real technical limitations under a flashy layer of misleading, specification-oriented marketi …
Acorn is in MacHeistSource: gusmueller.com
So why is Flying Meat participating in MacHeist time around, when I blasted it a couple of years ago? Well, it's pretty simple. The folks at MacHeist fixed the payment terms after MacHeist 1, and developers are getting a much better deal now. Tada.
Apple reports Q1 results: 10.17B revenue, $1.78 profit per shareSource: The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Apple sold 2,524,000 Macintosh® computers during the quarter, representing nine percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold a record 22,727,000 iPods during the quarter, representing three percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter.