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Qualcom just announced the chip that would be a one-stop shop for Apple’s mobile needs
Chipmaker Qualcomm today took the wraps off a new piece of silicon—a fifth iteration of its Gobi reference platform. It packs comprehensive support for TD-SCDMA, TD-LTE, LTE on FDD and TDD networks worldwide and embedded GPS capability. Of course, it also supports the usual HSPA+ and EV-DO for backwards compatibility. Such a powerful combo in [...]
You wanna see what the front of the iPad 3 is going to look like?
The iPad 3 is going to look a lot like iPad 2—until you turn it on, that is. If the purported iPad 3 front glass spy shot on the right is an indication, the third-generation iPad (rumored for the March 7 unveiling) will sport almost identical appearance to its predecessor. Discovered by Apple.pro, a usually [...]
Hackintoshers: Mountain Lion natively supports AMD Radeon HD 6950, 6970, & NVIDIA 5xx cards, no hacks required
According to a forum post on tonymacx86, Apple’s latest release of Mountain Lion, the 10.8 developer preview, is able to natively support AMD Radeon HD 6950 and 6970 without the need for any tweaks or hacks. As for the 6950 and 6970 specifically, the reports originate from the netkas.org forums where several posters report a [...]
QuickMailer makes composing email on your Mac ridiculously easy
If you are fond of handy little helper apps for your Mac like MenuTab for Facebook, Tab for Google+ or MailTab for Gmail, you will definitely want to consider adding Rasmus Porsager and Anders Myrup’s QuickMailer to your daily productivity arsenal. Do you hate having to launch a full-blown email client just to fire off [...]
Fluent is a Sparrow-like UI for Gmail making the ‘future of email’
Fluent is a web-based workflow stream that works with existing Gmail accounts to bring a Sparrow-like user interface to email.
Users can stream email threads and replies, preview aggregated attachments in a tab, quickly reply or compose inline, archive messages, and even add a to-do list with the new design concept that claims to run on [...]
Screens 2.0: The best VNC app for Mac and iOS
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The App Store is the home to many VNC apps that let you run a desktop using your iOS device. Some are quite good, but most are too clunky, slow, and cumbersome. Edovia’s Screens app for the Mac and iOS released more than two years ago and just received a major overhaul [...]
Microsoft Office for iPad spotted, soon to hit App Store [Update: Or not]
Update: Whooooaaaaa…hold your horses. Microsoft says it ain’t so:
A Microsoft spokeswoman issued this statement: “The Daily story is based on inaccurate rumors and speculation. We have no further comment.”
Corroborating earlier reports, Rupert Murdoch’s tablet-only magazine The Daily apparently saw a work-in-progress version of Microsoft’s native Office app for iPad, and the publication posted the above [...]
Proview: ‘We are now preparing for negotiations with Apple’
Cash-strapped display maker Proview that sued Apple over the iPad moniker in China feels it has the Cupertino, Calif.-headquartered gadget giant right where it wants them, cornered against the wall. Just as the Intermediate People’s Court in Huizhou ruled last Friday that local distributors should stop selling iPads in China, Proview now told The Times of India it us ready to sit [...]
Comparison photos of purported iPad 3 shell point to more tapering, thicker form-factor, narrower bezel
In a roundup of iPad 3 rumors, MICGadget included photographs of a purported iPad 3 shell. The shell is shown in comparison to an iPad 2 back shell. Notable differences include a 1 mm to 1.5-mm thicker design, depending on where on the iPad 3 you are measuring. In addition, more tapering is shown. This will likely [...]
China Telecom’s 130M subscribers will get access to CDMA iPhone 4S on March 9
China Telecom officially announced it would begin selling the iPhone 4S next month. China Telecom is a major market for Apple, because its 130 million mobile subscribers will now have the opportunity to purchase Apple’s latest smartphone. The iPhone 4S will go on sale on March 9 on China Telecom, and pre-order offerings will start on March 2. China [...]