Archive : Apple

As compared to the similarly priced Windows based notebooks and laptops, the MacBook Airs don’t have the same level of performance. This statement was proven through different tests and analysis reports on the subject of handheld computers’ performance. According to PC World, there were two MacBook Airs, which were test against Windows 7 based machines. The test results were phenomenal because [...]

I literally stated down the iOS 4.2 hands on review, in the form of “Ups” and “Downs”. Didn’t get it? Just read on and you’ll know what I’m talking about: •    Down – The Actual iPad Update Process; I don’t know about Mac users, but initiating an update of the iOS based devices through the iTunes is kind of hectic. I’m talking about the update process on PCs. At times, the [...]

Lately, we’ve been hearing that Apple is going to turn over its implementation of Java programs to Oracle. It is probably because of the recent series of news that dished out Apple and Oracle’s partnership regarding the creation of a new OpenJDK project for Mac OSX. Steve Jobs’s company dropped hints about making a huge contribution in lieu of Oracle’s involvement, by handing out a major number [...]

The idea of using the iPad as a gaming console is quite old. Paste the iPhone on top of this idea and what you get is a wireless controller, pretty cool huh? The idea is not that bad; it’s good and sounds intuitive. But in some cases, the touchscreen interface of the iPhone will be setback for some gamers. Without the intrusion of actual wishy-washy buttons, you certainly won’t be able to play [...]

No doubt, CitiGroup and Bank of America are two of the biggest banks in the USA. They already had a RIM designed corporate solution, with all the employees synched to a standalone server that managed their activities. Let’s say, emails, calendar invites, memos, notes, job postings and such sort of tasks were circulated among the bank employees through their Blackberries. However, the senior officials [...]