What Microsoft Can Learn From Mac OS X Lion

Amazingly enough, Paul Thurrott’s supersite for Windows, actually has a positive piece about Apple… I’ve harped on this a lot in the past, but in a bid to maximize profits, Microsoft has littered the market with far too many Windows product versions, or what the company calls SKUs (for “stock keeping unit,” retailing term). And […]

Apple iPad 2 Coming With iOS 5 Features

We are almost a day away from the Apple iPad 2 Announcement. A reports claim that Apple may release iOS 4.3 on March 2nd, Engadget claims that Apple will unveil iOS 5 alongside a new dual-core A5 iPad 2 with 512MB of RAM at the upcoming iPad 2 launch event…. via Apple iPad 2 Coming […]

OS X Lion Walkthrough: Versions and Auto Save

Two new features that have found their way in the first Lion developer preview but might seem too complicated or “hidden” as only Apple applications support them right now are Versions and Auto Save. With auto-saving capabilities for documents and a proper versioning system in place, Apple is aiming at… via OS X Lion Walkthrough: […]

The wrong way to start a developer’s program….

You win. I concede defeat. I no longer want to attempt developing an app for the Playbook. Are you happy now? Surely you must be. Considering how terribly designed the entire process is, from the registration right through to loading an app into the simulator, I can only assume that you are trying to drive […]

MobileMe online-only shift detailed by leaky Genius

A leaked screenshot purportedly from Apple’s internal systems has confirmed that MobileMe is transitioning to be available exclusively online. Rumored earlier this week, as part of broad sweeping changes to the Apple backup and remote access service, the information sent by an Apple Genius to 9 to 5 Mac suggests… via MobileMe online-only shift detailed […]

TRIM support coming to OS X Lion

Apple has done a good job of pushing SSDs out to consumers, including making them standard on the new MacBook Air models, but a fundamental problem still exists: OS X lacks support for TRIM. This isn’t the time to get into a full explanation, but the TRIM command is an… via TRIM support coming to […]

Apple’s MobileMe Under Maintenance, New Version Launch Soon

MobileMe, the subscription-based collection of online services offered by Apple via the Apple Store since a long time, is no longer available for purchase. Currently, Apple has stopped offering MobileMe through its online and retail stores from Feb 24th onwards. The MobileMe retail boxes are also no more available from… via Apple’s MobileMe Under Maintenance, […]