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For lack of optimized drivers, our Macs are obliged  to use their main processors to decode HD videos. Even though 720p does not pose a problem on Mac Intel, it is a different story on the least powerful machines like MacBook, or mini Mac, except the latest model with the 2,66 GHz option that just about works. [...]

For reasons that we are not aware of, Kaifu Lee, the former president of Google China decided to tell all he knows about the future Apple Tablet. The Apple Tablet resembles a large iPhone with an incredible user interface and a magnificent 10.1″ screen. It combines the functions of a netbook, a Kindle and an Ebook. [...]

In a pair of articles published over the past week, Hardmac reveals that Apple has been working to fight against fraud perpetrated against the company by third-party authorized service centers. According to the initial report published last week, th…

Last figures of iPhone sales in China are now available: China Unicom sold 300,000 units within two months. If we consider that around 200 millions potential customers for the iPhone, such results is rather low. However, as we explained it already in the past, the device distributed via Unicom is locked as it lacks Wi-Fi [...]

Even as new data shows that Apple TV is struggling to gain traction in the marketplace, Apple continues to push for a patent on a wireless “remote wand” for future versions of the streaming media device that would provide users with precise control over a cursor movement on TV screens and unlock three-dimensional controls similar [...]

Though it was given a software upgrade to version 3.0 in October, Apple TV sales have remained relatively flat over the past 12 months. Similarly, sales of AirPort base stations have struggled to gain momentum due to higher-than-average price points, resulting in minor share declines.

Apple updated an existing patent application today that describes the implementation of a previously dubbed “Magic Wand” remote control to provide a more natural control experience when navigating a product like the Apple TV. Readers will re…

The battle between Nokia and Apple concerning patent infringement is becoming more violent everyday. It was initiated by Nokia last october, then Apple fired back on the same topic about 2 weeks ago. While the first lawsuit was related to patents linked to software used for mobile phone technologies, the new legal action is targeting [...]

The ex-president of Google China has revealed on his microblog supposed details on Apple’s forthcoming tablet: 10.1-inch screen with webcam, “awesome UI.”

A new report bolsters the rumored January 26 date assigned to an Apple Event planned at Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The event is widely believed to serve as the debut of the company’s new slate as an expansion of its iPhone/iPod touch platform.

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