Apple blocks the sale of GalaxyTab 10.1 in Europe

Decidedly, Samsung is in the crosshairs of Apple.

After the temporary prohibition of placing on the market of the 10.1 of Samsung in Australia GalaxyTab, Apple has obtained a preliminary injunction of the Court of Düsseldorf in Germany who believes that the design of the Samsung Tablet violated Apple patents. As a result, the marketing of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is suspended in Europe, the day after his arrival on the market.

For the moment, only the Netherlands can still sell the Samsung Tablet as Apple initiated a separate proceeding in that country. But in the rest of Europe, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is now unmarketable. The Korean company will therefore reach an agreement with Apple, or yet to modify the design of its Galaxy Tab 10.1. In Australia, it has also announced the arrival of a new model which is not yet available.

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Lion passes Tweaks version 1.2

The small utility continues to unlock functions for Mac OS X Lion.

Fredrik Wiker Developer continues to update its small utility for Mac OS X Lion to restore certain functions available on Snow Leopard. Dubbed the Lion Tweaks, this software allows for example to re-enable access to the user's library, to force the display of the dock in 2D, remove animations of Windows either yet of the AutoCorrect. Version 1.1 was added a few options such as the display of hidden files, disabling the Windows crash, the hit-highlighting in stack in the Dock and the change of the interfaces of iCal and addressbook of leather to aluminum.

The latest version 1.2 also brings its lot of new features with the possibility of désactiviter the times for a single application option, reactivate the FTP server and customize the wallpaper of LauchPad. In short, essential software for those who want to recover a few abandoned or absent from Mac OS X Lion functions.

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Samsung communicates on the prohibition of sale

Samsung to defend themselves.

Yesterday, Apple has obtained a preliminary injunction of the Court of Düsseldorf in Germany temporarily banning the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Samsung shelves in Europe. In the aftermath, Samsung issued a press release:

Samsung is disappointed by the decision of justice, and we intend to respond immediately to defend our rights through the legal proceedings under way in Germany, and we will continue to defend the world. The application for interim relief has been made without that Samsung is to be warned, and the decision was made without any hearing or presentation of the defence of Samsung. We will take all necessary measures to ensure that innovative mobile communication devices from Samsung are available for customers in Europe and around the world. The decision of the Court in Germany not influence any other legal procedures to the various courts in Europe and elsewhere.

The Korean company has well to defend himself, but during this time, the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is suspended as a preventive measure to prevent potential harm. Only the final judgment to permanently ban the sale of the Tablet Samsung in Europe. Otherwise, Apple will probably compensate Samsung for losses related to the withdrawal of the Galaxy Tab 10.1.

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iPod: that Apple is preparing to celebrate 10 years?

In October, the iPod will celebrate its tenth anniversary.

While rumours evoke a special Apple event for September 7, the truth is perhaps elsewhere. Indeed, on 23 October 2001, Steve Jobs had the iPod, a digital player equipped with a 5 GB 1.8-inch hard disk. From 2004, Apple extends the range with the introduction of the iPod mini, a smaller model equipped with a hard disk that has a 4 GB thumb (MicroDrive), then Apple will continue to decline his iPod with the shuffle, nano and then the last entering the iPod touch, the cousin of the iPhone.

This year, October 23, 2011, Apple will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the iPod and knowing the brand, it is unlikely that this date goes unnoticed. Remains to know what the company in-house us for this event.

Apple has planned out iOS 5.0 and iCloud autumn, i.e. from September 21. Apple could take a new turn with his iPod touch building for example on the game with a screen slightly more big and why not a "made in Apple" joystick optional. Because we must confess, if the game on a touch screen is possible, this type of control becomes problematic for some games, not to mention the fingers mask a portion of the screen. With its App Store and video game studios who invest more and more the Apple mobile platform, the Cupertino firm clearly has the means to compete with existing portable game consoles.

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Apple tackles the Xoom Motorola Europe

The Xoom of Motorola Tablet is now in the crosshairs of Apple.

Obviously, Apple decided to firmly defend the iPad. After having led to the suspension of the marketing of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 of Samsung in Australia and in Europe, the Californian company tackles now Tablet Xoom of Motorola in Europe. As for the Tablet Samsung, Apple filed a motion to the Court of Düsseldorf in Germany hoping to reach the same conclusions. The Cupertino firm accuses Motorola to use the same design as the iPad with its Tablet Xoom.

As for Samsung, the judge could suspend the sale of Motorola Xoom tablets as a preventive measure before its final verdict. This case illustrates once more that Apple is ready to be of average wholesale to defend his iPad and not to be walking on the feet by its competitors, a policy which for some is widely open to criticism.

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Apple is the fourth seller of phones

Apple becomes the fourth manufacturer of telephones.

If Apple is the first seller of smartphones in the world, it is also the fourth seller of phones, all types combined. According to a study by Gartner, the Cupertino firm now captures 4.6% of the market through its 19.6 million iPhone elapsed in the second quarter of 2011, an increase of sales of 92% from the second quarter of 2010. At the top of the pyramid, there always are Nokia, which is still the undisputed market leader of telephony in terms of volume with almost 98 million phones sold in the same period, it simply is 22.8% of the market, but it is also much less the year while the same period last. Indeed, in 2010, Nokia had passed 111 million phones and were 30.3% of market share.

In the second and third position, Samsung and LG capture respectively 16.3 and 5.7% of market share with 69.8 to 24.4 million phones sold. Over the previous year, Samsung has lost a bit of ground with a drop of 1.5 points while LG has increased by 2.3 points market share.

At the level of the operating systems on smartphones, Android is now the leader with 43.4% share of market in Symbian and iOS with respectively 22.1 and 18.2%. Symbian is impressive since the Nokia system still received 40.9% of the market last year, is a market share of almost halved over a year. Android is the reverse by more that doubled its market share then as Apple iOS won 4.1 points over a year. You will also notice that if Apple is the largest seller of smartphones in the world, it is greatly exceeded by Android when it combines all the smartphones Google sold by HTC, Samsung, Sony and others.

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An entry based on iCloud iPhone

A phone iCloud, why step... but beware the package data!

The idea of an entry-level with little iPhone memory storage is interesting, especially with the arrival of iCloud. The Californian company Apple might indeed offer an entry-level with little iPhone memory. Based on the design of the iPhone 4, already produced several million copies, this iPhone might still crop on some costs, replace the glass by plastic, and of course to reduce the amount of memory to 4 or 8 GB. This iPhone would share beautiful iCloud since the storage of the documents would be in the cloud, just like the music or still photos, which should not really please phone operators already complaining of the saturation of the network.

For AppleNApps, the Cupertino firm will therefore propose a building on iCloud entry-level iPhone and iPhone 5 with features revised upward. According to the author, iPhone "iCloud" would be a kind of MacBook Air then the iPhone to the final 5 would more than the MacBook Pro.

It seems inevitable that Apple expanding its range of phones, as it did a few years ago with the iPod range which had only a single model originally. The ideal would be a compact phone with a screen between 3.2 and 3.7 inches to make the iPhone even more portable, and another model, high-end, with a large screen of at least 4 inches that would fight against the new Android phones which attract more people. Finally, small vow to personal, if Apple could finally move on to 64 GB of memory without add a Micro-SD location, I would breathe a little. Between the games and applications sometimes weighing more than 1 GB (1.66 GB for Fifa 11 and 1.42 GB for Bosh Navigon France, to name only a few), photos, videos HD, the 32 GB iPhone 4 began to be more than limit.

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Apple is the most expensive in the world

Apple arrived at the top of the stock market.

It is, it's done. Apple is now the largest market capitalization of Wall Street. Yesterday at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Apple action was 363,39 dollars while losing 2.76% on the day. The market capitalization of Apple therefore amounts to 337,17 billion dollars then that Exxon Mobile was lost at the same time 4.41% and its market capitalization is therefore $ 330,77 billion.

After exceeding the $ 400, the Apple action is now below 365 dollars. Society is thus affected by the stock market crisis this summer, but the technology sector is less affected, which explains the passage to Exxon Mobile. Apple should probably remain Wall Street now the largest company in terms of market capitalization.

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Steps to update the Mac Pro by the end of the year

Published August 12, 2011, by Tanguy Andrillon - updated August 12, 2011 at 11 h - Mac - key words: Mac Pro

The Mac Pro is still waiting to return to the very closed club compatible computers Thunderbolt.

While the MacBook Air and Mac mini are to be updated in July by integrating new Intel Sandy Bridge processors and the Thunderbolt interface, the update Mac Pro is not always forthcoming. Currently, the Mac Pro simply is the only machine devoid of the Thunderbolt interface proposed by Apple, it is all the more damage that for the moment, Thunderbolt are intended primarily for professionals. Of course, at the present time, Apple promotes more laptops representing almost 75% of computer sales.

A priori, the renewal of the Mac Pro is not imminent. Stocks are still at the same level and resellers do not really meet problem to supply. If the Intel roadmap, it might well that Apple to wait the arrival of processors Intel Sandy Bridge-E using the Socket LGA2011 scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2011. The high range Core i7-3960X processor should have six hearts 3.33 GHz processors, with a mode Turbo to 3.9 GHz, 15 MB memory cache L3 of the management of four-channel DDR3-1333 and a TDP of 130 Watts. This consumer model will be of course followed by a server Xeon declination which should fully agree to the Mac Pro.

It is also rumored that Apple may be the first of its new processors to launch its new Mac Pro a few weeks before the arrival of the processors on the market.

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The old Paris on iPhone

How was Paris in 1900?

My town prior has published a very original application for iPhone and iPod touch to back a few years back. The Paris before application to view photos of Paris from 1900 to today to see the evolution of a particular place. The application is very well done and enables to use augmented reality to discover new places. The developers have also implemented a reporting system that allows to notify the user when it is near a place where old photos are available.

  

Finally, the application also offers descriptions of places and several tales. In short, a good way to discover Paris like you've never seen him. The Paris before application containing 1600 sites is currently in promotion on the App Store to 0.79 euro instead of 1.59 euro. Attention all the same, it is only compatible with the devices under iOS 4.0 and higher, and augmented reality does not work on iPhone 3 G. This application is also for the city of Metz.

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Mac OS X Lion: USB keys already there

The USB key to complete resettlement of Lion without having to go through the Mac App Store gradually arrived in store.

Last July, Apple released its new operating system Mac OS X Lion available only on the Mac App Store. In the aftermath, a press release announced the arrival of a USB key to install Lion on a compatible Mac for approximately 60 euros. According to 9to5Mac, this USB key to install Mac OS X Lion happens gradually in the Apple Store. It looks like course as two drops of water to the USB key provided with the MacBook Air 2010, 2011 models are lacking because they incorporate a restore partition.

 

Finally, no need to rush on this USB key, since as explained in an internal Apple memo, this USB key will be provided free of charge to all users who are unable to reinstall Mac OS X Lion via restoration tools. A priori, all buyers of MacBook Pro with preinstalled Lion are affected by this measure since it is impossible to reinstall the system on a new hard disk.

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MobileMe migration to iCloud

Developers test the MobileMe migration program to iCloud.

Following the publication of the fifth beta of iOS 5.0, Apple also opened accounts MobileMe migration to iCloud for developers. The process is extremely simple. In one click all the email accounts, calendar and address book data are sent to iCloud. As expected, services "Image galleries", iDisk and iWeb publishing will remain available until June 30, 2012 disappear before. Users of these services have to this date to back up their data.

Finally, the transition to iCloud leads also the loss of some functionality such as synchronization of the elements of the Dock, of the Keychain Access, accounts email, signatures, and boxes smart mailbox, widgets and preferences.

Good news all the same, the MobileMe users who currently have 20 GB of disk space will retain this ability plus the 5 GB offered by iCloud for a total of 25 GB of space until June 30, 2012. Then, the conservation of the 25 GB of data will be charged 32 euros per year. Finally, Apple says developers that receive these services to install Mac OS X beta DIO and iCloud beta 6.

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Apple blocks the sale of GalaxyTab 10.1 in Europe

Decidedly, Samsung is in the crosshairs of Apple.

After the temporary prohibition of placing on the market of the 10.1 of Samsung in Australia GalaxyTab, Apple has obtained a preliminary injunction of the Court of Düsseldorf in Germany who believes that the design of the Samsung Tablet violated Apple patents. As a result, the marketing of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is suspended in Europe, the day after his arrival on the market.

For the moment, only the Netherlands can still sell the Samsung Tablet as Apple initiated a separate proceeding in that country. But in the rest of Europe, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is now unmarketable. The Korean company will therefore reach an agreement with Apple, or yet to modify the design of its Galaxy Tab 10.1. In Australia, it has also announced the arrival of a new model which is not yet available.

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A 256 GB for the first MacBook Air SSD

When the original MacBook Air starts to level...

Active Media Products manufacturer has just announced the release of three new compatible with the MacBook Air of first generation SSD, the model of 2008 with a processor Intel Core 2 Duo running at 1.6 GHz, a subdued controller Intel GMA 3000 and an 80 GB 1.8-inch hard disk turning at 3600 RPM.

 

The manufacturer proposes to replace the hard disk by a Sabertooth ZF ZIF SSD of 64, 128 and same 256 GB. This model reaches flow of 130 MB/s read and 90 MB/s write, figures far current standards since the SSD of origin of the MacBook Air 2010 and 2011 exceeds 180 MB/s read and write. Sabertooth SSD are provided with a package 1.8 inch for the cloning of the hard disk already in place and a screwdriver for the Assembly.

The Sabertooth ZF ZIF SSD 64, 128 and 256 GB of Active Media Products are sold to the respective rates of $ 169, 289-739. If the 64 GB model can give a blow from young to old MacBook Air, the 256 GB model is bad because its price. At this rate, it is better to move to a new MacBook Air performance have clearly nothing to do.

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The Dark Meadow : un futur hit iOS ?

Mobile games are little by little in the great court.

The Phosphor Games development studio gradually unveils its The Dark Meadow game that exploits the Unreal 3 engine, which has already been proven with the Infinity Blade game available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the App Store. In the tradition of Silent Hill, this game is scary wish. It was developed by Chip Senei and Jarod Pranno to be Mortal Kombat and John Woo Presents: Strongehold, it is therefore not the first entrants in the video game universe, but this is their first experience on a mobile platform and a new registry.

 

The developers describe the game as a mixture of the maze of Pan and Fruit Ninja, is therefore expected to completely open game, unlike Rage, with a system of interaction with the Fruit Ninja for fighting. The Dark Meadow due out in August in a universal version compatible with the iPhone and the iPad. You still more to look at the video to get an idea. One thing is certain: the quality of the graphics resembles more in addition to the real console.

 

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Orange UK offers rentals of movies on iTunes

The operator Orange UK pamper customers.

In the United Kingdom, Orange has partnered with Apple to a new offer called the Film To Go. This service allows to rent a film per week free of charge. Only reserved for subscribers to the operator Orange, this offer allows therefore to some customers enjoy free film on their iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Apple TV on Mac and PC.

The procedure is relatively simple. Clients send a SMS to £ 0.35 Orange operator who then sends them a promotional code can be used on the iTunes Music Store. The rental terms and conditions are those of the iTunes Store that the rented movie is available for 30 days and it can be viewed in the 48 hours following the first reading. For now, Orange customers have the choice between The Wrestler, The Ghost, My Blueberry Nights or Che: Part One. This list will grow over the months.

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Apple attacked for the OS X QuickStart

A company claims the authorship of the QuickStart.

The Operating Systems Solutions business continues Apple to use one of its technologies and the infringement of a patent for rapid startup of an operating system. Initially assigned to the Korean giant LG Electronics, in 2002, the patent belongs now to this company, Operating Systems Solutions, which has no visibility on the Internet. No one knows how this patent came to this company and if LG is involved in this case.

The patent describes a system for saving the settings "Power – on Self Test" (POST) on the hard disk to speed up the startup of the machine, a technology that is therefore currently used by Apple on the Mac. Operating Systems Solutions complaint was filed before the Court for the Middle district of Florida.

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An Apple Store in Alaska and Italy

Apple continues to expand its direct distribution network.

Last Sunday, Apple opened its first store in Alaska. It is located at 320 West 5th Avenue in the city of Anchorage. It is probably the most eccentric boutique on the continent. Indeed, in a strange way, Apple is not yet present in all U.S. States since seven of them are still spared by Apple Madness: Arkansas, Montana, the North Dakota, the South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, and the State of West Virginia.

During the weekend, Apple also opened four other Apple Store in the world: a boutique in Utah to the United States, one in the town of Cheltenham in Australia, another at Waterloo at the Canada and finally, a shop in Florence in Italy Europe. Last July, Apple announced the opening of 33 new stores by 30 September. It remains therefore a little less than two months to Apple to open still 26 shops and reach the figure of 363 Apple Store in the world at the end of the fiscal year 2011.

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An iMac education less than 1000 euros!

An iMac "light" and cheaper for the world of education.

To meet the world of education, Apple has added a new iMac in its catalogue. This model 21.5 inches all aboard for a Dual Core Intel Core i3 processor 3.1 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD and a graphics card AMD Radeon HD 6750 with 256 MB of GDDR5. This particular model also misunderstands Thunderbolt and simply output Mini DisplayPort, a FireWire 800 port, four USB 2.0 ports, a reader of SDXC memory cards, a Gigabit Ethernet port, exits and entries audio and DVD burner.

This model is not equipped with Bluetooth and it is also provided with a wired keyboard with numeric keypad and an Apple Mouse USB mouse. However, Wi - Fi 802 .11n ready is always the part. This iMac 21.5 inches Lite is exclusively reserved to schools and universities, it is sold to individuals or students, or teachers and we understand why.

Indeed, this model is sold the United States 999 dollars. It should logically landing in Europe to 950 euros, it is in any case, the ratio applied to the last MacBook Air 11 inches. Only, the iMac 21.5-inch entry-level sold 1150 euros all aboard a Quad Core Intel Core i5 processor 2.5 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD and an AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512 MB graphics card. It has a Thunderbolt connector as well as an Apple Bluetooth keyboard and mouse Magic Mouse Wireless. For students and teachers, this iMac 21.5 inches is negotiated from 1080 euros in the education store, it's much more interesting than the institutional model.

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Lion passes Tweaks version 1.2

The small utility continues to unlock functions for Mac OS X Lion.

Fredrik Wiker Developer continues to update its small utility for Mac OS X Lion to restore certain functions available on Snow Leopard. Dubbed the Lion Tweaks, this software allows for example to re-enable access to the user's library, to force the display of the dock in 2D, remove animations of Windows either yet of the AutoCorrect. Version 1.1 was added a few options such as the display of hidden files, disabling the Windows crash, the hit-highlighting in stack in the Dock and the change of the interfaces of iCal and addressbook of leather to aluminum.

The latest version 1.2 also brings its lot of new features with the possibility of désactiviter the times for a single application option, reactivate the FTP server and customize the wallpaper of LauchPad. In short, essential software for those who want to recover a few abandoned or absent from Mac OS X Lion functions.

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