Apple has always honed a proud reputation for being free of malicious intrusion on all platforms. With regards to OS X, the clean record was once a permanent feature, but that ship sailed earlier this year with the Flashback malware outbreak - leading to the Apple.com claim of Macs not getting "PC viruses" to be removed late last month.
Although I'm not much of a gamer myself, I do often enjoy rolling back the years by wiping the dust off my old SNES or SEGA Genesis and reminiscing on what it used to be like to play the classic retro games. The simple graphics look terrible nowadays compared even with my iPhone, let alone the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, and although there's always a little anticipation before playing the old favorites, more often than not, disappointment soon follows.
On the heels of various analysts coming out and stating that Apple is working on a smaller iPad with a 7-8" (diagonally) screen, Bloomberg has just published its own report claiming that they're hearing the same from their sources. Rumors about such a device have been plentiful for quite some time now. But, why would Apple want to create a smaller iPad?
With Microsoft's Surface tablet not yet even slated for a release date or given a public price, one of the company's co-founders has claimed that the upcoming tablet may lead Microsoft to re-think its tablet strategy. In fact, the one and only Bill Gates believes that Apple may even need to make its own Surface in order to compete.
While most consumers only pay attention to an iOS software update when it pops up on their device or in iTunes, the lengthy beta process beforehand is when said firmware version is perfected. With new features come new compatibility issues, which frequently see a beta release revised several times before eventually reaching the end-user. One iOS enthusiast by the name of Will Hains decided to dig deep, creating a breakdown of each iOS iteration from its inception as the old iPhone OS back in 2007 up to the present day.
All talk of the purported iPad Mini has been relatively quiet during the past month or two, but with Google announcing its Nexus 7 tablet at the I/O fanfare last week, more information appears to be surfacing with regards to how Apple plans to tackle the very powerful, inexpensive device.
We've already heard today of how Apple is continuing its dogmatic fight in the legal slog with nemesis Samsung, but the fruit company may just be in over its head with rumors now surfacing of a coalition between the Korean company and Google, both of whom are said to be preparing what's being described as a "game plan."
Earlier this year, Apple was sued in China by Proview Technology International Holdings Ltd. and had their iPad tablet banned in different parts of the company due to a trademark conflict.
Not sure about you guys residing in various parts of the world, but here in the UK, the weather is quite a big deal - primarily because summer usually occurs for a few hours each year, while the cold, wet and dark period is an almost permanent fixture.
Fans of the consumer technology world, specifically Apple related products, will obviously be aware of the fact that when it comes to announcements or releases, the rumor mill always manages to kick into overdrive. Speculation overdrive usually occurs during the standard release schedule for Apple devices, but if the most recent reports are anything to go by then we might be onto something new.
