Author Archive: Amy
Apple releases fix for Mac Pro audio issues
Apple released today a fix to an audio issue that has been plaguing Mac Pro users for some time. This issue is with Nehalem-based Intel Xeon Mac Pro systems. Whenever a user plays any audio through one of these systems, it causes a 20 percent performance hit to the system. It also causes the system [...]
Macworld: Microsoft announces Office for Mac 2011
And ,in news from Macworld 2010, Microsoft has announced a new version of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011. So what is new in this version? New co-authoring tools and web apps– this means users can collboratively work on MS Office documents and then share them over the Internet with one another Office for Mac Ribbon [...]
Macworld 2010- a new attitude this year
Its time once again for San Francisco to get all hyped up about Macworld. Macworld is usually where Apple announces their new products and services to the marketplace. Its the place where Steve Jobs tends to make one of his famous keynotes– which always ignites a media frenzy. Well this year, things have changed. This [...]
Nvidia Optimus- good use of SOA
Yesterday, nVidia announced their new nVidia Optimus technology. The idea of Optimus is to optimizes the mobile experience by letting the user get the performance of discrete graphics from a notebook, while still delivering great battery life. Optimus accomplishes this by automatically and seamlessly selecting the right graphics processor for the job between an [...]
Update to Windows 7 battery issue
Last week we covered the issue about Windows 7 users reporting their battery life has dropped from several hours to 30 minutes after upgrading to Windows 7. Microsoft has issued a statement about this issue on their MSDN blog: “To the very best of the collective ecosystem knowledge, Windows 7 is correctly warning batteries that are [...]
Intel App Up branching out to other platforms
The Intel App Up store and platform launched at CES 2010 this year is making news again. Nicole Scott from NetBook News did an interview with Scott Apeland, Director of Intel’s Developer Network from Intel. During this interview, the road map for the Intel App Up platform was revealed. The big news? After the netbook [...]
Apple store offline in wait for Macworld announcements
This week starts Macworld Expo in San Francisco. And with that, all the rumors and speculation about what is going to be discussed, especially since Apple will not be in attendance this year. What we do know is that the Apple store is currently offline this morning. What does this mean? Well, if the rumors [...]
Intel’s Atom Developer program announces “Submit Early, Win Big” winners
At CES this year, Intel launched its Intel App Up store. The idea was to launch a site that could start to compete with Apple and Android, except it would have a broader base and a more netbook/notebook focus. The store has been up for several weeks and is doing well. At the same [...]
Increasing netbook resolution on Windows 7
We are all looking for that extra bit of screen real estate on our displays, whether its desktop, laptop, notebook or netbook. The vast majority of 9 and 10 inch netbooks with Intel Atom chips and GMA 950 graphics have the same native screen resolution: 1024 x 600 pixels. This is usually more than enough [...]
Sony launches new “colorful” VAIO E series
Sony VAIOs have gone color with their new VAIO E series notebooks. And when we say color, we mean color. The notebooks come in Caribbean Green, Iridescent Blue, Coconut White, Hibiscus Pink and Lava Black — and three matte colors — Maple Brown, Silver White and Gunmetal. There are also subtle patterns within the colors, [...]
