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Optical cable television service for Thunderbolt ports that enable faster data transfers over longer space on estimator such as Apple ’s Macintosh will be available after this twelvemonth , Intel said Monday . Thunderbolt , bring out just over a class ago , is a high - speed connector technology that shuttles information among computers and with peripherals . Current Thunderbolt installations are based on copper , but optical cables could provide more bandwidth and foresighted cable run in the future , according to Dave Salvator , an Intel spokesman ....

Two movie studios slowly embrace the futurity , Apple ’s Modern campus in closer to takeoff , and one customer has angry row for Siri . The remainders for Monday , March 12 , 2012 are going to be off the hook . Hollywood Studios Warm To Apple ’s iCloud Effort(Wall Street Journal ) While last week ’s news that customer would be able to re - download previously purchase iTunes motion picture was a welcome addition , the alteration did n’t at once affect picture from Universal and 20th Century Fox — those studios are beholden to an exclusive availability windowpane with HBO ....

Last week Apple introduced the latest Apple television , and if you string up with the glass - half - empty crowd , that update was an utter disappointment . No DVR capacity . No additional depicted object rootage . And , bad of all , no Apple TV App Store . What you draw rather was an unfamiliar interface , support for 1080p streaming , and a faster CPU that will do heaven knows what ....

Apple ’s latest iPad may not sport a classifiable new name , but there are some changes to the available data contrive you should be aware of , if you ’re muse the leverage of a tablet that can link up to a cellular web . As has been the caseful since the iPad ’s 2010 debut , Apple ’s tablet features two version for each of its three capacities — one with built - in Wi - Fi connectivity and the other that also give you the choice to connect with a cellular internet ....

Wednesday ’s release of the third - generation iPadspawned so many iPad - case announcement thatyesterday ’s roundupsimply was n’t enough to adjudge them all . So this week we ’ve gottwoiPad - case roundup ( Plus , I just wanted to use another newspaper headline pep up byThe Shining . ) Camalen ’s Armor Camalen : TheArmor(iPad 3 ; $ 79 ) is a leather case that boast a two - piece assembly to allow maximum freedom of move ....

On Wednesday , Apple introduced a young version — the third propagation — of its Apple television receiver media instrumentalist , adding support for 1080p television and debut a major update to the equipment ’s user interface with a number of Modern software features . But just as welcome to many Apple TV fans was the promulgation that all of the software improvements in the new framework are also useable instantly to the previous theoretical account viaApple TV Software Update 5....

iOS 5.1 , released this past Wednesday , brought a few additional features , but you might have missed a subtle Modern one if you ’re not a heavy user of the Reminders app introduced in iOS 5 : Your gadget will now alert you if you ’ve get a presently combat-ready geofence . A geofence is a perimeter that triggers an alert when you pass through it . In the most common example , you set a reminder to do something when you leave or arrive at a placement ....

OnLive , a company that latterly began offering hosted Windows and Office software remotely from its server to iPad and Android pad of paper users , is in trespass of Microsoft licensing rules , fit in to a Microsoft functionary . “ We are actively engage with OnLive with the Bob Hope of bring them into a in good order licence scenario , and we are committed to seeing this matter is resolved , ” wrote Joe Matz , Microsoft ’s corporate frailty United States President of Worldwide Licensing and Pricing , in a web log post ....

Other iOS apps grab all the glory and headline on Wednesday , but Apple ’s update efforts did n’t end with GarageBand , iMovie , and the mobile translation of the iWork suite . While Apple was publically singing the praises of iPhoto , it was quiet rolling out minor updates to five other iOS apps , train at getting them quick for next week ’s iPad launch . The latest versions of iBooks , Remote , Find My Friends , Find My iPhone , and iTunes U all add Retina presentation livelihood ....

In the days leading up to Apple ’s Wednesday iPad annunciation , developer were just a little bit nervous over the rumored Retina display . Crisp graphics should normally be something to celebrate , but , as pointed out byThe Next Web , Apple ’s 20 MB over - the - air cellular download limit would choke universal apps needing to incorporate Retina - quality graphics . On Wednesday , Apple quietly raised this limit to 50 megabit , give developer added wiggle elbow room for such maneuvers ....

Intelis work to boost data transfer speeds with a immobile pipe on Thunderbolt , a mellow - speed connexion technology that link computers with peripherals , the ship’s company said on Thursday . Intel in the future will defend thePCI - Express 3.0protocol to shuttle data faster between host machine and peripherals , an Intel spokesman said in an e-mail . Computers with Thunderbolt interconnect currently communicate with external devices using the olderPCI - Express 2....

A Retina display screenshot is worth some 4000 password , Kodak snarl a picture of Apple ’s frustrated facial expression , and Microsoft shoot , but may not mark , in a licensing embroilment . The remainder for Thursday , March 8 , 2012 have just one shot . PCalc Retina Screenshot(James Thomson ) Yeah , yeah , the fresh iPad has four times the firmness of purpose of the old one ....

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