Rescuecom has released its latest reliability report placing Apple on the fifth place with 151 points, noting that the company’s reliability has declined, despite increased market-share. “Entering 2012, Lenovo/IBM’s rise in reliability will be an important boost for the company,” said David Milman, CEO of Rescuecom. “Although Apple’s market share has risen over the...
Apple has released its 2012 Environmental Update and Facilities Report which discloses Apple’s achievements in energy saving and the efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. The California giant says it achieved 5 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) in energy savings in 2011 through the energy efficiency and conservation activities at several facilities scattered around Cupertino –...
Georgia Tech researchers have built an iPhone app that aims to be a complete solution for texting without the need to look at the screen. BrailleTouch is an open-source app that incorporates the Braille writing system. It aims to address the limitations of soft keyboards, which do not provide tactile feedback. It’s designed to...
In a new research paper on Apple, IHS iSuppli estimates that the Cupertino giant is “set to reclaim its tablet market share when it commences volume shipments of the next version of the iPad.” IHS expects the third-generation Apple tablet PC to launch in the second quarter of this year. They probably mean the...
By far one of the coolest new features in OS X 10.8 aka Mountain Lion, Messages is the iChat replacement that allows users to exchange free texts between Macs and iOS devices, complete with photos and videos. The app boasts standard IM-features as well, like the ability to see when your friends are typing...
Apple has confirmed that OS X version 10.8, dubbed Mountain Lion, will not be available on any form of physical media when the software is released this summer. The operating system will be exclusively available for download from the Mac App Store. In a statement provided to Pocket-Lint, the Cupertino, California-based electronics giant has...
Author Ken Segall, an advertising executive who worked with Steve Jobs for over 12 years both at NeXT and Apple, is coming out with a new book this April entitled “Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple’s Success.” Touted as “a fascinating read for anyone curious about life in Steve Jobs’s world,” the book...
In a meeting with Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, pundit John Gruber learned Apple was going to refresh OS X annually, as opposed to once every two years, as until now. As Gruber writes, “Schiller tells me they’re doing some things differently now.” Apple’s Phil Schiller held a briefing with Gruber...
