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Net Applications began March by reporting yet another increase in the amount of traffic the stats firm saw online. A poll of its over 40,000 customer sites worldwide showed that 6.38 percent of surfers were using some variant of the Mac OS. The majority of those, 4.29 percent, were using Intel-based Macs, Net Applications said.
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Apple has scheduled a special event during the National Association of Broadcasters which takes place on April 15 in Las Vegas.
The show focuses on solutions for audio-video and photography professionals. Many major players of the creative pros market such Adobe also attend the event.
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Apple released another software update, under Mac OS X’s Software Update feature. The first is a security update that “is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components:”
- CoreServices
- iChat
- UserNotificationCenter
Apple also revealed a Daylight Saving Time Update due to recent changes on the dates Daylight Savings will occur this year:
The Daylight Saving Time Update for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server addresses recent changes in the way Daylight Saving Time will be observed in the U.S. and Canada beginning in March 2007 and includes the latest time zone information for the rest of the world.
More information is at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305056
Other updates also listed by Apple include:
- Java for Mac OS X 10.3 Update 5
- Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Update 5
- WebObjects 5.3.3
- Final Cut Pro 5.1.3
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With all the hype surrounding the iPhone, mainly from the Apple camp, it was certain that everyone else was going to jump on the iPhone bandwagon.
With the announcement of the Sumsung ‘Ultra Smart F700’ , it looks as though Apple’s iPhone will have a run for it’s money!
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Steve Jobs, the living hero to Apple fans, placed his thoughts on the current state of the music industry and Apple’s role in digital rights management.
The article reminds users that the iPod can play songs that don’t include DRMs, Steve Jobs said that he would like to open its FairPlay technology or totally remove DRMs from songs sold on iTunes, if the record industry would let them. But he added that sharing the super secret Apple DRM code inbedded in iTunes would make it more vulnerable to hacks while majors are against the idea of dropping DRMs totally.
Apple is the worldwide leader in online music sales with more than 2 billion songs sold since the company started this activity. It represents over 80% of the market.
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One of the top mac analysts (Jesse Tortora) claims that Apple are planning to ditch the old spinning hard drives that are currently used in the bigger iPods and go all solid state on iPod fans.
The analyst doesn’t have a great deal of respect with Mac Fans around the world for getting it right, but we can see why it is a logical step to take.
The downside with having solid state memory is the price point of the iPod and te capacity. Flash memory is more expensive, so they will probably put less in or be more expensive to the consumer. The benefits of Flash memory include less heat, noise and power consumption. Theoretically video playback time could increase from 3.5 hours to 5.5.
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Think Secret writes: “Apple’s laptop offerings have sported the brightest displays on the market, a feature Apple has been quick to tout in its product announcements and that the company will continue to spearhead in 2007 and beyond as the it embraces a new generation of LCD panels.”
We have always been happy with the brighter than average displays on our now retired Powerbooks and our shiny new Macbook Pro’s, and we are more than happy to hear that Apple are [okay, might be] incorporating the new technologies in their upcoming machines.
Apparently the new screens use a more energy efficient solution than the traditional cold cathode fluorescent back lights (CCFL) found in most LCD displays on the market today, which is a bonus.
Think Secret also reckon that Apple will be deploying these displays as soon as the end of this quarter.