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Do you expect an ‘iPad Nano’

Posted in Apple Zone on September 25th, 2010 by melody – Comments Off

iPad Nano

iPad is too big to fit most jacket pockets, so do you expect an ‘iPad Nano’ which has a new 7-inch iPad and an 11.6-inch replacement? No matter what your answer is, at present, that’s just a rumor about iPad Nano. The word is from Apple’s production facilities in ShenZhen.

It is said there are five different baby iPad designs floating around, presumbly to keep people guessing, but that the production version is likely to look more like a bigger iPhone 4 than a smaller version of the current iPad.

Details about the hardware are pretty sketchy, but the news is that it will be about 30% lighter than the current iPad. Production is expected to start in December.

‘Please leave us alone’ may be the next pop words

Posted in Apple Zone on September 20th, 2010 by melody – Comments Off

JobsIf you now search ‘Leave us alone’, most of the titles in the first page may about the war of words between Jobs and a jounalism student. That is what Jobs said in the third reply to the journalism student’s email. It may be the next pop words, which may be converted into ‘leave me alone’.

The journalism student: “I humbly ask why Apple is so wonderfully attentive to the needs of students … and yet, ironically, the Media Relations Department fails to answer any of my questions which are, as I have repeatedly told them, essential to my academic performance,”

Jobs: “Our goals do not include helping you get a good grade. Sorry.”

The journalism student: “I never said that your goal should be to ‘help me get a good grade’. Rather, I politely asked why your media relations team does not respond to emails, which, consequently, decreases my chances of getting a good grade. But, forget about my individual situation; what about common courtesy, in general – if you get a message from a client or customer, as an employee, isn’t it your job to return the call? That’s what I always thought. But I guess that’s not one of your goals.” read more »

Will you buy notebook after iPad appears?

Posted in Apple Zone on September 19th, 2010 by melody – Comments Off

iPad

This is a big quesion that decides if iPad is a big factor in declinning notebook sales. Obviously to me, the answer is ‘No’. And I think most of poeple have done like me who would rather to buy the qualified iPad from exquisite Apple than those low-cost notebooks.

“We expect tablets to continue to pressure PCs as more vendors launch products (e.g., Dell Streak and Samsung Tab) and Apple expands its iPad distribution,” read Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty’s research note, as quoted by Fortune.

Huberty’s note incorporates data from research firm The NPD Group, which shows six months’ worth of declining U.S. sales for notebooks between March and August. By that point, overall U.S. notebook sales were down 4 percent year-over-year—the first time that particular segment experienced such a dip. read more »

Apple TV – another way to enjoy Apple resourses

Posted in Apple Zone on September 16th, 2010 by melody – 1 Comment

Apple TV

Actually there in the market have been some streaming-focused devices through which we can enjoy web resourses on TV, such HD movies and TV shows. So what are the differences between Apple TV and them? I think that is a little similar as that between iPhone and other brands’ cell phones. To me, iPhone is the name of a new digital gadget, but not a cell phone, as it is from Apple. That is also my opinion on all the apple products.

Steve Jobs just pulled out the world famous “one more thing” for nothing other than… a new Apple TV. It’s now a streaming-focused device in a small matte black enclosure we’re calling “the hockey puck.” It has HDMI, Ethernet, optical audio, and USB plugs around back, and of course 802.11n for the cable-averse. read more »