iOS 6 Released
Apple has launched the all new iOS 6 for iPhones, iPads & iPod Touch. Apple are releasing the new OS in batches depending where you live. This new update features more than 200 new features but you wont be able to enjoy all the features, depending on the device you own and your location.
Here are some notable enhancements
Shared Photo Streams
Redesigned Share Sheets with Facebook integration
Siri enhancements
iCloud tabs for viewing on one device the same sites you were reading on another device
Voice directions for navigation
Update apps without having to enter your password
New theme for the music player on iPhone
Design enhancements to Apple’s digital stores
Dynamic menu bar that shifts color depending on the background
FaceTime over cellular networks
Be sure to back up your device before you install the new OS, you can never be too safe 
Apple V Samsung List of Infringement
The verdict is out! Apple v. Samsung patent-infringement has handed Apple a big win, finding Samsung guilty of infringing on a number of Apple patents, and recommending that Apple be awarded $1.05 billion in damages.
The list of the contested patents and the devices that were found to infringe
81 patent
Besides the “rubber band” effect where a page “bounces” when a user scrolls to the bottom, ’381 also includes touch-screen actions like dragging documents and multi-touch capabilities like pinch to zoom and twist to rotate.
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’915 patent
Also a touch-screen patent, ’915 relates to a device capable of distinguishing between a single-touch scroll operation and a multi-touch pinch-to-zoom operation.
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163 patent
You know how you can double-tap a touch screen to enlarge and center portions of Web page, photo, or document? That’s what this patent covers.
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D ’677 patent
Switching to hardware, D ’677 relates to the front face of an electronic device, as embodied by the iPhone.
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D ’087 patent
Similar to D ’677, the D ’087 patent concerns the general outline or “ornamental” design of a phone.
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D ’305 patent
Jumping to the user interface, the D ’305 patent centers on a grid of rounded square icons against a black background.
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For the final patent, D ’889, which relates to the industrial design of a tablet computer, the jury found that neither Wi-Fi nor the 4G LTE versions of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringed.
Source : CNet
Macbook Pro 13″ Comparison
Apple has announced the new MacBook Pro’s for 2012. Below is the chart to show you the comparison between the 2011 13″ MacBook Pro model against the 2012 model. There is no changes as far as the form factor is concerned but for the same price, there is more juice in the machines.
| Macbook Pro 13″ Comparison | ||
| 13-inch Model October 2011 Model | 13-inch Model 2012 | |
| Display | 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors | 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors |
| Resolution | 1280×800 | 1280×800 |
| Base Price | $1,199 | $1,199 |
| Processor | 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz) with 3MB L3 cache | |
| Intel Core i5 2.4GHz dual-core | ||
| RAM | 4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1333MHz DDR3 memory; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8GB | |
| 4GB of 1600MHz DDR3 memoryConfigurable to 8GB. | ||
| Storage | 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm | 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Camera | FaceTime HD camera | 720p FaceTime HD camera |
| Speakers | Stereo speakers with subwoofer | Stereo speakers with subwoofer |
| Input/Output Jacks | · MagSafe power port | · MagSafe power port |
| · 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector) | · Gigabit Ethernet port | |
| · FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps) | · FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps) | |
| · Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) | · Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps) | |
| · Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps) | · Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps) | |
| · Audio in/out | · Audio line in/out | |
| · SDXC card slot | · SDXC card slot | |
| · Kensington lock slot | · Kensington lock slot | |
| Optical Drive | 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) | SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible | 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) | Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology |
| Height | 0.95 inch (2.41 cm) | 0.95 inch (2.41 cm) |
| Width | 12.78 inches (32.5 cm) | 12.78 inches (32.5 cm) |
| Depth | 8.94 inches (22.7 cm) | 8.94 inches (22.7 cm) |
| Weight | 4.5 pounds (2.04 kg) | 4.5 pounds (2.06 kg) |
2012 Most Valuable Brands
The world’s biggest brands have continued to grow in value during the current economic uncertainty, according to WPP company Millward Brown’s annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study. The No. 1 brand for the second year, Apple, rose 19% in value and is now worth $182.9 billion.
IBM grew 15% in value to $115.9 billion and overtook Google, which dropped to third place in the ranking and is now worth $107.8 billion. In advance of its IPO, eight year old Facebook rose 74% in value, making it the fastest brand value riser in the ranking. Worth $33.2 billion the social network moved up to No.19 from No.35.
Windows Restart Page
Here is a snap shot of the different Operating Systems that you might have used or not. The evolution is evident but its cool to see the progression of the design! How many do you recognise?
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