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Specs and Features of All New Apple MacBook Air & Mac Mini Leaked
Apple become the biggest Smartphone Producer (in volume) surpassing Nokia
‘Pottermania, not ended just begun’ as Rowling ties up with Google for Pottermore
Mac OS 10.0.7 Lion crossed a million download mark in a day
A Few Amazing Widget you should get for your Droid

Specs and Features of All New Apple MacBook Air & Mac Mini Leaked

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 06:24 AM PDT

Leaked Tech Specs and Key Features of New MacBook Air & Mac Mini

Apple is planning to release the next generation of their MacBook Air with upgraded processor, additional storage and more memory to multitask. Their compact Mac Mini is also getting upgraded in these areas, also there would be a Server model of the Mac Mini.

Apple announced recently that their next generation of MacBook Air would sport the 2nd generation of Intel's Core processor line i.e. Core i5 and i7 which would further give consumers ability to increase their "power to multitask" with 4GB of RAM. The storage for the 11.6" MacBook would also improved due to 256GB SSD option.

11.6 inch MacBook Air Specs

The base model would come with 1.6 GHz processor, 2 GB of RAM, and 64GB of flash storage.

You can opt for the upgraded version of 11.6 incher which would have 1.6 GHz processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of flash storage.

Apple is planning to provide a custom built-on-order MacBook Air which can be configured online, it would come with 1.8GHz processor, 4GB of RAM and 256GB of flash storage (the best thing in this new range of MacBook Air )

13.3 inch MacBook Air Specs

The base model would have 1.7 GHz processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128 GB of flash storage giving it a powerful performance.

You can opt for a more advanced (expensive) version of 13.3 inch MacBook Air which would have 1.7 GHz processor, 4GB of RAM and 256GB of flash storage.

Mac Mini Specs

The base would be having 2.3 GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and 500 GB of hard drive storage space.

You can opt for a more advance version of Mac Mini that would come with a upgraded processing power i.e. 2.5 GHz processor with 4GB of RAM and 500 GB of hard drive space.

The server model of Mac Mini would be having more storage to handle your traffic better. It would have 2.0 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM and two 500GB hard disk drives for storage. Most probably, the Mac Mini Server would run on the last Mac OS X Lion Server (it's going to be just fantastic ).

What do you think about these next-gen MacBook Air and Mac Minis?

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Source: Gadget Feel

Apple become the biggest Smartphone Producer (in volume) surpassing Nokia

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:57 PM PDT

Apple Inc. outperform Nokia by becoming the largest Smartphone producer

Apple's truly on a roll, on one hand their Mac OS X Lion is drawing media attention and on the other it has overtaken Nokia to become the biggest Smartphone manufacturer in the world (in volume, of course!).

It hasn't been long since Apple entered the Smartphone market with their iPhone and now 4 years since, it has become one of the most used Smartphones in the world. Due to Nokia's reluctance in switching from Symbian to more advanced Mobile Phone Operating Systems has made it lose it's position in the global market.

"Apple was already the biggest smartphone maker by revenue and profits, but the April-June period marked the first time it had surpassed Nokia in volume." ~ Financial Times

I am sure that Nokia's position in Smartphone market would improve in coming years because they have decided to shift Symbian on the back burner and inject Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Operating System into their Smartphones, as HP shifted to Palm and RIM to QNX.

But don't you worry if you are an Apple fan, the iOS 5 has been released and so would iPhone 5 next year to carry on Apple's legacy.

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Source: TiPb

‘Pottermania, not ended just begun’ as Rowling ties up with Google for Pottermore

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:33 PM PDT

Harry Pottermania would continue via Digital eBooks (Courtesy: Google)

The last potter movie (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2) made humongous collection at the box office in past week but there was something wrong in the whole experience, the harry potter legacy that has thrilled various souls across the globe for about 11 years now can't end like this.

Well, if you are sad that potter has gone forever then it's time to cheer up because J.K. Rowling (one of the most popular authors in the world, in all age groups) has tied up with Google to bring potter and latest stories directly to your eBook Reader.

Google's eBook formats run perfectly in most of the devices there Rowling has decided to team up with them. About a month ago or so, Rowling was in the news for 'Pottermore.' Pottermore is an extension to the harry potter series where she and other independent authors are going to write more interesting stories around the world of harry potter so as to give the readers a never ending experience of Hogwartz and the world where harry beat Voldemort (don't get too happy because it won't be free of cost Smile with tongue out ).

The eBooks would also come with an integrated Google Checkout option which means that you would have to pay to download more chapters of Pottermore.

I am sure there would be many, millions of people around the world who would even buy a new eBook Reader just to grab these new chapter of harry potter. Open-mouthed smile Anyways, I personally love harry potter books and films both and it would be interesting to see what Rowling does with "Pottermore." What are your expectation from it?

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Source: Engadget

Mac OS 10.0.7 Lion crossed a million download mark in a day

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:12 PM PDT

More than 1 million Mac OS X Lion Downloaded

Apple recently launched the latest version for Mac OS X i.e. Lion for the Mac devices on their Mac App Store and what came next was no surprise for Apple, people flooded the app store in order to download their copy for $29.99/- More than 1 million users download Mac OS X Lion on the very first day (this surely deserves a token of appreciation).

Mac OS X Lion was released for 123 countries, the new operating system, as told before, comes with about 250 new features including multi-touch gestures, system-wide support for fullscreen apps, Mission Control that let's you keep an eye on every program running on your Mac, the Mac App and LaunchPad (aren't these updates cool?).

“Lion is off to a great start, user reviews and industry reaction have been fantastic,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Lion is a huge step forward, it’s not only packed with innovative features but it’s incredibly easy for users to update their Macs to the best OS we’ve ever made.”

Were you in the first million to download Mac OS X Lion for your Mac?

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Source: Engadget

A Few Amazing Widget you should get for your Droid

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:53 AM PDT

The Best Widgets from Android Market for your Android Devices

There is a reason why Smartphone is called "Smart" which is its customizability. There are loads of widgets that can be arranged on your Smartphone's homescreen which would bring every update you need on your phone's homescreen be it updates from your social networks, feeds from your favorite blogs and websites, latest conversion rates, stock updates etc.

Here's a list of the best widgets that you can install on your Android phone to make completely customized.

1) Battery Widget (download for FREE)

Battery life of Smartphone is quite fragile, since most Smartphones can multitask, the chances that your battery is going to die earlier than you expect it to is quite possible because when you multitask you consume a lot of power from the battery.

The battery icon on the top of your phone is not a very good indicator of how much battery is left, Battery Widget is a regular app but it gives you a detailed list of all the apps that are consuming the battery so that you can turn the ones which are consuming a lot of energy from your battery.

2) AudioManager (download for PRO version)

AudioManager is quite useful widget to keep on your Android's homescreen. It let's you adjust the volume of your phone, apps and other services alarm, music, alerts, ringer, system and voice call volumes from one interface, you don't need to open each option separately and change their setting manually.

With AudioManager Pro version, you can skin this app and set custom scheduler to save preset audio profiles. It's quite useful.

3) Power Control (download Free, €1.49 for regular version)

Just like Battery Widget, Power Control gives you ample options to configure the apps which you want to stay running in the background and consume your battery power. If you often find yourself on low battery, you can use Power Control to toggle WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth on/off which apparently consumes hell lot of power.

This one has far advanced options that Battery Widget, you can easily lock the device orientation, sync your phone online and even adjust the brightness of your phone's screen within this single app.

If you don't want to be connected to Internet always, or are not using data plans, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth etc. you can turn them off by going to your phone's homescreen and clicking on the Power Control icon.

4) Evernote (download for FREE)

Well, like me you must also have a lot in your "to do" list but how do you manage that stuff on paper? Well Evernote is a cool app that lets you jot down all your "to dos," notes, upcoming events, numbers, phrases etc. quickly on your Android Device.

You may be using the pre-installed note taking app on Android but this one is much more faster than that. Evernote is a great app for anyone who forgets to do their assigned work. I think this application is a must have for everyone (what you think about that?).

5) Calendar (pre-installed)

Calendar is a pre-installed app in all Android phones, it is a great tool to manage your work load by assigning parts of it to particular dates. It can sync itself with your Facebook account such hat you never forget your friend's birthday or miss out on an important event.

Well, the fullscreen mode in this Calendar Android app is hilarious also you can go to each date and manually add notes, events and alarms. It is a great app to increase your productivity and thus makes it to the list of 5 must have Android widgets on your phone's homescreen.

Are you using the above mentioned widget on your homescreen? If you have any other inevitable widget that you are using on your Android homescreen, please let me know.

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Source: Android Authority

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