Apple has added a very realistic new voice named Alex for text to speech features, reports AppleInsider. “People familiar with the matter report that individual voices range from about a third to more than a half gigabyte each, and that Apple will supply the voices as downloadable options that can […]
Eizo Nanao Corporation has announced the ColorEdge CG275W, a 27-inch monitor for professionals in prepress, digital photography, graphic design, video editing, post production, and other graphics fields. The ColorEdge CG275W features a built-in calibration sensor for self-calibration. It becomes the second monitor in the graphics industry with this capability, following […]
Mac OS X Lion is reported to have droped front Row which Mac’s use to display albums in iPhoto, iTunes music and movies, and DVD playback using a remote control. Apple has stopped bundling an IR remote with its iMacs and other models for some time. Front Row is media […]
Apple has updated the industry-leading MacBook Pro family with next-generation processors and graphics, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, and a new FaceTime HD camera. Featuring the very latest dual-core and quad-core Intel Core processors, the entire MacBook Pro line is up to twice as fast as the previous generation. The new […]
The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team have announced the availability of FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE. This is the third release from the 8-STABLE branch which improves on the functionality of FreeBSD 8.1 and introduces some new features. Some of the highlights: Xen HVM support in FreeBSD/amd64 and Xen PV support in FreeBSD/i386 improved […]
Apple® has released a developer preview of Mac OS® X Lion, which takes some of the best ideas from iPad™ and brings them back to the Mac® for the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system. Lion features Mission Control, an innovative new view of everything running […]
Apple has launched a $0.99 Mac FaceTime App on the Mac App Store. “FaceTime for Mac makes it easy to talk, smile and laugh with friends and family on their iPhone 4, iPod touch or Mac. Getting started is quick and easy — simply enter your Apple ID and you’re […]
Australia’s Defence Signal Directorate is testing iPhone and iPad running Apple’s iOS on the Federal Governments Wi-Fi networks. John Sheridan, told senators that the DSD hadn’t yet certified Apple’s mobile operating system for use with private wireless networks that handle material of national security. The DSD told ZDNet Australia, however, […]
Verizon Wireless is offering a special promotion for Apple Store staff for as little as $25 per month, according to a report on ifoapplestore. The company is offering two options, one that offers a low monthly rate with the purchase of a full-price phone, and another with a lower iPhone […]
BMW has launched “i’ car models, including the i3 (formerly known as the Megacity) and the i8 (the auto formerly known as Vision EfficientDynamics). The cars are said to be much more efficient, reports Engadget. Full story: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/bmw-launches-new-i-brand-focused-on-electrification-lower-cas/
Kanex has two solutions that can turn your HDTV or other HDMI video device into a monitor with full audio pass-through. Kanex iAdapt V2 – Mini DisplayPort to HDMI® Adapter w/ Audio Support Price: $29.95 “Kanex iAdapt V2 will allow you to connect a Mini DisplayPort equipped Apple computer to […]
Apple has patented a new Mac OS X feature called “Safe Deposit Box” using the Cloud for Storage possibley for OS X Lion, reports MacRumors. Apple’s patent is about a safe deposit box for securing important user files. In one aspect, when a user drags-and-drops a file representation onto a […]