Report: Mac sales continued to fall last quarter
Historically, Apple's Mac business has outgrown the rest of the PC industry, even when market conditions have been less than auspicious. Mac growth may have hit a wall, though. According to numbers quoted by AppleInsider, research firm NPD forecasts a 5% dip in Mac sales for the second quarter of 2013.
The NPD data, which AppleInsider nabbed from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, says Mac sales likely dropped 5% in the U.S. ...
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Monday Shortbread
The Pick 6
- Reuters: Intel to launch low-power version of powerful server chips
- Engadget: Google's Chrome app launcher
now available for all Windows users
- TNW: Mozilla unveils 'aggressive' Firefox OS schedule
- PCWorld: Are Microsoft phones making
inroads as Lumia has record smartphone sales?
- Ars Technica updates its system guide
- Videogamer: Cerny explains how PS4's graphics will evolve over time
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Mark Shuttleworth wants to raise $32M for Ubuntu phone
Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth really wants to make Ubuntu smartphones happen. He wants to so much, as a matter of fact, that he's started an Indiegogo funding campaign for a premium Ubuntu handset. The funding goal? 32 million dollars.
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WSJ: Apple testing larger tablet, smartphone displays
Apple has long been rumored to be working on a larger iPhone. A larger iPad may be in the cards, as well. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Apple is is testing larger screens for not only a bigger smartphone, but also a jumbo tablet. Sources at the company's suppliers say Apple is testing a tablet screen that measures "slightly less" than 13 inches diagonally. The current-generation iPad has a 9.7" display, so we could be looking at a substantial increase in display size.
No details are provided on the 13-incher's resolution, and information is scarce on the smartphone panel. The WSJ says only that the iPhone panel is larger than the 4" screen used ...
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Leap motion controller starts shipping, in stores July 28
After being delayed by a couple of months, the Leap motion controller is finally shipping. Pre-orders started going out last week, according to Leap's official blog, and the device is slated to be available at Best Buy starting July 28. Leap is also selling the motion controller through its online store for $80.
"Hundreds of thousands" of people have pre-ordered the Leap, according to today's press release , and there appears to be a decent amount of software ready to support the motion controller. Leap's Airspace Store has 75 ...
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New Nexus 7 may arrive on July 30 with high-PPI screen
Google is going high-PPI with its next Nexus 7 slate. At least, that's the impression one gets from a leaked Best Buy flyer posted by the folks at Phone Arena.
According to the flyer, the successor to Google's 7" Android tablet will still be called the Nexus 7. It will have the same base 16GB storage capacity ...
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Nvidia's Shield handheld will now ship July 31
Originally scheduled for a June 27 debut, Nvidia's Shield console was postponed at the eleventh hour. Now, Nvidia has finally set a new ship date for the device: July 31.In the official announcement , Nvidia thanks customers for their patience and for "sticking with us through the shipment delay." It adds, "Our goal has always been ...
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