iPhone Sales Rising in China and Foxconn Receives Orders to Manufacture Next Gen iPhone

China Unicom, Apple’s carrier partner in China announced today that they have now sold more than 100,000 iPhones since launch on October 30th. These results indicate that since the opening week the iPhone sales have increased, as China Unicom only sold 5000 phones on the launch week. It means that iPhone sales have gone from 5000 to about 24,000 per week in past few weeks.
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Next Generation Wireless Technology to Bring Data Transfer Speed in Gigabits

Two wireless technologies will very soon bring gigabit data transfer speeds to our homes. The first technology is new WiGig that runs on 60GHz spectrum and can transfer up to 7Gbps data. The second technology is the one we all love and use every day – WiFi. The new 802.11ac standard will bring up to 1Gbps download speed on 80Mhz or 160MHz spectrum.
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Asus Developing Eee Pad Inspired by Still Unannounced Apple Tablet

According to Digitimes, “Asustek Computer is making preparations to launch a new device named Eee Pad featuring a 4- to 7-inch panel, and which will offer a combination of tablet PC and MID functions, according to industry sources. Current details of the Eee Pad suggest the product has been inspired by the rumors of Apple’s planned tablet device, the sources commented.”
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Samsung Formally Launches ‘bada’ Smartphone Platform

Yesterday, Samsung unveiled its “bada” smartphone platform and showcased the bada SDK for partners and developers at an event in London. According to Samsung, the new smartphone platform will provide unique benefits and unprecedented opportunities to developers, mobile operators and consumers.
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Apple to Start Tablet Production in February and Launch in March or April 2010

Oppenheimer’s analyst Yair Reiner, today revealed in his note to investors that Apple is preparing to launch the new Tablet and the company has been reaching out to book publishers with a very attractive proposal for offering content on forthcoming tablet platform. He believes that Apple is offering same 70/30 split to book publishers that it offers to developers on App Store compared to 50/50 split given by Amazon on Kindle platform.
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Beta Version of Google Chrome Brower for Mac Released and Initial Impression of the New Browser

Google today released the highly anticipated beta version of its Chrome browser for Mac. According to Google, the main features of the Chrome browser for Mac are speed, stability, security, new tab page, Omnibox, themes and incognito mode. The Chrome for Mac has been in development for almost a year now and was released to developers six months back. The beta version released today is the first public release of the Chrome browser for Mac.
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CrunchPad Demoed as New JooJoo Web Slate by Fusion Garage

All the complications between TechCrunch and Fusion Garage aside, Fusion Garage’s CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan officially launched the JooJoo Web Stale, which was previously known as CrunchPad. Chandra emphasized in the webcast that “Despite what was written, there is no suit filed today. We own the IP and will defend it. TechCrunch didn’t contribute a single line of code… As Michael wrote in his own April 2009 blog post, ‘All credit should go to Fusion Garage.’”
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Apple Passing on Next Generation Intel Arrandale Notebook CPU

It has been rumored for past few months that Apple will release new MacBooks based on Arrandale processor early next year. However, BrightSideofNews claims that Apple has refused to adopt the Arrandale processor that comes with integrated graphics chipset. The website says:
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Intel Introduces Single-Chip Cloud Computing Processor with 48 Cores

Intel Labs has designed a new single chip cloud computing solution that offers 48 processor cores on a single die and high speed on chip network for inter-core communication. Intel says that this single chip could one day offer high-performance cloud computing in ultraportable form factor.
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Digital Camera Deals For Black Friday and Christmas Holidays 2009

Retailers have posted digital camera deals for Black Friday and Christmas holidays 2009. Most camera deals will be available on 27th November, but some deals will be available till Christmas this year. Listed below are the deals categorized store-wise and the comparable Amazon pricing:

Product Details	Price	Amazon Pricing
Best Buy:
Canon EOS Rebel T1i DSLR 15.1-megapixel sensor with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens	$699.99
Canon PowerShot SD 1200 IS 10-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom	$149.99
Fujifilm Finepix Z37 10-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom	$119.99
Nikon CoolPix P90 12.1-megapixel camera with 24x optical zoom	$299.99
Nikon CoolPix S60 10-megapixel camera with 5x optical zoom	$179.99
Nikon D3000 DSLR 10.2-megapixel sensor with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR lens	$499.99
Sony Cybershot W180 10.1 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom	$99.99
OfficeMax:
Canon PowerShot A1100 IS 12.1-megapixel camera with 4x optical zoom	$149.99
Canon PowerShot A480 10-megapixel camera with 3.3x optical zoom	$94.99
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS 12.1-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom and free Photo Keychain	$249.99
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS 10-megapixel camera with 10x optical zoom and free Photo Keychain	$249.99
Kodak Easyshare C182 12-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom	$109.99
Kodak Easyshare M340 10-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom	$109.99
Kodak Easyshare M341 12.2-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom	$129.99
Kodak Easyshare Z950 12-megapixel camera with 10x optical zoom	$229.99
Nikon CoolPix L20 10-megapixel camera with 3.6x optical zoom	$99.99
Nikon CoolPix S570 12-megapixel camera with 5x optical zoom	$149.99
Olympus FE-4000 12-megapixel camera with 4x optical zoom	$99.99
Olympus FE-46 12-megapixel camera with 5x optical zoom	$99.99
Olympus Stylus 550 10-megapixel waterproof camera with 3x optical zoom	$159.99
Olympus Stylus 9000 12-megapixel camera 10x optical zoom	$199.99
Sony CyberShot W290 12.1-megapixel camera 5x optical zoom	$209.99
Sony CyberShot W220 12.1 megapixel camera 4x optical zoom	$129.99
Radio Shack:
Casio Exilim EX-Z33 10.1 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom	$89.99
Nikon CoolPix S220 10-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom	$129.99
Olympus Stylus 7010 12-megapixel camera 7x optical zoom	$149.99
Staples:
Canon PowerShot A1100 IS 12.1-megapixel camera with 4x optical zoom	$129.99
Kodak EasyShare M340 10-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom	$109.99
Nikon CoolPix L100 10-megapixel camera with 15x optical zoom	$199.99
Nikon CoolPix L20 10-megapixel camera with 3.6x optical zoom	$99.99
Nikon CoolPix S570 12-megapixel camera with 5x optical zoom	$149.99
Nikon D3000 10.2 megapixel DSLR with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-s DX VR lens	$499.99
Olympus Stylus FE-4000 12-megapixel camera with 4x optical zoom	$99.99
Sony CyberShot W220 12.1-megapixel camera with 4x optical zoom	$129.99
Walmart:
Kodak Easyshare C182 12-megapixel camera 3x optical zoom	$69.00
Nikon CoolPix S230 10-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom and 3-inch touchscreen	$139.00
Sony CyberShot S950 10-megapixel camera with 4x optical zoom	$79.00

Notebook Deals For Black Friday and Christmas Holidays 2009

Electronic retailers Best Buy, Walmart and many others have started posting notebook deals for upcoming Black Friday and Christmas holidays 2009. Most deals are available on Black Friday 27th November, but some deals will be available till Christmas this year. Listed below are the deals categorized store-wise and the comparable Amazon pricing:

Product Details	Price	Amazon Pricing
Best Buy:
HP Laptop with 15.6-inch screen 2GHz Intel Celeron Processor model: G60-507DX	$197.00
HP Laptop with 15.6-inch screen, 2.1GHz AMD Turion M500 Processor, 6GB RAM and 320GB hard drive	$599.99
HP Laptop with 15.6-inch screen, 2.1GHz AMD Turion M500 Processor, 8GB RAM and 500GB hard drive	$699.99
Sony Vaio with 15-inch screen, Pentium Dual Core Processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive and Windows 7	$399.99
Sony Vaio with 15-inch screen, Pentium Dual Core Processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, Windows 7, Sony headphones, Built-in Blu-ray drive and Blu-ray movie	$479.99
Toshiba Laptop with 16-inch screen, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 3GB RAM and 250GB hard drive	$399.99
Toshiba Laptop with 16-inch screen, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive Printer and case	$499.97
OfficeMax:
HP Pavilion Laptop with 15.6-inch screen, AMD Sempron Processer, 3GB RAM and 160GB hard drive	$379.99
Sony Vaio 15.5-inch screen, Intel T4300 3GB RAM and 320GB hard drive	$549.99
Radio Shack:
Acer Laptop with 15.6-inch screen, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Processor, 4GB RAM and 320GB hard drive	$399.99
Staples:
Dell Studio Laptop with 15.6-inch screen, 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo T6600 processor, 4GB RAM and 500GB hard drive	$599.98
HP Laptop with 15.6 screen, Intel Celeron Processor 900, 3GB RAM and 160GB hard drive	$299.98
HP Laptop with 15.6-inch screen, Intel Pentium Processor T4300, 4GB RAM and 250GB hard drive	$399.98
HP Laptop with 17.3-inch screen, 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 Processor, 4GB RAM and 320GB hard drive	$599.98
Sony Vaio 15.5-inch 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo T6600 processor, 4GB RAM and 320GB hard drive	$599.98
Walmart:
Acer Laptop with 17-inch screen, Intel Pentium Processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive	$498.00
eMachine Laptop with 15.6-inch screen, AMD Processor, 2GB RAM, 160GB hard drive	$198.00
HP Laptop with 15.6-inch screen, Intel Processor, 3GB RAM and 250GB hard drive	$298.00
HP Laptop with 17-inch screen, Intel Processor, 4GB RAM and 320GB hard drive	$398.00

[Via TechzTalk]

Apple Patent Application Shows Methods for ‘Pushing’ UI From Devices to Accessories

According to a recent patent application by Apple, the company is working on methods to allow devices like iPod to push their graphical user interfaces to accessory devices for the purpose of controlling the media devices remotely. In the patent application Apple says:

Existing remote GUIs are defined and controlled by the remote control device, and consequently, they may bear little resemblance to a GUI supplied by the portable media device (such as browsing or searching a database, adjusting playback settings, etc.) may be unavailable or difficult to find.

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Rumor: Apple Tablet Delayed Until Second Half of 2010 and will Feature OLED Screen

Digitimes is reporting that Apple reportedly plans to postpone the launch of its tablet PC from an original March launch to the second half of 2010. The delay is cause by Apple’s plans to switch some components and add a model using 9.7-inch OLED panel from LG Display. Digitimes’ sources say that in addition to Foxconn Electronics, Quanta Computer and Pegatron Technology are also expected to be manufacturing partners for Apple’s two tablet PC models – one with 10.6-inch LCD screen and other with 9.7-inch OLED screen.
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Qualcomm in Talks with Apple for iPhone Chips

Qualcomm’s CEO Paul Jacobs told Bloomberg “We continue to discuss it (with Apple), but haven’t made it yet. Hopefully, in the future, we will have the opportunity.” Paul was replying to a question related to chip supply for use in Apple iPhone.
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Phishing Scam Targeting Apple Customers

9to5Mac has posted an email from one of the readers, which could be a new phishing attack targeting Apple customers. The email says:

We recorded a payment request from “Apple Inc.” to enable of $7548.45 on your account.
The payment is pending for the moment
If you made this transaction or if you just authorize this payment, please ignore or remove this email message. The transaction will be shown on your monthly statement as “Apple Inc.”
If you didn’t make this payment and would like to decline it, please download and install the transaction inspector module (attached to this letter).

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Apple Already Developing Next Generation Mac OS X 10.7

MacRumors believes that an error message posted to a database recording changes to the open source “launchd” framework, which oversees booting of Mac OS X and administers processes running on the system, might be the first public evidence of next generation Mac OS X. The text string in the error message contains 11A47 – a reference to the Mac OS X build number being used.
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Asus and Toshiba Most Reliable Laptops

SquareTrade has analyzed failure rates for over 30,000 new laptop computers covered by SquareTrade laptop Warranty plans and found that one-third of all laptops will fail within 3 years. Asus and Toshiba were the most reliable laptops over a period of three years followed by Sony and Apple with both performing better than average.
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Verizon to AT&T: Stop Being a Crybaby and Improve Your Network

In the ongoing battle between Verizon and AT&T regarding “There’s A Map For That” ad campaign by Verizon, the company today filed an aggressive legal response to AT&T’s lawsuit. The lawsuit asked Verizon to pull the ads from the air. The ads highlight the poor 3G coverage offered by AT&T in comparison to Verizon. The legal response starts with an aggressive introduction:
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Rumor: Apple’s Black Friday Deals Leaked

BGR has posted a shot of Apple’s yearly Black Friday deals (image above), which they got from one of their connects. Their sources say that Apple will email this deals out shortly. The deals will be available on November 27th only and some stores will open at 6AM that day. The image shows that Apple will offer up to 30 percent discount on iPods, up to 25 percent on Macs and up to 15 percent off on Apple accessories, software and hardware.
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Microsoft Disputes Windows 7 Vulnerability Claims

Chester Wisniewski of Sophoslabs posted that in a test done by the labs 8 out of 10 viruses affected Windows 7. He wrote in his post “Windows 7 disappointed just like earlier version of Windows. You still need to run anti-virus on Windows 7, the new OS is no cure for the virus blues.” However, Microsoft didn’t like the results and called the findings biased.
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New Battery Technology Could Offer 10 Times More Capacity than Lithium-Ion and Upcoming Zinc-Air Batteries

A new battery technology developed by Fluidic Energy may solve the problem. The new technology called Metal-Air Ionic Liquid (MAIL), which uses ionic liquid salts in place of liquid to conduct electricity is much more stable and isn’t prone to drying and eventual decay. Also as the new battery can use metals denser than zinc to store much larger charge in the given volume.
Researchers at Fluidic Energy estimate that they can improve battery capacity by up to 900-1,600 watt-hours (Whr) per one kilogram (2.2 pounds) mass. That is 11 times more than lithium-ion batteries available today.
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Sprint Starts Selling Palm Pixi

Sprint today started selling the second webOS based phone from Palm. The new Palm Pixi is available on Sprint for $99.99 with two-year contract and after $100 mail-in rebate. The phone comes with 2.63-inch (320x400) touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera, Dual-band CDMA2000, EVDO Rev A, Bluetooth, GPS and 8GB of onboard memory.
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Benchmarks Show Significant Performance Boost on Core i5 and i7 iMacs

Last week, Apple started shipping the new 27-inch iMac based on Intel’s Core i5 and Core i7 processors, and various websites have posted benchmarking results for the 2.8GHz Core i7 iMac and 2.66GHz Core i5 iMac. Timon Royer’s blog has posted Geekbench 2 benchmark results for all four processor configurations available for iMac.
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ICD Announces 15-inch Vega Tablet Based on Android 2.0

nnovative Converged Devices (ICD) has announced new Vega tablet that will feature a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 resistive touchscreen. The Android 2.0 based device will have NVIDIA Tegra chipset, 512MB RAM, 512MB NAND flash, microSD card slot, 1.3-megapixel webcam, dual digital microphone, ambient light sensor, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth and 3G network support.
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AT&T Issues a Letter to Customers to Set the Record Straight on Verizon Ads

Verizon ads are definitely cause lot of trouble for AT&T. The company today issued a letter to its customers clarifying details about its 3G network. The letter tilted “AT&T Sets the Record Straight on Verizon Ads” says:

To Our Customers:
As the U.S Market leader in wireless data service, we typically don’t respond to competitors’ advertising. However, some recent ads from Verizon are so blatantly false and misleading, that we want to set the record straight about AT&T’s wireless data coverage.

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Dell Officially Announces Mini 3 Smartphone

Dell today officially entered the smartphone race with the new Mini 3 handset. Dell has partnered up with China Mobile and Claro to launch the phone in China and Brazil. The Mini 3 smartphones are designed around the Google Android platform to deliver power, flexibility and customization opportunities for both users and carrier, according to Dell.
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Battery Life Comparison: Windows 7 Vs. XP

Few days back, we posted results of benchmarking tests done by PC Mag on Windows 7, Vista and XP. Results were equally divided between Windows 7 and XP in the six tests, as Windows 7 came on top in 3 and XP won 3. Vista didn’t win a single test. All the tests done by PC Mag were performance based and none measured the impact of the OS on the battery life. Well, now many tech websites have posted battery life comparison between XP and Windows 7. And the results are unanimous, XP trounces Windows 7 in every battery life test.
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Apple Files Patent For Improved Pen Aware Computer Systems

Pen based computing has largely been a niche market, but it looks like Apple plans to bring pen based computing to the mainstream, like it brought mp3 player with iPod and touchscreen with iPhone. In a patent application filed by Apple titled “Method and Apparatus for Acquiring and Organizing Ink Information in Pen-aware Computer Systems”, the company talks about methods that can be used to improve accuracy of pen-based inputs. Apple says that the pen-based input methods used today are inadequate for many users.
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Microsoft Now Says: Mac OS X Didn’t Inspire Windows 7

Yesterday, we wrote that Microsoft’s partner group manager Simon Aldous said “One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that the OS is fantastic, that it’s very graphical and easy to use. What we’ve tried to do with Windows 7 – whether it’s traditional format or in a touch format – is create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics.”
Well the above statement would have definitely annoyed Ballmer and hence company today disowned Simon by calling him ‘uninformed’ and ‘inaccurate’. Brandon LeBlanc posted on Microsoft’s Windows Blog:
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AMD Reveals Its Processor Roadmap

AMD will start 2010 with introduction of their new Danube –mainstream notebook platform, and Nile – the third generation of AMD’s ultra-thin notebook platform. Both the platforms will be designed to give more than seven hours of battery life. Danube will bring AMD’s first quad-core mobile processor almost one year after Intel introduced its quad-core mobile processors.
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Performance Comparison: Windows 7 vs. XP

PC Mag has posted results of benchmarking tests they ran on Windows 7, XP and Vista. The website used a 1.73GHz Toshiba Satellite m45-S269 laptop with 1GB RAM and 100GB hard drive for the tests. PC Mag compared Startup and Shutdown time, Picasa video encoding time and results of benchmarking tools including Geekbench, SunSpider and PCMark05 for the three operating systems.
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Microsoft Executive: With Windows 7 We Created a Mac Look and Feel in terms of Graphical User Interface

If you have used both Mac OS X and Windows 7, you can clearly see that Windows OS was inspired by Mac’s user interface. And, now Microsoft executives are also accepting the fact. In an interview with PCR, Microsoft’s partner group manager, Simon Aldous said:

“One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that the OS is fantastic, that it’s very graphical and easy to use."

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Apple iPhone News Roundup

According to Strategy Analytics, Apple became the world’s most profitable handset maker in third quarter of 2009 surpassing Nokia. Apple’s operating profit from sale of iPhone came in at $1.6 billion in Q3 2009 compared to total operating profit of $1.1 billion reported by Nokia. This means that two iPhone models, iPhone 3G and 3GS generated more profit for Apple than the total profit Nokia achieved by selling over 100 different handset models.
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AT&T Says to Verizon: “There’s a misrepresentation for that”

Yesterday, we reported that Verizon’s ad campaign showcasing poor 3G coverage offered by AT&T has improved Verizon’s brand perception. And, AT&T is not happy about that. So the company has published information that shows Verizon isn’t telling the whole story. In the publication titled ‘There’s a misrepresentation for that’, AT&T says:
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Ricoh Officially Releases Details About Upcoming GXR Camera

Yesterday, information about the new GXR system from Ricoh was leaked, and today, Ricoh came out clean and provided complete details about the new camera system. The new GXR system offers interchangeable slide mount ‘lens units’ – sealed modules containing both optics and sensor, meaning it can switch from a large (APS-C) 12-megapixel CMOS sensor with fast prime lens to a tiny 10-megapixel CCD sensor with 24-70mm lens. Ricoh claims that the GXR system based cameras are the world’s smallest and lightest digital camera with the ability to change lenses.
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Analyst: Verizon Sold 100,000 Motorola DROID in First Weekend

Broadpoint AmTech Analyst Mark McKechnie estimates that 100,000 Motorola DROID phones were sold on the launch weekend. According to Mark, Verizon had 200,000 DROID phone on hand, and most stores sold at least half of their stock. He says by end of 2009 Motorola will sell 1 million Google Android based phones and the number will reach 10 million in 2010.
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Verizon’s Ad Campaign Improving Its Brand Perception Compared to AT&T

Verizon released three new ads showcasing poor 3G coverage offered by AT&T, even though, AT&T has filed a lawsuit against Verizon for airing misleading ad campaign. According to survey done by YouGov, the risk that Verizon it taking by airing these commercials is paying off big time.
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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update

Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.2 update for Snow Leopard that resolves the problem of disappearing admin account when a user log into a guest account and then logs back into admin account. Apple says the update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for:
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Verizon DROID Launch – More Like Palm Pre Than iPhone

Everything was right about DROID launch – the media buzz, the marketing campaign, but the launch fell shorter than Verizon’s expectations. Verizon was hoping that this amount of press coverage would guarantee an iPhone like launch-fest. What Verizon got instead was few people waiting in line for the new Motorola DROID handset at the launch.
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Dell Developed Adamo XPS Prototypes with LCD TrackPad and Touch Sensitive Keyboard

Yesterday, Dell released their new Adamo XPS world’s thinnest laptop. And today PC World has posted images of various prototypes Dell played with before releasing the 0.4-inch thick Adamo XPS. According to Dell, their mission was to push the design envelope with a stylish leadership product.
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Windows 7 Launch Increased Software Box Sales by 234 Percent, But Hardware Sales saw Just 49 Percent Increase

According to NPD’s weekly tracking service, Windows 7 software unit sales in the US were 234 percent higher than Vista’s first few days of sales. However, revenue growth wasn’t as strong as Vista release. Also PC hardware sales showed only a modest increase at 49 percent in year-over-year sales and 95 percent over the week prior to launch. Vista on the other hand had 68 percent rise in sales over the prior year and 170 percent over the week preceding the launch.
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Review Roundup: Motorola DROID by Verizon

Verizon’s Motorola DROID is coming to the market on November 6th, 2009. The Android 2.0 based phone features 3.7-inch (480 x 854) touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, dual LED flash, CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO Rev. A, WiFi, Bluetooth, aGPS and microSD card slot (16GB card included). The DROID measures 2.4” x 4.6” x 0.5” and weighs 6 ounces. Battery life on the phone is 385 minutes of talk time and 270 hours of standby.
We have added links to 10 best Motorola DROID reviews available online:
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Dell Officially Releases World’s Thinnest Laptop Adamo XPS

Dell today introduced world’s thinnest laptop Adamo XPS that is just 9.99mm (0.4-inch) thick. To open the new laptop you have to swipe your finger over a heat sensitive touch strip, which unlocks the laptop and reveals the keyboard. To achieve the 0.4-inch thickness Dell tucked most of the computer components behind the display and designed a unique hinge mechanism.
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Microsoft Courier User Interface Revealed

Gizmodo has posted detailed information revealing user interface of upcoming Microsoft Courier. The basic finger gestures are almost same as the once used to control the iPhone interface, but things get interesting with the concept of Infinite Journal. The journal is an endless notebook for writing, drawing, storing scrapbook like content and sharing notes with other people.
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Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App Store

Apple today announced that developers have created over 100,000 apps for the revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. App Store users have downloaded well over two billion apps, continuing to make it the world’s most popular applications store.
“The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller.
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Windows 7 Affected by 8 Out of 10 Viruses

Microsoft claims that Windows 7 is the most secure operating system ever. However, results from recent tests done by security research firm Sophos contradicts Microsoft’s claim. Sophoslabs loaded a full release copy of Windows 7 on a clean machine, configured it to follow the system defaults for User Account Control (UAC) and did not load any anti virus software, to test how secure Windows 7 really is.
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Only 5,000 iPhones Sold in China Since Launch Last Friday

China Unicom’s Chairman Chang Xiobing told reporters that the company signed up only 5,000 iPhone users since official launch last Friday. However, the Chairman remained upbeat about the iPhone and said that the iPhone would boost China Unicom’s revenue for fourth quarter, although the company will see increased costs due to advertising and other expenses related to iPhone launch.
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PC Shipment Sees 40 Percent Jump in First Week of Windows 7

Morgan Stanley’s analyst Katheryn Huberty said in her investment note that Windows 7 launch triggered a spike in PC sales during last week of October. She based her conclusion on recent data released by NPD group showing about 40 percent jump in PC sales during the week of Windows 7 launch compared to same time last year.
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Sony Ericsson Unveils Their First Android Phone XPERIA X10

Sony Ericsson launched their new smartphone XPERIA X10 based on Google Android platform. The launch of the new handset brings along a new “user experience platform” according to Sony. The phone is based on Android 1.6 and not on recently released Android 2.0, also Sony hasn’t made much changes to the OS except the new custom skin and two key applications Timescape and Mediascape.
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Apple Plans to Introduce $30-per-month iTunes TV Subscriptions Service

All Things Digital’s Peter Kafka is reporting that Apple is pitching a monthly subscription service to TV networks, which would deliver TV programs via iTunes for $30 monthly fee. The service will be an extension of iTunes software allowing users to view shows on all Apple devices like the iPhone, iPod and Apple TV.
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Mac Market Share Continues to Grow Even After Windows 7 Launch

Apple has doubled its OS market share in past three years, and most analysts were hoping that at least in the month of Windows 7 launch Mac’s rise in market share would be stopped. But the latest data from Net Applications show that Mac OS X market share grew by 2.73 percent in October, from 5.12 percent to 5.26 percent. Windows share fell slightly from 92.77 percent to 92.54 percent.
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Review Roundup: Apple MacBook (Late 2009)

Apple updated its white MacBook with a new, durable polycarbonate unibody design featuring a brilliant LED backlit display, a glass multitouch trackpad and built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life. The new MacBook is lighter at 4.7 pounds and feature a unique non-skid bottom surface. It comes with 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB hard drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics, DVD burner, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth and iSight video camera for $999.
We have added links to eight best reviews available online below:
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