Apple Planning to Update Mighty Mouse and Bluetooth Keyboard

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple will release a new mouse as early as this year along with the new iMacs. Apple will remove the problematic mechanical roller ball, and make the mouse mightier by expanding touch sensitive housing and using multipoint touch detection technologies found on the MacBook lineup. The new mouse will also drop the white plastic finish and come in aluminum finish to fit with Apple’s current desktop and notebook lineup.
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Microsoft Developing Multi-Core OS Codenamed “Barrelfish"

Number of cores on a CPU is on a rise and companies like IBM and Intel are already talking about hundreds of cores on a single CPU within next 5 years. With increase in number of cores the problem of data management between cores also increases exponentially. To combat this problem Microsoft and ETH Zurich are developing a new OS codenamed “Barrelfish” that uses message passing and a database like system to pass information between cores.
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Apple in Talk with Print Publications About Tablet

Gizmodo is reporting that Apple is in talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a “new device”. Apple is not just going for e-books or magazines, but they are aiming to redefine the whole print media. Apple is working hard with various print outlets to add print content to iTunes store for the new device.
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Dell Launches World’s Thinnest, Lightest 16-inch Laptop Latitude Z 600

Dell today introduced the Latitude Z – the world’s thinnest and lightest 16-inch laptop featuring lean, tapered design and soft-touch finish on the outside. The Z 600 is just 0.57-inch at its thinnest and 0.79-inch at its thickest. It weighs 4.5 pounds with 4-cell battery that can last up to 4 hours.
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Ten New Rumors About Apple Tablet

Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge has posted ten new details/rumors about Apple’s upcoming tablet device. iLounge received that scoop from a very reliable source. So the ten new details as posted by iLounge are:
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Apple Behind Intel’s Light Peak Technology

Engadget is reporting “Not only is Apple complicit in the development of Light Peak, but the company actually brought the concept to Intel and asked them to create it. More to the point, the standard will play a hugely important role in upcoming products from Cupertino.”
According to documents seen by Engadget, Apple approached Intel as early as 2007 with plans to develop interoperable technology based on optical fiber that will replace multitudinous connector types like FireWire, USB and Display interface with a single connector.
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iPhone App Store Downloads Tops 2 Billion and will Reach 5 Billion by End of 2010

Apple today announced that more than two billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store. Apple also said that there are more than 85,000 apps available to more than 50 million iPhone and iPod touch customers and over 125,000 developers in Apple’s iPhone Developer Program.
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iPhone Coming to China Unicom in October and Orange UK in November

The second biggest mobile carrier in China, Unicom has announced that Apple’s iPhone will be available in stores from October this year. The iPhone in China will be priced 5,000 Yuan ($730) and come with eight service packages ranging from 126 Yuan ($18) to 886 Yuan ($129) per month. Orange in UK has also posted a “register your interest” page on their website declaring iPhone 3GS coming soon to Orange.
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Review Roundup: Apple iPod touch 32GB and 64GB

Apple updated iPod touch lineup earlier this month. Apple surprised everyone by not adding camera to the new iPod touch models, even though the company added video camera to lower-end iPod nano. The 8GB iPod touch model is exactly same as previous generation 8GB touch. However, the 32GB and 64GB models get updated hardware with faster processor and better 3D graphics chip. The 32GB and 64GB iPod touch models - is up to 50 percent faster than the previous generation iPod touch and they support OpenGL ES Version 2.0 for improved graphics performance.
We have added links to six best iPod touch reviews available online:
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Next Generation iMac with SD Slot and Quad-Core Processor; MacBook Update Coming with New iMac

Yesterday, we reported about the upcoming iMac update and the possibility of quad core processor in the new iMacs. Now French site Mac4Ever has posted that it has received a number of tips that upcoming iMac will include SD card slot just like the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro. The website concurs with our report that iMac will feature quad-core processor, however says it will be a Xeon processor, which is very unlikely because of the thermal requirements of Xeon chip.
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BGR Posts Motorola CLIQ Preview

Motorola launched their first Android based phone CLIQ few weeks back. BGR got their hands on the new CLIQ and posted a preview of the phone. BGR has posted detailed information about the hardware, screen, OS, phone, keyboard, UI and battery. BGR wasn’t impressed by Motorola’s effort and found the phone decently solid, albeit a little cheap.
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Verizon Plans “all-at-once” 4G Rollout & No Palm Pre Coming on The Network

Verizon has already started testing LTE based 4G network and plans a commercial launch in 2010. Talking about 4G rollout Verizon’s Chief Technical Officer Tony Melone said that the company plans to switch on 4G network in as many areas as possible at the same time, it will be “all-at-once” 4G launch. Verizon will launch 4G service in 25-30 major markets in 2010 and all of them well get the service at the same time. In another Verizon related news, The Street is reporting that Verizon is reconsidering whether to begin offering Palm Pre in January or not.
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Apple Starts Major Environmental Effort

Apple today added a new “Apple and the Environment” section to its website. The new environmental section will be used to give more detailed information about Apple’s environmental footprint. The section has four main parts life cycle impact, product usage impact, product environmental reports and environmental updates. Apple says that more than 53 percent of carbon emissions annually is resulted from product use, which is the biggest factor in product life cycle and should be included in environmental breakdown.
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Apple Preparing to Launch New iMacs

AppleInsider has learned that Apple will be releasing new iMacs with thinner design and lower price tag very soon. The new iMac might also get Blu-ray drive, enhanced audio output and design similar to LED backlit Cinema Display. The website believes that an announcement could come anytime between next week and mid October.
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Announcements by Intel at IDF 2009 San Francisco

Intel started their Intel Developer Forum 2009 (IDF) on Tuesday in San Francisco. The theme of the conference is “The Continuum”. Intel describes continuum as same user experience across various devices ranging from servers to mobile handset. Intel CEO Paul Otellini said “We’re moving from personal computers to personal computing”, and combination of new technologies, platform architecture and software will allow us to build the continuum.
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PS3 Motion Controller Coming Spring 2010 and One Million PS3 Slim Sold

Sony has announced that it will release new Motion Controller for PS3 in Spring 2010. Sony says the new controller, equipped with high-precision, highly accurate motion sensors, can deliver whole new entertainment experience on PS3 when combined together with the PlayStation Eye camera. The camera will be capable of recognizing and tracking a user’s face and voice as well as body motion, PlayStation Eye can also output the player’s image onto the TV screen.
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Pictures of Microsoft Pink Phones Posted Online

It looks like Gizmodo has a direct link to Microsoft’s research department. Earlier today they revealed Microsoft’s dual touchscreen booklet called Courier. And now they have posted pictures of rumored smartphones Turtle and Pure that the company is developing under project codenamed Pink.
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Microsoft’s Dual Touchscreen Booklet “Courier” Revealed

Gizmodo today revealed Microsoft’s take on tablet called Courier, which is in late prototype stage of development. Microsoft calls the device booklet as it features dual 7-inch screens with multitouch support. The booklet is designed for writing, finger inputs and drawing with stylus. The two screens are joined by a hinge like a book and the hinge features a single home/menu button.
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AMD Releases ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series Graphics Cards

AMD today launched the next generation ATI Radeon HD 5800 series graphics cards that support Microsoft DirectX 11. AMD says that the new cards will offer more than double performance when compared to previous generation. The cards are made using 40nm process technology and feature 1,600 stream cores capable of 2.72 teraflops per second performance. The HD 5800 series also uses third generation GDDR5 memory for up to 150Gbps memory bandwidth.
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Samsung Introduces 1GHz ARM Processor, 5-Megapixel Sensor and Embedded Capacitive Touchscreen for Smartphones

Samsung today showcased many new technologies designed to increase performance while decreasing power consumption in smartphones and high-end multimedia devices at Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum in Taipei, Taiwan. The company introduced two new ARM Cortex A8 processors, 5-megapixel camera and touchscreens with Embedded DDI technology.
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