GPU Powered Macs and iPhones

MacRumors reports that future Macs and iPhones could support processing via the GPU, increasing the processing power by a vast amount. The Guardian points out that if you have an Nvidia or ATi card, then the odds are that you have over 100 microprocessor cores that are being unused. While these cores are designed for [...]

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Intel to Deliver Quad-Core Mobile Processors Next Month - Mac Rumors

According to Mac Rumors, Intel are planning on releasing a new quad core Core 2 Extreme. While this chip is very power-hungry and so it will likely only see high end laptops, it could be used in other computers such as the Apple iMac, which currently uses a mobile chip.
While quad core is normally just [...]

Solid State Drives Reduce Battery Life?

A report from Tom’s Hardware states that solid state drives actually reduce battery life. They report that this is likely due to the fact that harddrives in laptops are often in a power saving state, unless some intensive work is being done. However, SSDs are either on or off. This means that no matter how [...]

Ubuntu 8.10 has a new look

If you have been following the development you should know that Ubuntu Linux has a 6 month development cycle, and today they are celebrating the release of the alpha version of 8.10. This new version has many new fixes, but the biggest of them all is the look experimental look.
If you have seen Ubuntu Studio [...]

Everything you always wanted to know about Lego

Yes, I’m going a bit off topic considering what we normally post here, but I thought this was an interesting find that I thought I’d share with you.
You ever know how many Lego bricks are produced per minute? How many have ever been produced? What’s the best selling set? What has been the worst? Do [...]

Six disappointing things about the iPhone

The new Apple iPhone, due to be launched next month is destined to be 4.7 ounces of awesome. You can browse the web, listen to music, and flip through your voicemail messages - only a lot cheaper, but will it be all it is hyped up to be?
The Cost
Imperfections still lurk, despite Apple’s CEO, Steve [...]

10 Airports Install Body Scanners

Body-scanning machines that show images of people underneath their clothing are now being installed in 10 of the US’s busiest airports that reveal intimate body parts.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently started using body scans on randomly chosen passengers in Los Angeles, Baltimore Denver, Albuquerque and at New York’s Kennedy airport.
Airports in Dallas, Detroit, Las [...]

Lack of ‘Mac’ Branding Raises Questions. OS X for PCs?

We’ve seen that people have been raising the question regarding the lack of the “Mac” branding on the WWDC banners. Their conclusion? Is Apple planning on distributing OS X to computers other than Macs?
While at Stunich we prefer to ignore purely speculative conclusions, we find that this is a very interesting idea.
A few of the [...]

New Spy Camera Software Blurs Faces of the Innocent

No matter where you go, you can almost garauntee that a camera can see you. They claim that they are used for spotting criminals and terrorists, and now that their technologies are advancing, they have now developed software that automatically blurs and encrypts the faces in the footage, unless there is an alarm on an [...]

Mobile Me?

During the previous days we have been seeing various rumours about how Apple has trademarked Mobile Me, and has now purchased me.com. Also, Apple has bought many .me domains, which could be in the style of fly.me, drive.me, and supposedly, mobile.me.
Here’s what we can expect from this “mobile me”:
Back to my Mac for iPhoneBack to [...]

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