June 20, 2013

E-books Related Antitrust Case Spins Up

Eddy Cue

Apple’s e-book deal has long been in the limelight of the heated debate. The e-book antitrust trial has been closely watched by industry players, Apple fans and the rivals of the ‘fruit company’ as well. Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue offered some brief answers for the questions the prosecutors from U.S. Justice Department asked; Cue was questioned on June 13, and prosecutors wanted to solidify that Apple worked together with nation’s five largest e-book publishers to set the prices for the electronic books.
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Useful Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Mac

Improve Your Mac

Mac owners, here are some useful tips and tricks that will help to improve Mac performance and reduce some negative effects on the device. The thing is that sometimes a Mac laptop runs a lot hotter than it must in normal conditions. The device gets toaster in no time, which leads not only to some noise from the working fan that has to cool operating environment, but also to slower and worse performance. As a matter of fact, heat can have a negative influence on the battery life, or damage some other core components. Certainly, there is a system that prevents dangerous overheat of hardware parts, but it is still advised not to allow a Mac to become extremely hot. Thus, it is possible to use iStat Menus, showing the temperature.
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Latest iOS Software Update to Fix Speakerphone

iOS Software Update

iPhone 5 owners will surely appreciate a recent iOS software update, which is aimed at improving speakerphone. As a matter of fact, iOS 6.1.4 can be applied only to the latest smartphones of the “fruit company.” The latest update is rather small, being only 11.5MB and containing an improved audio profile for speakerphone. It can be suggested that the update will improve the quality of audio for people on the other side of the speakerphone. However, it is simply a guess and it is still unclear what exactly iOS 6.1.4 will do.
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How to Buy a Mac : Tips for New Apple Users

Mac

So, you decided it’s time to replace your PC with a Mac. But those who never used Apple products before might get lost. How to buy a Mac? Where to buy it? How to get the best price? What about warranty?
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Track Your Mac Anywhere with Find My Mac

Find My Mac

Every Apple fan has heard about the Find My iPhone app, which allows iOS users to easily locate and lock their lost or stolen devices to avoid somebody taking advantage of their money, contacts and accounts. However, not all of us known that there is actually the same service for Mac owners. Thanks to Find My Mac, you will be able to track your Mac wherever it is, disable thieves from accessing it and even send messages that will display on its screen.
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