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Verizon iPhone: Analyst expects 9 million units to sell in 2011

Verizon iPhone: Analyst expects 9 million units to sell in 2011




The Verizon iPhone – and yes, it's looking like more and more of a sure thing – will sell 9 million units in 2011, stealing a good deal of thunder from AT&T, which currently holds an exclusive contract with Apple. That's the word today from Gene Munster, an analyst at the investment firm Piper Jaffray, and an expert on the smartphone market.

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Facebook adds chat and push notifications to Android app

Facebook adds chat and push notifications to Android app




The official Facebook application for Android took a major step forward yesterday with the integration of two key features. The latest release (v1.5) now offers chat and push notifications, making the native app considerably more appealing to users. These features come on the heels of last month's addition of Places and Groups and should do well to keep the masses happy for at least a little while.

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Hit Game Engine Launches On iPhone Thursday, Android Later

Hit Game Engine Launches On iPhone Thursday, Android Later


 




This should remove any last vestige of doubt about whether Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices are serious videogame machines. The technology behind hit videogames like Gears of War 3
and Medal of Honor will be released for free on Thursday to any developer for Apple’s mobile devices.

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LG Optimus 2X: first dual-core smartphone launches with Android, 4-inch display, 1080p video recording

LG Optimus 2X: first dual-core smartphone launches with Android, 4-inch display, 1080p video recording



 
 
 
 
That's right, it's official. Needless to say, that LG Star we recently got our paws on is very real, though it won't go by that name at retail -- just as LG's own release materials had suggested, this monster has picked up the Optimus 2X name as it morphs from a prototype into brutally fast, overpowered reality. At the phone's heart beats a dual-core Tegra 2 processor running at 1GHz, 

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Apple updates AppleTV software and printer drivers

Apple updates AppleTV software and printer drivers
Apple has released a couple of updates, one being for the AppleTV operating system software that addresses a couple of issues with high-definition output and downloading TV episodes and movies. The second set of updates is a set of printer drivers for use with OS X. The latest updates include drivers from Canon, Lexmark, and FujiXerox.

AppleTV software update

The AppleTV firmware update is for the second-generation AppleTV units and is available only through software update on AppleTV devices. It will bring the installed OS version to 4.2.1 instead of the previous 4.2.0. According to Apple's knowledge base document, the update fixes problems with some HD televisions displaying at 480p resolutions, and also addresses a problem with movie and TV shows redownloading.

You will need to reboot your AppleTV device before updating, and we recommend you first ensure all items on the AppleTV are backed up with iTunes before applying the update.

Printer drivers

Apple regularly updates printer drivers, supporting the latest models from a variety of manufacturers. The latest updates are for Snow Leopard systems and are available for direct download from the following locations:

Canon Printer Drivers v2.4.1 for Mac OS X v10.6

FujiXerox Printer Drivers v2.1 for Mac OS X v10.6

Lexmark Printer Drivers v2.3.1 for Mac OS X v10.6

While these drivers can be downloaded and installed, unless you have a model of printer from one of these companies that is included in the driver update, there will be no benefit to you for installing them. When you configure a printer for use with OS X, Apple's Software Update will detect and display any printer driver updates for that model, so you should not have to manually update the printer driver.

Keep in mind that even if a printer driver update is available, if your system is working properly, then you might consider not installing the update. Additionally the updates will install drivers for hundreds of models you likely will never use, so they will be a waste of drive space.

Lastly, many times when people update their printer drivers, the configuration change will result in odd behavior and require them to clear the printing system and reconfigure their printers from scratch. Granted this is not a very involved process, but it can take extra time.

Unsupported printers?
"Add Printer" Window

The generic printer drivers are available in this menu. You can also use the options in this menu to select a device-specific driver for your model of printer.

Apple maintains a lists of all the supported printer models in OS X, see this knowledge base document.

If you have a printer that is not included in the list, you may still be able to get its basic functions working by using a similar or "generic" driver for the printer. Apple's driver system and programming in OS X is set up so devices like printers can run off a basic set of driver functions, which are included in most "generic" drivers. More refined drivers can be made by inheriting the capabilities of the generic drivers and then enhancing or replacing object functionality in them, morphing the generic driver framework into a device-specific driver.

Apple offers generic printer drivers when you initially set up new printers, and while these may work we recommend people first search for device-specific drivers by choosing Select Printer Software in the same menu where the generic printer drivers are listed.

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Apple Pushes Color E-Books; Where's Amazon?

Apple Pushes Color E-Books; Where's Amazon?



Playing up one advantage of the iPad over E-ink readers, Apple said on Tuesday that it will launch more than 100 color e-books in its iBookstore.
And not just children's books, either--among Apple's new offerings are "Ad Hoc at Home," a cookbook by famous chef Thomas Keller; "Beginnings," by photographer Anne Geddes; and Ansel Adams' photo collection, "In the National Parks."

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Apple updates LED Cinema Display firmware

Apple updates LED Cinema Display firmware




Today Apple issued a firmware update for the 27-inch LED Cinema Display (the model introduced on July 27th) which addresses intermittent audio dropouts some users have experienced while using the display, which had been previously addressed in a technote on Apple's support site. Under certain cirumstances, audio would cut out, and require unplugging the display or restarting the computer. This is not the same update as the LED Cinema Display Software Update 1.0, issued this past September.

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