For one day, March 18th, 2012, Chrome, and not Internet Explorer (IE), was the most popular Web browser in the world. It won’t be the last day. While the start of the work week put IE comfortably back on top. When users aren’t chained to their desks, they’re choosing to use Google’s speedy Chrome.
Adobe Shadow is a new inspection and preview tool that allows front-end web developers and designers to work faster and more efficiently by streamlining the preview process, making it easier to customize websites for mobile devices.
Apple introduced the new iPad — the third generation of its category-defining mobile device — featuring a new Retina display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics, and a 5-megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics for capturing incredible photos and 1080p HD video.
Apple announced its plans to bring iBooks 2 with interactive textbooks to students at its own education event. The company unveiled more details regarding the new digital textbook model and is trying to get publishers to make iPad versions of them. This solution could make the education process much more attractive and even save money in long the term.
Read MoreApple released third beta version of the iOS 5.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices. The update is a pre-release version which is meant for developers only. It includes some bug fixes and a new Enable 3G toggle feature that allows users to manually on and off 3G data connection on their iPhones.
According to the Japanese Apple tracking blog Macotakara the next iPhone will have 4-inch display. The blog also reported that Hitachi and Sony have already started shipping 4-inch LCD panels to Apple. This and numerous other rumors suggest that the iPhone 5 display will be larger in order to better compete with Android and Windows Phone devices.
According to a new post in the Apple news site the third-generation iPad will be 0.7mm thicker than the existing model in order to include the dual-light bar backlighting system that will enable a higher-resolution display. Another important change announced in the site is that the next iPhone which is expected next summer will be redesigned, the body will be all metal with a bigger screen.
Apple named Arthur D. Levinson as non-executive chairman of its board and added Disney CEO Robert Iger as a board member. The change of the board members was the first important step that Apple took since the passing of co-founder Steve Jobs, when the company didn't named its successor.
Read MoreApple released its iTunes 10.5.1 that includes a new match feature. It scans a user's library for music that was bought from other than Apple store. If there is a match of this music in their own music store, Apple provides the user with the same quality cloud-based version of the song if he is subscribed to the matching service.
Read MoreAfter Apple updated its mobile software iOS with the new version 5.0.1 last week, some users still report having issues with the short battery life of their phones. A variety of comments on the Apple Support Forums show that the batteries of iPhone 4S are still losing charge at a fast rate. But this users could be in the minority since others reported that the update did take care of the problem.