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Apple has reportedly bought a company that is responsible for the design of the processor used on the iPad. Intrinsity based in Austin, Texas did not make direct microprocessor but specializes in designing and licensing high-performance processor for mobile devices.
Its main product is a collection even called Fast14 design tool that implements the algorithms and techniques to improve the efficiency of the CPU based on a variety of architectures including ARM family residing at the core of Apple products.
As usual, Apple has just announced the purchase of this Intrinsity although some employees have been replacing their status in the business networking site LinkedIn some time ago in accordance with their new positions in the company’s Cupertino giant.
Apple has not specifying the amount paid to purchase Intrinsity or what their plans against the company. Apple spokesman told the New York Times that the Apple from time to time, buy a smaller company. NY Times quoted industry experts who claimed that the purchases were worth $ 121 million, a small amount for a company that just announced the second quarter with $ 41.7 billion in cash and investments. As information, in 2008 Apple bought PA Semi chip designer worth $ 287 million.
CALIFORNIA – After a quite time for waiting by the user of iPad for six months, finally Twitter also available for the iPad.
“Today we bring Twitter to iPad,” said Twitter team in a blog which is written in the company’s website.
“The ability of Twitter takes advantage of the iPad fluid touch screen, which allows its users to move information on screen quickly and smoothly, without having to open and close the window or clicking on the push-button,” they added.
This new application, which is free, offers several new features such as “panes”, a new way to view videos, photos or news, and “Gestures” which allows its users to open Twitter.
But if you do not have a Twitter account, do not worry. Because of Twitter parties say that you do not need to log-in to the site to use Twitter (just as in the Tweet Deck).
Twitter application for the iPad now available in the App afternoon.
Apple announced that they had been ready to accept international orders for iPad Wi-Fi and 3G. Unfortunately, there are only a few European countries that could do local reservations. UK, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, and Italy have now been able to make an iPad reservation at the local Apple online store. According to AppleInsider, Japan and Canada will follow on May 28.
But, the announcements made via their online store turns out a day early than planned. Previously, Apple will begin taking orders on May 10 before the launch date on 28 May. Meanwhile, due to the iPad demand explosion in the U.S., Apple was forced to delay the international launch in late April. Apple also announced that bookings per person limited to two devices. Read the rest of this entry »