Apple first "Easter Egg" date from 1987

It's not just for children that hide the eggs, it has also become a tradition among developers hide content within a program or website. We call it "Easter eggs" in English, small jokes (often an animation, game, or a message) that are accessible only by typing a text a keystroke.

Apple is one of the first to have proposed such content. In 1987, they hide Easter Eggs built into the ROM of the Macintosh SE. They were typing "G 41D89A" keys in the debugger and appear to see a team photo on the screen:

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Apple iPad 3 event 2012 by Tim Cook in San Francisco

The event titled by Apple "We have something you really have to see. And touch" began with Tim Cook to go up on stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

As always, we start with the necessary statistics that Apple likes to show us the beginning of each Keynote.

• Tim Cook on stage and begins the Keynote ...
• Apple has 3 devices that dominate the market. To iPod, the iPad and iPhone.
• These devices are 76% of the turnover of the company.
• 352.000.000 post PC devices, 62 million in last quarter of 2011.
• 362 retail stores around the world with the new diamond is the store in Grand Cental New York
• Siri upgraded and supported by Japanese today at iOS 5.1 which is available now.
• 585,000 applications in the App Store, 25 billion downloads, 100.000.000 iCloud users and iTunes in Cloud supports movies in 1080p.
• IPad 15.4 million have been sold only in the last quarter of 2011. Most of the PC that sold the first company in the area 15.1ek.
• 200.000 custom applications solely for the iPad will not find in any other "competitive" tablet!

New AppleTV

• New AppleTV which supports 1080p with the new environment!
• iTunes playlists direct to AppleTV through iCloud.
• The new interface is reminiscent of the AppleTV now very much iOS and brings the device closer to the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
• The AppleTV supports 3rd party applications. The price is $ 99 (as the previous model)
• The preorders for the AppleTV start on March 16

New iPad 3

The new iPad Retina display :

• Retina display (The first time the iPad has higher resolution than the screen made the presentation of the event ...)
• 2048 × 1536 total of 3.1 million Pixels. Most ever on a portable device.
• 264ppi, compared with a screen 1080p (1920 × 1080) is 1,000,000 more pixels

• Processor A5X Quad-core graphics! Specially designed for the Retina Display
• Compared to Nvidia Tegra3 (Quad-core), the new A5X has 4 times the performance!

• iSight Camera with 5Mpixel with illuminated sensor and lens elements 5. Similar to the iPhone 4S 3Mpixel but less.
• Recording video in 1080p, with a face recognition, autofocus, auto exposure, etc.

• Voice commands, the virtual keyboard appears and microphone, as in the iPhone.
• 4G LTE network support for users located in the U.S. (Of course there will be iPad 3G version for the rest of the world).

• The new iPad supports most protocols of wireless networks 4G LTE, Fast 3G HSPA +, DC-HSDPA, 3G World Ready mode and Personal Hotspot!
• 10 hours Battery Life (9 hours for the model 4G). Thickness 9.4 mm, 635 grams of weight (slightly heavier than the previous)

• 16GB model is for $499, $599 for the 32GB and $699 for 64GB (3G versions).

• Available March 16 in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Japan, England, Australia.

• Existing applications will be scale-up and will be automatically optimized for the new Retina display. All pre-installed applications have been upgraded and optimized for Retina display.
• Exclusive to iOS the Sketch Book Pro which you can export images larger than 100Mpixel
• Infinity Blade Dungeons with HDR Graphics. To new iPad has more memory and screen resolution than the PS3 and XBOX360!
• All applications "productivity" as the iWork and GarageBand upgraded.
• New iMovie with major upgrades and support 1080p
• New application! iPhoto for iPad, editable and search tool similar photos in your library. Very easy sharing. Supports files up 19MPixel. Tools editing changes in real time.

• The connection port of the new iPad remains the same (30pin connector) so we assume there will be support of many accessories that use it.

Apple is preparing for the keynote of the iPad 3

Slowly but surely, Apple is beginning to prepare the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco to present the iPad 3. For now, there is not much to put in their mouths if not this early display of yellow. Still, it is worth remembering that Apple has invited the press to come and present at the scene to discover a new object, and what new object as it is neither more nor less than a touch pad. This will be a welcome Retina display coupled with a design similar to the iPad almost two and who knows of 4G LTE. That at least is what we whispered in the ears for several weeks now. But the iPad 3 will not be alone. Indeed, the third-generation Apple TV is also expected at the turn. And let's be crazy, a taste of iOS 6 at the same time.

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Tim Cook in Paris

Apple's CEO is in our good old capital - Paris - as reported MacBidouille. There are no photos to prove the statements, but the French site dedicated to Apple indicates the presence of Tim Cook as a "whirlwind tour of the greatest secrecy." The trip is of course professional, although it is not mentioned specific reasons. Several suspicions can be guessed as the signing of a contract where his presence was required as CEO of the company, or in negotiations with operators (like, in connection with the App Store? Apple may adjust the download limit on 3G). Assumptions are obviously vast. It might be worth it to go take a look at Free to talk about the iPhone 4S supposed to be available from January 27 ...

New Apple TV release in March?

Apple TV starts to no longer be replenished in large shops USD. To name a few, Best Buy, Amazon, Target, Walmart or Radio Shack announced to have no stock for the black case of the Apple.

An employee of Best Buy in particular was unable to order a copy at the request of a client.

" It was impossible for me to order one from our software to place orders. The product was listed as "unavailable". If I stick to my experience, this sign shows that the product is being discontinued. "

A3 to Apple TV?

It looks to answer yes. With the latest discoveries in beta iOS 5, it is absolutely clear that a new model will land on the market. The sale date is to date still not known, but the month of March seems to be good. Indeed, Apple will unveil during the third month of the year's iPad 3 (read: Apple apps for the presentation of the iPad 3). It is not impossible that the firm took the opportunity to make a "One More Thing" with the Apple TV 3. To recap, Apple TV 2 (the current) was submitted September 1, 2010 by Steve Jobs just during a "One More Thing."

Apple Authorized Resellers show in Paris

No more bets between French Apple Authorized Resellers and the Cupertino company. Yesterday, forty of them demonstrated outside the Apple Store in the Opera in Paris to denounce their financial strangulation by Apple. All employees at IDLC (zBizcuss group), they explained being "stifled economically for the benefit of real Apple Store, Apple."

Rosa, their spokesman said: "We are angry because Apple gives us for months and did everything to make our work possible." She said Apple is not listening and forcing shops licensed to redirect clients to the real Apple Store, for lack of stock of iPhone or iPad. Arthur, an employee who rolled his hump in the middle since 1982 explains: "For twenty years, Apple was counting on us to sell its inventory, and the day when the group began opening its own stores [from 2001 to the States United ed] it became too much. "he said the signs were approved English put the key under the door as soon as the first Apple Store Apple landed in the country. His fear: that the same scenario occurs in the hexagon. He said Apple prefers "silently kill" rather than terminate their collaboration (though it would cost more money in the firm).

It has been several years that the chain IDLC denounces this unflattering strategy for Apple. For the first time, the group filed suit against the giant American January 6. Two referred complaints against Apple for unfair competition and abuse of dominant position have been filed. Apple has obviously not yet ruled on the subject ...

Apple stream concert by Paul McCartney

To mark the release of a new album by Paul McCartney, Apple will offer to watch streaming an exclusive concert by British artist taking place in the Capitol Studios. Fans of Beatle can observe the different performance this Friday, February 10. It will be necessary against, for us French, to be kind of early risers. Indeed, the event will start at 4am. Platforms in place to watch the show are iTunes and Apple TV. On the latter, it will go to the tab "iTunes Live" under the Internet menu.

Love to the Beatles Apple continues unabated. We remember that Apple had introduced the iTunes Store in 2010 the English group. It is also touted for several weeks through advertisements or even of the emphasis on its music store.

Samsung loses another Mobile Technology patent case against Apple

The Samsung Group has lost another mobile technology patent case against Apple, the second courtroom defeat for the South Korean firm in of a week.

The court in Germany rejected Samsung's lawsuit on a 3G mobile technology case and came in the aftermath of Apple's allegations that the South Korean company copied design elements of the iPad and the iPhone. Samsung counter-sued Apple over various wireless mobile technology patent violations, leading to a global legal battle between the two corporate giants.
Samsung lost a court ruling on the iPhone 4S ban in Italy. In the wake of the rulings, the company expressed its concerns:

"We are disappointed that the court did not share our views regarding the infringement by Apple of this specific patent. We will wait for the written grounds of today's judgment, and after thorough review make a decision about a possible appeal."