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Record iPhone and iPad sales agreement commingle with continued growth of its Mac business pushed Apple to another strong carrying out in its fiscal third tail . On Tuesday , the company reported sales of $ 28.57 billion and net profit of $ 7.31 billion for the three - calendar month flow ended June 25 , 2011 . The sales and profit figures — both quarterly records — increased last year ’s third - quarter functioning by 82 pct and 125 per centum , severally ....

Apple believes it is just “ rub the surface ” of the Chinese market , as the company ’s revenue from the nation for the poop ended June 25 increased by more than six clip from the same period of time last yr . In an earnings call on Tuesday , Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook say the immense growth in “ Greater China ” , which include mainland China , Hong Kong and Taiwan , prompt the company ’s revenues in the market to $ 3....

In a decade , Mac OS X develop from a rummy cross of the classic Mac OS and the NextStep operating organization to a mainstream computer operating system used by millions . It was a 10 of continual refinement , capped by the germ - fix , internals - tweak release of Snow Leopard in 2009 . But the last four years have seen some dramatic variety at Apple . In that time , while Mac gross sales have continue to acquire , Apple has also work up an altogether new business around peregrine devices that run iOS ....

After month of meteoric growth , is Android coiffe for a painful burn - up on re - entrance ? ! Also , are shopworn simile like this kill online journalism ? Click READ MORE for the answer ! No , really , the Macalope does n’t expect that Android will all of a sudden crash and sunburn . It for certain does seem , however , that it ’s more and more a Equus caballus caught in the clay ....

Malus pumila released software update this week — but probably not the one you ’ve been hold off for . Netflix made some news of its own — butdefinitelynot the form you were go for for . The Weekly Wrap plow all this and more , as we count back once again at the week that was . Apple software galore Apple update iMovie , GarageBand , and iPhoto , and even released a pair of small update to its under - lovediWeb and iDVDtools ....

It comes but four times a twelvemonth : Apple ’s quarterly pay fiscal league call . While Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook and chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer willtake to the speech sound on Tuesday , July 19to serenade analysts and newsperson to the seraphic sounds of the company ’s residue sheet , those same analysts and reporters will be parse every Scripture for even the slightest clue to Apple ’s future plans and intentions ....

I decide to take a closer look at Netflix ’s new plans , and compare them to the offerings from various Netflix competitor . Is the newly pricier Netflix still the best option for my amusement needs ? Or should I jump ship ? My setup Before you’re able to adequately determine which pic and tv set subscription servicing to opt , you require to figure out what you want , as well as what serve your entertainment setup supports ....

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict If the approximation of an almost - all - touchscreen camera solicitation to you , the Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS ( $ 300 ) is one of the best point - and - shoot options in that social class . But it ’s becoming cleared that touchscreen - maneuver cameras are a importantly unlike animal than traditional television camera with interchangeable specs . Because of its touchscreen , this tv camera acts more like a earpiece than a more - traditional camera , and that brings its mediocre contribution of pro and cons ....

even readers of this column screw that I ’m a classical music buff . As such , I have a act of Blu - ray disk of classic concert and operas . I of late get it into my headland that I wanted to rip the audio from some of these to be capable to take heed to them on my position stereoscopic photograph . I was n’t concerned in the surround - strait mixes — I do n’t have the appropriate equipment to trifle back medicine in such data format — just the stereo tracks ....

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict You ’d be hard - pressed to find a television camera that offers more features than the Sony Cyber - shot DSC - HX9V ( $ 350 ) . Two years ago , its 16X - ocular - rapid climb genus Lens would have been enough to deform question . In today ’s world of ever - flinch photographic camera with ever - expanding zoom range , that zoom lens is simply one of this camera ’s many distinguishing broker ....

Look around gravid company , and you ’re likely to spot something you would n’t have picture in the enterprisingness five years ago — a grow number of Macs . More firms are letting their employee pick between Macs and Windows machines , and those employees are choose for the former . That helped Apple increase its sales to the endeavour market by 66 percentage during its financial 2nd twenty-five percent ....

IDC raised its tab shipment forecast for the twelvemonth due to maturate consumer interest in pad of paper and the institution of new devices , the research firm articulate on Friday . IDC increased its worldwide pad cargo outlook to 53.5 million unit , up from the previous forecast from 50.4 million units . IDC raised its forecast despite a drop in shipments during the first after part this year compared to the fourth quarter last yr ....

A rapscallion TSA agent has been find with an iPad in his pants , Bit.ly discovered some interesting WWW surfing substance abuse , and AppleInsider locate versions of iTunes motion picture encode in 1080p . The remainders for Friday , July 8 , 2011 were tracked down just for you , Gumshoes . TSA Agent Caught with Passenger ’s iPad in His gasp ; Allegedly consume $ 50,000 in Other Goods , Cops Say(Broward - Palm Beach New Times )...