As expected Apple has refreshed some of their lineup today, specifically the iMacs and the Mac Minis and they have introduced a new product the Magic Mouse. The new iMacs now comes with either a 21.5-inch display for a 27 inch display and the new Mac Minis have been given a power boost with options for a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor model wit 4GB of memory.
Thinking of getting a new PC or laptop with Windows 7 pre-installed, then checkout PC World, they are offering up to £250 off new PCs running Windows 7. As you probably know Thursday sees the launch of Windows 7 to the general public and to mark this PC World is reducing the price of a number of Toshiba and Dell laptops by £150. The company is also offering a further £100 if you trade-in your old PC, meaning you can save up to £250 off the cost of your next laptop. If you don’t want a laptop, PC World are also offering £150 off the RRP of the Packard Bell iXtreme quad core PC desktop.
Is there a recession? By looking at Apple’s earnings for the last 3 months you wouldn’t think so. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion. That’s a lot of money! These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion for the same period last year. A quick bit of maths shows that Apple’s earnings have gone up by nearly $2 billion. And this isn’t just in the USA. International sales accounted for 46 percent of the quarter's revenue.
It has been confirmed that Spotify and the UK mobile phone operator 3 are working on a mobile phone bundled with access to Spotify. Starting next month 3 will start selling HTC's Hero smartphone and include Spotify premium access in the subscription.
