November 1, 2010
Firefox 4 Delayed Until Early 2011
Mashable
Stan Schroeder shares details about the next major version of Firefox.
“The next major version of Firefox, originally slated for late 2010, has been delayed until early 2011. The change was announced by Firefox director Mike Beltzner. ‘Completing this work (on Firefox 4) is taking longer than initial estimates indicated as we track down regressions and sources of instability. As part of our commitment to beta users, we will not ship software before it is ready,’ he wrote on the mozilla.dev.planning mailing list.”
Are Google and Samsung Announcing a “Nexus Two?”
Read Write Web
Sarah Perez writes that Google and Samsung may be announcing a Nexus Two smartphone soon.
“Google and Samsung may be announcing a ‘Nexus Two’ smartphone at the mysterious press conference being held on November 8th in New York City. The conference will feature the launch of a ‘new Android device,’ which is now suspected to be the next Google experience phone, meaning a phone featuring the latest hardware and most current version of the Google mobile operating system Android. In this case, it’s expected to be the first phone running ‘Gingerbread,’ the code name for Android 2.3.”
Competition likely to mean smaller margins for Apple in 2011
Ars Technica
Casey Johnston writes why Apple may see smaller gross margins moving forward.
“Apple filed its 2010 Annual Report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (last week). The document shows strong growth in many aspects of the company’s finances, but also carries some warnings about the future of its gross margins. It appears that Apple’s investment in slightly more aggressive pricing of Macs in 2009 over 2008 paid off in 2010: net sales increased by 26 per cent in 2010, after declining by three per cent in 2009. Despite this, Macs’ share of total net sales continue to slide, and are down to slightly more than a quarter (27 per cent) in 2010 from a 32 per cent share in 2009.”
