One of the major talking points long used by Google in support of its Android smartphone operating system over iOS is its “open” nature that has allowed handset manufacturers and others to tweak and cust…
Archive for March, 2011
Time Warner and Amazon Forge Ahead as Apple Negotiates With Content Providers
Over the past few weeks, a pair of announcements have seen Time Warner Cable announce a live TV app for iPad and Amazon unveil cloud-based storage for music, two areas in which Apple has been rumored to be trying to roll out its own offerings…
Apple Losing Global Marketing Executive Allison Johnson
All Things Digital reports that Apple vice president of worldwide marketing communications Allison Johnson is leaving the company, reportedly seeking to set up a new marketing and public relations firm. …
Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 2 Brings New Look for iCal
As noted in our forums and by 9 to 5 Mac, Apple’s new developer build of Mac OS X Lion offers a new look for iCal bearing a stronger resemblance to the iPad’s Calendar application. The new look gives the appearance of a physical desktop cale…
Adobe Shows Off Photoshop for iPad With Layer Support
As covered by Photography Bay, Adobe yesterday used its keynote address at Photoshop World 2011 to briefly show off a new concept for a Photoshop app for iPad offering support for layers, a significant leap beyond the capabilities found in the compan…
Apple and Partners Scrambling to Meet iPad 2 Demand Amid Earthquake Effects
A series of new reports indicate that Apple and its suppliers are working hard to ensure a steady flow of iPad 2 units to the market amid strong demand and continuing effects from the Japanese earthquake …
The New MacBook Pro: The Last Notebook You’ll Ever Need
Noting that the new 15- and 17-inch quad-core MacBook Pro models deliver “twice the CPU performance of Core 2 Duo, three times the graphics performance of the previous generation’s Nvidia GeForce GT 330M, and more than ten times the external I/O bandwidth of 800MHz FireWire,” InfoWorld reviewer Tom Yager writes, “This brand of magic can’t be conjured by Apple’s competitors.” He adds: “If, in all of this, you can’t see a reason to upgrade your notebook, maybe I can bring the point home: This might be the last notebook computer you’ll ever need or want.”
Apple Releases Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 2
Apple today pushed out a new developer preview version of Mac OS X Lion, offering an updated build of the company’s next-generation operating system for testing purposes. The new version is Build 11A419.
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Apple Issues Software Update Addressing System Hanging on 13-Inch MacBook Air
Apple today released Mac OS X v10.6.7 Supplemental Update for 13″ MacBook Air (Late 2010), a small software update specifically targeting Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Air and issues with the system freezing while iTunes is in use.<p class="quo…
Apple to End Longest Gap in Retail Store Openings With New Dresden Store
Dresden retail store under construction (Source: iFun.de)
As noted by ifoAppleStore, Apple is poised to end its longest drought of store openings tomorrow when the company opens the doors on its new Altmarkt-Galerie store in Dresden, G…