Apple News Weekly

Apple Releases MainStage 2.1.1

MacRumors Page 2 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:11:33 +0000

Apple today released MainStage 2.1.1, an update to Apple's Logic Studio component for bringing virtual instruments and effects to live performances, via Software Update. According to the release notes, t...

Microsoft Releases Software Updates for Office 2008 and 2004

MacRumors Page 2 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:25:15 +0000

Microsoft today issued a handful of updates for users of the company's Office productivity suite, primarily addressing security issues.

- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.4 Update (221 MB...

Apple Reaches $200 Billion in Market Capitalization

MacRumors Page 2 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:48:50 +0000

Fueled by Friday's announcement of a shipping date for the iPad, Apple's stock price has jumped over 6% in recent trading, pushing the company beyond $200 billion in market value for the first time in its history. AAPL currently sits at over $223 pe...

iPad Available in US on April 3

Apple Hot News — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:09:14 +0000

Apple today announced that its magical and revolutionary iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models. In addition, all models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April. Beginning a week from today, March 12, US customers can pre-order both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models from Apple’s online store or reserve a Wi-Fi model to pick up on Saturday, April 3, at an Apple retail store.

Apple World’s Most Admired Company

Apple Hot News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:30:24 +0000

For the third year in a row Apple has been named the World’s Most Admired Company by Fortune Magazine — this year by the widest margin ever. What makes Apple so admired? Fortune explains: “Product, product, product. This is the company that has changed the way we do everything from consume music to design products to engage with the world around us.” Apple also ranked #1 in Innovation among all companies.

Apple-Nokia Patent Trial On Hold Pending Trade Agency Review

MacRumors Page 2 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:47:08 +0000

The Associated Press reports that a federal court judge in Delaware has placed a hold on the patent dispute between Apple and Nokia pending review of similar, separate cases by the U.S International Trade...

Apple Releases ProKit 5.1 for Leopard and Snow Leopard

MacRumors Page 2 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:43:08 +0000

Apple today released ProKit 5.1 for Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5), an update to the framework that provides the controls and user interface for Apple's pro applications.

This ProKit Update fixes...

Apple Hires Former Mozilla Security Chief

MacRumors Page 2 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:17:29 +0000

PCWorld reports that Apple has hired former Mozilla security chief Window Snyder as a Senior Product Manager in its security group.

Apple is the third browser-maker in the past five years that has employed Snyder, who previous...

10 Billionth Download for iTunes

Apple Hot News — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:52:08 +0000

The New York Times caught up with 10 billion song download winner Louie Sulcer and asked him about his prize, a $10,000 iTunes gift card. Says the 71-year-old Sulcer,”I don’t think I’ll have to worry about buying birthday and Christmas presents anytime soon.”

Tablet Bezel Images Revealed to Be From TESO iPad ‘Clone’

MacRumors Page 2 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:12:26 +0000

In mid-January, The Mac Observer posted several images apparently of a front bezel that its source claimed was for Apple's forthcoming tablet device. We were skeptical of the images, which appeared almost identical to a stretched iPhone, and they di...

Apple Releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1

MacRumors Page 2 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:43:30 +0000

Apple today released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1, bringing RAW image compatibility to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '09 for a number of cameras.

This update extends RAW im...

iTunes Store Tops 10 Billion Songs Sold

Apple Hot News — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:53:08 +0000

Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes Store, the world’s most popular online music, TV, and movie store.

iTunes Store Tops 10 Billion Songs Sold

Apple Hot News — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:53:08 +0000

Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes Store, the world’s most popular online music, TV, and movie store.

Apple Releases Aperture 3.0.1

MacRumors Page 2 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:35:45 +0000

Apple today released Aperture 3.0.1, addressing several issues with the latest version of its professional photo editing and management application released earlier this month.

This update improves overall stability and addresses a nu...

Aerial Footage of Apple’s North Carolina Data Center

MacRumors Page 2 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:15:19 +0000

Data Center Knowlege points to a brief YouTube video posted late last week reportedly showing aerial footage of Apple's massive new data center being constructed in the town of Maiden, North Carolina.

It's plenty big, as illus...

Evidence of Video Conferencing Rediscovered in iPad 3.2 SDK

MacRumors Page 2 — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:02:34 +0000

9to5Mac rediscovers evidence that the iPad 3.2 SDK shows hints of video conferencing. This was first discovered shortly after the SDK's release in January:

We're told that there are hooks to accept and decline a video confer...

Idaho Set to Gain First Apple Retail Store

MacRumors Page 2 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:42:45 +0000

ifoAppleStore reports that Apple is planning to open its first retail store in the state of Idaho, which will become the 42nd state in the U.S. with an Apple retail presence. Apple's first Idaho store is reportedly set to open in Boise as early as S...

CBS to Cut Prices on Some iTunes TV Shows?

MacRumors Page 2 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:22:25 +0000

All Things D reports on comments made by CBS CEO Les Moonves during today's earnings conference call. Moonves reported said that the prices of some of its shows will be $0.99, possibly reflecting moves by Apple.

"There are certain s...

Apple Reportedly Lays Off 40 Final Cut Employees

MacRumors Page 2 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:49:16 +0000

AE Portal News reported last week on a Twitter post claiming that Apple has laid off 40 members of its Final Cut team focused on the company's professional-level video editing software tools. The cuts were apparently focused on remote teams based in...

Nuance Acquires MacSpeech, Beefs Up Plans for Dragon Speech Recognition for Mac

MacRumors Page 2 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:22:20 +0000

Nuance Communications today announced that it has acquired MacSpeech, the leading provider of speech recognition products for the Mac platform. MacSpeech's "Dictate" product for Mac OS X, selected as Best of Show at Macworld San Francisco 2008, alre...

New Placeholder SKUs Appearing in Best Buy Inventory Database?

MacRumors Page 2 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:51:57 +0000

With another Tuesday right around the corner, the MacBook Pro update rumor mill is grinding away again, and this time it's a claim from our forums that Best Buy's internal inventory system has been updated with three new Apple products in the "Mobile...

MWSF 2010 Demo: SachManya’s Yapper

MacRumors Page 2 — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:56:23 +0000

SachManya announced Yapper at Macworld, a web-based tool that allows you to build an iPhone App based on an RSS feed. The product is targeted at bloggers and other content providers who want to create an iPhone app quickly based on their exi...

MWSF 2010 Demo: Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPhone and iPod Touch

MacRumors Page 2 — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:35:03 +0000

Quickoffice demoned Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite, a $9.99 iPhone application that allows you to access, view, edit and share Microsoft Office documents on your iPhone. The app also integrates with various cloud services including MobileM...

MWSF 2010 Demo: Microvision’s SHOWWX Laser Pico Projector

MacRumors Page 2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:24:26 +0000

Microvision showed their SHOWWX which they described as the world's first laser pico projector. Like all pico projectors, the purpose of the device is to project video from your laptop or iPhone/iPod Touch to a wall or screen. The use of las...

MWSF 2010 Demo: Ten One Design’s Inklet

MacRumors Page 2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:15:08 +0000

Ten One Design showed off their Inklet trackpad tablet software for the Mac. Inklet is a $25 application that allows you to use your MacBook, Pro and Air multi-touch trackpad as a pressure sensitive drawing tablet. The drawing area ...

MWSF 2010 Demo: Canson’s Papershow

MacRumors Page 2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:06:16 +0000

Canson demonstrated PaperShow which is a presentation tool that uses a paper/pen combination that controls your presentation and allows you to annotate in real time.

The product includes specially marked paper a...

MWSF 2010 Demo: Carina Software’s SkyFi and Sky Voyager

MacRumors Page 2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:57:18 +0000

Carina Software demoed their Sky Voyager application which is a virtual planetarium that has a large database of stars and deep sky objects. It also supports the iPhone 3GS compass to identify stars and objects by holding your iPhone...

‘Late Night with David Pogue’ Replaces Steve Keynote at Macworld San Francisco 2010

MacRumors Page 2 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:17:56 +0000

New York Times columnist David Pogue delivered his version of the Macworld Keynote speech this morning at Macworld San Francisco 2010. Pogue's presentation took place on opening morning of the expo, a spot held traditionally by Steve Jobs' k...

Apple Addresses Battery Life Issues on New Wireless Keyboards With Firmware Update

MacRumors Page 2 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:37:42 +0000

Apple today released 2009 Aluminum Keyboard Firmware Update 1.0, addressing battery life issues with Apple's recently-redesigned wireless keyboard when used with other Bluetooth devices.

This firmware update improves battery performan...

Apple Releases iLife Support 9.0.4

MacRumors Page 2 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:03:38 +0000

Apple today released iLife Support 9.0.4 via Software Update, bringing stability improvements and compatibility with Apple's new Aperture 3 release.

Provides system software resources that are shared by iLife and other applications. T...