Archive: 2010 — page 17
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Tim Cook Awarded $22 million Bonus
Apple yesterday filed a Form-8K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States to inform investors that the company's board had unanimously a one time bonus for Apple COO Tim Cook. Tim Cook who took the place of Steve Jobs during the…
iPhone App Review: Happening
Happening for the iPhone is built solely to allow access to Yahoo's Upcoming service. Upcoming which has been around since 2003 is a social networking events website, the most useful facility on the site is the ability to search for music concerts, art exhibitions, conferences…
iPad Mute Switch Replaced with Rotation Lock
Apple has made a minor change to the iPad on the day that the Wi-Fi version became available for pre-order . The Loop points out that the "mute" switch located above the volume rocker has been made into a screen rotation lock.
iPad Available for Pre-Order in US
As expected Apple has made the iPad available for pre-order in the US today. Those looking to purchase an iPad in the US can pre-order both the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G. WiFi versions will be delivered on April 3 with the Wi-Fi + 3G…
Apple Releases Safari 4.0.5
Apple today released Safari 4.0.5 for Mac and Windows, the minor update to Safari brings performance improvements and bug fixes. Apple describes the update as delivering: Performance improvements for Top Sites Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins Stability improvements for websites with online forms and Scalable…
Hexacore Mac Pro Expected Within 7 Days
It is being rumoured by ZDNet that Apple will release a new Mac Pro model this coming Tuesday with a new hexacore Core i7-980x processor. According to ZDNet the "tipsters" point towards Tuesday, March 16 as the likely date for the release. The Core i7-980x…
Jobs Ranked 136th On World Rich List
Today Forbes published its list of world billionaires, crowning a new richest person with Carlos Slim Helu beating Bill Gates and Warren Buffet to the top. This year Steve Jobs ranked 136th on the world rich list with an increased estimated wealth of $5.5 billion…
Apple Offers Developer iPhone SDK 3.2b4 for iPad
Apple today released the fourth beta of iPhone SDK 3.2 which is aimed solely at the iPad due for United States release on April 3 . The update continues Apple's trend of bi-weekly updates. iPhone SDK 3.2 provides support for developing iPad applications. This beta…
Apple Entices with $99 Mac Developer Program
Late last week Apple revamped the packages available to developers who wish to create applications for the Mac. In a move which is reminiscent of the iPhone developer program Apple has created the Mac Developer Program and priced it at $99 per annum. Developers used…
Apple Airs First iPad Advert During Academy Awards
During the 82nd Annual Academy Awards which took place last night Apple aired the first advert for the iPad which goes on sale April 3 in the U.S. The 30 second spot entitled "Meet iPad" features The Blue Van's song "There goes my love". The…
Mac OS X 10.6.3 Remains in Developer Testing [U]
Apple today released another build of Mac OS X 10.6.3 to registered developers. Build 10D567 is reportedly similar to previous builds and follows just six days after the last release . Mac OX 10.6.3 build 10D567 weighs in at 718.7MB as a delta download, 783.3MB…
iPad to Ship in US April 3
Apple has announced today that the iPad will ship in the US on April 3 with WiFi+3G models following in late April. Apple also said that all models of iPad would be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK…
Apple Tops Fortune Most Admired Companies List
For the third consecutive year Apple has come on top of Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies" and this year has increased the margin of its win to the largest in the 10-year history of the survey. The ranking is based on a survey of 4,200…
Apple Expected to Begin iPad Sales March 26
During the official launch of the iPad in January, Apple said that the iPad would go on sale worldwide at the end of March. Mac Rumors is now reporting that it has heard that the official on sale date is Friday, March 26th at 6PM…
Five Mac OS X Applications You Should Own
As more and more of my friends and colleagues move from their PCs to the world of Macs; I am often asked what programs they should install on their new machines. Apple usually includes the latest version of iLife with most computer purchases, so I…
Apple Snaps Up Ex-Microsoft Security Chief
Apple has hired a former Microsoft security chief who served a lead on Windows XP Service Pack 2, at Apple the security expert will serve as senior security product manager. According to PC World Window Synder began work at Apple this week, Synder has in…
Apple Files iPhone Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against HTC [Update-2]
Apple today revealed that it has filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing 20 of Apple's iPhone patents relating to "user interface, underlying architecture and hardware." The lawsuit was filed with both the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in Delaware…
Apple Tackles Aperture Issues With Update
Apple has issued a minor update to tackle stability issues in Aperture 3 which was released earlier this month. Aperture 3.0.1 - 29.41MB This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of issues in Aperture 3, including: Upgrading libraries from earlier versions of Aperture…
Steve Jobs Hosts Annual Shareholder Meeting
Yesterday afternoon Apple held its annual shareholder meeting at its Cupertino headquarters. This year discussions focused primarily on the company's financial situation and environmental issues. At the meeting the shareholders re-elected Jobs and the Apple board of directors. The topic of previous board member Eric…
UK iPad Pricing Rumoured
Apple has yet to reveal UK iPad pricing stating that it will do so nearer the time of release. Today Geeky Gadgets has published a tip claiming that iPad pricing will begin at £389. In addition to pricing the site states that despite Apple expecting…