Archive: 2012 — page 2
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The Unlikely Smaller iPad Moves Into Sight
We know for sure that it will be accompanied by sandpaper. That is if Steve Jobs’ quote from October 2010 is anything to go by where he stated that Apple had done extensive testing on the screen sizes of tablets and concluded that 10-inches is…
Future Retina Macs
In early May I wrote about how Apple was going to make use of Intel’s latest processors in this years generation of Macs. At the time no Macs had been updated during 2012 and the iMac amongst others was looking long in the tooth, although…
MacBook Pro with Retina Display Debuts
Coming on the tail of minor updates to Apple’s other notebooks the company took to the stage at WWDC 2012 to unveil a new MacBook Pro with a Retina display. Known as MacBook Pro with Retina Display the new notebook features very powerful innards, long…
Apple Refreshes Notebooks, Desktops Lag Behind
In a demonstration of just how much more important notebooks are to Apple the company today took to the stage at WWDC to refresh all of their portable Macs. Apple gave the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air a minor speed bump as well as releasing…
Expectations at WWDC 2012
WWDC 2012 is approaching quickly and unlike last year it looks like Apple might put on more than a software only show. Equally exciting for 2012 is that in the six months that have passed Apple has released and updated relatively few products. Particularly notable…
Apple's Social Offerings Remain Lacklustre
Music has for centuries been enjoyed by groups of people. Music is by definition an art and art is intended to be enjoyed and shared. To this day millions of people attend live concerts, music festivals and musical shows—all to share the experience of music…
Ivy Bridge Macs
As the fifth month of the year continues to progress the time is nearing for Apple to release a flurry of new Macs. Unlike the days of IBM’s PowerPC CPU architecture it’s now relatively easy to pinpoint when and what Macs are going to get…
4G or "4G"?
Outside of the United States Apple has been making headlines that aren’t exactly positive and it’s all surrounding how the company has chosen to advertise the new iPad. As is common knowledge these days Apple took the bold step to include LTE connectivity in its…
Apple Announces Q212 Revenue of $39.2 billion
Apple today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter of 2012 which ran from January 1 until March 31. The Company posted revenue of $39.2 billion and net quarterly profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.80 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of…
Q212, it's all About iPhone
In a weeks time Apple will reveal the results of its second fiscal quarter of 2012. As ever all eyes will be on the world’s largest company who last quarter reported over a handful of record breaking figures including record breaking quarterly revenue of $46.3…
Apple's Flashback Lesson
Brushed under the carpet or blown out of proportion by the sensational mainstream media? However you think the coverage of the Flashback trojan played out the fact is that Apple handled the whole thing badly. But in typical Apple fashion seems to have scraped through…
Why Sync?
This week the subject of Apple’s cluttered and bloated iTunes app has been on the agenda. Jason Snell over at Macworld originally argued that if Apple is going to embrace the cloud, like it appears to be doing, then iTunes should be simpler. Snell suggests…
Mercurial
In a most auspicious setting Walter Isaacson took to the floor last to talk about his 2011 biography of Steve Jobs. Having visited Amsterdam and Oxford this week on a whistle stop tour promoting the book it was particularly notable that Isaacson’s visit to London…
Battery Is Charged
There has been a lot of talk about batteries and power usage recently. It was all kicked off by the announcement and subsequent release of the third-generation iPad. When the iPad was originally released in 2010 many, including myself, were amazed that the iPad had…
Apple Blazes into the Future with New iPad
Apple today announced a new iPad finally putting an end to the chorus of iPad 3 rumours that have been circulating for many months. The new iPad, which is simply named iPad, is very much in line with the rumours. Also announced today, in line…
Keep Up with Apple's iPad 3 Announcement
In a little under two hours Apple CEO Tim Cook will take to the stage alongside his other senior executives and show the world the new iPad. In addition to the new iPad Apple is expected to announce a new Apple TV too. Rumours about…
On Siri and the iPad
With less than 24 hours to go before Apple unveils the new iPad, speculation has risen to a deafening roar about what will appear on the new tablet. Last month I set out most of what was assumed about the iPad 3, up until this…
Updated Apple TV Due. But It's not what you think.
It’s official. Apple has sent out invites this week to an event being held in San Francisco next Wednesday March the 7th. The event which is certainly going to be focused on the iPad 3 has been in the offing for a number of months…
Shareholder Meeting Reveals Little Insight
Apple today held its annual shareholder meeting on its Cupertino campus. The meeting which I gave some detail on at World of Apple yesterday went as expected with no announcements of particular importance. Most notable from the meeting was a continued insistence from CEO Tim…
Ahead of Apple's Annual Shareholder Meeting
Tomorrow Apple will hold its annual shareholder meeting on its Cupertino campus in California. The expectations for this meeting are greater than normal, they’re practically sky high and honestly largely improbable. Apple’s ASM is actually a relatively under-reported event despite its importance. Last year’s meeting…