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Logic Updates Bring Garageband for iPad Support
Today Apple released minor updates for Logic Pro and Logic Express, whilst the updates include a number of changes and fixes they primarily add support for projects imported from Garageband for iPad.
iPhone 5 Camera Expected to Snap at 8MP
As is to be expected the iPhone 5 looks likely to receive a bump in the quality of its rear facing camera. The current 5MP camera on the iPhone 4 is supplied by Taiwanese company Largan Precision, the same company is now expecting to ship…
iOS 5 Rumoured to Drop 3GS Support
In a single Tweet Eldar Murtazin, editor-in-chief of Russian mobile phone blog Mobile-Review has cast speculation on whether the next major update to iOS will be compatible with the iPhone 3GS. The tweet posted earlier today reads: "Just one comment. Apple iPhone 3Gs wont be…
France Telecom CEO Discusses New Thinner, Smaller iPhone
In an interview with All Things Digital France Telecom CEO Stephane Richard has dicussed the upcoming iPhone and how Apple has been discouraged from using an e-SIM and instead to use an even smaller SIM card. The original revelation came last week when another Orange…
Apple Responds to Lodsys Patent Threats
Apple has today stepped into the dispute over In-App purchases which Lodsys claims infringes one of its patents and has asked iOS developers to license it from them. Apple has today sent out information to iOS developers with documentation outlining the Lodsys patent and a…
64GB iPhone 4 Memo a Typo
Following yesterdays publication of an internal memo from Russell Cellular it has now been confirmed that the reference to a 64GB iPhone 4 was a typo. Russell Cellular a third party Verizon retailer has reportedly reached out to This is my next to confirm the…
Sources Suggest iPhone 5 Curved-glass Display
Industry sources have reported to DigiTimes that Apple will adopt a curved-glass display for the iPhone 5. The sources who are familiar with the Taiwan-based supply chain have suggested that glass manufacturers have been "reluctant to commit investment to the purchase of glass cutting equipment…
Fallout from Foxconn Plant Explosion Continues
Following the explosion at Foxconn's Chengdu plant on May 20 there have been a number of further developments. Over the weekend it was reported that a third person had died following the explosion that ripped through Foxconn's newest assembly plant. News coming out of China…
Apple Store Changes Covered in More Detail
Today Apple has been rolling out a number of important changes to its retail stores around the world. Earlier World of Apple reported how Apple has installed iPads next to every product in the store offering product details, price comparisons and the ability to call…
Apple Readying 64GB iPhone
Update: Memo confirmed to contain a typo Third party Verizon retailer Russell Cellular has circulated a memo this week that This is my next has become privy to . The memo mentions both a 32GB and 64GB iPhone, and although could be a genuine error…
Interactive iPad Displays Key to Retail Store Revamp
Following much speculation Apple has today quietly unveiled what was known internally as "Apple Store 2.0". The change means that products displayed in Apple retail stores are now flanked with an iPad showing product information and price comparisons rather than a card plaque. The new…
Apple Issues Statement on Foxconn Plant Explosion
Following the news earlier today that there had been a large explosion at one of Foxconn’s plants in Chengdu, China. Apple has now given a statement to All Things Digital expressing sadness for the incident and explaining that it will work with Foxconn to address…
Verizon CFO Talks iPhone 5, WIll be World-Mode Device
Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo has today claimed that the next-generation iPhone will be a “world-mode” device capable of running on both CDMA and GSM networks.
Explosion Rips Through iPad Production Plant
It is being reported today that an explosion at a Foxconn plant in Chengdu, south-west China has killed two and injured dozens of others. Foxconn is the manufacturer of many products but this particular building is said to be the assembly plant of the iPad…
Apple Pushes Out Second Mac OS X 10.6.8 Build
Apple has today delivered the second build of Mac OS X 10.6.8 to registered Mac developers. Apple began testing of the latest update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard last week.
Apple Retail Stores Celebrate 10 Years
On this day ten years ago Apple opened its first two retail stores, the first in Tyson's Corner, VA, and three hours later Glendale Galleria in South California. As pointed out by Apple 2.0 Channel Marketing Corp. president David Goldstein told Businessweek , "I give…
Apple's US Back-to-School Could Kick Off Next Week
Apple Back-to-School program in the US could kick off as early as next week according to people familiar with Apple's retail operations. The rumour from AppleInsider says that Apple is "currently gearing up for its yearly educational promotion." AppleInsider indicates that numerous reports of a…
Apple Updates Digital Camera RAW and ProKit
Apple has today issued two software updates improving the compatibility of some of the new Digital SLR cameras with Apple’s prosumer and professional software as well as fixing numerous minor issues within the company’s range of professional products.
iPhone 4 and iPad Displays Praised
Both the iPhone 4 and iPad has this week been awarded for the quality of their displays. Apple’s iPhone 4 won the Display of the Year Gold Award from The Society for Information Display on Monday, while the iPad display won the Display Application of…
Thunderbolt MacBook Airs Rumoured for June or July Release
Apple is said to be preparing to receive shipments of brand new Thunderbolt equipped MacBook Airs for release in either June or July. The MacBook Air models which are also said to include Intel's Sandy Bridge processors will reportedly begin filling the supply chain "in…