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MacBook Air Refresh Nears
The week has kicked off with reports that Best Buy has suspended the ordering of MacBook Airs from its online store. All MacBook Air models on the Best Buy site are now listed as "Not Available for Shipping", Apple's online store still lists the notebooks…
Mac OS X 10.6.8 Release Prepares for Lion
Apple has released the eighth major update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard via Software Update. The update which will presumably be the last for Mac OS X 10.6 primarily prepares users systems for the next major Mac OS update which is due in July…
Apple Silently Updates AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule
Today Apple has quietly updated both the AirPort Extreme WiFi base station and Time Capsule backup drive, but the changes have left many wondering what exactly has changed. A noticeable change to the Time Capsule is a bump in storage capacities with Apple now selling…
Apple Releases Final Cut X
Following several months of discussion and rumours, Apple has release Final Cut X . The product from Apple represents a complete rewrite of Final Cut with a Magnetic Timeline that lets you edit on a flexible, trackless canvas; Content Auto-Analysis that categorizes your content upon…
Apple Begins Fifth Avenue Plaza Overhaul
Apple has begun work on a major renovation to the plaza that sits above its famous Fifth Avenue retail store in New York City. The renovations which will take until early November will see the iconic glass cube removed and then reinstalled. The details of…
Latest iPad Ad Focuses on 'Now'
Apple has begun airing its latest iPad advert which focuses on the subject of 'Now'. The advert looks at how the consumption of many forms of media has become instantaneous from reading newspapers to looking at the stars.
Apple's 2011 Back to School Program Begins
Apple has today launched its Back to School program offering a $100 (£65) Back to School Card to use on the Mac App Store, the App Store, the iTunes Store, and the iBookstore. When you buy a new qualifying Mac with Apple education pricing from…
Apple Retail Chief Scooped Up by J.C. Penney
Apple's Senior Vice President of Retail Ron Johnson who has long been associated with the company's rapturous retail success is leaving the company to become president and eventually CEO of J.C. Penney. In an official statement J.C. Penney announced that Johnson will become CEO of…
Apple and Nokia Settle Patent Dispute
After a long running dispute over a number of patents Apple and Nokia have settled the suit. The settlement covers all patent litigation between the companies, including the withdrawal by Nokia and Apple of their respective complaints to the US International Trade Commission. The dispute…
Unlocked iPhone 4 Hits US Shores
Apple has begun selling unlocked GSM iPhone 4s in the US. The move was expected but the timing is strange as AT&T lost its exclusivity over the iPhone 4 earlier this year. Prices for the unlocked iPhone 4 start at $649 for the 16GB model…
iTunes 10.3.1 Delivers Minor Bug Fixes
Apple has released a minor update to iTunes which presumably fixes a number of minor bugs that arose from the initial launch of iTunes 10.3 on Monday. No news notes are included with iTunes 10.3.1 but a number of discussion topics on Apple's support forums…
Apple Design Award 2011 Winners Announced
Last night in San Francisco Apple held its annual Apple Design Awards at WWDC 2011. The Apple Design Awards are presented to applications that excel in design and innovation. Applications from four categories are awarded: Student, iPhone, iPad, and Mac. To be illegible an application…
Apple Posts iTunes 10.3
Apple has iTunes 10.3 available for download on the main Apple website. Despite releasing iTunes 10.5 beta to developers the new version for the public brings some early iCloud features which are available to iOS 4.3 devices. The following notes accompany the iTunes 10.3 download…
WWDC 2011 Keynote Available to Watch [U]
Apple has posted a stream of today's WWDC keynote which saw Steve Jobs, Scott Forstall, Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi take the stage to show off iOS 5, iCloud and Mac OS X Lion. Lots of information was presented during today's keynote, here are the…
Apple Details MobileMe to iCloud Switchover
Following today's announcement that MobileMe will be folded and its services moved to Apple's new iCloud service the company has now detailed how this switchover will occur . In a support note and email to MobileMe customers Apple says that existing accounts have "been automatically…
iOS 5 and iTunes 10.5 Betas Available, Lion Preview 4, iCloud Live
Following today's WWDC keynote where Apple discussed Mac OS X Lion , iOS 5 and iCloud the company has now released a slew of updates for registered developers. Apple has released the first beta of iOS 5, as well as iTunes 10.5. The fourth preview…
Quick Look at iTunes in iCloud in iOS 4.3 [U]
Today Apple announced its brand new service iCloud , as part of iCloud both the iOS App Store and iTunes Store allow purchases of songs, videos and Apps to be downloaded to a new iOS device if they've been previously purchased on another device. Immediately…
Apple Unveils iTunes in the Cloud
As part of Apple's iCloud service announced today at WWDC the company also discussed iTunes in the cloud. iTunes in the cloud lets you download your previously purchased iTunes music to all your iOS devices at no additional cost, and new music purchases can be…
Apple Announces Free iCloud Service
During today's WWDC keynote Steve Jobs announced iCloud, a brand new service from Apple. iCloud is a set of free new cloud services that work seamlessly with applications on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content in…
iOS 5 Available this Fall with Over 200 New Features
Apple has today announced a brand new version of iOS for iPhones, iPads and iPod tocuhes. iOS 5 will be available as a free software update for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad, iPod touch (fourth generation) and iPod touch (third generation) this fall…