Search Results for: apple

Apple 27 Inch LED Cinema Display Announced

July 27, 2010 by 1 Comment

Apple [AAPL] has announced a new 27 inch Cinema Display today. The new display is LED based, measures 27 inches and has a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.

The new screen size makes it 60 percent larger than the 24 inch model. Features built in include an iSight video camera, a microphone, speakers and a USB 2.0 hub that is powered.

The screen uses a universal MagSafe connector. The large screen has been designed as a companion to MacBook family or Mac Desktops to be used as a primary or secondary screen. Price wise, it costs $999. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Displays

Apple iMac Line Updated

July 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The Apple [AAPL] store has re-opened and is now offering some new goodies. The first which we already mentioned a few moments ago is the Apple Magic Trackpad that is now available to purchase.

Next up is the Apple iMac line that has received a welcomed update. Apple has introduced Core i3, i5 and i7 processors along with a new graphics chipset on to the new iMac line. Prices start at $1,199 for the lower end.

Speed wise, the top end have quad-core processors. Graphics wise, they now include ATI Radeon HD 5759.

“We took the world’s best all-in-one and made it even better,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With the latest processors, high-performance graphics and signature aluminum and glass design, customers are going to love the latest iMac.”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets

Apple Magic Trackpad Details Announced

July 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Details of the Apple Magic Trackpad have now been uploaded to the Apple site.

The Magic Trackpad is a multi-touch enabled trackpad that lets you work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same multi-touch found on the MacBook Pro and supports gestures that make it easier to work with a computer.

Gestures allow you to swipe through pages of a book whilst online. Inertial scrolling is also included that allows you to more easily scoll up and down a page.

The Magic Trackpad is Bluetooth and connects up to a Mac via that technology. It can be used with or without a mouse depending on what your needs are. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets

Apple Magic Trackpad Unveiled

July 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment

We’ve seen some speculation about an Apple [AAPL] Magic Trackpad over the last few months and now, it appears that it has landed on the Apple store.

Right now it is only in the Apple Store’s app for iOS 4 that works only in the US at the moment. We’ll get the details as soon as they go live on the Apple store which we expect will open in the next few minutes.

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets

Apple Store Goes Down – New iMacs Incoming?

July 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment

We have been hearing rumours the last few days that a new iMac could be launching soon along with a few other products. The rumours started last week when stores were told to let their iMac stock deplete.

Yesterday, John Gruber of daring fireball said…

We’ll have much to talk about, what with the new Mac Pros (finally, right?), speed-bump iMacs, and the gorgeous new 16:9 27-inch Cinema Display that Apple might hypothetically release tomorrow. UPDATE: Doubly-hypothetical, but who knows, maybe even that desktop multitouch trackpad device I first mentioned last October, too.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Tech News

Apple Respond to DMCA Jailbreak Exemption – Warranty Will be Void

July 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Yesterday, iPhone jailbreaking was made legal by a new DMCA exception ruling. Apple [AAPL] has now made an official response about the ruling and essentially say that your warranty will be void if doing it.

‘Apple’s goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience. As we’ve said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this can violate the warranty and can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Apple iMac Could get a Refresh with USB 3.0 and CPU Update

July 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment

New rumours have surfaced today that indicate Apple [AAPL] could be about to update the iMac.

The rumours indicate that the 21.5 inch 3.06GHz iMac stock will not be updated while others have been told to keep their inventory low. This could indicate that a new model is about to be announced and launched.

We are not sure what exactly will be included in the new update (if it happens yet), but we have heard USB 3.0 could be included as well as FireWire 1600 or 3200. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets

Apple Pulls App from App Store that Sneakily Added Internet Tethering

July 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment

An application was recently approved by Apple [AAPL] that acted as a flashlight. The app was called Handy Light and from a quick look at it, it appeared to be a flash light app that simply lit up the iPhone so you could see better in the dark.

Nick Lee, the developer of the Handy Light app, managed to sneakily insert some code that enabled tethering on the iPhone. The app cost $1 and by tapping a sequence of colours on the screen a hidden function enabled the tethering features of the iPhone.

The reasons we believe it was pulled was not only for sneakily adding code in and pulling the wool over Apple’s eyes, but it also allowed users to access tethering which would normally cost those on AT&T [T] an extra $20/month. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Apple Indicated the Free iPhone Case to fix Signal Problems will Cost $175M

July 21, 2010 by 2 Comments

Apple [AAPL] last week revealed in the press conference that they were to provide a free case to all iPhone 4 owners and all those who plan to buy an iPhone 4 up till September 30. At that point the situation will be re-evaluated.

On the earnings call yesterday a question was asked about the free case and the impact it will have…

“Any way to quantify the impact of the free bumpers on next quarter?”

To which an answer came…

“Two impacts. We will need to defer revenue for the iPhone 4s that we’ve sold where we’ve not delivered the bumpers and we haven’t heard from the customers. Our estimate is $175 million. We will expense the cost of the bumpers when we ship them to customers. Our most important objective is to take care of every customer and delight them.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Apple Post Third Quarter Results – All-Time Record Revenue

July 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Yesterday, Apple [AAPL] posted it’s third quarter results. The quarter included a full three months of iPad sales along with the roll out of the iPhone 4.

Profits reported were $3.25b with revenues of $15.7b which is an increase the same quarter from last year.

Apple sold 3.27 million iPads. The iPhone 4 sold well although the iPod is showing decline at the moment. An interesting detail mentioned on the call was that the iPad and iPhone 4 stocks are constantly being sold. Everything the company can make is being sold which is quite impressive. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Tech News

Apple iBooks for iPad and iPhone Updated

July 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment

As well as introducing a new version of iTunes last night, Apple [AAPL] also pushed out a new version of iBooks for the iPad and iPhone. The new version is iBooks 1.1.1 and brings several new features to the eBook reader.

The new features include the following…

* Double-tap an image within a book to view it in greater detail.
* Experience books that include audio and video.
* Enjoy substantial performance improvements when reading PDFs.
* Look-up definitions to English words inside books without a specified language.
* Addresses an issue that may have caused some book downloads to not complete.
* Includes many stability and performance improvements. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Apple iTunes 9.2.1 Update Arrives

July 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Apple [AAPL] has made a new iTunes update available for download. The new version is iTunes 9.2.1 that fixes a few important bugs. The list includes the following…

* Addresses minor issues with dragging and dropping items
* Addresses a performance issue when first syncing to some devices with iTunes 9.2
* Addresses an issue upgrading to iOS 4 on an iPhone or iPod touch with encrypted back-ups
* Addresses other issues that improve stability and performance [Read more…]

Filed Under: Tech News