Posted by G-Funk | Posted on 28-07-2010
Category : News
Tags: Apple, Cinema Display
Apple also announced the release of a new 27″ LED Cinema Display featuring a resolution of 2560×1440. The latest Apple screen features an iSight video camera, microphone and speakers:
“With built-in MagSafe charging, iSight camera, speakers, and USB ports, the LED Cinema Display is ideal for MacBook and MacBook Pro users,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With its massive 2560 x 1440 resolution, the new 27-inch LED Cinema Display is a perfect fit with our powerful new Mac Pro, and it gives iMac users an easy way to double their screen real estate.”
The 27″ display also features a 16:9 aspect ratio, a MagSafe charger as well as a 3-port USB 2.0 hub. An ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the screen’s brightness based on the lighting conditions.
The new LED Cinema Display will be available in September for a price of $999. It requires a Mac with Mini DisplayPort connectivity.
Posted by G-Funk | Posted on 28-07-2010
Category : News
Tags: imac
As predicted, Apple launched new iMacs today featuring the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors and new graphics cards.
“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.”
The new iMacs all feature dedicated graphics cards rather than relying on slower integrated graphics chips. A breakdown of the new models is provided here:
$1199 / 21.5″ / 3.06GHz Core i3 / 4GB / 500MB / ATI Radeon HD 4670
$1499 / 21.5″ / 3.20GHz Core i3 / 4GB / 1TB / ATI Radeon HD 5670
$1699 27″ / 3.20GHz Core i3 / 4GB / 1TB / ATI Radeon HD 5670
$1999 27″ / 2.8GHz Quad-Core Core i5 / 4GB / 1TB / ATI Radeon HD 5750
+$200 27″ / 2.93 GHz Quad-Core Core i7 BTO option
Posted by G-Funk | Posted on 28-07-2010
Category : News
Tags: Magic Trackpad
Apple has released the “Magic Trackpad”
The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi-Touch technology you love on the MacBook Pro.
The new accessory supports a full set of gestures, including two-finger scrolling, pinching to zoom, rotating with your fingertips, three-finger swiping and four finger recognition. Meanwhile, tapping or double tapping on the surface initiates clicking.
Posted by G-Funk | Posted on 28-07-2010
Category : News
Tags: Mac PRo
Apple announced an update to its Mac Pro line, offering up to 12 cores of processing power for up to 50% greater performance than the previous generation. The new Mac Pro also ships with new ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics hardware, with the Radeon HD 5870 available as a build-to-order-option.
“The new Mac Pro is the most powerful and configurable Mac we’ve ever made,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With up to 12 cores, the new Mac Pro outperforms our previous top-of-the-line system by up to 50 percent, and with over a billion possible configurations, our customers can create exactly the system they want.”
Also available for the first time are standard display connectivity of two Mini DisplayPorts and one dual-link DVI port, as well as build-to-order options for 512 GB solid state drives (SSD).
Base configurations include:
- $2499: 1x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core / 3GB RAM / 1 TB HD
- $3499: 2x 2.4 GHz Quad-Core / 6 GB RAM / 1 TB HD
12-core options at either 2.66 GHz or 2.93 GHz push the starting price to $4999. All models are set to begin shipping in August.
Posted by G-Funk | Posted on 27-07-2010
Category : News
Tags: Apple, iLife 11
Mac4ever claims that Apple will finally update its popular iLife suite on August 71th, 2010. The new version will be dubbed iLife ’11 and is said to include a number of new features:
- ILife ’11 will be sold for $79
- Release Date of 08/07/2010
- All applications will be 64-bit
- Improvements in iPhoto faces & places
- Improving the integration of social networks
- IWeb will be totally renewed
- New application??!!
- Disappearance of iDVD
- MobileMe gallery in beta (with faces & places)
August 17th, which also falls on a Tuesday.
Posted by G-Funk | Posted on 27-07-2010
Category : News
Tags: Apple, Cinema Display, imac, Mac PRo
John Gruber (podcast talk show host) hints that Apple may be set to release a new 27-inch 16:9 widescreen display alongside updated Mac Pros and iMacs sometime Tuesday (July 27th) .
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.
Gruber suggests in a “doubly-hypothetical” manner that Apple’s ”Magic Trackpad” that was approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission last week could also make an appearance as well.
Posted by G-Funk | Posted on 22-07-2010
Category : News
Tags: 3g, iPhone, Skype
Skype’s iPhone application has received a much-anticipated update , bringing support for multitasking in iOS 4.
- Run Skype in the background with multitasking in iOS4. Receive Skype calls and IM while other apps are running or when your iPhone is locked. You can also continue your call while you switch to another application. Multitasking is available only with iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS.
In a blog post on the release, Skype also announced that it has dropped plans to charge for calls made over 3G networks. The company had previously stated that it was planning to institute charges after an introductory period of free calling.
Posted by G-Funk | Posted on 21-07-2010
Category : News
Tags: Apple, iPhone 4
Apple called for a press conference last week in the mist of reports of an issue with the iPhone 4 “antenna issue” , users of the iPhone 4 were reporting that if the new phone was being held “covering the lower left side” , the signal drops making it loose connection and would also drop calls.
Apple CEO “Steve Jobs” took the stage at 4 infinite loop and did a short presentation on “Smartphone antenna performance” along side some hard data numbers from AppleCare and AT&T to explain that nothing is wrong with the iPhone 4′s antenna and that its an issue with all smartphones,in addition, to please its customers, Apple will be providing “Bumpers” to all current and new iPhone 4 owners to avoid the issue from occurring, offer will last till September 30th, a special page for customers to sign for a free bumper will go live later this week on apple’s site.
To watch the presentation, head over to Apple’s site, also, you can read more on apple’s explanation of “Smartphone Antenna Performance” here.
Posted by G-Funk | Posted on 21-07-2010
Category : News
Tags: Apple, ibooks, iTunes
Apple yesterday updated its iBooks application for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch yesterday to add similar functionality, as well as several other enhancements.
- 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.
The iBooks update comes alongside iTunes 9.2.1, which brought several minor enhancements to the company’s media management, playing, and syncing application.
Posted by G-Funk | Posted on 21-07-2010
Category : News
Tags: iTunes
Apple has released a maintenance update for iTunes . The new version is available via Apple’s Software Update and provides a number of bug fixes:
- Disables older versions of some incompatible third-party plug-ins
- 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
