Apple Store was down a while ago as it was preparing to launch the new Mac product lineup, just in time for the 2009 holiday season. Everyone was anxiously waiting and rightly so, to see what Apple has got up its sleeve for this fall. Now the cat is finally out of the bag! Apple has updated its Mac lineup by introducing the much anticipated new 21 & and 27 inches iMac’s with full HD (2560 x 1440) 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, "mightier" Mac Mini’s with more memory and faster processor, newly designed MacBooks line and the revolutionary new Magic Mouse with multitouch technology.
Apple has released the new iPhone OS Firmware 3.1.2 for the original iPhone (Edge), iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch via an iTunes update. To update to iPhone OS Firmware 3.1.2, all you will have to do is to connect your phone with your computer via usb and start iTunes. You should now see a new message a prompting you to download and install the new firmware. Simply click on “Download and Install” button to get on to the new iPhone OS 3.1.2 firmware.
The new version of iTunes is out! Apple has announced the availability of iTunes 9 at this years “It’s only rock and roll, but we like it” event in San Francisco which includes bunch of new exciting features. Also added is the much needed support for organizing apps for both iPhone and iPod touch.
It’s that time of the year again - The annual Apple’s special music event and its highly anticipated keynote address takes place today on 9/9/09. Apple is expected to refresh the current iPod lineup with 3rd generation iPod Touch getting camera, new range of iPod Nano, iTunes 9 with social networking features and the GM release of iPhone OS 3.1 firmware (unconfirmed).
Apple claimed that the new iPhone 3GS is more enterprise friendly than its predecessors. On the contrary, according to Zdziarski, the new iPhone 3GS encryption fails in protecting sensitive information such as credit card numbers and social-security digits. Infact, it is as easy to access illegal private information just as it was on iPhone 3G or iPhone - while both didn’t feature encryption.
It is being anticipated that the next-gen iPod Touch, releasing this fall by Apple will be integrated with a camera. Nothing will be left undone then! Internet availability, uploading videos on Youtube, hundreds of games to choose from the App Store, huge music library(iTunes), WiFi, built-in-speakers with high sound quality PLUS a camera (probably with video) - like a cherry on the top!
Phil Schiller, Vice President of Marketing at Apple has announced the new iPhone 3G S at Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) today. After a long presentation of the new development tools and corporate features that the phone’s updated operating system, "iPhone 3.0," will support, Schiller finally got to the details about the next-generation phone that has been rumored for months.
We all have been waiting for this! The official client for Skype has finally arrived for both the iPhone and iPod Touch platform and its all yours to download it for free from the App Store.
Just about a few days ago, Amazon revealed Kindle 2 – a book reading device from Amazon which allows you to read books via a 6″ display screen on the device. Advantages include being able to download book through a wireless connection that connects directly to Amazon’s Kindle Store that boast over 90,000 popular titles.
Apple has released a public beta of the upcoming Safari 4 for both Windows and Mac users. Apple has posted a huge list of all the features new to this release. The most prominent of these features is the new “Top Sites” features which works identical to the way how “Most Visited” page works in Google Chrome.
