Archive for the ‘Apple’ Category
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Apple today released Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3, a significant update to its professional video editing application. The free update is available from the Mac App Store.
Apple updates Final Cut Pro X to v10.0.3
Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3 is available from the Mac App Store for SGD$299.99 (incl. GST) to new users, or as a free update for existing Final Cut Pro X customers.
The update introduces the following main features:
- Multicam editing that automatically syncs up to 64 angles of video and photos.
- Advanced chroma keying for handling complex adjustments right in the app.
- Enhanced XML for a richer interchange with third party apps and plug-ins that support the fast growing Final Cut Pro X ecosystem.
- Beta of broadcast monitoring that supports Thunderbolt devices as well as PCIe cards.
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Tags:Apple, Final Cut Pro X, update, video
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
Here’s a selection of Apps from the Mac App Store to check out for your Mac as we transit from Lunar New Year to Valentine’s Day.
Angry Birds Seasons in Apple Mac App Store (SGD$4.99, Rovio)
Angry Birds Seasons (S$4.99, Rovio)
With the dragon year, the new update from Rovio brings an all new mystical dragon, as well as tons of unique levels, and exploding fireworks that light up the night sky.
Tropico 3: Gold Edition from the Apple Mac App Store (SGD$34.99, Feral Interactive)
Tropico 3: Gold Edition (S$34.99, Feral Interactive)
Ever wonder what it’s like to own your own island? Tropico 3 has you covered, dropping you into a tropical paradiso where you call the shots. Rule with an iron fist or velvet glove as you expand your economy, and turn your land into a tourist mecca or military empire!
Cake Mania Main Street from Apple Mac App Store (SGD$4.99, Digital Chocolate)
Cake Mania Main Street (S$4.99, Digital Chocolate)
Try your hand at city management in this all-new take on the Cake Mania franchise. Own multiple storefronts, upgrade your inventory, and grow your village into a shoppers paradise.
Fantastical from the Apple Mac App Store (SGD$19.99, Flexibits)
Fantastical (S$19.99, Flexibits)
Our favorite calendar companion for Mac is now additionally fluent in French, Italian, Spanish, & German languages with its latest update. Type out the details of your appointment or event in normal speak and this app will schedule it for you right away.
PDFpenPro from Apple Mac App Store (SGD$99.99, Smile Software)
PDFpenPro (S$99.99, Smile Software)
This powerful PDF editor comes with a wealth of functions including custom form creation and makes for a great alternative to the more expensive Adobe Acrobat Pro. It’s newest update enhances the app with iCloud to allow for document sharing with its new PDFpen app for iPad.
Tags:Apple, Apps, Mac
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne could have been US$36 billion richer had he held on to his 10% in Apple in 1976.
In an Oct. 7 interview with Bloomberg, Wayne, 77, called Wozniak and Jobs “intellectual giants,” but “also felt it was going to be something of a roller coaster,” adding, “If I’d stayed with them, I was going to wind up the richest man in the cemetery.” Instead, he relinquished his stake 11 days after signing.
The $2,300 that he received in 1976 for the 10% stake would have become more than $36 billion today.
Warren Buffet would have hung on.
On hindsight, Wayne doesn’t seem to have any regrets.
He tells Bloomberg, “If I’d stayed with them, I was going to wind up the richest man in the cemetery.”
Read about Ronald Wayne and Apple’s founding in this Bloomberg story.
Tags:Apple, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
In less than one year, 100 million apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store.
Apple's Mac App Store tops 100 million downloads.
“With Autodesk products in both the App Store and Mac App Store, we can reach hundreds of millions of Apple users around the world,” said Amar Hanspal, senior vice president of Platform Solutions and Emerging Business at Autodesk. “With our free AutoCAD WS and the more powerful professional drafting tools of AutoCAD LT, we’re using the Mac App Store to deliver new products and reach a growing base of new Mac customers.”With thousands of free and paid apps, the Mac App Store brings the App Store experience to the Mac.
Users can buy apps using their iTunes account, and download and install them in just one step.
Apple’s App Store now has more than 500,000 apps.
Overall, customers have downloaded more than 18 billion apps and continue to download more than 1 billion apps per month.
The Mac App Store offers thousands of apps in Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity, Utilities and other categories.
“The Mac App Store has unparalleled reach and has completely transformed our distribution and development cycle,” said Saulius Dailide of the Pixelmator Team. “Offering Pixelmator 2.0 exclusively on the Mac App Store allows us to streamline updates to our image editing software and stay ahead of the competition.”Users can browse new and noteworthy apps, find out what’s hot, see staff favourites, search categories and look up top charts for paid and free apps, as well as user ratings and reviews.
The Mac App Store is included with Mac OS X Lion and is available as a software update for any Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
Mac developers set the prices for their apps, keep 70 percent of the sales revenue, are not charged for free apps and do not have to pay hosting, marketing or credit card fees.
Tags:Apple, Apps, downloads, Mac, Mac OS
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
For SITEX 2011 (24-27 November) tomorrow, check out the offers from Nubox at Booth 6D30 and 6E30 in Hall 6 of the Singapore EXPO.
Up to 70% discount on an extensive range of accessories
Receive deals worth up to $495 for purchases of any iMac, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro or iPod.
Deals up to $495 for Apple products
Nubox is offering up to 70% discount on an extensive range of accessories, from powerful speakers and docks for Apple gadgets, to the latest iPhone and iPad cases.
There are also spin consoles that allow you to mix, scratch and play music at your fingertips like a DJ.
Consumers can also participate in Nubox’s early Christmas dip to win an iPod touch and other awesome prizes.
Tags:Apple, Nubox, promotions, SITEX 2011
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Sunday, November 6th, 2011
GarageBand 1.1 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is available on the App Store for USD$4.49 to new users, or as a free update for existing GarageBand for iPad customers.
GarageBand 1.1 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is available on the App Store
GarageBand is a universal app that runs on iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPod touch (3rd & 4th generation).
The music creation app from Apple was Introduced earlier this year on the iPad. GarageBand uses Apple’s Multi-Touch interface to make it easy for anyone to create and record their own songs, even if they’ve never played an instrument before.
GarageBand features a collection of fun Touch Instruments that sound great and make it easy for beginners or experienced musicians to play and record keyboards, guitars, drums and basses in a wide variety of styles.
“The innovative Multi-Touch interface combined with Smart Instruments makes it easy to create great sounding music, even if you’ve never studied music or played an instrument before,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.Smart Instruments now allow you to choose from an extensive new library of custom chords so you can play and strum along with your favourite songs.
You can plug your electric guitar into iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to play and record through classic amps and stompbox effects, or record your voice or any acoustic sound using the built-in microphone.
GarageBand allows you to record and mix up to eight tracks and then share your finished song with friends or send it to your Mac to keep working on it in GarageBand or Logic Pro.
Tags:Apple, Apps, GarageBand, music
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Having just launched the new e-mail app earlier in the day, Google has withdrawn it new Gmail app from iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices after users started getting error messages.
“Unfortunately, it contained a bug which broke notifications and caused users to see an error message when first opening the app,” the company said in a blog. “We’ve removed the app while we correct the problem.”The newly-launched app is the first Gmail app for Apple’s iOS devices.
Google is now fixing the software bug and will release a new version. In the meantime, users who have already installed the app can continue using it, despite the bug.
Read the breaking story on Bloomberg.
Tags:Apple, Gmail, Google, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Apple has finally broke its silence on the matter. A spokeswoman for Apple, Natalie Harrison, acknowledges that a “small” number of customers have reported “lower-than-expected battery life on iOS 5 devices.
"The power-efficient A5 chip and iOS 5 deliver outstanding battery life," says Apple's website.
It’s interesting that she mentioned iOS5 devices, instead of specifically iPhone 4S, when referring to the customer complaints.
So the problem is not confined to just the newly launched and hugely popular iPhone 4S. It’s just that the 4S has been hogging the headlines.
She tells Bloomberg that “We have found a few bugs that are affecting battery life and we will release a software update to address those in a few weeks.”
Tags:Apple, iPhone, smartphone
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Anybody up for an iPad 2 crusted with T-Rex bone, 24-carat gold and 12.5 carats of diamonds? Better hurry cos’ it’s already 50% sold out and it’s only going for — £5,000,000!
Only two will be made by British designer Stuart Hughes, and one has already been sold to an undisclosed customer, so hurry before you miss the purchase of a life time.
Stuart is well-known for a series of ‘ultra-luxury’ gadgets, which includes the world’s most expensive phone – a £5,000,000 gold and diamond encrusted iPhone; and a £219,000 Macbook Air that’s coated with 24-carat gold 53 diamonds.
Check out the original story by Rob Waugh of Daily Mail.
Tags:Apple, iOS, iPad, iPhone, MacBook, notebooks, smartphone, tablets
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
It’s been a busy few days of earnings results from IT bigwigs. Here’s a quick sum-up of the state of the IT industry:
Yahoo! did well with profits beating estimates – could it be because expectations were low?
Conversely, Apple didn’t do so good, missing analysts’ predictions for the first time in at least six years – but that’s probably because expectations were so high!
Google’s doing real well with sales and profit beating estimates – from search advertising growth as usual.
Microsoft is patting itself on its back – for not having bought Yahoo! back in 2008. And taking a swipe at Google’s Android – Steve Balmer says you need to be a computer scientist to use an Android smart phone, unlike Windows Phone 7.
RIM’s still trying to find its way forward by taking a step backward – trying to bridge new QNX with “old” BlackBerry OS 7 – hope that works out.
Amazon is being sued for screwing up the career of an actress by revealing her real age against her will in IMDb.
On the corporate IT front, industry bell weather IBM missed analysts’ estimates on slowing revenue growth at its software, hardware and services businesses.
Tags:Android, Apple, BlackBerry, Google, IBM, Microsoft, RIM, Windows Phone 7, Yahoo
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