http://www.apple.com/ca/hotnews/ Hot News provided by Apple. en-ca Copyright 2009, Apple Inc. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:01:40 PDT Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:01:40 PDT Apple In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.apple.com/ca/appletv/ The new Apple TV 3.0 software features a redesigned main menu that makes navigating your favorite content simpler and faster, and makes enjoying the largest selection of on-demand HD movie rentals and purchases, HD TV shows, music and podcasts from the iTunes Store even better on your TV. You can now enjoy iTunes Extras and iTunes LP in stunning fullscreen with your Apple TV, as well as listen to Genius Mixes and Internet radio through your home theater system. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:46:34 PDT http://computershopper.com/desktops/reviews/apple-imac-27-inch Reviewer Jonathan Rougeot (computershopper.com) rates the new 27-inch iMac 8.7/10 and makes it an Editors’ Choice, noting that “no one’s yet been able to match both the style and performance of Apple’s flagship desktop line.” Calling out the “stylish” new Multi-Touch Magic Mouse, “slim, wireless keyboard,” and “jaw-dropping” edgeless LED-backlit display, Rougeot concludes: “Apple has cemented the iMac’s reputation as the all-in-one to beat.” Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:44:15 PDT http://www.macworld.com/article/143111/2009/10/logic_express_9_review.html Comparing the new Logic Express to other digital audio workstation apps, reviewer Christopher Breen (macworld.com) writes: “There just isn’t a better DAW deal than Logic Express 9.” Citing its inclusion of “marquee features” like Flex Time editing, Amp Designer, Pedalboard, and Varispeed from Logic Studio, Breen suggests that “once GarageBand users discover some of these features they’ll wonder how they made music without them.” Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:43:04 PDT http://www.apple.com/ca/retail/saintecatherine/ Enjoy the rock-punk-country sounds of Quebec-based Les Trois Accords at this live performance. Their latest single, “Merci c’est trop,” was released as part of the soundtrack for De père en flic. The band will entertain you with humour and hits from their three album releases. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:10:29 PDT http://www.apple.com/ca/imac/ Apple today unveiled an all new iMac line featuring brilliant LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure. The new iMac line, starting at $1,299, is the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz, and Core i5 and i7 quad-core processors for up to twice the performance. Every new iMac ships with a wireless keyboard and the all new wireless Magic Mouse, the world’s first mouse with Multi-Touch technology. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:23:55 PDT http://www.apple.com/ca/magicmouse/ Today Apple introduced the new wireless Magic Mouse, the first mouse to use Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch technology. Pioneered on iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads, Multi-Touch allows customers to navigate using intuitive finger gestures. Instead of mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls, the entire top of the Magic Mouse is a seamless Multi-Touch surface. Magic Mouse comes standard with the new iMac and will be available as a Mac accessory at just $69. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:21:07 PDT http://www.apple.com/ca/macbook/ Apple today updated its popular MacBook with a new, durable polycarbonate unibody design featuring a brilliant LED-backlit display, a glass Multi-Touch trackpad and Apple’s innovative built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life. Inheriting technology and design features from the MacBook Pro line, the new MacBook is an ideal consumer notebook for students and new Mac users, and is available for $1099. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:19:17 PDT http://www.apple.com/ca/pr/library/2009/10/19results.html Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion, or $1.82 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. “We are thrilled to have sold more Macs and iPhones than in any previous quarter,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:15:01 PDT http://www.macworld.com/article/143235/2009/10/snow_leopard_server.html Reviewer John Welch (macworld.com) calls Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server an “excellent” upgrade, awarding it 4.5/5 stars. Praising the unlimited client license (“Get more, pay less.”), new features like Address Book Server and Mobile Access Server, and improved scaling from refinements in the OS, Welch concludes: “For an all or mostly-Mac network, this isn’t an if upgrade, but a when, especially if you have iPhone users clamouring for push services.” Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:25:10 PDT http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-10-13-apogee-gio-music_N.htm Jefferson Graham (usatoday.com) writes that musicians are increasingly recording first and even final tracks at home in GarageBand and Logic Pro, which guitarists can operate hands-free using the new foot-controlled Apogee GiO for Mac. Writes Graham: “Apple has cranked up its offerings for musicians of all kinds — especially guitarists.” Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:22:08 PDT http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352801,00.asp Reporting the results of PCMag’s 2009 Cell Phones Service & Reliability Survey, Sascha Segan (pcmag.com) writes that “our readers’ love affair with the Apple iPhone abides, as it was the only phone brand they rated significantly better than average, making it the clear Readers’ Choice with a SBA 9.0 out of 10.” Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:20:20 PDT http://www.macworld.com/article/143209/2009/10/jdpower_iphone.html Dan Moren (macworld.com) reports that the iPhone has maintained its “head-of-the-class standings” in the latest J.D. Power & Associates customer satisfaction studies and that “its lead has only grown more dominant in the latest numbers.” Writes Moren: “In the consumer market, Apple scored 811 points out of a possible 1000, handily besting the industry average of 765. On the business side, Apple’s lead was equally impressive. The company scored an 803-point ranking, 79 points above its second-place rival, RIM’s BlackBerry.” Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:19:11 PDT http://www.apple.com/ca/iphone/business/profiles/burton/ Kevin Burton, founder and CEO of Burton Asset Management, a business continuity and disaster recovery firm, has a very focused job description: “I make sure that people are prepared for the unforeseeable.” Key to enabling that client preparation is Burton’s iPhone: “With iPhone in my hand, I’m connected to everything. I have everything I need to know to do my job,” Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:17:32 PDT http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/mbas-guide/turn-on-your-ipod-and-learn-1795521.html Matthew Symonds (independent.co.uk) reports that Warwick Business School has made its courses and research material available in iTunes University, a free education area within the Apple iTunes Store. Symonds cites new research suggesting “that university students who learn by downloading a podcast lecture achieve significantly higher exam results than those who attend the lecture in person.” Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:16:04 PDT http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-09-29-unlock-iphone-zipcar_N.htm?csp=34 “Cambridge, Mass.-based car-sharing service Zipcar this week launched an app that lets you locate and reserve one of its vehicles, unlock it using the iPhone touch-screen and drive it off the lot,” reports Jefferson Graham (usatoday.com). Graham notes that while there are many iPhone apps for autos “Zipcar’s app is the first to control the operation of a car.” Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:02:42 PDT http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/REVIEW-Snow-Leopard-Server-Provides-Powerful-Feature-Updates-521159/ Citing significant upgrades to the Podcast Producer, Wiki, and Mobile Access components of Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard, reviewer Cameron Sturdevant (eweek.com) recommends that IT managers “put Snow Leopard Server on their short-term evaluation list when considering system updates in creative departments where Mac systems predominate” or in any enterprise “where high-value content is produced.” Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:57:52 PDT http://www.filemaker.ca/bento3hotnews Bento 3, a breakthrough new version of the popular personal database for the Mac, now integrates with iPhoto, allowing you to store more info about your photos and link them to contacts, projects, events and other information stored in Bento. The new Bento also offers multiuser sharing and new security options. “Think of Bento 3 as a powerful, easy way to bring together all of your key Mac information and photos,” said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president, marketing and services, FileMaker, Inc Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:56:34 PDT http://www.apple.com/ca/iphone/apps-for-iphone/ Apple today announced that more than two billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. There are now more than 66,000 apps available to the more than 50 million iPhone and iPod touch customers worldwide and over 125,000 developers in Apple’s iPhone Developer Program. “The App Store has reinvented what you can do with a mobile handheld device, and our users are clearly loving it,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:25:03 PDT http://www.stanforddaily.com/cgi-bin/?p=1032956 Reviewing the iPod nano, Stanford student Annika Heinle (stanforddaily.com) declares it a “masterpiece.” Citing both its classroom utility (built-in mic and speaker for note-taking) and extracurricular benefits (video camera for YouTube and Facebook posts; step-tracking accelerometer and FM radio for the gym), Heinle concludes: “It’s no longer entirely about the music with the iPod, but about improving lifestyles overall.” Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:24:18 PDT http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_40/b4149068698190.htm Peter Burrows (businessweek.com) reports that Apple is working “to change the terms of the debate” on green accountability by revealing its total annual corporate carbon emissions on its new Apple and the Environment site. Writes Burrows: “Apple argues that broader, more comprehensive figures for carbon emissions should be used—for everything from materials mined for its products to the electricity used to power them—and it’s offering up its own data to make the case.” Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:23:23 PDT http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/09/23/ten-apps-for-taking-photos-and-editing-images-on-the-iphone/ Noting the popularity of taking and sharing pictures with iPhone, Jim Dalrymple (loopinsight.com) selects and reviews “a few of the best” iPhone photo apps. Writes Dalrymple: “There are apps available on the App Store that will help you take better photos and edit them before you upload them to MobileMe, Facebook or Twitter.” Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:22:22 PDT http://www.macworld.com/article/142934/2009/09/garageband_lessons.html The GarageBand ’09 Lesson Store has added three new Artist Lessons, interactive videos that let you learn to play a song from the artist who made it famous. Reports Dan Moren (macworld.com): “Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson contributes two lessons, ‘Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Limelight.’ The new offerings are rounded out by John Legend, who explains how to play his song ‘Ordinary People’ on the piano.” Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:21:05 PDT http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090916/apples-itunes-9-makes-it-easier-to-share-organize/ Reviewing iTunes 9 at All Things Digital, Walt Mossberg calls it “the biggest overhaul of the familiar program in recent years.” Citing Home Sharing (“worked perfectly”) and easier app organization on an iPhone or iPod touch as his favorite new features, he concludes: “Overall, iTunes 9 is a nice improvement on a much-used program.” Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:17:02 PDT http://www.suntimes.com/technology/ihnatko/1773931,ihnatko-ipod-nano-review-apple-061909.article Chicago Sun-Times reviewer Andy Ihnatko (suntimes.com) writes that the iPod nano “continues to build upon the nano’s tremendous equity,” adding that: “Apple has another winner here.” After testing the new video capabilities of the iPod nano, he recommends it to readers as “still the go-to choice.” Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:15:58 PDT http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352765,00.asp Reviewer Tim Bajarin (pcmag.com) writes that the iPod nano could “change the way families integrate video capture into their lives” and “take spontaneous video capture to new levels.” Bajarin suggests that “given its aggressive price, it just might become the No. 1 digital video camera for the modern family.” Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:15:26 PDT