http://www.apple.com/hotnews/ Hot News provided by Apple. en-us Copyright 2010, Apple Inc. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:06:28 PST Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:06:28 PST Apple In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/profiles/rtkl/?sr=hotnews.rss In its offices from Baltimore to Shanghai, international architecture firm RTKL uses iPhone to stay in touch, access apps that enable creative collaboration, and travel with ease. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:06:32 PST http://www.apple.com/ipad/?sr=hotnews.rss Apple today introduced iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, playing games, reading e-books, and much more. Its high-resolution Multi-Touch display lets you interact with content — including 12 innovative new apps designed especially for iPad and almost all of the 140,000 apps available on the App Store. At just 0.5 inches thick and 1.5 pounds, iPad is thinner and lighter than any laptop or notebook. iPad will be available in March starting at the breakthrough price of just $499. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:33:02 PST http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/01/25results.html?sr=hotnews.rss Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 first quarter. The company reported its highest quarterly revenue and profit to date and outlined new accounting standards. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:33:57 PST http://www.loopinsight.com/2010/01/19/logic-pro-64-bit-the-talk-of-the-namm-music-show/ Last week’s update of Logic Pro to include 64-bit support is getting rave reviews at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) trade show, according to The Loop. Music industry professionals like audio engineer CJ Vanston tout Logic Pro 9.1 as “a game changer,” noting that “the 64-bit gauntlet has been thrown down by Apple with Logic.” Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:10:04 PST http://gigaom.com/2010/01/12/the-apple-app-store-economy/ A clever new infographic from gigaom.com shows how the App Store puts more than 100,000 apps at your fingertips — and generates millions of dollars for app developers worldwide. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:25:01 PST http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/arts/design/15design.html “Design USA: Contemporary Innovation” at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York offers visitors an iPod touch on which to access exclusive exhibition content. The iPod touch supplements the physical exhibition with “a wealth of interviews, slide shows and snippets of performances, all related to the 78 architects and designers represented in the show. Available free, this device sends the traditional audio guide the way of the one-horse buggy.” Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:22:19 PST http://www.apple.com/mobileme/features/gallery.html?sr=hotnews.rss Today, MobileMe introduced a new Gallery app for iPhone and iPod touch. The app features iPhone- and iPod touch-optimized controls and beautiful gallery displays that make browsing photos and videos easier and more interactive than ever before. The Gallery app is free for MobileMe members and available now on the App Store in iTunes. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:00:00 PST http://www.filemaker.com/BCCMHotNews Now available for download, FileMaker Bento 3 Contact and Customer Manager is the fast, free, and easy way to get instant access to contact and customer details. View call history, notes from meetings and conversations, upcoming to-do items, related documents and files, important emails, sales opportunities, receipts, and more. This download includes a free trial of new Bento 3 for Mac. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:00:00 PST http://www.twincities.com/ci_14045406?nclick_check=1 Julio Ojeda-Zapata (twincities.com) reports that the iPod touch “has taken classrooms by storm” in several Minnesota K-12 schools, increasing student enthusiasm and engagement and offering new ways to teach children with special needs. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:10:00 PST http://www.switched.com/2009/12/18/chase-jarvis-best-camera/ Thomas Houston (switched.com) reports that Pro photographer Chase Jarvis has created Best Camera, an iPhone app “that lets you shoot, apply multiple filters and effects, and share via Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, and the Best Camera photography community.” In an accompanying video, Jarvis discusses mobile photography, shooting, and his new app. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:25:05 PST http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/profiles/university-washington/?sr=hotnews.rss As one of the largest research universities in the United States, the University of Washington brings together 65,000 students, faculty members, and administrative staff. From the laboratory to the dormitory, this thriving academic community stays connected with iPhone and the university’s proprietary m.UW app, which gives students and staff mobile access to campus maps, news, directories, course schedules, and lectures. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:30:16 PST http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/iphone-university-abilene/ Brian X. Chen (wired.com) reports that Abilene Christian University has just finished the first year of a pilot program in which 1,000 freshman students each received a free iPhone or iPod touch to explore how the always-connected devices ”might revolutionize the classroom experience with a dash of digital interactivity.” Says Bill Rankin, a professor who helped plan the initiative: “I think this is the next platform for education.” Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:50:31 PST http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/12/01/thirty-must-have-games-for-the-iphone-or-ipod-touch/ Reviewer Peter Cohen (loopinsight.com) writes that “iPhone and iPod touch both make great handheld gaming systems” and offers thirty reasons why in a select roundup of racing, action, and strategy games available in the App Store. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:30:10 PST http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/profiles/dla-phillips-fox/?sr=hotnews.rss DLA Phillips Fox, founded 145 years ago, is one of Australia’s largest legal firms, providing services in 29 countries around the world. With iPhone in the hands of almost every partner in the 1,300-person firm, they can offer faster, more flexible responses to their clients’ legal needs. John Dockett, General Manager of IT, says choosing iPhone was “one of the smarter things we ever did.” Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:30:00 PST http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141187/Opinion_In_depth_with_Apple_s_Snow_Leopard_Server?taxonomyId=18&pageNumber=1 In an in-depth review of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, Ryan Faas (computerworld.com) cites “performance gains, improvements to several collaboration tools introduced in Leopard Server, enhanced simple administration for non-technical users and new features designed for mobile access and for supporting the iPhone.” Adds Fass: “Snow Leopard Server is a tremendous value.” Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:42:39 PST http://www.macworld.com/article/143970/2009/11/core15_imac.html?lsrc=top_1 Reviewer James Galbraith (macworld.com) gives the new quad-core 27-inch iMac computers with Intel Core i5 and Core i7 “Nehalem” processors 4.5/5 mice, calling them “worth the wait.” In performance tests, writes Galbraith, the 2.55GHz Core i5 iMac was “the fastest standard configuration Mac we’ve ever tested” and the Core i7 “showed even greater performance prowess.” Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:20 PST http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/smolan/?sr=hotnews.rss A custom coffee table book by co-author and publisher Rick Smolan takes you back to — and into — the story of Obama’s rise to the presidency. Says co-author and publisher Rick Smolan: “Every component of this project, from photo editing to design to video, was created entirely on a Mac.” Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:10 PST http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/bakker/?sr=hotnews.rss Using a Mac Pro as the keystone of his rural radiology practice in Bemidji, Minnesota, Dr. Hilton Bakker is able not only to reduce the costs of his own practice but those of the hospitals who use his services. Says Bakker: “If hospitals can use Mac technology to do radiology cheaper, that’s my goal. Health care costs too much. If I can do my little bit to make it cheaper, that’s cool.” Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:00 PST http://www.macworld.com/article/143924/2009/11/mac_mini_snow_leopard_server.html?lsrc=rss_main Reviewer Jason Snell (macworld.com) awards Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server 4.5/5 mice, calling it a “fantastic product for workgroups, small businesses, and even schools to use.” Emphasing value, Snell adds: “Mac mini server is just too good a deal to pass up.” Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:14:33 PST http://www.loopinsight.com/2009/11/18/non-profit-organization-nuru-utilizes-macs-to-end-extreme-poverty/ Jim Dalrymple (loopinsight.com) reports on one-year-old non-profit organization Nuru, formed by ex-Marine platoon leader Jake Harriman, who “served two tours of duty in Iraq where he realized that the key to ending terrorism was to end extreme poverty.” To that end, Nuru educates communities in impoverished nations using technology, particularly Mac Pro and MacBook Pro computers, iPhone, Final Cut Studio, iChat, and MobileMe. 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