Apple golden in 2008 Industrial Design Excellence Awards

In its special report on the IDEA 2008 winners, BusinessWeek reports that the iPhone, MacBook Air, and the Apple Wireless Keyboard won Gold awards and iMac won a Silver award in the prestigious annual competition sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).
[19 July 2008]

iPhone 3G “the touchscreen phone to beat”

“iPhone 3G is the best touchscreen phone and media player by far on any network,” proclaims Mark Spoonauer (laptopmag.com) in his 4-star (out of five) review of iPhone 3G. “It delivers the best mobile Web experience on any smart phone,” offers “excellent App Store integration,” “vastly improved call quality,” and “Microsoft Exchange support.” And, he adds, iPhone 3G is a “stellar music and video player.”
[18 July 2008]

Pro Tip of the Week: Searchin’ Safari

In Mac OS X Leopard, Safari offers a great new search feature called Find. In addition to instant Google searches, Safari now lets you easily and quickly locate any text on any web page. Safari displays how many instances of your search term it found, and it highlights each instance on the page. To find out how you can take advantage of the new Find feature in Safari, read the latest Pro Tip of the Week.
[18 July 2008]

Four-mouse rating to iPhone 3G

The iPhone 3G earns a four (out of five) mouse rating from Jason Snell (macworld.com), who reports that the new iPhone “improves on the original iPhone’s audio quality, offers access to a faster data network, and sports built-in GPS functionality.“ It also provides access to “the exciting new world of third-party software” and to “new Exchange syncing features.”
[17 July 2008]

App Store Picks: MooCowMusic: Pianist

Carrying a piano around town has never been easier — now that MooCowMusic: Pianist lets you tickle the virtual ivories on your iPhone or iPod touch. Pianist offers a complete 88-key piano keyboard, each note sampled from a real piano. And Pianist, one of the more than 800 applications now available on the new App Store, offers multi-track recording, so you can even play a duet with yourself.
[16 July 2008]

Quick Tip of the Week: One click, multiple tabs

We’re all creatures of habit, even online. So if your web browsing routine has you visiting the same websites every day, you can use Safari in Mac OS X Leopard to open all of those sites at the same time — each in a separate tab, with just a single click. You’ll learn how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.
[15 July 2008]

Apple sells one million iPhone 3Gs in first weekend

On Sunday, Apple sold its one millionth iPhone 3G, the company announced today. “iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world.”
[15 July 2008]

More than 10 million downloads from iPhone App Store in first weekend

During its first weekend, iPhone and iPod touch customers downloaded more than 10 million applications from the new App Store. The groundbreaking App Store now has more than 800 native applications, including over 200 offered for free and more than 90 percent available for less than US$10.
[15 July 2008]

Award-Winning Television Programming Now Available on the iTunes Store in Australia

Apple today announced that television programming from Australia's top networks including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Seven Network and Nine Network, along with US-produced programs from The Walt Disney Company's ABC Studios, Disney Channel and MTV Networks, is now available on the iTunes Store in Australia.
[25 June 2008]

• Apple Sells One Million iPhone 3Gs in First Weekend 15 July
• iPhone App Store Downloads Top 10 Million in First Weekend 15 July
• iPhone 3G on Sale Today 11 July
• Telstra and Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Australia on 11 July 30 June
• Award-Winning Television Programming Now Available on the iTunes Store in Australia 26 June
• Apple's First Retail Store in Australia Opens in Sydney on Thursday, 19 June 18 June
• More press releases...