[{"title": "Apple Unveils iOS 7 With Stunning User Interface & Great New Features","link": "/nz/pr/library/2013/06/10Apple-Unveils-iOS-7.html","readmore":"apple.com/nz/pr","date": "11 June 2013","copy":"Apple today unveiled iOS 7, the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone. iOS 7 is completely redesigned with subtle motion, an elegant colour palette, and distinct, functional layers that make it feel more alive. The typography has been refined for a cleaner, simpler look, and the use of translucency and motion makes even simple tasks more engaging. iOS 7 has hundreds of great new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop, Safari, Siri and much more. %u201CWith what we%u2019ve been able to achieve together, we see iOS 7 as an exciting new beginning,%u201D said Craig Federighi, Apple%u2019s senior vice president of Software Engineering. The iOS 7 beta software and SDK are available immediately for iOS Developer Program members at developer.apple.com. iOS 7 will be available as a free software update for iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, iPad mini, and iPod touch (fifth generation) this spring.","section":["iPhone"],"featured":true,"image":"http://images.apple.com/nz/hotnews/images/featured/appleunveilsios7withstunn201306162328.jpg"},{"title": "Apple Brings All-Day Battery Life to MacBook Air","link": "/nz/macbook-air/","readmore":"apple.com/nz","date": "11 June 2013","copy":"Apple has updated MacBook Air with all-day battery life, fourth-generation Intel Core processors with faster graphics, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and flash storage that is up to 45 percent faster than the previous generation. The 11-inch models feature double the storage of the previous model, and 13-inch models now start at a new lower price of (RRP) NZ$1,589 inc. GST. %u201CMacBook Air is the industry leader for thin and light notebooks, and now with longer battery life, we%u2019ve set the bar even higher,%u201D said Philip Schiller, Apple%u2019s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. %u201CWith faster flash, more powerful graphics and up to 12 hours of battery life, the new MacBook Air packs even more performance into the portable and durable design our customers love.%u201D Apple also introduced completely redesigned AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule base stations featuring 802.11ac Wi-Fi for up to three times faster performance than the previous generation.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Apple Releases Developer Preview of OS X Mavericks With More Than 200 New Features","link": "/nz/pr/library/2013/06/10Apple-Releases-Developer-Preview-of-OS-X-Mavericks-With-More-Than-200-New-Features.html","readmore":"apple.com/nz/pr","date": "11 June 2013","copy":"Apple has released a developer preview of OS X Mavericks, the 10th major release of the Mac operating system. With more than 200 new features, OS X Mavericks brings Maps and iBooks to the Mac, introduces Finder Tags and Tabs, enhances multi-display support for power users, delivers new core technologies for breakthrough power efficiency and performance, and includes an all-new version of Safari. The preview release of OS X Mavericks is available to Mac Developer Program members starting today, and Mac users will be able to download Mavericks from the Mac App Store this spring.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Apple Gives Sneak Peek Into the Future of the Pro Desktop","link": "/nz/pr/library/2013/06/10Apple-Gives-Sneak-Peek-Into-the-Future-of-the-Pro-Desktop.html","readmore":"apple.com/nz/pr","date": "11 June 2013","copy":"Apple today showed a sneak peek into the future of the pro desktop with a first look at the next-generation Mac Pro. It introduces a completely new pro desktop architecture and design that is optimised for performance inside and out. %u201CWith the latest Xeon processors, dual FirePro GPUs, ECC memory, PCIe-based flash and Thunderbolt 2, all built around a revolutionary thermal core, the next generation Mac Pro is the most radical Mac yet,%u201D said Philip Schiller, Apple%u2019s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. %u201CAll this performance and expandability is packed into a dramatic new design that%u2019s one-eighth the volume, and best of all, it will be assembled here in the USA.%u201D The next generation Mac Pro will be available later this year.","section":["Mac"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Ailing UK School Makes Dramatic Turnaround","link": "/nz/education/profiles/essa/#video-essa","readmore":"apple.com/nz","date": "10 June 2013","copy":"A new video profiles Essa Academy, a once struggling school in one of the most disadvantaged areas of England. New principal Showkat Badat has reinvented the school as a hub of technology-assisted learning, and helped incorporate an ecosystem of Apple products, including iPad, Mac, and iTunes U, into the classrooms. The students%u2019 excitement about the technology and direct access to information is reflected in dramatically improved test scores. Since adopting the technology, Essa went from a 28 percent pass rate to 100 percent. %u201CI don%u2019t see technology as an add-on, a nice option to have,%u201D says Badat. %u201CIt%u2019s what enables learning and creates an environment that sparks creativity.%u201D","section":[],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Apple%u2019s App Store Marks Historic 50 Billionth Download","link": "/nz/pr/library/2013/05/16Apples-App-Store-Marks-Historic-50-Billionth-Download.html","readmore":"apple.com/nz/pr","date": "17 May 2013","copy":"Apple has announced that customers have now downloaded over 50 billion apps from the App Store. The 50 billionth app %u2014 Say the Same Thing by Space Inch, LLC %u2014 was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio, who received a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to commemorate the milestone. %u201CThe App Store completely transformed how people use their mobile devices and created a thriving app ecosystem that has paid out over nine billion dollars to developers,%u201D said Eddy Cue, Apple%u2019s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. %u201CWe%u2019re absolutely floored to cross this milestone in less than five years.%u201D","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Police whistle-up their new smart devices","link": "http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8594020/Police-whistle-up-their-new-smart-devices","readmore":"stuff.co.nz","date": " 1 May 2013","copy":"The Dominion Post reports that 586 iPhones and 333 iPads are ready to be distributed to frontline police officers throughout the Wellington district. They add that the rollout hopes to drastically reduce police paperwork and speed up operations in the field. Sergeant Erin Hurley said, %u201Cit%u2019s fantastic. We%u2019ve got access to emails and the apps have been really good in terms of getting information instantly%u201D, adding, %u201Cthis is a big deal for police%u201D.","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""},{"title": "Hi-tech tools for the iPolice","link": "http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/8590824/Hi-tech-tools-for-the-iPolice","readmore":"stuff.co.nz","date": "24 April 2013","copy":"The Manawatu Standard reports that %u201CPalmerston North police are poised to become more mobile than ever as new iPhones and iPads are rolled out%u201D. They highlight that the devices are installed with custom built apps %u201Cthat allow [the police] access to the same systems they use when they are on station computers%u201D, saving officers time and increasing productivity.","section":["iPhone"],"featured":false,"image":""}]