http://www.apple.com/nz/hotnews/ Hot News provided by Apple. en-au Copyright 2013, Apple Inc. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:05:45 EDT Tue, 21 May 2013 19:05:45 EDT Apple In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.apple.com/nz/pr/library/2013/05/16Apples-App-Store-Marks-Historic-50-Billionth-Download.html Apple has announced that customers have now downloaded over 50 billion apps from the App Store. The 50 billionth app — Say the Same Thing by Space Inch, LLC — was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio, who received a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to commemorate the milestone. “The 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,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “We’re absolutely floored to cross this milestone in less than five years.” Fri, 17 May 2013 18:58:57 EDT http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8594020/Police-whistle-up-their-new-smart-devices 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, “it’s fantastic. We’ve got access to emails and the apps have been really good in terms of getting information instantly”, adding, “this is a big deal for police”. Wed, 01 May 2013 00:11:33 EDT http://www.filemaker.com/nz/products/fmp/features.html FileMaker, Inc. today announced the release of the FileMaker 12 database software line — including FileMaker Pro 12, FileMaker Go 12, and FileMaker Server 12 — which offers powerful new ways to create custom database apps for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows, and the web. New professionally designed themes and the ability to customise every detail make it easy to create databases for managing contacts, projects, digital content, and more. All FileMaker 12 products are available starting today. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:41:20 EDT http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/6369839/Ebook-venture-inspires-children The Read Me Stories app has become the “top reading app for kids in the education category on the iPad in the United States, Britain, Canada, Australasia and Singapore” says New Zealand app developer, Glenn Andert. The app provides readers with a new book each day, using “modern technology to inspire in children the age-old love of reading.” Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:16:08 EST http://www.cnet.com.au/top-50-starter-apps-for-the-ipad-339329990.htm Michelle Starr of CNET provides a list of the top 50 apps you may need for your new iPad. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:51:57 EST http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/iforecast-hot-and-cold-weather-apps/story-fn6br97j-1226244970971 Simon Pollard of the Herald Sun provides feedback on five weather apps to complement the iPhone’s own Weather app. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:51:26 EST http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/smartphones-set-to-punch-out-cafe-coupon-cards-20120118-1q5hj.html “The millions of cafe loyalty cards used by Australians each month - which if stacked flat on top of one another would extend about 2.5 times the height of Sydney Tower - are heading for extinction.” writes Ben Grubb of the Sydney Morning Herald. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:50:43 EST http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/exec-tech/foodswitch-iphone-app-offers-healthier-supermarket-choices/story-e6frgazf-1226246933975 Chris Griffith of The Mercury writes about a new iPhone app called FoodSwitch created by The George Institute for Global Health. The app lets users scan the barcodes of packaged foods with their iPhone’s camera, offering a traffic light rating of the items scanned as red, amber or green. The app then searches a database of Australian supermarket products and returns details of healther alernatives with less fat, salt and sugar. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:50:18 EST http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/52186-ipad-very-much-a-work-tool-now “At work or at home, professional or personal? It seems more IT and business professionals than ever are now using their iPads for work communication than they are for personal communications.” writes Peter Dinham for ITWire. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:49:51 EST http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/photos-have-gone-mobile-and-mostly-for-the-best-20120112-1pxef.html “…the march of technology is now changing the nature of photography for professionals and amateurs - and bringing them together.” writes Nick Moir for the Sydney Morning Herald. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:34:35 EST http://www.apple.com/nz/apps/garageband/ Apple announced that GarageBand, its breakthrough music creation app, is now available for iPhone and iPod touch. Introduced earlier this year on 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 1.1 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is available on the App Store for NZ$6.49 inc GST to new users, or as a free update for existing GarageBand for iPad customers. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:00:00 EDT http://www.apple.com/au/education/profiles/missouri/#video-missouri At the world-famous Missouri School of Journalism, the MacBook Pro is now a universal presence in a curriculum designed to give students the hands-on experience they need to produce work at the same level as any professional journalist. Students use their Mac notebooks with iLife and Final Cut Pro to report, write, edit, and produce stories for the school’s newspaper, TV station, and online news service. Says Associate Dean Brian Brooks, “The Mac can really transform how we teach journalism in this country.” Filed under: Mac. Read more: apple.com.au/education Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:56:44 EDT http://www.digitalfusion.co.nz/weetbicks/ In the past year Daniel Wood, with support from his employer Digital Fusion, has started up a blog - “FileMaker Weetbicks” The blog has been very well received by the FileMaker developer community and has drawn many great accolades for the quantity and the quality of the posts. Daniel is to be commended for his time and efforts in promoting good practices and techniques in FileMaker development. And all this in the face of major earthquake activity in Christchurch, New Zealand where Digital Fusion is based. Christchurch was rocked by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010. This was followed by another of magnitude 6.3 on 22 February 2011. The second quake killed 181 people and crippled the CBD area of the city of over 4 million people. The CBD is still closed. Another 6.3 magnitude quake struck on 13 June 2011 with a total of more than 7,500 earthquakes since September. Digital Fusion and other FileMaker developers in the region have been resilient and strong in spirit. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:48:53 EDT http://www.apple.com/nz/macosx Apple announced that Mac OS X Lion — the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system — is available today as a download from the Mac App Store. Lion offers more than 250 new features, including Multi-Touch gestures; systemwide support for full screen apps; Mission Control, a bird’s eye view of everything running on your Mac; Launchpad, a new home for all your apps; and a completely redesigned Mail app. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:00:00 EDT http://www.apple.com/nz/macbookair/ Apple today updated the MacBook Air with next-generation Intel Core processors, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, a backlit keyboard and Mac OS X Lion, the world’s most advanced operating system. With up to 2.5x the performance of the previous generation, flash storage for instant-on responsiveness and a compact design so portable you can take it everywhere, MacBook Air is the ultimate everyday notebook. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:00:00 EDT http://www.apple.com/nz/displays/ Apple today unveiled the new Apple Thunderbolt Display, the world’s first display with Thunderbolt I/O technology and the ultimate docking station for your Mac notebook. With just a single cable, you can connect a Thunderbolt-enabled Mac to the 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display and access its FaceTime camera, high-quality audio and Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire 800, USB 2.0 and Thunderbolt ports. The new display features a thin aluminium and glass enclosure and includes a MagSafe connector that charges your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:00:00 EDT http://www.apple.com/nz/macmini Apple today updated the Mac mini with next-generation Intel Core processors, new discrete graphics, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology and Lion, Apple’s most advanced operating system. The new Mac mini delivers up to twice the processor and graphics performance of the previous generation in the same amazingly compact and efficient aluminium design. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:00:00 EDT http://www.apple.com/nz/icloud/ Apple today introduced iCloud, a set of free new cloud services that work seamlessly with applications on your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content and push it to all your devices. iCloud services include new versions of Contact, Calendar, and Mail; iCloud Backup and Storage; Photo Stream; and iTunes in the Cloud. iCloud will be available this spring, along with iOS 5. Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:36:14 EDT http://www.apple.com/nz/ios/ios5/ Apple today previewed iOS 5, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, with over 200 new features that will be available as a free software update to iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch users this fall. New iOS 5 features include: Notification Center, an innovative way to easily view and manage notifications in one place without interruption; iMessage, a new messaging service that lets you send text messages, photos, and videos between all iOS 5 devices; and Newsstand, a new way to purchase and organize your newspaper and magazine subscriptions. And with iOS 5, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch users can activate and set up new iOS devices right out of the box and get software updates over the air — no computer required. Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:34:07 EDT http://www.apple.com/nz/macosx/ Apple today announced that Mac OS X Lion — the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system — will be available to customers in July as a download from the Mac App Store for NZ$38.99 inc GST. OS X Lion offers more than 250 new features, including Multi-Touch gestures; systemwide support for full-screen apps; Mission Control, a bird’s-eye view of everything running on your Mac; Launchpad, a new home for all your apps; and a completely redesigned Mail app. Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:31:40 EDT