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Posted on March 29, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Dpreview reports:
Apple has released an updated version of its Aperture image processing software. The move from version 2.0 to 2.1 increases the product’s depth with the addition of new architecture that allows third-party plug-ins. Apple includes a dodge and burn plug-in with the latest version and is working with plug-in writers to bring industry favorites to Aperture.
Posted on March 7, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Yesterday, Steve’s presentation covered too many things about the upcoming iPhone SDK, the (again) upcoming 2.0 firmware update and a lot of developmente undergoing.
Some apps & games were showcased along with the App Store: the marketplace for all iPhone developer with a pretty interesting business model.
Check full coverage on partner site tiPhones.com
Posted on March 2, 2008 at 10:50 am
Generous cooling, a hard drive and not much more…
Disappointed?
Uh… your valueable data too inside!
Full story on Engadget
Posted on February 26, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Just announced today!
Apple Introduces New MacBook and MacBook Pro Models
Multi-Touch Trackpad Comes to MacBook Pro
Apple today updated its popular MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook lines with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, larger hard drives and 2GB of memory standard in most models. In addition, MacBook Pro includes the latest NVIDIA graphics processors, now with up to 512MB of video memory, and Apple’s innovative Multi-Touch trackpad, first introduced in MacBook Air.
Not that much to say, always better as usual… and some price slashing as well!
Posted on February 6, 2008 at 11:54 am
Partner site tiphones.com reports:
Apple yesterday rolled out new iPhone and iPod touch models with beefed-up memories and bumped-up prices.
The iPhone, formerly available only in an 8 GB model for $399 now has a 16 GB cousin that retails for $499. The iPod touch also added a big brother, launching a 32 GB model for $499 to accompany the 16 GB and 8 GB models that sell for $399 and $299 respectively.
“For some users, there’s never enough memory,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod and iPhone Product Marketing, in a statement. “Now people can enjoy even more of their music, photos and videos on the most revolutionary mobile phone and best Wi-Fi mobile device in the world.”
The new iPods touch
Posted on January 18, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Just attended Apple’s presentation for MacBook Air and all other products coming from MacWorld Expo 2008.
Impressed by the MacBook Air: so thin, so usable!
Manage to get your hands on one of these and see for yourself.
It’s so easy to forget this is an ultra-portable computer: full size keyboard, 13,3″ screen (LED-driven, immediately bright and soooo much shiny).
2 Gigs of RAM and a 5-hours+ battery get you running & working for a long time!
Quite impressed by Time Capsule: a must for every serious Mac (and Windows) user.
Will put update all info pretty soon; for some picture, have a look at my Flickr page.
Posted on January 15, 2008 at 8:40 pm
The thinnest Mac ever.
A slimmer Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB HD or (optional) 64 GB SSD, 13,3″ eLed display.
Battery life: 5 hours…
Full wireless (over the Air) connectivity… of course!
Posted on January 15, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Stop rumors!
This time is for real.
Stop backup with Time Machine over wires: it’s over!
Apple introduces Time Capsules (an homage to Andy Warhol?): basically an Airport base with an embedded hard disk (in 300 GB and 500 GB flavors).
So, from today on, Time Machine backup will run wireless (and hopefully) effortless.
Just like other Apple products: set it and forget it.
Posted on January 15, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Maybe not like last year’s MacWorld iPhone announcement, but this year is bringing so much speculations about what Steve will announce today!
Maybe the only true reliable source is CrazyAppleRumors.
So, what’s new in the Air? Really a MacBook Air?
Posted on January 9, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Ok, most of us won’t be amazed by the new XServe: only guys hiding in server farm will actually, but the value-for-money ratio is quite impressive.
Under US$ 3,000 will get you a screaming Leopard server!
The real news is about the (not only) improved Mac Pro:
The fastest Mac ever, the new Mac Pro has eight processor cores and a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of its predecessor.* It combines two of Intel’s new 45 nanometer Quad-Core Xeon processors running up to 3.2 GHz, powerful new graphics and up to 4TB of internal storage […]
What about graphics?
All-new high-performance graphics cards from ATI and NVIDIA make Mac Pro graphics technology even more cutting edge. The standard graphics card — an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256MB of GDDR3 memory, PCI Express 2.0, and two dual-link DVI ports — provides great performance for typical creative applications. And you get dual 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display support out of the box.
For motion graphics, 3D modeling, rendering, or animation, you’ll need the greater graphics horsepower offered by the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT with 512MB of GDDR3 memory and latest-generation NVIDIA GPU technology.
The optional NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 graphics card is the ultimate workstation-class graphics card available, with a massive 1.5GB of GDDR3 memory and a 3D stereo port for stereo-in-a-window applications.
All of these cards feature the latest-generation unified shader model support. Compared to dedicated pixel and vertex shaders, shaders are no longer special-purpose and can now be utilized based on the needs of the graphics application.
Posted on November 18, 2007 at 12:41 pm
You may not know about Asus Eee PC: it’s an ultraportable PC (or UMPC), with tiny screen, no hard disk (it’s flash-disk based), a webcam and runs natively a Linux version under a Celeron-class processor or Win XP with some hacks.
Since when it has beeb first annouced, the Eee PC has raised mixed blessings.
From my point of view it’s an interesting approach to the portability issue: slimmer, lighter and power-savy.
Now Tuaw comes with this pretty suggestion: why not try to run Mac OS X (intel version) on the Asus Eee PC?
Quoting from Tuaw:
Naturally, this hack falls into a legally gray area, so you’ll want to proceed with extreme caution. You also have to bear in mind that the build of Mac OS X floating around on BitTorrent isn’t exactly legal either, although the PC-patched copy makes for a “moderately easy install.” Based on the specs on the Asus Eee PC, you’ll probably want to stick with Tiger rather than Leopard.
With all this hacking and modding, you’ve got to wonder why Apple hasn’t created a more compact version of the MacBook to compete against this beautiful UMPC. Call it the MacBook Nano and it’d sell like hotcakes.
Full story on Tuaw.
Posted on November 16, 2007 at 9:21 pm
A huge update actually, some 130 MB including:
And much more…
Check the full list on Apple web site here.
