iOS 5 hints at iPhone, iPad updates
TUAW sources inspecting the USB device files in yet-unreleased iOS 5 firmware have discovered suggestions of two future iPad 3 models as well as a pair of iPhone 5 models. What's most surprising is a big omission: no mention of an iPod touch 5.
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The iBookstore comes to iTunes
Apple has added the iBookstore to iTunes. The way it looks and works will be immediately familiar to anyone who's made an iTunes purchase. Featured books appear at the top along with a list of New and Notable releases and charts.
Several pre-orders...
Steve Jobs will introduce iCloud, Lion, iOS5 at WWDC Keynote June 6
It's official -- Steve Jobs will introduce iCloud, "Apple's upcoming cloud services offering," iOS 5 and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion during the WWDC keynote on June 6. Note that iCloud is named specifically and referred to as "cloud services," suggesting t...
Spot the Dot for iPad is a fun, simple children’s game
Don't look now, but it's 2011 out there. Contemporary kids are playing with contemporary toys, and Ruckus Media Group's iPad-only app Spot the Dot (US$3.99) is an example of just that. Spot the Dot was created by author David A. Carter, whose One Red...
Apple invites Australian journalists to WWDC keynote
More evidence points to something big happening at WWDC 2011, as Apple has reportedly invited Australian journalists to the June 6 keynote.
iTechReport.com.au referenced a tweet from Australian technology editor Charlie Brown which mentioned his i...
Apple Store 2.0 launches with interactive iPads
Apple Stores have opened with interactive iPad displays and more in Australia, where it's already Sunday morning.
Mac Prices Australia reports that iPads are being used throughout Apple Stores to display product information, compare products and ev...
Fantastical vs. Today: Mac calendar app faceoff [Updated]
Earlier this week I reviewed Flexibit's new Fantastical app and Today from Second Gear Software. Both offer attractive and useful front-end access to iCal. Today I'll compare the two head-to-head and pick a favorite.
Why these two apps? First, Fan...
Happy 10th anniversary Apple Stores
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Apple's retail stores. On May 19, 2001 the very first store opened in McLean, Virginia, followed later that same day by a store in Glendale, California. Even though the McLean store opened first, the Glendale stor...
Today is a useful, lightweight calendar app for the Mac
Today from Second Gear Software is a lightweight calendar app for the Mac that focuses on simplicity and speed. It's not an alternative to iCal, but rather a tidy front end. With some configuration, you'll be using Today to create events, tasks and m...
Apple won’t exhibit at BookExpo America after all
Those expecting to see an Apple exhibit at BookExpo America (BEA) later this month will be disappointed, as the company won't have a booth after all.
PaidContent reported yesterday that Apple would have an booth at the show, presumably to promote i...
Dolly Drive 1.2 expands to 2 terabytes, adds seeding program
We met Dolly Drive when it was barely a week old. This week, version 1.2 became available with increase storage capacity, increased upload speed and incremental cloning.
Dolly Drive is a cloud-based backup solution that works with Apple's Time Mach...
10 years of Apple Stores: a retrospective
Ten years ago, on May 15, 2001, the world got its first look at an Apple retail store as Steve Jobs gave the press a tour of the Tysons Corner Apple Store in McLean, Virginia. Four days later, that store and another in Glendale, California officially...
