Tossed into the myriad of Apple updates last week, was the biggest sneak peak of Lion—the next version of Mac OS X—Apple has given to date. With the release of a developer preview build, Apple demoed several of the operating system’s new features in greater depth than at the ‘Back to the Mac’ event last […]
In the midst of yesterday’s MacBook Pro updates, Apple quietly debuted version 1.0 of its previously beta FaceTime video calling software. The app—which was introduced at last October’s ‘Back to the Mac’ media event—landed in the Mac App Store yesterday for $0.99. Strongly affiliated with the FaceTime HD cameras featured in the new Pros, the […]
Apple today released significant updates to the MacBook Pro family. The entirety of the line received state-of-the-art next generation Intel Core series processors, enhanced AMD graphics, Thunderbolt I/O technology and FaceTime HD cameras. After nearly a full year without updates, Apple boasts the new models of MacBook Pro are twice as fast as the previous […]
We at Small Dog Electronics wish a very happy birthday to Steve Jobs, who turns 56 tomorrow. As Ben discussed in an earlier post on this blog, Jobs is currently on a medical leave of absence of unknown duration from day-to-day operations at Apple. Yesterday, designtaxi.com reported that Apple fans have created a crowdsourced greeting […]
As reported by ABC earlier in the week, Steve Jobs—along with several other notable tech executives—met with President Obama last evening. Joined by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Eric Schmidt, and several others, Jobs attended dinner with the President to discuss technology, innovation, and the economy. Though speculation to Jobs’ health has made headlines since the […]
This morning, Warner Brothers debuted a series of new apps containing “App Editions” of some of its films. Christopher Nolan directed, Inception and The Dark Knight are the first two titles released. App Editions offer viewers the opportunity to either stream or download films via in-app purchase. In addition to providing access to the main […]
Apple today announced a new subscription model for the App Store. Arriving nearly two weeks after the launch of The Daily, the subscription service is available to all publishers of content-based apps. While the most obvious application for the service is digital magazines and newspapers, the subscription service is open to makers of video and […]
Last week, TUAW reported a group of researchers had cracked the passcode system implemented in iOS 4, across Apple’s range of portable devices. This exploit bypasses the initial passcode lock, and allows access to any password saved on the device in a matter of minutes. The bypass is accomplished by first jailbreaking a target device […]
As of this morning, the long awaited Verizon iPhone 4 is available for pre-order for existing Verizon Wireless customers. As the handsets will soon see public availability, embargoes on initial reviews have been removed. Macrumors has compiled a series of early reviews, and though feedback seems generally positive, the phone does have a few weaknesses […]
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. today held a media event in New York City which coincided with the launch of the company’s ‘The Daily’ iPad exclusive digital news publication. Less app and more digital newspaper, The Daily features fresh content on—you guessed it—a daily basis. News Corp. claims the publication “has the depth and quality of […]
