Last night Apple released iTunes 7.2 . This new version of iTunes includes “iTunes Plus.” iTunes Plus offers and supports the new DRM-free downloads Apple announced back in April. Apple says “With iTunes 7.2, preview and purchase iTunes Plus music—new higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads from participating music labels.” The DRM-free tracks will cost $1.29 vs […]
by Matt, matt@smalldog.com (written by Matt@smalldog.com) Two customers filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple for falsely claiming that their MacBook and MacBook Pro displays can display millions of colors. According to the filing (PDF can be downloaded here: http://images.appleinsider.com/apple_macbook_lawsuit.pdf, “Within weeks of when Apple first began to sell MacBooks, purchasers started complaining that the display […]
This is excellent news: today Steve Jobs released a message detailing how Apple is committed to becoming a more environmentally responsible company – a “greener Apple.” The gist of his message is that Apple is removing toxic chemicals from all new products, more aggressively recycling old products, and exploring the energy efficiency and the overall […]
Well, this news is a bummer – today Apple announced that they will not release Leopard (OS 10.5) until this October. Previously Apple announced 10.5 would be released this Spring. So, instead of waiting for weeks, we now have to wait months to use the new operating system. Apple is delaying Leopard to finish work […]
Apple finally announced an 8-core Intel-Xeon based Mac Pro today. The previous quad-core Intel Mac Pros are still in the line-up. Apple says “Opt for the 8-core Mac Pro and you get the power of two Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Clovertown” processors running at 3.0GHz. Or choose a quad-core Mac Pro featuring two Dual-Core Intel Xeon […]
Today Apple announced that it will start selling DRM-free tracks from the EMI label in it’s popular iTunes Music Store. The tracks will cost $1.29 but people who currently own tracks under the EMI label can pay only $0.30 to ‘upgrade’. The new DRM-free tracks are also twice the quality (128kbps to 256kbps) and there’s […]
Apple updated Boot Camp and the new update includes support for 32-bit Windows Vista. I haven’t installed and tried this out myself but I sure hope it adds the ability to have the scrolling trackpad. I believe that was one major feature missing in the previous build when Boot Camp didn’t support Vista. I had […]
Apple’s 10.4.9 update introduced a really cool feature. It allows you to use a USB webcam for iChat. Be warned though, not all USB webcams will work. We’ve started ordering the ones that do, so here’s a list of the USB webcams we’ll carry and will work with the new update. Logitech QuickCam Notebook Pro […]
Love it or hate it, South Park is a phenomenon. I was surprised to learn today that the show is produced in a studio of Macs, using Final Cut Pro, Motion, Shake, Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Qube, and Pro Tools. About Motion, they say “It’s really our special-effects tool. We’ve leaned on […]
In the most recent batch of software updates, Apple has added an “Export to Apple TV” feature to Quicktime Pro 7.1.5. This feature is also available in iMovie 6, even without a Quicktime Pro license. This allows you to easily export true DVD-quality 720 by 404 videos and also high-def 1280 by 720 Quicktime videos. […]
