News
Thursday, 02 February 2012
Steve Jobs imitator promotes a tablet in Taiwanese ad
Michael Kan
A new television advertisement airing in Taiwan has an actor with angel wings and a halo doing a thinly-veiled imitation of Steve Jobs, to promote a tablet called the 'Action Pad'.
Thursday, 02 February 2012
Steve Jobs and I discussed higher-quality digital downloads - Neil Young
Jason Snell
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Neil Young says that he talked to former Apple CEO Steve Jobs about offering higher-quality digital music downloads, but that since Jobs’s death, discussion with Apple on the matter has ceased.
Thursday, 02 February 2012
Kindle sales soar but Amazon silent on actual numbers
Nancy Gohring
Amazon said flooding in Thailand and economic problems in Europe weighed on its financial results for the fourth quarter but it also said it was pleased with the results, which disappointed investors.
Thursday, 02 February 2012
Cook hires first exec since taking Apple's reins from Jobs
Gregg Keizer
Apple CEO Tim Cook made his first major hire yesterday since taking over the company in August, bringing in the CEO of a struggling British electronics chain to lead Apple's own retail operation.
Thursday, 02 February 2012
Copyright coalition demands pirate website search demotion
Sophie Curtis
A coalition of copyright owners is lobbying the government to prevent search engines such as Google and Bing from ranking websites that provide access to pirated content.
Thursday, 02 February 2012
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.7.3
Lex Friedman
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.7.3, an incremental update to Lion. Apple recommends the update to all Lion users, saying that it addresses stability, compatibility and security issues.
Thursday, 02 February 2012
Final Cut Pro X broadcast monitoring now possible through Blackmagic Design kit
Digital Arts Staff
Blackmagic Design has released a beta version of its Desktop Video 9.2 software, which allows broadcast monitoring with its products using the new Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 update.
Thursday, 02 February 2012
GenArts releases Sapphire Edge plug-in for Final Cut Pro X
Richard Lim
Coinciding with the launch of Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3, GenArts has released a version of its Sapphire Edge plug-in that supports FCP X.
Thursday, 02 February 2012
Seagate warns HDD shortages caused by Thai floods to continue in 2012
John Ribeiro
Seagate Technology announced yesterday that supply of hard disk drives (HDDs) this year will continue to fall short of demand, leading large customers to look to long-term agreements to ensure supply after devastating floods in Thailand.
Thursday, 02 February 2012
7toX converts Final Cut Pro 7 to Final Cut Pro X
Serenity Caldwell
When Final Cut Pro X was first released, it lacked support for projects created in earlier versions of Final Cut Pro. 7toX brings this back
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Samsung loses again in German patent suit against Apple
Mikael Ricknäs
The district court in Mannheim, Germany, has again sided with Apple in a patent suit brought by Samsung Electronics, saying on Friday that the company had not infringed on a second patent asserted by Samsung against the iPhone and iPad.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Tappr.tv releases version 5.0
Karissa Bell
Tappr.tv lets iPhone and iPad users create customized music visualizations—think lights and effects that appear in time with the music. Users can then share their creations with the rest of the Tappr.tv community.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Tim Cook furious at reports of worker abuses
Joel Mathis
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he is "outraged" by a series of New York Times reports alleging worker mistreatment and neglect at Chinese factories that assemble the company's iPhones, iPads, and other devices.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Apple reclaims top brand spot after iPhone 4S launch, Jobs' death
Gregg Keizer
Apple reclaimed the top spot in a brand listing by collecting an estimated $900 million worth of traditional media, social media and Twitter coverage in the fourth quarter of 2011, a measurement company has said.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Industry 'slow to respond to Macbook Air' - report
Patrick Budmar
The tablet market is going to face some stiff competition from Ultrabooks over the next five years, according to analyst firm Juniper Research.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
iPhone 5 with 'awesome' camera technology ready for production
John Cox
A Reliable Source emerges this week to whisper sweet nothings in the quivering ear of the iOSsphere. Expectations flame.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Two years of Apple's iPad
Ian Paul
Two years ago yesterday, Apple's late co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the original iPad, one of the most anticipated Apple products in history.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Steve Jobs 'was an incredible genius' - Bill Gates
Ben Camm-Jones
Former Microsoft boss and philanthropist Bill Gates said that he considers Steve Jobs to have been an "incredible genius" in a recent interview.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Mozilla okays Firefox 10 launch this week
Gregg Keizer
Mozilla developers have given the green light to ship Firefox 10 on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Apple 'could sell 40 million iPhones in China in 2013'
Ben Camm-Jones
Apple could sell as many as 40 million iPhones in China next year by partnering up with China Telecom and China Mobile, an analyst has said.







