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Apple has released an update for iBooks 2. The update, version 2.0.1 is intended to address an issue with Textbooks not opening within the program. The update is now in the iTunes App Store and is a free download. To download the update, go to: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibooks/id364709193?mt=8
T. C. Lim has been working on a book about Pascal programming for the Apple II gs for the past several weeks, releasing preliminary versions along the way. The book includes a number of programs his kids have developed for the Apple IIgs in Pascal, Orca Pascal, and GSoft BASIC. The book was produced with iBooks Author and is the first Apple ][ series related book to be produced specifically for iBooks 2.0. T.C. has announced the immediate availability of…
Apple Inc (AAPL) is trading up this morning with a jump of $2.23 per share in pre-Market trading. With the .5% boost in the stock price, it is nearing the level it was at earlier in the week. At 9:00 am, the stock stands at $437.35 USD per share and should stay relatively close to if it is a normal Friday, volume wise. The only news weighing on the stock this morning is the loss in German courts to Motorola. …
Skype has been updated to Version 5.5.0.2340. The latest release is a maintenance release meant to deal with some issues with call stability during video calls as well as to make some improvements to the calling interface. Version 5.5.0.2340 requires an Intel based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5.8 or newer. You can download the latest version from the Skype.org website at: http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-macosx
Apple Inc (AAPL) traded slightly lower yesterday, closing $1.07 down for the day at $455.12 per share. In after hours trading, the shares slipped a bit further down to the 454.87 USD per share level. This as Apple filed its SEC reports on 16 senior employees who were given 63 Shares of Apple stock each at a price of $337.2375 on the 31st of January according to SEC filings. These filings included Senior VP Jeffrey Williams and Apple Inc. Chief…
Reports are saying that that Apple has now landed the number three telecom company in China to distribute the iPhone. China Telecom (CHA) was the latest of the mainland China based carriers to announce that they will have a iPhone 4S for sale as soon as February. On 13 January when apple Incorporated released the iPhone 4S in mainland China most areas went according to plan. However, the main Apple store in Beijing was dated by scalpers trying to scoop…
For those of you who are enamored with St. Valentines Day and the whole scene around it, there is now an icon set just for you. Cuberto has produced a free icon set specifically targeting the St. Valentines Day fans and is now distributing it on the Smashing Magazine website at: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/02/02/freebie-valentines-day-icon-set/
Everyone one knows that Steve Jobs had several industries that he wanted to revamp and change for the better. Education was one of those industries. Apple made huge headway into fulfilling Steve Jobs’ dream on 19 January with the introduction of iBooks 2.0, Ibooks Author, iTunes U and of course, the text books section of the iTunes Book Store. Now it appears, that the US government is also getting on the band wagon with some announcements of their own. The…
Quicksilver Application Launcher has been updated to Version Beta 64. Quicksilver allows fast and easy control of the Macintosh allowing the user to use keystrokes to launch applications. The program uses the first letters of the file name to find, and launch an application. Fixes in the latest version of Quicksilver include: You can download the Quicksilver Application Launcher for free from the Quicksilver website at: http://qsapp.com/download.php Quicksilver is available for Mac OS X 10.3 (beta 36), 10.4 and 10.5…
Many users are reporting that they are experiencing some issues with the latest version of Mac OS X. Apple, Inc. rolled out Mac OS X 10.7.3 yesterday and although most users had no issues, there were a good number who are experiencing a CUI Error with the upgrade. Reports are saying that this error is being caused by the Software Update feature of Mac OS X 10.7 and not by the manual download of the upgrade. Our own experience in-house…
Apple Inc (AAPL) is off slightly this morning with the stock moving towards the $456.50 USD per share mark, down from the nearly $457.00 per share marked in last nights after market session. News that Softbank’s net profits fell by 50% third quarter could be weighing on the stock this morning. Softbank is Apple’s primary Japanese partner in the iPhone and iPad. Also there is news that German courts refused to ban two Samsung products yesterday, handing Apple one of…
JotStudio is an application specifically made to the allow precision drawing using Jot by Adonit. The application lets you take note and draw in the application, arranging photos and other media around the drawing. While you can draw badly by hand, having a Jot or JotPro stylus is really your best bet. While initial reviews of the App have been less than stellar, it is still worth the look. Adonit has some issues still to deal with in the App…
A report on the Boy Genius Reports website this morning is showing photos of a purported screenshot from code showing Apple’s next generation iPad. According to the report, the iPad 3 will contain Apple’s A6 Chip and will also be quad core. The new iPad will also be compatible with GSM, CDMA, and LTE networks of all major phone carriers. This would likely include the latest 4G networks as well. Source: BGR
Mac お宝(otakara) is now saying that there are two events scheduled by Apple. The first event which they were saying was for Apple’s iPad 3 announcement apparently has been pushed back to March. The first event supposedly in February is yet unknown. Mac お宝 is saying that the event would be “a Strange Event”. Speculation by some of the posters on the site and others says that the February event might be scheduled to coincide with Steve Jobs birthday which…
Evernote, the application which allows the user to make notes from any media or content, has been updated. Evernote version 3.0.6 has been totally re-vamped for Mac OS X Lion and now includes dull screen editing with multiple windows. Version 3.0.6 includes a number of feature updates and fixes including : Improvements: Redesigned note editor interface Redesigned login/registration window Allow adding and deleting of rows and columns in tables Quick checkbox list creation (hitting enter on a line starting with…
Apple Inc, has released the long awaited Mac OS X 10.7.3 Update. The seventh developers seed was released last week with 11D50. That particular seed was figured to be fairly close to release of the product and today, Apple fulfilled that assumption with the release of the formal update. This update , while addressing a number of Microsoft related items including Windows file sharing and MS Word printing issues, the update also focuses on the networking aspects of the operating…
Apple lost a decision last month in Shenzhen Province Court regarding the iPad naming rights in mainland China. The original filer of the name, Proview, apparently still owns the legal rights to the name iPad, in spite of their Taiwan subsidiary having sold the name to a British company, IP Applications. Apple purchased the name from IP Applications in 2010, however, according to Proview, they never transferred the name or the rights to the name. Apple lost a judgement in…
The High Definition version of the popular game Angry Birds has been updated. Version 2.0.2 includes some minor improvements in the performance of the program. This version was produced specifically for the iPad and now comes in English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese , and Spanish. Angry Birds HD is a $4.99 download from the Apple iTunes Store and requires at lead iOS version 3.2. The game can be can be found at: http://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/angry-birds-hd/id364234221?l=en&mt=8
Apple has released an update to the Mac OS X Lion version of the Airport Utility. Version 6.0 is now available for download from the Apple Support website. Also made available for download are the Airport Base Station and Time Capsule Firmware (7.6.1) and the Airport Utility 5.6 for Mac OS X Lion. The 5.6 update includes a fix for an issue with netowrk passwords being stored in the keychain. For more information or to download the Airport Utility, go…
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is one of five companies being named in a lawsuit, claiming they violated antitrust laws by colluding to not recruit employees from the other companies also named in the suit. US district court judge Lucy Koh, declared that the lawsuit can go forward without prejudice. The San Jose California based court judge decided that even if the case was dismissed the plaintiffs could actually we file a new complaint in reference to the current one. The lawsuit…
