News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
Apple has risen in rank on Interbrand's 2009 list of Best Global Brands. The company rises four spots to number 20, and is ahead of other electronics companies like Sony and Nintendo.
Peter Cohen | Sep 21, 2009
Sony’s PSPgo is a new portable version of its five-year-old PlayStation Portable handheld gaming platform. The device launches in US and Europe in October, and it’s set to go head to head with Apple’s iPod touch. But Sony has revealed that its software strategy for the PSPgo lacks some critical features that Apple already makes available for iPod touch games.
Peter Cohen | Sep 18, 2009
You’ve seen our coverage of this week’s Apple Event, and now you can check it out for yourself. Apple has posted a QuickTime video of the event.
Peter Cohen | Sep 11, 2009
Apple's iTunes Store sports a bold new look with the release of iTunes 9. Apple emphasises the new release's navigational improvements and a richer media experience for iTunes users.
Peter Cohen | Sep 10, 2009
At a press event in San Francisco on Wednesday, Apple unveiled new versions of its venerable iPod classic and iPod shuffle models. The refresh came amid several other announcements including the release of iPhone OS 3.1, iTunes 9, new iPod nano and iPod touch models.
Peter Cohen | Sep 10, 2009
Making his return to the stage of a live event for Apple for the first time in a year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled iTunes 9, the latest version of Apple's music and video jukebox software, available for download for Mac OS X and Windows today.
Peter Cohen | Sep 10, 2009
Apple is planning a special, invitation-only event for September 9, 2009, confirming rumours that have circulated on the Mac Web for the past couple of weeks.
Peter Cohen | Sep 1, 2009
Adobe Photoshop product manager (and frequent blogger) John Nack recently updated his blog with details on compatibility issues between Adobe’s Creative Suite 4 package and Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard,” which ships tomorrow.
Peter Cohen | Aug 27, 2009
Consumer electronics shopping resource Retrevo says that Apple's absence from the netbook market is hurting it with students buying laptops. The company has released the results of a study showing the trend.
Peter Cohen | Aug 24, 2009
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has released customer satisfaction scores for a number of consumer product sectors including personal computers. While Apple still ranks well above its competitors, its rating slipped a point compared to a year ago.
Peter Cohen | Aug 19, 2009
The NPD Group reported Tuesday that Apple's iTunes Store is responsible for selling one in four songs in the United States.
Peter Cohen | Aug 19, 2009
The Khronos Group, the same industry consortium that on Monday released the OpenGL 3.2 specification, on Tuesday announced WebGL, a new initiative that its proponents hope will drive a standard for the display of hardware-accelerated 3D graphics on the Web.
Peter Cohen | Aug 5, 2009
This morning Apple released a new version of its iPhone SDK for developers. iPhone SDK beta 2 includes Interface Builder, a component of Apple’s development tools that lets developers create the interface for their applications. That seems to be the only major change in the latest build, according to the SDK’s read me, which continues to list some known issues. Apple says “this second beta is known to be incompatible with installation folders other than the default /Developer.” Given the importance of UI on the Mac, Interface Builder is a pretty critical tool in the development process, and some developers had chosen to hold off on their efforts until the SDK was revised. Apple unveiled the iPhone SDK at a special event earlier this month, allowing developers to begin building applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Several high-profile companies have already jumped onboard, demoing their applications at the event. Highlighting the demos was AOL with a native AIM client; other applications from Electronic Arts, Salesforce.com, and Apple were also shown.
