News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
The iTunes Store reached a historical milestone today when the ten billionth song (you read it correctly—that's ten followed by nine zeroes) was downloaded by an as-of-yet unnamed—but soon to be very lucky—person.
Marco Tabini | Feb 25, 2010
A “small percentage” of MacBook owners whose hard drives fail will be eligible for a free replacement under a warranty extension announced by Apple this week.
Marco Tabini | Feb 18, 2010
Sorry, Amazon, we have some bad news for you. Pressure from new entrants could cause Amazon’s share of the e-book market to drop from its current 90-percent mark to 15 percent, says one analyst. According to a Wall Street Journal article, a report by Credit Suisse’s Spencer Wang singles out the iPad as a major contributor to Amazon’s woes. Wang cites the agency-style business model that Apple intends to offer to publishers—which diverges considerably from Amazon’s approach of imposing a strict pricing structure on the electronic books it sells through its online Kindle store—as a major factor in his research.
Marco Tabini | Feb 17, 2010
Magazine and newspaper publishers are reportedly encountering difficulties in negotiating with Apple to bring their periodicals to the iBookstore, which Steve Jobs unveiled alongside the iPad last month.
Marco Tabini | Feb 17, 2010
According to a survey published by online shopping comparison site Retrevo, users have lost interest in the iPad since Apple announced the new device last month. However, as Retrevo's past surveys have shown, statistics can be massaged to say pretty much anything
Marco Tabini | Feb 9, 2010
Apple announced on Friday that it is countersuing Nokia in yet another ongoing patent dispute.
Marco Tabini | Dec 14, 2009
Apple has been ordered to pay over $US21.5 million ($A23m) in damages to Opti, according to a press release (PDF link) published on the latter company’s website.
Marco Tabini | Dec 9, 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.
