News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
The first mobile phone based on Google’s Android platform went on sale yesterday in San Francisco ahead of the start of sales across the U.S. today.
Martyn Williams and James Niccolai | Oct 23, 2008
24x7digital on Wednesday introduced PhotoCopy 1.0, a new mirroring utility to store your iPhoto image library on the Flickr photo sharing service. It costs $US20, and a demo is available.
Peter Cohen | Oct 23, 2008
Google planned to announce on Tuesday that the source code for its mobile operating system, Android, is now available for anyone to use free.
Nancy Gohring | Oct 22, 2008
Contrary to media and blogger reports, Apple and Mac clone maker Psystar Corp. have not suspended their legal wrestling, a lawyer for Psystar said Tuesday.
Gregg Keizer | Oct 22, 2008
Noting that it has passed its 2008 target of 10m iPhones sold with two months left in the year, Apple on Tuesday reported a $US1.14 billion profit for its fiscal fourth quarter. Strong shipments of Macs, iPods and iPhones led the company to $US7.9 billion in revenue for the quarter. In the year-ago quarter Apple reported revenue of $US6.22 billion and a profit of $US904 million.
Jim Dalrymple | Oct 22, 2008
After two months of ad silence, Apple has finally responded to Microsoft’s$US300 million Windows image makeover campaign with two new ads that poke fun at Microsoft’s TV ads.
Eric Lai | Oct 21, 2008
In the midst of a gloomy outlook for the overall economy, Apple will announce its fourth-quarter earnings tonight (Australian time). The announcement, which will cover Apple’s performance for the three-month period ended Sept. 30 and close the books on the company’s 2008 fiscal year, will not only offer a view of how Apple fared the last three months—it could also provide a glimpse of how the company is positioned to weather an increasingly turbulent economy.
Philip Michaels | Oct 21, 2008
Intel is gearing up to release the first versions of its Nehalem chip family next month, with the scheduled launch of its Core i7 desktop processors. But users will have to wait much longer to get their hands on the mobile version of the new chip.
Sumner Lemon | Oct 21, 2008
MacSpeech on Monday announced the release of Dictate 1.2, an update to their speech recognition software for Mac OS X. A free update for registered users, Dictate costs $US199 ($A283).
Peter Cohen | Oct 21, 2008
Greenpeace Friday praised Apple for stepping up efforts to reduce toxic materials in its computers and consumer electronic devices.
Gregg Keizer | Oct 20, 2008
Apple didn’t just introduce new laptops last week; it also introduced a new term to the vocabulary of Mac users—DisplayPort. The Mini DisplayPort found on new MacBooks, the refreshed Macbook Air and 15-inch MacBook Pros replaces the DVI and mini-DVI interfaces found on older models. But is this another proprietary debacle like Apple’s failed Apple Display Connector (ADC) interface? No.
Peter Cohen | Oct 20, 2008
Nova media on Friday announced the release of iSync plug-ins 7.1, an update to their add-on for Apple’s iSync software. iSync plug-ins costs €9.95 ($A19.25). Updates are free for users who have purchased iSync plug-ins in the past 12 months.
Peter Cohen | Oct 20, 2008
Myvu has announced that its Crystal video goggles now work with the iPhone. The Crystal glasses require a new cable which costs $US24.95.
