Apple’s Black Friday sale is now live on the company’s UK online store, with discounts available on iPads, iPods, Macs, and accessories. As expected, the savings on offer are fairly modest, with the biggest deals including £81.00 off the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Pro with Retina display; and £31.00 off the 4th gen iPad.
Apple has uploaded a couple of new iPhone 5 TV adverts to its YouTube channel. The first advert, which is titled ‘Orchestra’, demonstrates the noise cancelling capabilities of the iPhone 5’s microphones. And the second, a Thanksgiving-themed advert titled ‘Turkey’, shows off iOS 6’s Shared Photo Streams.
Apple has released “Supplemental Update 2.0” for those running OS X Mountain Lion that addresses an issue with Keychain that can affect 2012 Macs. The update is recommended for all machines released this year, including both notebooks and desktops.
While we wait for Apple to iron out the kinks in its Maps app, and for Google to put the finishing touches on its standalone Google Maps app, courtesy of Nokia, there’s now another mapping service to try. The Finnish smartphone maker has today released HERE Maps – a free app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Like most large retailers, Apple will be holding a Black Friday sale online, and in its retail stores, this Friday, the 23rd of November. The company has started promoting the event by adding banners and a special page to a number of its online stores, including Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and here in the UK.
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple and Google-owned Motorola Mobility are discussing using arbitration to resolve some of their patent disputes relating to standards-essential smartphone technology.
In addition to a range of charging accessories from Belkin and Scosche, Apple’s Lightning connector now has its first official audio accessories. Harman today announced what it claims are the world’s first Lightning connector speaker docks to market – the JBL OnBeat Micro, and the JBL OnBeat Venue LT.
Hoping to get Apple’s new iMac before Christmas? You may be out of luck. According to one report, the company’s latest all-in-one has been delayed until early 2013, missing its scheduled November and December release dates.
Earlier this month, Belkin became the first accessory maker to announce some third-party Lightning accessories for Apple’s latest iOS devices. But Scosche isn’t far behind. Today, the company announced its own lineup, which includes Lightning accessories for the home and for the car.