The BBC has today introduced iPlayer Radio – a new service dedicated to the corporation’s radio channels. The move sees the audio content taken out of the existing iPlayer and offered as a standalone service, plus the release of a brand new app for the iPhone and iPod touch.
If you pre-ordered a Lightning to 30-pin adapter with your new iPod touch, iPod nano, or iPhone 5 last month, you should expect a shipping notification email to let you know it’s been dispatched imminently. Apple has this week begun emailing customers to let them know that the adapter has now begun shipping.
Back in August 2011, Apple announced that MobileMe customers migrating to iCloud would be given complimentary storage upgrades of either 10GB, 20GB, or 50GB, depending on their existing MobileMe plan. Those free upgrades were due to expire last month, but now the company has decided to extend them for an extra year.
Marking the first anniversary of Steve Jobs’ passing, Apple has today replaced its usual home page with a tribute to its co-founder and former CEO. Visitors to the site are greeted with a short video slideshow featuring black & white photos of Jobs, which are accompanied by audio clips from some of his most memorable presentations.
Apple has released a couple of supplemental updates for users running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 and OS X Lion 10.7.5 on their Macs. Both updates address a small number of issues that some users may have been experiencing with their systems.
If you’ve been missing the ability to access Street View on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, we have some good news. As expected, Google has today rolled out the feature to the mobile web version of Google Maps.
Have you ever wanted a tablet powered by OS X? Not a mobile version of it, but the full desktop operating system? Apple doesn’t make one, unfortunately, and it probably never will. But fortunately, one company does. It’s called the Modbook Pro, and it’s available to order now with prices starting at $3,499 (approx. £2,165).
So you’ve been using your iPhone 5 for a couple of weeks now, and apart from its Maps app, you love it. You’re still waiting for your Lightning to 30-pin adapter to arrive, so at the moment, you can’t use any of your old accessories with it. But how about picking up some new ones? You’ll be lucky. According to one report, it could be some time before you see third-party Lightning accessories on the market.
Apple has announced that it will be holding an earnings call to discuss the financial results of its fourth fiscal quarter on Thursday, the 25th of October at 2.00pm Pacific Time (10.00pm in the UK). The company will be providing a live audio stream of the conference call on its website.