Apple seeds OS X Lion 10.7.3 to developers
Apple have seeded another OS X Lion beta update to registered developers focusing on the company’s new iCloud service and a number of native Apple applications.
Apple launch iTunes Match in US with the release of iTunes 10.5.1
Apple have today launched iTunes Match for users in the United States. The service, which can be accessed by downloading iTunes 10.5.1 (released today), allows subscribers to store all of their music in iCloud – including songs ripped from CDs or downloaded from the likes of Amazon.
Apple launch 1st gen iPod nano replacement program
Apple have launched a replacement program for the first-generation iPod nano after it was discovered that a manufacturing defect, traced to a single battery supplier, could pose a safety risk due to overheating. The company is advising owners to stop using the devices, which were sold between September 2005 and December 2006, and to order a free replacement through their program.
Apple releases iOS 5.0.1 to fix battery life woes
A large proportion of iOS 5 users – especially those with an iPhone 4S – have been plagued by battery issues since updating to Apple’s latest iPhone firmware. But thankfully, the Cupertino company has issues an update today to combat those issues, and others.
Nuance brings its text-to-speech technology to the Mac App Store
Nuance Communications is famous for being the engine that drives Apple’s latest intelligent assistant, Siri, and a number of other text-to-speech technologies on iOS and various other platforms. Today it makes its debut in the Mac App Store with a terrific application called Dragon Express.
Adobe ceasing Flash development for mobile devices
Back in April 2010 Steve Jobs famously wrote an open letter explaining why Apple doesn’t allow Flash on its iPhones, iPods & iPads – outlining issues with reliability, security, performance, and the lack of support for touch based devices. He concluded that Flash belonged to the era of PCs and mice, and that Adobe should focus more on HTML5 tools.
Hidden ‘Panorama’ mode discovered in iOS 5
There are a number of third-party apps that allow you to take panoramic photos with your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad 2, and code strings found in developer previews of iOS 5 suggested Apple might add the feature to their own camera app. Now developer Conrad Kramer has discovered that there’s a panorama mode hidden in the current, public version of iOS 5 – the image above shows its interface.
Adobe release Photoshop & Premiere Elements 10 on Mac App Store
Adobe have today released special ‘editor’ versions of its consumer-focused photo & video editing software – Photoshop Elements 10 and Premiere Elements 10 on the Mac App Store. Costing £54.99 each, the titles are individually cheaper than those offered directly from Adobe, but lack some of the features from the standard editions.
Steve Jobs interview from 1990 resurfaces
Back in 1990 Steve Jobs was interviewed for the TV series ‘Machine That Changed the World, The Program Paperback Computer’. The full interview, which is 50 minutes in length (including outtakes), is now available to watch online courtesy of Open Vault and 9to5Mac.