Apple has cut the price of its two-meter Thunderbolt cable that was introduced alongside its first Thunderbolt-equipped Macs back in June 2011. The Cupertino company has also launched a shorter, cheaper version which hit the U.S. Apple Store this week, and it’s coming to the U.K. “soon.”
Apple CEO Tim Cook is in China this week, and although the purpose of his visit has not been revealed by the Cupertino company, details are beginning to emerge. According to a report from Reuters, Cook met with China Mobile’s Chairman Xi Guohua earlier today, to discuss “matters of cooperation” between the companies.
Apple has today released a firmware update for all mid-2012 MacBook Air models. The update addresses a number of issues that users may be experiencing with their machines, including one related to how colour is displayed on external HDMI monitors.
At the 2013 International Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas today, the company behind the Kickstarter-funded Pebble smartwatch announced that the device has now entered mass production, and will start shipping on the 23rd of January.
A giant, interactive memorial designed to look like an iPhone has been erected in the Russian city of St. Petersburg as a tribute to Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs. The monument features a large, bright display that shows slideshows and videos highlighting various moments throughout Jobs’s life, including some of his famous speeches.
The 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s largest technology trade show, is taking place in Las Vegas this week. As usual, Apple isn’t attending. It hasn’t since 1992 when then-CEO John Sculley introduced the Newton! However, a whole host companies are debuting accessories for the iPhone, iPad and Mac at the event – here’s a few that have caught our attention.
I’ve been waiting for an official BBC Sport app for as long as I can remember, and this week, the BBC finally delivered one. What’s more, it was well worth the wait. The new app combines all the content you’ll find on the BBC Sport website with the extra features and functionality that come with a native app. It’s well worth a spot on your home screen – if you’re a sports fan, of course.
Here’s something that might be of interest to those still running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (or lower) on their Macs: Adobe has today started offering Creative Suite 2, which includes Photoshop and Illustrator, for free!
In a press release issued by the company, Apple has today announced that downloads from the App Store have now topped a staggering 40 million, and that 2012 accounted for just under half of those downloads alone.