Following its grand unveiling on September 12, Apple’s new iPhone 5 went on sale in 9 markets around the world today. Like previous iPhone launches, this one spawned massive queues outside of Apple retail stores all over, with some fanatics having set up camp as early as four days ago. It’s thought that the iPhone 5 will become the fast-selling iPhone of all time.
If you’re the proud owner of an iPhone 5 you’ll want to show off that gorgeous 4-inch Retina display with some high-res wallpapers, so we’ve picked out ten of the best from interfacelift.com. Each one is available in the iPhone 5’s 1136 x 640 resolution, so all you have to do is save them to your device.
Following the release of iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 on Wednesday, Apple rolled out a software update for users still running OS X Lion, the company’s last generation desktop operating system. This update introduces Gatekeeper, Apple’s new security feature, and improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.
Following today’s release of iOS 6 for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, Apple has also released OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2. The update, which is available via the Mac App Store, introduces Facebook integration, Game Center enhancements, and support for Power Nap on the Late 2010 MacBook Air.
Just as Apple’s Phil Schiller promised at last Wednesday’s iPhone media event, the latest version of the company’s mobile operating system (iOS 6), has today been released for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
While the iPhone 5 doesn’t come out until Friday, some of the world’s biggest technology publications have already had a chance to get their hands on the device, and the first reviews are now rolling in. On the whole, the majority are calling this Apple’s best iPhone yet, and they’re praising the handset’s larger 4-inch display, and its super speedy A6 chip.
The London Evening Standard reports that Apple flew it entire design team, including British-born head of design Jonathan Ive, over to London this week to accept a couple of prestigious D&AD awards.
Twitter released a significant update for its universal iOS app today, introducing a number of new features and enhancements. The update, which takes the app to version 5.0, includes new profile pages, photo streams, and a revamped iPad design.
If you haven’t already heard, the pigs that that made Rovio’s birds so angry are getting a game of their own. Called Bad Piggies, it’s coming to iOS on September 27, and Rovio just released the title’s first gameplay trailer. And it looks great!