Apple has today confirmed plans to create 500 new jobs at its European headquarters in Cork, Ireland. The company is expected to build a new office block at the site, which was opened in 1980, and currently employs 2800 people.
In an attempt to encourage MobileMe customers with older versions of OS X to move over to iCloud before MobileMe is shutdown on the 30th of June, Apple has launched a new upgrade program offering free DVD copies of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has today been named as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2012. By appearing on the annual list, Cook follows in the footsteps of his predecessor Steve Jobs, who featured an impressive five times while CEO.
While the Flashback trojan targeting a Java exploit in Mac OS X has been floating around for months, Apple didn’t really take any notice of the flaw until just a couple of weeks ago when one security firm revealed it was affecting over 600,000 Macs.
There’s no denying it, there is nothing quite like the smell of a freshly opened Apple product. Melbourne-based artists Gavin Bell, Jarrah de Kuijer and Simon McGlinn are familiar with it, they decided to recreate the distinctive aroma for an upcoming exhibition.
Apple has created a couple of new TV adverts for the iPhone 4S showcasing its voice-activated personal-assistant Siri. In a departure from recent ads produced by the company, they both feature celebrities, namely Zooey Deschanel and Samuel L. Jackson.
In a press release issued earlier today, Apple has confirmed that the new iPad will go on sale in South Korea and 11 additional countries this Friday the 20th of April. The device will launch in a further 9 countries on the 27th.
If there was an award ceremony for ridiculous iPhone cases I’m pretty this one, created by Japanese company Marudai, would take the top prize. Featuring a 1-inch thick armor plate steel back, its makers claim it can resist a direct hit from a 12.7mm 50 caliber bullet!
Following Thursday’s release of a Java update which removes the most common variants of the Flashback trojan, Apple has released a Flashback malware removal tool for systems running OS X Lion that don’t have Java installed.