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Does iOS Doom the Mac?, Apple Again #1 Smartphone Vendor, Massive 16 iPad Charger, and More, iOS News Review

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:56:33 +0000

Also Sleipnir browser lets you share links locally, iPro brings Schneider lenses to iPhone 4, and more.

Time to End 13" MacBook Pro?, Refurb MacBook Air from $699, Enable TRIM in OS X, and More, The ‘Book Review

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:56:33 +0000

Also Auro Pro Express SSD upgrades for 2010/11 MacBook Air, Sleipnir browser syncs bookmarks with iOS, Prey laptop recovery tool, and more.

Apple Refurbs a Great Deal, iOSificiation a Fundamental Shift for Apple, and More, Mac News Review

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:56:33 +0000

Also IT workers embracing Apple, battery-free wireless mouse, freeware alternatives to commercial apps, and more.

Apple Scores with Digital Textbooks and App

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:40:56 +0000

USA Today reviewer Edward C. Baig describes his experience using the first Multi-Touch digital textbooks published for the iBooks 2 for iPad app, noting that they are “engaging in ways that were simply not possible with the textbooks I grew up with.” Baig likes the portability, updatability, and low pricing of iBooks 2 digital textbooks and touts specific features like instant search, highlighting, bookmarking, and interactive graphics. Writes Baig, “It’s better to see an animated tour of the genome in E.O. Wilson’s Life on Earth than just to read about it. ”

Kill Caps Lock, but Leave the Rest of My Keyboard Alone (Mostly), Dan Knight, Mac Musings

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:48:27 +0000

It's too easy to hit Caps Lock by accident, but why change a keyboard layout that billions of users are comfortable with?

Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:39:10 +0000

Apple today released Final Cut Pro X version 10.0.3, a significant update to its revolutionary professional video editing application. Version 10.0.3 introduces Multicam Editing, which automatically syncs up to 64 angles of video and photos; advanced chroma keying for handling complex adjustments right in the app; and enhanced XML for a richer interchange with third-party apps and plug-ins that support the fast growing Final Cut Pro X ecosystem. It also includes a beta version of Broadcast Monitoring that supports Thunderbolt devices as well as PCIe cards. Final Cut Pro X version 10.0.3 is available from the Mac App Store for $299.99 (US) to new users, or as a free update for existing Final Cut Pro X customers.

Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:39:10 +0000

Final Cut Pro X Update Reinvents Multicam Editing

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:39:10 +0000

StudioDaily’s Beth Marchant reports on “key features” delivered in
Final Cut Pro version 10.0.3. Marchant interviews Radical Media CTO Evan Schechtman — an early adopter of Final Cut Pro X — who calls version 10.0.3 “an even bigger deal than the original release,” noting that his company is “ready to transition completely to Final Cut Pro X now that broadcast monitoring and multicam editing are in the mix.”

Final Cut Pro X Update Reinvents Multicam Editing

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:39:10 +0000

Apple Invades Corporate Market with iPad

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:08:58 +0000

Bloomberg’s Peter Burrows reports that Apple is making rapid headway selling into corporations — especially financial services and pharmaceutical firms. Burrows writes that Apple’s corporate sales are being driven chiefly by iPad, which “has become a standard business tool.” The article quotes Matt Wallach, co-founder of Veeva Systems, who says: “I’ve seen a lot of devices come and go over the years. Nothing touches the speed of adoption of the iPad.”