Apple Launches the Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Apple has introduced the Mac OS X Snow Leopard, which is a refined version of the previous range Mac OS X Leopard. The company is planning to introduce the new version as an upgrade in the month of September, 2009 at an affordable price of Rs. 1380.

Bertrand Serlet, Senior VP, Software Engineering, Apple said, “The Mac OS X Snow Leopard will give users a better experience right from installation to shutdown. Our engineers have done hundreds of improvements and your snow Leopard system will become faster, more responsive and more reliable”. Read more

Apple Introduces New Members in MacBook Pro Family

Apple has updated its MacBook Pro line by introducing 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch models with 40 percent longer battery life. The newly introduced MacBook Pro includes an LED-backlit display, glass multi-touch trackpad, FireWire 800 port, SD card or Express Card slot, illuminated keyboard and NVIDIA graphics.

“Our MacBook Pro models will now have Apple’s in-built battery that gives up to 7 hours of support while its size will stay just as thin and light as it was before. Available at an approx starting price of Rs.57,000, the aluminum body MacBook Pro is more affordable and is setting a new standard for environment friendly notebook design”, said Philip Schiller, Senior VP, Apple. Read more

Apple’s Safari 4 Released for Mac and Windows

Apple has released Safari 4, the next version of its web browser at the Worldwide Developers Conference, 2009. The newly launched web browser is meant for Mac and Windows users. It is said that Safari runs 50 percent faster in 64-bit systems.

Apple released Safari with 150 new features back in the month of February. The new browser has come in time just following the launch of the two new browsers Google Chrome 2.0 and Opera 10 Beta. The Microsoft’s I.E. 8 that has failed the Acid 3 tests is also in the market and Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5 RC version is expected to be launched soon. Read more

The Most Powerful Phone Apple iPhone 3G S is Ready to Capture the Market

Apple has finally introduced its much awaited iPhone 3G S. Featuring improved speed and faster performance, the latest device has a longer battery life, high quality 3 mega pixel auto focus camera, video recording and a hands free voice control.

iPhone 3G S has an advanced iPhone OS 3.0 mobile operating system that is loaded with hundreds of power packed features. You can now download more than 50,000 applications from Apple’s App Store. Read more

Apple Issues public Apology For Approving ‘Baby Shaker’ App

Apple recenlty issued a public apology for releasing a 99-cent app by the name of Baby Shaker into the App Store. Although, the product was only for a very short period of time, most users found the app offensive, which led to its removal.

The app showed an animation of a crying baby, with the instructions to listen to it for a long time before shaking the phone to make the crying stop. Read more

Apple iPhone Soon-to-Release a New Low Cost iPhone 3G Model for Indian Consumers

After the total failure of iPhone in India because of its high prices, Apple is soon to release a new low cost iPhone 3G model especially in countries like India and China. The iPhone is expected to run on the 3G network without the support of Wi-Fi, which will reduce the entry cost.

The 3G network is not yet available everywhere in India, so the consumers have to depend on the expensive data plans of Airtel or Vodafone for Internet connectivity. But, if you surf the internet heavily, it won’t really make a huge difference in the long run. Read more

App Store Reaches 1 Billion Downloads Mark; Amazing Prizes Being Given Away!

In just three months, App Store has crossed the 500 million download mark and believed to complete 1 billion figure. To celebrate this news Apple is giving away free stuff.

Simply download any app from your computer, iPod Touch or iPhone and you’ll automatically enter to win. With every app download you are eligible as an entry, however you can’t have more than 25 entries a day. Read more

Apple Giving a Brief Intro of iPhone Firmware 3.0 on March 17

Now this is an interesting iPhone news. The time has come when Apple will be giving gleams of iPhone firmware 3.0. The technology giant is organizing an event on March 17 to introduce the much awaited iPhone firmware 3.0, which is an upgradation of the iPhone operating system.

Many iPhone users and experts speculated the news of the event a couple of months ago. Town Hall auditorium on the Apple’s campus in Cupertino, CA is the decided venue where the grand event will be held at 10am. Read more

Google Blocks iPhone SMS App

Google will block the Infinite SMS app, than is an iPhone application very soon. The application that used to cost Rs. 50, allowed its users to send unlimited SMSs from their devices, be it an iPod or an iPhone!

But the company stopped sales of the app recently on Monday after Google notified it that the program would be blocked, developer Inner Fence said.

“Google has claimed no grievance with Infinite SMS other than its success. Their given reason for the block isn’t abuse or wrongdoing; it’s that we brought too many users (and thus too much cost) to an experimental service,” Inner Fence said. Read more

New “Talking” iPod Shuffle by Apple

Can you imagine an iPod shuffle ‘talking’? Apple has recently come up with the launch of a new ‘talking’ version of its iPod shuffle music player. The USP of this gadget is that it speaks out the names of the songs loudly for you.

“Imagine your music player talking to you, telling you your song titles, artists and playlist names,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of iPod and iPhone product marketing. “The new iPod shuffle is the world’s smallest music player and takes a revolutionary approach to how you listen to your music by talking to you, also making it the first iPod shuffle with playlists.” Read more

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