Whether you’re tapping away on your iPhone all day, or just upgraded to OS X Lion and are waiting on your new MacBook Air, this podcast is for you — and your wrist and finger pain!
Trying to figure out how to easily add holidays and sports schedules into the iPhone or iPad Calendar app? Lucky for us Apple actually solved this problem quite a while ago for Mac iCal users. Simply subscribe to Apple’s already built calendars and you’ll be all set. Read on to find out how!
Sure, you can manually add calendar subscriptions right on your iOS device, but finding them and tapping them all in can be a pain. iCal on Mac makes it simple, and if you’re already syncing, it can save you some time and effort!
If you guys subscribe to calendars via Apple, which ones do you use? I find these especially handy for things like holidays and sports schedules as well as astronomy calendars. We live on the beach and sometimes I want to know what time the sun is setting. Sure I can use a weather app but it’s nice to be able to set alarms for nights I know I’m going to be around the beach area. How about you guys, any calendars you found that you think are especially cool?
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Puzzle fans will be pleased to hear that Gavina Games’ debut game has breached the app store, in the stunning form of
Qvoid places you in control of a white, 3D cube, with your job being to collect and match colors on a board. You’ll have to roll over colored spaces and then strategically roll that face onto the other matching color. As you advance through the great number of levels, they’ll start to get more challenging by adding different elements and more clever level design. Different gameplay elements will come together to ultimately offer you a puzzler that will test your last brain cell. I was going to record a gameplay video showcasing the gameplay, since you’re probably confused right now with that choppy explanation, but Gavina Games has already done me a favor and made a trailer themselves. Check it out:
Qvoid’s best aspect may very well be its user interface and artwork combined together to form the perfect menu and gameplay system. All of the in-game menus and the gameplay graphics are made with a modern touch and the latter also includes a full variety of crisp, polished colorful sprites as well. GameCenter is also integrated with some pretty difficult achievements and, believe it or not, leaderboards putting you up against other gamers to see who has the most amount of stars. There’s only a certain about of stars you can collect in the end, so I don’t know how much of a purpose the leaderboards serve up till a point, but they’re certainly a nice touch.
Given it launched today, you’re probably not too satisfied that there isn’t some sort of launch sale, but
Thrutu, by MetaSwitch, is a new app that lets you share location, photos, contacts and more while you’re talking on the phone.
Thrutu brings new fun and function to the phone call. It’s so simple that you’ll wonder why phone calls couldn’t always work this way.
Thrutu comes with five buttons:
Thrutu needs simultaneous voice and data to meet operate at its full potential, so if you’re a Verizon customer, you’ll need to be connected to Wifi. However, Thrutu does make it possible to share via SMS for Verizon customers or when the person you’re talking to doesn’t have Thrutu installed.
I haven’t had the chance to play with this, yet, but it looks rather promising. Having quick and easy access to location, camera, photos, and contacts while on a phone call will be very convenient. Sure, I can switch apps to accomplish any of these tasks (except the vibrating), but this is a much better implementation. I hope Apple is taking notes, as I think this a feature that is lacking in iOS.
Thrutu is available for free. Screenshots and video after the break.
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Over 200,000 Android users have already been enjoying the multitasking app from Thrutu, and starting today, iPhone users can get in on the action too.
The Thrutu app allows mobile device users to find a location by sending a live map, or useful information to other phones without having to disconnect from a conversation. It’s the perfect tool to help lost friends locate you by giving them a point of reference while talking with them on the phone.
The app also allows you to take and send images or galleries to the person you’re speaking with. If your friend is really, really bad at following directions, this feature can be helpful by allowing you to take snapshots of landmarks to aid your lost pal. Or it can be a fun way to tease your friends about your great seats at the local baseball game while bragging on the phone. Sounds like the perfect app for San Francisco Giants fans!
The app works with other Thrutu enabled devices and automatically opens when another user calls you. However, you’ll have to manually turn it on when placing your own call.
The Thrutu app is free in the
Chillingo has made a large name for themselves over the past few years, since the introduction of the app store, and that title is very well deserved. The quality in the applications that they publish is flawless, and all have been very well received by the app store audience. Tonight, at 11 PM Eastern Standard Time, another three applications will be added to their large collection.
It’s pretty much become a standard that Chillingo launches a few of their titles every Thursday, or rather Wednesday night. Here’s a list of what’ll be hitting the app store tonight at 11 PM EST:
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Jet Set Go
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As Chillingo’s collection slowly expands, so does my love for their games. Remember, these will all be launching at 11 PM EST tonight, a little less than an hour’s time from now. If you have any comments, short impressions or questions on any of the above, please leave a comment below.
Certain cities in the US have started fining walkers on the streets if they are caught texting on their iPhone (or other mobile devices). If you have ever walked down a street while composing a short email or text message, you know how distracting it can be and how unaware you are of where you are and what is going on around you.This is leading to more and more accidents and the new system of fines is meant to make you more aware of the dangers.
Earlier this year a woman from Pennsylvania was caught on video whilst walking through a shopping center. She was so engrossed in typing out her message that she fell right into a water feature. Yes this example was quite funny however it could have been a whole lot worse.
Pennsylvania is now looking at putting an end to these sorts of incidents and is introducing a programme called “Give Respect, Get Respect”. This programme covers distracted drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Mayor Nutter denied that offenders would automatically be fined at first but did admit that violators would be reminded and warned of their surroundings and potential dangers. In Rexburgh, Idaho fines are already in place for texting while walking. Anyone found walking across a street while texting is immediately fined $50.
I think this really is a case or using your common sense but unfortunately it doesn’t always work that way. Hopefully we will see future iPhones with better voice integration enabling us to talk to send text messages rather than typing. You could always just use the Email ‘n Walk app which uses the iPhone’s camera to show you what is in front of you; as you type your text. This won’t save you from a fine, but may stop you falling in that fountain or in front of a fast moving vehicle!
Rob Shoesmith, an app developer at MEDL Mobile and ambitious fellow, has an extensive plan in place to be the most outrageous person to ever wait in line for a product. Shoesmith is going to wait in line at the Covent Garden Apple Store in London, one of Apple’s premier and largest retail store locations, with solely products and luxuries donated to him for the purpose of supporting his venture.
The plan has been progressing smoothly for months, as companies of all kinds have been sending Shoesmith products from batteries to clothes, even hair gel. As news spreads, it seems that he always has a new contribution to write about every week. If the amount of items that he is arranging to bring with him as he embarks on the line wait is not enough to grab attention, then how does having quality food from nearby restaurants served to him in line as everyone else waiting stares in not just a growing curiosity, but also envy as they are forced to have pre-packaged food sound?
Plus, what if he wanted to play his music library through speakers, why not go ahead and try it? On the music angle, his plans are actually more ambitious and original: local bands have agreed to perform for him as he is waiting outside the Apple Store for the next-generation iPhone.
In total, Shoesmith has already received over $1,500 worth of products and there is certainly time left for that number to increase since the next iPhone isn’t due until fall. Though some may say that he is attempting this stunt simply out of greed for free items, he says with confidence that while those are nice, his ambitions are for his “experiment” to be a career invigorator.
With a unique scheme and support, it will be interesting to follow Shoesmith as he begins his line journey. In the past, the most notable line-standers have been the devoted who simply camp out for weeks, repeating the act as popular new devices are announced. The focus of his wait will not be its length, but the grandeur of how he pushes what anybody has ever done in a line spot.
Check out his
Tired of iPhone rumors? Me too! How about some depressing news instead?
According to the New York Post, a 37-year-old patent attorney allegedly cut his 23-year-old girlfriend’s mouth after he forced her to eat her own iPhone! Brian Anscomb is no stranger to mobile phone abuse, on July 10, he broke another phone after she tried to contact the authorities.
Anscomb was arrested on Sunday and his layer told the Post that he denies “all of the allegations.” Anscomb is also accused of punching his girlfriend in the eye after she tried to escape.
I’ve suffered from plenty of iPhone rage in the past, but this one takes the cake!
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China is known for producing cheap, knockoff goods, like fake iPhones and iPods — but what about an entire fake Apple store? This incredible little photo essay from BirdAbroad is of a store in Kunming, China — that looks just like the real thing. The wooden tables are right, the signs are right, the products are real, the staff even believe that they’re working at an actual Apple store. The only problem is that there isn’t one in that city.
The people who were taking these photos got hustled out by security, but managed to convince them that they were Apple store employees from America, taking photos of various branches.
Man, I don’t know if I’m impressed or disgusted. I mean, if you’re going to fake something, you might as well do it right, right?
Apple has released iTunes 10.4, with 64-bit support and Mac OS X Lion compatibility.
What’s new in iTunes 10.4
iTunes 10.4 is now designed for OS X Lion.
You can now use iTunes with OS X Lion’s new Full-Screen App capability, which allows you to use iTunes and other apps without distractions. Navigate between your full-screen apps with a simple gesture.
Note: iTunes is now a 64-bit Cocoa application on OS X Lion and includes a number of important stability and performance improvements. Some iTunes plug-ins may no longer be compatible with this version of iTunes. Please contact the plug-in developer for an updated plug-in compatible with iTunes 10.4.
Available now via Software Update.
Last year it was hard enough to decide between the starting-at-$499 original iPad on iOS 3.2 and the starting-at-$999 new MacBook Air on OS X Snow Leopard, but now we have iPad 2 on iOS 4.3 (soon to be iOS 5! and the just-released MacBook Air 2 on OS X Lion… decisions, decisions! (Never mind a possible Retina Display iPad 2 Pro/iPad 3 on the horizon!)
Have you been waiting and debating between the two? If so, which are you getting and why? Vote in the poll above and give us the details in the comments below!
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The official Google+ application finally landed in the App Store, share your experiences with it here in this thread. And if you’d like to add yours truly, you can find me here.
If you own a Mac chances are you’ve heard Apple’s new OS Lion has been released. Have you taken the dive and upgraded yet? Discuss that and many other topics in our Mac OS X forum.
So you installed iOS 5 beta 3 and you want to back track to iOS 4.3, it’s not as simple as an easy restore via iTunes. If you’d like to know how to do so be sure to check out the iOS 5 beta 3 downgrade thread.
If you’d like to talk about the iPhone 5 in any way, shape or form then our iPhone 5 forum is the place to visit.
See you in the forums!
Few apps out there can rival the Hipstamatic app in terms of sheer awesomeness. It is by far the most fun app for all the amateur photographers out there who cannot help clicking away with the iPhone in the hopes of creating truly spectacular moments of photographic pleasure. Right now it is one of the most popular apps at the App Store and by the looks of it, it is going to stay that way for quite some time.
Basically, this app creates photos based on pre-configured settings that take into account the styles of famous photographers, different lenses, lenses and flashes from virtually every conceivable era of photography. You can play with colors, textures, flashes and other cool functions that allow you to create amazing pictures right from your iPhone. It is something that really lets your creativity flow.
As soon as you download this Hipstamatic app for $2 from the App Store, you will be surprised by the relatively simply learning curve that is designed to help virtually every type of iPhone user (from the amateur to the pro). The interface will features a starter pack which will features a number of lenses, films and flashes that are clearly and simply described. There will also be a sample photo to help you really get an idea of what you are playing with.
Once you have a good grip on things to go, you can start clicking away taking pictures and making them look like those that remind of your childhood or even bring out the inner artist within yourself. You can customize virtually every feature of your photograph. There are also some added functions that make this process all the more fun. One of them is the “shake to randomize” feature that lets you randomly choose a pre-configured setting. Overall, this is a must-have for those seeking an outlet for their creative energy.
Apple has just released iTunes 10.4 for Mac OS X Lion, which you can grab through your friendly local software update. The new version of iTunes is 64-bit, and can use Apple’s new “full screen” functionality in Lion:
You can now use iTunes with OS X Lion’s new Full-Screen App capability, which allows you to use iTunes and other apps without distractions. Navigate between your full-screen apps with a simple gesture.
Note: iTunes is now a 64-bit Cocoa application on OS X Lion and includes a number of important stability and performance improvements. Some iTunes plug-ins may no longer be compatible with this version of iTunes. Please contact the plug-in developer for an updated plug-in compatible with iTunes 10.4.
[image via MacRumors]
Wooords by StrayRobot games is a fast paced and super fun word puzzle game set to launch in the app store tomorrow, and well worth looking into if you’re a fan of wordsmithing. I beta tested this game during the development process, and it’s a fun little title for people who like playing with letters and whatnot.
The game presents you with a fridge covered in letter magnets, with a goal of scoring enough points to move on to the next level — and points are awarded for forming words out of the letters, with bonuses for longer words and putting them together in quick succession. Each level is constrained by a certain “key letter” which must be included in each word.
It’s also excruciatingly good practice if you play Scrabble or Words With Friends — it’s great for brushing up on how to find words in a seemingly random set of letters.
Wooords (that’s right, with three “o”s) is due out in the app store on July 21st.
Generally on this blog, we focus on iOS and not Mac OS, but the release of a new big cat is worth covering. Mac OS X Lion is now available on the Mac App Store, and at $29.99, this is the cheapest OS X has ever been.
Lion is a major overhaul from Mac OS 10.6, and brings a raft of new features. In order to install, you’ll beed 8GB of free space, and already running the most recent version of Mac OS 10.6.x.
If you’re not in the USA, here’s a rundown of what the upgrade will cost in other nations.
This marks the first non-disc based rollout of Lion, but if you’re desperate for a physical copy, rumor has it you can mount the installer on a flash drive or DVD, and keep it around that way.
Full description after the jump:
OS X Lion is the next major release of OS X, the world’s most advanced desktop operating system. It includes over 250 new features that will transform how you interact with your Mac. Tap, swipe, and scroll your way through your apps using fluid Multi-Touch gestures that make everything you do feel more natural and direct. Full-screen apps take advantage of every pixel of your display — perfect for reading email, surfing the web, or browsing photos. Launchpad gives you instant access to all the apps on your Mac in a stunning new layout where you can quickly find any app and open it with a single click. And Mission Control brings together Exposé, full-screen apps, Dashboard, and Spaces in one unified experience. With a gesture, your desktop zooms out, displaying a bird’s-eye view of everything running on your Mac and making it easy to navigate anywhere with a click.
Multi-Touch gestures
• Fluid and realistic animations make gestures feel natural and direct.
• Tap or pinch to zoom in on text and images.
• Swipe left or right to move from one page to another in an app or switch from one full-screen app to another.
• Swipe up to enter Mission Control.
• Pinch to access Launchpad.
Full-screen apps
• A new full-screen button takes an app window full screen.
• Run multiple full-screen apps at the same time.
• Switch between full-screen apps and your desktop with a gesture.
• Apps stay full screen when you switch to another app.
• OS X Lion includes full-screen Mail, Safari, Preview, iCal, FaceTime, Dashboard, Screen Sharing, and Photo Booth.
Mission Control
• Brings together Exposé, full-screen apps, Dashboard, and desktop spaces.
• Gives you a bird’s-eye view of everything running on your Mac, allowing you to navigate anywhere with a click.
• Exposé view shows all open windows on your desktop grouped by application.
• Create and organize desktop spaces in Mission Control.
Launchpad
• A new home for all the apps on your Mac.
• Apps downloaded from the Mac App Store automatically appear in Launchpad.
• Launchpad automatically adds pages to accommodate all your apps.
• Apps can be organized on multiple pages and grouped in folders.
Mail
• The widescreen layout displays the message list and selected email side by side in full-height columns.
• The favorites bar gives you one-click access to your favorite mail folders.
• Search suggestions dynamically present the best matches for your search.
• Search tokens help refine search results based on people, subjects, mailboxes, dates, and attachments.
• Conversations automatically groups related messages, displaying them in chronological order and hiding repetitive quoted text.
Other great Lion features
• Auto Save automatically saves your changes as you go, so you never have to worry about losing your work.
• Versions keeps a history of your document as you work and presents it in a timeline you can browse.
• Resume reopens an app exactly as you left it.
• AirDrop is the simplest way to send files to anyone around you, wirelessly — no setup or special settings required.
• Reading List in Safari lets you easily save web pages to read or browse later.
Some features require an Apple ID and/or compatible Internet access; additional fees and terms apply.
Some features require apps developed to work with Lion.
Gestures require a Multi-Touch trackpad or Magic Mouse (some gestures are not available on Magic Mouse).
AirDrop is supported on the following Mac models: MacBook Pro (late 2008 or newer), MacBook Air (late 2010 or newer), MacBook (late 2008 or newer), iMac (early 2009 or newer), Mac mini (mid 2010 or newer), Mac Pro (early 2009 with AirPort Extreme card and mid 2010 or newer).
Björk has never been afraid of experimentation, so when I stumbled across an official music app from her that looks abstract and vaguely insane, I only wondered why it hadn’t happened sooner. Björk: Biophilia is billed as “an extraordinary and innovative multimedia exploration of music, nature and technology” — which makes absolutely no sense, but that’s okay. It’s a free app with in-app purchasing for new tracks, and is heavily built around the creation and artistic interpretation of music.
If you’re still confused, here’s a concrete list of features:
• Three-dimensional galactic interface with the song Cosmogony
• Access to new songs and apps immediately as they are released
• Music scores with karaoke playback
• Abstract song animation
• Lyrics
• Essay
Full app description after the jump:
Biophilia is an extraordinary and innovative multimedia exploration of music, nature and technology by the musician Björk. Comprising a suite of original music and interactive, educational artworks and musical artifacts, Biophilia is released as ten in-app experiences that are accessed as you fly through a three-dimensional galaxy that accompanies the album’s theme song Cosmogony. All of the album’s songs gradually become available inside Biophilia as interactive experiences, beginning with the first single Crystalline.
Björk has collaborated with artists, designers, scientists, instrument makers, writers and software developers to create an extraordinary multimedia exploration of the universe and its physical forces, processes and structures – of which music is a part. Each in-app experience is inspired by and explores the relationships between musical structures and natural phenomena, from the atomic to the cosmic. You can use Biophilia to make and learn about music, to find out about natural phenomena, or to just enjoy Björk’s music.
Biophilia opens into a three-dimensional galaxy with a compass allowing navigation between the 3-dimensional universe and a two-dimensional track list. Take a closer look by tapping on stars within the constellations and you’ll see that each is an in-app purchase that gives access to the inspired combination of artifacts for each new Björk song: interactive art and games, music notation which can be used to sing along karaoke-style, abstract animations, lyrics, and essays that explore Björk’s inspirations for the track. These artifacts bring together conventional and alternative ways of representing and making music to create an environment for entertainment and learning. Biophilia challenges the way we think about music. Here, for the first time, is a music album that exploits the multimedia capabilities of mobile interactive technologies.
Biophilia was created by Björk in collaboration with interactive artist and app developer Scott Snibbe, and Björk’s longtime design collaborators M/M (Paris).
Features:
• Three-dimensional galactic interface with the song Cosmogony
• Access to new songs and apps immediately as they are released
• Music scores with karaoke playback
• Abstract song animation
• Lyrics
• Essay
If you’re tired of having your Apple earbuds flapping out and generally getting tangled, you might be interested in a little European gadget called the Cableguy. Available for the eminently reasonable price of $12.50. It not only give you a place to wind and stow the earbuds when not in use, but you can also clip it to a handy piece of clothing to stop them flopping about like mad.
No, this isn’t the first bit of gadgetry to do this, and yes, you can avoid the issue of tangling if you just know how to fold your headphones right, but for a small and cheap bit of plastic, this looks like it might work surprisingly well.
Full press release follows
Many of us are familiar with two little issues related to the earphones that we use with our iPhones and iPods. First, what do you do with ‘m when you’re not using them; and second, where do your earbuds go when you take them out for a few seconds?
CableGuy solves both of these problems for the Apple earphones that our gadgets come with. The earbuds and plug find a home in the slots in CableGuy, while the cable can be wound neatly (or not so neatly, if you prefer) around it – making cable spaghetti a thing of the past. But that’s not all. Clip it to your t-shirt, shirt pocket or bag, and CableGuy keeps your earphones from dropping to the floor when you’re on pause, using either the build-in cable clip or the earbud-fitting slots.
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is here. OS X, the desktop counterpart to Apple’s mobile iOS, has taken iPad innovation “Back to the Mac” with this release, including the iPad home screen-like LaunchPad for app management, automatic save and resume, etc.
“Lion is the best version of OS X yet, and we’re thrilled that users around the world can download it starting today,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Lion makes upgrading a Mac easier than ever before; just launch the Mac App Store, buy Lion with your iTunes account, and the download and install process will begin automatically.”
It’s also the first time a major Mac OS X version will be distributed online, through the Mac App Store. Gigabytes of download will be an interesting challenge for those with multiple machines, but especially for those with slower internet connections or restricted bandwidth. (Never mind what the launch day rush might do to the internet in general — Apple servers have gone down during iOS releases in the early days.)
UPDATE: Apple has announced that Lion will be available “later this August” on a USB thumb drive for $69.
All that aside, we welcome our Mac OS X cousins to the goodness we’ve been enjoying for a while now in iOS. Who’s getting it?
[Apple PR, $29 - Mac App Store]
OfficeDrop by Pixily has been updated as a universal application for iPhone and iPad. OfficeDrop is an app to scan, search, organize and store your paper files, PDFs and other documents.
The OfficeDrop digital filing system is a simple, cost-effective way to scan your paper and manage it online in our searchable web-based document portal. With OfficeDrop for iPhone, all of your converted paper and uploaded digital documents will be available for text searching, sharing and organization on you iPhone and on the web at officedrop.com. Best of all, there is a new free plan that give you search, OCR and storage on your iPhone, iPad and browser! Scan on your computer and have your files available everywhere.
OfficeDrop is available for Free. Screenshots after the break.
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To coincide with the release of Mac OS X Lion, Apple has also released a new generation of MacBook Airs, Mac Minis, and LED displays (now dubbed Thunderbolt displays). The most interesting to us, of course, is the MacBook Air, particularly the 11-inch version which is a real — if more expensive — rival to the iPad.
Now with more processing power, courtesy of Intel’s Core i5 or Core i7 (Sandybridge) processor, a high speed Thunderbolt I/O port, and a backlit keyboard(?!), it makes an already compelling alternative even more so. (If rumors of an early iPad 2 Pro or iPad 3 turn out to be true, it could make the decision even harder.)
“Portable, affordable and powerful, MacBook Air is the ultimate everyday notebook,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “MacBook Air features our most advanced technology and is an ideal match for Lion, especially with its new Multi-Touch gestures, full-screen apps, Mission Control and Mac App Store.”
Mac Mini with the new chips and port make a good if expensive home theater PC even more powerful and (eventually) flexible, while the new LED displays can be chained together to turn your desktop into a NASA-style control center.
“Mac mini delivers the speed and expandability that makes it perfect for the desktop, living room or office,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With faster processors, more powerful graphics and Thunderbolt in an incredibly compact, aluminum design, the new Mac mini is more versatile than ever.”
“The Apple Thunderbolt Display is the ultimate docking station for your Mac notebook,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With just one cable, users can dock with their new display and connect to high performance peripherals, network connections and audio devices.”
Anyone going to pick up a new Air?
Apple’s third fiscal 2011 quarter was full of company records – and since we are talking about one of the world’s biggest companies, that means significant margins. Not only are iPhone sales up 142% from last year, but
It is amazing just how much the iOS ecosystem has grown since its introduction in 2007 with the original iPhone. The iPad was released a little over a year ago, making it one of the fastest-adopted devices of the last decade. There is no doubt that the mobile operating system’s four-year period has made those two devices Apple’s most significant market in terms of owners. Neither the Mac, with 3.95 million system sales, nor the iPod, at a 20% decline with 7.54 million, reach the ownership numbers of iOS devices. However make no mistake, the Mac is still significant on the report with a much higher revenue per unit sold since systems have a much broader price range.
A revenue of $28.57 billion and a net profit of $7.31 billion are both the highest-ever for Apple’s quarterly report. Both figures are almost twice what they were during this quarter last year, plus the revenue/profit ratio has increased in the favor of profit. 62% of the revenue can be attributed to the international market.
Steve Jobs expresses his enthusiasm over Apple’s success that has continued to grow at an incredible rate, “We’re thrilled to deliver our best quarter ever, with revenue up 82 percent and profits up 125 percent. Right now, we’re very focused and excited about bringing iOS 5 and iCloud to our users this fall.”
Today Apple will be releasing Mac OS X Lion, the latest version of the Mac operating system, exclusively through the App Store recently brought to the platform. With Lion, Apple has proclaimed that they are bringing what they have learned from iOS to their personal computers, including a focus on multi-touch gestures and a page-organized app collection.
Analyst expectations for the quarter have been beat by a fairly wide margin, and next quarter is looking to continue the success as Apple is due to release the highly-anticipated successor to iPhone 4 and possibly a new
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We have all seen pictures of fake iPhones coming out of China but blogger BirdAbroad discovered something far more impressive on her travels. She walked into a fake Apple Store in the Chinese town of Kunming.
The products appear to be real Apple products so at least that is one bit of good news. Unfortunately though, Apple does not have stores in this part of China. The store could be an approved re-seller, if that is the case it has really over stepped the mark with its blatant Apple branding and attempt to copy a real Apple Store model.
RP and I went inside and poked around. They looked like Apple products. It looked like an Apple store. It had the classic Apple store winding staircase and weird upstairs sitting area. The employees were even wearing those blue t-shirts with the chunky Apple name tags around their necks.
Apparently this store is one of three in close proximity. In fact one of the stores even has a sign calling it an “Apple Stoer”. I can’t see these fake Apple Stores being around for too much longer!
[BirdAbroad via AppleInsider]