Apple
It's that time of the year again - Apple's fall iPhone event, where we expect the Cupertino company to unveil its newest generation family of iPhones - what should be the iPhone 14 series. With Apple seemingly satisfied with its current industrial design as embodied by the iPhone 13 lineup, it will be interesting to see what the company does to iterate on its flagship phones this year – especially the high-end Pro designs. In which case, this year may be all about the guts, and what Apple does to update things like the cameras and displays. Meanwhile, it's all but assured that Apple will introduce a new generation processor in the form of the A16. Apple's latest iterations of SoC silicon have been ground-breaking and...
iCloud, iOS 5, iTunes 10.5, and OS X 10.7.2 Released
In accordance with last week's keynote, Apple users have some downloading to do: iOS 5, iTunes 10.5, and Mac OS X 10.7.2 have all been released. These updates collectively...
19 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/12/2011
iPhone 4S Preliminary Benchmarks: ~800MHz A5, Slightly Slower GPU than iPad 2, Still Very Fast
Apple's ability to control the entire information chain, down to the point of limiting leaks, appears to be gradually slipping as it grows as a company. Case in point...
217 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 10/11/2011Steve Jobs Passes Away At 56 Years Old
Word comes that Steve Jobs - Apple's famous former CEO and sitting chairmain of the board - has passed away. We've known that Steve has been ill for some...
80 by Ryan Smith on 10/5/2011
Why No LTE iPhone 5 in 2011? Blame 28nm Maturity, Check Back In Q2/Q3 2012
Along the road leading up to today's iPhone 4S reveal were many rumors about the iPhone 5 coming out this year boasting a new thinner, teardrop profile - potentially...
37 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/4/2011
Apple Seeds iOS 5 Gold Master to Developers
Along with today's other iPhone news, Apple has also seeded the Gold Master (GM) of iOS 5. This was widely expected since it's common for Apple to seed the...
13 by Kristian Vättö on 10/4/2011
iPhone 4S Launches October 14th
As expected, Apple unveiled its new iPhone 4S at its media event this afternoon. It’s available for pre-order on October 7th, and will begin shipping on October 14th. Availability...
27 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/4/2011
Apple iPhone 4S includes HSPA+ 14.4, GSM/CDMA Dual Mode, Diversity
Apple got up on stage today and announced the iPhone 4S, and alongside it confirmed that the smartphone will have a reworked cellular architecture complete with dual-mode HSPA+ and...
42 by Brian Klug on 10/4/2011
iPod Nano and iPod Touch Receive Small Updates
Apple today announced a handful of minor updates to its iPod line: the iPod Nano and iPod Touch have received modest upgrades and price cuts. The iPod Classic, however...
9 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/4/2011
iOS 5 Releases on October 12
Apple has announced that the newest version of its mobile operating system will be released on October 12. Apple first discussed iOS 5 in depth at WWDC 2011 (read our...
16 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/4/2011
The Apple Thunderbolt Display Review
Ever since I moved to a notebook as my main work computer I've become increasingly annoyed with the process of actually moving my notebook-as-a-desktop around. At my desk I've...
277 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/23/2011
Apple Provides Update, Demo for Final Cut Pro X
Apple has just published update 10.0.1 for its Final Cut Pro X video editing software. It adds a number of features to the program based mostly on user feedback...
3 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/20/2011
LaCie Brings (more) Affordable Thunderbolt Storage to Macs with Little Big Disk, Available in Retail
At IDF I met with LaCie and got a quick demo of its Little Big Disk Thunderbolt storage solution. The heavy metal chassis is home to two 2.5" drive...
17 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/20/2011
MacBook Pro EFI Update Reportedly Resolves SATA 3 Issues
Apple released an EFI update for the 2011 MacBook Pros yesterday that reportedly resolves performance and compatibility issues with SATA 3.0 SSDs, some of which Anand noted in our...
11 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/15/2011
The Thunderbolt Devices Trickle In: Magma's ExpressBox 3T
Intel's Thunderbolt interface is frustratingly fast. The frustration comes from the fact that there just aren't many Thunderbolt devices out on the market today, not to mention that the...
17 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/7/2011
HighPoint Brings 4-port USB 3.0 to Mac Pro
Earlier this week HighPoint introduced its first 4-port USB 3.0 HBA for Apple's Mac Pro. The RocketU Quad USB 3.0 features four independent USB 3.0 controllers, allowing each port...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/25/2011
Sonnet Announces Thunderbolt to ExpressCard/34 Adapter
Sonnet announced a Thunderbolt to ExpressCard/34 adapter today. The exact name of the product is the Echo ExpressCard/34 Thunderbolt Adapter and it is simply a box with an...
6 by Kristian Vättö on 8/25/2011
Steve Jobs Resigns As Apple CEO; Tim Cook Now In Charge
As of this evening, Steve Jobs has resigned his post as CEO of Apple, naming Tim Cook as his successor. This news follows an extended health-related leave of absence...
33 by Andrew Cunningham on 8/24/2011
Sprint to Carry Next iPhone, Says Wall Street Journal
Sprint will be joining AT&T and Verizon in carrying Apple's next iPhone, reports the Wall Street Journal citing "people familiar with the matter." This would make Sprint the third...
13 by Andrew Cunningham on 8/24/2011
App Store Installer for Lion Updated to 10.7.1
The App Store installer for OS X 10.7 Lion was updated to version 10.7.1 today, confirming that Apple will be keeping the installer up to date as new point...
3 by Andrew Cunningham on 8/23/2011
Apple Begins Selling $69 Lion USB Drive
As promised, Apple today began offering a USB installer for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion in its online store for a price of $69, a $40 premium over the...
15 by Andrew Cunningham on 8/16/2011
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