AAPL Hits New Highs After Dividend and iPad 3 Sales Numbers

Monday March 19, 2012 3:06 PM PDT by
Apple's share price today closed above $600 for the first time, hitting new highs after hours as well. It's been a busy day for Apple shareholders, with the pre-trading announcement that the company will be initiating a strong quarterly dividend and has authorized $10 billion share buyback program. After the final bell, Apple announced that the company moved more than 3 million new iPads in...

Apple Seeds First Developer Beta of OS X 10.7.4

Friday March 16, 2012 9:13 PM PDT by
Alongside today's release of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2, Apple also seeded the first pre-release version of OS X 10.7.4 to developers for testing. The release arrives as Build 11E27. Apple has reportedly asked developers to focus their testing efforts on Address Book, Graphics, iCal, Mail and Printing in the new build, which also contains one documented known issue related...

Diablo III Release Date Set for May 15th

Thursday March 15, 2012 12:18 PM PDT by
Diablo III, the much-anticipated sequel to one of Blizzard's main franchises, now officially has a release date. According to Blizzard's website, the horror game will be go live on May 15th. It is available for pre-order, and eventually pre-download, from Blizzard's Battle.net service. Users will download the game before it actually is released, and the game will be enabled at midnight on the...

Apple Releases Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.10

Wednesday March 14, 2012 2:23 PM PDT by
Apple today released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.10, bringing RAW image support to Aperture and iPhoto for a number of new cameras.This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11: - Canon PowerShot G1 X - Nikon D4 - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX1 - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ35 - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ38 - Samsung NX200 - Sony Alpha NEX-7 ...

Justice Department Gives Final Approval for Sale of Nortel Patents to Apple, Microsoft

Monday March 12, 2012 1:57 PM PDT by
Last year, Apple, Microsoft, EMC, RIM, Sony, and others banded together to win a $4.5 billion bid for more than 6,000 patents from bankrupt network equipment maker Nortel. The group, called "Rockstar Consortium" says it has received final approval from the US Department of Justice for the acquisition of the patents. Among others, antitrust regulators from the Federal Trade Commission,...

A Truly Inspiring TED Talk About the Spinning Beach Ball of Death

Friday March 9, 2012 11:25 AM PST by
The crew at Improv Everywhere was invited to participate in a talk at TED, an annual conference in Long Beach, California that focuses on “Ideas Worth Sharing.” Charlie Todd explains the story behind the prank on Improv Everywhere's website: For the conference this year, the TED curators approached me about staging something unexpected to surprise their audience. We had previously staged...

iPhoto for Mac to Require Unreleased OS X 10.7.4?

Wednesday March 7, 2012 1:07 PM PST by
Earlier today, Apple announced iPhoto for iPad. On its iPhoto for iPad webpage, Apple includes an ad for iPhoto for the Mac. Oddly, as seen in the picture above, the system requirements listed for iPhoto for Mac includes the as-yet unreleased OS X 10.7.4. It could be a simple typo, or it could be a hint that a new version of OS X is forthcoming. Thanks Arnold!...

Apple Releases iTunes 10.6 With Support for 1080p Video Content

Wednesday March 7, 2012 12:53 PM PST by
Apple has released iTunes 10.6 for download, following the release of 1080p iTunes Store video content and an updated Apple TV earlier today. iTunes 10.6 adds the ability to play 1080p HD movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store. This release also includes many improvements for iTunes Match, including: • Improved song matching • Improved album artwork handling, downloading, and...

iFixit Offers Kit To Install 2nd Hard Drive in Mid-2011 iMacs

Tuesday March 6, 2012 11:41 AM PST by
Last year, iFixit released a kit to install a second hard drive inside the 2011 Mac Mini. The install was fairly straightforward, but some Macs are a lot trickier to upgrade. The company has now released a hard drive install kit for the mid-2011 21.5" and 27" iMacs. We’ve combined all the components you need and set the price at $69.95. And you’ll be able to use the clearest, bestest...

Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.7.3 Supplemental Update, Fixes Time Machine Recovery Issue

Monday March 5, 2012 1:22 PM PST by
Apple has released a small update to Lion called Mac OS X 10.7.3 Supplemental Update. The update is apparently a bug fix for an issue with restoring from a Time Machine Backup. About Mac OS X 10.7.3 Supplemental Update This update resolves an issue when restoring a Mac from a Time Machine backup.The update weighs in at 24.55MB and is recommended for all Lion users who have Time Machine...

Flashback Malware Authors Using Twitter to Talk to Infected Machines

Monday March 5, 2012 7:39 AM PST by
We've been following for some time the story of the Flashback trojan that has been targeting Mac users by masquerading as a Flash Player installer but which has also been evolving to include increasingly sophisticated tactics for infecting users' computers. Antivirus firm Intego now reports that Flashback's creators are using an interesting new tactic for communicating with machines infected...

Apple Proposes New Block-Long Retail Store in Portland, Oregon

Friday March 2, 2012 6:54 AM PST by
ifoAppleStore reports that architects quite obviously working for Apple have put forward a design proposal for a new retail store at the Pioneer Place shopping center in downtown Portland, Oregon. Replacing a typical mall-style store inside the center, the new store would cover the length of a city block and at 165 feet would carry the longest storefront in Apple's retail store chain.According ...

WWII Strategy Game 'Company of Heroes' Goes Live on Mac App Store

Thursday March 1, 2012 11:21 AM PST by
Aspyr has released Company of Heroes Complete: Campaign Edition for purchase on the Mac App Store for >$49.99. [Direct Link] Company of Heroes redefines real time strategy gaming by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Beginning with the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, players lead squads of Allied soldiers into battle against the...

Apple Releases iMac Graphic FW Update 3.0

Wednesday February 29, 2012 9:15 PM PST by
Apple today released iMac Graphic FW Update 3.0, addressing an issue that could cause hanging and freezing on iMac models.About iMac Graphic FW Update 3.0 This firmware update fixes a graphics issue that may cause an iMac to hang under certain conditions.The download weighs in at 481 KB and requires OS X Lion. Apple does not specify on the download page which iMac models require the update, ...

Stunning Photo of Glass Staircase at Amsterdam Retail Store

Wednesday February 29, 2012 8:04 PM PST by
Thomas Schlijper posts a stunning photo of the glass staircase at Apple's new Amsterdam retail store in the historic Hirsch building. The store, which opens to the public this Saturday, is Apple's first in the Netherlands. Previously-revealed floor plans for the location show a large two-level store with a massive 20-seat Genius Bar extending along one wall of the first floor. In the weeks ...

Apple Releases MainStage 2.2.1 via Mac App Store

Tuesday February 28, 2012 2:07 PM PST by
Apple today released MainStage 2.2.1 [Mac App Store], an update to the company's software for bringing virtual instruments and effects to live performances. According to the full release notes, the update addresses sixteen separate issues, with the company highlighting the following:The MainStage 2.2.1 update addresses overall stability and performance issues including: - Resolves several...

Labor Council at Munich Apple Store Takes Over Manager's Office

Tuesday February 28, 2012 2:00 PM PST by
Earlier this month, the staff at Munich, Germany's Apple Store Rosenstraße formed a "Betriebsrat" [Google translate] -- an official labor council that focuses on the working conditions within the store. IFO Apple Store: It’s the first such council within Apple’s Germany stores... and will deal with issues such as routine overtime, sales pressure from management, high noise levels within...

Apple Releases MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.8

Tuesday February 28, 2012 1:38 PM PST by
Apple just released an update for the MacBook Pro 15-inch, late 2008 model. It requires Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or OS X Lion 10.7.3. About MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.8 This update is recommended for MacBook Pro (15-inch, late 2008) models. The update resolves a graphics issue that may cause the internal display to flicker.Weighing in at 1.79MB, the update ...