Apple unveils iPhone 3GS, says ‘S’ stands for speed

Apple has unveiled “the most powerful iPhone we’ve ever made”, complete with video camera and a new “Find My iPhone” feature.

The iPhone 3GS will be available in some countries, including the US and UK, on June 19, but will launch in Australia on June 26.

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Source: news.com.au

Posted by Posted in: Tech and Gadgets No Comments » June 2009

Apple launches new iMac, Mac mini desktops

APPLE has updated its line of desktop Macs overnight with a hint of computing trends to come – including greener, smarter, and more expensive machines.

The company finally refreshed its long-outdated line of Mac minis, with two new desktops starting from $1049 – however the US model starts at $US599 ($938).

All the prices went up a little to reflect the Australian dollar, with the new line of iMacs – including a 24-inch model with double the memory and storage of the previous 20-inch iMac – priced from $1999.

The most high-end machine, the Mac Pro, got more grunt with new Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processors and upgraded graphics chips, for a total starting price of $4,499.

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Posted by Posted in: Tech and Gadgets No Comments » March 2009

Microsoft to open own flagship stores, take on Apple

MICROSOFT has announced plans to open its own chain of branded stores as it looks to catch up with rival Apple’s successful move into retailing. The world’s largest software company, which also makes the Xbox video game console and the Zune digital music player, did not say how many stores it was looking to open, or when, or which of its products would be on sale. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Posted in: Tech and Gadgets No Comments » February 2009

A Look At Some Of The Best iPhone Apps Of 2008

The iPhone and iPod Touch have taken the world by storm. In just a little over six months time we
’ve witnessed the doors of the iTunes App Store opening to the 10,000 app marker being crossed. Some of these apps stand out much more than others do, so we’ve tried to hone in on the cream of the crop.

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Apple announces final MacWorld, no Steve Jobs keynote

Apple has just issued a press release stating that this coming MacWorld in January will be its last, and Steve Jobs won’t be on hand to say goodbye. Instead, Phil Schiller will be heading up the proceedings, thus marking a quiet end to a conference that’ been the launching point of some of the most important pieces of consumer tech in recent memory

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Apple Get A Mac Ad – Bean Counter

Apple’s new ad takes the gloves off and goes directly at Windows Vista and Microsoft’s latest ads.

Posted by Mark Griffin Posted in: Tech and Gadgets No Comments » October 2008

Steve Jobs car

In the last week Ive heard on podcasts and online the fact that Apple CEO Steve Jobs does not have any licence plates displayed on his car. Instead there is a barcode in its place. Rumour has it the plates are kept in the boot if required.

Actually i think this is pretty cool and makes alot of sense. You can just bet its cheaper to pay any fines that may be received rather than the hassle of replacing stolen plates all the time. The most important fact is that most number plates just ruin the look anyway especially on a silver Merc.

Posted by Mark Griffin Posted in: Motoring No Comments » September 2008

Apple Announces iPhone 2.1 Software Update

Apple announced today that the iPhone will be receiving the much-anticipated iPhone 2.1 software update this Friday 12 September 2008. According to Steve Jobs, the update is “big”. Of note, Jobs points out that there should be fewer dropped calls, lots of bug fixes, and huge battery life improvements. Additionally, applications should stop crashing and backups will be significantly faster.

Well personally i hope the expected tweaks happen as my backups are sometimes extremely long and I’m currently only using about 5GB of the 16GB space. The battery life has been so, so but hey i cant put the thing down. I have been lucky with only a couple of freeze ups requiring a restart and ive loaded about 20 apps.  Compared to my Nokia N95 the reception and signal strength has been low at times so that can only improve. I guess now we just have to wait and see what we get on Friday or Saturday down under.

Posted by Posted in: Tech and Gadgets No Comments » September 2008

Latest Microsoft & Apple Ads

Microsoft has started its new ad campaign featuring its founder Bill Gates and sitcom star Jerry Seinfeld.

This is part of a new USD $300 million ad campaign being developed for Microsoft, which is aimed at combating the public’s poor perception of the company’s latest PC operating system Windows Vista. Vista has been continually slammed in the media since its release as being hard to use compared with rival products from Apple.

I watched the ad and well its quirky and a little strange at best. Will this campaign help restore faith in Vista just in time for the release of the next version of windows or will it die a horrible slow death?

At least I’m glad to see Microsoft get up off the deck and at least return serve to the Apple Mac v PC ads that have been so successful. These star the totally annoying dweeb Justin Long who is supposed to represent the Mac and the fantastic John Hodgman repping the PC. I just love the role John Hodgman plays, he just makes it.

The latest Get A Mac vs PC ad is “Off The Air” so check it out.

Posted by Mark Griffin Posted in: Tech and Gadgets 1 Comment » September 2008

Apple fans loyal despite iPod, iPhone 3G woes

First, an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks.

Now, the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal.

Such a string of mishaps and missteps might throw another electronics company into crisis. But of course, Apple Inc. isn’t just another electronics company. Even as iPhone griping rages online, it looks like Apple’s sterling reputation will emerge untarnished.

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Source: CNN.com

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