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10 September 2009
Apple today announced the new iPod touch lineup starting at the breakthrough price of just NZ$349 inc GST, giving users a great iPod, a great pocket computer, a great game player and access to Apple's revolutionary App Store with over 75,000 applications. iPod touch features Apple's revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface, a gorgeous 3.5-inch widescreen glass display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a built-in accelerometer and speaker - all in an amazingly thin metal design that slips easily into your pocket. The 8GB iPod touch is now available for just NZ$349 inc GST, along with new models which deliver twice the capacity for the same price, with the iPod touch 32GB model for NZ$519 inc GST and 64GB model for NZ$699 inc GST.
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10 September 2009
Apple today announced that iPod shuffle, the world's smallest music player and the first music player to talk to you, is now available starting at just NZ$99 inc GST in five great colours. iPod shuffle's intuitive controls are conveniently located on the headphone cord, letting you navigate and enjoy music without even looking. With the press of a button, you can play, pause, adjust volume and switch playlists, plus the VoiceOver feature lets iPod shuffle speak song titles, artists and playlist names. The iPod shuffle is available worldwide today in a new 2GB model for just NZ$99 inc GST and a 4GB model for NZ$129 inc GST, and both models come in silver, black, pink, blue and green.
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25 August 2009
Apple today announced that Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard will go on sale Friday 28 August through Apple Authorised Resellers, and that Apple's online store is now accepting pre-orders. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. Snow Leopard will be available as an upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard users for recommended retail price (RRP) NZ$59 inc GST.
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22 August 2009
Those following the issue related to a Google Voice app supposedly being rejected by Apple for inclusion in the App Store will know that the FCC in America appeared to accept rumours of interference in the process by AT&T. It contacted both AT&T and Apple, asking for them to respond to questions about the issue. Interestingly, Apple has not only responded, but has posted their response online. It's fascinating reading and give you an insight into the App Store inner workings and (to some extent) some aspects of the agreement between AT&T and Apple.
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19 August 2009
New Zealanders have had the guesswork taken out of gift giving with iTunes Gift Cards, giving them the choice of over 9 million songs, 60,000 Apps, 26,000 audio books, 4,000 music videos and thousands of hours of movies. Available in $20, $30 and $50 denominations, from hundreds of retailers around New Zealand (including Big W, Dick Smith, JB Hi-Fi, Noel Leeming, The Warehouse and Whitcoulls), the iTunes Gift Cards are activated at the point of purchase and can be redeemed in iTunes on your Mac or PC, or directly on your iPhone or iPod touch.
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06 August 2009
Apple have released an update Mac OS X, bringing it to version 10.5.8. The update (details here and in the remainder of this article) includes a number of stability fixes, compatibility and security enhancements.
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04 August 2009
Apple today announced that Dr. Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, is resigning from Apple's Board of Directors, a position he has held since August 2006.
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30 July 2009
Apple have released a free application for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows you to access your files on a MobileMe account. You can directly view files including iWork and Microsoft Office documents, PDFs, and QuickTime movies. And if you want to share a file with someone else, just tap the share icon next to the file to email a download link that works great with both small and large file.
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24 July 2009
Apple today announced a significant update to Final Cut Studio with more than 100 new features and new versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color and Compressor. Final Cut Studio features Final Cut Pro 7 which expands Apple's ProRes codec family to support virtually any workflow and includes Easy Export for one step output to a variety of formats and iChat Theater support for real-time collaboration. Motion 4 includes enhanced tools such as 3D shadows, reflections and depth of field for stunning motion graphics and visual effects, and Soundtrack Pro 3 features new multitrack audio tools to streamline audio post production. Color 1.5 includes better Final Cut Pro integration and support for full colour resolution, and Compressor 3.5 adds new features that make it easy to set up and customise your export options. At recommended retail price NZ$1999 inc GST and is also available as an upgrade for just RRP NZ$599 inc GST.
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24 July 2009
Apple today unveiled the next version of Logic Studio with major upgrades to Logic Pro and MainStage and more than 200 new features that simplify complex tasks. Logic Pro 9 features new Amp Designer and Pedalboard plug-ins that provide realistic virtual guitar amps and stompbox effects to create amazing custom guitar rigs. A new set of Flex Time tools allow Logic users to manipulate the timing and tempo of audio quickly and easily. MainStage 2, Apple's live performance application, includes the new Playback and Loopback plug-ins to provide backing tracks and creative, real-time loop recording for performing on stage. Logic Studio also includes the new Soundtrack Pro 3, with new multitrack audio tools for video production, and Compressor 3.5 for encoding in a variety of formats.