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Archive for October, 2008

iPhone 2.2: Public (Bus, Train) transport + walking directions + Street View (\w Screen Shots)

New iPhone 2.2 beta screenshots reveal Apple is working on a total public transport directions solution in built in to the Maps app.

More information @ AppleInsider.com, and the full gallery of screenshots @ iPhoneYap.

Screenshots of iPhone 2.2 beta 2 showing public transit directions | Source: iPhoneYap.com

Screenshots of iPhone 2.2 beta 2 showing public transit directions | Source: iPhoneYap.com

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Apple has $25 Billion in the bank, with no debt

Apple just Reported its Fourth Quarter Results… Interesting and amazing numbers!

Some of the highlights

  • Apple reached its goal of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008
  • Apple sold more iPhones this quarter than RIM did Blackberry’s
  • Apple sold more Macs this quarter (2.6 million) than they did in any other previous quarter
  • Apple set a record for most iPods sold in a non-holiday quarter
  • Apple will sell its 200 millionth app from the iPhone app store tomorrow

From the Apple press release, Steve Jobs noted:

“Apple just reported one of the best quarters in its history, with a spectacular performance by the iPhone—we sold more phones than RIM. We don’t yet know how this economic downturn will affect Apple. But we’re armed with the strongest product line in our history, the most talented employees and the best customers in our industry. And $25 billion of cash safely in the bank with zero debt.”

More at EdibleApple.com, and Apple’s press release.

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New MacBook and MacBook Pro are here, Australian prices are UP!

Wow. They look nice. Bad news - because of economic uncertainty, Australian prices have gone up. Bummer.

For more information, @ apple.com/macbook and apple.com/macbookpro.

Apple has also released a video of how they made the new MacBooks. Impressive - the whole body is made of one piece of aluminium.

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Apple: The spotlight turns to notebooks on 14 October.

Apple announces a 14 October notebook event in Cupertino with this invitation…

More information @ arstechnica. Along with the supposedly leaked laptop case photos.

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More features to be added in iPhone 2.2 (With Screenshots)

More information about iPhone OS 2.2 has surfaced. Now the new software now improves the Safari’s UI, provides the ability to turn off auto-correction, google street view and popular Japanese “smileys” called emoji and more. I hope the new google maps with walking directions makes it too.

 
From AppleInsider:

iPhone Software v2.1 (left) compared to iPhone Software v2.2 (right).

 

From MacRumors: 

Turning off Auto-Correction:

Japanese Emoji Emoticons:

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Two new sections of iTunes Store

Apple Australia has added two new sections to the iTunes Store:

  • Albums on Sale
  • On Tour

Both are self-explanatory.

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Apple now has an 8% marketshare

Based on statistics of Internet usage - 8% of people now access the Internet on a Mac. This is up from 2-3% only a few years ago! What is more interesting to think about is this obviously des not include Macs that are not on the Internet. Next time ‘corporate’ asks - “Should we make it for the Mac?” - Saying know to 8 percent is not as easy as 2-3%.

More at techradar.com

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