At today’s iPhone media event Apple announced updates and a price reduction to the iPod nano. The new version of the Cupertino company’s smallest touch-screen device now has an improved interface featuring bigger icons – which should make it easier to use, 16 new clock faces for those who wear it as a watch, and built-in Nike+ functionality for tracking walks and runs.
At its iPhone media event in Cupertino today, Apple finally announced the release date for its long-awaited iOS 5 software. The release has been in beta since its unveiling at WWDC in June, but on October 12, it will finally be available to the public.
While we’ve long been using iTunes to rent movies and TV shows, Apple could be set to introduce a rental scheme for iOS applications. A string discovered in the company’s latest iTunes 10.5 beta makes reference to apps that can be rented for a limited period.
By default in OS X Lion, Finder windows no longer have a status bar running along the bottom. While I can appreciate that this helps to keep windows uncluttered, I sometimes miss being able to quickly see how many items there are inside a window, and the ability to re-size icons – which can be really handy when viewing folders full of photos.
Those of you who never owned an older iPod may not be aware that there was once a section in Apple’s iTunes store dedicated to games for click wheel devices. It launched back in 2006 alongside the Cupertino company’s iPod classic, but today, Apple closed up shop – putting click wheel games to rest.
Members of the UK tech press won’t have to travel to California to watch next Tuesday’s iPhone media event live. They can watch Tim Cook and co unveil the next iPhone from the comfort of the Covent Garden Retail Store, where Apple will be providing a live stream of the event.
Next Tuesday, tech journalists from around the world will gather at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California to watch Tim Cook and team unveil the next generation iPhone. The rest of us, will no doubt have to make do with following the proceedings on live blogs. But if you can make it down to London, there’s a better way to experience it – courtesy of LMUG (London Mac User Group).
It’s official! Apple will hold their iPhone media event next Tuesday – the 4th of October, at their Cupertino campus. The confirmation comes in the form of the invite pictured above which was sent out earlier this afternoon.
While Thunderbolt compatible devices are still scarce, it appears more companies are looking to add the technology to their products – Acer, Asustek, Belkin, BlackMagic Design and LaCie to name a few. Now it’s been revealed that even faster fibre optic based cables, set to arrive next year, will work with existing Thunderbolt equipped Macs.