Apple opened its 30th UK retail store yesterday. Located in the upper level of the Oracle Shopping Centre in Reading, its doors officially opened at 9:30am with the first 1500 customers receiving free Apple T-shirts.
Late last week, Apple made the session videos from WWDC 2011 available to registered developers. It currently costs £65 ($99) per year to join the iOS or Mac developer programs – if you don’t fancy paying that, but are curious to see the latest innovations in iOS and OS X you can also access the videos by joining the free Safari developer program.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that after nearly a year with no update, Apple may have forgotten about its Mac Pro – the high-end desktop aimed at professionals. However, there’s a new one on its way this year, and it will blow your socks off!
We certainly hope so! A video created by designer Jan-Michael Cart, shows what Apple’s new iMessage service might look like running on a Mac, and now we’re longing for it even more.
Apple’s new ‘Back to School’ promotion launched last week, giving students the opportunity to bag a free $100 (£65) gift card when they purchase a new Mac for school. Not every Mac is eligible, however, and you can’t spend that $100 everywhere – here’s our guide of everything you need to know about Apple’s new Back to School promotion for 2011.
Final Cut Pro X wasn’t the only new product Apple released today, they also updated their hardware in the form of a new 3TB Time Capsule – which should be good news if you considered the previously biggest model (2TB) too small for your requirements.
Earlier today Apple issued a press release announcing the immediate availability of Final Cut Pro X – the latest version of its pro video editing software for the Mac. Completely rebuilt from the ground up, and significantly cheaper than the previous version, it’s an update many users have eagerly awaited.
Thinking about buying a Mac Pro or Mac Mini? You might want to delay your purchase for another six weeks – according to CNET’s Brian Tong, next-generation models of both are likely to be released during the first week of August.
Although the latest iMac was released on the 3rd of May, many early purchasers only received theirs last week – and that’s because they opted for models with an SSD (solid-state drive), which Apple were taking 4-6 weeks to ship. The good news for anyone who hasn’t ordered one yet is that the shipping times have been significantly reduced.