In a few hours, the Apple keynote will kick-start a week tailored for developers working on Apple’s platforms. It will be the first WWDC keynote after Steve Jobs’ passing. From what we’ve seen, the ‘speakers’ team headed by Tim Cook knows how to deliver a good presentation while keeping Apple’s cultural values in place. Intriguing this year is […]
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Efficient compression in iTunes 1080p video
The new 1080p iTunes video files show better quality overall than 720p ones and not that much increase in file size, despite increased compression. This is due to improved decoding in Apple’s latest chips. From the Ars Technica article: This means that the increased 1080p resolution breaks compatibility with everything older than the iPhone 4S anyway, […]
Video of today’s Apple Media Event
Video stream of Apple’s March 2012 Special Event has been released. You can watch it here → The video podcast of the event is also available →
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WWDC 2011 Keynote video (updated)
Apple just released the WWDC 2011 Keynote streaming video (fullscreen available on Safari only). Watch it here for a detailed overview of the new Apple announcements: Mac OS X Lion, iOS5 and the new free service iCloud. Update: Apple has posted the full video in iTunes as a podcast. Get it here. ~ Apple’s OS X Lion and iOS […]
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Tagged 2011, cloud, icloud, ios5, iPad, iphone, ipod touch, keynote, lion, mac, mac os x lion, notifications, steve jobs, sync, video, WWDC
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Apple TV reviews (video)
PCmag kickstarts* an expected series of reviews from several sources throughout the web of the new Apple TV. The new model seems to download videos really fast, and with nice picture quality, too. I guess the video technology used on the last Apple media event is being used for this. Check the video walkthrough below. *Update 1: […]
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New iPods, Apple TV and… iTunes Ping
Apple’s media event just finished a few minutes ago. In case you missed it, Apple has already posted the Keynote video for your viewing pleasure. You can watch it here. New, fully redesigned, iPod line — shuffle, nano (with touchscreen, loses the click wheel) and Touch (with Retina Display, FaceTime, HD video recording) were introduced. The iPod […]
A New interface input model for a new Apple TV?
What I find most exciting about a rumored (or in-the-works) Apple product is thinking about its design and by that I’m encompassing user experience (software interface, input technology), physical hardware and how it works/fits in our lives, being the user experience and interface design favorite subjects of mine. Continuing with the exciting guessing game that precedes each Apple […]
Sept 1, Apple Event
Apple has started sending invitations to members of the media (Engadget) for a new event to be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts next Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 10 am in San Francisco, California (6 pm in UTC/GMT+1 London, Lisbon time). September is usually marked as “new iPods” month in Apple’s calendar. To be more accurate […]
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Apple WWDC’10 — Online Coverage
Apple’s WWDC’10 is about to begin with Steve Jobs’ keynote. There are several blogs/sites that are going to cover the event with on site live-blogging. Below there are links for a few of them: Engadget Gdgt MacRumors Ars Technica TWIT Live (comments about what’s happening on a live video feed) Some last minute rumor/especulation/inside info have shown up: Apple’s Magic Trackpad […]