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iPhone is coming to town

Friday, June 29th, 2007 | Apple News, Apple View, iPhone | No Comments

Apple Inc. dedicates the front page of its web site to the iPhone on the day of its launch. The above image is pretty much all you see as you load Apple’s web site. People are lining up to get their hands on this new shiny gadget. The reviews by professionals journalists have been pretty good. Let’s see what the consumers will say.

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Safari, Leopard, iPhone and More…

Monday, June 11th, 2007 | Apple News, Apple View, Browser News, Mac OS X, Mac Resources, Tech News, iPhone | No Comments

Today has been a very exciting day for the Apple community.  Lots of announcements and even some disappointments.  All of the news have already been covered by a number of blogs and news sites.  I will just list of the major items of interest.

This week is the World Wild Developers Conference (WWDC).  Apple Inc. hosts this conference annually in San Francisco.  Most of the announcements came during the keynote address by Steve Jobs at the opening session of WWDC.   Here some of the things we learned.

1. Mac OS X Leopard: several previously undisclosed features.  Here’s a condensed list of these features.  Engadget has a post with greater detail as well as coverage of the entire keynote address.

A. Leopard will deliver a revamped Finder.  This is something Mac users have wanted for some time.  One of the most noticeable changes will be the Cover Flow style browsing of files and folders.
B.  A new updated, polished and unified look of the user interface.
C.  Built-in tools to keep the desktop organized.  A downloads folder to store all of the things downloaded through the browser.
D. Quick view. An easy way to preview files without opening them.  It even features a full screen preview.
E.  Boot Camp will be native in Leopard.  You will no longer need to restart your computer run Windows.  It won’t be work the same way the Parallels runs Windows alongside OS X, but it will be a much easier process.

2. Safari 3.0 beta: Apple released a public beta of Safari 3, which is part of Leopard.  However, the bigger news is that Safari is now available on Windows.

3. iPhone:  Apple has opened up a door for third-party applications on the iPhone.  Develops will be able to write web based applications using Web 2.0 compatible code and AJAX.  For more details hop over to Engadget.

Steve Jobs announced that EA Games will release its games on the Mac.  Among the first will be Madden and Tiger Woods 08, which will come in August.  Other games such as C&C, Battlefield 2142 and NFS Carbon are on their way too.

In addition to these announcements, Apple has also revamped its web site to match the look and feel of Leopard.  Head over to apple.com and see the new look and while you’re there download a copy of Safari 3.0 beta.

By the way, Apple has posted a Quicktime video of the keynote address from WWDC.

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Apple Updates MacBook Pro

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 | Apple News, Apple View, Mac Resources, Tech News | No Comments

Today Apple Inc. updated the MacBook Pro line.  These professional laptops are now faster, with double the memory, greater hard drive space, stronger video card and more energy efficient displays.  In addition, they come with Airport 802.11n standard.  The 17-inch model has the option of a higher resolution display for an additional $100.

The press release says,

The MacBook Pro’s lightweight, aluminum enclosure is just one-inch thin and is available in three models: 2.2 GHz and 2.4 GHz 15-inch MacBook Pro models, and a 2.4 GHz 17-inch MacBook Pro model. The new 15-inch MacBook Pro models feature a brand-new, power-efficient LED-backlit display and are the first of Apple’s notebooks to transition to LED backlighting as part of the company’s effort to eliminate the use of mercury in its products. The 17-inch model now offers a new optional 1920-by-1200 high-resolution display, providing over 30 percent more screen real estate than the standard 1680-by-1050 display.

Too bad I purchased mine a little more than a month ago.  I’m considering to call Apple and beg them to let me exchange mine for the updated model.  Those of you who have held out until now, your patience has paid off.  All you have to wait for now is Leopard.

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