Apple today announced that MacBook Air, the world’s thinnest notebook, is now shipping. MacBook Air measures an unprecedented 0.4 cm at its thinnest point, while its maximum height of 1.94 cm is less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks. MacBook Air will be available through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers for a suggested retail price of £1199 (UK) / €1699 (Ireland).
Ars Technica
Prettier, easier iPhone/iTouch jailbreaks updated for 1.1.3
Ars Technica, MA - 29 Jan 2008
By Justin Berka | Published: January 29, 2008 – 04:36PM CT The jailbreak cat for the 1.1.3 firmware has been out of the bag for a few days now, …
“Apple Logic Studio is a complete music creation environment, a virtual music studio. It is an indispensable tool when creating music for video and motion pictures, and even presentations”, writes Erik Vlietinck for IT Enquirer. “Apple has done what the company does best: pack more power in an easy to manage package. The Logic Pro interface has changed considerably. All the features available in the application can now be accessed from one unified window. Nevertheless, the good parts of the previous versions are still there”.
Apple Teacher Institute 2008 will take place at Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire from April 1st to 4th. Now in its eighth year, Apple Teacher Institute is an intensive four-day residential course, designed to meet a wide variety of technology professional development needs, from basic technical knowledge to advanced leadership skills.
iPhone, iTouch get updates
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA -
By KATHERINE BOEHRET Next month Apple Inc. will officially unlock its famed iPhone, allowing outsiders to create software programs for this gadget and the …
For its fiscal 2008 first quarter, which ended on December 29th, 2007, Apple posted revenue of US$9.6 billion (£4.89bn) and net quarterly profit of US$1.58 billion (£805.4m), or $1.76 per diluted share. In attaining the highest revenue and earnings in company history, Apple shipped 2,319,000 Macs, a 44% unit growth and 47% revenue growth over the year ago quarter; sold 22,121,000 iPods, representing five percent unit growth and 17 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter; and sold 2,315,000 iPhones in the quarter.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a gorgeous new pink iPod nano joins the lineup of the world’s most popular music player. The much-requested pink iPod nano features a stunning two-inch display for watching TV shows and music videos purchased from the iTunes Store. Available immediately in an 8GB model for £129 (UK) / €199 (Ireland), the pink iPod nano can play up to 24 hours of audio or five hours of video on a single charge. In addition to pink, 8GB iPod nano models are also available in silver, black, blue, green and a (PRODUCT) RED special edition.
A selection of short films created by Oscar-winning animation studio Aardman are now available from the iTunes Store, with two of the best-loved comic characters of all-time — Nick Park’s Wallace and Gromit — leading the way. Popular shorts ‘A Grand Day Out’, ‘The Wrong Trousers’, ‘A Close Shave’ and ‘Cracking Contraptions’ can be purchased for £1.89 each, with more material from the Aardman stable becoming available in the near future.
With the photos you have in your iPhoto library, you can create stunning photo books and gorgeous calendars that make memorable gifts for friends and family. Get 20% off all the iPhoto books and calendars you purchase between January 21st and February 29th, 2008. Terms and Conditions apply.
iMerchandise