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Apple Adds A Bunch Of New Channels For Apple TV

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Chris


Apple TV
Apple has today announced a number of new channels for the Apple TV which are being made available via a software update for the device. The new channels include HBO GO and WatchESPN and icons for the new services are added as part of the software update. The Apple TV now offers over 230,000 TV episodes to choose from as part of the downloadable content. Apple Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue, has commented on the new channels in a press release on the Apple website.

“HBO GO and WatchESPN are some of the most popular iOS apps and are sure to be huge hits on Apple TV…We continue to offer Apple TV users great new programming options, combined with access to all of the incredible content they can purchase from the iTunes Store”
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Rumor: New Cases Suggest Low Cost iPhone Will Have Rounded Shape

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Dave


iPhone Case

New pictures of a third party iPhone case have appeared which appear to show an accessory that is designed for a much more rounded iPhone than the existing form factor of the iPhone 5. The pictures of the case were published by the Asian MGM Corporation (via Macotakara) and show a case that is slightly thicker than one designed for the iPhone 5, suggesting that a new iPhone could have a thicker form factor. In addition, the design of the case clearly shows much more rounded edges.
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Rumor: New iPhone 5S Parts Appear

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Mark


iPhone 5S Logic board
New images of what is claimed to be the internal logic board for the iPhone 5S have appeared, showing slight modifications to the one found in the iPhone 5. According to Macotakara, Japanese company Moumantai has printed photos of the logic board, which unsurprisingly looks a lot like the one that is found in the current iPhone 5. There are, however, a couple of small changes suggesting that it isn’t identical. The board doesn’t reveal any new information about the new device as it doesn’t even contain the final processor, however, there are some small tweaks suggesting modifications to the internals.
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Rumor: iPhone To Get Bigger

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Lily


iPhone 5 Front
A new report from Reuters is suggesting that Apple is looking to introduce new iPhone models with significantly larger screens later next year. According to the report, Apple has been testing a number of larger displays of between 4.7 inches and 5.7 inches diagonally, which is bigger than the 4 inch screen found in the iPhone 5, and the 3.5 inch screen found in prior models. The new report is careful to note that while the new screen sizes are being investigated, there is no guarantee that it will actually launch.
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iWork For iCloud Leaves Firefox Browser Out In The Cold

Posted on June 11, 2013 by AppleBitch


iWork for iCloud
Following on from the unveiling of the new version of iWork, in the form of iWork for iCloud, at the WWDC keynote event yesterday, Apple has today updated the iWork website to reflect the details of the new software. However, in a surprising reveal, the company has stated that the new iWork for iCloud for web browsers will only work with Safari, Chrome and Internet Explorer, indicating that the new software will not be compatible with Firefox.

The website appears to give the compatibility for the beta release of iWork for iCloud, which will be unveiled to the public this Fall. There is no information, however, on whether Apple is working to bring final version iWork compatibility to Firefox, or indeed will work with Mozilla to ensure compatibility. That said, Firefox is updated at such a frequent rate, compatibility with the browser may be something that is being worked on.
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Apple Announces iOS 7

Posted on June 10, 2013 by AppleBitch


iOS 7
Apple has today announced the next version of their mobile operating system, called iOS 7, designed for the over 600 million iOS devices that the company has sold to date. In an update to iOS 6, the world’s current most popular operating system, the company announced a new OS that completely revamps the user interface and offers amazing new features, offering the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone.

The new OS offers a brand new user interface, that uses translucency and and color to bring content to the forefront of devices.  The OS tracks the motion of devices it is running on and creates a completely novel depth oriented effect when moving a device.
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Apple Announces New iWork For iCloud

Posted on June 10, 2013 by AppleBitch


iWork for iCloud
Apple has today demonstrated the latest version of iWork with deep iCloud integration, called iWork for iCloud. The new software can be opened right from a web browser, with online versions of Pages, Keynote and Numbers. The new software allows full document and presentation editing from within the browser in addition to offering new features on the desktop versions of the software. Users can even open and edit iWork documents in another OS such as Windows 8.
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Apple Announces New Macs; MacBook Air, Mac Pro

Posted on June 10, 2013 by AppleBitch


MacBook Air Announcement
Apple has announced a brand new set of Mac computers at their WWDC conference today. To start with, improvements in processor technology have enabled the release of a brand new version of the MacBook Air with all day battery life i.e. 12 hours of battery life on the 13 inch MacBook Air for $1099. The new models also ship with 802.11ac which can be up to three times faster than existing technologies. To accompany this, the company has also released new versions of the AirPort Extreme and the Time Capsule. The new models start shipping today

The company also today announced a brand new Mac Pro, with an entirely new and radical design.  The new model is entirely expandable, with the fastest solid state storage Apple has ever used and ships with dual workstation GPUs.  The new Mac Pro supports multiple 4K displays and is one eighth the size of the previous generation Mac Pro.  The new models will ship later this year and is designed and built in the USA.
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Apple Announces OS X ‘Mavericks’

Posted on June 10, 2013 by AppleBitch


OS X Maverick
Apple has today announced the newest version of OS X, called OS X ‘Mavericks’, at the WWDC meeting in San Francisco today. Mavericks is the newest version of OS X that is designed to offer extended battery life in mobile devices, and to increase performance and responsiveness across the entire Mac line-up. In a deviation from the current trend of naming OS X versions after species of cat, Mavericks is an entirely new approach with a number of new features.

Craig Federighi, Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering introduced the new OS, highlighted some of the new features. One of these is Finder tabs, which takes design influences from Safari. Another is Tags, allowing tagging of documents and files in the Mac, which offers greater possibilities for Search. In addition, Mavericks will also support multiple displays, so users with Apple TV can have multiple displays through AirPlay.
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Rumor: New Mac Pro This Year Is Worth The Wait

Posted on June 5, 2013 by AppleBitch


New Mac Pro

A new report is today suggesting that a brand new version of the Mac Pro would be released later this year and that, according to the source of the information, it would be worth waiting for. The Mac Pro, which hasn’t been updated for a long time, will apparently be on the receiving end of a complete redesign and will be ‘something really different’, according to Douglas Brooks, Apple Project Manager for the Mac Pro, who was speaking to Andrew Baird, a MacRumors reader.
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