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Parallels 6 Prematurely Appears on Store Shelves

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:57:45 +0000

TUAW reports on one reader spotting the retail packaging for Parallels 6 at a local Fry’s store:

No official announcement from the virtualization mavens at Parallels, but it appears that the next version of the company’s Mac a…

Apple Announces One Million Ping Users in First Two Days

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:06:10 +0000

Apple today announced that over one million users have joined Ping, the company’s new social networking feature focused on music and built into iTunes 10. According to Apple, one-third of the people who have downloaded iTunes 10 in its first…

Apple Removes Custom Ringtone Creation in iTunes 10

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:06:09 +0000

Apple’s former custom ringtone editor, no longer present in iTunes 10
As noted by Mac|Life, iTunes 10 appears to be lacking the ability to create ringtones from songs purchased from the iTunes Store. The feature had allowed users to s…

Apple Adds Showtimes to Movie Trailer Site

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:06:09 +0000

Macworld reports that Apple has added listings of showtimes to its movie trailer site, offering a slick HTML5 interface that utilizes geo-location to find theaters in your area.

When you visit the page, your Web browser will a…

Steve Jobs Defends New iTunes 10 Icon Against Criticism

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:06:09 +0000

With the release of iTunes 10 on Wednesday, Apple has revamped the application’s icon for the first time in many years, doing away with the traditional design of music notes on top of a CD. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the change at Wednesd…

Apple Details Features in iOS 4.2 for iPad

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:06:08 +0000

Apple has posted a dedicated page detailing the new features coming to the iPad in November. iOS 4.2 is the unifying release that finally brings the iPad and iPhone in feature sync. The iPad was originally launched with iOS 3.2 and has sin…

iOS Passes Linux to Become Third-Most Popular Internet Browsing Platform

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:06:08 +0000

As noted by Computerworld, Internet research firm Net Applications has calculated that Apple’s iOS has passed Linux to become the third-most popular Internet platform, surpassing Linux to trail only Windows and Mac OS X. According to Net App…

Apple Reportedly Looking to Push Monthly iPad Production to 3 Million

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:06:08 +0000

According to a new research note from Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, Apple’s manufacturing partners are now pushing out two million iPads per month, with Apple urging them to boost production to thr…

Apple Confirms No Software Update for Original Apple TV

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:06:07 +0000

Included in a nice overview of Apple’s new iPods and Apple TV from Ars Technica is confirmation that users of Apple’s earlier Apple TV models will not be receiving a software upgrade to enable Netflix streaming and other software features of …

Apple-Facebook Controversy Over Ping Rooted in API Usage, Feature May Return

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:06:07 +0000

Earlier today, we reported on confusion surrounding the brief appearance of Facebook Connect functionality in iTunes 10’s “Ping” social networking feature that initially appeared to allow users to find friends by checking their Facebook conta…