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Despite Vodafone’s initial announcement that Apple’s iPhone 3G would be available to customers in New Zealand, Australia, Italy and Portugal on both contract and prepay when it is released next month, it now appears that New Zealand and Portgual will miss out on the latter option. This has prompted Philip Roy, owner of NZMac.com, to petition Vodafone to change their stance on the matter. Sign the petition here…
Posted in News, Other Items | No Comments »June 18th, 2008
Apple’s first retail store in Australia will open on George Street in Sydney on Thursday, 19 June at 5:00 pm. Located in the heart of the city’s shopping district, the Apple Store Sydney features two floors dedicated to Macs and iPods and a third floor entirely dedicated to service, including the world’s largest Genius Bar for free advice and personal training through Apple’s popular One to One membership…
Posted in News, Other Items | No Comments »June 10th, 2008
Apple today previewed Mac OS X Snow Leopard, which builds on the incredible success of OS X Leopard and is the next major version of the world’s most advanced operating system. Rather than focusing primarily on new features, Snow Leopard will enhance the performance of OS X, set a new standard for quality and lay the foundation for future OS X innovation. Snow Leopard is optimized for multi-core processors, taps into the vast computing power of graphic processing units (GPUs), enables breakthrough amounts of RAM and features a new, modern media platform with QuickTime X. Snow Leopard includes out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange 2007 and is scheduled to ship in about a year…
Posted in News, Other Items | No Comments »June 9th, 2008
Apple today announced that downloads of its iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit) have topped more than 250,000 since its launch on March 6. The iPhone SDK provides developers with the same rich set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and tools that Apple uses to create its native applications for iPhone. Apple today also announced that its amazing new App Store will be available in 62 countries bringing a breakthrough way for developers to wirelessly deliver their applications directly to iPhone and iPod touch users around the world. Users can download applications wirelessly and start using them immediately…
Posted in News, Other Items | No Comments »June 7th, 2008
The University of Otago has launched Otago on iTunes U, making it the first New Zealand university to deliver free education content through the iTunes Store. iTunes U is a dedicated area of the iTunes Store featuring free lectures, lab demonstrations, campus tours, and more. Users can search, download and play content with the same ease-of-use with which they download music, exploring world-class materials from top universities around the globe. University of Otago Director of Information Technology Services Mike Harte says Otago’s inclusion in iTunes U gives the University an international audience for which it can showcase its teaching and research…
Posted in New Zealand, News, Other Items | No Comments »June 5th, 2008
Apple today announced that movies from major film studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate are now available on the iTunes Store in Canada and the UK. Movie purchases and rentals feature iTunes’ legendary ease of use, which makes discovering and enjoying movies as simple and easy as buying music on iTunes has always been. The iTunes Store in the UK features over 700 films available for rent or purchase, with titles available for purchase on the same day as their DVD release, including favorites such as Hitman, I Am Legend and National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. iTunes Movie Rentals also features over 100 titles available in high definition, perfect for viewing on a widescreen TV with Apple TV.
Posted in News, Other Items | No Comments »June 3rd, 2008
Many readers may have noticed that our last news item was posted almost a month ago. Once again we’ve been having problems with our content management system and finding the time to fix it has been somewhat of an issue, but it seems that we’ve managed to get everything in order just in time for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference next week (those using browsers other than Safari can expect interface abnormalities to be ironed out over the next month or so). Speculation and rumors are rampant as usual, but we’ll be posting our take on the situation over the next few days. Additionally, our review of Sennheiser’s CX 400 in ear noise isolation headphones should be ready to go in the next few weeks and we’ll be posting further information on how you can make your name in the blogosphere by contributing weekly, monthly or one off items to maccrazy.
Posted in Other Items, Site News | No Comments »May 30th, 2008
Apple today announced that hit television programming from France’s top networks including TF1, France Télévisions, Arté, Mediatoon’s Dargaud TV and Dupuis TV, along with hit US shows from The Walt Disney Company and MTV Networks is now available on the iTunes Store in France. iTunes customers can choose from a wide range of primetime favorites including La main blanche, Les Contes de la Collection Chez Maupassant, Coeur Océan, Spirou et Fantasio, Lucky Luke and Le dessous des cartes, as well as Emmy Award-winning programs Lost, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty and South Park…
Posted in News, Other Items | No Comments »May 14th, 2008
Apple will open its newest retail store on Boylston Street in the heart of Boston’s historic Back Bay on Thursday, May 15. The Apple Store Boylston Street is Apple’s largest store in the US with two floors of Macs, iPhones and iPods for customers to experience hands-on, as well as a top floor dedicated to innovative services including the Genius Bar and personal training through Apple’s popular One to One program. The Apple Store Boylston Street also introduces Pro Labs to Boston, offering free, in-depth training on Apple’s industry-leading pro applications including Final Cut Pro…
Posted in News, Other Items | No Comments »May 14th, 2008
HBO and Apple today announced that programming from HBO is now available for purchase and download on iTunes. New HBO programs on iTunes include the Emmy Award-winning programs The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Deadwood and Rome, as well as the critically acclaimed hits Flight of the Conchords and The Wire. The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular online TV store with over 150 million episodes sold and features the world’s largest catalog with over 800 shows (over 20,000 episodes)…
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