Apr 16
The once costly Wall Street Journal is now available for free on your iPhone or iPod Touch. The Wall Street Journal was previously made available for free on BlackBerry devices back in August. By going mobile, and having advertisers cover costs instead of making readers pay, the Journal stands to broaden its audience without necessarily jeopardizing the current subscription model. News Corp. CEP Rupert Murdoch flirted with the idea of dropping the online paywall while he was in the midst of acquiring Dow Jones, owner of the Journal, but seems to have dropped the idea, and apparently feels no threat by having the content available at no cost on smartphones.
written by iPhone News Team
\\ tags: Apple, Apps, iPhone Apps, Wall Street
Mar 17
Apple has done it again with the new iPod shuffle. It comes in two different colours, silver or charcoal/black. The iPod itself is even smaller than the previous shuffle but now features no buttons at all. The device itself is controlled button located on the proprietary headphones provided by Apple. At this point it looks like it is available in a 4GB model only, which means it will hold about 1000 songs.
Apple claims the battery in the new iPod shuffle should last about 10 hours when fully charged, but iPhoneNews.ca has not yet tested the device. The device itself weighs only 10.7 grams (0.38 ounces).
The coolest feature that the iPod offers is something called VoiceOver. Basically, by pressing a button the iPod will speak and tell you what song is playing. It can also tell you the name of your playlists. This feature is kind of useless in my opinion, as shuffle users usually know what songs they have on their iPod. Check back for a detailed review once our shuffle arrives.
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\\ tags: Apple, iPod, Shuffle, VoiceOver
Mar 03
Apple’s latest Mac mini is being toted as the world’s most energy-efficient desktop computer according to Apple’s website. Apple claims that when the Mini is idle, it uses less than 13 watts of electricity, which is 45 percent less energy than any previous model. It also looks like Apple has finally made an effort to address the problems with the video card on the Mac Mini. The new Mini boasts a powerful NVIDIA graphics card, which will offer plenty of speed for the latest 3D games and graphics-intensive applications.
For those of you not familiar with the Mac Mini, it is sold as just computer allowing you to use the display, keyboard, and mouse from a previous computer or purchased from a third party. Simply plug in your existing peripherals, turn on the Mac Mini, and there you have it: your instant desktop. All of the new Mac Minis come equipped with iLife ’09 and Mac OS X Leopard. iLife and OS X can let you organize your photos by faces (iPhoto), make movies in just a few clicks (iMovie), and even earn to play music in Garageband.
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\\ tags: Apple, iLife, iPhone, Mac Mini, Mini
