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2008: Year in Review
1239 days ago in Articles by John Fuller | No Comments
2008 was a huge year for Apple and Apple News. Here’s a look back at the releases, events, and news from 2008:
Apple Releases:
1. Quad-Core Penryn Mac Pro
2. Penryn XServe
3. Time Capsule
4. iTunes Movie Rentals
5. Apple TV 2.0
6. Macbook Air
7. 16GB iPhone/32GB iPod Touch
8. Aperture 2
9. XSAN 2
10. Penryn + MultiTouch Macbook Pros
11. iPhone SDK
12. iFund
13. Updated iMacs
14. MobileMe
15. iPhone 3G
16. Final Cut Server
17. AppStore
18. iTunes 8
19. iPod Touch (Second Gen)
20. iPod Nano (Fourth Gen)
21. In-Ear HeadPhones
22. iPod Shuffle (new colors)
23. iPod Classic (120gig)
24. 24” LED Display
25. Macbook White
26. Aluminum Unibody Macbook
27. Unibody Macbook Pro
28. Updated Macbook Air
Apple Events -
1. Macworld 2008
2. March 6 Special Event
3. WWDC 2008
4. Apple Special Event September 2008
5. Apple Special Event October 2008
Big News:
- iTunes is Top Music Retailer in US
- Apple Announces & Previews Snow Leopard
- 100 Million Apps Downloaded from AppStore
- Apple Announces Last Year at Macworld
- Apple is #1 Laptop Supplier in Higher Education
- Mac Sales Reach All Time High, 6.9 Million iPhones sold in Q4 ’08
iPhone App Spotlight: Classics
1240 days ago in Articles by John Fuller | 1 Comment
With the growing phenomenon of e-book readers, many iPhone developers have developed their own apps to turn the iPhone, or iPod touch, into a mobile reading device. One of the flashiest of such apps is Classics, a $0.99 reading application from Andrew Kaz and Phill Ryu. What makes Classics stand out from the other ebook [...]
Updating to Mac OS X 10.5.6
1251 days ago in Articles, How do I?, Tutorials, Useful Links by Brent | 2 Comments
This has turned out to be a help post as well as a help me post. I’ll deal with the help part first since it’s the easiest. Have you tried to update your OS X to the latest version (10.5.6) through system update and found yourself staring at a non-moving progress bar forever? Many have [...]
iPhone App Spotlight: Amazon
1251 days ago in Contributors, iPhone App Spotlight, Reviews by Spencer Scott | No Comments
With the holiday season almost here, it can be a major chore trying to get all your shopping done. If you are also like me, you also like to check prices online before making a purchase in a retail store. If you do, then the new Amazon app for the iPhone will help you right [...]
Doctor Dramatization?
1258 days ago in Pointless Posts by Brent | No Comments
Okay, so this isn’t Mac related in the slightest but I just had to post something. Here I am @ 2am working away and I have the TV on. On comes a commercial that catches my funny bone. Some commercial that starts off with an extreme close up of a guy that starts talking about [...]
Squirrel: The Furry Finance Master
1259 days ago in Articles, Contributors, Essential Apps, Neat & Nifty, Reviews by John Fuller | 1 Comment
Squirrel, an Apple Design Award winner, is a personal finance application for Leopard. The application is powerful and has a clean, minimalist interface. While this product is not yet a 1.0 release, it contains many slick features and helps you to track your personal finances easier. Like a normal personal finance app, Squirrel allows you [...]
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