Archive for January, 2012

Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X

By | January 31, 2012 | Apple | No comments

Final Cut Pro X

Apple just posted a news on it’s PR site about Final Cut Pro X update. You can find the whole news update by following that link.This is what Apple says.

Apple® today released Final Cut Pro® X v10.0.3, a significant update to its revolutionary professional video editing application, which introduces multicam editing that automatically syncs up to 64 angles of video and photos; advanced chroma keying for handling complex adjustments right in the app; and enhanced XML for a richer interchange with third party apps and plug-ins that support the fast growing Final Cut Pro X ecosystem. Available today as a free update from the Mac® App Store™, Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3 also includes a beta of broadcast monitoring that supports Thunderbolt devices as well as PCIe cards.

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Apple Could Sell as many as 40 Million iPhones in China

By | January 31, 2012 | iPhone | No comments

Apple store Shanghai

Apple iPhone is only available on China Unicom at the moment but according to Katy Huberty, an Morgan Stanley analyst, believes that Apple will launch it’s flagship product on other two major networks, China Telecom and China Mobile later this year.

Currently Apple could only reach 10% of the subscribers out of 150 million population in China and by reaching other two major phone provider companies Apple could sell as many as 40 million iPhones in the country.

Huberty also believes Apple’s sixth-generation iPhone is likely to be compatible with China Mobile’s upcoming 4G TD-LTE network, although she notes it is “still too early to know for sure.”

We reported earlier about a redesigned iPhone expected to release in 2012 and it could be a debut phone on China Mobile. On China Telecom Apple is set to launch after gaining necessary certification and license from the country’s authorities.

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Apple Announces John Browett as New Senior Vice President of Retail

By | January 31, 2012 | Apple | No comments

Apple has announced on it’s PR page that John Browett will be joining Apple as their new Senior Vice President of Retail. Browett currently hold the position as CEO of Dixons Retail. Previously Browett carrier involves executive positions including CEO of Tesco.com. Browett holds a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and an MBA from Wharton Business School.

Apple® today announced that John Browett will join the company as senior vice president of Retail, reporting to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Browett comes to Apple from European technology retailer Dixons Retail, where he has been CEO since 2007. Beginning in April, he will be responsible for Apple’s retail strategy and the continued expansion of Apple retail stores around the world.
“Our retail stores are all about customer service, and John shares that commitment like no one else we’ve met,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We are thrilled to have him join our team and bring his incredible retail experience to Apple.”

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Siri Command Guide – Some Examples

By | January 30, 2012 | iPhone | No comments

Have you recently got iPhone 4S and wondering what to say to Siri apart from some obvious commands. Below are a list of Siri commands that you can use to interact with different apps on your iPhone 4S.

Address Book

Querying Contacts

  • What’s Michael’s address?
  • What is Susan Park’s phone number?
  • When is my wife’s birthday?
  • Show Jennifer’s home email address

Finding Contacts

  • Show Jason Russell
  • Find people named Park
  • Who is Michael Manning?

Relationships

  • My mom is Susan Park
  • Michael Manning is my brother
  • Call my brother at work

Calendars

Adding Events

  • Set up a meeting at 9
  • Set up a meeting with Michael at 9
  • Meet with Lisa at noon
  • Set up a meeting about hiring tomorrow at 9am
  • New appointment with Susan Park Friday at 3
  • Schedule a planning meeting at 8:30 today in the boardroom

Changing events

  • Move my 3pm meeting to 4:30
  • Reschedule my appointment with Dr. Manning to next Monday at 9am
  • Add Lisa to my meeting with Jason
  • Cancel the budget review meeting

Asking about events

  • What does the rest of my day look like?
  • What’s on my calendar for Friday?
  • When is my next appointment?
  • When am I meeting with Michael?
  • Where is my next meeting?

More commands below

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Bill Gates Letter to Steve Jobs lived on His Bedside

By | January 30, 2012 | Apple | No comments

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Apple’s Steve Jobs were long term rival and a well respected competitor but the relationship they both had wasn’t very imminent.

One of the UK’s leading newspaper Telegraph reports that Steve Job’s widow told Gates about the letter he wrote to Steve meant so much to him that he kept it on his bedside during his final days. Gates and Jobs had met to reminisce and re-connect in the months before Steve’s death due to complications from cancer in October 2011.

Gates says in his letter, “I told Steve about how he should feel great about what he had done and the company he had built. I wrote about his kids, whom I had got to know.“

Bill Gates got a phone call from Steve’s widow Laurene Powell Jobs. She said,

“Look, this biography (Steve Jobs Autobiography by Walter Issacson) really doesn’t paint a picture of the mutual respect you had.”

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iPad in Hands of 96% of enterprise Users, iPhone share Jumps to 53%, Study Finds

By | January 27, 2012 | Apple, iPad, iPhone | No comments

Good Study

According to Good Technology iPad accounts for 96% of enterprise Users and iPhone share Jumps to 53% of all smartphones. Figures came from more than 2,000 companies using Good’s Technology services in the fourth quarter.

Good provides push messaging, device management and security products for corporate mobile users, competing against RIM’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The company supports Windows Mobile, Symbian, iOS and Android.

In other devices the top Android device was Samsung’s Galaxy S II. There was no spot for Windows and Symbian phones in the Top 10. Half of Fortune 100 companies use Good’s services.

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Siri Competitor Evi has Arrived on the App Store

By | January 26, 2012 | iPhone | No comments

Siri is Apple’s artificial intelligence speak recognition software which currently runs only on iPhone 4S and was one of the highlighted feature when it is launched in October last year. Siri showed all of us a glimpse of future and how we would interact with digital devices in the coming days. Siri is very powerful tool but it has limitations like running only on iPhone 4S and data returned by Siri is poor outside US.

Evi is an attempt by True Knowledge. It runs on iPhone and Android and is in beta phase. “Based on very deep, patented technology around language and knowledge understanding, the iPhone app couples a licensing of Nuance’s voice recognition technology (the small charge is to cover this license) and True Knowledge’s engine.”
Evi is unable to integrate with your calendar and reminders like Siri but it has some great capabilities. Even in beta it’s improving every day. TechCrunch has posted following comparison on their website.

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Raspberry Pi Model B ($35) Computer has AirPlay Capabilities

By | January 26, 2012 | iPad | No comments

Respberry Pi Showing Off AirPlay Capability

Raspberry Pi is a Linux based computer board which is still being developed and eventually will be available in education institutions for research and development purposes. A  Model B version of the device is being demoed and it shows off the small computer’s AirPlay streaming capabilities. Following video shows that iPad is able to stream a video clip to Raspberry Pi without any issue.

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Apple Employees will get $500 Off Mac and $250 Off iPad

By | January 26, 2012 | Apple | No comments

Apple Employee will Recieve Discount on Apple Products

We reported earlier about Apple announced Town Hall meeting soon after quarter 1 record breaking results. According to sources Tim Cook has announced today that Apple employees who have been working with the company for more than 90 days will receive $500 Off Mac and $250 Off iPad. Discount can only be used once in three years.

Apple employees are eligible to receive 25% discount once a year on Apple systems. This program will continue Steve Jobs legacy. When first iPhone was launched in 2007, all full and part time Apple employees received an 8GB iPhone.

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Numark Releases iDJ Pro for iPad

By | January 26, 2012 | iPad | No comments

Numark has released out its new iDJ Pro DJ controller for the iPad. iDJ Pro from Numark is a professional DJ controller that expands your iPad’s touch interface, seamlessly integrating with Algoriddim’s djay for iPad app to form a completely new DJ experience. iDJ Pro features a sleek, brushed aluminum casing and is equipped with all the professional controls you expect, plus some design features and capabilities that will inspire brand-new surges of creativity.

iDJ Pro is AirPlay capable and you can access you song wireless. You can AirPlay your song to your AirPlay compatible speakers. iDJ Pro empowers you with access to the cloud, allowing you to download tracks and have them pumping in seconds

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