Amazon have listed Apple’s upcoming OS X update, version 10.6 “Snow Leopard”, for pre-order. As expected, the new software will arrive in September and be priced at $29 for an individual upgrade; however there’s also a five-user “family pack” upgrade version for $49.
Well that was quick; hardly did we have time to notice that the Apple Store had been taken down, when it’s back on line with a few new additions. Unfortunately the iPod price cuts we’d pondered upon failed to pan out, but instead there are two software updates: a new version of Logic Studio, and a new version of Final Cut Studio.
We’ve come so far these days in the world of personal technology but in some ways, we’re still missing the mark. Sure it’s the middle of summer but here are five things I’d like to see on the market this (or any) holiday season:
Apple have announced their Q3 2009 financial results, and as you might expect they’re continuing to buck the economic trend. The Cupertino company described the last quarter as their best non-holiday quarter for revenue and earnings, marking revenue of $8.34 billion and profits of $1.23 billion. Sales figures were also healthy, with 2.6m Mac computers sold during the three month period – up 4-percent over the same quarter last year – and 5.2m iPhones sold, up 626-percent from last year.
If you use a BlackBerry and have a Mac computer, you’ve probably been irritated by the lack of compatibility. But now it seems RIM is stepping up to the plate with their Desktop Manager for Mac OS 10.5.5.
Last we heard, Psystar were filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Apple were rubbing their hands together at the prospect of finding out who had been financially backing the Mac-clone company, and everyone else was saying “yep, saw that coming.” Color us surprised, then, to hear that Psystar have emerged from the bankruptcy and even announced a new, Intel Xeon-based product.
Seagate updated their FreeAgent drives today, specifically those for the Mac, giving each new features and improved performance. This comes on the heels of the BlackArmor line upgrade on Monday.
If you missed our WWDC 2009 keynote Livecast, don’t worry, below is our full transcript of the keynote. We also included a gallery of photos taken during the keynote.
Full transcript after the cut
OS X hack-dongle masters EFI-X have announced their two new devices vying for attention at Computex 2009 this week, a new version of the their USB 2.0 adapter and a PCI Express version. The new EFI-X V2.0 sports an improved BPU over the first-gen model that the company suggests is better at hardware management for multi-OS installs.
Verbatim have announced two new wireless mice and a keyboard with integrated speakers. The Verbatim TuneBoard keyboard has iTunes control keys, switchable backlighting and bass boost, as well as offering headphone and microphone connections and a built-in microphone.
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