Apple Hot NewsHot News provided by Apple.Journey to the Galapagos Islands with iTunes U- September 12, 2008 Charles Darwin put the remarkable and curious Galapagos Islands on the map, and its been one of the most important destinations for the worlds biologists ever since. Thanks to The Galapagos, engaging programming brought to us by the Open University, you can visit the islands and see how scientists and the National Park Service work to preserve the Galapagos as a living laboratory of evolution.http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/itunes.open.ac.uk.1542526175?sr=hotnew... Now Available: iPhone 2.1 Software Update- September 12, 2008 Simple to install just connect your iPhone to your computer using iTunes 8 and click Check for Update the iPhone 2.1 Software Update reduces the number of dropped calls, provides significantly better battery life for most iPhone owners, improves email reliability, lets you create Genius playlists on the go, and delivers many other benefits. Learn more and install the iPhone 2.1 Software Update today.http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss Noise Ninja tutorials for Aperture users- September 11, 2008 PictureCode has just posted a pair of video tutorials for those using the new Noise Ninja plug-in for Aperture 2.1. One explains how to use the plug-ins Luminance, Color, and Sharpening settings to achieve optimal noise reduction. The other illustrates how easy it is to take advantage of Apertures batch processing capabilities to reduce noise in multiple images at the same time in the background.http://www.picturecode.com/videos.htm?sr=hotnews Five stars to new iPod touch- September 10, 2008 The stunning, sprawling glass display on iPod touch isnt just for Coverflow or video viewing anymore, say Tim Gideon (pcmag.com). Calling it the the funnest iPod ever, Steve Jobs wants you to consider the new touch a portable gaming device, and if Spore is any indication of whats possible, hell get his wish. To Gideon, iPod touch remains the best portable media player on the market, period.http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2330095,00.asp?sr=hotnews New iPod nano: coolest, slickest, and most intuitive flash player- September 10, 2008 Calling it one of the best looking and most successfully executed flash players ever created, Tim Gideon (pcmag.com) praises the new iPod nano (4th generation), gives it 4.5 stars (out of 5) and names it an Editors Choice. Apples slimmed-down, slicker-than-ever iPod nano, he says, responds to your movements, creates playlists it thinks youll like, and makes the competition look like a bunch of clunkers.http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2330093,00.asp?sr=hotnews Quick Tip of the Week: Locking Files- September 10, 2008 Everyone has done it at least once accidentally deleted a file. On a Mac, however, Leopard offers a numbers of ways to safeguard your documents. Using Time Machine tops the list, of course. But Mac OS X Leopard also lets you lock files or turn them into templates, actions you can accomplish with a single click. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.http://www.apple.com/business/theater/#tutorial=lockingfiles?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss Watch excellent, free instructional series on Aperture 2- September 10, 2008 Out strolling with your camera, you find a great shot and nail the composition. But the scene looks really flat onscreen. Before reaching for the reject button, however, watch Richard Harringtons Aperture 2: Quick Tip podcast on the powerful Levels tool in Aperture 2. With it, you can turn that lackluster shot into a great image. Harrington takes you step-by-step through the process. And makes it easy.http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=282371228 What are the handiest iPhone apps for travelers- September 10, 2008 Say you land in Baltimore and you have a sudden craving for crab cakes, conjectures Michelle Higgins (nytimes.com). Thanks to iPhone, you can be noshing crab cakes in no time. With a few taps, iPhone apps with names like Yelp, Urbanspoon and iWant can quickly guide you to Faidley Seafood or Obryckis Crab House. Just as Higgins guides you to some of the handiest apps for travel on the App Store.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/travel/07praciPhone.html?sr=hotnews App Store Pick of the Week: Spore Origins- September 10, 2008 This week, Electronic Arts delivered Spore Origins to the App Store. In the game, you use the Creature Editor to fashion your own archetypal species. Then set it loose. Using the accelerometer on iPhone or iPod touch, you guide it through the primordial sea to search for food, score points, and fend off nasty predatory creatures. Got an iPod Theres a version of Spore Origins for you, too.http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=290647111&id=25180&... Apple Introduces New iPod nano- September 9, 2008 Available in nine vibrant colors, the new fourth generation iPod nano the thinnest iPod ever features a sleek new design with a curved aluminum and glass enclosure. It also incorporates Genius technology and features a built-in accelerometer that automatically switches to Cover Flow when rotated and automatically goes into Shuffle mode when lightly shaken. iPod nano (4th generation) comes in 8GB and 16GB models, starting at just $149.http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss |