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Apple Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: New dictionaries
At last!
Mac OS X Lion adds polish to the bundled Dictionary app, with new dictionaries and an improved multi-pane interface. The system also improves overall dictionary functions with enhanced Spotlight integration and multitouch support for inline text lookups.
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A new Oxford Dictionary of [British] English is now included, also the third edition of 2010, and a companion British English Thesaurus now joins the American English version.
via AppleInsider.
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Apple has relaunched its entire website using HTML5
Apple has relaunched its entire website with a new design using HTML5, adding a darker, glossy navigation bar and speedy new animated page layouts for Mac and iPod pages.
Click here to play!
via AppleInsider
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New Multi-touch Gestures in Apple iOS 4.3
Apple on Wednesday released to developers the second external beta of its upcoming iOS 4.3, as well as a new pre-release copy of Apple TV software designed to support the mobile operating system’s new AirPlay feature for third-party programmers. It also informed developers that some features present in the initial beta won’t make it into the 4.3 release.
The first beta of iOS 4.3 introduced a personal hotspot control panel, new multitouch gestures for the iPad, and updated SMS alert settings. Resource files accompanying the release also provided hints at a handful of new iPad and iPhone models, as well as a potential “Find My Friends” social networking feature.
Leaked videos show Sony ‘PlayStation Phone’ in action
Several videos of prototypes of Sony Ericsson’s ‘PlayStation Phone’ have emerged, giving viewers an early look at Sony’s answer to the increasing popularity of gaming on the iPhone.
Leaked photos of the ‘PlayStation Phone’ were published by Engadget in October, but hands-on videos posted to YouTube this week are the best evidence for the phone’s existence so far.
The device, which is listed as the “Zeus” model number in the video, has slide-out physical controls similar to the Sony PSP Go handheld gaming device, in addition to a touchscreen, which reportedly measures 4 inches. The slide-out controls appear to have the rumored multi-touch touchpad.
The video also corroborates rumors that the smartphone runs Google’s “Gingerbread” Android 2.3. Earlier reports indicated that the phone has a 1GHz Qualcomm chip, 512MB of RAM, a 5 megapixel camera and 1GB of internal storage.
In a second video, the user selects the “PlayStation” icon to verify the smartphone’s PlayStation functionality, though the device lacks any “content items” to display.
via AppleInsider, By Josh Ong
Apple to hold special ‘Back to the Mac’ event on October 20th
Apple will hold a special media event next Wednesday to reveal its latest offerings in the Mac space, which may include new MacBook Airs, a preview of Mac OS X 10.7, and an unveiling of iLife and iWork ’11.
Set to kick-off at 10:00 am Pacific time on Wednesday, October 20th in the Town Hall on Apple’s Cupertino Campus, the event doesn’t come as a surprise. Just one week ago, AppleInsider hinted that such a gathering was in the cards when it outlined expectations for the Mac maker to overhaul its MacBook Air line, inventories of which dried up over the last several weeks.
Windows Phone 7 Lineup
In total, Microsoft unveiled a portfolio of 9 different phones built around WVGA displays (480 x 800 pixels) from its 4 handset hardware manufacturers: Dell, HTC, LG and Samsung. They’ll run across more than 60 mobile operators — including América Móvil, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, Movistar, O2, Orange, SFR, SingTel, Telstra, TELUS, T-Mobile USA and Vodafone — in more than 30 countries when they arrive in parts of Europe and Asia on October 21st and the U.S. on November 8.
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| Windows Phone 7 handsets announced Monday, as listed in order below from left to right |
Dell Venue Pro (United States)
HTC HD7 (United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain)
HTC 7 Mozart (France, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia)
HTC 7 Surround (United States)
HTC 7 Trophy (France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Australia)
LG Optimus 7 (Canada, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia)
LG Quantum (United States)
Samsung Focus (United States)
Samsung OMNIA 7 (France, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany)
One feature that won’t be present in Windows Phone 7 devices at launch is Copy & Paste, which Microsoft promises as part of a software update in early 2011.
via AppleInsider
RIM attempts to create Apple-like buzz with BlackBerry Torch event
That’s it, all Mobile Browsers other than the Windows Mobile browser are WebKit based, Apple have made a great browser engine.
In an uncharacteristic move, Research in Motion held a media event Tuesday in New York City to generate buzz for its new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone, an AT&T handset with a multi-touch screen and slide-out keyboard.
The new BlackBerry Torch has a 5 megapixel camera and 8GB of internal memory — 4GB flash and 4GB MicroSD. The hardware also includes a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and optical trackpad, and has support for 802.11n. The touchscreen is a 480×360 pixel display.
The Torch features BlackBerry OS 6, the latest mobile operating system, which packs a completely revamped Webkit-based Web browser with multi-touch input gestures. The new operating system offers integrated connectivity with social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, and has integrated search and a new user interface.
The name of the product came from the company Torch Mobile, which RIM acquired. That company’s Iris mobile Web browser laid the foundation for the new BlackBerry 6 OS browser.
Eliminating some of the surprise RIM hoped to generate, however, were a number of leaks that occurred before Tuesday’s event, including approval by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for the device, and posting of the handset on AT&T’s site moments before RIM’s event. Videos, pictures and details on the smartphone were available on AT&T’s official site before the announcement was made official.
RIM showed its first glimpse at BlackBerry OS 6 in April, revealing that the software will include multitouch input for its Web browser, e-mail, media player and more. The mobile operating system also has iPhone-like features such as pinch-to-zoom.
By Katie Marsal Published: 11:10 AM EST
"Work More Efficiently in Office for Mac 2011" – Microsoft
Microsoft has added official notice of a variety of key features in the upcoming release of its Office 2011 suite for Mac users.
The feature roundup on Microsoft’s Office Blog includes a brief video of developers talking about the new release, along with four primary features:
- A new Template Gallery “allows you to quickly and easily pick a template from the built-in designs to the thousands of templates online -allowing you to create a great-looking document right from the start.”
- The new Outlook for Mac” includes a Conversation View to easily sort emails” and uses a new database format designed to support Spotlight search and Time Machine backups.
- A Vista-like Ribbon UI “designed as an evolution of the Office 2008 Elements Gallery,” still retains the familiar Mac menu bar and Office toolbars, providing a hybrid UI that melds Windows and Mac features. The ribbon and toolbar can both be minimized “for more screen space or for the more advanced users who rely on keyboard shortcuts.”
Microsoft officially unveils key Office 2011 for Mac features By Daniel Eran Dilger
64-bit iLife ’11 said to arrive in August with a ‘mystery’ application
Apple’s iLife ’11 suite will launch in August for $79, with all included applications being 64-bit, including a new “mystery” addition, a rumor suggests.
French Apple website Mac4Ever (via Google Translate) reported last week that iLife ’11 will launch soon, on Saturday, August 7. The updated application suite is said to include improvements in the Faces and Places features in iPhoto, and will reportedly add greater integration with social networking sites.
Citing a “well informed” source, the site also said that iWeb will be brand new, and iLife ’11 will include a new “mystery” application. It also said that iDVD will not be included, and instead will be downloaded like iMovie HD. Finally, the update will also reportedly include a MobileMe gallery beta with Faces and Places.
The iLife suite currently includes iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand and iWeb. The software is included on every new Mac. The last update, iLife ’09, launched in January of 2009, with major upgrades to all of its applications, including the Faces and Places features in iPhoto, and the addition of the Precision Editor to iMovie.
In January, Apple was rumored to introduce iLife 2010, a report that didn’t pan out. Instead, the Cupertino, Calif., company held a special event to introduce the iPad.
By Katie Marsal Published: 10:20 AM EST
