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Apple Scores with Digital Textbooks and App
USA Today reviewer Edward C. Baig describes his experience using the first Multi-Touch digital textbooks published for the iBooks 2 for iPad app, noting that they are “engaging in ways that were simply not possible with the textbooks I grew up with.” Baig likes the portability, updatability, and low pricing of iBooks 2 digital textbooks and touts specific features like instant search, highlighting, bookmarking, and interactive graphics. Writes Baig, “It’s better to see an animated tour of the genome in E.O. Wilson’s Life on Earth than just to read about it. ”
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:40:56 PST - http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/story/2012-02-01/apple-ipad-ibooks/52923518/1
Apple Invades Corporate Market with iPad
Bloomberg’s Peter Burrows reports that Apple is making rapid headway selling into corporations — especially financial services and pharmaceutical firms. Burrows writes that Apple’s corporate sales are being driven chiefly by iPad, which “has become a standard business tool.” The article quotes Matt Wallach, co-founder of Veeva Systems, who says: “I’ve seen a lot of devices come and go over the years. Nothing touches the speed of adoption of the iPad.”
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:08:58 PST - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-01/apple-invades-3-8t-workplace-market-with-ipad.html
Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X
Apple today released Final Cut Pro X version 10.0.3, a significant update to its revolutionary professional video editing application. Version 10.0.3 introduces Multicam Editing, which 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. It also includes a beta version of Broadcast Monitoring that supports Thunderbolt devices as well as PCIe cards. Final Cut Pro X version 10.0.3 is available from the Mac App Store for $299.99 (US) to new users, or as a free update for existing Final Cut Pro X customers.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:00:00 PST - http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/?sr=hotnews.rss
Final Cut Pro X Update Reinvents Multicam Editing
StudioDaily’s Beth Marchant reports on “key features” delivered in
Final Cut Pro version 10.0.3. Marchant interviews Radical Media CTO Evan Schechtman — an early adopter of Final Cut Pro X — who calls version 10.0.3 “an even bigger deal than the original release,” noting that his company is “ready to transition completely to Final Cut Pro X now that broadcast monitoring and multicam editing are in the mix.”
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:56:48 PST - http://www.studiodaily.com/main/news/headlines/Apple-Reinvents-Multicam-Editing-in-Final-Cut-Pro-X-10-0-3-Update_13655.html
Apple Reports Highest Quarterly Revenue and Earnings Ever
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter, which spanned 14 weeks and ended December 31, 2011. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $26.74 billion and net quarterly profit of $6 billion, or $6.43 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. “We’re thrilled with our outstanding results and record-breaking sales of iPhones, iPads, and Macs,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Apple’s momentum is incredibly strong, and we have some amazing new products in the pipeline.”
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:17:17 PST - http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/01/24Apple-Reports-First-Quarter-Results.html?sr=hotnews.rss
Ofcom wants Openreach price cut
Telecoms regulator Ofcom tells BT Group to cut the wholesale prices it charges for use of its lines
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:18:08 GMT - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16905703
Web firms remove India material
Facebook and Google tell a court in India they have complied with an order to remove "objectionable" material, amid ongoing legal moves on censorship.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:56:52 GMT - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16903765
FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:45:20 GMT - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16881582
Apple overturns Motorola's ban
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:08 GMT - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16877438
MPs fear far-right terror threat
MPs call on internet service providers to make greater efforts to remove violent extremist material.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:48:24 GMT - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16900108
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