After the introduction of Mac OS X Lion in the Mac App Store, Apple sent out a notification to all resellers that they will no longer be selling boxed software. Software boxes getting phased out include, ‘iWork ’09, Aperture 3, iLife ’11, Apple Remote Desktop, and various Jam Packs for GarageBand. Many software packages from 3rd party developers are released … Read More
Apple Announces Revamped Mac App Store During WWDC Keynote
Apple just announced at their annual WWDC conference that the Mac App Store, previously downloadable will be built in to Mac OS X Lion. Apple also announced that the Mac App Store will now be a feature part of Lion and will allow In-app purchases to be downloaded directly to the app. Apple also featured something called LaunchPad, which is … Read More
Apple’s Mac App Store : First Impressions
So yesterday the App Store phenomena came to the Macintosh, and I’ve been playing with it for a few hours now. Coincidentally, that’s just the right amount of time to let you know my first impressions – so here they are! After reading on Twitter how OS X 10.6.6 had been released and that it held the key to unlocking … Read More
Mac App Store Launches as part of OS X 10.6.6 Update
In a stroke of marketing genius Apple has unleashed the Mac App Store on the world on the same day as key announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. A show they don’t attend, but most of the worlds tech companies do, as well as most of the world’s tech press. And yet on Twitter, at least, … Read More
Apple Releases Mac App for Creating iAds
Apple’s latest blow to Adobe’s Flash is the launch of its new iAd Producer app for the Mac, designed to help developers create, test, and launch mobile adverts to run under iAd. The software is available to anyone in the iOS Developer Program and it’s completely free. Apple describes iAd Producer as “a powerful visual editing canvas” that can make … Read More
Apple Holding ‘Secret’ Conference for Select iOS Developers?
Apple, creators of all things ‘i’ are hosting a super top-secret get-together for select iOS developers at its Cupertino headquarters next week, Business Insider reports. It’s not the first time Apple has invited developers onto its campus – last year a series of ‘iPhone Tech Talks’ around the globe and this looks to be a similar gathering, though obviously a … Read More
Apple announces Mac App Store. New opportunity for iPhone developers?
Apple has been successful in revolutionizing the way users discover and install applications on their iOS devices. They are now ready to bring what they learnt from the App Store for iPhone and iPad to the Mac. Steve Jobs, during ‘Back to the Mac’ keynote event announced that Apple will be launching the ‘Mac App Store’ which will be compatible … Read More
Apple’s WWDC Sells Out. Focus on iPhone 4G, iPad and apps
When Apple (AAPL) announced plans for their annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC 2010) earlier this month, there was some trepidation among tech journalists and pundits. This year’s WWDC was to focus almost exclusively on the iPhone (4G?), iPad, and associated ecosystem of iTunes and apps. For the first time in a long time, perhaps ever, the Mac was taking a … Read More