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Apple today announced it has sold over two million of its new
iPhone 5 in China, just three days after its launch on December 14. “Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with the best first weekend sales ever in China,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. iPhone 5 will be available in more than 100 countries by the end of December, making it the fastest iPhone rollout ever.
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Time Magazine has named iPhone 5 its Gadget of the Year for 2012. The device is “one of the most artfully polished gadgets anyone’s ever built,” says Time’s Harry McCracken. He highlights the new thinner design and the camera’s “particularly well-done panorama mode.” McCracken concludes, “[W]hen it comes to melding hardware, software and services so tightly that the seams fade away, Apple still has no peer.” The
MacBook Pro with Retina display also made it onto the list at number six.
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Reviewing the new iMac on ABC News, Joanna Stern says the desktop has “as much sex appeal” as iPad and iPhone. “Even if you aren’t a tech enthusiast,” Stern writes, “this is a machine — or perhaps sculpture — you can admire.” Stern says the improved display’s sharpness makes looking at photos and video “an immersive experience,” and she praises the iMac’s enhanced computing power, including Fusion Drive. “Apple has built the system with the most powerful desktop parts around,” she says.
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PC Mag has added Apple’s new iMac to its Editor’s Choice list for high-end all-in-one desktops. Reviewer Brian Westover says the iMac is “faster and more responsive, offering larger, smarter storage.” He put the iMac through its paces with a number of media and processing tests and found that it led competitors by a healthy margin. He concludes, “With its beautiful design and quality fabrication, the iMac 27-inch is the best all-in-one desktop we’ve ever seen.”
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Reporting in the Sydney Morning Herald, Garry Barker describes how Apple accessibility technology has enabled disabled users to thrive both personally and professionally. Barker tells the story of David Woodbridge, a technology manager for a large non-profit who has been blind since childhood. Woodbridge uses VoiceOver and other assistive technologies in Apple’s iOS devices daily. “With VoiceOver I can support not only myself but also my boys and my wife,” said Woodbridge. “For example, if my wife gets an SMS when she is driving I can call up VoiceOver on her iPhone to read the message to her and we can reply using Siri, which is one of the great iOS developments, getting better all the time.”
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Katie Linendoll of ESPN.com reports that across the NFL teams “are trading in their 500-page printed playbooks for iPad.” Linendoll notes that iPad and an app called PlayerLync have revolutionized how the Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, and San Diego Chargers share plays and distribute practice and game film among coaches and players. “It changes the way you prepare,” says Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme. “You can come off the practice field, get in the cold tub and watch film in the cold tub on your iPad.”
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In a country where education has emphasized test taking and memorization, RDFZ XISHAN, an experimental middle school in Beijing, is the first school in China to participate in a Mac one-to-one program, which provides each student with a MacBook Pro. The program has transformed learning at the school into a collaborative and engaging experience — without sacrificing test scores. Says school principal Shu Dajun: “It’s no longer simply the teacher teaching and students studying. Everyone is equal in the creating and sharing of knowledge.”
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Apple today announced it has sold three million iPads in just three days since the launch of its new iPad mini and fourth-generation
iPad — double the previous first weekend milestone of 1.5 million Wi-Fi-only third-generation iPad models. The Wi-Fi + Cellular versions of both iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad will ship in a few weeks in the U.S. and in many more countries later this year.
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Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter ended September 29, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $36.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.2 billion, or $8.67 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.3 billion and net profit of $6.6 billion, or $7.05 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. “We’re very proud to end a fantastic fiscal year with record September quarter results,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We’re entering this holiday season with the best iPhone, iPad, Mac, and iPod products ever, and we remain very confident in our new product pipeline.”
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At Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, 17,000 on-campus and online students learn modern techniques in filmmaking, sound mixing, game development, and more using the most current digital tools. For film and video students, that includes editing in
Final Cut Pro X. Says school information officer Isis Jones: “We want technology to disappear for the students so they can focus strictly on craft. The simplicity, speed, and flexibility of Final Cut Pro X has made that possible for all of our students.”
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Apple today introduced iPad mini, a thinner, lighter iPad design that fits in one hand. It features a stunning 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display, FaceTime HD and iSight cameras, ultrafast wireless performance, and 10 hours of battery life. Apple today also announced the fourth-generation
iPad featuring a 9.7-inch Retina display, new Apple-designed A6X chip, ultrafast wireless, and the new Lightning connector. iPad mini with Wi-Fi starts at $329 (U.S.), and the fourth-generation iPad with Wi-Fi starts at $499 (U.S.). They’ll be available for pre-order at the Apple Online Store on October 26 and arrive in Apple Retail Stores starting at 8:00 a.m. on November 2.
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Apple today introduced a new version of its popular 13-inch
MacBook Pro, featuring a stunning Retina display and all-flash storage in a compact design. At a mere 0.75 inches and 3.57 pounds, the remarkably portable 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is 20 percent thinner and almost a pound lighter than the current 13-inch MacBook Pro. It’s available today through the
Apple Online Store and Apple Retail Stores, starting at $1,699 (U.S.).
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Apple today unveiled a completely new iMac with a stunning ultrathin design and brilliant display with reduced reflection. Also featuring third-generation Intel quad-core processors, powerful NVIDIA graphics, and an innovative new storage option called Fusion Drive, the new iMac is the most advanced desktop Apple has ever made. Apple also updated the Mac mini, so it’s now up to twice as fast and has integrated graphics that are up to 65 percent faster than the previous generation. The 21.5-inch iMac, starting at $1,299 (U.S.), will be available in November through the Apple Online Store and Apple Retail Stores. The 27-inch iMac, starting at $1,799 (U.S.), will be available in December. Mac mini, starting at $599 (U.S.), is available today.
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Apple today announced that it has sold over five million of its new iPhone 5 — just three days after its launch on September 21 — and that more than 100 million iOS devices have been updated with iOS 6, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. iPhone 5 is available in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the UK, and will be available in 22 more countries on September 28 and more than 100 countries by the end of the year.
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Apple today announced that pre-orders of its
iPhone 5 topped two million in just 24 hours, more than double the previous record of one million held by iPhone 4S. Demand for iPhone 5 exceeds the initial supply, and while the majority of pre-orders will be delivered to customers on September 21, many are scheduled to be delivered in October.
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To cover extreme kayaker Rafa Ortiz’s record attempt to run the 189-foot Palouse Falls in Washington State, photographer Lucas Gilman brought state-of-the-art gear, including a
MacBook Pro running
Aperture software. Aperture’s fast import browsing allowed Gilman to see sharp preview images even before his huge RAW files had finished downloading and to begin making selects while still in the field. Since then, Gilman upgraded his workflow by adding a MacBook Pro with Retina display. He says, “Aperture and the MacBook Pro with Retina display have worked seamlessly to provide the most fluid image workflow I’ve ever used.”
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Apple today announced iPhone 5, the thinnest, lightest iPhone ever. It’s completely redesigned with a stunning new 4-inch Retina display, Apple’s A6 chip for blazing fast performance, ultrafast wireless technology, and even better battery life. iPhone 5 also comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, with over 200 new features, including the all-new Apple-designed Maps app with turn-by-turn navigation, Facebook integration, the Passbook app, and more Siri features and languages. iPhone 5 starts at $199 (U.S.) and is available for pre-order at the Apple Online Store on September 14. It arrives in
Apple Retail Stores starting at 8 a.m. on September 21.
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Apple today introduced the new lineup of the world’s most popular music players, including the incredible new iPod touch and reinvented
iPod nano. iPod touch comes in a new ultrathin and light anodized aluminum design in five vibrant colors and features a brilliant 4-inch Retina display, a 5-megapixel iSight camera with 1080p HD video recording, Apple’s A5 chip, Siri, and iOS 6. iPod nano, available in seven new colors, is the thinnest iPod ever, featuring a 2.5-inch Multi-Touch display, convenient navigation buttons, and built-in Bluetooth for wireless listening. The new iPod touch, starting at $299 (U.S.), is available for pre-order at the
Apple Online Store on September 14 and arrives in Apple Retail Stores in October. iPod nano is $149 (U.S.) and will be available on the Apple Online Store and in Apple Retail Stores in October.
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Apple today announced the new iTunes for Mac and PC, featuring a redesigned player, seamless integration with iCloud, and a new look for the world’s most popular online music, apps, TV, and movie stores. The new iTunes features a simpler, cleaner interface that keeps your favorite iTunes content at the forefront. With iCloud integration, music, movie, and TV purchases made on any of your iOS devices or computers is displayed in your iTunes library on your Mac or PC, ready to play, anytime. And the redesigned iTunes Store, App Store, and iBookstore make buying your favorite content on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC simpler than ever. The new iTunes will be available in October as a free download at
www.itunes.com.
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At Forbes.com, Morgan Brennan reports on the new 8000-square foot Savant Experience Center, a typical “swanky” Manhattan apartment with one special difference — it’s automated with Apple technology. Brennan writes that nearly every feature of the multi-room center, including lighting, window shades, temperature, and even a hidden flat-screen television can be “easily controlled with Apple products like iPad,
iPhone, and
iPod touch-embedded remote controls” running TrueImage software by Savant Systems. Brennan quotes Savant Systems CEO Robert Madonna, who notes: “Anyone who can afford to buy an iPhone can essentially have a piece of automation in their home.”