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Friday, January 1st, 2010Apple Unveils First Paris Store in Louvre
Friday, November 6th, 2009
From the news today:
Apple today opened the first of a series of stores planned for Paris. The first, located near the famous Louvre art museum, coincided with the release of the Musee du Louvre iPhone app showcasing among other exhibits, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
The Paris store, first reported in 2008, includes a 7,700-square foot two-story layout with diamond-shaped windows.
Apple will quickly open a series of stores in France, including a location in Montpellier in the southern portion of the country. By the summer of 2010, the Cupertino, Calif. company hopes to open its third location in France, near the Garnier opera house.
Ron Johnson, an Apple retail senior vice president, said France could witness the fastest growth of the company’s chain of stores.
iPhone - Google Sync: Now with push Gmail support
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009Just now Google announced that they support Push Gmail Support for iPhone, Woohoo great news.
From Google’s website ‘………… Using Google Sync, you can now get your Gmail messages pushed directly to your phone. Having an over-the-air, always-on connection means that your inbox is up to date, no matter where you are or what you’re doing. Sync works with your phone’s native email application so there’s no additional software needed. Only interested in syncing your Gmail, but not your Calendar? Google Sync allows you to sync just your Contacts, Calendar, or Gmail, or any combination of the three……..”
Snow Leopard available on August 28th
Monday, August 24th, 2009Snow Leopard is now available as pre-order in the Online Apple Store!
More Canon 7D rumors
Thursday, August 20th, 2009Is this the top of a Canon EOS 7D, or are we just hopelessly optimistic? LINK
Google Announces Google Chrome Operating System
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009The hottest IT news in months!!!!!
Google announced that it is getting into the operating system business with Google Chrome Operating System. The new OS is described as Google’s attempt to “re-think” what operating systems should be.
Google Chrome OS will be an open source, lightweight operating system that is initially targeted at netbooks.
Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.
The new OS will run on both x86 and ARM chips. The first netbooks will begin shipping with the OS in the second half of 2010. In the long term, Google does expect that Chrome OS will work anywhere from small netbooks to full size desktop machines.
While Microsoft has the most to lose from such direct competition from Google, Apple will also be affected by Google’s move into this space. In fact, Google’s ultimate goal seems to be the same target market as Apple’s, and is specifically shooting for ease of use and accessibility.
The Web will be a central part of the new operating system, and demonstrates the importance of supplying a robust browser experience. Google’s work on the Chrome browser will carry over into the new OS.
The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform.
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Apple WWDC 2009: New iPhone, new MacBooks, Snow Leopard
Friday, June 12th, 2009
Check this spot for live coverage of Apple’s (AAPL) World Wide Developers Conference.
Read this information about Snow Leopard, Worlds most advanced software! Snow Leopard is available in september 2009.
Also:
Apple: Next Mac OS X unlocks chip power
SAN FRANCISCO–Apple wants Mac OS X to do a better job dealing with the new directions that Moore’s Law has taken computer chips.
At its Apple Worldwide Developer Conference here, Craig Federighi, vice president of Mac OS engineering, shed light on technology called Grand Central Dispatch that’s designed to make Mac OS X 10.6, called Snow Leopard, take better advantage of multicore processors and graphics processors. More here…..
Canon announces update for EOS 5D Mark II
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Canon has announced a firmware update for its EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR enabling manual exposure when shooting videos. With the updated version, users will be able to manually adjust the shutter speed, aperture and ISO settings in the video mode. The new firmware will be available for download on 2 June 2009 from Canon’s website.
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Press Release:
Canon Enable Manual Exposure in Video on EOS 5D Mark II
LONDON, UK, 27th May 2009: Canon announced today it will release a firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II allowing users to manually control exposure when shooting video. The new firmware will be available for download from 2 June 2009 on Canon Europe’s support web site.
Following the launch of the EOS 5D Mark II in September 2008, Canon’s Research and Development team has listened closely to customer feedback to develop additions to the camera’s movie recording functionality.
Allowing EOS 5D Mark II owners to achieve even more stunning video results with the camera, the firmware update will include the following manual controls when shooting video:
- Full aperture selection
- ISO speed: Auto, 100 – 6400 and H1
- Shutter speed: 1/30th – 1/4000th second
The EOS 5D Mark II integrates full HD movie capability into a high-end 21.1 Megapixel camera; opening a multitude of new possibilities for photojournalists and news photographers. Since its launch the camera has proved its appeal to professionals working in diverse fields, from studio and wedding to nature and travel. Now, following customer feedback, Canon has improved functionality for professional video users, further unleashing the potential of the EOS 5D Mark II for cinematographers and photographers alike.
Apple Releases the Mac OSX 10.5.7 Update
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Apple has launched the long-awaited 10.5.7 Mac OS X update to customers today through Mac OS X’s Software Update utility. The new update is said to provide general fixes to the operating system:
The 10.5.7 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3397.
For detailed information on security updates, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 .