Speck is now taking orders for its new SmartShell for Appleās MacBook Pro with Retina Display. The company seems to have acknowledged a frequent complaint with previous versions of its snap-on hard protective covers, which while effective, are slightly thick and heavy. Speck says that its new SmartShell for the MacBook Pro with Retina Display […]
Apple has withdrawn all of its Mac products from EPEAT certification and will no longer be submitting items for review, according to a recent announcement by the recycling rating service. EPEAT is used by hundreds of companies, universities and government agencies in dozens of countries as an index of electronics recyclability. Despite the withdrawal of […]
Jul 9 2012 | Posted in
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Sparrow has released an update of its self-named Mac email client, v1.6.2. The app now has support for the MacBook Pro’s Retina display, as well as OS X Mountain Lion, which ships later this month. Related to this is support for Notification Center, which will only come to the Mac with Mountain Lion. More changes […]
Alternative multi-platform and multi-format media player VideoLAN Client (widely known by its initials, VLC) has updated to version 2.0.2, which despite the minor version number is a significant if not major upgrade for the long-standing open-source player and converter. Mac-specific changes includes fixes to PowerPC Macs with certain video cards, osd and menu support, and […]
Netflix has updated their mobile app for iOS, bringing refreshed user interface graphics for Retina Displays but not yet making HD video available through the app. In addition, the update (v2.1.1) of the free app fixes VoiceOver support, improves playback on external displays, and offers “numerous” fixes and stability improvements. The app is a complement […]
ComiXology has released a new version of its free Comics iOS app, v3.1. The most important addition is support for ComiXology’s new “CMX-HD” format, consisting of higher-resolution pages formatted with the third-generation iPad in mind. The company notes that any earlier downloads can be upgraded for free, and that prices for new comics will remain […]
Two Apple screens have won Gold awards as part of the Society for Information Display’s Display of the Year Awards. Taking home the event’s titular Gold prize is the Retina Display on the iPhone 4, which has four times the pixel density of earlier iPhones and provides better viewing angles than most LCDs by way […]
May 17 2011 | Posted in
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Apple’s iPhone 4 will be available in 17 more countries this Friday, July 30. iPhone 4 features FaceTime, which makes video calling as easy as one tap, Apple’s new Retina display, one of the highest resolution display ever built into a phone and a beautiful all-new design of glass and stainless steel that is the […]
Jul 26 2010 | Posted in
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Gameloft is launching N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance for iPhone 4, the first game that takes advantage of all the latest innovations in technology on the iPhone 4. The use of the Retina display allows for excellent screen resolution in N.O.V.A Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance. The game is also the first FPS (First Person Shooter) […]
The Omni Group has announced that OmniFocus 1.7 for iPhone is available from the App Store. The latest version of the award-winning mobile personal task management application now includes high-resolution artwork and support for multitasking features introduced in iOS 4. True iOS 4 App OmniFocus 1.7 for iPhone has been updated as a multitasking-aware application, […]