Apple picker The iPhone 4S goes down the drain even in Hong Kong, iOS 5.0.1 has not yet solved all the battery drain problems, Steve Jobs can become Person of the Year. Today's Apple Week reports on this and other news of the 44th week.
Loren Brichter leaves Twitter (6/11)
In 2007, Loren Brichter created Tweetie, a beautiful (and award-winning) Twitter client for Mac and iOS. So beautiful that in April of last year, Twitter bought Atebits and turned Tweetie into the official native Twitter client for Mac and iOS. On October 5, Brichter announced that he was leaving the company to invent other interesting things. How did he do it? Via the official Twitter for iPhone client.
Source: 9to5Mac.com
iPhone 4S sold out in Hong Kong in 10 minutes (7/11)
After the iPhone 4S was made available for pre-order in Hong Kong last Friday, it disappeared from the shelves almost immediately, again demonstrating Apple's long-standing success in China.
"In our view, this is a very positive sign for iPhone 4S demand in China – Hong Kong represents the first entry of the new smartphone in a very fast-growing region and we expect the 4S to hit China in December,"analyst Brian White said at a news conference for investors on Monday. "We believe that this quick sell-out will drive the iPhone 4S to the wider Chinese community, which affects only the limited language capabilities of Siri, which has not been launched in Mandarin and Chinese."
Apple's voice recognition technology is one of the major new features in the new iPhone 4S, yet Siri remains labeled "beta" software. Currently, Siri only understands English from the US, Great Britain and Australia, and now only French and German. That's why Apple promised to support more languages in 2012, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian and Spanish.
The strong start to iPhone 4S sales in China is very good news for Apple, as this nation of more than a billion people is becoming a very important part of the company's market for its continued growth. In the September quarter, Apple's sales in China were up to $4,5 billion, which represents 16% of the company's total sales.
To put that in perspective, Apple's revenue from China was up 270% year-over-year. Yet in the company's 2009 fiscal year, China accounted for just 2% of Apple's revenue.
Source: AppleInsider.com
Photoshop Elements 10 and Premiere Elements 10 in the App Store (7/11)
Adobe has introduced two of its photo and video editing programs to the Mac App Store. Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements are lightweight versions of Photoshop and Premiere, and are aimed primarily at iPhoto and iMovie users who want a little more than those programs offer. You can get each of the programs for $79,99, down from the regular price of $99,99. However, some functions are said to be missing from the versions in the Mac App Store, Adobe promises to deliver them in an upcoming update.
Photoshop Elements 10 Editor - €62,99 Premiere Elements 10 Editor – €62,99 Source: CultOfMac.comApple released the second version of the software for creating iAds (8/11)
iAds are interactive ads created and working under the leadership of Apple, they were introduced together with iOS 4 in June 2010. Since then, they have not enjoyed much popularity, mainly due to their complexity, not many of them are created. However, Apple is not giving up and on Tuesday it released version 2.0, which, in addition to fixes and improvements to functionality, brings expanded options for working with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, animations and effects, and an improved ad appearance editor. Also new is the "Object List" allowing instant access to all elements and improved SavaScript fixes and debugging.
Source: CultOfMac.com
Security expert discovers serious hole that allows iOS to be hacked (8/11)
Security expert To Charlie Miller managed to push an application into the App Store that contained malware and allowed unauthorized code to run on the phone. The latter then enabled the attacker to read contacts on the phone, make the phone vibrate, steal the user's photos and other unpleasant actions for the user. He managed this whole stunt thanks to a hole in iOS.
Miller already managed to hack a MacBook Air via Safari in 2008, he is no stranger to Apple products. Apple's reaction was not long in coming, his app was pulled from the App Store and his developer account was canceled. Apple fixed the bug in the iOS 5.0.1 update. You can see how dangerous the bug would be in the wrong hands in the video Miller uploaded:
Source: 9to5Mac.com
Steve Jobs Nominated for Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" (9/11)
He was nominated by Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News anchor. In his nomination speech, he spoke of Steve as a great visionary and a person who forever changed not only the music and television industry, but the entire world. Jobs would become the first person to receive the "Person of the Year" award posthumously. It has been awarded annually since 1927, and its holders can be individual people, but also groups of people, or devices that most influenced the given year. Last year, Mark Zuckerberg received it, in the past Barack Obama, John Paul II, but also Adolf Hitler.
Source: MacRumors.com
The Lost Interview with Steve Jobs will go to cinemas (November 10)
70-minute recording of the interview By Robert X. Criengely will go to US cinemas. This recording was made as part of an interview in 1996 for a PBS program Triumphs of Nerds. Part of the interview was used, however the rest of it has never been made public.
Only now has the entire recording in the director's garage been discovered, and this unique interview, where Jobs talks for 70 minutes about Apple, technology and childhood experiences, will be the first time people will be able to see it on the screen under the title Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview. Unfortunately, the film is only intended for American cinemas, but viewers from the rest of the world will certainly see it in some form. After all, part of this interview can already be seen on YouTube today.
Source: TUAW.comPhil Schiller Takes New Position (11/11)
It could just be a cosmetic change, but it's also possible that the title change gives Phil Schiller more powers. IN list of Apple's top executives Phil Schiller is no longer listed as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, but only as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing.
The removal of the word "product" may be due to the departure of Ron Johnson, who took care of retail sales at Apple, and they have not yet found a replacement for him in Cupertino. However, Apple did not issue any statement to alert journalists or investors, so if Schiller's workload has undergone certain changes, they will be rather minor.
Source: TUAW.com
Is iTunes Match finally about to launch? (11/11)
Apple planned to launch the iTunes Match service at the end of October, but did not make it and is still postponing the launch for now. However, from the last e-mail sent to the developers, we could conclude that the launch of the new service, which will cost $25 a year and will "upload" your entire music library to iCloud, is closer than ever.
iTunes Match Update
As we prepare to launch iTunes Match, we will be deleting all current iCloud libraries on Saturday, November 12th at 19pm.
Please turn off iTunes Match on all your computers and iOS devices. (…)
Songs on your computer should not be affected. As always, back up regularly and don't delete music you've added to iCloud from your computer.
Apple Developer Program Support
Apple has already sent out several similar emails, but only now has it determined the exact time when it will delete the libraries, and at the same time stated that "prepares to launch iTunes Match.”
Source: TUAW.com
40% of all Twitter photos come from iOS (10/11)
Forty percent of photos that appear on Twitter come from iOS. Official Twitter applications for iOS devices are in first place, followed by the website, followed by Instagram and applications for Blackberry. Android is in fifth position with 10%.
Source: CultOfMac.com
ChAIR Revealed Infinity Blade II, Looks Awesome (10/11)
The release of Infinity Blade II is around the corner, in the App Store I should appear from a few weeks. Developers from ChAIR previewed the game at the IGN Wireless game show, and those present who had the opportunity to see a sample of the game say that it is an amazing spectacle. The main elements of the game have remained preserved, however, the scope will be significantly increased. The weapon system will also be adjusted, where it will be possible to have two one-handed weapons, and the spell system has been improved. Of course, we can look forward to new monsters and significantly better graphics made possible by the Apple A5 chip, which beats in the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. At the same time, the first part was absolutely unrivaled in terms of graphics in the App Store. We will see Infinity Blade II on December 1st.
Source: TUAW.comApple Launches Worldwide First Generation iPod Nano Exchange Program (11/11)
Those who own the first generation iPod nano should take note. Apple is now offering possibility of exchange of this device as new because it detected a possible battery overheating problem.
Dear iPod nano owner,
Apple has determined that in very rare cases, the iPod nano (1st generation) battery can overheat and cause damage. iPod nanos sold between September 2005 and December 2006 may have a battery defect.
We have found that the problem is from one particular supplier. Although battery overheating is not a common occurrence, the older the device, the more likely it is to happen.
Apple recommends that you stop using your iPod nano (1st generation) and order a free replacement device.
Apple had to introduce such a program back in 2009 in South Korea and in 2010 in Japan, now it provides in other countries as well, but the Czech Republic is missing (at least so far). They can exchange their iPod nano in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Great Britain and the United States.
Source: MacRumors.com
A lecture by a 12-year-old programmer about iPhone development (11/11)
Some children can really surprise. One such child is a sixth-grader named Thomas Suarez, who instead of playing with other kids has been developing apps for a long time. What's more, he can even give excellent lectures that we could envy him in many ways. By the way, see for yourself:
Source: CultOfMac.comiOS 5.0.1 didn't fix all battery problems, it did cause a few more (11/11)
The quick iOS update was supposed to provide relief to users who experienced a dramatic reduction in phone battery life in iOS 5. Owners of the new iPhone 4S were mainly affected, but problems were also reported by iPhone 4 users, especially the 3GS. However, for many, the new update did not help at all, on the contrary. Some users who didn't have a problem with the battery have a new one. iOS 5.01 also brought other problems.
Users have a problem with the address book, when they do not see the name of the saved contact when they receive a call, but only the number. Czech T-Mobile customers report loss of signal, network outages, inability to make calls or change PIN code. Apple says it's aware of the lingering issues and is working to fix them, but it should act quickly because it's dealing with "Batterygate," a slight follow-up to last year's "Antennagate"
Source: CultOfMac.com
They worked together on Apple Week Michal Ždanský, Ondrej Holzman, Tomas Chlebek a Jan Pražák.
"The affected were mainly the owners of the new iPhone 4" error there "S" :)
With this iTunes match, November is November :)
OMG :-D
Does anyone know more information about that exchange of those iPods?!?