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Apple Introduces a New iPad

Apple introduced a new iPad today; the latest model has a high resolution display (2,048 x 1,536 pixels), 4G LTE, and a five megapixel camera. The prices range from $499 for the version with 16 GB of RAM and WIFI to $849 for a model with 64 GB of RAM, WIFI and 4G. The new iPad can also act as a personal hotspot. Apple has also dropped the prices of the iPad 2 by $100. more

Apple Picks MathType for iBooks Author

Design Science has announced Apple has consen MathType as the equation editor for its new iBooks Author application for the Macintosh. MathType allows authors to create e-books that include mathematical notation for the iPad. more 

Apple Launches Interactive Textbook Development Initiative

Apple made several announcements this morning relating to the development of interactive textbooks for education. The company announced a new initiative involving a iBooks Author, a new, free app designed for interactive book development for the iPad, as well as agreements with major textbook publishing companies McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education to develop such books--and a few are available now. The company is also working with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to develop educational books. Apple says the new textbooks and others developed with the app will be integrated with material available through iTunes University. more

Rest in Peace, Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

Steve Jobs passed away on October 5 at the age of 56. Everyone at the Joss Group and the Seybold Report feels the loss very deeply. We welcome your comments and remembrances about Steve Jobs. Please tell us about how his work and passion have affected your life as a graphic arts professional. Or, perhaps you remember seeing him speak at a Seybold Seminars event. No story or comment is too long or too short.

Adobe Issues List of Known Issues with its Products on Apple Mac OS 10.7 Lion

Adobe has issued a list of known issues with its products running on the new Apple Mac OS 10.7 Lion. Among them: Flash Builder 4.0.x will not run, and Adobe does not intend to update this product for Lion. Flash Catalyst CS5 will not run, and again Adobe does not intend to update this product for Lion. more

Apple Introduces OS X Lion, Apple Thunderbolt Display, New Laptops

Apple made four announcements on July 20 including the release of Mac OS X Lion, available online as an upgrade from the App Store. The OS offers new multi-touch gestures, system-wide support for full-screen apps, and Mission Control. more

The company also introduced a 27-inch Thunderbolt display and an advanced docking station to connect the display to Mac notebooks. more

Apple also announced a faster MacBook Air with new processors and Thunderbolt I/O and an update to the Mac mini. more 

Apple Announces Beta of iOS 5

Apple has announced the beta release of  iOS 5, the latest version of its operating system for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, with full availability of the final version scheduled for fall. The new version includes more than 200 new features including Notification Center, which allows users to manage notifications on their mobile device, iMessage for sending text messages, and Newsstand to provide easier purchasing and organizing of e-newspaper and magazine subscriptions. The PC Free feature will allow users to activate and set up their iOS device out of the box and get software updates wirelessly with no computer involved. more 

Apple Announces iPad 2

The iPad 2 is 33% thinner and up to 15 times lighter than the original iPad and features a much faster dual-core A5 processor that allows it to do twice the work in a given amount of time and has a 10-hour battery life. more

Apple Posts Subscription Regulations

Apple has announced it will enforce the subscription service policy it is using for the Daily, a move that was rumored for several weeks. The policy requires, among other constraints, that publishers offer subscription and purchase options for any of their content in the App store. Apple will retain 30% of any sale a publisher makes in the App store. The Wall Street Journal is reporting the move may raise antitrust issues and result in legal problems for Apple. more

Ingram's VitalSource Announces iOS App

Vital Source Technologies Inc., has announced VitalSource Bookshelf for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Students and faculty can also access Vital Source e-textbooks via integrated download and online. Notes and highlights made on other VitalSource Bookshelf platforms are synchronized with the new iOS app, allowing users to use the platform most convenient at the moment. more

Apple Sells Three Million iPads

Apple has sold more than three million iPads just 80 days after introducing the tablet computer in the United States, twice the number some analysts predicted and far more than the number of iPhones Apple sold in the first three months of that product's sales. more

K4 Integrated with Adobe Digital Magazine Publishing Solution for Tablet Computers

vjoon is integrating the new Adobe digital magazine publishing tools for the iPad and other tablet computers into the K4 Cross-Media Publishing Platform. K4 customer Wired magazine is already using the new technology for the magazine's successful iPad edition, which sold 24,000 issues on its first day in the App Store. vjoon is now developing features to streamline the creation of alternative layouts and aspect ratios required to deliver quality digital pages to the iPad and other mobile platforms expected over the next year. more

Apple Announces iPhone 4

Apple has announced iPhone 4, which includes FaceTime for video calling and the new Retina display, the highest resolution display on any phone. The new phone also has a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, an Apple A4 processor, a 3-axis gyro, and a longer life battery. more

Apple to Debut iAds on July 1, 2010

Apple will debut its iAd mobile advertising network on iPhone and iPod Touch handhelds running the iOS 4 operating system on July 1. more

April iPad Sales Exceed One Million Units

Apple announced today it sold a million iPads in April. iPad users have already downloaded more than 12 million apps and more than 1.5 million e-books from the new iBookstore. So far developers have created more than 5,000 new apps for the iPad. Apple CEO Steve Jobs noted in the company's announcement of the sales figures that, by comparison, it took 74 days for Apple to sell one million of the first iPhone. more