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Including the update MacBook/iMac/Mac mini and the new Magic Mouse. Apple also updated the following products. The Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station and Time Capsule had a slight update. They are now certified to 802.11n sepcification and an improved antenna that promise 50% improvement to wireless performance and 25% improvement to range. The Apple Remote was also updated. The remote ...

Apple has released a new mouse to replace their Mighty Mouse. The new mouse is called “Magic Mouse” and it supports multi-touch gestures. With that every Mac sold by Apple have access to multi-touch controls. Watch this video demonstrating the mouse. From the press release: “Apple is the Multi-Touch leader, pioneering the use of this innovative technology in iPhone, iPod ...

Apple has updated the MacBook, Mac mini and iMac earlier today. The products were released one day after the Q4 2009 earnings report. Apple also released a new multi-touch Magic Mouse, AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule. We will post about the new accessories later. But we will talk about the new Macs for now. MacBook The white, $999 (3,999SR) MacBook ...

Apple had another good quarter after Q3 2009. A profit of $1.67 billion and $9.87 billion in revenues. As for unit sales, Apple has sold 3.05 million Macs, 7.4 million iPhones and 10.2 million iPods. From the press release: “We are thrilled to have sold more Macs and iPhones than in any previous quarter,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’ve ...

Apple has released Performance Update 1.0 which “addresses intermittent hard drive related pauses reported by a small number of customers.” The update is for the following Macs: MacBook Air (Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009), iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early ...

United Arab Emirates’ second cellular carrier du has announced that they will sell the iPhone 3GS. Customers can pre-book their iPhones from du by visiting this page on October 17th. This move could be the result of a partnership between Vodafone and du. Etisalat, UAE’s first carrier and Mobily‘s partner, has also announced that they are releasing the iPhone 3GS ...

Apple has released iMovie update version 8.0.5. “This update improves compatibility with a number of devices and fixes other minor issues”. “Improved compatibility with camcorders using the iFrame video format and importing video from iPod nano. Fixed problems with resizing the iMovie window during playback”. iFrame is “a video format is designed by Apple to speed up importing and editing ...

Executive Director of Product Marketing in UAE’s Etisalat, Omar al-Muzaki, told daily newspaper Al Emarat Al Youm that “Etisalat is preparing to released the iPhone 3GS in the UAE market before the end of this month”. The article called the iPhone company “elppA” and the Blackberry company “Black Berry”, not RIM. The article also mentions that there are 30,000 iphone ...

The Quran app for the iPhone/iPod touch “Al Mus’haf” was released by i4islam. The app simulates a real life book and is based on “iFlipPage Engine”. The app is free at the iTunes app store and is a 200MB download. The following video demonstrate the app and the technology behind it: To flip a page drag your finger as if ...

Adobe has released their Photoshop.com iPhone app. The app is a client for Adobe’s Photoshop.com online editor. You can crop, rotate, flip, color correct, sketch and add effects. The app is not available for the Saudi Arabia iTunes store so you will need to create a US iTunes store account. Photoshop mobile is free. Via Adobe’s blog.