Apple has announced that the iWork suite was updated to a Universal Binary making it available for the iPhone and iPod touch in addition to the iPad. These apps are Pages word processor, Numbers for spreadsheets and Keynote for presentations. If you already own the iPad apps then simply update them for free. Pages 1.4 additional features are: • New ...
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Steve Jobs to Unveil Lion, iOS 5 and iCloud on June 6
Apple has announced that Steve Jobs will be presenting the opening Keynote for this year’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC 2011). The keynote will be held June 6th 10:00 am local time, 8 pm Saudi time. During the keynote Apple will unviel the next Mac OS X named Lion, iOS 5 for the iPad/iPhone/iPod touch and upcoming cloud service named ...
Read More »Free MacBook Bottom Case Replacement from Apple
Apple offering free MacBook bottom case replacement for units sold between October 2009 and April 2011. These are the Polycarbonate Unibody MacBooks released on October 2009 and May 2010. Apple has determined that under certain circumstances the rubber surface on some MacBooks may separate from the bottom case of the system. MacBooks shipped between October 2009 and April 2011 may ...
Read More »WhatsApp Messenger is Free for a Limited Time
Cross platform messaging app WhatsApp Messenger is now free for a limited time. WhatsApp supports messaging and media sharing between iPhones, Android, Blackberry and Nokia Symbian phones. WhatsApp is an iOS app available only for the iPhone. You can find the author of this post on twitter: @khaled. Arabic version of this post on SaudiMac Arabic Edition. Please follow SaudiMac ...
Read More »Instagram 1.8 Now with a New Comment System
iPhone camera, image editor and sharing app Instagram was updated yesterday. Instagram 1.8 introduces a new commenting system and more. Instagram now has over 4.25 million users in the first 7 months and users are posting 10 photos per second. Instagram 1.8 features include: • Double-tap on photos to Like them • Autocomplete usernames • New interactive comment screen Instagram ...
Read More »Sparrow 1.2 Email Client Now With Unified Inbox
Sparrow, a popular email/gmail client for Mac OS X, was updated today. The latest update include support for Facebook avatars, unified inbox and many improvements. Sparrow 1.2 features are: Facebook friends profile pictures integration Add Facebook friends directly from Sparrow Unified Inbox Gravatar support Threading by subject New interface design Dock icon: compose new message on right click Free resizing ...
Read More »Apple Store App Version 1.3 Released
Apple has updated their Apple Store app. This update adds ability to customize your Mac specifications and other improvements. Apple Store 1.3 features include: • Enhanced in-store mode lets you get help and support quickly when you’re at an Apple Retail Store. • The ability to custom-configure a new Mac with the options you want. Apple Store app is free ...
Read More »Opera mini now supports Arabic, iPad – Banned in Saudi and UAE
Opera mini web browser for the iPhone was updated to be a Universal App with iPad support. Opera mini 6.0 also adds Arabic language support as well as Retina display support and general performance improvements. The app is available in most App Stores except two. Since Opera mini is rated 17+ “You must be at least 17 years old to ...
Read More »Logic Pro Updated to Support GarageBand for iPad
Apple has updated their digital audio production applications: Logic Pro and Logic Express to add support for GarageBand for iPad. Logic Pro 9.1.4 and Logic Express 9.1.4 updates improves overall stability and addresses a number of minor issues, including adding support for opening projects imported from GarageBand for iPad. GarageBand for iPad is available in the App Store for $4.99. ...
Read More »Apple TV 4.2.2 Update Addresses 6 Bugs
Apple has released an update for the second generation Apple TV. Apple TV Software Update 4.2.2 includes the following fixes: • Audio Addresses an issue in which audio is not output when playing some video content. Video playback Addresses an issue in which video is not displayed when playing some content. • Audio output setting Adds an audio output setting ...
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