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Blackmagic Design Adds Timecode and DNxHD QuickTime Support to HyperDeck SSD Recorders

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Rick Young) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:57:00 GMT

Blackmagic Design has announced the release of HyperDeck 2.5 public beta, a new software update that adds embedded timecode support, DNxHD recording to QuickTime and SDI camera record triggering to its HyperDeck SSD recorders.

App Store about to hit 25bn downloads

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:55:00 GMT

Apple is offering a $10,000 Gift Card to the person who downloads the 25 billionth app from the iOS App Store.

iPad 2 and Kindle Fire share many common complaints

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Tony Bradley) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:55:00 GMT

A recent survey from FixYa uncovers the most common complaints from iPad 2 and Kindle Fire users.

Opinion: Facebook integration seems a natural fit for Mountain Lion, iOS

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Lex Friedman) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:54:00 GMT

When Apple took the wraps off iOS 5 in June 2011, one of the marquee features the company announced was systemwide Twitter integration: Take a photo, see an interesting webpage in Safari, or come across a great video in YouTube, and iOS 5 lets you quickly share it with Twitter through the built-in Tweet Sheet.

OS X Mountain Lion: What you need to know

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Macworld staff) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:54:00 GMT

Any time there's a new operating system, there's bound to be lots of questions about new features and capabilities. And when that operating system's unveiling is as surprising as last week's Mountain Lion announcement was, those questions take on a newfound urgency.

Opinion: Is OS X Mountain Lion a big cat for business?

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ryan Faas) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:54:00 GMT

OS X Mountain Lion is something of a mixed bag for enterprise environments: it adds some very useful features, but its tight integration with iCloud could raise red flags for CIOs and IT pros, says columnist Ryan Faas.

Apple could destroy tablet rivals with iPad price cuts

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Tony Bradley) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:54:00 GMT

Rumour has it the iPad 3 will soon be here. The device will most likely be a tremendous success simply by virtue of being an iPad, but if Apple wants to put some of its $100 billion hoard to use and get "creative" with the pricing of its tablets it could virtually assure its dominance and force many competitors to abandon the market completely.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic biography iPad app published using InDesign and Mag

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:54:00 GMT

Swedish publisher Bonnierförlagen has created an interactive biography app about controversial AC Milan footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the iPad.

Dragons' Den stars lose £230,000 in 'Satski' satnav fraud

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:54:00 GMT

A Swiss entrepreneur has been jailed for two years and 8 months after being found guilty of conning two stars of the BBC TV Show Dragons’ Den out of £230,000 that should have been invested in a ‘Satski’ satellite navigation device for skiers.

Chinese court orders vendor to halt iPad sales in trademark dispute

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Michael Kan) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:53:00 GMT

A Chinese court has ordered a local electronics vendor to stop selling the iPad, as part of an escalating trademark dispute that threatens to stop Apple from selling its iconic tablet in the country.

Samsung decides to spin off LCD business

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:53:00 GMT

The board of directors of Samsung Electronics has decided to spin off the company's LCD (liquid crystal display) panel manufacturing unit, it said Monday.

Twitter admits storing iPhone contact data

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:46:00 GMT

Twitter has admitted that its iPhone app uploads the entire contents of a user's address book for up to 18 months if you use the Find Friends feature.

FBI insists that social media monitoring won't infringe privacy rights

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Jaikumar Vijayan) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:46:00 GMT

In a Request For Information (RFI) last month, the FBI said that data posted on such sites would let it more quickly detect specific and credible threats, locate those organising and taking part in dangerous gatherings and predict upcoming events.

SanDisk shows its fastest ever consumer SSD drive

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

SanDisk has announced a super-fast SSD drive for consumers that once again puts the company’s drives near the top of the performance currently on offer from the technology.

iBookstore gets new features for publishers

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ben Camm-Jones) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Apple has made a number of changes to the iBookstore so publishers can now use screenshots, promotional codes and offer pre-orders.

OCZ launches Z-Drive R4 CloudServ PCIe 16TB flash card

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Lucas Mearian) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

OCZ Technology has released a PCIe NAND flash server card with up to 16TB of capacity, five times more than its predecessor.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says iPad and tablets will outsell PCs

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ian Paul) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Apple CEO Tim Cook believes that tablets such as the iPad will outsell PCs in the coming years thanks to the explosive popularity of one-panel slates as well as innovation from tablet makers and app developers.

Apple 'will lead the way in improving working conditions'

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Philip Michaels) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Apple CEO Tim Cook defended his company's record on working conditions for the employees that make the parts and assemble the products that Apple sells.

Apple's iPad aims to revolutionise education in the US

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Tom Kaneshige) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

The iPad exposed a dirty little secret about the American workplace: Most people don't use computers much in their jobs. But now the iPad might change how a traditionally non-tech worker - the high school teacher - performs in the classroom.

Opinion: Six ways Apple can take the iPad 3 to the next level

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Tony Bradley) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

There's always some sort of wild speculation floating around about what to expect next from Apple.

Apple 'won't be tempted' to launch smaller iPad, say experts

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Gregg Keizer) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Apple is unlikely to pull the trigger on a smaller-sized iPad, experts believe.

Samsung plays down Apple's rumoured connected TV project

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Jared Newman) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:24:00 GMT

Samsung’s AV product manager isn’t too concerned about Apple’s rumoured effort to enter the TV market, saying in an interview that Samsung will triumph on picture quality.

Opinion: Why Apple won't launch an iPad mini

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ian Paul) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:24:00 GMT

Apple is reportedly looking to combat the slew of 7-inch Android tablets such as the Kindle Fire, Toshiba Thrive and Samsung Galaxy Tab with a smaller version of the iPad.

Apple CEO Tim Cook talks at investment conference

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Macworld staff) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:24:00 GMT

Here's an edited transcript of what Tim Cook had to say at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference on a variety of topics, ranging from working conditions at Apple's Chinese suppliers to Apple's culture and ethos.

Apple's iPad 3 could face customs ban in China

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Michael Kan) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:24:00 GMT

Apple's much speculated iPad 3 has emerged as the latest target in an ongoing trademark dispute in China, after a little-known Chinese firm said on Wednesday it has filed for a customs ban with local authorities to stop the import and export of the tablet.