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Apple granted head-mounted display patent

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ashleigh Allsopp — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:51:00 GMT

Apple has been granted a patent for a head-mounted display, which could be used to make a Google Project Glass rival.

Apple revamps iCloud.com beta for developers

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Karen Haslam — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:33:00 GMT

New to the beta are Notes and Reminders applications built for the web and updates to Find my iPhone and the Calendar applications.

Avid sells consumer business: video to Corel, audio to inMusic

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:32:00 GMT

Avid is to concentrate on the professional products it's best known for.

80% o UK creatives pressured to be more productive than creative, Adobe

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Karen Haslam — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:32:00 GMT

While 51% rvealed that they are expected to think creatively whilst at work, just over a third (35%) f those surveyed feel they are living up to their creative potential.

Apple is planning to launch a thinner iPad this summer - rumour

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ashleigh Allsopp — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:04:00 GMT

Apple will launch a new 10in iPad this summer, with an indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) panel that will enable the tablet to be thinner and have a longer battery life.

Apple gives MobileMe users an extension

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Karen Haslam — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:04:00 GMT

Apple closed MobileMe on Sunday night, but the company has extended the opportunity to move accounts to iCloud, download photos from Gallery and download files from iDisk, for a “limited time”.

The average iOS customer is worth $1,000 to Apple - analyst

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ashleigh Allsopp — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:04:00 GMT

A new study has highlighted the loyalty of iPad and iPhone users, who are so unlikely to switch from Apple’s iOS to another platform that an analyst believes they are worth almost $295billion (£188billion) cumulatively, which is more than half of Apple’s current market cap.

Amazon Cloud fails, knocks out Netflix, Instagram

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Christina DesMarais — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:04:00 GMT

Digital cloud services aren't immune to the impact of real clouds, and that meant some bad news this weekend for the folks at Amazon and sites that rely in its web services.

Get high-quality 3D prints for less money

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Albert Filice — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:26:00 GMT

MiiCraft aims to bring more affordable high-resolution 3D printers to it’s backers fully assembled.

Creatives discuss their most hated design crimes

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Steve Price — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:26:00 GMT

Design Crime5 event in London on Thursday sees designers discussing things that makes them see red.

Hands-on with the Microsoft Surface

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Melissa J Perenson — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:26:00 GMT

Melissa Perenson gets to play with Microsoft's Surface tablet at its launch event in LA. Here are her thoughts.

Hands-on with Ikea's Uppleva smart-TV-furniture-combo

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Neil Bennett — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:26:00 GMT

our colleagues at M3 in Sweden have got their hands on an Uppleva smart TV unit – and the results are less than impressive.

Canon to launch augmented-reality platform based on head-mounted displays

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Jay Alabaster — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:26:00 GMT

Canon said Monday it will launch a new augmented-reality platform that uses head-mounted displays to realistically project virtual images onto real backgrounds.

Microsoft announces 'Surface' iPad-rival

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Mark Sullivan — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:26:00 GMT

As many had speculated, Microsoft has announced a new tablet PC at an event in Los Angeles.

Apple to release Mac OS X Mountain Lion in July, upgrades cost $19.99

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Mark Hattersley — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:52:00 GMT

Apple has revealed the final build of Mac OS X Mountain Lion, and that it will likely cost less than £13 to upgrade

Apple updates Final Cut Pro X, Aperture, for new MacBook Pro's Retina display

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ashleigh Allsopp — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:51:00 GMT

Apple has updated its pro apps in order to ready them for the new MacBook Pro’s Retina display.

Apple reveals thinner MacBook Pro with Retina display and USB 3 - with UK pricing details

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Karen Haslam — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:51:00 GMT

A redesigned thinner and ligher model with a Retina Display with a resolution of 2,880 x 1,800.

First look: Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Jason Snell — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:51:00 GMT

The new, Retina-display-bearing MacBook Pro was in the US offices of our sister magazine Macworld earlier.

Apple confirms Mac Pro not dead – but no new model til 2013

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Karen Haslam — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:51:00 GMT

Apple has removed the ‘New’ icon beside the Mac Pro on its Apple Store webpage and confirmed that a new Mac Pro is in the works, with a new model expected next year

MacBook Pro Retina display ruins web, Google fixing Chrome browser

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Karen Haslam — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:51:00 GMT

Due to bandwidth constraints, webpages traditionally feature low-res images and vectors. It seems that, just as HDTVs have highlighted the imperfections of actors, the high-def MacBook Pro could make websites look fuzzy.

Watch all of the Vimeo Awards 2012 winners

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:49:00 GMT

Vimeo presented the awards last night in New York City with a motion-responsive, projection-mapped awards show set

Canon launches EOS 650D digital SLR with 18mp sensor and flip-out touchscreen

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:49:00 GMT

Canon has announced the EOS 650D – a new digital SLR (DSLR) that offers high image quality and a touch-screen operation.

Control multiple GoPro video cameras and stream to the web with Wi-Fi BackPac and Remote

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:49:00 GMT

Also a free, soon-to-be-released GoPro App will enable GoPro cameras to live video stream to – as well as be controlled by – iOS and Android smartphones and tablets.

Control multiple GoPro video cameras and stream to the web with Wi-Fi BackPac and Remote

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:49:00 GMT

Also a free, soon-to-be-released GoPro App will enable GoPro cameras to live video stream to – as well as be controlled by – iOS and Android smartphones and tablets.

Viewsonic to release 32-inch rival to Wacom Cintiq

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Jay Alabaster — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:49:00 GMT

Monitor-maker ViewSonic is readying a 32-inch monster of a touch-sensitive tablet.