http://www.apple.com/uk/hotnews/ Hot News provided by Apple. en-gb Copyright 2008, Apple Inc. webmaster@euro.apple.com Fri, 09 May 2008 11:09:12 BST Fri, 09 May 2008 11:09:12 BST Apple In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.apple.com/uk/education/profiles/leigh/ By adopting a comprehensive Mac strategy, Leigh Technology Academy is maintaining dramatic improvements in its exam results. “Ten years ago we were a failing school with poor exam results, doing little for the aspirations of our working class community”, says Mark Poulter, Head of Technology Strategy. “In that time we’ve transformed our exam performance, and use Apple tools to support our commitment to personalised learning. Students now see school as much more relevant to the outside world, teaching vitally important skills to help achieve their goals”. Fri, 09 May 2008 11:09:11 BST http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/tips/privacy_safari.html If you’re browsing the web on a public computer, it’s important to avoid leaving behind personal information when you’ve finished using it. Having your emails or bank account compromised is the last thing you need. Of course, if you use Safari, you have a number of ways to safeguard your privacy while browsing publicly. Read about them in this week’s Pro Tip of the Week. Wed, 07 May 2008 21:05:28 BST http://www.niksoftware.com/viveza/ Nik Software have announced that their eagerly awaited Viveza plug-in for Aperture 2.1 is now available for immediate download. Powered by U Point technology, the Viveza plug-in lets photographers make localised enhancements to brightness, contrast or colour without ever having to leave Aperture. “With the power and popularity of Aperture, we want our customers to decide how and where they edit their digital photos”, said Michael J. Slater, president and CEO of Nik Software. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:20:18 BST http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?&fcId=280142011 The smash-hit TV shows Heroes and House are now available on the iTunes store, along with more great family entertainment from Universal. New episodes in Heroes Series 2 and House Series 4 (both currently airing) are available to download the day after transmission for £1.89 each, while for the first time two classic series from the Universal catalogue - Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and The Incredible Hulk - are available for £1.19 per episode. Tue, 06 May 2008 09:52:09 BST http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=2015 PC Advisor magazine has benchmarked the new, improved iMac and is impressed by the results — particularly with the high-end 24in model. “If you’re a gamer, this could be money well spent”, writes James Galbraith. “The custom iMac was not only faster than last year’s build-to-order iMac at both our Quake 4 and Unreal Tournament game tests, but it also bested the standard configuration Mac Pro as well”. Mon, 05 May 2008 17:30:15 BST http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/tips/word_files.html A friend or colleague sends you a Word document and asks you to give her some feedback. Don’t have MS Word on your Mac? Not a problem. You’re running Mac OS X Leopard, so you have an application on your Mac that will let you open the Word document, edit it, then save it as a Word document again. What application could that be? Read the latest Pro Tip of the Week and find out. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:17:21 BST http://www.apple.com/uk/imac/ Introducing the updated all-in-one iMac, offering the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the most powerful graphics ever available in an iMac. The ultimate all-in-one desktop computer includes faster processors with 6MB L2 cache, a faster 1066MHz frontside bus across the entire line, and 2GB of memory standard in most models. And the 24-inch iMac now offers a 3.06GHz Intel processor and the high-performance NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics as options. Available immediately, the new iMac starts at just £799. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:47:19 BST http://www.apple.com/uk/education/profiles/hurstpierpoint/ Podcasting is delivering a double benefit at Hurstpierpoint College in Sussex. Students can study their course content more effectively — via online podcasts, accessed in their own time via a virtual learning environment (VLE) — while teachers are able to free up precious classroom contact time to focus on their students’ key learning needs. “I call it ‘extending your classroom onto the web’”, says ICT Coordinator Richard Cooke. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:32:32 BST http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/#leeds With a NIKE + iPod Sport Kit you can challenge your friends — or enemies — to individual or team Running Battles, such as the distance challenge being contested by students at the two Leeds universities. If you’re a student at either, visit the NIKE+ site to join the fun. Top performers will win NIKE and Apple gear, and more importantly, bragging rights. Any NIKE+ user can create their own challenge or join an existing challenge at nikeplus.com. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:12:32 BST http://www.apple.com/uk/pr/2008/04/230408_q2results.html For its fiscal 2008 second quarter, which ended on March 29th, Apple posted revenue of US$7.51 billion (£3.8bn) and a net quarterly profit of US$1.05 billion (£531.6m). “We’re delighted to report 43 percent revenue growth and the strongest March quarter revenue and earnings in Apple’s history”, said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. During the quarter, Apple shipped 2,289,000 Mac computers (representing 51 percent unit growth and 54 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter), sold 10,644,000 iPods, and reported quarterly iPhone sales of 1,703,000. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:59:45 BST http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/tips/ical_assistant.html When you add an event to your iCal calendar, you can do much more than simply name it and specify a date and time. Like a good personal assistant, it can remind you of upcoming events, help round up others for meetings, and even ensure that you have essential files in front of you at just the right moment. Find out how you can tap into the power of iCal by reading the latest Pro Tip of the Week. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:15:30 BST http://www.apple.com/uk/finalcutstudio/tour/ Join us in London on May 29th for a free, in-depth video seminar. Explore the world of Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Server — including demos of real workflows used by leading production companies. Apple experts will give step-by-step demonstrations that reveal how each of these customers used Final Cut Studio 2 and Final Cut Server to achieve exceptional results. Spaces for the Final Cut World Tour are limited, so sign up today to reserve your seat. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:38:53 BST http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPlayListsPage?fcId=279007663&id=25107 Enjoy the best in award-winning drama, comedy, entertainment and cult classics from ITV on the iTunes Store. UK customers can now download complete series of classic ITV shows like Cold Feet, Brideshead Revisited and Captain Scarlet. “We want to give viewers the opportunity to watch their favourite shows wherever they are”, says Dawn Airey, Managaging Director of ITV global content. “ITV has thousands of hours of classic content in the archive which we are bringing to a whole new audience via iTunes”. Watch out for more great additions coming soon on iTunes. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:51:07 BST http://www.apple.com/uk/aperture/resources/ Following the release of the Software Development Kit (SDK) for Aperture 2.1 — which enables third-party developers to create image editing plug-ins for Aperture 2.1 — the first wave of plug-ins are now available for download. These include the Dfx Digital Filter Suite from the Tiffen Company, and Power Stroke, Light! and Ozone from Digital Film Tools. Plug-ins from several other developers are expected shortly. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:23:39 BST http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/ The London-based interactive agency Hi-ReS! builds intriguingly imperfect, immersive experiences with the help of Mac applications such as Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Studio, Logic Studio and Autodesk Maya. “The Mac puts everything in one place”, says Hi-ReS! Creative Director Florian Schmitt. “Especially with the new MacBook Pro. For the first time, we have the power to do anything anywhere”. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:45:07 BST http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_17/b4081061866744.htm?chan=magazine+channel_special+report In its annual tribute to innovation, Businessweek invites us to meet the “world’s 50 most innovative companies”. Foremost among them is Apple. “Our repeat winner has rocked the wireless handset world with the iPhone, spurring rivals to imitate the touch-screen design. After just nine months on sale, it’s already No. 3 in the global smartphone market”. Indeed, Apple not only leads the overall rankings but also tops the Consumer Products and Technology categories and comes in second in the Entertainment and fourth in the Retail categories. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:13:34 BST http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=278423814 On Thursday April 10th, iTunes kicked off its Meet the Author series at the Apple Store Regent Street with an appearance by novelist Nick Hornby. A podcast of the event, where Hornby read excerpts from his latest book Slam, is now available on iTunes. You can also visit the iTunes Store to download the audiobook (Read by Nicholas Hoult, star of “About a Boy” and “Skins”) and get musical inspiration from Hornby’s Celebrity Playlist. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:15:52 BST http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=1950 “I’ve been using Time Capsule for a few weeks now, and have found it to be an ideal backup for anyone with a Mac — especially a MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro”, opines Ken Mingis for PC Advisor magazine. “Not only does it serve as an 802.11n Wi-Fi router, beaming the Internet throughout the house or small office, but it also marries that router with a server-grade Serial ATA hard drive spinning at 7,200 rpm”. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:45:02 BST http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=1948 “Safari 3.1 not only stays at the head of the pack in standards support, but also becomes the first browser to work with such up-and-coming technologies as CSS Animations and the and tags in HTML version 5.0”, writes Joe Kissell for PC Advisor. “The new features function exactly as they should and, as web designers begin to add support for these elements, Safari will become progressively more useful and functional for typical users”. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:32:15 BST http://www.apple.com/uk/education/profiles/egham/ Podcasts are a valuable tool for learning a new language, as demonstrated by a class of seven year-old pupils at ACS Egham International School. The children grow in confidence as they hear their language skills improve, and teachers have found that podcasts are ideal for reviewing progress across the class. “Learning a new language can be very frightening for a young child”, says Wendy Brandse, 2nd Grade Class Teacher at ACS Egham. “Making a podcast is something they can be successful at straight away. The child has control, and doesn’t feel exposed to the whole class, while the teacher can monitor more effectively how each child is doing”. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:36:11 BST