iTunes 10.0.1 Has Game Center compatibility Indicator

Another feature added (and recently found) beside Ping sidebar in the iTunes 10.0.1 is Game Center compatibility indicator for all the apps that users wish to buy or download. The indicator appears on the top right of the screen telling you that this app is compatible with Game Center then go and grab it.

But unfortunately, the feature has not been added yet to the mobile version of the App Store!

[Via: 9To5Mac].

Apple Has Patented Advanced Camera Flash System Recently

Apple has patented advanced camera flash system recently, and it's applying to flash redirectors and new imaging sensors. And the technology is probably going to be applied or integrated to other Apple products, from desktop, laptop until their iOS based devices.

With flash re-directors we will be able to select on certain areas of scene to illuminated, instead presenting blanket lighting for the entire picture. The patent allows for a movable light source, a lens that redirects a fixed light source, or multiple flashes, which can either be automatically aimed at certain elements of the picture, or controlled by the photographer.

Previously the company put improvement toward its iPhone range's photographic capabilities with the launch of the iOS 4.1 firmware, as the result, iPhone users can have high dynamic functionality. With high dynamic range capability the iPhone needs various version from one picture to be combined into a single image with almost perfect color tone and balance.

It seems Apple file a patent for any idea from their head and then actualize it into "something" :)

Via: Telegraph Co.Uk

New Apple iPod Touch Music Player

Apple announced a new Apple iPod touch music player, full of incredible new features, including a screen volleyball beautiful Apple face video calls time, HD video recording, A4 chip Apple 3-axis gyroscope, IOS 4.1 and Game Center - all combined in the thinnest and lightest Apple iPod touch ever. Apple's new iPod touch 40 hours of music playback and seven hours of video playback on a single battery charge. New Player Apple iPod Touch comes with IOS 4.1, the latest mobile operating system the most advanced. IOS 4.1 provides new features like video calls, multi-threaded, records, Game Center.

(Via letsgodigital)

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Apple 27-inch LED Cinema Display Official: $999

Last update from Apple is the new 27-inch LED Cinema Display, the big brother of the current model of 24 inches. Packing 2560 x 1440 resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio, a new Cinema Display uses IPS LCD, which offers viewing angles of 178 degrees are not the 49W speakers (plus subwoofer) and an iSight camera.

Connections, meanwhile, uses a single cable to connect the MacBook Pro much easier. This package pass-through power connections for laptop with Mini DisplayPort (audio and video) and a USB port for connecting up to three new Cinema Display port is a USB 2.0 hub.

When it comes to hard specifications, citing Apple 1000:1 contrast, 375 cd/m2 brightness and 12ms response time. The new 27-inch Apple Cinema Display LED will go on sale in August, the price of $ 999.

(Via slashgear)

Enough Love for Latest iPods?

Apple's latest batch of iPod announcements was fairly well received, save for a few corners grumbling that the event was lacking in any big news, other than an energetic albeit thin Steve Jobs on stage.

"Apple, Jobs Satisfy But Do Not Surprise," wrote PC Mag.com. Apple's underwhelming announcement: A new iPod and a few upgrades was the Chicago Tribune headline. No big surprises as Apple unveils new iPods said EETimes.com.

The challenge for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is starting to become what else to do with a music player now approaching its ninth birthday. There are only so many ways to skin a cat and despite a few nifty new features like shake to shuffle, in the end, it's just a music player. Even the Mac faithful on MacRumors.com are beginning to notice.

"The iPhone clearly is overshadowing the entire iPod line," said analyst Rob Enderle, of The Enderle Group (Enderle is a consultant for Dell, which is reported to be working on an iPod competitor).

"Apple has clearly signaled that their focus is on the iPhone and the iPod looks like obsolete technology at this point. It's hard for people to get excited about the iPod because the best iPod is a stripped down iPhone," said Enderle.

But there's no way Apple will get 160 million unit sales from the iPhone, like it has enjoyed with the iPod, since Apple can't control the mobile phone ecosystem like they can with the iPod, Enderle argues. So Apple will have to continue to invest in the iPod and continue to make them relevant.

Out of service

One investment Apple was expected to make was in its iTunes music service. The company was rumored to be planning a subscription service for iTunes, rather than its current piecemeal approach, but that didn't happen. Enderle suspects it's due to Digital Rights Management (DRM) (define) issues.

"I guess that problem's a lot tougher than they thought it would be," he said. "They really didn't design the DRM with subscriptions in mind, and going back and retrofitting it has been a lot tougher than they thought."

Getting subscriptions working would be invaluable to iTunes and its new Genius service. Genius works a lot like Pandora, Last.fm and other Internet radio stations, in that one enters an artist they like, and the service plays other artists with similar qualities.

Pandora is in danger of shutting down due to the exorbitant fees it is being charged to play music, but as a service, it's a success. It averages one million listeners daily but has to pay 70 percent of its revenue to royalties. So the idea is a valid one, even if it's killing a company with it as a business model.

For iTunes 8, Genius means that while songs are suggested and you might be able to listen to a short clip, it requires customers to purchase songs individually, rather than the whole thing via subscription. Adding subscriptions will really make Genius technology take off, said Enderle.

"A subscription service would push more music," said Enderle. "This will help Apple's revenue no doubt, but I think it's a competitive response to the fact that subscription services are getting better in terms of discovery and this might be a step on Apple's part to make sure their customers don't drift away."

We care a lot

The event may have been about iPods, but there's no denying that there was significant interest in how Apple CEO Steve Jobs would look on stage. He pretty much made his answer clear by strolling on stage with the words "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated" on the screen behind him.

Later, while demonstrating the iPods, he would pick songs like "Guess I'm All Right" by Beck and "Don't Think Twice, it's all Right" by Bob Dylan. Point driven home, Steve.

Jobs assured a CNBC reporter after the event that he's doing fine. When asked where he thought all the gossip in the blogosphere came from, he responded "hedge funds with a big short position in Apple."

His sarcasm aside, while there is legitimate concern over his health for business reasons, Apple also commands one of the most dedicated customer followings with a loyalty level most firms would envy, and Macheads genuinely care about his health. And until some other executive makes a stronger showing, for most of these folks, Steve Jobs is Apple.