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Amtrak Enlists iPhone as a Service Tool
New York Times writer Brian X. Chen reports that Amtrak is replacing its old manual ticketing system with iPhone, noting that the company is among the ?growing number of businesses? to use iOS devices to improve operations. Chen reports that the system will allow conductors to keep track of passengers in real time and also provide updates to railway staff, such as if a disabled person is getting on at a particular stop or if equipment fails. Amtrak?s Matt Hardison says, ?We?ve made a number of important improvements for both our customers and Amtrak, all in one fell swoop.?
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Apple Reports Record March Quarter Sales of iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 second quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $39.2 billion and quarterly net profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $24.7 billion and net profit of $6.0 billion, or $6.40 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. ?We?re thrilled with sales of over 35 million iPhones and almost 12 million iPads in the March quarter,? said Tim Cook, Apple?s CEO. ?The new iPad is off to a great start, and across the year you?re going to see a lot more of the
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Final Cut Pro X In Action
Professional video editors around the world have moved to
Final Cut Pro X to create faster and more
flexible workflows. New York-based production house @radical.media is flipping its entire facility to Final Cut Pro X to tackle high-profile client projects. Hollywood?s Electric Entertainment is using Final Cut Pro X to cut episodes for the new season of its hit TV show ?Leverage.? And accomplished editor Knut Hake used the software to edit new episodes of ?Danni Lowinski,? one of Germany?s most popular and critically acclaimed TV shows.
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New FileMaker 12 Software Line Released Today
FileMaker, Inc. today announced the release of the FileMaker 12 database software line ? including FileMaker Pro 12, FileMaker Go 12, and FileMaker Server 12 ? which offers powerful new ways to create custom database apps for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows, and the web. New professionally designed themes and the ability to customize every detail make it easy to create databases for managing contacts, projects, digital content, and more. All FileMaker 12 products are available starting today.
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Lowe?s Uses iPhone to Put Power In Hands of Employees and Customers
At Lowe?s stores around the country, iPhone is changing customer service for the better. Using custom iPhone apps, store employees have key product information on hand, so they can check pricing, inventory, and location of items within the store, anytime, from their iPhones. And the free consumer app features how-to videos, prices and reviews, store locations, and gift card balances. ?iPhone, iPad, and the iOS platform are enterprise solutions that we can build on for the future,? says Lowe?s Executive Vice President and CIO Mike Brown.
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Climbing Everest with iPad and iPhone
National Geographic magazine reports that ski-mountaineer Hilaree O?Neill ? a member of its 2012 Everest expedition ? will follow the same route Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay did in 1953, but with an iPad and
iPhone in her backpack. iPad gives O?Neill a journaling device with a solid-state data storage drive usable at altitudes where spinning hard disk drives have been known to fail. And with cell service available even on Everest?s summit, she?ll use an iPhone 4S to stay in touch instead of a cumbersome walkie-talkie.
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New iPad Tops Three Million
Apple today announced it has sold three million new
iPad devices since its launch on Friday, March 16. ?The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold ? the strongest iPad launch yet,? said Philip Schiller, Apple?s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.
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The New iPad is Here
The new iPad ? the third generation of the category-defining mobile device ? arrived at Apple?s Retail Stores and the Apple Online Store on Friday, March 16 at 8:00 a.m. local time in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and the UK; along with Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Beginning at a suggested retail price of $499 (US), the new iPad features a stunning Retina display, Apple?s A5X chip with quad-core graphics, and a 5-megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video. And iPad 2 is n
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New iPad: A Million More Pixels Than HDTV
In his review of the new iPad, AllThingsD?s Walt Mossberg describes viewing the Retina display as ?like getting a new eyeglasses prescription ? you suddenly realize what you thought looked sharp before wasn?t nearly as sharp as it could be.? He praises the performance of the iPad as ?buttery smooth,? and he writes that he ?loves? the photos he took with the new 5-megapixel camera. Mossberg concludes, ?Since it launched in 2010, the iPad has been the best tablet on the planet. With the new, third-generation model, it still holds that crown.?
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New Apple iPad is a Delight
Ed Baig of USA Today reviews the new iPad and declares that it ?snatches the crown from its predecessor as the finest tablet you can buy. Period.? Baig calls the new Retina display ?spectacular? and points out that the screen is ?sharper than your high-definition television.? He also lauds the built-in battery, which allowed him to use it for an entire day without recharging. And he points out that Apple ?continues to claim a huge advantage over Android and other tablet rivals? with its apps ecosystem.
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Apple Launches New iPad
Apple today introduced the new iPad ? the third generation of its category-defining mobile device ? featuring a stunning new Retina display, Apple?s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics, and a 5-megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics for capturing incredible photos and 1080p HD video. iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G connects to fast networks worldwide, including AT&T?s and Verizon?s 4G LTE networks, and still delivers the same all-day 10-hour battery life while remaining amazingly thin and light. The new iPad will be available in black or white through the Apple Online Store and in Apple
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Apple Completes iLife for iOS
Apple today introduced iPhoto for iPad and iPhone and major updates to iMovie and GarageBand, completing its suite of iLife apps for iOS. iPhoto includes breakthrough Multi-Touch features so you can use simple gestures to sort through hundreds of photos and find your best shots, enhance and retouch your images using fingertip brushes, and share stunning photo journals with iCloud. iMovie now gives you the ability to create Hollywood-style trailers as you record HD video on your iPad or iPhone. GarageBand introduces Jam Session, an innovative and fun feature that allows a group of friends to wi
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Apple Brings 1080p HD to New Apple TV
Apple today announced the new Apple TV featuring 1080p HD programming, including iTunes movies and TV shows, Netflix, Vimeo, photos, and more. The new Apple TV features a simpler, refined user interface, making it easier than ever to access your purchased movies, TV shows, and music with iTunes Match right from iCloud. With AirPlay, users can stream or mirror their favorite content from their iPad or iPhone 4S to Apple TV. And with iTunes in the Cloud, customers can purchase and play their favorite movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store and watch them instantly on their HDTV. Apple TV will
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Apple?s App Store Downloads Top 25 Billion
Apple today announced that more than 25 billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store by users of the more than 315 million iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices worldwide. The 25 billionth app ? a free version of ?Where?s My Water?? ? was downloaded by Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China. As the winner of the App Store Countdown to 25 Billion Apps, Chunli Fu will receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card.
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Apple World?s Most Admired Company
For the fifth year in a row, Apple has been named the World?s Most Admired Company by Fortune Magazine. Apple also ranks first again in the Innovation category. Noting the ?runaway success? of iPhone 4S and iPad 2 and increased sales across the board, the magazine writes: ?To say it was another big year for Apple would be a gross understatement.?
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OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview
Apple today released a developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion ? the ninth major release of the world?s most advanced operating system ? which brings popular apps and features from iPad to the Mac and accelerates the pace of OS X innovation. Mountain Lion introduces Messages, Notes, Reminders, and Game Center to the Mac, as well as Notification Center, Share Sheets, Twitter integration, and AirPlay Mirroring. The preview release of Mountain Lion is available to Mac Developer Program members starting today. Mac users will be able to upgrade to Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store in late
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Mooresville?s Shining Example (It?s Not Just About the Laptops)
The New York Times reports that a MacBook Air one-to-one program is helping raise student attendance, engagement, and performance at North Carolina?s Mooresville Graded School District, which ?has quietly emerged as the de facto national model of the digital school.? The article notes, ?Mooresville ranks 100th out of 115 districts in North Carolina in terms of dollars spent per student ? $7,415.89 a year ? but it is now third in test scores and second in graduation rates.?
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Fair Labor Association Begins Inspections of Foxconn
Apple today announced that the Fair Labor Association will conduct special voluntary audits of Apple?s final assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, at Apple?s request. ?We believe that workers everywhere have the right to a safe and fair work environment, which is why we?ve asked the FLA to independently assess the performance of our largest suppliers,? said Tim Cook, Apple?s CEO. A team of labor rights experts led by FLA president Auret van Heerden began the first inspections Monday morning at the facility in Shenzhen known as Foxconn City.
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Apple Scores with Digital Textbooks and App
USA Today reviewer Edward C. Baig describes his experience using the first Multi-Touch digital textbooks published for the iBooks 2 for iPad app, noting that they are ?engaging in ways that were simply not possible with the textbooks I grew up with.? Baig likes the portability, updatability, and low pricing of iBooks 2 digital textbooks and touts specific features like instant search, highlighting, bookmarking, and interactive graphics. Writes Baig, ?It?s better to see an animated tour of the genome in E.O. Wilson?s Life on Earth than just to read about it. ?
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Apple Invades Corporate Market with iPad
Bloomberg?s Peter Burrows reports that Apple is making rapid headway selling into corporations ? especially financial services and pharmaceutical firms. Burrows writes that Apple?s corporate sales are being driven chiefly by iPad, which ?has become a standard business tool.? The article quotes Matt Wallach, co-founder of Veeva Systems, who says: ?I?ve seen a lot of devices come and go over the years. Nothing touches the speed of adoption of the iPad.?
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