Apple Lands Important Deal for 30,000 iPads in LA Schools

11 hours, 23 minutes ago · Bryan Chaffin · News

iPad in Education

Apple has landed a US$30 million deal to supply 30,000 iPads to Los Angeles schools. The Los Angeles School Board of Education approved the deal Tuesday evening as part of a program to equip all of its students with a tablet iPad over the next 14 months. Bryan Chaffin explains the deal and examines the ramifications.

HBO GO, WatchESPN & More Come to Apple TV

10:17 AM, Jun. 19th, 2013 · Jeff Gamet · News

Apple expanded its content lineup for Apple TV on Wednesday when it announced that HBO GO and WatchESPN are both available directly through the home entertainment device. Along with HBO and ESPN, Apple also added Sky News, Crunchyroll and Qello to the Apple TV lineup.

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Apple TV is looking a little less like a hobby.

Apple Offers Retail Employees Early Access to OS X Mavericks

8:38 PM, Jun. 18th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · News

Mavericks

Apple has offered some of its retail employees early access to OS X Mavericks. Genius Bar and floor staff at the company's chain of Apple Stores have been invited to install, test, and report on their experiences with Mavericks, and Bryan Chaffin argues this is good for everyone, including Apple's customers.

Adobe Launches Creative Cloud, Moves to Subscription Software Model

9:06 AM, Jun. 18th, 2013 · Jeff Gamet · News

Adobe began shipping, in a manner of speaking, its new Creative Cloud design application package Monday evening. Creative Cloud was first announced in May and includes Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and more. It does away with traditional perpetual software licensing in favor of a software subscription model.

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Subscription software licensing isn't a new idea, but it isn't something Adobe app users have dealt with for very long. Don't expect Adobe to back off, and get ready for other companies to follow suit.

Apple Expands Jony Ive’s Title to Cover All ‘Design’

7:05 PM, Jun. 17th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · News

Sir Jony Ive

Sir Jonathan Ive's title at Apple has been simplified—flattened, if you will—from "Senior Vice President, Industrial Design" to "Senior Vice President, Design." By dropping the qualifier, Apple has officially recognized that his role at Apple has greatly expanded.

Apple’s Eddy Cue Details Steve Jobs Interest in iBooks

6:26 PM, Jun. 17th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · News

Chosen by Steve Jobs

Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Services, took the stand one more time on Monday in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust suit against the company. Mr. Cue was questioned by Apple's attorneys about the process of building the iBooks app, the iBookstore, and he talked extensively about the role of the late Steve Jobs in those processes. Bryan Chaffin walks us through what we learned.

AT&T Pushes Emergency Alert Update to iPhone Users

9:04 AM, Jun. 17th, 2013 · Jeff Gamet · News

AT&T began pushing an update to iPhone users over the weekend that adds support for Wireless Emergency Alerts. The WEA system sends text messages to smartphone owners alerting them to physical threats like earthquakes and tornados, man-made disasters, AMBER Alerts, and Presidential alerts.

How to Customize Templates in iWork Apps for Mac

10:30 AM, Jun. 15th, 2013 · Sandro Cuccia · News

Duplicated

Sandro Cuccia shows you how to use the power of templates in Apple's iWork apps for the Mac to create professional-looking documents and presentations. These techiques will work with Pages, Keynote, and Numbers.