Some of the best iPhone apps are the ones that do something simple but do it well by hooking together the smarts collected in the iPhone. Marco Friend Locator is definitely one of those apps and a clever little addition to our best iPhone apps arsenal. It uses GPS and SMS combined to locate friends and show both your and their location via Google Maps. Read on to find out how it does it…
February, 2011
To launch Kirby’s Epic Yarn Nintendo set up what sounded like an exciting event in one of the grimmest areas of London: Elephant and Castle. The press invite read: “For one day only Elephant and Castle will be decked out in a colourful array of knitting to bring the feel-good vibe of Kirby’s Epic Yarn and replace grey with colour.”
Sadly, that was completely misleading, and Kirby’s Epic Yarn was more like Kirby’s Epic Yawn, with little more than some oppressively ratty woolen toys on a drab concrete bench near a bus stop. This looked more like an NSPCC advert than an exciting novelty launch event. Read on for more photos and a video. It’s like watching a car crash: you can’t help but look.
Thunderbolt (formerly known as Light Peak) is the input/output that you’ll find on the new MacBook Pro, lodged next to the USB ports and marked with a cute little lightning bolt. But what can this bit of tech do, and how will it affect the way you use your MacBook Pro? Read on for everything you need to know about the MacBook Pro’s Thunderbolt I/O.
Mac OS X Lion has roared into the wild…for developers. While us ordinary folk still have a little while to wait for the latest big beast in the OS jungle, developers can grab the first preview.
Apple is openly touting OS X Lion as taking “some of the best ideas from iPad” and as we saw when the OS was previewed last year, it’s a big leap forward for the Mac which will look great on those new Macbook Pros. Read on for the features Apple is bigging up…
The new MacBook Pro line is here, complete with spangly Thunderbolt tech, and FaceTime HD. While we’re not sure we want to see the blackheads of people we’re chatting with through Apple’s video software, we are sure we want to see the new MacBook Pro line from every angle, and we’re assuming you do too. Right this way!
Apple’s new MacBook Pro just landed, with specs that’ll make your tech-obsessed head spin. There’s a new FaceTime HD camera, and a lightning-quick Thunderbolt expansion port. Read on for full specs and pricing details!
After being in public beta for a while, Apple has released the full version of FaceTime for Mac in the Mac App Store. This is ahead of the MacBook Pro announcement that we’re expecting later today. The good news is that the FaceTime app for Mac will set you back just 59p. Bargain!
The FaceTime app for Mac lets you make and receive HD video calls at 720p (if you’ve got a compatible Mac), and incoming calls ping up even if FaceTime isn’t running, and you can use your existing address book.
Out now | 59p | Apple
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The specs for the new MacBook Pro has leaked ahead of the release later today. The Apple Store is offline, and now these full details have cropped up online from a German source. Click through for full details.