Basic Lesson on Dictation in 10.8 Mountain Lion.
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Apple Q3 earnings: $35 billion in revenue; 26 million iPhones, 17 million iPads sold
Apple missed Wall Street’s expectations for its third-quarter earnings, but beat its own estimates, as well as a record on iPad sales.
Apple TV: The Soon-To-Be #1 Gaming Console?
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Apple sold 1.3 million Apple TV devices during the June quarter, an increase of 170 percent over the same quarter a year ago.
That still qualifies as a “hobby,” according to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who disclosed the number in response to an analyst’s question on the company’s earnings conference call. But here’s an interesting data point: Microsoft sold 1.1 million Xbox 360s worldwide during the same time period.
While Apple didn’t mention the Apple TV in their earnings release (and they have never broken it out into its own category), Cook did reveal the number when asked during the Q&A today. He was clearly pleased with the number, but also downplayed it quite a bit. But this context is pretty telling. Not only is it now outselling the Xbox 360, the Xbox 360 is the best-selling gaming console.
When — yes, when — Apple adds apps to this thing, wonder what will happen… If they added them tomorrow, the Apple TV would instantly be the number one gaming console. Think about that for a second.
(via John Gruber)
WWDC 2012 Ι 11-15 Ιουνίου
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) gives developers an in-depth look at the latest in iOS and OS X. You can learn and be inspired by more than 100 sessions led by Apple engineers, get help from Apple experts through an extensive set of hands-on labs, and connect with fellow developers from around the world, giving you the opportunity to create your best apps ever.
Figure by Propellerhead is a simple, fast, and beautiful music creation app
There are some undeniably great music apps for the iPhone and iPad, but most of them are pretty involved and not meant for fast music creation on-the-go. Propellerhead, a Swedish music software company and the creators of Reason, saw this gap in the market and are trying to fill it with Figure.
New in the Photojojo Shop: The iPhone Shutter Remote
This small remote lets you shoot photo and video from 30 feet away!
It comes with a stand, too, so you can shoot self-portraits, time-lapses, long-exposures, and more.
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