Apple has updated its Final Cut Studio suite of video editing and post production tools with over 100 new features. The latest collection includes new versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color and Compressor. Starting from the top Final Cut Pro 7 expands Apple’s ProRes codec family to support virtually any workflow and includes Easy Export for one step output to a variety of formats. 3D shadows Motion 4, meanwhile, includes enhanced creative tools including 3D shadows, reflections and depth of field, while Soundtrack Pro 3 features new

Following the announcement of its latest bumper financial results, Apple is refusing to be drawn on the rumours of a forthcoming ‘iTablet’ device. Analysts pressed Apple’s spokespeople on the conference call discussing the company’s third quarter earnings, wanting to know more about the Cupertino computing giant’s plans to move into the netbook and/or tablet-style computing market. Apple COO (Chief Operating Officer) Tim Cook was "emphatic that Apple doesn’t want to sell a traditional netbook, but he danced around questions about a

Every second and a half, Apple sells another iPhone. Cupertino today announced its best ever sales and profit figures, outside Christmas quarters, in the company’s history. The hardware and software giant reported making about £750 million profit on £5 billion of sales in the third quarter of 2009. Happy Jobs "We’re making our most innovative products ever and our customers are responding," said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. Profits are up about 14 per cent over the same period last year, with Apple selling over six times as many

A number of games and tech industry analysts have commented on the growing rumour that Apple is set to make its next strategic move into the games industry, effectively turning Apple TV into a games console. The rumours come hot on the heel of the recent Apple iTablet rumours (that a 9.7-inch touchscreen tablet device is due later in the year from Cupertino). US games industry analyst Michael Pachter has told IndustryGamers this week that Apple is set to turn the Apple TV into a games console. "I think Apple has a deliberate strategy. They want to see what they can do

Apple has released an update to iTunes that ‘fixes’ a loophole that meant devices like the Palm Pre could sync with the software. When the Palm Pre was released it boasted that it could be synced with iTunes, but Apple has now moved to cut off the functionality of a phone that is a direct competitor to its own iPhone. The release "addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices." "It also disables devices falsely pretending to be iPods, including the Palm Pre. As we’ve said before, newer versions of Apple’s iTunes software may no

Apple has released its official figures for a year of the iTunes App Store – and it reached the frankly amazing landmark of 1.5 billion downloads in its first 12 months. The App Store – providing third party add-ons for iPhones and iPod Touches – has been a phenomenal success. "The App Store is like nothing the industry has ever seen before in both scale and quality," said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. Hard for others to catch up "With 1.5 billion apps downloaded, it is going to be very hard for others to catch up," he

Apple has announced that it will extend the time that it will offer free repairs to MacBook Pro users who have been hit by the faulty Nvidia graphics card problem. It was last year that Apple first announced that it would not be charging its customers for repairs to their MacBooks – which is only fair considering it was down to a problem with the Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics card it used. Two to three for free The original period that Apple was prepared to offer the free repair for was two years from the date of purchase, but the company has now decided

The ongoing rumours about an Apple netbook/tablet device took a new turn this week, with reports from the far east that the Cupertino-based computing giant is developing an ‘e-book form factor netbook product’. The reports come from Taiwanese site DigiTimes that reported on a new deal between Apple and touchscreen and e-ink specialist manufacturer Wintek to provide panels for such a device. Rumour, speculation, hope Apple is, of course, remaining resolutely shtum on the matter, issuing the usual ‘no comments on rumour or

One of the best things about the Mac is the community of dedicated software developers that create high quality software. But what is involved in the process that goes into planning and developing new software for the Mac? To find out, MacFormat magazine spoke to the following folks from equinux, the firm behinds apps including iSale, CoverScout and SongGenie: TS: Till Schadde, CEO RP: Ralf Pfleghar, Development Manager MS: Matthias Spang, Customer Relations Manager CR: Christian Rüb, Public Relations Manager MacFormat: How does the process

How does a hardware firm go about planning, developing, testing and marketing a new product? The process involves multiple disciplines, including research and design through to project management and marketing expertise. To find out more about how everything comes together, MacFormat magazine spoke to the following folks from Griffin, which makes peripherals for the iPhone and iPod: TC: Tim Coble, Category Management Manager GC: George Campbell, Director of Industrial Design JC: J. Curtis, Project Manager JF: Jennifer Fisher, Marketing Manager WW: Web Webster, Senior Copy