AppleInsider StaffApple has released a software update for the recently-introduced line of MacBook Pro notebooks in addition to a new iTunes widget that users can embed in their blogs. Meanwhile, two new television adverts for the company's iPhone have turned up on the Apple.com website.
Released late Thursday, MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1 [14.7MB] provides important bug fixes and improves stability with Motion 2 and Motion 3. The update is recommended for all 2.2/2.4GHz MacBook Pro owners.
MyTunes Widget
Separately, Apple also released a complimentary new iTunes widget dubbed My iTunes:
"iTunes is giving you an effortless way to keep your friends up-to-date with your favorite music, TV shows, movies, and more," the company explained. "My iTunes widgets are simple, self-updating add-ons for your web page, social-networking profile, or blog."
iTunes users can use My iTunes to share their top reviews, favorite artists, and new music, movies, and TV shows from the iTunes Store with anyone who visits their website site.
My iTunes widgets can also be customized by size or style and embedded on any Flash-enabled website, including most blogs and social-networking profiles. iTunes users can also use the My iTunes feed with any standard RSS or ATOM feed reader.
New iPhone ads
Meanwhile, two new iPhone ads — titled 'Instead' and 'Amazing' — have cropped up on Apple's website in recent hours. As noted by MacNN, both spots depicts an iPhone in the hand of an actor as the narrator offers subtle suggestions to potential cellphone buyers.
"Here's an idea," Apple suggests in the first ad. "Instead of carrying an iPod and a phone, why not carry an iPod with all your favorite music and your favorite movies in your phone?"
The second spot, Amazing, details the iPhone's built-in YouTube support as well some of the more standard features. "It's amazing what fits in a pocket these days. Your favorite music, all your email, today's newspaper, endless entertainment, and of course a phone."
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Separately, Apple also released a complimentary new iTunes widget dubbed My iTunes:
"iTunes is giving you an effortless way to keep your friends up-to-date with your favorite music, TV shows, movies, and more," the company explained. "My iTunes widgets are simple, self-updating add-ons for your web page, social-networking profile, or blog."
iTunes users can use My iTunes to share their top reviews, favorite artists, and new music, movies, and TV shows from the iTunes Store with anyone who visits their website site.
My iTunes widgets can also be customized by size or style and embedded on any Flash-enabled website, including most blogs and social-networking profiles.
Excerpt from a future phone conversation: "What music do I like? You're on an iPhone, just hop over to my website and check out what My iTunes widget has listed. Oh wait, you've got an iPhone...no Flash. Never mind. Well, the music I really like is...."
Meanwhile, two new iPhone ads -- titled 'Instead' and 'Amazing' -- have cropped up on Apple's website in recent hours. As noted by MacNN, both spots depicts an iPhone in the hand of an actor as the narrator offers subtle suggestions to potential cellphone buyers.
"Here's an idea," Apple suggests in the first ad. "Instead of carrying an iPod and a phone, why not carry an iPod with all your favorite music and your favorite movies in your phone?"
Answer: Because with just 8 gigs of storage maximum (probably even less than that actually available but no one's mentioned any actual numbers), the iPhone could carry neither all of my favorite music nor all of my favorite videos, let alone both at the same time.
...As noted by MacNN, both spots depicts an iPhone in the hand of an actor as the narrator offers subtle suggestions to potential cellphone buyers....
Wouldn't an easier way to say this be "they're more of the same annoying ads Apple's put out already"?
Another answer: because it's not available in my country.
Another answer: because it's not available in my country.
Aw, snap!
Excerpt from a future phone conversation: "What music do I like? You're on an iPhone, just hop over to my website and check out what My iTunes widget has listed. Oh wait, you've got an iPhone...no Flash. Never mind. Well, the music I really like is...."
Of course there is no iTunes Store widget on the iPhone either... I suspect Flash might come to the iPhone before the iTunes Store.