Apple revamps its public website using HTML5

Apple has relaunched its entire website with a new design using HTML5, adding a darker, glossy navigation bar and speedy new animated page layouts for Mac and iPod pages.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 86

Microsoft offers free 30 day trial of Office for Mac

Rather than listing Office for Mac on the Mac App Store, Microsoft is offering a new 30 day free trial for the suite, something that can't be done through Apple's App Store.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 30

Pixelmator reports $1 million haul from Mac App Store in just 20 days

Less than three weeks after listing Pixelmator on Apple's new Mac App Store, its developers report grossing a million dollars from the title, while Microsoft and some other big Mac developers have yet to engage the new online market.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 52

Documents appear to offer sneak peek at Adobe's plans for Creative Suite 6 [u]

A series of documents tied to a recent Adobe client survey suggest the next generation of Creative Suite (Adobe CS6) could include 64-bit versions of Illustrator and Flash Professional, as well as new image enhancing additions to After Effects. [Update: the existence of this survey has now been corroborated several times over.]

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 50

Google reaffirms intent to derail HTML5 H.264 video with WebM browser plugins

After igniting a hailstorm of controversy over its intent to drop HTML5's H.264 support from its Chrome browser, Google has reaffirmed its intent to push its own open WebM video codec via Flash-like plugins for Internet Explorer and Safari users. The reason: Google wants to ship free platforms without incurring external licensing fees.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 481

Google drops support for H.264 video in Chrome to push WebM

Google has announced the intention to remove support for H.264 video playback from its Crome browser to "enable open innovation," yet still apparently plans to promote Adobe Flash.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 334

Novell patent pool filing by Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, EMC withdrawn

A plan created by Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, and EMC to create a consortium to acquire hundreds of Novell patents has been withdrawn after complaints from open source advocates, leaving the fate of the nearly half billion dollars' worth of patents uncertain.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 24

Mac App Store dramatically boosts Evernote users, Apple a top developer

Apple's new Mac App Store has more than doubled the new users signing up with Evernote's cloud-based note capturing service when it opened two days ago, while Apple itself is also benefitting handsomely from setting up an App Store for Mac users.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 21

Apple expands Keynote support, online storage options in iWork.com beta

Apple on Monday announced to users of its iWork.com public beta that new features have been added to the Web-based service, including the ability to play Keynote presentations online, as well as new options for public sharing and private online storage.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 15

Pixelmator banks on Mac App Store for exclusive distribution

Pixelmator, the developers of streamlined Mac image editor that compares to Adobe Photoshop at a much lower price, has announced exclusive commitment to Apple's new Mac App Store for its software sales and distribution.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 78

Apple updates iMovie, Garageband ahead of Mac App Store launch

Apple on Tuesday updated Garageband and iMovie '11 for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users to improve stability and compatibility in advance of Thursday's launch of the Mac App Store.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 21

Mac App Store developers aim for low prices, high volume

With Apple's Mac App Store scheduled to open in just two days, developers are reporting enthusiasm and cautious optimism, hoping to repeat the success of the iOS app market for iPhone and iPad.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 43

Apple rumored to update Final Cut applications in March or April

Updated versions of Apple's Final Cut editing software are rumored to debut in the next few months in the form of an update said to be "substantial," but potentially lacking for "Pro" users.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 54

Apple releases iPhoto 9.1.1, iPhone Configuration Utility 3.2

Apple issued a free update for iPhoto and a new version of its iPhone Configuration Utility for both Mac and Windows users.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 9

Apple TV, iTunes downloads slowed by Google DNS [u]

Users experiencing slow movie rental downloads via Apple TV or iTunes should make sure they're not using a centralized domain name service such as Google DNS, which can dramatically slow down media access to Content Delivery Networks.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 90

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