A glass tower to rival the glass cube on Fifth Street, New York, Apple has unveiled their latest retail store in Shanghai, China.
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New MobileMe Calendar Goes Beta
In the process of completely overhauling the current MobileMe look & feel, last night Apple launched a new beta version of Calendar, which now looks very similar to the iPad counterpart.
You Can Get a Free iPhone 4 Case After All
Apple won’t give you a free thirty dollar bumper to fix the iPhone 4’s reception issue, but cases.com has you covered. Just pay first class shipping ($3.73), and you can get a black, white, blue, purple, or pink case for free. We don’t particularly know the motive behind all of this – perhaps they’re just being good sports – but if you’re interested in the opportunity of an iPhone 4 time, check it out the deal here. A picture of the cases after the break. Let us know if you took advantage of the freebie in the comments!
Apple Updates Mobile iDisk App with iPad and iOS 4 Support
If you’re a MobileMe user, then you might be happy to know this: Apple has just updated the iDisk app to include native support for the iPad and iOS 4’s multitasking.
You can now quickly switch from iDisk to another app, go back and find the app exactly where you left off. You can also stream audio in the background (useful if you store your music library in the cloud) and open files in other apps that support that type of document, such as iBooks. Also, there are some major stability improvements. The app is available here.
Check out the full changelog and screenshots after the break.
Is Apple Developing a new Language to Surpass Objective-C?
Apple may be planning to surpass Objective-C with a modern alternative to supplement Cocoa.
Postbox Express 1.0.1 Brings Add-On Support
Mac heads looking for alternative email clients may have stumbled across Postbox at some point in time, which is renowned for lighting fast email searches, conversation views, its tabbed interface, and universal search that makes finding attachments a breeze. The full version is available for $39.95, but those looking to try out a lot of the same functionality may want to check out Postbox Express.
Apple Interested in What You’re Downloading to Make iAds Better, Compete with Google
With 150 million iTunes users under their belt, the kids at Cupertino are checking out the kinds of things you’re downloading to develop “more appealing” iAds. Businessweek reports that by examining customer’s entertainment and software downloads, Apple can hone their ads to target an industry that’s estimated to be worth $1.56 billion by 2013. It’s make or break time.
Big Government Spends on iPhone App Development
As BBC News reports that the UK is dropping a ton of cash on building iPhone applications, it raises the question of whether such spending is necessary. £10,000 - £40,000 (about $15,200 - $60,700 USD) is being set aside for various i-projects, including a DVLA Motoring Masterclass application that “would also work out fuel mileage, act as a hazard light and track RAC patrols.”
Working at Apple: What Is It Like?
If you’ve ever wanted to work at Apple, then you might need to know what it’s like first. 9to5mac discovered an interesting discussion on Quora about the subject.
Check out an excerpt below.