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PC Magazine reviews the new 21.5-inch iMac and makes it the Editors' Choice (4/5 stars) for mid-priced all-in-one desktops, citing its "classic" design, excellent display, powerful multimedia performance, and reasonable price. The review adds: "The $1,199 iMac is the system that can convert your friend/relative/significant other into one of the Mac faithful."

29 Jul 2010 10:46pm GMT

SlashGear reviewer Vincent Nguyen judges the Magic Trackpad a "pretty tempting proposition" because it brings the "useful" Multi-Touch "gestures Apple's mobile users have been enjoying to their desktop compatriots." Adds Nguyen: "I wholeheartedly recommend the Magic Trackpad."

29 Jul 2010 10:44pm GMT

Jim Dalrymple at The Loop highlights apps built to take advantage of iPhone 4 features - including the gyroscope, accelerometer, and Retina display. Writes Dalrymple: "There are a lot of great apps for the iPhone, but to experience the ultimate in cool apps you have to look for those built to utilize the newest technologies in iPhone 4."

29 Jul 2010 10:39pm GMT

Reviewer Jonathan Rougeot (computershopper.com) calls the new 21.5-inch iMac the "king of the all-in-one" category for its beautiful design, innovative peripherals, faster performance, and stellar display. He concludes: "With its more muscular interior and consistently stylish exterior, the iMac continues to be the cool, smart all-in-one that all the other models envy."

29 Jul 2010 10:36pm GMT

Apple today released Safari 5.0.1 and introduced the Safari Extensions Gallery. Extensions allow users to quickly add powerful new features to Safari - from toolbars that display live web feeds to sophisticated programs that filter web content. Users can download and install extensions either from the Safari Extensions Gallery or directly from a developer's site.

29 Jul 2010 12:11am GMT

Apple today updated its all-in-one iMac line, widely praised as the world's best desktop computers, with the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 processors and powerful new graphics. Apple also introduced the new Magic Trackpad - available separately for $69 - which brings the intuitive Multi-Touch gestures of Mac notebook trackpads to the desktop.

27 Jul 2010 5:56pm GMT

Apple's new Mac Pro line comes with up to 12 processing cores and up to 50 percent greater performance than the previous generation. Featuring the latest quad-core and 6-core Intel Xeon processors, all-new ATI graphics, and the option for up to four 512GB solid state drives (SSD), the new Mac Pro continues to deliver amazing performance and expandability for the most demanding consumers and professionals.

27 Jul 2010 5:54pm GMT

Apple unveiled a new 27-inch LED Cinema Display with stunning 2560 x 1440 resolution and 60 percent more screen real estate than the 24-inch LED Cinema Display. Featuring a built-in iSight video camera, microphone and speakers, powered USB 2.0 hub, and universal MagSafe connector, the new LED Cinema Display is an ideal companion for any Mac notebook or desktop.

27 Jul 2010 5:52pm GMT

Beginning this Friday, July 30, customers can purchase iPhone 4 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. iPhone 4 will be available for purchase through Apple's retail and online stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

26 Jul 2010 12:30pm GMT

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter ended June 26, 2010. The Company posted record revenue of $15.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share. "It was a phenomenal quarter that exceeded our expectations all around, including the most successful product launch in Apple's history with iPhone 4," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "iPad is off to a terrific start, more people are buying Macs than ever before, and we have amazing new products still to come this year."

20 Jul 2010 12:30pm GMT

FileMaker, Inc. today announced FileMaker Go for iPhone and FileMaker Go for iPad, two highly anticipated new apps - now available from the App Store - that let users easily view, edit, and search for information in FileMaker Pro databases on their iPhone or iPad.

20 Jul 2010 12:30pm GMT

Apple today announced that iPad will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Singapore this Friday, July 23. iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive, and fun way than ever before.

19 Jul 2010 12:30pm GMT

Novartis, a leading manufacturer of vaccines and pharmaceutical products, turned to iPhone and a mix of custom and commercial apps to streamline communications among its 100,000 global employees. Now the company has developed a consumer iPhone app, VaxTrak, that helps parents manage their children's vaccines and preventive care.

19 Jul 2010 12:30pm GMT

To silence the "dreaded 'are we there yet' whine" that can accompany summer travel with children, USA Today columnist Jinny Gudmundsen recommends iPad apps. Her picks include multiplayer board games, art apps, visual puzzles, and a "just for fun" app that features talking sock puppets.

14 Jul 2010 5:48pm GMT

Peter Cohen (Loopinsight.com) presents a selection of standout iPad games - ranging from action to strategy to multi-player crossword - with mini-reviews that detail how each app's gameplay is enhanced on iPad.

06 Jul 2010 6:41pm GMT

PC Magazine makes Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server an Editors' Choice (4.5/5 stars) and writes that the ultra-compact device brings "the sort of flawless design and ease of use we expect from Apple…to a space that usually offers neither: the server market."

06 Jul 2010 6:19pm GMT