You ca n’t always obsessionally check Macworld.com throughout the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , much as you might want to . Rather than fret over what of import stories you may have miss , arrest up on our biggest news report from the workweek with another variation of the Weekly Wrap . To make the experience even more gratifying , grab some of the candy you bought to give to trick or treaters — we thinkyoudeserve it more .
The headlines
Quiet as a ghost , Apple updated its MacBook Pro linewith speedier processors and better computer graphic functioning . But if you desire to talk about really exciting Apple hardware release , do n’t miss thenew , more vibrantly - color iPad 2 Smart Covers .
On the software side , Apple released more firmware updates than you may shake a stick at , unless you ’re up to of sway a peg at precisely four firmware updates .
Macworld Expo is numb ! Long live Macworld | iWorld , the rename annual league organize by IDG World Expo ( which in turn is have byMacworldparent IDG ) .
We report onanother Mac - attack Trojan horse , though this one has n’t been seen in the wild much . Kind of like Gil Amelio . Speaking of former Apple CEOs , the company posted a telecasting of its Steve Jobs memorial service , which includes manner of speaking from current CEO Tim Cook and fourth-year vice president of industrial excogitation Jonathan I ve , along with musical performances from Norah Jones and Coldplay — as if the outcome were n’t depress enough already .
TheiPhone 4S pass on cut-rate sale in 22 more land , although mine still has n’t ship yet , so thanks for nothing , Liechtenstein . And on the new software side , we covered the launches of Pixelmator 2 , theBloomberg TV+ iPad app , and Codify , which let you build iPad appson your iPad . If you prefer your sum-up in horror movie styles with Halloween so close , guess of it this way : The app is coming frominside the iPad !
Reviews and Opinions
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Last Sunday mark the iPod ’s 10th day of remembrance . We librate in onhow it changed the worldly concern of music , and how it became a ethnical force . Later in the week , yours sincerely wondered whether iOS ’s evolution will mirror OS X ’s .
And all hebdomad long , we reviewed a mass of apps and computer hardware .
LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series 2TB — if you ’re wondering how a drive can be both little and big , recollect that Thunderbolt ’s image is lightning … The whole thing is a paradox ;
Jetpack Joyride — an iOS biz as merriment as its name is alliterative ;
TV.com — an Io app that makes it comfortable to watch shows from CBS and the CW , which is either its respectable or worst feature ;
LetterMPress — which did n’t fail to impress ;
Fantastical and Moom — two Mac apps so nice we write about them doubly , and at the same meter ;
Photo Academy — which suffers from a disappointing deficiency ofMichael Winslow ; and
Crazy John — a zombie secret plan that , unlike the sweet taste of human brains to the undead , fails to keep you coming back for more .
Hints, how-to’s, and tutorials
We bid top on make comical art with the iPad , export iPad art , andshooting peachy sports photos — just check that you ’re shooting with a camera , or thing can get messy .
We can also help you ascertain Mail subject matter in Lion , import camera videos straight into iMovie ’ 11 , and trouble-shoot a barrage - suck iPhone 4S.
If you require a helping , multitouching hand , ouriOS Basics guide for navigating on your iPhone and iPadis worth a look .
And if you ’re into Lion taming , do n’t lack our hints onfixing a single file - open hangor changing software categories .
That ’s all for this week , dear readers . May all your bags be candy - filled , and all your trees stay toilette report - free .
