Google Chrome for Mac Beta finally released
The Google Chrome internet browser has been released in beta format for Mac, finally. The browser has been very much anticipated in the Mac Action office, or at least I’ve been desperately waiting for it.
Don’t get me wrong, Safari is a brilliant browser offering blistering speed but in my experience at least is [...]
Apple yet again proves volume isn’t everything
It was revealed not too long ago that despite having a relatively insignificant share of the mobile smartphone market that Apple was nevertheless the most profitable mobile phone manufacturer in the world. This situation has repeated itself, well almost, in the U.S desktop computer retail industry. Apple has cornered an impressive 48% of the U.S. [...]
Google Chrome OS
The launch of Google’s Chrome OS, a browser-based operating system, has been slated for late 2010 but will initially be available for netbooks. Chrome OS has actually already been open sourced as “Chromium OS” allowing developers to get their hands on the source code. This hopefully for Google will help create the best possible operating [...]
Apple vs Palm: The battle continues
The war between Apple and Palm over iTunes has been raging for several months now and has been interesting both from an industry perspective as well as a comedic one. First however many readers will need a little background on this issue.
The Palm Pre is a smartphone which was released on June 6 of [...]
Apple adds more weight to gaming
Apple is showing considerable interest in the gaming sector, although their focus does seem primarily on the iPhone and iPod touch and not their Mac’s, something I have been really hoping for. In fact the iPod touch seems to be all about the gaming, something Steve Jobs was quite candid about with the New York [...]
Apple’s ‘Tablet’ rumour mill gets more fuel
In yet another example of Apple teasing its fanboys with snippets which could in some way be linked to the infamous Tablet computer, Apple has applied for a patent which details a method for handling pen-based computer input. And whilst it does seem like we may actually be getting closer to the actual thing, I [...]
Apple releases their Safari 4.0.4 internet browser
Apple has released Safari 4.0.4, the newest iteration of Safari yesterday, the 11th of November. It offers a host of security improvements as well as a few other tweaks. The detailed list of security enhancements can be found at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222, but suffice to say most people won’t understand the updates hence I haven’t put them [...]
Apple most profitable mobile phone maker in the world
The third quarter of 2009 sure was a good one for Apple, so good in fact that research firm Strategy Analytics put them at the top of the mobile phone pile. Their research found that Apple was the worlds most profitable mobile phone manufacturer with an estimated profit of $1.6 billion.
This $1.6 billion [...]
Steve Jobs voted more popular than Oprah!
Yes, it’s hard to believe, but it’s true. Apples charismatic head honcho has overtaken the all-powerful Oprah in this US teen popularity survey, conducted by TG Daily.
More popular then The Queen of Talk TV… so once again, who says IT isn’t cool? Well perhaps it still isn’t, but Apples sure are!
But then again, Oprah still [...]
iPhone becomes portable PDF scanner thanks to Readdle app
Yes, that’s right, for just USD6.99 your iPhone can now also be a handy portable PDF scanner!
It’s pretty ingenious really, and for a tiny investment brings a whole new arena of functionality to the iPhone. Scanner Pro 1.0 is available in the App Store immediately, and includes all manner of value-added features such as image [...]
Mac Action October 2009
Open publication – Free publishing – More apple
Greetings, and welcome to this fifth edition of the free digital Mac magazine, Mac Action. We hope you enjoy the magazine, and please feel free to drop us your comments!
This October 2009 issue of the magazine is chock-full of awesome content. Snow Leopard is the name of the [...]
iPhone 3G S stock dries up globally
Simon Dingle shares his thoughts on the worldwide shortage of iPhone 3G S stock here. Having lived with one of these devices for a few weeks earlier in the month I have to say that the suspiscions of mischievous market-crafting plotting seems unlikely – it’s just so good that Apple’s relatively small production lines can’t [...]
TechCentral interviews Mr Apple SA
A very nice interview on the man behind The Core Group at TechCentral, just follow this link for some insight into Mr Van Spaandonk himself, and yet another PR blaps…
He definitely has some interesting views, and we’ll be checking-up on that peculiar 25% iPod tax for the next issue. One does wish there was just [...]
OS 3.1 News
OS 3.1 is out and available for download and it looks like there a few nifty features being introduced as well as all the features from previous updates if you haven’t gotten around to updating yet. OS 3.1 comes with Genius Recommendations for Apps, essentially meaning that 3.1 will learn your ‘App habits’ based [...]
NFS Shift for iPod, iPhone
Well, as a huge fan of the franchise, this is a week I’ve been waiting for for months and months now. Need for Speed Shift will be on-shelves before Friday rolls around again, the eagerly-anticipated umpteenth installation of this long-running racing title launching in SA on Thursday the 17th!
Unfortunately, no, there’s no Mac version at [...]
iPod's get a shakeup
Apple’s iPod range of music players has been given an overhaul with several variants receiving new features.
The baby iPod shuffle is first up and there isn’t really much new with the shuffle range. The shuffle now comes in five colours, namely grey, silver, pink, green and blue. That’s it really, I guess there literally [...]
Snow Leopard stalks its prey
OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard finally launched internationally on the 28th of August, but Mac Action waited patiently until the 1st of September to get our paws on it at Core’s press launch.
As far as first impressions go Snow Leopard certainly has a lot of potential. The upgrade from Leopard was seamless and only [...]
iPhone 3G S arrives!
Yes, Vodacom have sent us our very own iPhone 3G S for review. Read the full details in the next issue of Mac Action magazine!
We know you want a taster though, so here’s our instant impressions for the moment:
Gorgeous. Yes, just as gorgeous as a 3G, but now with a white backing which is just [...]
Mac Action Issue 4 August 2009 hits the shelf!
We know, it has taken longer than our committed readers expected, and we do apologise for that. But the next issue of Mac Action is now here, comfortably ensconced in it’s new digital home. You’ll notice there’s a lot different for this issue, but we are still providing the Mac-specific content you crave, just from [...]
Mac Action lands again.
Hi fellow SA Mac lovers!
Yes, we have moved once again. Again we must apologise for causing our readers hassles, but rest assured that this is the final destination for the magazine.
Here we have links to our archived issues, and the latest issue will go up in just a couple of days as well. Meanwhile we’re [...]
