After some considerable downtime on the Apple online store yesterday, the Californian bigwigs finally unveiled the latest version of the much-anticipated new MacBook Pro series.  The new 15.4” and 17” models come fully equipped with Intel’s Core i5 and Core i7 processor chips.  For the meantime, the 13” will have to wait patiently for an overhaul.

It’s an all-round refresh for the MacBook Pro family as the machine now comes equipped with 4GB of RAM as standard. On some of the bigger models users can also choose between a range of different processors and graphics card options.

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Rumours are circulating the Internet today regarding a 4G iPhone that is bigger in size than its predecessors.  iPhone repair shop specialists iResQ claims to have the front panel component of the eagerly anticipated iPhone 4G, allegedly hitting set for announcement in June 2010 (we previously thought it might be released in April…). iResQ has provided a couple of teaser screen shots to demonstrate how and why the new model will differ in shape and size.

Mashable has today suggested that the new iPhone 4G will be taller in order to accommodate for new hardware components (remember, we recently discussed that...

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The US patent and trademark office this morning published a patent revealing some of Apple’s grand designs for significant innovations in their already impressive touchscreen technology.  The application boasts crisper, brighter displays but most surprisingly talks about a touchscreen device that recognises when you touch the side of the device.

The patent boils down to three key innovations:

- The touchscreen is able to detect when you touch the sides on top of the screen

Each iPhone or iSlate would include metal traces in the border of each device.  This could be used to create actions when specific hand movements are made...

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The Guardian recently released its very own iPhone application costing a lean £2.39. This enables users to read the paper on the screen of their iPhone or other smart phone device, with some sections neatly cached for offline browsing and segment news stories depending upon the readers’ topical interests. It allows the user to tag favorite articles and news content and enables the user to quickly and efficiently finds other similarly related articles.

Currently, there is no facility to purchase extra content, advanced access to particular stories and the facility to browse through an archive of historic news articles. I would...

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Gone are the golden days of Top of The Pops, when record buyers rushed to HMV to collect the latest 7" vinyl on a Monday morning. Times have changed and Apple release new content through iTunes on a Tuesday. But this Tuesday is not like an ordinary release day on iTunes as Apple unveils iTunes rewind 2009. This takes a close look at the top performing albums, songs, movies TV shows, iPhone applications, audiobooks and podcasts of the past year. 

Given the increasing prominence of iTunes, the top ten lists provided by Apple provide an insight into the most widely enjoyed...

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The sheer size of the Apple application store makes it increasingly tough for aspiring developers to create a unique and compelling competitive edge through which to distribute a product. Some developers choose to focus on creative marketing and developing innovative means of promoting their application. Others may choose to focus purely on the product itself and enabling features that other iPhone developers simply do not have. However, some developers will choose to bend the ruland purposefully seek to establish loopholes in Apple’s terms and conditions.

Fortunately for the honest developers, Apple has decided to kick the cheaters into touch. One developer...

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