Parallels has announced an update to Parallels Access, its desktop screen-sharing app for the iPad. Along with an iOS 7 redesign, Parallels Access 1.1 has added a number of new features and capabilities, as well as new pricing options.
First, the …
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Most of the news this afternoon centers around the announcements made during Apple’s Q1 2014 earnings call. Even though investors raced for the smelling salts, not all was doom and gloom. In fact, there was a lot of good news:
Apple had record …
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How many times have you captured the “perfect” video clip with your iPhone and then discovered upon review that the clip is marred by a slip of your finger? You know those clips — the action is perfect until that pinky peeks its way into the most …
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Siri won’t tell you the answer. But it does know. And the answer would blow your mind.
Steven Sande and Erica Sadun have been working on the third edition of Talking to Siri, the book that covers all the ins and outs of everyone’s favorite digital …
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Apple plans to launch new products in categories where it doesn’t currently operate, according to comments from CEO Tim Cook. During today’s earnings call, Cook said that innovation is “deeply embedded” in everyone at Apple and that the company has “no issue” coming up with new projects to work on.
There’s so much of the world that is full of very complex products. We have zero issue coming up with things we want to do. We must focus on the very few that deserve all our energy. We’ve always done that and we continue to do that.
Since the introduction of the iPod, Apple has concentrated on launching new products in markets where it sees significant room for improvement. With its touch-focused design, the iPhone was significant departure from its competitors when it was introduced in 2007, and the iPad, introduced in 2010 dominated the tablet market from launch.
Currently, Apple is rumored to be working in the wearables category, which Tim Cook previously suggested was “ripe for exploration” as there are no significantly popular products in that market. Apple is researching a host of possible features for its much-rumored smart watch that would set it apart from existing products on the market, including a range of biometric sensors.
Apple has also expressed interest in the television, with Steve Jobs claiming to have “finally cracked” the design for a simple integrated television set that’s simple to use.
While reports have suggested that the iWatch could make an initial appearance in 2014, Apple’s television plans are somewhat more nebulous and may have been put on hold in order for the company to work on wearables, which would be in line with today’s comments on focus.
During the call, Apple Corporate Controller Luca Maestri also confirmed the company is heavily investing in areas that will generate new products and services and Peter Oppenheimer said that Apple “remains confident in the new product pipeline.”
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During its earnings conference call today, Apple CEO Tim Cook commented on the state of the iPod, noting that the product is a declining category for the company:
The way we look at it, our business is a sell-through point of view less iPod — all of us have known for some time that iPod is a declining business.
The iPod was Apple’s “halo” product for years, getting new customers to buy Apple products for the first time. Since their peak in 2008, however, iPod sales have seen a fairly steady decline as the iPhone and iPad have captured more of the market that the iPod occupied previously.
Apple’s last change to the the iPod line came with the debut of a new Space Gray color option for the iPod touch, iPod nano, and iPod shuffle at its September 2013 iPhone event. However, Apple has not updated the iPod classic in over four years, with that device more likely to be discontinued rather than refreshed.
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You’d never know it from looking at it today — what with the ultra-graphic deaths in games like Call of Duty and its contemporaries — but Carmageddon was once a hugely controversial game. Its automotive violence got the game banned in several …
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Today’s earning’s call revealed that Apple saw lower than expected iPhone 5c sales in the United States, primarily because iPhone 5s sales exceeded Apple’s projections.
While Apple did not break down sales between individual iPhone models, the company did indicate that the iPhone 5c ended up representing a smaller mix of iPhone sales than anticipated.
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, its iPhone sales growth in North America were not as high as that seen in other countries partially because Apple underestimated demand for the iPhone 5s, with the iPhone mix being “different than we thought.” He also mentioned changes to domestic carrier upgrade plans as a partial reason for weaker-than-expected iPhone sales in the U.S.
The company expected a more balanced demand between the flagship iPhone 5s and the mid-tier plastic iPhone 5c, but actually saw a stronger preference than projected for the 5s, possibly due to a high interest in Touch ID.
It took us some time in order to build the mix that customers were demanding. As a result, we lost some units for part of the quarter in North America.
Cook said that it took Apple the better part of the quarter to get the iPhone into supply/demand balance as a result of the unexpected demand for the iPhone 5s, which was in short supply for several months following its release.
While Apple has not revealed how many iPhone 5c devices it has sold, multiple reports suggested that the phone was seeing poor sales compared to the iPhone 5s, with the 5s outselling the 5c by a two-to-one margin. Shortly after the phones were introduced, Apple cut iPhone 5c production while ramping up iPhone 5s production to meet customer demand.
Apple today reported record sales of 51 million iPhones in the quarter, up from 47.8 million in the same time period last year.
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It’s the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You’ll get some the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what’s happening in the Apple world.
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There aren’t many unique iPhone accessories these days, with most cases and skins being improvements over existing designs, but the Slipstopper manages to carve its own small niche. It’s probably the most literally named accessory of all time, with …
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