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Idealog—in the ideas business

  • All you need to know about the new iPad

    2012-03-08 10:01:21 // | 3 comments
    The third-generation iPad is upon us. And while it's due to go on sale in the US on March 16 with prices starting around US$499, the New Zealand launch date isn't until March 25 (pricing yet to be confirmed).
  • Every Apple design ever (almost)

    2012-02-14 17:22:22 // // The Idealog Blog | 2 comments
    Yep, even the forgotten ones.
  • iPhone 4S sales: 4 million and counting

    2011-10-18 09:45:02 // | 1 comment
    Apple's iPhone 4S has smashed records by selling more than 4 million devices in three days – more than double the 1.7 million sold during the launch of its previous model.
  • New Apple store for Wellington under Yoobee rebrand

    2011-10-10 12:48:20 // | 1 comment
    Wellington will have a brand new Apple concept store by Christmas thanks to Renaissance, which will be modelled after the recently-opened Yoobee outlet at Britomart in Auckland.
  • Apple founder Steve Jobs dies

    2011-10-06 13:06:20 // // The Idealog Blog | 3 comments
    Apple's homepage said it all. Steve Jobs, its ailing founder, died today at the age of 56, a day after Apple revealed the new iPhone 4S at its Cupertino headquarters in California.
  • Cyclone and Gen-i win government Apple contract

    2011-10-06 09:52:15 //
    Cyclone Computers and Gen-i have been appointed as suppliers of Apple products to the All-of-Government desktop and laptop computer procurement panel, giving government employees access to Apple devices.
  • So much for the iPhone 5

    2011-10-05 10:27:56 // // The Idealog Blog | 2 comments
    Apple put an end to all the rumours today, revealing the new iPhone 4S and announcing release dates for iOS 5 and iCloud.
  • Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO

    2011-08-25 10:53:12 // | 1 comment
    Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple CEO, with COO Tim Cook stepping up to take his place.
  • Apple ventures into spaceship territory

    2011-08-17 16:22:55 // // The Idealog Blog
    It's shaped sort of like an apple and it’s bigger than the Pentagon. If ever there were a sign Apple is feeling confident with its seemingly endless stretch of tech power, this might be it. Introducing the spaceship-esque new proposed headquarters of Apple, to be located in the city of Cupertino, California.
  • Defiant Samsung plans tablet release despite Apple lawsuit

    2011-08-03 12:21:12 //
    Samsung intends to release a version of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia in the "near future," following a court ruling that bans it from selling the device there.
  • Android still rules in mobile market

    2011-08-03 11:13:21
    Google's Android platform dominates almost 50 percent of the global smartphone market, with Asia-Pacific remaining its largest market.
  • Apple unleashes new products, kills off MacBook

    2011-07-21 12:11:23 // | 1 comment
    Apple's much anticipated release of Mac OS X Lion coincided with the launch of its updated MacBook Air—and the discontinuation of its original entry-level laptop.
  • Apple racks up record iProfit

    2011-07-20 16:59:53 //
    It seems Apple can do no wrong; the company's stock has climbed above $400 on the back of record sales and profit for the quarter.
  • Resistance is futile as apps continue unstoppable march to the top

    2011-07-12 17:50:56 // // The Idealog Blog
    How many times can we fit the word 'app' into one blog post?
  • What the sustainability movement can learn from Apple

    2011-06-28 09:24:49 // // The Idealog Blog
    While a recent report from Greenpeace named Apple among one of the dirtiest in the tech industry, this article from the 'Guardian' newspaper tells us how Apple may in fact be getting it right in the sustainability realm. And they're doing that by presenting sustainability as something cool, sexy and desirable—not lecturing about it.
  • Could the man behind some of Apple’s most famous designs, like the iPod, be heading out the door?

    2011-03-01 10:40:50 // // The Idealog Blog :: The Idealist
    At loggerheads with the Apple board over plans to move back to the UK, Apple's industrial designer Jonathan Ive could be receiving an £18 million (NZ$38 million) windfall from shares in the company, according to this Daily Mail story.
  • Vendor mender

    2010-11-11 16:33:26 // // Idealog #30: now | 5 comments
    Vaughan Rowsell is reinventing retail—with the help of Apple and Facebook.
  • Insanely greater

    2010-09-09 10:39:18 // // Idealog #29: interact
    Mark Pesce is a longtime Apple user and a dedicated futurist and technologist, so you’d think he’s seen it all. But the iPad, he reckons, is something altogether different.
  • The insanely great date

    2010-08-13 09:27:49 // // The Idealog Blog
    CreativeTech, a forum devoted to all things Apple, is heading to Auckland next month—and we have a brilliant prize pack to give away including a one-day pass.
  • Win pass to CreativeTech and Adobe Photoshop Elements pack for your best design suggestion

    2010-08-12 12:53:35 // // The Idealog Blog | 11 comments
    We've got a pass to the upcoming CreativeTech forum and we want to give it away - to you. CreativeTech is a new technology forum offering a broad mix of talks and presentations on design, developing, movie making, photography, audio engineering and more. Not only are we giving away a pass to the event, valued at $120, the winner will also snag for themselves an Adobe Photoshop Elements pack valued at $200.
  • 20 of the best design apps for Macs

    2010-08-09 12:42:47 // // The Idealog Blog
    If you’re the owner of a MAC and you’re on the lookout for some snazzy design software to enhance your creative flare, then this blog from the Design Inspiration is for you. It features 20 Mac applications for front-end designers and best of all, the apps are free to download.
  • MacBook Touch anyone?

    2010-07-06 11:37:41 // // The Idealog Blog
    This is what happens when an iPod touch meets a MacBook . Introducing the MacBook Touch.
  • Ban the banner

    2010-07-05 16:56:26 // // Idealog #28: workshop | 3 comments
    There's a place where the world's garbage collects. No—two places.
  • CreativeTech - ALL THINGS APPLE

    2010-07-01 09:41:33 // // The Idealog Blog
    If you’re an Apple fan, there’s a brand-spanking new event you’ll definitely want to sink your teeth into. Introducing CreativeTech.
  • Jonathan Ive: design boffin

    2010-07-01 09:18:41 // // The Idealog Blog :: The Idealist
  • Love you long time

    2009-11-16 09:53:13 // // Idealog #24: workshop
    Apple turns consumers’ attention back to the album format. We still have an attention, right?