In the first event of its kind, Paul McCartney will promote his new album, Kisses on the Bottom, by playing a concert which will be streamed live on iTunes. You’ll have to stay up late, or get up early to watch it however, as the event takes place in LA and starts at 7pm PST (3am GMT).

The concert will also be available directly on the Apple TV, the first live event of any kind to be streamed to Apple’s set-top box. In recent years, Apple has streamed its iTunes Festival events on iTunes, but these were only available on a Mac or PC using iTunes or on an iOS device through a dedicated app. The video from the app could, on an iPad 2 be mirrored to an Apple TV.

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Latest Issue: Volume 28 No 3

by Adam Banks on February 6, 2012 in New issue
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iBooks Author is a brand new and completely free Mac app that lets you create your own multimedia books for the iPad. Just before we went to press, we had the chance to explore its features for the first time, and we’ve put together a full tour for you in MacUser Vol 28 No 3, on sale now.

See how you can set up a book and insert your own text and pictures in minutes; the slick interactive elements you can add using tools within the app; the limitation that for some users will prove iBooks’ fatal flaw; and the steps you need to complete before you can sell your iBooks. The new year is a great time to rethink your life, your work and everything in between – especially when the economy is circling the plughole. Our 18-page cover feature looks at all the major digital creative fields and explains, in the words of more than 30 established professionals, what skills you need to learn to succeed now and where to start getting them.
What changes will Apple make to its hardware range? Is the “Apple television” likely to become a reality, and if so, what will it look like? How will other technology giants fare in the coming year, and what new products will emerge? What developments will we see in the laws that govern our digital lives?

Don’t miss your chance to gaze into our crystal ball – and be sure to save the issue so you can laugh at us in 12 months’ time.

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Motorola wins ban on push email on Apple devices in Germany

by Kenny Hemphill on February 3, 2012 in News

Motorola has won a permanent injunction in Germany against push email services in Apple’s iCloud and MobileMe. When Motorola enforces the judgement, Apple will have to remove push email from the iPhone and iPad in Germany. Although the injunction is permanent, it can be appealed and it’s likely that Apple will do just that. According [...]

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Browett won’t bring Dixons to Apple says Tim Cook

by Kenny Hemphill on February 1, 2012 in Comment
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Apple’s decision to recruit Dixons CEO, John Browett as its international retail chief caused more than a few raised eyebrows on this side of the Atlantic. The philosophy and sales strategy of PC World and Currys could scarcely be more different to Apple’s, and anyone who remembers the failed ‘store within in a store’ partnership [...]

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NYT admonished by workers’ rights group over Apple China story

by Kenny Hemphill on January 30, 2012 in News

The New York Times has been criticised by an organisation which promotes the rights of workers over a story it ran last week which contained devastating accounts of the treatment of employees at factories in China where Apple products are made. BSR, a group which promotes corporate responsibility and the rights of workers was unhappy [...]

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Twitter censorship plan under fire

by Kenny Hemphill on January 27, 2012 in News

Twitter has been widely criticised over the implementation of a system which will allow it to block tweets in specific countries while allowing them to be published in others. The social network said it would assess requests to block tweets on a case by case basis and that its approach to freedom of speech would [...]

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