News headlines

• Jonathan Ive reveals Apple design secrets
  

  I can't draw, hate focus groups, love prototypes

• Extensis intros Portfolio Server 9 digital asset management software
  

  Adds new Java server platform, web clients, and MediaRich processing engine

• Apple design chief Jonathan Ive talks Innovation
  

  Ive to be honoured by RCA

• Sequence Training announces Pinewood Making a Documentary Final Cut Pro class
  

  The two-day course, held at Pinewood Studios, costs £300

• Toon Boom Studio 5 released, adds stop-motion animation features
  

  Animation package now includes stop-motion feature

• QuarkXpress plug-in offers Word-style redlining spell check
  

  Misspelled words are automatically flagged and underlined in red

• Adobe releases Lightroom 2.4, Camera Raw 5.4 update
  

  Support for additional digital camera raw image file formats

• Luxology releases modo 401
  

  Modo 401 has a focus on rendering and animation enhancements, according to the company.

• Learn to use the Red camera with Sequence Training
  

  Learn all about the new technologies and integrate the footage into the Final Cut Pro workflow

• NEC intros MultiSync LCD2490WUXi² for designers
  

  24-inch widescreen monitor well-suited for demanding applications

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Blogs

>> Thu, 02 Jul 2009

Why the Apple iPhone can't be 'killed'

By Brad Reed

Every few months, some new hopeful to the smartphone market will garner enough hype where various media outlets will dub it an "iPhone killer".

>> Wed, 01 Jul 2009

Original David Hockney iPhone artwork available to download

To coincide with Imagine: David Hockney - A Bigger Picture on BBC1 last night (available on iPlayer) the BBC is offering a chance to download a small selection of original iPhone artwork from the acclaimed artist. You'll need to be quick as the offer is only open for 48 hours.

>> Mon, 29 Jun 2009

Does the iPhone 3GS overheat?

By Melissa J. Perenson

Is the Apple iPhone 3GS having overheating issues? I've seen some reports circulating on the Web that indicate some handsets might indeed be affected. And I have my own tale to add to fray.

>> Mon, 22 Jun 2009

Apple v Microsoft gets nasty

There’s all-out war raging between old foes Apple and Microsoft on US television. And, here’s a surprise… Microsoft appears to be winning. Back at the start of 2007 Apple UK mimicked the US ‘I’m A Mac’ TV ad campaign, using Peep Show’s very funny David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Unfortunately, the ads backfired. YouGov’s BrandIndex report showed that UK consumer buzz around Apple actually fell from +8 to +4 after the ads were screened.

Creative Profiles - Emma du Pille – Graphic Designer

Emma du Pille graduated from Norwich School of Art & Design in 2008 and has since been working in London, undertaking various design placements at some of the capital's top studios. Her work has already attracted rave reviews on various design forums and blogs. Macworld caught up with Emma to discover her hopes and ambitions as she continues a career in design.

>> Fri, 19 Jun 2009

Creative Profiles - Dan Milnor – Photographer

Dan Milnor is a documentary fine-art photographer who spends his time making portraits and working on self-assigned documentary projects.

>> Thu, 18 Jun 2009

Apple fires my old PR agency

Today’s news that Apple has fired its UK PR agency Bite has a bittersweet taste for me in my role as Editor of Macworld.

Analysis: Did Apple downgrade the new MacBook Pro's SATA interface?

By Lucas Mearian

Apple's latest MacBook Pro laptops came with a number of upgrades to processor speeds, RAM and hard drives - not to mention reduced price tags.

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