The Bite Magazine - Spring Summer 2013

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Avid owners of Apple MacBook
Air will no longer have to worry
about their battery losing life in the
middle of that all-important document.The
consumer electronics giant has updated the
fourth generation models with an all-day
battery life. With Intel Core processors
that have faster graphics, 802.11ac Wi-Fi
and flash storage that is up to 45 per cent
faster than its predecessor, the 11-inch
models now feature double the storage
JADA BROOKES CHECKS OUT SOME OFTHE LATEST
GADGETSAND DEVELOPMENTS ONTHETECH MARKET.
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Apple MacBook Air Gets More Battery Life
while the 13-inch models have a new
lower price. Philip Schiller, Apple’s Senior
Vice President of Worldwide Marketing
said: “MacBook Air is the industry leader
for thin and light notebook, and now with
longer battery life, we’ve set the bar even
higher.” He added,“With faster flash, more
powerful graphics and up to 12 hours of
battery life, the new MacBook Air packs
even more performance into the portable
and durable design our customers love.”
The power-efficient fourth generation
Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processor gives
the 13-inch MacBook Air up to 12 hours
of battery life and up to 10 hours of iTunes
movie playback while the 11-inch version
delivers up to 9 hours of battery life and
up to 8 hours of iTunes movie playback.
The new Intel HD Graphics 5000 allows
MacBook Air up to 40 per cent faster
performance for gaming and graphics
intensive apps, while the new flash storage
provides speeds of up to 45 per cent
faster than the previous generation and
nine times faster than traditional
drives. The incredibly
thin and light new model features
dual microphones, a FaceTime HD camera,
a high-speed Thunderbolt port and two
USB 3.0 ports.It also supports dual displays
and video mirroring while simultaneously
supporting full native resolution on the
built-in display.
With OS X Mountain Lion included, the
MacBook Air has a host of useful features
such as messages, Notification Center,
system-wide Sharing, AirPlay Mirroring,
Dictation, Game Centre and the enhanced
security of Gatekeeper. Also with iCloud,
it is easier than ever before to keep your
content up to date across your Mac,
iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Be Your Own DJ with Apple
iTunes Radio
I f you ever imagine yourself as a DJ on
your radio show,you can now do this with
the new iTunes Radio from Apple. The
new free internet radio service features
over 200 stations and has an incredible
catalogue of music from the iTunes Store.
Whether you are
using an iPhone, iPad,
iPod Touch, Mac, PC
or Apple TV, you can
tune into iTunes Radio
through these devices
and access stations
inspired by the music
you already listen to,
with Featured Stations
curated by Apple and
genre-focused stations
that are catered to
your personal taste.The
more you use iTunes
Radio and iTunes, the
more it learns your
personal preferences.
You will also have the added bonus of
exclusive “first listen” premieres from
top selling artists, Siri integration, plus the
ability to tag or buy anything you hear with
just one click.
Eddy Cue,Apple’s SeniorVice President
of Internet Software and Services said,
“iTunes Radio is an incredible way to listen
to personalised radio stations which have
been created just for you. It’s the music
you love most and the music you’re going
to love, and you can easily buy it from
the iTunes Store with just
one click.” Users of iTunes
Radio will have access to
thousands of new songs
every week, as well as
exclusive music from new
and popular artists before
it is heard anywhere else.
You’ll also be able to keep up
to date with special events
including live streams direct
from the iTunes Festival in
London and other exclusive
iTunes Sessions. With the
iTunes Radio collecting
information based on your
listening history and past
purchases, it builds a station around your
music library, with the option to create
and customise stations based on whatever
you want to hear. With Siri, you can ask
it questions or give it instructions such as
‘Who plays that song?’,‘Play more like this’
or ‘Play Jazz Radio.’ You can even tell it to
pause, stop or skip or add songs to your
Wish List to download later.
Apple iTunes Radio will be available only in the
U.S. later this year.
Images courtesy of Apple