Video shows what Apple's iOS in the Car experience could be like

iOS in the Car is Apple's move to integrate iOS and while it was announced last year at WWDC, we've yet to see a clear demo of how it could actually work, until now. App developer Steven Troughton-Smith has released a video (above) showing a simulation of iOS integrating with an 800 x 600 display. While there are murmurings that iOS in the Car is undergoing some organizational issues, this video shows promise since it is a feature that is already available (but not enabled) in the current build of iOS 7.

Source: MacRumors

Reminisce about your first...Mac with Apple's special website

Everybody remembers their first. Mac, that is. Try out Apple's neat wayback machine that allows you to choose your first Mac and write down where and how you used it and what it could do, you'll be rewarded by seeing how long you've been a Mac user. My first Mac was a PowerBook 170 running System 7 and apparently that was 22 years ago. 

Apple celebrates 30 years of Mac with retrospective video

The Macintosh celebrates 30 years today and Apple has put up a video tracing the impact of what this innovative and elegant personal computer had on the world. Offering a 'truly worldwide democratization of creativity," the video raises a glass to Apple, Macs and also Mac users who've led their particular fields and changed the world using this iconic computer.

Some age appropriate titles on iBooks for Family Literacy Day

Sunday is Family Literacy Day  and to celebrate the love of reading, here are  few great books for different age categories available on the iBookstore. 

iBooks is an amazing way to download and read books. iBooks includes the iBooks Store, where you can download the latest bestselling books or your favorite classics – day or night. Browse your library on a beautiful bookshelf, tap a book to open it, flip through pages with a swipe or a tap, and bookmark or add notes to your favourite passages, on your iPhone, iPad, iPad mini with Retina display, and/or iPod touch.

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