Apple Announces OS X Mountain Lion Will Be Released Tomorrow!

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Apple has announced that OS X Mountain Lion will be released tomorrow, July 25th.

"We're thrilled with record sales of 17 million iPads in the June quarter," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "We've also just updated the entire MacBook line, will release Mountain Lion tomorrow and will be launching iOS 6 this Fall. We are also really looking forward to the amazing new products we've got in the pipeline."

OS X Mountain Lion will be available from the Mac App Store for $19.99 (US). It requires Lion or Snow Leopard (OS X v10.6.8 or later), 2GB of memory and 8GB of available space.

You can learn more about the new features in Mountain Lion here. New Mac owners will be able to get afree update to OS X Mountain Lion once it's released.

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Apple Announces Third Quarter Revenue of $35 Billion, Net Profit of $8.8 Billion

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Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter ended June 30, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $35.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.8 billion, or $9.32 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.6 billion and net profit of $7.3 billion, or $7.79 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 42.8 percent compared to 41.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 62 percent of the quarter's revenue.



The Company sold 26.0 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 28 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 17.0 million iPads during the quarter, an 84 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.0 million Macs during the quarter, a two percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 6.8 million iPods, a 10 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.

Apple's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $2.65 per share of the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on August 16, 2012, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 13, 2012.

"We're thrilled with record sales of 17 million iPads in the June quarter," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "We've also just updated the entire MacBook line, will release Mountain Lion tomorrow and will be launching iOS 6 this Fall. We are also really looking forward to the amazing new products we've got in the pipeline."

"We're continuing to invest in the growth of our business and are pleased to be declaring a dividend of $2.65 per share today," said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's CFO. "Looking ahead to the fourth fiscal quarter, we expect revenue of about $34 billion and diluted earnings per share of about $7.65."

Apple is now live streaming its Q3 2012 financial results conference call atwww.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq312.

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Apple Has Already Sold 4 Million Apple TVs This Year, Still a 'Hobby'

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Apple has already sold 4 million Apple TVs this year but it still considers the device a 'hobby', revealed CEO Tim Cook on today's earnings call.

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Q: Did you give an Apple TV number and updated thoughts?

A: Sold 1.3 million last quarter, up more than 170% year over year. Brings fiscal year to 4 million units. This is pretty incredible. Still at a level that we would call a "hobby" -- continue to pull the string to see where it takes us. Not one to keep around projects that we don't believe in. Lot of people here that believe in Apple TV. Continue to invest.

Q: Don't do hobbies to be hobbies -- do it to make something bigger?

A: We do it because we think it'll leave us somewhere. We'll see. 4 million isn't a small number and there are a lot of believers in it.
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Cook was recently spotted at the Allen & Co. Annual Retreat where he has lined up several one-on-one meetings with media executives. Speculation has been rampant that Apple will release a television in the next year.

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Luminance Photo Editor App Adds New Presents, Swipe to Undo/Redo

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Luminance, a photo editor for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, has been updated with new presents, swipe to undo/redo, and Exif data viewing.

Luminance gives you pro photo editing capabilities in a simple and elegant interface. Effortlessly add effects to your photos, choose from many built-in presets, crop the area you want, and copy edits you've made from one photo and apply them to multiple photos.

Features:
✔ Create any look, with an infinite combination of adjustment layers.
✔ Place your adjustment layers in any order to create unique effects.
✔ Choose from many built-in presets.
✔ Crop & Rotate
✔ Copy edits from a photo and apply them to multiple photos.
✔ Share photos to Facebook, Twitter, Camera Roll, Email, Copy, and Print.
✔ View the history of any photo and easily jump back to a previous edit.
✔ Export photos at full resolution (Small, Medium, Large, or Original)

Filters
- White Balance
- Exposure
- Brightness/Contrast
- Hue/Saturation
- Tone Curve
- Split Toning
- Vignette
- Colors
- Sepia

What's New In This Version:
- Added new presets Florence, Azul, Fade B&W, and Verana
- View photo info/Exif data - photo location, camera, shot settings, timestamp, etc.
- You can now swipe to Undo/Redo actions
- Updated presets

You can purchase Luminance from the App Store for $0.99.

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Apple Wins EU Ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 But Not on Galaxy Tab 10.1N

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Apple has won a ban on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 in the European Union but failed to receive a similar ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1, reports The Verge.

The ruling from the Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court in Germany upheld a previous decision by the Dusseldorf Regional Court which claimed the 10.1N redesign was distinct enough from the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 that an injunction was not warranted.

In response to that decision Samsung said:

Samsung welcomes the court's ruling which confirms our position that the GALAXY Tab 10.1N does not infringe Apple's intellectual property and does not infringe laws against unfair competition. Should Apple continue to make legal claims based on such a generic design patent, design innovation and progress in the industry could be restricted.

It wasn't so positive about the ban on the Galaxy 7.7 however:

Samsung is disappointed with the court's ruling. We will continue to take all available measures, including legal action, to protect our intellectual property rights and defend against Apple's claims to ensure our products remain available to consumers throughout the European Union.

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