Canon tonight finished its last major DSLR update of the past year and launched the EOS 1D Mark IV as its highest-end camera. The new model jumps from a 10-megapixel APS-H (near full-frame) sensor to a 16-megapixel, 1.3X crop unit and upgrades to twin DIGIC IV processors. The boost gives it 1080p video at 30 frames per second, or 720p at 60 frames per second, while still shooting full-quality still images at up to 10 frames per second. It can also match the Nikon D3s’ ISO 102,400 light sensitivity and so can shoot in extremely low light…

Apple has just reported its most profitable quarter since the company has been established. It has sold a record number of Mac and iPhone units, having its profit go up 46% compared to last year. Apple has announced $9.87 billion in …

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Microsoft today confirmed more of its retail opening plans with sites for its first two stores. In addition to confirming the Scottsdale opening this Thursday, the Windows creator now says the Mission Viejo, California store is due to open a week later, on October 29th. It should partly mirror the Arizona opening with Justin Bieber performing a concert at the second location for the first 1,000 to ask for free tickets….

Daring Fireball blogger John Gruber and “Fake Steve Jobs” blogger Dan Lyons both suggest Apple is ready to launch new products tomorrow. Lyons claims there is “something brewing” for a news announcement tomorrow, although he declined to provide specific details on the products….

Filed under: Desktops, Hardware, Odds and ends, iMac

Engadget is the latest to report a rumor that’s been circulating for months: tomorrow may be the day that we finally see those new Macs we’ve been waiting on. John Gruber claims we’re going to see new MacBooks and iMacs (which we’ll rate as “expected”), updated Mac minis (wouldn’t be a huge surprise, though we haven’t heard that so much about that one, particularly not a mini bundled with Mac OS X Server — a very nice idea, though), and something called a “Magic Mouse,” as well as a multitouch trackpad accessory. I have to admit: those last two sound less likely than the iPod touch camera — while the new MacBooks and iMacs definitely wouldn’t be out of place before a holiday season, breaking out brand new accessories without an event to back them up isn’t really Apple’s style.

But then again, ours is not to judge: the rumors say new mice and some sort of multitouch trackpad, so that’s what we’re passing on to you. Believe it or not, as you will. We’ll of course be up and refreshing Apple’s store constantly here at TUAW — if anything new shows up there, you’ll see it here ASAP.

TUAWNew Macs, something else tomorrow? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, Software, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, Music

The good news is that EA has released Rock Band for the iPhone and iPod touch, and you can pick it up from the App Store right now. The bad news is that it seems like a pretty tough sell — despite the relatively high price tag (Tap Tap Revenge 3, a similar music game, is currently 99 cents and headed for free), there’s not much new here.

Sure, there is four-device Bluetooth multiplayer, and that’s something that Tapulous’ game has never had. But other than that, it seems like this is basically EA’s cash in on the tapping concept — the draw of Rock Band has been getting together with your friends and jamming out the hits on those fake instruments, and touching a button-less screen by yourself doesn’t have the same effect. Singing is included, but you’re still just tapping out notes for that — it seems like they missed a lot of potential fun there. And even some of the fun things from the console version like the drum fills for overdrive and the character avatars are missing here.

If you don’t like the 20 songs included with the game, you can download others at 50 cents (in two-song packs for a buck each), but most people probably shouldn’t even bother at that price — just stick with Tapulous’ game unless you really love Rock Band and its aesthetics (even then, I haven’t seen my much-beloved Harmonix mentioned anywhere with this port, so I doubt they’re even involved).

Even if you want to try this one, wait for the inevitable price drop — if the game really lived up to its name as the premiere music experience you’ll find on the consoles, it might be worth it, but all indications are, unfortunately, that it doesn’t.

TUAWRock Band out for $9.99 on the iPhone… but fails to thrill originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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