Year: 2010

Apple has updated its iBooks app for iOS devices to version 1.2. The new version introduces Collections and lets you group books or PDFs together. By default, Apple includes Books and PDFs collections, but you can add and edit ’em as you wish.

There’s also AirPrint support, support for full illustrated books and a tweaked icon. Additionally, iOS 4.2 users can now also fit more words per page using automatic hyphenation.

Sales for all-in-one computers are on the rise, as is usual during the holiday season, and Apple’s iMac is the top selling computer in this category.

“DigiTimes” (http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/NewsSearch.asp?DocID=PD000000000000000000000000017819&query=APPLE), quoting “industry sources” indicate that Apple is the leading vendor of all-in-ones, accounting for almost 40% of the total market in 2010.

HarperCollins Children’s Books says more than 30 of its most beloved picture books are available as e-books in time for the holidays. For the first time, Fancy Nancy, Splat the Cat, and that feisty dog Marley can be viewed digitally on the iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone through the Apple iBookstore and on NOOKcolor by Barnes & Noble.

Also, Disney Publishing Worldwide has debuted illustrated books from Tron, Toy Story, Cars and other favorites on the iBookstore. The books — priced from $2.99 to $9.99 each — offer full-color, two-page spreads.

The federal government in Canada declared on Tuesday that having a Canadian version of Apple Inc.’s iBookstore would be of net benefit to Canada, reports the “Leader-Post” (http://www.leaderpost.com/news/iBookstore+gets+thumb+Canada/3978206/story.html).

In September, then-governor general Michaelle Jean ordered the government to review the digital bookstore’s Canadian iteration to ensure it posed no risk to the nation’s cultural identity. On Tuesday, the government found it didn’t.

Stores carrying Apple products should be on guard. Burglaries of such establishments seems to be on the rise.

A security camera caught this smash and grab robbery at an apple store in Greenwich, Connecticut, reports “NECN” (http://www.necn.com/12/15/10/New-England-Apple-stores-step-up-securit/landing_newengland.html?blockID=373458&feedID=4206). Thousands of dollars in merchandiser were stolen.