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Apple Unveils MacBook Air with M4 Chip: A Refined Update to the Ultra-Portable Lineup

team HDT — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:47:48 +0000

Apple has officially announced the new MacBook Air powered by the M4 chip on March 5, 2025, bringing modest yet meaningful improvements to its most popular laptop lineup. The refreshed models maintain the beloved thin and light design while introducing a new Sky Blue color option and enhanced webcam capabilities with Center Stage support. Pricing and Availability The new MacBook Air maintains its predecessor’s starting price point in Japan at ¥164,800 for the 13-inch model with 256GB storage. Pre-orders have already begun, with units set to ship and appear in stores beginning March 12. This pricing strategy reflects Apple’s commitment to keeping its entry-level Mac accessible while delivering improved performance. … Continue reading →

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Digital Camera Market Crisis: Supply Chain, Demand Shifts, & Future

team HDT — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:49:19 +0000

Digital Camera Industry: Navigating Disruption The digital camera market faces a critical juncture. Global component shortages, particularly semiconductors, combined with evolving consumer demand, present significant challenges. Supply Chain Crisis Production is hampered not only by the ongoing semiconductor shortage but also by scarcity of essential materials like magnesium alloys and specialized optical glass. Factories are operating below capacity, delaying new product releases and exposing supply chain vulnerabilities. Manufacturers are actively diversifying sourcing and exploring reshoring options. Evolving Demand Landscape While demand for basic compact cameras has waned, a niche resurgence is occurring, driven by younger users. The professional and enthusiast segments remain robust, fueled by mirrorless camera adoption, especially for … Continue reading →

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Apple Unveils iPhone 16e: Bold Pricing for a Familiar Design

team HDT — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:11:56 +0000

Apple Introduces iPhone 16e: A New Chapter Begins, Replacing SE Apple announced the iPhone 16e on February 19, 2025, expanding its iPhone 16 lineup with what many expected to be a successor to the iPhone SE series. Instead, the device positions itself as an entry-level model in the standard iPhone lineup. The pricing strategy appears particularly bold, with the 128GB model retailing for 99,800 yen in Japan and $599 in the US. Pre-orders begin February 21 at 10 PM JST, with the official release scheduled for February 28. New Tech in an Old Shell While the iPhone 16e features the latest A18 chip, it inherits its physical design from the … Continue reading →

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Apple unveils its plans to use its own ARM-powered silicon in Macs

Tsugawa.TV — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 07:52:52 +0000

Apple switching from Intel to its own custom chips for Macs over a two-year transition period At WWDC 2020, Apple has announced it will transition its Mac computers to its own custom-designed chips, moving away from Intel chips, and every Mac across its desktop and laptop product lines, including Mac Pro, is running on “Apple silicon” over the next two years. The company plans to ship its first Mac with Apple silicon, perhaps MacBooks or iMac, by the end of 2020. Macs with Apple Silicon will run on the same A-series processors which have been used in iPhones and iPads for more than 10 years, bringing the ability for macOS … Continue reading →

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Android 11 is official in beta, comes with a focus on people, controls and privacy

Tsugawa.TV — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 06:42:53 +0000

Google has finally dropped the first Android 11 Beta release for Pixel phones (Pixel 2 or newer) without the live event, Google I/O 2020, which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Android 11 Beta brings several new features including improved notifications, better control over the other devices and new privacy controls. This Beta version gives the users the Final APIs, meaning to start final compatibility testing for apps, SDKs, and libraries. Android 11 Beta Release highlights: Notifications, adding the new “Conversations” section at the top of the notification shade along with priority settings and reminder, make it easier for users to find important contacts, with a people-forward design in … Continue reading →

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New iPad Pros are expected on October 30

Tsugawa.TV — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 04:03:38 +0000

Next-Gen iPads coming with new design Apple is set to hold the “There’s more in the making” media event on Tuesday, October 30th in New York City. The company has sent out invitations to several media. Apple is expected to unveil new iPad Pros, Apple Pencil and AirPods. It’s also possible that the Cupertino company will launch low-priced MacBooks which are successor to the MacBook Airs, as well as new iMacs, Mac Minis and potentially HomePods. New iPad Pro models are rumored to have a USB-C port, a TrueDepth camera for Face ID, faster chipset and slim bezels with no Home button.

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Surface Pro 6 & Surface Laptop 2 hit the stores

Tsugawa.TV — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:27 +0000

Microsoft has refreshed Surface Pro & Surface Laptop, adding a faster processor and a new matte black finish Microsoft today launched Surface Pro 6 and Surface Laptop 2, looking all the same as the prior model respectively, however, they have been offered refreshed internals. Surface Pro 6 starts at $899, while Surface Laptop 2 starts at $999, Microsoft improved cooling system to use Intel’s 8th Gen quad-core processors. Microsoft now claims Surface Pro 6 is more than 67 percent faster than last year’s model, meanwhile Surface Laptop 2 is 85 percent faster than the original Surface Laptop. As usual, Surface Pro does not include Type Cover ($160) and Surface Pen … Continue reading →

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Google introducing Pixel 3, Pixel Slate tablet and Home Hub, focusing on features with AI enhancements

Tsugawa.TV — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:26:52 +0000

New “Made By Google” products in 2018 At the “Made By Google” hardware media event held in New York City on Tuesday, Google unveiled the Pixel 3 smartphones with larger screens, along with a new Chromebook tablet called the “Pixel Slate” and a smart screen called the “Google Home Hub”. The Pixel 3, the third generation of its flagship Android smartphone, comes in 2 sizes and 3 colors. “Pixel Visual Core” imaging chip and AI in the phone improve camera functions, speed and quality. Let’s take a closer look at the Pixel 3. Edge-to-edge OLED display offers 5.5-inch “Pixel 3” and 6.3-inch “Pixel 3 XL“ Pixel 3 XL has a … Continue reading →

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Ignite 2018: Microsoft reveals a lot of services related to Azure, AI, Security, IoT, Edge Computing, Office and much more

Tsugawa.TV — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:06:51 +0000

At Ignite 2018 conference in Orlando, Microsoft has just announced a lot of news, services, programs and hardware related to Azure, AI, Security, IoT, Edge Computing, Office and much more. The tech giant focuses on Security; AI and Data; and IoT and Edge Computing this year. Highlights Azure Machine Learning service New Azure IoT Edge features and capabilities Launch “Open Data Initiative” with Adobe and SAP Confidential Computing for Azure Unified search across Microsoft 365 Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure with multi-user Windows 10 experience Password free sign in capabilities for apps LinkedIn integration with Outlook and Office apps Powerful AI features into a simplified experience across Office 365 Surface … Continue reading →

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iPhone XS and XS Max teardown: Mostly the same internal design as iPhone X

Tsugawa.TV — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 04:28:42 +0000

iPhone XS and XS Max hit the stores on Friday and as always iFixit has provided teardown images of the new iPhones. The teardown reveals the latest iPhones are pretty similar to the previous models. Let’s take a closer look at it. Points to keep in mind Glass: Apple said “the most durable glass ever in a smartphone” but the glass looks very simliar to iPhone X’s. No clue whether new Gorrila Glass 6 or not Antenna band: Extra antenna band added on the bottom very likely to support for Gigabit LTE (not 5G) IP68 water resistance: No evidence. SIM card slot also largely unchanged Taptic Engine: Resized and XS … Continue reading →

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The reason iOS 12 increases performance even on older devices

Tsugawa.TV — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 23:42:10 +0000

iOS 12 brings significantly improved performance and longer battery life on older iOS devices such as iPhone 5S, why? Apple released iOS 12 software update to the public on Monday, Sept. 17. In the past, software updates on older devices gave us a lot of issues like slow down, crash and bugs etc. People have to feel safe, right? Once you install, it’s hard to downgrade to iOS 11. But this time, you do not neet to be afraid to upgrade. It’s clear that Apple has foucused its effort especially on the oldest devices and you will see performance improvements. Thus iOS 12 seems to be worth installing. Don’t hesitate. … Continue reading →

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Apple released “iOS 12” which brings improved performance and new features like Screen Time, Siri Shortcuts and more

Tsugawa.TV — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 03:28:50 +0000

Apple has just released its latest Operating Systems designed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on Monday, Sept. 17. The major software update “iOS 12” focuses on performance boosts and AR Experiences, also adding several new features like Screen Time, Siri Shortcuts, Memoji and more. iOS 12 was first unveiled at WWDC 2018 in June and now available on all devices able to run iOS 11 including 2013’s iPhone 5S, iPad Air and 6th-gen iPod touch. Here are new features and main changes in iOS 12 Performance Improvements: work more speedily like launching Camer up to 70% faster Screen Time: track the time spent on devices Siri Shortcuts: deliver a faster way to get things done … Continue reading →

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Tim Cook talked about “personal” and some number in the keynote, and that’s all about

Tsugawa.TV — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 03:06:47 +0000

Apple officially announced the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, as well as the Apple Watch Series 4 at the media event on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Apple CEO Tim Cook loves the number and he focused on “personal” in the keynote. Here’s what we heard from Cook at the event. “personal” Apple was founded to make the computer more “personal”. We’ve created several categories of technology that have had a profound impact on people’s lives. From the iPod to the iPhone to the iPad to the Apple Watch, and we’ve completely reinvented the retail experience, making it more “personal” and engaging. We love that so many customers had the chance … Continue reading →

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iPhone SE ranked in the top 4 on Amazon Best Sellers list after Apple stopped selling in its Store

Tsugawa.TV — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:52:06 +0000

Today many Japanese buy iPhone SE at Amazon “iPhone SE” is very popular in Japan. And many people expected “iPhone SE2” in the yesterday’s special media event. However, Apple did not introduced the successor to the iPhone SE. Moreover Apple discontinued the iPhone SE. Apple also has stopped selling iPhone X and iPhone 6s in the Apple’s online store, following the unveiling of the iPhone Xs and iPhone XR. But the impact of missing iPhone SE is pretty big in Japan. Now iPhone SE ranked in the top 4 on Amazon Best Sellers of smartphones in Japan.

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Apple introduced 3 new iPhones – “iPhone Xs”, “iPhone Xs Max” & “iPhone XR“

Tsugawa.TV — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 08:20:59 +0000

Today Apple has officially announced three new models of iPhones 2018 – “Xs”, “Xs Max” and “”XR“. Closer Look: iPhone Xs & iPhone Xs Max Remarkable points 5.8-inch iPhone Xs (2,436×1,125 at 458 ppi) and 6.5-inch iPhone Xs Max (2,688×1,242 at 458 ppi) come with “Super Retina” OLED display said to be the sharpest and the highest pixel density of any Apple device A million-to-one contrast ratio with brightness and true blacks while showing 60% greater dynamic range in HDR photos. Apple says “The best color accuracy in the industry”. True Tone also supported The Most durable glass ever in a smartphone A12 Bionic Chip is much faster than iPhone … Continue reading →

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Apple updates Apple Watches “Series 4”

Tsugawa.TV — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 01:07:10 +0000

Today Apple announced the 4th gen Apple Watch “Series 4“. Focusing on health features and redesigning. Closer Look: Apple Watch Series 4 Apple Watch “Series 4” Remarkable points Redesigned full screen OLED display with Force Touch (slim bezels) Over 30% larger screen with curved edge 3D glass design using technology called “LTPO” Two new bigger models ready, 40mm & 44mm (previously 38mm and 42mm) and thinner than previous models (10.7mm compared to 11.4mm) New “S4” chip – 4th gen CPU (Silicon in Package) supports dual-core 64-bit which runs up to 2x faster than “S3” chip 50% louder and more clear speaker and better microphone. Also improved audio quality for Siri … Continue reading →

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Adobe、MAX 2014で新たなモバイルクリエイティブの可能性を探求＝Creative Cloudもメジャーアップデート

Tsugawa.TV — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 22:52:33 +0000

Adobe Systemsは2014年10月6日（現地時間）、米ロサンゼルスで行われた年次カンファレンスAdobe MAX 2014の基調講演において、モバイルデバイス向けに新たなCreative Cloudアプリ投入を発表した。また、デスクトップ向け主要製品群であるCreative Cloudのメジャーアップデートも併せて公開。新しいモバイルツール群（iOS版）とクリエイティブプロファイル導入により、今まで以上にモバイル端末とデスクトップ環境およびCreative Cloudサービスをシームレスに連携させることができるようになる。 MAX 2014でアナウンスされた主な新サービス・製品群は以下のとおり（Creativeツール一覧） Photoshop CC、Illustrator CCなどとワークフローの統合や機能を拡張できる、新しい9種のiOS向けモバイルアプリ（無料）のローンチ（Photoshop Sketch / Photoshop Mix / Lightroom Mobile / Illustrator Draw / Illustrator Line / Adobe Premiere Clip / Adobe Brush CC / Adobe Shape CC / Adobe Color CC）主要CCデスクトップツールのメジャーアップデート（一例として、Windows 8 / Surface Pro 3 のタッチ操作サポート、Photoshop CCのレイヤーを画像アセットとして抽出するグラフィカルUIなど）モバイルアプリとCCデスクトップツールをクラウドでシームレスに連携・共有可能な「クリエイティブプロファイル」の導入 Photoshop CCやDreamweaver CCなどのデザイン情報を一般ユーザとも共有できる「Creative Cloud Extract」の追加サードパーティ向けiOSアプリ開発キット「Adobe Creative SDK」（パブリックBeta版v1.0）の公開（無償）。なお、Android版は開発途中のため一部デベロッパーに限定シードされている Adobe Creative Cloud for Android (preview) のローンチおよびAdobe Creative Cloud for iOS (1.1.0) のアップデートアセット管理ツール「Creative Cloud ライブラリ」およびロイヤリティーフリー素材集「Creative Cloud マーケット」の公開、クリエイターと企業を結びつける「Creative Talent Search」のスタート Adobeのデジタルメディア担当SVPデイビッド・ワドワーニ（David Wadhwani）氏は、「モバイルデバイスをクリエイティブのメインストリームに導く新しいモバイルアプリ群をローンチすることで、イノベーションのペースはCreative Cloudと共に加速し続ける」と述べ、さまざまな環境下において、クリエイティブツールやアセットをこれまで以上に高度なレベルで利用できるようになるとしている。また、基調講演ではMicrosoft製デバイスやWindowsプラットフォームとの親和性が強調され、MSのサティア・ナデラCEOがゲストとして登壇した。 MAX 2014 – Day 1 Keynote Introduction Adobe & Microsoft Partner at Adobe MAX 2014 Resources Adobe MAX（英語） MAX Online（英語） Max Blog（英語） Adobe CC Blog（英語） Twitter @Adobe（英語） Twitter … Continue reading →

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Adobe、“Creative Cloud 2014年版” 発表＝デスクトップアプリを大幅刷新

Tsugawa.TV — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 09:29:32 +0000

Adobe Systemsは2014年6月18日（現地時間）、Creative Cloud 2014年版を公開し、Photoshop CC、Illustrator CC、InDesign CCなどのメジャー14ツールを大幅アップデートした。また、Creative Cloudと連携する無償のiPad向けアプリ（Sketch、Line、Photoshop Mix）や、新しいハードウェア類（デジタルペン「Ink」、デジタル定規「Slide」）もアナウンスしている（プレスリリース）。最新Photoshop CC 2014では、スマートオブジェクトの強化により、元ファイルを保持したままデザインを効率良く編集可能となっており（スマートオブジェクトリンク）、さらに新しいパッケージ機能を使うことで、アセットを自動収集してパッケージ化することもできるようになった。そのほかの注目機能として、画像の特定部分の遠近感を自由に調整できる遠近法ワープ、画像に動きを与えるぼかしギャラリーのモーション効果、3Dプリンターのサポート（3Dプリント）強化などが挙げられる（Photoshop CC 2014の新機能）。

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Adobe、Photoshop CC割引キャンペーン＝12月2日まで [Update]12月9日まで延長

team HDT — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:21:14 +0000

Adobeは12月2日まで、「Photoshop CC」および「Lightroom 5」を月額1,000円（要年間契約）で提供する割引キャンペーンを実施中だ。通常のCreative Cloud単体サブスクリプションでも月額2,200円（年間契約時）なので、かなりお得なオファーといえる。共有およびコラボレーション用のクラウドストレージ20GB分のほか、プロフェッショナルポートフォリオを自由にカスタマイズできるBehance ProSiteも利用できる。 [Update] この「Photoshop 写真業界向けプログラム」は12月9日まで延長となった（Photoshop 日本公式ブログ）。また、Photoshop CS3以降の永続版ユーザは12月31日まで購入可能だ。

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Apple、長編ビデオ公開 – Making a difference. One app at a time.

team HDT — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:01:11 +0000

米 Apple は2013年6月12日（現地時間）、“Making a difference. One app at a time. ” と題する10分にも及ぶ長編ビデオを公開した。同社モバイルデバイス向けOS「iOS」のアプリにフォーカスしたもので、世界の様々な場所で iOS 端末を使うことにより、僻地での医療・診断や身体障害者の生活を素晴らしいものに変える可能性を示している。

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