‘Apple Inc.’ Archives

With the other software releases Apple has rolled out this week comes a new update to the iOS software which powers the AppleTV. Along with new features that provide access to movie trailers, National Hockey League coverage, etc, are some improvements to VoiceOver accessibility as well. Among the improvements are addition speech rate settings and [...]

The day has arrived! iOS 5 will be released today for supported iPHone, iPod, and iPad devices. You can find out about the most compelling accessibility enhancements, especially those in VoiceOver in "A Look at Accessibility and VoiceOver in iOS5". We hope this review will be useful and informative.

Many members of the visually impaired community who have contributed in one way or another to this web site, and the greater VI Apple community at large, have shared their thoughts on the tragic loss of Steve Jobs. We offer this glimpse into the lives he touched as our tribute to Steve. Click here to [...]

In episode #16, the knights share their thoughts on the loss of the man who made so many new things possible for all of us. After, as Steve Jobs would have undoubtedly wanted, we discuss the latest addition from Cupertino to delight Apple users, the iPhone 4S, and what we think of the new Siri [...]

It is with the utmost sadness that we must report the news of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs’s passing today, just six weeks after he stepped down as CEO of the company he helped found over thirty years ago. Those of us who work to provide content for Mac-cessibility are only a small number of [...]

Today at 1 PM eastern, 10 AM pacific, Apple will be holding a press event to announce their newest iPhone and the latest version of the iOS operating system.  The regulars of the Maccessibility Round Table Podcast will be live streaming at that time offering up coverage and commentary of the event.  If you’d like [...]

On Sept. 27, 2011 Money Reader version 2.0 from Looktel will officially go live.   While version 1.0 was ground-breaking in itself in its brilliance in accuracy and ease of use, version 2 takes this app to a whole new level.   Several new currencies are now supported, including the Euro, Canadian and Australian dollars, [...]

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I [...]

Apple has released an update to iTunes, it’s flagship media management and storefront software. The release notes list VoiceOver fixes among the changes in version 10.4.1, which should please users who have struggled with version 10.4 in recent weeks. While the vast majority of iTunes releases have worked well with VoiceOver, there have occasionally been [...]

In this episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, our knights discuss, primarily, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and its new accessibility features, especially the new features found in VoiceOver RoaringApps.com – A site to check the Lion compatibility of your applications

This morning Apple released Mac Os 10.7 lion in the mac app store. The cost is $29.95. You must be running the latest version of snow leopard to purchase and download this new OS. Stay tuned to this site for more reviews of the new accessibility features in the coming days.

In this episode of the Mac-cessibility ROund Table Podcast, our knights are magically and revolutionarily transformed into Macateers, braving the Mac and iOS AppStores to bring you their favorite third-party software picks to use with your Apple devices and VoiceOver. Group pick: The Macalope Darcy’s picks: YoruFukurou WorthWhile Sudoku Tablet Holly’s picks: SlingPlayer Mobile 7 [...]