Archive: May 2007
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Apple Updates Xserve Lights Out Firmware
Apple has released an update called Xserve Lights-Out Management Firmware Update 1.0. The update which is 760k in size is said to combine security and reliability updates to help improve the monitoring and management of Xserve. This update includes changes to the Lights-Out Management environment…
Apple Joins S&P 100
Standard and Poor's announced on Thursday that Apple Inc. will join its S&P 100 index. The company will replace MedImmune Inc. on the index following the end of trading on Thursday. The S&P 100 is a selection of the top 100 companies from the S&P…
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Share Stage at All Things Digital Conference [Updated]
As reported earlier in the week Steve Jobs and Bill Gates took the stage a few hours ago with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates share stage at D: All Things Digital Conference Soon the great Silicon Valley soap opera will…
Jobs Opens Up Regarding iPhone
During today's interview at the D: All Things Digital Conference Steve Jobs took some questions from the audience, a complete transcript is available from Engadget. Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal and Steve Jobs chat at D5 Conference During the session Jobs let go…
Steve Jobs Speaks at 'D: All Things Digital' Conference
Steve Jobs has taken part in a solo interview at the Wall Street Journal's conference D: All Things Digital. Walt Mossberg and Steve Jobs sat down together this afternoon to have a one-to-one discussion about Apple's future. Steve Jobs holds up iPhone while talking to…
YouTube on Apple TV, 160GB HD Version in June
Apple has announced that YouTube videos will be able to be viewed on Apple TV as of mid-June. “This is the first time users can easily browse, find and watch YouTube videos right from their living room couch, and it’s really, really fun,” said Steve…
Think Secret Plays Down MacBook Pro HD
Think Secret is keen to knock customers hoping to receive a new model of the 17-inch MacBook Pro featuring a high-definition display. The site reports that the forthcoming MacBook Pro upgrade will not feature a new display. Back in 2005 a PowerBook G4 revised manual…
In Brief: Apple's Market Value Hits $100 Billion, Analysts Up Price Targets
Apple's Market Value Hits $100 Billion In early morning trading Apple Inc.'s share rose as high as $116.06 per share, with 8861,875,000 shares outstanding this puts Apple's market cap at $100,029,212,500. Apple market cap reaches $100 billion as share price surpasses $116 per share During…
iTunes 7.2 Allows DRM Free Downloads (iTunes Plus)
Apple is now offering iTunes 7.2 for download, the update which is 29.6MB for Mac and 36.3MB for Windows is described as follows by Apple; With iTunes 7.2, preview and purchase iTunes Plus music—new higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads from participating music labels. Apple and EMI…
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Appearance Tomorrow
As reported in February Apple CEO, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Co-founder and Chairman will make a joint appearance at the D: All Things Digital Conference tomorrow. During the unrehearsed on-stage conversation Gates and Jobs will briefly discuss the history and future of the digital…
QuickTime Security Patches Java
Following last weeks Security Update Apple has today released an update for QuickTime player. The update which is 1.4MB for Macs and 1.1MB for Windows patches two issues within QuickTime 7.1.6 relating to Java. Apple describes the update as follows: This update is recommended for…
Quanta Gains "New" iPhone Contract
The Commercial Times is reporting that Quanta Computer has received an order to build 5 million iPhone units for shipment in September 2007. The original order of iPhone's was placed with Foxconn with a shipment date of June. On the same note DigiTimes offers some…
AT&T Executive Talks iPhone
Brier Dudley of the Seattle Times offers an interview with Glenn Lurie, president of National Distribution for AT&T's wireless operations, responsible for National Retail Operations, National Dealers, Direct Mail/Direct Response, Resale, eStore Sales and Service via Cingular.com, as well as Prepaid/Hybrid Sales The interview offers…
DRM Free Music Coming to iTunes This Week?
During April, EMI and Apple announced that they would begin selling DRM-free music files on the iTunes Store during May. With May coming to an end quickly PaidContent.org has questioned EMI over the original plans: Asked for a progress update on delivery of its new…
In Brief: iPhone Used to Browse Websites?, Apple Confirms MySpace Ban
iPhone Used to Browse Websites? It appears that Apple is now more openly testing the iPhone, Mac Rumors is reporting that identification strings in its logs read: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/1A538a Safari/419.3 Apple Confirms…
iPhone to Land June 20? [Updated x 2]
Numerous posts on Google Groups appear to point towards a June 20 release date of the iPhone. One post in particular reads: Actually, On the Money last night on CNBC, the telco Analyst said they had been given the confirmed date of the 20th. Not…
In Brief: Apple Stores Ban MySpace
In a decision that will help clear loitering from many Apple Retail Stores around the world, executives at Apple have decided to block access to MySpace.com from any Apple Store. By the end of business on Thursday 24 May almost all Apple Retail Stores will…
Mac mini on Last Legs?
According to an article by AppleInsider the Mac mini's days appear to be numbered. Therefore, it comes as little surprise that sources, for whom AppleInsider holds the utmost respect, are now pointing towards the mini's impending demise. The article finishes with: Ladies and gentlemen, AppleInsider…
Security Update 2007-005 Released
Apple has made Security Update 2007-005 available via Software Update or from Apple's website. The update which is available for 10.4 users on both PPC and Intel platforms , the update also applies to users of 10.3.9 and 10.3.9 Server . Security Update 2007-005 is…
Analyst Weighs in on MacBook Pros, iMacs, and iPhone
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster ( Via AppleInsider ) has weighed in on the future of Apple and its products. In particular Munster predicted on the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference to be held in San Francisco next month. The analyst predicted that an iPhone launch…