Archive: May 2007 — page 2
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iPhone to be Available on Pre-Paid?
Boy Genius reports has revealed screenshots of AT&T's accounting that shows the iPhone available to pre-paid users. Screenshot of AT&T internal accounting system The accounting system shows three versions: iPhone PostPaid iPhone PrePaid (Pay As You Go) iPhone Hybrid (Pick Your Plan) For clarification for…
iPod Game Based On Lost Released
Apple has made a new iPod game available through the iTunes Store . The game which works solely on the 5th generation iPod is based on the TV show Lost. Join your favorite castaways in their quest to seek the truth and survive in the…
Apple Scrapping 17-inch iMac?
Think Secret is reiterating a report published by AppleInsider in March stating that Apple intends to stop manufacturing and sales of the 17-inch iMac. The site also notes that a refreshed iMac is on track to arrive in late June but will only feature 20…
Apple Unleashes Mac OS X 10.4.10 to Developers
As rumoured just a few days ago Apple has now released the first seed of Mac OS X 10.4.10 to members of ADC. The builds are 8R205 (PPC) and 8R2205 (Intel), the update currently fixes issues with mds and network home directories, and an issue…
In Brief: Coca-Cola Giving Away 2 Billion iTunes Songs, Final Cut 2 Studio Ships, TBWA to Create iPhone Ad
Coca-Cola Giving Away 2 Billion iTunes Songs In what is being dubbed Europe's largest music promotion, Coca-Cola has announced that it has teamed up with iTunes to give away two billion music tracks to European Cola drinkers. "Coca-Cola has a long and rich heritage in…
iPhone Recieves FCC Approval
Apple has received approval for the iPhone this afternoon, the Federal Communications Commission have Apple the green light to commence sales after testing the device for months. The FCC lab manager wrote the following in a SAR test report: "The Apple Inc. A1203 GSM Cellular…
Mac OS X 10.4.10, Promised Audio Fix
AppleInsider reports that pre-release versions of Mac OS X 10.4.10 have begun making the rounds in Cupertino. The report states that Apple hopes to stabilise the release so that it can seed the software to thousands of ADC members, Apple hopes to do this as…
Bogus iPhone Email Knocks Apple Stock
Yesterday turned out to be quite a ride for some Apple investors. The day started off well even with the bad news that Amazon will begin competing with iTunes in the sale of DRM-free music . Then at 11:49am EST Engadget posted a story claiming…
In Brief: Apple UK Cuts Price of iPod shuffle
Apple UK has quietly cut the price of the iPod shuffle by £6. The iPod shuffle which used to cost £55 now costs £49. Back in April Apple UK reduced prices of its larger video iPods. The 30GB iPod now costs £179 down from £189…
Apple Airs New iPod Advert
Apple has begun airing a new iPod silhouette style advert on American TV. New Apple iPod Advert The advert which is called Mi Swing Es Tropical is also available to view on Apple's website .
Apple Updates MacBook
As rumoured earlier today Apple has released an updated MacBook, unlike the rumours only three models remain in the line-up. Apple today updated its MacBook consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model. The…
Apple to Integrate 3G Connectivity Modules into Notebooks?
AppleInsider claims that an unproven yet credible source has told the publication that Apple intends to produce a Mac notebook with a build in 3G wireless module. Although multiple PC manufacturers already implement 3G wireless modules into their laptops, AppleInsider believes that Apple could break…
Five New MacBook Models Today?
Both Think Secret and MacRumors are reporting that Apple will inroduce five new MacBook configurations later today. Neither was able to offer any details on the update in particular why the number of models has increased from three to five. Think Secret was keen to…
Jonathan Ive Recieves Honour from London University
Apple's Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, Jonathan Ive has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the Arts, London. The ceremony was held at the Banqueting House on Whitehall in London, although Ive wasn't present a video of his acceptance was shown…
AT&T States that Pre-Sales of the iPhone Will Not be Allowed
Boy Genius report publishes some pre-launch channel communication directly from within AT&T. According to the document AT&T will soon begin to train staffers with web based training, workbooks and iPhone product overviews. The document also notes the following: "iPhone will be available sometime in June…
In Brief: T-Mobile to Get Europe iPhone Contract?
It is being reported that iPhone carrier in Europe is most likely to be T-Mobile. It has been suggested in the past that Vodafone would win but the carrier has publicly denied this. Other carriers such as O2 and Orange have reportedly failed in the…
Stan Sigman Hands Out iPhone
TUAW reports that AT&T CEO Stan Sigman has presented West Texas A&M's President, Dr. J. Patrick O'Brien with what he claims to be "the first iPhone in Texas." The iPhone was reportedly presented during Sigman's commencement speech at the University. Dr. O'Brien reportedly held the…
Jobs Discusses Product Strategies
During last weeks annual shareholders meeting Steve Jobs was questioned on the future of current Apple products and what's planned in the future. A brief overview was offered immediately after the meeting but now more details have been revealed. When question on Apple's mobile phone…
MacBook Ultra-Portable, MacBook Line Updates
AppleInsider contradicts with Think Secret's report that MacBook updates will recieve an update to the Santa Rosa platform. AppleInsider believes that the 13-inch MacBook will not be updated until later in the year, right now only the MacBook Pro will receive an update to Santa…
MacBook and MacBook Pro Updates Imminent
Think Secret is reporting that updates to the MacBook Pro and MacBook computers could come as early as next Tuesday. The report states that the MacBook Pro update will be based on Intel's recently launched Santa Rosa platform. Sources familiar with the update state that…