Archive: September 2007
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Site News: Server Move and Turning Two
This post represents a quick note to our loyal readers regarding recent milestones in World of Apple's timeline and plans for the future. First of all over the last few months our readership has pretty much doubled, hurtling us towards our next milestone of 20,000…
Daniel Cooperman of Oracle Corp to Join Apple as General Counsel
Apple today announced that Daniel Cooperman, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Oracle Corporation, will join Apple as the company’s senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Cooperman will begin at Apple on November 1. “Dan will…
Updates: EFI Firmware Update, iPod touch 1.1.1, iWeb, Keynote, Pages, and Numbers
EFI Firmware Update for MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, and Xserve. The update describes various fixes including Improves performance and reliability of Intel Core 2 Duo Processors (iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro) Improves performance and reliability of Dual-Core Intel Xeon Procesors (Xserve) Fixes issues with…
Apple Unleashes iPhone Update, iTunes for Windows [Updated]
Apple has released the long-waited iPhone 1.1.1 software update. The download is 154MB and warns "If you have modified your iPhone's Software, applying this software update may result in your iPhone becoming permanantly inoperable." Apple offers the following change list with the update: iTunes Wi-Fi…
Updates: iLife Support 8.1, iDVD 7.0.1, iPhoto 7.1, iMovie 7.1, GarageBand 4.1
iLife Support 8.1 - 7MB This update supports system software components shared by all iLife ’08 applications, improves overall stability, addresses a number of other minor issues, and supports general compatibility issues. It is recommended for all users of iLife ’08. iDVD 7.0.1 - 18.6MB…
Slim Aluminium MacBook?
The ever reliable 9to5Mac.com reported recently that Apple is readying an update to the MacBook which will see a new design. The site first off mentions that although they believe this is a MacBook revision they cannot rule out the long-rumoured "ultra-thin" MacBook Pro. The…
Apple Intending to Reinvent the Newton?
AppleInsider reports today that Apple has plans to reinvent the personal computer (PDA), with a possible announcement of the future product being as soon as January 2008 with a shipping date of mid-2008. Steve Jobas has mentioned in the past that Apple had been working…
Apple Tweaks Mac OS X 10.4.11 Builds
Apple has unleashed two new builds of the upcoming update to Tiger. Mac OS X 10.4.11 Build 8S2157 for Macs with Intel processors and build 8S157 for PPC processors, includes several bug fixes and security enhancements. The latest builds includes a small fix for Safari's…
File System Fix for MacBooks and MacBook Pros
MacBook, MacBook Pro Software Update 1.0 - 200KB This update enables file system journaling on MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook computers. Some MacBook and MacBook Pro systems were shipped with file system journaling turned off. Journaling is recommended on all Mac computers as a preventative…
Apple Warns Users of iPhone Unlocking
Apple has issued a press release today warning users of iPhone unlocking. The Cupertino company has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone's software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming…
Leopard to Exclude 800MHz and G3 Macs
AppleInsider reports that Apple is expected to drop support for Macs running under 800MHz as well as G3 processors. The rumour site notes that Apple is yet to release the official specifications for the future Operating System but mentions that it has long been written…
Starbucks Announces "Now Playing" Date, 50 Million Song Give-a-Way
Starbucks has today announced that the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, which features Starbucks exclusive “Now Playing” service, will go live in more than 600 Starbucks locations in New York and Seattle on October 2nd. In celebration of this historic launch, Starbucks announced today that it…
Quick Look at Build 9A559 of Leopard
Following the release of Build 9A559 of Mac OS X Leopard late last week many developers have now begun installing the latest build. World of Apple has gathered a selection of screenshots from this seed. World of Apple previously offered extensive galleries of the following…
Leopard Build 9A559 Hits ADC
Following the minor release of 9a528, Apple has published a new build to the ADC website. Build 9A559 contains only two known issues: Archive installs from Tiger to Leopard sometimes will not succeed on Power PC systems if you try to preserve user settings. Please…
Apple Seeds Minor Leopard Update
After some time since the last major update to Leopard, Apple has seeded a very minor update to ADC members. Software Update Apple has first released an update to Leopard's Software Update utility. Once the new Software Update is up to date a new Leopard…
Update: MainStage 1.0.1
MainStage 1.0.1 - 19.7MB MainStage 1.0.1 contains several updates, including: Improves stability Addresses minor usability issues Adds options for saving parameter values when switching patches This software is recommended for all users of MainStage 1.0 MainStage shipped recently with the new Logic Studio. MainStage turns…
Orange Announces iPhone in France
Following announcements from the UK and Germany , Orange has finally confirmed that it will carry the iPhone exclusively in France. It appears that Apple hasn't officially released anything announcing this partnership. "We have signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone," France Telecom's…
Videos and Photos of iPhone Press Conferences in London and Germany
Steve Jobs and Matthew Key at UK iPhone launch | Courtesy Flickr Multiple websites across the web contain photos and videos from Tuesday's London press conference and yesterdays German press conference. Here is a selection of some of the best. Textlad posts several photos of…
T-Mobile to Bring iPhone to Germany
Apple and T-Mobile Germany have today announced that T-Mobile will exclusively carry the iPhone in Germany. Calling it “the best mobile device currently on the market,” Hamid Akhavan, CEO, T-Mobile International, said he is convinced that they can get their “customers excited about experiencing the…
3G iPhone in the Pipeline?
Mulitple sites are reporting that Steve Jobs commented at yesterdays special event that a 3G iPhone is being worked on. Pocketlint quotes Jobs as saying; "You can expect a 3G iPhone later next year". Engadget however writes; Our phone has a talk time of 8…