Archive: October 2007
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Apple Retail Chief Snags $113m in Options
Apple's senior vice president of retail operations, Ron Johnson has very recently exercised options and then sold 700,000 shares worth around $130 million. According to files made at the Securities and Exchange Commission the retail chief exercised the 700,000 options at $23.72 apiece on Friday…
Apple Working on Time Machine AirDisk Support?
AppleInsider reports that Apple is working on bring back the ability to backup using Time Machine to a hard drive connected to an Airport Extreme base station. The feature which was widely touted prior to Leopard's release was pulled at the last minute with all…
Apple Shifts 2 Million Copies of Leopard
Apple has announced that it has sold over 2 million copies of Mac OS X Leopard which was released on Friday 26th October. So far Leopard is far outpacing the speed of which Tiger was sold in its first weekend. “Early indications are that Leopard…
T-Mobile and Apple Confirm iPhone Rates in Germany
Today, Apple and T-Mobile have confirmed the rumoured rate plans for the iPhone in Germany. T-Mobile iPhone rates All three “iPhone Complete” plans include unlimited data, Visual Voicemail and access to T-Mobile’s more than 8,000 Wi-Fi HotSpots in Germany. iPhone customers can easily choose the…
Story of the Leopard "Blue Screen"
On Friday Apple unleashed Mac OS X Leopard on the awaiting public and the masses rushed to Apple Stores, mail boxes and "download sites" to get first looks at the furry big cat. Unfortunately first time adopters of software are bound to be stung by…
New iPod touch Advert, Made by Student
Apple has posted a new advert featuring the iPod touch on its website. The ad which started airing over the weekend was inspired by a student made advert posted on YouTube by Nick Haley. The advert was touched up and made ready for broadcasting by…
MacBook Update Nearing?
Both Mac Rumors and Think Secret are reporting that the MacBook could see an update as early as October 30th although Think Secret believes that it could be pushed back to November 6th. Think Secret originally pointed towards the update in early October , at…
Updates: Server Admin Tools, Backup, Aperture, Login & Keychain
Server Admin Tools 10.5 - 63.4MB The Server Administration Software installer package contains tools for remote serveradministration. These applications require Mac OS X version 10.5 or later. Backup 3.1.2 - 6.3MB Backup 3.1.2 is highly recommended for all users of Backup 3. This update includes…
The Leopard Has Landed!
Mac OS X Leopard has been officially released in the UK in which Apple called the World Premiere of the next-generation operating system. View the gallery Mac OS X Leopard box, leaflet and T-shirt World of Apple has compiled a short gallery of the Leopard…
Updates: iLife, iDVD Leopard Support, 24-inch iMac Boot Camp Improvements
iLife Support 8.1.1 - 6MB 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 6.0.4 - 6.5MB…
NBC Universal Breaks Off TV Talks, Warner Music May Not Renew Annual Contract
The Washington Post has published a three-page report on Thursday discussing Apple's current problems negotiating between NBC Universal and Warner Music. In August NBC Universal announced that it did not intend to renew its iTunes contract, this subsequently led to Apple showing NBC up and…
NY Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today Review Leopard
Apple has lifted the embargo on Leopard reviews and the three major American publications have been quick to the mark to get a review out. All in all the reviews are positive but does have minor bugs. Application compatibility is said to be excellent. Wall…
Mac OS X 10.4.11 Due Imminently [Update: Apparently Not]
Think Secret reports that Apple will unleash the final update to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger sometime in the next few hours, just 2 days before the official release of Mac OS X Leopard. Mac OS X 10.4.11 is said to include more than two…
Apple Sends Out Teaser Leopard Email
Apple has sent out a teaser email to those who signed up the Leopard mailing list. The email which is titled, "All Leopard. All Night." promises live demos, free T-Shirts and a chance to be among the first to test-drive the most impressive Mac OS…
In Brief: iTunes Store Selling Zeppelin Discography, Movie to Debut on iTunes Store
iTunes Store Selling Zeppelin Discography Apple announced today that it would be offering a special digital box set containing Led Zeppelin's entire discography on the iTunes Store. “The Complete Led Zeppelin” is a 165-track collection of all 13 of the legendary group’s albums, including the…
Apple's Fourth Quarter Results Conference Call Notes
On Monday, Apple reported a $904 million profit on revenue of $6.22 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter, $1.01 per diluted share. The results topped analysts' expectations, which came in at $.86 per share. During Apple's Financial Results Conference Call the following information was garnered…
Apple Profits Soar, $24 Billion Revenue, Mac Sales Exceed 2 Million
Apple has announced Monday that fourth-quarter profits rose 66 percent to $904 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, on sales of $6.22 billion for the three-month period ended September 29, 2007. Apple shipped 2,164,000 Macintosh® computers, representing 34 percent growth over the year-ago quarter and…
Steve Jobs Looks to the Future, Talks Upgrades, Market Share and iPhone
The New York Times has published an article on the upcoming release of Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 which will begin shipping this Friday at 6.00PM. The article notes that the growing "halo" effect from the iPhone and iPod has caused the Mac market share…
In Brief: Apple Q4 07 Results Call Today
Apple will hold a conference call discussing its fourth quarter 2007 financial results and a look forward at 2008. The audio webcast which can be listened to online will begin at 2:00 p.m PT / 5:00 p.m. ET (10.00 p.m. BST) Apple is widely expected…
In Brief: iPhone 4th Top Selling Mobile, Apple Faces Class Action Over Capacity
iPhone 4th Top Selling Mobile MobileTechNews writes that recent data from Strategy Analytics on 3rd quarter 2007 marketshare data for mobile phones showed that the iPhone was the 4th op selling handset in the U.S. The iPhone was also the top selling device for AT&T…