Archive: 2007 — page 8
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Updates: Battery Update 1.3, Security Update for QuickTime 7.2 for Windows
Battery Update 1.3 - 480KB Battery Update 1.3 updates battery firmware and addresses battery performance issues with the 15-inch MacBook Pro. Your computer's power cord must be connected and plugged into a working power source while running this update. Security Update for QuickTime 7.2 for…
iPhone SDK to Remain Web-Based
Ars Technica writes that a source at Apple has told them that Apple is developing solutions to expand the power and capabilities of the current web-based SDK "but there are currently no plans to offer a "true" iPhone SDK that would allow developers to create…
Apple Considering Intel for Future iPhone?
DigiTimes is reporting that Apple is considering using Intel's Moorestown mobile device platform in a future iPhone. Moorestown was introduced last month at the Intel Developer Forum, although not expected until 2009, Moorestown chips will be based on Intel's 45-nanometer manufacturing process and therefore promise…
Apple Warns of Nearing Boot Camp Expiration Date
Apple has begun warning users of its Boot Camp software that it will expire at the end of October. The Cupertino-based company last week posted a technical support document indicating that some versions of the beta software have already expired and that the latest version…
Apple Offers Update to Latest Leopard Seed
Apple has released a seed update to the last released build of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Apple unleashed build 9A599 to developers 10 days ago. The 9A557/9A559 Seed Update includes fixes to wireless networking and RAW image viewing in the latest development build of…
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…