Archive: February 2008 — page 3
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In Brief: T-Mobile to Begin Selling iPhone in Austria During First Half 2008
T-Mobile Chief Executive Hamid Akhavan said on Tuesday that T-Mobile will begin selling the iPhone in Austria in the first half of this year. T-Mobile currently sells the iPhone in the German market.
Updates: iLife Support 8.2, iPod classic Firmware 1.1.1
iLife Support 8.2 - 9.7MB This update supports system software components shared by all iLife ’08 applications to improve their stability and performance. iPod classic Firmware Update 1.1.1 According to a report from iLounge the updated firmware which was recently made available corrects an issue…
Apple TV "Take 2" Software Update Available
Apple has today quietly released the much anticipated update to Apple TV. The software update introduces a brand new on-screen interface and gives the user the ability to rent movies from the iTunes Store. The update is available free for existing Apple TV owners by…
Apple Releases Aperture 2
Apple has today released a new version of Aperture. With a streamlined user interface and entirely new image processing engine, over 100 new features that make it faster, easier to use and more powerful, Aperture 2 also introduces new imaging tools for highlight recovery, color…
iPhone Flash Support Alongside SDK, "Unbreakable" Firmware
GearLive is reporting that a reliable source has confirmed that the iPhone will receive Adobe Flash support "very, vry soon." GearLive goes onto speculate that the release could be alongside the SDK release at the end of February. Some will remember that GearLive was the…
Mac OS X 10.5.2 in Pictures
Updates: Security Update 2008-001, Leopard Graphics Update 1.0, WebObjects 5.4.1
Security Update 2008-001 - Universal (28.8MB) - PPC (16.7MB) Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 - 48.9MB Leopard Graphics Update is recommended for all users and improves the stability and compatibility of your Mac. This update requires Mac OS X 10.5.2. WebObjects Update 5.4.1 for Mac OS…
Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard Released
Following months of testing Apple has finally released the latest point update to Mac OS X Leopard. The Mac OS X 10.5.2, is a 180MB update ( 340MB Combo ) and is now available in the software update utility, a restart is required following installation…
Apple Extends Trademark to Cover Gaming, Hiring Game Developers
Trademork notes that Apple has filed to extend the current Apple trademark to include the following new areas: Toys, games and playthings, namely, hand-held units for playing electronic games; hand-held units for playing video games; stand alone video game machines; electronic games other than those…
$100 Price Drop on iPhone and iPod touch?
9to5Mac believes that the iPhone and iPod touch could see a $100 price drop in the next two months. The move would also see Apple discontinuing the lower end models. The rumour site speculates that Apple will scrap the 8GB iPod touch and iPhone, leaving…
Gallery: Pink iPod nano (3rd Generation)
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Safari 3.1 Beta Includes Support for Downloadable Web Fonts, Webkit Enhancements
Apple has released Safari 3.1 to developers for private testing this week, within the minor update Apple will bundle many of the enhancements that are included in Webkit, an open source applications framework. One significant addition to Safari 3.1 will be support of HTML5's SQL…
BBC iPlayer Coming to Macs, Apple TV?
The BBC has announced that it will make a download version of the iPlayer available to users of Macs by the end of 2008. Currently Mac users can watch iPlayer content by streaming it over the internet but Windows users have the added ability to…
AT&T Deploying Massive 3G Network in 2008
AT&T announced Wednesday that it will be expanding its 3G network to more than 80 additional cities during 2008. After the expansion AT&T will be serving 3G services to over 350 cities across the U.S. including all of the top 100 U.S. cities. The 3G…
Apple Special Event, Last Week of February?
TUAW has received a tip that the company that provides recording and editing facilities for apple at special events is hired for an "unannounced Apple event" at the end of February. TUAW notes that this is a fairly trusted source but at this moment is…
Apple Pulls Out of NAB 2008
Macenstein is reporting that Apple has pulled out of this years National Association of Broadcasters tradeshow. The conference which will run from April 11-17 will be held in Las Vegas as with past years. Macenstein received the following response from Apple PR on the news…
Update: QuickTime 7.4.1 for Leopard, Tiger, Panther, Windows
QuickTime 7.4.1 QuickTime 7.4.1 addresses security issues and improves compatibility with third-party applications. Leopard - 55.5MB Tiger - 51.7MB Panther - 50.4MB Windows - 22.3MB
In Brief: OS X 10.5.2 Work Continues, iPhone US Smartphone Share Rises to 28 Percent
OS X 10.5.2 Work Continues Apple has once again released another build of Mac OS X 10.5.2 to developers. Build 9C30 once again lists "no known issues" with Time Machine remaining one of the key areas of testing as well as audio input, Back To…
Updates: iPhoto 7.1.2, Prokit 4.5, Braille Display Update 1.0
iPhoto 7.1.2 - 14.2MB This update addresses issues when publishing photos to a .Mac Web Gallery, improves overall stability, and fixes a number of other minor issues. Prokit 4.5 - 22.4MB This update improves reliability for Apple's professional applications and is recommended for all users…
Apple Announces 16GB iPhone and 32GB iPod touch [Update: UK Prices]
Apple has today added new models of the iPhone and iPod touch, doubling there storage capacities. The new 16GB iPhone is available to purchase for $499 (£329) and the 32GB iPod touch is also available for $499 (£329) with the 16GB and 8GB remaining at…