Archive: March 2008 — page 4
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Last Minute iPhone SDK Rumours
MacScoop is reporting that although applications built with the SDK are expected to be limited in their ability to operate with attached peripherals, they will be able to access both WiFi and EDGE. The site also notes that Apple is expected to take a "small…
Fortune Reveals: Jobs Hid Cancer for Nine Months
In an extensive article published by Fortune on which Steve Jobs has declined to comment, the business publication claims that the Apple CEO concealed the fact that he had cancer for nine-months only telling an intimate circle of people. The companies board of directors reportedly…
Steve Jobs Interviewed In-Depth, Talks iPhone, Management and More
Fortune has posted an interesting interview with Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The interview covers a huge range of topics including the iPhone, management, retail strategy and product design and testing. In the discussion with Fortune Jobs notes that his top staff meet every Monday to…
Apple Plans New London Store, Two More Italian Locations
A report from Estates Gazette claims that Apple has landed a deal to open a new Apple Store in Covent Garden, London. The three-story space which was formerly occupied by Rock Garden is said to be a massive 25,000 square feet. Apple is reportedly leasing…
No Flash for iPhone, "Lots of" Applications Coming Soon
More information has come out about yesterdays annual shareholder meeting where Steve Jobs fielded many questions. iPhone Atlas notes that when questioned on the upcoming iPhone SDK Jobs avoided many questions but did say, "You'll see a lot of apps out there this summer." The…
Jobs on Successors, Buy Back Shares, Dividends
Today Apple held its annual shareholder meeting at its Cupertino campus. During the meeting CEO Steve Jobs field questions on buy back shares, dividends and a successor to his position. Since the beginning of 2008 Apple's share price has plummeted 37 percent but Jobs said…
Nike and Apple Expanding on Nike + iPod
In a press release Nike and Apple announced upcoming plans for the Nike + iPod partnership. Both Nike and Apple will work with several gym equipment manufacturers such as Life Fitness, Precor, Star Trac and Technogym to make their cardio equipment Nike + iPod compatible…
Citi Says 3G iPhone in Q208?
Citigroups analyst Richard Gardner published a research note today following a series of meetings with Taiwanese electronics firms. According to Gardner "several sources confirmed the introduction of a new 3G iPhone" in calendar Q2 2008 (April - June). The analyst also noted that iPhone and…
Shareholders Pass Executive Pay Advisory Proposal
On Tuesday Apple announced that at its annual meeting with shareholders a proposal was passed "in favor of an annual advisory vote by shareholders on executive compensation," The proposal had been opposed by the board of directors. It urged the board to put up to…
Updates: Aperture 2.0.1, GarageBand 4.1.2
Aperture 2.0.1 - 43.9MB Aperture 2.0.1 addresses issues related to performance and overall stability. It also fixes a number of other minor issues. This update is recommended for all Aperture users. GarageBand 4.1.2 - 19.1MB This update improves overall stability and addresses issues with the…
MacBook Air Demand Strong?
Ars Technica reports on some homegrown research about the MacBook Air. When the MacBook Air was released in January this year it was widely considered to be a very niche product and likely to head down the same road as the Cube. But Ars' investigations…
Purple iPod nano this Week?
Engadget notes that this weeks Circuit City advert shows a purple iPod nano. The error may simply be some form of error but both the online and print versions of the advert are displaying the purple iPod nano, and the colour is very close to…
Apple Clarifies Time Capsule Situation
Following yesterdays article on whether or not the drive used in the Time Capsule is server grade, comes a comment direct from Apple themselves. According to TidBITS Apple has clarified that the term "server grade" is directly related to the MTBF: Chulani clarified that the…
How "Server Grade" is Time Capsules Drive? [Update - 500GB Details]
The Time Capsule began shipping late last week and has finally begun arriving in the hands of the consumer, which means the inevitable has happened. Steve Jobs announces Time Capsule at Macworld 2008 One user over at Flickr has posted multiple shots of the innards…
New Safari Builds Delivered to Developers
Apple has recently posted three new builds of Safari onto its developer website. The builds are labelled 9B021 for Leopard, 8S021 for Tiger and 31A15 for Windows. Apple describes the downloads as: Experience the web, Apple style, with Safari: the fastest, easiest-to-use web browser in…