Archive: May 2008
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.Mac to Become "Mobile Me"
Earlier rumours that .Mac will be renamed have become somewhat concreted by the discovery of references to an existing Apple trademark . A reference found in the latest iPhone 2.0 OS beta points towards the use of "Mobile Me" as the new name for .Mac.
.Mac Service to See Complete Revamp and Rename?
Reports are emerging that Mac OS X 10.5.3 is laden with hints that Apple will rename its online .Mac service. Codingrobots.com is reporting that changes to multiple strings in Mac OS X 10.5.3 point towards a new name for Apple's online Mail, web hosting, iDisk…
Fifth Avenue Apple Store Temporarily Closes, Apple Filming 3G iPhone Ad?
Apple's 24-hour Apple Store in Manhattan has closed this afternoon and is set to reopen in the morning. The Fifth Avenue Apple Store has seen very few closures in its lifetime, but Apple's retail page confirms that the Apple store will be temporary closed: Please…
Intel Delay Could Push back MacBook Revision
Intel confirmed yesterday that it will delay shipments of its upcoming Montevina chipset by as much as two months, with a formal launch in late-August. The delay could push the update to the MacBook notebooks to much later in the year. "There were two minor…
Apple Experiencing Issues with 3G iPhone Ramp?
Analyst, Nicolas Gaudois for UBS Invesment Research has issued a report to clients today in which he took the news of profit warnings from baseband chip maker Infineon as a sign that Apple's future iPhone model could see delays in ramping up manufacturing. "In our…
Apple Petitions World Trade Organisation
Apple is among a group of US tech companies who filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation on Wednesday. The complaint is over European tariffs on three categories of technology products, including flat-panel displays and printers. The taxes are as high as 14-percent in…
TV Programming Now Available Through iTunes Store in France
Apple has announced that TV shows are now available to purchase through the French iTunes Store. Hit television programming is available from France’s top networks including TF1, France Télévisions, Arte, Mediatoon’s Dargaud TV and Dupuis TV, along with hit US shows from The Walt Disney…
In Brief: Latest Samsung Handset Uses Safari Browser?
Samsung drew quite a bit of attention yesterday when it unveiled its latest slider phone the L870. Of particular interest is that the phones specification sheets list the handset as having a Safari web browser. It is unclear whether this is actually a documentation error…
Hutchison Brings iPhone to Hong Kong and Macau
Hutchinson Telecommunications has announced that it will bring the iPhone to subscribers in Hong Kong and Macau later this year. A more detailed timeframe for sale of the iPhone and pricing will be released later at a public introduction, Hutchison spokeswoman Mickey Shiu said by…
SDK Icon Files Reveal New iPhone Design? Strings Point towards 3G
SDK Icon Files Reveal New iPhone Design? MacRumors is reporting that one reader of the site has found an interesting icon file in a file called "iPhone.icns" which comes with the latest iPhone SDK beta . The icon file appears to show clear differences around…
Review: MyVu Shades 301
Back in April of this year, I had reviewed the MyVu Solo Plus by MyVu Video Eyewear . The MyVu Shades 301 is a very similar product to the MyVu Solo Plus in many respects, so I refer the reader to my prior review…
iTunes Movie Sales Coming to UK, Canada Soon?
According to a report by the Times Online Apple is preparing to announce film download and rental services in the UK and Canada. Apple is said to have reached deals with Disney, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Lions Gate and MGM to offer films…
Apple Releases iPhone SDK Beta 6, iPhone OS 2.0 Build 5A308
Apple has recently given registered iPhone developers access to the latest iPhone SDK beta . No details of what is new in the Beta have been released but Apple is expected to be wrapping up development of the beta to coincide with a late-June release…
Apple Unleashes Security Update 2008-003
Security Update 2008-003 Security Update 2008-003 (PPC) - 72MB Security Update 2008-003 (Intel) - 111MB Security Update 2008-003 Server (PPC) - 89MB Security Update 2008-003 Server (Universal) - 118MB Security Update 2008-003 is recommended for all servers/clients and improves the security of Mac OS X…
Update: Logic Express Update 8.0.2, RAW Compatibility Update
Logic Express Update 8.0.2 - 73.7MB Logic Pro 8.0.2 addresses specific customer and compatibility issues of Logic Express 8.0. Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.1 - 2.4MB This update extends RAW file compatibility for Aperture 2 and iPhoto ’08 for the following cameras: Canon EOS…
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.3
After months of testing Apple has released Mac OS X 10.5.3 to the public. The update which weighs in at a mighty 420MB is described as follows by Apple: The 10.5.3 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general…
Orange Offering Upgrade Deals for Next iPhone?
According to French technology site PCInpact ( via Electronista ) multiple readers of the site have been contacted by Orange regarding upgrading to future iPhone models. Apparently two solutions are on the table, the first entails a direct swap. A trade-in for the current model…
First Official iPhone Apps Receive Part of iFund
Back in March when Apple showed off the iPhone SDK the company also announced the $100 million iFund supplied by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. BusinessWeek is reporting that the first two companies out of over 1,700 have been chosen to receive…
TeliaSonera Bringing iPhone to Baltic States
Another one sentence press release today confirmed that the iPhone will be available in a further 7 countries pushing the total to 67 countries worldwide . “TeliaSonera today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland…
"Drop in Soon" Apple Store Sydney Teaser
Apple has once again posted a teaser around the glass front of the first Apple Store to open in Australia. ifoAppleStore posts photos of the exterior display which teases passers by with the message "Drop in soon, Apple Store, Sydney." To the left of the…