Archive: May 2008 — page 2
71 posts
Mac OS X 10.5.3 Build 9D34 [Seed Notes]
Apple is continuing testing on the next major incremental update to Mac OS X 10.5, this time the company has fixed only one issue affecting kernel performance, which was said to be an issue holding up Mac OS X 10.5.3 in the past. Apple is…
Latest iPhone OS 2.0 Builds Show Photo Geo-Tagging
Apple continues to release incremental updates of the next major update to the iPhone OS to registered developers and enterprise customers, of interest from the latest builds is the iPhones ability to be location aware. According to AppleInsider the latest build 5A292g contains photo geo-tagging…
In Brief: AAPL Stumbles on 3G iPhone Delay Rumour
SeekingAlpha.com reports on a slight slump in AAPL shares on Thursday afternoon after a rumour began circulating that the 3G iPhone would be delayed. One trading source tells me there are “rumors of a rumor” of a 3G delay. You have to love stocks moving…
AT&T Hiring Temporary Staff for June
AT&T is repeating last years pattern of hiring retail temps to help in retail stores during the month of June. A request has been made of Kelly Services temp agency that will see workers join AT&T as greeters for a project known only as "Summer…
3G iPhone On-Route to US?
ImportGenius.com is reporting that the much-rumoured and highly anticipated 3G iPhone could be shipping into the US at this very moment. The site reports that 188 ocean containers have been shipped to Apple Inc of a product that has never been declared on any previous…
Tip of the Week: Free Up Hard Drive Space, Sleep Quicker!
Each week a member of the World of Apple team will attempt to offer a tip to help expand our readers' knowledge. Do you have a tip or even a problem you need solving? Send it in using our contact form or leave a comment…
Entire MacBook Line-up to Feature LED BLU's by 2009
The transition which began last year appears to be coming to an end with Apple's remaining notebooks set to receive LED back lit units by 2009. According to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) Apple plans to use back light unit maker (BLU) Kenmos Technology…
In Brief: AT&T Completing 3G Network by June, Offers Refurb iPhones for Discount
AT&T Completing 3G Network by June AT&T said Wednesday that it plans to complete deployment of its 3G network by next month. "By the end of June, connecting to AT&T's 3G mobile broadband service will be as speedy as logging onto the high speed Internet…
Apple Debuts iTunes Ad Featuring Coldplay
Apple has begun airing a new advert in America advertising Coldplay's new album Viva La Vida which is available exclusively on the iTunes Store. The advert is in similar style to many of the iPod + iTunes adverts featuring Coldplay as silhouettes with some detail…
Update: Logic Pro 8.0.2
Apple has quietly released a minor update to Logic Pro. The update which is recommended to all users of Logic 8 is described as follows: This Logic Pro 8.0.2 update addresses specific customer and compatibility issues of Logic Pro 8.0. It includes Wavebuner 1.5.2 and…
Further Confirmation of June 9th iPhone Introduction?
Gizmodo is reporting that "sources close to the 3G iPhone launch" have confirmed that the next-generation iPhone will see an introduction at WWDC 2008 on June 9th. The report comes as no surprise following a mass of reports all pointing towards a June release, the…
Apple Seeking Over-the-Air Music Downloads for iPhone
A New York Times blog reports that Apple is currently in negotiations with music labels to offer more mobile music content via the iTunes Store. One executive familiar with the negotiations claims that Apple's hoping for "a big launch in June,". According to the article…
Review: MacBook Air
At Macworld 2008 Steve Jobs took the stage at the Moscone West in San Francisco and gave us a mass of new goodies to drool over, of particular interest was an expansion of Apple's notebook lineup. The addition marks the first serious foray into a…
Boston Apple Store Opens to Much Hysteria [Video]
Last Thursday evening Americas largest Apple Store opened on Boylston Street, Boston. ifoAppleStore is offering fantastic post-event coverage and many videos have been posted on YouTube (see below). ifo has pointed out a particular interesting piece of data about the stores Genius Bar. The Boylston…
Giveaway: MemoryMiner Winner!
It's been about a week since my review of MemoryMiner . If you haven't read it yet, check it out and give the program a test run. You may just find you love what it does! As many of you may know, we try to…
MacBook Revision Due Q308?
A M arketwatch article relays a report from the Commercial Times which points towards MacBook revisions in the July - September quarter. According to the Commercial Times both AU Optronics Chi Mei Optoelectronics have recieved significant orders for the displays to go in the next…
iPhone Carrier Announcements Continue
Today Orange released a one sentence press release ( PDF ) exclaiming that they will offer the iPhone in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and African markets later this year. Orange's announcement brings the total number of carriers…
In Brief: AT&T Limiting iPhone Sales to One Per Customer, T-Mobile Germany Shifts 100,000 iPhones
AT&T Limiting iPhone Sales to One Per Customer AppleInsider has republished an internal AT&T memo which informs retail staff that customers can only purchase one iPhone. "Effective May 14, 2008, customers can only purchase one iPhone at AT&T stores," reads a copy of the memo…
Mac OS X 10.5.3 Build 9D32 [Seed Notes]
Apple continues the testing of its latest Mac OS X update which continues to contain no "known issues" but stability issues and final tweaking have been said to be delaying the build. Apple still asks developers to focus on the following 15 areas of the…
WWDC Sells Out First Time Ever
Apple has stated to Macworld that the 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) has sold out for the first time in history. "Response to this year's WWDC has been off the charts and we are delighted with the show of enthusiasm and support from the developer…