Archive: June 2008 — page 5
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Apple Set to Show off new Multi-Touch Device?
Shaw Wu, analyst for American Technology Research noted to clients earlier this week that he believed that there was a 50/50 chance that Apple will introduce a new form factor multi-touch device at WWDC. Our sources indicate 4-inch and 7-inch touchscreen devices beyond prototype stage…
Australian Resellers Receive Mystery Package
MacTalk.com.au reports that Australian resellers have seen the arrival of mysterious boxes marked with the following warning: SUBJECT TO TERMS OF NDA DO NOT OPEN UNTIL TUESDAY JUNE 10TH, 2008 June 10th (in Australia) is the day of Steve Jobs' keynote presentation which kicks off…
Staking out the iPhone, Mystery Boxes!
Fortune's Brian Caulfield has been playing a game of espionage at a Quanta Computer distribution centre. Acting on previous reports that Apple shipped 19 deliveries from Quanta the reporter went about staking out Quanta's distribution facility in Fremont, California. The building although designed for product…
Apple Adds Two Additional Exec Positions
Over the past week Apple has gone about extending the number of executives present in the company, Apple has increased the previous ten executives to twelve by adding an additional position for iPhone software and Mac hardware. Scott Forstall, previously vice president of platform experience…
WWDC 2008 Banners Spotted
Crunchgear has posted a photo of just two of the banners that have started going up at Moscone West in San Francisco ahead of next weeks Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). In the photos two banners can clearly be seen, the first reading "OS X Leopard…
O2 Plans Free 3G iPhones
Macworld UK is reporting that O2 is planning to offer the new iPhone free to customers who sign onto the top tariffs. The article also concurs with a rumour last week that the iPhone will cost £100 and be sold with an 18-month contract. But…
First Build of Mac OS X 10.5.4 Hits Developers [Seed Notes]
Just one week after releasing Mac OS X 10.5.3 Apple has seeded a build of Mac OS X 10.5.4 to developers. Build 9E6 of Mac OS X 10.5.4 currently contains no known issues and only five bug fixes but this is likely to change over…
Native iPhone Apps to Debut at WWDC?
According to CNET , native iPhone apps will see an official unveiling next week at WWDC. The information which reportedly comes from a firm developing iPhone software alludes to the launch of the App Store which would be necessary to install native iPhone applications.
Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" Coming at Macworld 2009? [Updated]
TUAW reported yesterday that Apple could be seeding developers an early build of Mac OS X 10.6 at WWDC next week. TUAW also reports that Mac OS X 10.6 will ship in January 2009 and that Apple will drop PowerPC support from OS X making…
Softbank to Deliver iPhone to Japan
Softbank mobile announced today that they will bring the iPhone to the Japanese market "later this year". SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple® to bring the iPhone to Japan later this year. Softbank Mobile is a 3G only carrier…
Movie Downloads and Rentals Arrive on UK and Canadian Stores [Updated x 2]
As per rumours last week Apple today announced that movies from major film studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate UK are now available on the iTunes Store…
MobileMe to Feature iPhone Over-the-Air Contact, Photo, Calendar Syncing?
TUAW is reporting on what they believe to be an accurate view of what Apple's revamp of .Mac will hold for current and future users of the online service. TUAW notes that .Mac "will no longer be sold by Apple after WWDC" and that existing…
.Mac Outage Causes Stir
After much rumour over the l ast few days that .Mac will be re-branded and revamped at WWDC next week, a long service outage has sparked further speculation. At around 5.30pm Eastern time on Monday .Mac mail went offline for around 6 hours. During last…
Apple Confirms Apple Expo Pullout
Apple has officially announced that it will not attend this years Apple Expo which takes place during September in Paris, France. The news come via statement from French-based Mac Plus publication. "Year after year, Apple reduces its participation in trade shows because there often exists…
UK, Irish Universities Debut on iTunes U
The Open University, University College of London and Trinity College Dublin have all joined iTunes U, the three universities are the first to join the scheme outside of the US, Australia and New Zealand. iTunes U offers access to educational content from some of the…
Apple Launches Back to School Promo
Apple has officially launched its Back to School promo as expected. If you’re a student, faculty, or staff member and you buy a Mac before September 15, you can get a free iPod touch or iPod nano. After all, isn’t college about seizing every opportunity?…
In Brief: $200 Low-End iPhone? 3G iPhone Specs Revealed?
$200 Low-End iPhone? Digg founder and co-host of Diggnation Kevin Rose has posted a video where he explains that he expects a $200 lower-end iPhone to be introduced alongside the new 3G iPhone. Although most likely a coincidence the rumoured price point tallys with a…
Apple Back to School Promo to Offer iPod touch
Mac Rumors and AppleInsider are reporting that Apple is set to launch its annual Back to School promotion tomorrow. Sources have confirmed to both sites that Apple will offer a rebate up to $299 the equivalent value of an 8GB iPod touch. The offer will…
UK 3G iPhone to Retail for £100?
Times Online is reporting that the new iPhone could retail in the UK market for as little as £100. Apple is widely expected to allow mobile carriers to subsidise the new iPhone which is rumoured to see an introduction at WWDC which kicks off on…
Apple Owner of Me.com, Buying Up .Me Domains
After the n ews late last week that Apple could be renaming its suite of online services from .Mac to Mobile Me it appears that the company has also purchased the domain "me.com". Me.com currently points to Snappville.com but a Netcraft page for the domain…