Archive: August 2008
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Update: Final Cut Express 4.0.1
Apple has released a minor update for Final Cut Express users, the detailed release notes for the update can be found on Apple's website. The three main fixes within the update are: Permission issues resolved AVCHD improvements Improved plugin support and stability The update is…
Psystar Response Review Part One (and update)
I am doing my first pass through this thing and will offer more substantive thoughts later, but one would think that an error such as calling the Mac OS "Max OS" would not have made it through the proof-reading process. Okay, probably petty, but I…
AT&T and Apple Working on iPhone Tethering?
Gizmodo has posted an email purportedly from Steve Jobs in response to a complaint about AT&T not offering tethering on the iPhone even though many other smartphones offer it as a $30/month add-on plan. The email from Jobs read: We agree, and are discussing it…
Apple Releases PreRes Decoder for Mac and Windows
Apple has today released ProRes QuickTime Decoder 1.0 which will allow Mac and Windows users to view Apple ProRes files using QuickTime. The Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder software allows both Mac and Windows users to play Apple ProRes files through QuickTime. Apple ProRes is a…
JUST IN: Psystar's Answer and Counterclaim is now Docketed
I will be printing out the 54 page document and taking a good look at it. More tomorrow or later tonight.
UPDATE: Psystar musings
Okay Cult of Mac beat me to posting this thought (boo! hiss!), but I am sure more people than just Leigh McMullen and I thought of this today. And Leigh, I spelled the company name correctly, unless there is some pun that just flew over…
UK iPhone Advert Labelled 'Misleading'
It is being reported today that the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK has ruled an iPhone ad as 'misleading'. During the advert ( viewed here ) the voiceover read "all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone". But today the ASA said…
UPDATE #3: Psystar Filings?
Still not on the Court docket sheet, but since I am in the Eastern Time Zone, I didn't really expect them to be. I will check again once the Court opens in California. As of 2:00pm EST, the filings still have not appeared on the…
UPDATED: Psystar's Attorney Reports Answer and Countersuit Filed
[via ComputerWorld ] Psystar's attorney Colby B. Springer has reported that an Answer and Countersuit has been filed in the case of Apple, Inc. v. Psystar Corporation pending in the District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division (Case No. 3:08-cv-03251-WHA, the…
Apple and Orange
Orange (the iPhone cellular carrier for Poland) has denied that it hired actors to stand outside its stores to drum up interest for the super-phone. The original source for the incorrect information was an unidentified Orange employee. [via 9to5Mac ] On another Orange note, Orange…
New AT&T Data Plans May Help International Users Save Money
[via MacDailyNews ] AT&T has announced several international data plans for frequent travelers for an additional monthly fee of $119.99 (100MB per month) and $199.99 (200MB per month). These plans would be in effect for data use in 67 countries and would replace the current…
A Possible Hurdle for the Alabama 3G iPhone Suit
Of course my Internet connection crashed while I had the relevant article on my RSS feeder, but several reports have come up over the past few days that the 3G antennae contained in the iPhone is not faulty/defective. The Plaintiff in the iPhone case may…
China Did Apple an Favour (IMHO)
[via Wired ] As we had discussed here and here , the iTunes store went down in China early last week and was restored over the weekend. As it turns out, while the service is restored, Chinese authorities have apparently discovered a way to selectively…
Cute iPhone Assembler Will Keep Her Job
As we reported over the weekend , markm49uk of Mac Rumors discovered pictures of a smiling iPhone factory worker on his iPhone. Concern was expressed that the young lady might get fired for neglecting to delete these photos before shipment. Mac Rumors has reported that…
More Rosey Rumours
Kevin Rose is predicting that September 9th will be the day that Apple will reveal new goodies to the faithful. Mark your calendars. Fortunately for Kevin, false Apple prophets are not stoned.
In Brief: Amended Complaint Filed in Alabama iPhone Case
Today, Plaintiff Jessica Alena Smith, filed an Amended Complaint in the case of Jessica Alena Smith on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Apple, Inc. in the Northern District of Alabama (Case No. 2:08-cv-01498-WMA, Judge William M. Acker, Jr. presiding). I have…
New Safari 4 Developer Preview Available
Following its initial release in June of this year, Apple has seeded the second build of Windows and Mac OS X web browser Safari 4. The developer preview labelled 40A12 is available for Mac OS X Leopard, Tiger (4A08) and Microsoft Windows. The latest version…
OpenTech is having open house
OpenTech , a contender in the Mac clone wars, is shutting its virtual doors and offering the business for sale for $50,000.00 . Perhaps they saw the brutal demands made by Apple against Psystar and decided that they really didn't want to play with the…
Is MobileMe Aiding Spammers?
via 9to5Mac Any MobileMe customer's email can potentially be obtained via information viewable in the form of their public folder's name making it a possible lucrative source of valid email addresses for spammers. Also via TechCrunch " Apple knows about the problem but insists it…
iPhone Reception Tested: Just Like Regular Phones
Wild speculation is always fun, but it's refreshing to see some cold hard experimentation results. These fine Swedes tested the iPhone 3G against the Nokia N73 and the Sony Ericsson P1 in their fancy reception test chamber and found that the iPhone had comparable reception…