Archive: 2008 — page 24
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Telstra Also Set to Sell iPhone in Australia?
According to a report in the Australian IT Telstra is set to join Optus and Vodafone as carriers of the iPhone in Australia. Telstra stayed quiet as its rivals wracked up marketing points by standing in the glow of the local iPhone launch, but will…
Update: Safari 3.1.2 for Windows
Safari 3.1.2 for Windows - 44MB This update is recommended for all Safari Windows users and includes stability improvements and the latest security updates.
iTunes Store Reaches Five Billion Songs Sold
Apple has today announced that five billion songs have been purchased though the iTunes Store. Also, iTunes customers are now renting and purchasing over 50,000 movies every day. The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store with a catalog…
iPod touch Suffering Supply Shortages
Analyst Ben Reitzes of Lehman Brothers noted to clients this week that the 8GB iPod touch is currently showing a shipping delay of 1-2 days on orders made on the online Apple store. The analyst suggests that supplies are likely to be strained due to…
The Confusion of Apple Store Sizes
With the opening of Australia's first Apple Store today it struck me that Apple seems confused about the size of its stores. Reading an article on The Age I noted that Senior Vice President of Retail Ron Johnson appeared to tell reporters at the media…
Apple Set to Open First Australian Apple Store on June 19
Apple’s first retail store in Australia will open on George Street in Sydney on Thursday, 19 June at 5:00 p.m . Apple Store Sydney features two floors dedicated to Macs and iPods and a third floor entirely dedicated to service, including the world’s largest Genius…
Review & Giveaway: A 3-in-1 Banking Software Standoff
For the past few years I've been toying around with various banking software. Generally, I find myself playing around with one program for a month, then slacking off and just sticking with staring at my online bank statements. However, as my life has recently shifted…
Flash Support for iPhone in Early Development
During Adobe's Q2 earnings call last night CEO Shantanu Narayen said that Adobe had a working version of Flash on the iPhone, albeit on an emulator: We have a version that’s working on the emulation. This is still on the computer and you know, we…
In Brief: AT&T and Apple Settle Visual Voicemail Lawsuit
AT&T and Apple settled a lawsuit brought by Klausner Technology Inc. on Monday. The lawsuit was originally brought around by Klausner last December for violating its patents on technology that sends visual alerts to computers or mobile telephones when a user has a voice message…
O2 UK Confirms Strong Interest in iPhone
According to O2 UK consumers are four times more interested in the iPhone 3G than its predecessor. According to the UK carrier almost four times as many people have registered interest in the iPhone 3G than those who registered an interest in the original model…
iPhone Coming to Russia This Year?
Apple is said to be making headway with negotiations with carriers to sell the iPhone in Russia within the year according to a report today. Eldar Murtazin, editor of Moscow-based Mobile Research Group told the Moscow Times , "About 20,000 iPhone handsets are brought into…
Apple Set to Release iSight HD?
Mac Rumors is reporting that one reader of the site has pointed out a reference to an "iSight HD" in Apple's QuickTime system files. The line can be found in QuickTime's localizable.strings under "Next Generation USB iSight" and also carries a reference of 'iSight HD'…
Latest Mac OS X 10.5.4 Build Fixes Shutdown Hanging Bug [Seed Notes]
About 10 days after first releasing Mac OS X 10.5.4 to developers Apple has released another build. The build which is labelled 9E12 is around 150MB to download. The latest build contains 12 additional bug fixes including the "hang on shutdown" fix. Apple has requested…
Details on iPhone Application Pricing and Submission
AppleInsider has published an article detailing information revealed to developers earlier in the week on how iPhone and iPod touch applications can be submitted to the App Store. The article details how applications are uploaded using iTunes Connect and have a maximum file size of…
Details of Intel and Apple Dealings Over MacBook Air
Fortune reports on the growing relationship between Apple and Intel since the announcement three years ago that Apple would ditch IBM PowerPC processors for Intel's offerings. Last year Apple asked Intel to supply a small, thin processor for use in a very thin notebook. “That…
AMD Brings ATI Radeon HD 3870 to Mac
AMD has today announced that the new ATI Radeon HD 3870 will be available for both the PC and the Mac. According to AMD the graphics card is "designed exclusively for Apple's Mac Pro systems." “AMD is introducing the ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac &…
Sydney Apple Store Opening June 19
Apple has officially announced that it will open its first store in Australia. The Apple Store in Sydney will open on June 19 at 5pm. The store situated on the corner of George and King Street in Sydney occupies three stories and 14,370 square feet…
iPhone 3G Features Second Proximity Sensor
iLounge is reporting that Apple has included a second proximity sensor on the iPhone 3G to improve the accuracy of face detection. On the first-generation iPhone Apple included a proximity sensor just above and to the right of the earpiece, when activated the sensor turns…
Apple Announces 2008 Apple Design Award Winners
Yesterday evening at WWDC taking place in San Francisco this week Apple announced the winners of this years Apple Design Awards. Started in 1996 the awards aim to recognise the most innovative software available for the Mac platform and this year Apple added awards for…
Update: AirPort Utility 5.3.2 for Leopard, Tiger and Windows
AirPort Utility 5.3.2 for Leopard - 8.8MB The AirPort Base Station Update 2008-002 includes general fixes and compatibility updates for the following applications: - AirPort Utility - AirPort Base Station Agent AirPort Utility 5.3.2 Tiger - 9.3MB The AirPort Base Station Update 2008-002 includes general…