Archive: 2008 — page 3
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Firmware Updates Available for "Late-2008" Notebooks
Apple has today released a plethora of updates for all the "Late-2008" notebooks that were released in October. The MacBook Pro, MacBook and MacBook Air all required two firmware updates. An EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) update is available , which is said to address system…
Vanishing iTunes Movies Mystery Solved
Last week it was reported by Macworld that movies that were previously available on the iTunes Store had disappeared. According to Macworld of 15 films that had been bookmarked for later viewing only 6 were still available for purchase and rental. CNet has now managed…
Latest MacBook Models Suffering Issues with RAM and GPU?
It is being reported by numerous blogs that the latest MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks from Apple are having some troubles when maxed out with 4GB of RAM. The issues which was initially believed to be caused by third-party RAM has now been proven to…
Rumours of DRM-free iTunes Over Hyped?
CNet is picking fault with rumours that the iTunes Store will go 100% DRM-free today, or possibly next Tuesday. CNet is noting that negotiations with major record labels are ongoing and as far as it was concerned none of the negotiations were complete on Monday…
Psystar Moves to Allow Filing of its First Amended Counterclaim [corrected]
On December 9, 2008, Psystar requested that the Court allow entry of its First Amended Counterclaim. A hearing on this Motion is set for January 15, 2009. Attached as exhibits are its proposed First Amended Counterclaim as well as an annotated version of its prior…
Giveaway Winner Announced: Accordance 8
In the random drawing conducted this morning.... the lucky commentator drawn out of the back was Martha Garrett. Congratulations Martha! I will be in touch today to coordinate with the developer so that you can receive your copy. Thank you to everyone who commented. The…
Jobs Paramount to iPod Advert Tunes
In an interview with SongFacts Lars Iversen of Asteroid Galaxy Tour gives some background on how his bands track "Around the Bend" was chosen for the latest iPod touch advert . The bands representative in the United States managed to get a meeting with Steve…
$99 4GB Wal-Mart iPhone Not Happening
Last week it was reported by Boy Genius Report that Wal-Mart could begin selling a 4GB iPhone at the price point of $99; despite doubting its own sources. Mac Rumors is now saying exactly the opposite, advertising products sent to the rumour site show a…
Massive Crowds Attend First German Store Opening
This weekend Apple opened its first Apple Store in Germany . On Saturday morning a massive crowd packed into the plaza at Rosenstrasse (Munich), according to ifoAppleStore there were 4000 visitors to the store in the first four hours. Apple has posted a selection of…
Judge Signs Order Allowing Apple's Amended Complaint
Today, Judge Alsup signed the proposed Order submitted by the parties allowing the entry of Apple's Amended Complaint. While the parties agreed to this, the Judge's agreement is not always guaranteed pro forma . Judge Alsup could have disregarded the parties' agreement and disallowed the…
300 Million Apps Downloaded, Over 10,000 Available
Apple has begun advertising in print media in the UK and United States that it's App Store has seen over 300 million downloads and confirms previous reports that the App Store now contains 10,000 applications. According to the site AppShopper the App Store currently contains…
Amazing. Psystar Has its Own EULA
Groklaw has unearthed a real gem. PJ's skill at dismantling the "open source freedom fighter" myth that has grown around the very few Psystar supporters is superb . Normally I would like to add my own comments, but she covers it so well that all…
iPhone Shows Increase of Over 300 Points in Market Share
According to a new report from Gartner the iPhone has showed a 327.5 percent market share increase in worldwide smartphone sales for the third-quarter of 2008. Apple's iPhone grew it's market share from 3.4 percent in quarter 3 of 2007 to 12.9 in the same…
Wal-Mart to Sell 4GB iPhone for $99?
Back in October Boy Genius Report reported that the iPhone would be coming to Wal-Mart soon, but to this day that has yet to happen. According to Mac Rumors the official release is pinned for December 28th and Wal-Mart staff have already begun receiving training…
Giveaway Reminder for Accordance 8
Remember, December 5, 2008, midnight EST, is the cut-off time for you to post a comment on the Review of Accordance 8 in order to have a chance to win a free copy. Good luck! Also please be advised that some of the links to…
Buy 10,000 iPhone Apps 24" x 36" Poster
Earlier this week it was revealed that 10,000 iPhone apps were available for sale on the iPhone App Store. To celebrate the occasion the guys over at TapTapTap put together a fantastic mosaic of all these application icons which made up an iPhone. The result…
Latest Snow Leopard Build Continues Evolving, Long Way From Completion [Seed Notes]
The latest build of Mac OS X 10.6 build 10a222 was released to developers earlier today. The build which includes additions to Grand Central, the new architecture designed to make it easier for developers to make use of multiple processor cores. Apple requests that testing…
Breaking News: Psystar Consents to Amendment of Apple's Complaint
On December 3, 2008, Psystar retracted its opposition to the filing of Apple's Amended Complaint which was previously attached as Exhibit A. A s I had written earlier , this complaint adds new as-yet unidentified "John Doe" Defendants 1–10 and a claim of violation of…
Anti-Virus Support Page Vanishes
After much commotion Macworld reports that Apple has removed the support technote which recommended Mac users install a third-party anti-virus solution. "We have removed the KnowledgeBase article because it was old and inaccurate," Apple spokesman Bill Evans, told Macworld. "The Mac is designed with built-in…
Apple Anti-Virus Advice Causes Loss of Sanity
When news broke of Apple advising Mac owners to go out an buy an anti-virus solution I personally shrugged it off, I'd seen this kind of advice from Apple before and viewed as nothing more than a command sent down from the legal department. Similar…