Archive: 2008 — page 42
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Apple Announces MacBook Air Now Shipping, Apple TV Update Delayed
Apple has today announced that the MacBook Air is now shipping and most deliveries are expected to begin tomorrow. In the press release Apple also wrote that the Apple TV update which was announced two weeks ago at Macworld has been delayed another two weeks…
Upcoming Apple Ultra-Portable Wireless Capable
David Sieger has written a detailed insight into what he calls "Apple’s rival product to the Intel Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) initiative." He explains that while the project remains highly secretive a few details have emerged through talks with people close to the project. The…
Updates: Keynote 4.0.2, Pages 3.0.2, Numbers 1.0.2
Keynote 4.0.2 - 32MB This update primarily addresses performance issues while playing or exporting presentations. Pages 3.0.2 - 27.8MB This update addresses compatibility with Mac OS X. Numbers 1.0.2 - 26.2MB This update addresses compatibility with Mac OS X.
O2 Adjusts UK iPhone Tariffs
In what appears to be a surprise announcement , O2 will be moving all current iPhone users to new tariffs, offering more texts and minutes for the same price. The move is part of an overall improvement in the network's offering for all its mobile…
Jobs Reassures Employees and Investors
AppleInsider has published a "private communication" from last week in which Steve Jobs "acknowledged the beating his company's shares have taken during this time of economic uncertainty, but remained confident that investors would inevitably recoup their losses and then some." Steve Jobs attached this stock…
In Brief: Multi-touch MacBook Pro Within Two Weeks?
MacRumors is reporting that it has heard "whispers" in regard to the Early 2008 MacBook Pro. The update is expected to include a multi-touch trackpad, similar to that of the MacBook Air . The 17-inch model is likely to begin using LED backlighting and Penryn…
Macworld 2008 Videos
Some of you may recall that World of Apple joined forces with The iLife.com to help provide live coverage of this years Macworld Keynote. Our collaboration worked perfectly, but the effort doesn't stop there. The guys at The iLife have uploaded two videos for the…
OS X 10.5.2 Steps One Closer
According to MacRumors , Apple has seeded another build of Mac OS X 10.5.2. The new build (9C23) comes just two days after the previous and continues to list "no known issues." Build 9C23 is reported to fix issues with CoreGraphics, DVD Playback, File Systems…
MacBook Air Benchmarks, Early Impressions, Disassembly
Multiple media outlets are beginning to receive Apple review models of the MacBook Air. The units are the standard 80GB, 1.6GHz model, Gizmodo , Engadget and Macworld have so far received theirs. The innards of a MacBook Air Some early notes from across those sites…
MacBook Air Reviews From WSJ, Newsweek, USA Today
Some of the first reviews of the brand new MacBook Air have begun to appear in the mainstream press. Wall Street Journal (Walt Mossberg) : beautiful, amazingly thin computer, but one whose unusual trade-offs may turn off some frequent travelers. It's impossible to convey in…
Apple Details 2007 Executive Remuneration
Yesterday Apple filed a 14A ( PDF download ) with the SEC, the details of the 14A document show the compensation given to company executives during 2007. Steve Jobs continues to be paid a $1 salary and received no stock options during 2007. The CEO…
Mac OS X 10.5.2 Release Friday? Optional Menubar Transparency, Disc Sharing?
BabyGotMac.com details some features that will accompany the already huge upcoming update to Mac OS X Leopard . The ability to share a DVD/CD with the MacBook Air has been added to Mac OS X 10.5.2. Ability to share DVD/CD's to MacBook Air Time Machine…
Apple Announces Record $1.58 Billion Profit in Q108 Results
Apple has posted revenue of $9.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.58 billion, or $1.76 per diluted share during the 1Q 2008 (ending December 29th). Comparing to revenue of $7.1 billion and net quarterly profit of $1 billion, or $1.14 per diluted share, in…
Apple Adds Pink nano to iPod Lineup
Apple has announced that it has added a new pink iPod nano to the current selection of iPods. The move comes ahead of next months Valentines day. “Customers are going to love the gorgeous new pink iPod nano,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of…
MacBook Air Unboxing Photos
The first unboxing photos of the MacBook Air have appeared on a photo sharing website, the images appear to have been take at some Macworld 2008 related event in Japan. The models they have on display seem to have arrived in the retail packaging…
In Brief: Wireless Booting
Macfixit has published confirmation that the MacBook Air will be the first Mac to have the ability to boot wirelessly. During Apple's demonstration of the MacBook Air at Macworld 2008 they dubbed a new feature called "Remote Disc", this allows for discs to be accessed…
Next Leopard Update to Pack 100+ Fixes
AppleInsider reports that the next update for Mac OS X Leopard is likely to pack nearly one hundred "code corrections and enhancements." During last weeks Macworld Expo, Apple quietly released a new seed of Mac OS X 10.5.2 numbered 9C16. The accompanying notes back up…
Apple Q108 Financial Results on January 22nd
On January 22nd Apple will announce its first fiscal quarter of 2008 financial results, the company will hold a webcast for investors. The webcast will begin at 2:00pm PT/5:00pm ET/10.00pm GMT. Apple is expected to outperform its guidance of iMac and iPod sales for the…
MacBook Air Battery Replacement Takes Only Minutes
AppleInsider is claiming that there are no special tools or knowledge required to swap the MacBook Air's battery and is a quick job taking just a few minutes. Using a size-0 philips screwdriver the process of replacing the battery is described as follows: Once flipped…
Quanta Manufacturing MacBook Air, Processor Mystery Solved?
Ever since the announcement of the MacBook Air in Tuesday's keynote many have been wondering, does the SSD give a major performance booth, who's manufacturing the units and what processor is used? Well finally the latter two questions appear to have been answered, DigiTimes notes…