Archive: April 2009 — page 3
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Apple Begins Selling $899 Education iMac
Apple has this week quietly introduced a new iMac aimed at the education market. The iMac which is a 20-inch aluminium iMac will be available to education institutions for just $899. The 20-inch aluminium iMac marks the end of the white plastic iMacs which had…
iPhone App Review: Go Go Go! - GPXL's Guide to F1 2009
Description - If you want the latest in F1 news then this is the app for you. This app features news feeds from a number of top F1 websites that are streamed throughout the day directly into the app. Developer - Gourmet Pixel Go Go…
Retail Stores to Ditch EasyPay System for iPhone App Solution
AppleInsider is reporting that the EasyPay system which Apple adopted in 2005 to improve queues at checkouts will be phased out this later this year. The system which currently runs on PDA devices running Windows Mobile will reportedly be replaced with iPhone units running customised…
Apple Retiring .Mac Homepage in July
Over the last few days MobileMe members have received emails from Apple informing them that the legacy .Mac website tools will be discontinued in July, web pages will remain live but they will no longer be editable. Apple also mirrored the message on the .Mac…
Apple Gives Developers New Mac OS X 10.5.7 Build [Seed Notes]
As with the last five weeks Apple has this weekend given developers a new build of the next minor update to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Build 9J47 of Mac OS X 10.5.7 includes only three new fixes but Apple has also increased the number…
Apple Touts Push Notification Service to Developers
Apple on Thursday sent out an email to registered iPhone developers enticing them begin testing applications using the Apple Push Notification service. Start testing your applications using the Apple Push Notification service today. Log in to the iPhone Dev Center and review the Apple Push…
Apple Begins Countdown to One Billionth App Download
Apple has today begun a promotion to celebrate the future milestone of one billion Apple Store downloads. The promotion offers a prize worth over $13,000. As of today, nearly one billion apps have been downloaded around the globe. So we just want to say thanks…
Apple Begins New iPhone Production?
Several sources who are mainly citing "component suppliers" say that Apple is beginning to ship parts that would be used to assemble iPhones. The report which comes from Taiwan based Commercial Times did not cite any particular components. Meanwhile DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has…
iPhone App Review: Remember the Milk
Description: Remember the Milk integrates with the web service of the same name to provide to-do list functionalities to iPhone and iPod touch users on the go. Developer - Remember the Milk Remember the Milk - Free (requires $25/year "Pro" account on web application) -…
Video Recording Capabilities Found in iPhone OS 3.0
It has been discovered that the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0 contains all the elements required to allow video recording on the iPhone. Firstly Mac Rumors points out that developers who have been digging around in the iPhone OS 3.0 software found an interface…
Developers Greeted With Build 9J44 of Mac OS X 10.5.7
Apple has delivered yet another build of the ever growing minor update to Mac OS X 10.5. Build 9J44 of Mac OS X 10.5.7 comes with a further five areas of change and adds several focus areas. This build as with others contains a single…
Apple Boasts Twice the Performance With Xserve Update
As rumoured Apple has today updated its line of enterprise servers boasting twice the performance of the previous models. Using Intel "Nehalem" Xeon processors and a next generation system architecture, the 1U rack-optimized Xserve delivers up to an 89 percent improvement in performance per watt…
Apple and China Unicom Talks Reportedly Halt
Despite what seemed like unstoppable progress , even to the point where iPhone models began appearing on the Chinese carriers website, reports today suggest that talks between Apple and China Unicom have come to a halt. Talks between China Unicom and Apple to introduce iPhone…
2TB Time Capsule Coming Soon?
Third party Apple retailer ClubMac is currently displaying an image on its website that shows a Time Capsule packaging box with a stated capacity of 2TB. Apple currently sells Time Capsule units in 500GB and 1TB units only. The source of the image is unknown…
Minor iTunes Update Released
iTunes 8.1.1 - 66MB iTunes 8.1.1 adds support for renting HD movies and provides a number of bug fixes, including addressing issues with VoiceOver and syncing with iPhone or iPod touch.
Opinion: Microsoft, Myths and Marketing (Part One)
Apple has eaten Microsoft's lunch in the advertising department for several years, so beginning last year Microsoft lobbed multiple attempts to strike back. However, the result tragically has been akin to watching a short, bald fifty-year old attempt to prove that white men can jump…
Low Power 802.11n Support Coming to New iPhone?
AppleInsider reports that discoveries made within the latest iPhone OS 3.0 builds suggest support for a new chip that could enable low power 802.11n support on both the new iPhone and iPod touch. According to AppleInsider the current Broadcom chip that supplies WiFi and Bluetooth…
Apple Orders 3.2 and 5 Megapixel Image Sensors
According to DigiTimes who cites market sources, OmniVision has recieved orders for 3.2-megapixel CMOS Image sensors said to be destined for the next-generation iPhone. The same sources have also stated that OmniVision also received orders from Apple for 5-megapixel CMOS image sensors, according to the…
iPhone App Review: Last.fm
Description – Listen to more than 5 million tracks for free with Last.fm on your iPhone. Developer – Last.fm Price – Free – iTunes Link Simply insert your favourite artist, tag or user and the Last.fm app will produce a personal radio station full of…
Online Apple Store Error Hints at Xserve Update
PCWorld.com reports that an online Apple Store has inadvertently hinted at the rumoured update due for Apple's range of Xserve servers. The error appeared on the Hong Kong Apple online store, despite displaying information about the "Nahalem" based Xserves the link is inactive. The broken…