Archive: 2009 — page 17
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Cheaper iPhone Just Around the Corner
A report from the Financial Times which cites "people familiar with the initiative" suggests that Apple could unveil an iPhone model with a considerably lower retail price as early as Monday. "The anticipated new phone is likely to start production in July with the third…
iPhone App Review: Super Yum Yum 3
Description: A fruit monster has run off with your juicy fruit and kidnapped your babies. Help Leon chase after Ms. Tum Tum in this off-the-wall puzzle adventure spanning 4 worlds and 36 brain-tingling levels. Eat fruit, change your colour, and lick your babies to make…
Carphone Warehouse Systems Show 32GB White iPhone
AppleInsider notes that UK based reseller of the iPhone, Carphone Warehouse has added four new inventory placeholders onto its system in recent days. The four place holders refer to an iPhone labelled "v3" but of interest is two place holders for "IPhone 32GbV3 Black" and…
Updates: iLife '09, Digital Camera RAW, AirPort Utility
iPhoto 8.0.3 - 96MB This update addresses general compatibility, improves overall stability and fixes a number of issues in the following areas of the application: Publishing to MobileMe, Facebook, and Flickr Slideshow playback Location (GPS) info embedded in emailed photos and exported JPEGs The update…
Apple's North Carolina Data Centre Now Official
Following yesterdays news that the North Carolina General Assembly had approved a tax break for an unnamed company who was believed to be Apple it has now been finalised by Governor Perdue. In an official announcement it was revealed that Apple had selected North Carolina…
Moscone West Prepares for WWDC 2009
Six days before WWDC 2009 kicks off at the Moscone West conference centre in San Francisco, Apple has begun preparations for the event. This years signage has been captured by San Francisco resident Adam Jackson, who also supplied World of Apple will exclusive photos last…
NC Approves Tax Law Change for Apple
On Monday the General Assembly approved changing North Carolina state tax laws in the hope that Apple will invest $1 billion into the area. The Senate voted 40-8 in favour of the changes. The bill will now go to Governor Beverly Perdue who is expected…
Apple Finishes Push Notification Testing
Mac Rumors reports that Apple has begun putting the finishing touches on it's Push Notification service testing which the company began several weeks ago . The AP Mobile application was the first application to be included in the large-scale testing program of Push Notifications which…
Apple v. Psystar: Judge Alsup Signs Order Staying Case
On June 1, 2009, Judge Alsup signed an Order stating: In light of the bankruptcy filing, all proceedings are hereby STAYED until the automatic stay lifts at which time the parties must immediately notify the Court and arrange for a case management conference. A case…
New iPhone to Feature Video Chat?
Boy Genius Report has published a rumour about the possibility of video chat on the new iPhone. The source of the rumour is Fido's 2009 product roadmap which BGR says it is "very far away from being able to confirm". The published image shows a…
Best Buy Warns of Constrained iPhone Stock
Over the weekend Best Buy sent out a memo saying that iPhone 3G stock was now constrained, adding that some locations would run out of inventory completely. The news follows a similar report from retailer Brightpoint in Australia who issued an End of Life warning…
New iPhone in 4GB to 32GB Capacities?
Engadget is reporting that the new iPhone could be available in 4, 8, 16 and 32GB capacities. Engadget pinpoints an approval received from the PCS Type Review Certification Board as the source of the information. 4GB to 32GB -- that's one hell of a range…
Apple Releases iTunes 8.2, QuickTime 7.6.2
Following a short beta period iTunes 8.2 has been released to the public. The main feature in iTunes 8.2 is its compatibility with the next major version of iPhone software. iPhone OS 3.0 is expected to be a big feature of next Mondays opening keynote…
Images Show iPhone Compass and Auto-Focus Camera in Action
A number of images from Chinese-based UMPCFever claim (original post removed) to show several unseen features of iPhone OS 3.0. The images also purportedly show a new unreleased iPhone in action which had been brought over from the US, the images are said to be…
Snow Leopard Screenshots Show Yet Unseen Features
A gallery on the popular photo sharing website Flickr shows several screenshots from the most recent build (10A354) of Mac OS Snow Leopard . Also a video has appeared on YouTube demonstrating the new Chinese handwriting recognition within Snow Leopard. The author of the detailed…
Opinion: And Apple Taketh Away...
Apple retail stores currently offer a great program called One to One training . Here is the description from the Apple site: As a One to One member, enjoy a year’s worth of personal training sessions for just $99. Sit down for in-depth, face-to-face sessions…
Matte iPhone Exterior Revealed
Mac Rumors has posted a side by side comparison of the current iPhone 3G next to what it claims will be the new iPhone. The image is very similar to one seen back in February and simply shows a matte looking plastic but otherwise identical…
Update: iWork 09 9.0.2
iWork '09 9.0.2 - 42.75MB This update improves reliability when saving some iWork documents and when playing some presentations more than once per Keynote session. This update is recommended for all users of iWork '09.
Update Addresses MacBook Pro Fan Behaviour [U]
Apple today released an SMC update for 15 and 17-inch MacBook Pros which addresses fan behaviour under high workload. This SMC Firmware update adjusts the fan behavior in MacBook Pro systems (15-inch and 17-inch) when running under high workload conditions. MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Update…
MacBook Displays Quietly Updated
Mac Rumors and Computerworld are both reporting that Apple appears to have increased the quality of displays used in its unibody 13-inch MacBook notebooks sometime towards the end of April. The Computerworld article which cites discussions and photos posted on the Mac Rumors forums points…