Archive: 2009 — page 18
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Redaction Possible in Psystar Bankruptcy Case
With everyone's interest so intensely focused on any bits of information that may come out of the Psystar bankruptcy hearing with regards to as yet unknown investors, the docket from today and yesterday indicates that Psystar (and presumably the creditors) will have the opportunity to…
Back to School Promotion Begins in UK
Just one day after Apple kicked off the US based Back to School promotion the UK has followed suit. Offering savings up to £145 on an iPod students of an higher education institution can save up to £157 on a Mac. The promotion which will…
Apple Plans Remodel of 100 Retail Stores
Apple's senior vice president of retail Ron Johnson said Wednesday that Apple intends to remodel 100 of its retail stores this year and open another 25 brand new stores. The interview with Johnson which comes via USA Today also reveals that Apple plans to open…
In Brief: Jobs "Energetic" Prior to Apple Return
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently had a chance to talk with Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Wozniak commented from the "All Things D" hosted by the Wall Street Journal saying that Jobs sounded "healthy" and "energetic". Wozniak said that Jobs "doesn't sound like he's sick," but…
MacBook Air Family With 3G?
SiliconRumors reports that Apple could be planning to release a family of MacBook Air models with built-in 3G modems. Sources also suggested to SiliconRumors that the new entry price point could be between $1300 to $1500 as well as the possibility of SSD (solid state…
Apple Kicks Off US Back to School Promo
As with every year Apple has today begun the US based Back to School promotion . The promo offers rebates up to $229 for students on all iPods when purchased with a qualifying Mac. Some caveats apply to the deal, the Mac mini is no…
Apple Makes Appearance in Psystar Bankruptcy Case
This morning, Apple filed a Notice of Appearance and Demand for Service of Pleadings and Other Papers in Psystar's Florida bankruptcy case. Apple is represented by Berger Singerman, P.A. for this action. While the filing sounds strong with the word "demand" in the title, it…
Polycarbonate MacBook Quietly Bumped
The only remaining polycarbonate MacBook model saw a minor update this morning. The previous model which was updated in January 2009 had a 2.0GHz processor, 2GB of 667MHz RAM and a 120GB hard drive. The new model which is available to view on Apple's online…
Psystar: Facts and Fiction
As most of you have read by now, on May 21, 2009, Psystar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Florida Federal Court System. While I can be a competitive over-achiever and chomp at the bit to be the first to break a story, there…
iPhone SDK Reveals New iPhone
In a similar fashion to this time last year a keen eyed iPhone developer has spotted an icon file destined for iPhone2,1 bundled inside the most recent iPhone SDK. The image which comes from a thread on the Mactalk.com.au forums appears identical to that of…
5G iPod nano with Camera, Next iPhone With Enhanced 3G
iLounge has today published two rumours , the first concurs with a rumour that the iPod nano would receive a camera in its next revision. The report from iLounge includes an "artists rendition" based on information from a source with a "perfect track record". The…
Capped Data Plans Possible for iPhone
AT&T is considering lower cost plans for the iPhone and other smartphones by setting a cap on the amount of data used in a given month. The comments come direct from AT&T's CEO, Ralph de la Vega who said at the Reuters Global Technology Summit…
Apple Plans Massive $1 Billion Server Farm
North Carolina lawmakers are reportedly promising massive tax breaks for Apple if the company goes through with plans to build a server farm in the state. To receive the breaks Apple would have to invest an estimated $1 billion over a nine year period and…
Apple Settled on Supplier of LCD Panels for "Netbook"
DigiTimes is reporting that Wintek has been selected as the supplier of LCD panels for an upcoming Apple "e-book form factor netbook product". The description points towards a product that is not particular well known in rumour circles. It could be that the description is…
Future iPhone to Use Cortex Processor
Both AppleInsider and Mac Rumors are speculating that the upcoming iPhone will make use of the ARMv7 Cortex processor. It should be noted that the ARMv6 is currently in use in the iPhone 3G and iPod touch. Although not likely to be related Mac Rumors…
Rumour Describes More Powerful 32GB iPhone
John Gruber of Daring Fireball has stepped into the iPhone rumour arena for the second time this week. Initially Gruber gave some insight into the potential for background applications on the iPhone, this time the prominent blogger is talking hardware . Gruber who has been…
T-Mobile Austria Reveals 32GB iPhone
Following rumours that the new iPhone would come in capacities of 16GB and 32GB, T-Mobile in Austria has accidently posted a link to a 32GB iPhone model. The listing which appeared on the online store for a short period of time didn't show an image…
Asahi Kasei Supplying Magnetometer for iPhone?
AppleInsider has published a report which points towards Japanese manufacturer Asahi Kasei as the provider of the digital compass (magnetometer) in the next generation iPhone. The source of the information is "people familiar" with recent iPhone OS 3.0 betas. People familiar with betas of the…
Push Notifications in Action
Following the news that Apple had begun high volume testing of Push Notifications on the iPhone this week, MyAppleGuide has published several screenshots showing notifications in action. The images show the settings available for Push Notifications as well as the results. For example "alerts" appear…
Telecom New Zealand Speaks of Third-Gen iPhone
On Tuesday evening a strange message was posted on the official Twitter stream for Telecom New Zealand. The "tweet" which was in response to a customers enquiry about the upcoming iPhone launch read: "We are in negotiations with Apple... we are very focused on the…