Archive: October 2010 — page 2
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Steve Jobs Featured in Bloomberg Documentary
This week Steve Jobs was the subject of a 50 minute long documentary shown on Bloomberg . Although the man himself refused to take part in the documentary there was a host of friends, admirers, journalists and current and past co-workers on hand to tell…
Apple Releases Seventh Build of Mac OS X 10.6.5
Today Apple released to developers the seventh build of Mac OS X 10.6.5. The release comes just a couple of weeks after the previous release of Mac OS X 10.6.5. The current version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard was released in mid-June after just…
iPad Coming to AT&T and Verizon Stores October 28
Both Verizon Wireless and AT&T have announced today that they will begin selling the iPad in stores starting October 28. Verizon whose network is not compatible with the current WiFi + 3G iPad will be bundling iPads that it sells with its own MiFi 2200…
Apple to Host "Back to the Mac" Special Event October 20th
Apple has today sent out invites to select members of the media announcing that the company will host a special event at 10AM Pacific time on Wednesday, 20th October at its headquarters in Cupertino. The invite which is labelled simply "Back to the Mac" features…
Third Beta of iOS 4.2 Available, Second iTunes Beta
Today Apple gave iOS developers access to the third beta of iOS 4.2. iOS 4.2 will be the first version of iOS 4 for the iPad and will bring all the major enhancements such as folders, multitasking and Game Center. Early in September Apple announced…
GSM/CDMA iPhone 5 Set to Skip 4G
In a somewhat unsurprising rumour TechCrunch writes that the next generation iPhone due for release in mid-2011 will feature a chip making the handset compatible with both GSM and CDMA networks but not the future 4G LTE network. The article from TechCrunch also speaks in…
Walmart Confirms Plans to Carry Apple iPad
Walmart has confirmed that it will begin selling the iPad through hundreds of its retail stores in the U.S. from this coming Friday. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal Walmart will also sell the iPad through Walmart.com but will only be available…
Apple Preparing iOS Update to Fix Alarm Clock Bug
Apple has confirmed that an upcoming software update to iOS will fix an alarm clock bug that came to light last week. ZDNet Australia reports that iPhone and iPod touch users have been awoken an hour early in New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, and…
iPhone Looks Set for Early 2011 Verizon Appearance
This week the hot news has been that Verizon looks set to begin selling the iPhone in early 2011. Although rumours of a Verizon iPhone have been around for years, this week saw numerous sources pointing towards the end of AT&T's exclusivity with Apple. It…
Apple Releases Sixth Build of Mac OS X 10.6.5
Today Apple released to developers the sixth build of Mac OS X 10.6.5. The release comes just a couple of weeks after the previous release of Mac OS X 10.6.5. The current version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard was released in mid-June after just…