Archive: 2010 — page 13
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A Look at the Third Beta of iPhone OS 4.0
Today Apple allowed developers to get their hands on the third beta of iPhone OS 4.0. The latest major revision to the OS carries over 100 new features and seven major features. When Apple announced iPhone OS 4.0 the company demonstrated these seven major features…
Apple Releases Third Beta of iPhone OS 4.0
Apple has today on a predictable bi-weekly cycle released the third beta of iPhone OS 4.0 which was originally released at a media event held by Apple earlier this month. iPhone OS 4.0 is a major OS release from Apple due out for the iPhone…
Apple Sells One Million iPads, 12 Million Apps Downloaded
Apple announced today that it has sold one million iPads in just 28 days, a milestone which took the iPhone 74 days to reach. iPad users have already downloaded over 12 million apps from the App Store and over 1.5 million ebooks from the new…
Apple v. Psystar: Psystar Receives Extension of Time to File Opening Brief
Here is the latest docket entry in the Psystar appeal: 04/30/2010 14 day oral extension by phone of time to file Appellant Psystar Corporation's opening brief is granted. Appellant's opening brief is due May 17, 2010. Appellee Apple Inc.'s answering brief due 06/16/2010. The optional…
iPad W-Fi + 3G Arriving, Unboxed and Revealed
Friday April 30 marked the day that the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G went on sale in the U.S. the iPad which has the ability to connect to mobile carrier networks began shipping to customers from the online retail store and went on sale in Apple…
History Is Waiting Inside the Next London Apple Store
Every single square-inch of Apple's future Covent Garden (London) store has been replaced, repaired, restored or cleaned to prepare it for the millions of visitors who will step inside later this year and say, "Wow!" The store, whose construction and restoration could cost over $30…
Steve Jobs Offers Thoughts on Adobe Flash
Apple's CEO Steve Jobs has published an extensive 3000 word essay that discusses why Apple has and will continue to resist allowing Adobe Flash on the iPhone, iPad and iPods. I wanted to jot down some of our thoughts on Adobe's Flash products so that…
Apple Addresses Aperture Stability Issues with Update
Apple has today released a minor update for Aperture 3 aimed at fixing overall stability and a number of issues within the professional photo editing and managing software. Aperture 3.0.3 - 69.4MB This update improves overall stability and fixes issues in a number of areas…
Apple Releases First Build of Mac OS X 10.6.4
As predicted last week Apple has released to developers the first build of Mac OS X 10.6.4. Mac OS X 10.6.4 build 10F37 weighs in at 528MB for the delta update and contains just four focus areas, one known issue and no listed fixes. Known…
WWDC 2010 to Run June 7 - 11 in San Francisco
Apple has today announced that this years Worldwide Developers Conference will take place from June 7 - 11 . The five-day conference includes the first ever iPad development sessions and hands-on working labs for iPhone OS 4, as well as Mac OS X core technology…
Minor iTunes Update Tackles Important Issues
Apple has released a minor update to iTunes . The update which is recommended for all users of iTunes 9.1 brings a number of important bug fixes, including: Addresses several stability issues with VoiceOver Addresses a usability issue with VoiceOver and Genius Mixes Addresses issues…
Steve Jobs to Appear at 2010 D8 Conference
It has been confirmed that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will appear at the eighth D: All Things Digital in an interview on the opening night. The event will be held near Los Angeles, California on June 1 through 3. Steve Jobs last spoke at D…
Apple Acquires Chip Firm Intrinsity
It has been confirmed by The New York Times that Apple has acquired Austin, Texas based Intrinsity, a small chip design firm. Intrinsity is commonly known across the industry for speeding up existing ARM processors which are commonly used in mobile devices such as the…
Jobs Put Halt to Rumours of Mac App Store, Kind Of
The initial rumour was frankly absurd but if dissected far enough makes both financial sense for Apple, developers and will open up the Mac platform to the same ease of use that the iPhone and iPad enjoy. The undated article appeared on Rixstep last week…
iTunes Festival to Rock London in July
Apple has announced that the London iTunes Festival will run from July 1 through the 31 at the Camden Roundhouse. The iTunes Festival which has been held for the last couple of years will this year show 62 bands over 31 days with headliners Scissor…
Getting Ready for the Psystar Appeal
This case is about to get moving again with Psystar’s Opening Brief in their Ninth Circuit Appeal due on May 3, 2010. The last significant event was Apple’s victory in its Motion for Summary Judgment before Judge Alsup in November 2009. The transcript for that…
ARM Chief Down Plays Acquisition Rumours
Following rumours that Apple was looking to make a bid on the chip-maker ARM the company's chief has stepped in to calm the rumours. Before the speculators could get carried away Warren East, ARM's chief executive told The Guardian that "nobody has to the buy…
In Brief: First Seed of Mac OS X 10.6.4 Imminent
The third major update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard was released at the end of March after several months of intense developer testing, now World of Apple has learnt that the first build of Mac OS X 10.6.4 is imminent. A select group of…
Apple Considering Bid for Chip-Maker ARM
This morning the city is buzzing with talk that Apple is considering a bid to take-over ARM holdings a major mobile device chip maker. In the wake of the rumours ARM's shares shot up this morning . Apple is already ARM's biggest customer but the…
AT&T Earnings Fall, Activates 2.7 Million iPhones
Yesterday Apple announced that during its second fiscal quarter of 2010 it had sold 8.75 million units worldwide, today the official US carrier of the iPhone AT&T announced that it had activated 2.7 million of those. In the carriers earnings report the company said that…