Archive: 2010 — page 7
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Snow Leopard Graphics Update Resolves Graphics Performance
Apple has today released a Mac OS X Snow Leopard Graphics update. The update which is the first of its kind went through a short testing period in the hands of developers before its release today. The update which weighs in at just 69MB contains…
Legal News: Christopher Corsi v. Apple, CV10-03316PVT, Northern District of California
This is yet another class action complaint and was filed on July 28, 2010. The claims are nearly identical to those involving the liquid submersion indicators in the Gallion v. Apple case reported on here . Thus, I will only note where this plaintiff nuanced…
Legal News: Gallion v. Apple and DOES 1-100, United States District Court Northern District of California, Case No. 3:10-cv-01610-RS
A Class Action Complaint was filed on April 15, 2010 against Apple and 100 Doe Defendants. With regard to the unnamed Defendants, Plaintiff states: Plaintiff is unaware of the true names and capacities of Does 1 through 100 and dues them by fictious names. Plaintiff…
Apple Releases First Build of Mac OS X 10.6.5
Apple has released to developers the first build of Mac OS X 10.6.5. The previous update to Mac OS X, 10.6.4 was released in mid-June , not long after Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. Mac OS X 10.6.5 build 10H525 weighs in at 517MB for the…
Legal News: McCaffrey and Wrinn v. Apple and ATT
This is a Class Action Complaint filed on June 30, 2010 in the District Court of Maryland, Case No. 1:10-cv-01776-RDB and amended on August 2, 2010 only to provide the correct corporate name for AT&T. The subject matter of the suit is allegedly defective iPhone…
How Will Apple Cope with Europe's Common Charger?
Last year the European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, said that it had reached a voluntary agreement with ten major mobile phone manufacturers to bring a common charger for mobile phones to the market. A couple of weeks ago the story resurfaced, this was…
Apple to Replace Over-Heating First Generation iPod Nanos in Japan
Apple has agreed to entirely replace first-generation iPod nanos for customers in Japan who have experienced issues with their units overheating. Apple had previously only agreed to replace the batteries but quietly updated its website yesterday to inform that it will replace entire units. In…
Apple Issues PDF Exploit Fix for iPhone and iPad
Apple has today released an update for iOS 4 and iPad software. The update fixes a PDF exploit that came to light last week after it was used to aid in the Jailbreaking of iPhones. Fears were raised early last week that the exploit could…
Latest on Eastman Kodak/Apple Dispute
In reminder, there is a whole constellation of pending actions involving Apple and Eastman Kodak. Here is a summary list (with details on status to follow): International Trade Commission Investigative Report Number 337-703, Eastman Kodak v. Apple. Complaint involves patent no. 6,292,218 ("the '218 patent'")…
iPhone App Review: Sudoku 2 Pro
During my research I found that there are a wide variety of Sudoku apps out there for the iPhone and I know that really you only need one Sudoku app as there isn’t enough variance in the puzzle itself to require multiple versions. For that…
Mark Papermaster Leaves Apple
It has been confirmed by Apple that Mark Papermaster will be leaving Apple. Papermaster previously had held the position of Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering within Apple and was of course in charge of much of the iPhone 4's production. Papermaster joined Apple…
iPhone App Review: Hipstamatic
When I saw this application in the app store I thought I had to give it a try. I did wonder whether the application would put style before functionality, which I have seen in applications before but this is not the case with Hipstamatic. I…
Apple Releases Third Beta of iOS 4.1
Apple has today released the third beta of iOS 4.1 which first entered the hands of developers in mid-July . iOS 4.1 beta 3 build 8B5097d is a 599MB download for the iPhone 4 and 383MB for the iPhone 3GS and is only available to…
Covent Garden Apple Store to Open August 7
Apple quietly announced today that its newest store in London will open next Saturday at 10am. The Covent Garden Apple store will be just under one mile from the already hugely popular Regent Street store and is sure to attract a lot of foot traffic…
Psystar Files Reply Brief
Hot on the heels of my last report , Psystar has filed its Reply Brief in response to Apple . Copyright Misuse Psystar asserts that copyright only governs copying and not restrictions on use. Even at first blush, this appears absurd. I cannot play a…
Apple Issues Update for Safari 5
Apple today released Safari 5.0.1 turning on Safari Extensions and introducing the Safari Extensions Gallery. Apple introduced extensions support in Safari 5 in June so developers could begin creating extensions with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards. With Safari Extensions Gallery, users can quickly find…
Apple Revises iMac With Faster Processors, Updated Graphics
Apple has today revised the iMac to include the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors. Additionally Apple updated the included graphics capabilities, making use of dedicated ATI graphics rather than integrated chips. “We took the world’s best all-in-one and made it…
Apple Reveals Latest LED Cinema Display
Apple has today released a brand new LED Cinema Display , the new 27-inch display which replaces the 24-inch model features a built-in iSight video camera, microphone and speakers, powered USB 2.0 hub, and universal MagSafe connector, the new LED Cinema Display is an ideal…
Apple Unveils All New Magic Trackpad
Apple has today released the Magic Trackpad , a multi-touch glass trackpad for desktop computers. The Magic Trackpad gives desktop users the same intuitive multi-touch gestures that Mac notebook customers have come to love and is available separately for $69 (£59). With its glass surface…
New Mac Pro Unveiled With 12 Processing Cores
Apple today unveiled a new Mac Pro line with up to 12 processing cores and up to 50 percent greater performance than the previous generation. Featuring the latest quad-core and 6-core Intel Xeon processors, all-new ATI graphics and the option for up to four 512GB…