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iPhone 1.1.3 Soon? Disk Mode Support, Voice Memos?
CNet France ( translated by Electronista ) is reporting that iPhone firmware update 1.1.3 is due very soon, possibly as early as the coming weekend. The firmware update which comes around 1 month after the previous update is said to build in voice memo recording…
First Looks at The Apple Store, West 14th Street
Apple sent out an email announcing the Apple Store West 14th Street opening earlier in the week Gizmodo has posted exclusive pictures and video of Apple's latest Apple Store which will open this coming Friday at 6.00PM. ifoAppleStore has begun its usual wall-to-wall coverage of…
Orange Shifts 30,000 iPhones in Five Days
Orange, the mobile division of France Telecom announced Wednesday that it had sold nearly 30,000 iPhones in the first five days of the device being on sale in France. The iPhone has been available in France from 680 Orange stores, the Orange online store and…
German Court Overturns iPhone Injunction
A German court ruled Tuesday that T-Mobile can return to selling locked iPhones, forcing consumers to also join a T-Mobile service plan. Late last month Vodafone forced an injunction upon T-Mobile forcing the company to sell unlocked iPhones until the court came to a decision…
Apple Orders Displays Ahead of Ultra-Portable
Citing industry sources Taiwan based DigiTimes is reporting that Kenmos Technology and Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology have both become suppliers of notebook LED backlit units for both Dell and Apple. Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology is currently supplying 12.1-inch units to Dell via AU Optronics and…
Steve Jobs to Host Macworld 2008 Keynote
IDG World Expo announced via Macworld that Apple CEO, Steve Jobs will deliver the opening keynote at Macworld Conference and Expo 2008. The keynote will be held at the Moscone West building in San Francisco and will kick off at 9.00am on Tuesday January 15th…
Analyst Notes on iPhone Launches, Verizon Announcement, Android
In the same note that Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster wrote of the ultra-portable Mac he also noted on the European iPhone launches, Verizon's plans for an open network and Google's Android mobile platform. The analyst writes that the three chosen carriers in Europe expect…
Munster Sees Ultra-Portable Mac at Macworld
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is weighing in on the ultra-portable Mac rumours again . Munster is now believes that there is an 85-percent chance of Apple releasing the long-rumoured ultra-portable Mac at Macworld Conference and Expo in January 2008. "As Macworld approaches, reports of…
Third Manhattan Apple Store to Open December 7
Although Apple has yet to release an official press release, advertising materials covering the future Apple Store in the Meatpacking district of Manhattan state that the store will open in one weeks time on December 7th. The large store on the corner of 9th Avenue…
Apple Developing Solution for Mini-CD Slot Load Problems
Apple has developed an idea of reducing shipping and packaging costs by selling software on smaller discs which could then be used in slot-loading optical drives built for standard 12 cm CDs and DVDs a new patent filing reveals. The filing which was made in…
French iPhone Launch, Unlocked iPhone Pricing
November 29th 2007 marked the release of iPhone in France, of particular interest to the media was the French legislation forcing carriers to sell unlocked handsets in the country. Louise-Pierre Wenes, Senior Executive Vice-President of France Telecom, holds iPhone on launch day. Didier Lombard, Chairman…
AT&T Chief 3G iPhone "next year"
Bloomberg reports that AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson confirmed Wednesday that Apple will introduce a 3G version of the iPhone next year. "You'll have it next year," he said, explaining that he was unaware of how much more the new version will cost than the existing…
Steve Jobs Voted Most Powerful Person in Business
Fortune magazine has ranked Apple CEO, Steve Jobs most powerful person in business in its annual ranking of 25 business persons. In addition to the rankings Fortune has written an article entitled The Power of Steve Jobs . Fortune supports their claim by attributing Jobs'…
In Brief: Apple to Hold One Day Shopping Event Across Europe and Australia
On Friday November 30th the Apple online store and retail stores will be holding a special one-day shopping event across all of Europe and Australia. The special shopping event mirrors that of one held last year in following Americas traditional Black Friday sales . Details…
iPhone SDK in Hands of Developers?
Electronista is claiming that Apple has already begun seeding an early version of the iPhone SDK to select developers. The kit is described as a "rough version" of the tools aimed at developers, to allow them to create native applications for the iPhone and iPod…
Joswiak Talks iPhone SDK
In an interview with Fortune Greg Joswiak, Apple's Vice President of Hardware Product Marketing has talked about both the iPhone and iPod in some detail. Following Jobs' open letter regarding an iPhone SDK, Apple has been mum on progress, but Joswiak mentions that Apple intends…
Apple Settles With Burst.com for $10 million
Apple has settled its long running feud with Burst.com by paying a $10 million lump sum in exchange for protection from any future legal action from the company. After legal fees and taxes Burst.com will walk away with $4.6 million, in return the company which…
Apple Posts Black Friday 2007 Discounts
The day after Thanks Giving in America is a retail dream with many stores across the country running a one day sale. Apple is no different and is offering discounts in retail stores as well as the online Apple Store. The following discounts are available…
iPhone and iTunes Produce Evidence of Future Rentals Scheme
With the release of iTunes 7.5 a while back one user noticed some interesting strings in the new iTunes 7.5 binary. The strings of code point towards the future existence of some kind of rental facility on the iTunes Store. In September one user discovered…
Road to Macworld '08: Changes to Show, World of Apple Plans Record Breaking Coverage
This article contains forward looking comments and future plans which are subject to change As of this very minute Christmas and New Year are quickly approaching and to any Mac zealot that can only mean Macworld is on the horizon. The forthcoming Macworld will run…