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Apple Releases First Build of Mac OS X 10.6.3 [U: Seed Notes]
Apple has today given developers the first build of Mac OS X 10.6.3. The update which is labelled build 10D522 weighs in at 666MB and is said to contain over 200 fixes and enhancements. The build contains four known issues for the build listed as…
Apple Snaps Up Quattro Wireless
Quattro Wireless has announced that it has been acquired by Apple. The official confirmation comes after rumours yesterday that Apple was purchasing the mobile advertising firm for $275 million. Quattro confirmed the news in a statement on its website adding that "services you receive from…
Apple Event Date Actually January 27, iPhone SDK 4.0?
Despite reports from multiple sources over the last few weeks insisting that Apple's media event will be held on Tuesday, January 26 a new source this week is stating that the event will instead be held on January 27. Digital Daily concurs that the event…
Apple Tops 3 Billion App Store Downloads
Apple has today announced that over three billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store. Apple last announced an App Store landmark at the end of September with two billion downloads . "Three billion applications downloaded in less than 18 months—this is like nothing…
Nokia Expands Patent Case Against Apple
Nokia has announced that it has filed a complaint with the "United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple infringes Nokia patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers." In addition to Nokia's previous infringement complaint , Nokia is…
January 26th Event Focused on "Mobility Space"?
FOXNews reporter Clayton Morris has reportedly spoken to a "source inside Apple" who has confirmed to him a "big" event for January. Morris corroborates last weeks report that Apple will hold an event in San Francisco on Tuesday January 26, 2010; adding that the event…
O2 Admits Poor Network Performance
Mobile network operator O2 in the UK has owned up and apologised to customers who have suffered poor network availability and reliability in London. In an interview with the Financial Times O2 executive director Ronan Dunne admitted that some customers in London were unable to…
Apple Begins Ordering Tablet Components
Two reports today suggest that Apple is beginning to order components aimed for the long-rumoured multi-touch tablet. Apple's tablet is rumoured to be revealed during an event on January 26 and ship later in 2010. The first report from Taiwan's Economic Daily states that Cheng…
Jobs "Extremely Happy" with Tablet
Nick Bilton of the New York Times has weighed in on the speculation ahead of Apple's rumoured special event to be held of January 26, 2010. Bilton offers some inside information about the tablet which is expected to be demoed next month and according to…
All Coming Together for January 26 Special Event?
FT.com Tech blog written by David Gelles writes that Apple has rented stage time at the Yerba Beuna Center in San Francisco next month. The building which is often home to Apple special events has reportedly been hired about on Tuesday, January 26 2010. The…
2010 iPhone to Have 5-Megapixel Camera?
DigiTimes is reporting that Omnivision Technologies has received an order for 5-megapixel optical sensors destined for the next-generation iPhone. The sources suggest that Omnivision is expected to supply Apple with between 40-50 million sensors in 2010. OmniVision Technologies is expected to see CMOS image sensor…
7-inch Apple Tablet Due January 2010?
Two rumours today from largely accurate sources suggest hat the long-rumorued Apple tablet will come to fruition this coming January and feature a 7-inch display. Boy Genius reports that a very reliable source to them guarantees that the Apple tablet will have a 7-inch display…
Apple Issues Update to Address iMac Display Flickering
27-inch iMac Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 - 683K Updates the graphics firmware on ATI Radeon HD 4670 and 4850 graphics cards to address issues that may cause image corruption or display flickering. The iMac Graphics Firmware Update will update the graphics firmware on your iMac…
Apple to Hold WWDC 2010 June 28 to July 2?
9 to 5 Mac points out that the Moscone convention centre website has a "Corporate Event" scheduled for the last week of June in 2010. The words "Corporate Event" are synonymous with Apple events as the company does not wish to reveal when WWDC will…
Vodafone UK iPhone Launch January 14
Vodafone has announced today that the iPhone will be available on its network in the UK from January 14, 2010. "We started preparing our network over a year ago so that iPhone customers will really feel the advantage of being with Vodafone," said Guy Laurence…
iPhone Holds 46% Japanese Smartphone Share
Japanese based research firm Impress R&D has released a report showing that the iPhone has 46.1% of the Japanese smartphone market. Impress goes onto break down individual iPhone models stating that the iPhone 3G has a 24.6% share whilst the 3GS has a 21.5% share…
Psystar Begins Shutting Down [Untrue]
Dow Jones reports that Psystar has begun closing down the company following Apple's injunction against the company issue earlier this week . Psystar whose website has already ceased operation will fire its eight employees according to Psystar attorney Eugene Action. Action also said that Psystar's…
Update Issued to Improve Server Mail Reliability
Mail Services Update 1.0 - 20.6MB This update addresses issues affecting overall mail service reliability and performance. The update is recommended for all servers running Snow Leopard Server version 10.6.2.
Apple Wins Injunction Against Psystar
Groklaw is reporting that Apple has won a total and permanent injunction against Psystar, the injunction which can be seen in whole here [PDF] rules the following: Copying, selling, offering to sell, distributing, or creating derivative works of plaintiffs copyrighted Mac OS X software without…
Apple Wins Multitude of Advertising Awards from AdWeek
AdWeekMedia this week announced the winners of its "Best of 2000s" advertising awards. Apple won numerous awards including "Brand of the Decade", "Campaign of the Decade" and "Product of the Decade" and "Out of Home Ad of the Decade". Steve Jobs also won "Marketer of…