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Apple Board Expected To Meet Over Empty Seat
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple's current board members are planning to meet next Tuesday to discuss the boards replacement of Google CEO Eric Schmidt who stepped down from the position late last month. Schmidt who joined Apple's board in 2006 stepped down due…
Snow Leopard Build Hints at Disc Art
Whilst exploring the latest Mac OS X Snow Leopard build GearLive has discovered a significantly changed OS Install icon. The icon which now features a snow leopard rather than the previous purple space image is usually a strong indicator of final artwork for Mac OS…
Apple Media Event Planned for September, No Tablet Planned
MediaMemo is claiming that music industry sources have intimated that Apple is set to hold a special event the week of September 7th. MediaMemo explains that Apple is "noncommittal" about the dates. MediaMemo goes onto suggest that Apple is likely to be holding a music…
China Unicom Scoops Up 5 Million iPhone Units
The International Business Times is reporting that Apple has sold 5 million iPhone units to rumoured Chinese carrier China Unicom. The units were reportedly purchased by China's second largest carrier for 10 billion yuan suggesting that the custom WCDMA iPhones with no WiFi sold for…
Security Update Addresses DNS Vulnerability
Security Update 2009-004 Security Update 2009-004 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security update. Security Update 2009-004 (Leopard) - 10 MB Security Update 2009-004 (Tiger Intel) - 166 MB Security…
Rumoured Snow Leopard Build Greets Developers
Mac OS X Snow Leopard build 10A432 which earlier in the week was revealed to likely be the final build and has been classed Golden Master has now reached developers. Apple has officially scheduled Snow Leopards launch for September but prolific blogger John Gruber suggests…
Apple Releases Notebook AirPort Fix
AirPort Client Update for MacBook and MacBook Pro - 1.68MB This update is recommended for some Intel-based Macintosh computers running Mac OS X v10.5.8 and addresses an issue with AirPort performance while running on battery power. It may only be installed on: MacBook (13-inch, Late…
New Snow Leopard Build Named Golden Master
Several Apple related sites are reporting that build 10A432 of Mac OS X Snow Leopard has reached Golden Master status. The term Golden Master is used to describe a final build which will be released to manufacturing. Build 10A432 is currently not available to developers…
Apple Releases Safari 4.0.3
Safari 4.0.3 - Leopard 40MB / Tiger 27MB This update is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to stability, compatibility and security including: Stability improvements for webpages that use the HTML 5 video tag Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins Stability improvements for Top…
Matte Display Option Returns to 15-inch MacBook Pro
Apple has once again begun offering an antiglare upgrade for 15-inch MacBook Pros for a cost of $50. At the time of the last MacBook Pro refresh only the 17-inch model retained the option for an antiglare coating on the display leaving both the 13-…
iTunes 9 to Pack Blu-Ray Playback?
Boy Genius Report published a tip from a "very reliable source" over the weekend, the source stated to BGR that the next version of iTunes will come with Blu-Ray playback as well as a way to visually organise and arrange iPhone apps. The report of…
Analyst Predicts Tablet Sales, Provides Mockup
In a research note this week Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster chimed in on the Apple tablet rumours, offering sales predictions for the device and a mockup of what he believes the device will look like. Munster predicts that Apple's tablet will launch in early…
iMac Update Expected to Bring Blu-Ray and Price Cuts
AppleInsider is reporting that the next major iMac update will see the introduction of two new "compelling" features. AppleInsider is cryptic in its reporting, stating that its sources failed to elaborate. The first feature is speculated to be the inclusion of Blu-Ray drives, a feature…
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.8
Apple has today released Mac OS X 10.5.8 for client and server installs of Leopard. The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac, as…
Apple Tablet Seen by Analyst
Earlier this week Barron's reported that a "veteran analyst" had seen a prototype of the rumoured Apple tablet, the report offers very few details on the device but does states that the tablet will be impressive when displaying high definition video content. "It's better than…
"iProd" Reference Found in iPhone OS 3.1 Betas
Ars Technica reports that the latest beta version of iPhone OS 3.1 contains reference to two currently unknown products, "iProd0,1" and "iProd1,1". Reference to "iProd0,1" was first spotted back in March, but "iProd1,1" is a new addition. Ars speculates that "iProd1,1" could be the heavily…
O2 Set to Lose iPhone Exclusivity Early October
Mobile Entertainment adds to recent reports that O2 UK will lose its exclusive arrangement to sell the iPhone in the UK. Mobile Entertainment pinpoints October 9, 2009 as the date that O2 will no longer have an exclusive agreement with Apple in the UK. O2…
Apple Looks Set to Launch 8GB iPhone 3GS
Boy Genius Report is today reporting that multiple tipsters have contacted the site over the last few days to inform them that Rogers in Canada is shipping 8GB iPhones 3GS units to stores. Boy Genius Report speculates that Apple could be phasing out the iPhone…
Apple Execs Heading to China
Sina.com.cn reports that a number of senior Apple officials have flown to China this week according to an unnamed but "informed source". Sina.com.cn adds that "Their visit aims to visit [sic] senior officials of China Unicom and discuss with them how iPhone should enter Chinese…
Reports of China iPhone Approval Untrue
Last week World of Apple reported that the iPhone has received regulatory approval. At the time we reported that a an entry on the SRRC (State Radio Regulatory Commission) website referred to approval of the iPhone for sale in China, presumably by China Unicom carrier…