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Apple Shares Rise, Analyst Warns of Vulnerabilities
Prior to the market opening yesterday morning, analyst Shebly Seyrafi of Calyon Securities issued a research note to clients warning of circumstances for concern facing Apple. In particular Seyrafi attacked Apple's average selling price, "Apple's premium-pricing model is vulnerable in today's recessionary environment," he wrote…
Apple Issues 2.3.1 Update for Apple TV
Apple has quietly issued a minor update for the Apple TV. According to several reports and World of Apple's own experiences it is unknown what has changed in 2.3.1. Unlike previous updates Apple has yet to change the Apple TV software update page to reflect…
iMacs Based on NVIDIA Chipsets Imminent
Mac Rumors reports on several occurrences over the last few days that would indicate an imminent update to the iMac. The rumour site states that resellers have lows stocks and some educational Apple sales reps have been given the go-ahead for special pricing on the…
Apple Announces Public Beta of Safari 4
Apple has today announced that Safari 4 will be available as a public beta immediately for both Mac and Windows. Innovative new features that make browsing more intuitive and enjoyable include Top Sites, for a stunning visual preview of frequently visited pages; Full History Search…
Apple Shareholder Meeting Approaches, Jobs Not Attending
On Wednesday February 25th 2009 Apple will hold its annual shareholders meeting and CEO Steve Jobs will not be attending for the first time in more than ten years. As Bloomberg reports the meeting will give shareholders a chance to question Apple executives and directors…
A Look at Build 10A261 of Snow Leopard [Images + Video]
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Video of New Mac mini Surfaces
Following yesterdays leaked image which purported to be the upcoming Mac mini the original Mac Rumors forum member has defended criticism that the image was a good PhotoShop with a video . The video (embedded below) which is labelled "Mac mini 2009 Edition" shows the…
Leaked Image of Mac mini Circulates
An image purporting to be the new Mac mini has begun circulating Apple related forums and rumour sites. The image first appeared on the MacRumors forums and has been reproduced by AppleInsider . The single image which depicts the rear of a Mac mini shows…
Apple Snapping Up Supplies of Flash Memory
Apple has recently had massive leverage on the NAND memory market and has in the past caused issues for other manufactures wanting to use flash memory in their products. According to AppleInsider , Apple is once again causing supply issues across the industry of flash…
Apple Execs on Netbooks and iPhone Pricing
Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi released a note to clients earlier this week describing a discussion he had with Apple COO and temporary CEO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer and VP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller. In the note Sacconaghi wrote that Cook and Schiller…
Apple Set to Deliver "Unwired" AirPort Express Bundle?
AppleInsider reports that Apple in Australia is expected to introduce a new AirPort Express that bundles with a local wireless data service. The rumour site points towards a default placeholder page on Apple's Australian online store with an item listed as "Unwired Airport Express Bundle"…
Gaming Top Priority in New iPod touch Advert
Apple has released a new iPod touch advert called "More Fun" which continues to advertise the iPod touch as a gaming device. The advert cycles through over a dozen games available on the app store to the tune of Franz Ferdinand's No You Girls.
Turn by Turn GPS Application Shown on iPhone
A turn-by-turn GPS application produced by Sygic has been shown off this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The iPhone Blog reports that the software was on display at the TeleAtlas booth at MWC and features turn-by-turn GPS directions with voice prompts, points of…
Mac and iPod Sales Slump in January
New NPD data released earlier this week shows that Apple had a slow month in January. According to the data Mac unit sales were down 6% while iPod sales dropped 14% compared with January 2008. A followup report by Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster this data…
Update: MacBook (Early 2009) SMC Update 1.3
MacBook SMC Update 1.3 - 557KB This SMC Firmware Update improves overall system stability and performance on MacBook computers. Polycarbonate MacBook computers released in early 2009 may display slower performance when started up using battery power only. Restarting using battery power may not clear the…
17-inch Unibody MacBook Pros Arrive and Disassembled
Mac Rumors notes that several users on its forums have reportedly received their 17-inch MacBook Pro orders. One of the users UFOGoldorak also posted benchmarks for the 2.93GHz model with 4GB of RAM. iFixit has also posted a full disassembly of the new 17-inch Unibody…
Customisable Four-Finger Gestures in Snow Leopard?
My Apple Guide has discovered a hidden preference pane that allows the customisation of four-finger gestures on the new trackpads included with Apple's latest notebooks. The preference pane shows drop down menus for each direction of swipe, currently four-finger gestures are set at defaults, switch…
MobileMe iDisk Sharing Now Available
Apple has announced that the long awaited iDisk file sharing feature is now available for use . The feature allows large files to be shared easily without having to risk emailing it. We're pleased to announce that you can now use your MobileMe iDisk to…
Latest Snow Leopard Build Seed Notes and Feature Details
World of Apple has obtained details of the latest Mac OS X Snow Leopard build (10A261) which was issued to developers earlier this week. The latest Snow Leopard build asks developers to focus on Grand Central and OpenCL APIs. Also Apple warns that Snow Leopard…