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AT&T Reports Robust 2008 Growth, Led By iPhone
Earlier this week AT&T reported its fourth quarter fiscal results for 2008 , in the announcement Apple's official iPhone carrier in the United States said that it had activated 1.9 million iPhones during the quarter. The numbers are down from 2.4 million activations in AT&Ts…
iPhone Represents Over 1% of Worldwide Market Share
According to a report from ABI Research , Apple's iPhone now represents 1.1 percent of the worldwide mobile phone market and grew in dramatically from just 0.3 percent during 2007. The reports shows that the numbers put Apple on par with HTC and slightly ahead…
AT&T in Talks with Apple Over 3G-ready Notebooks?
According to a report by Fortune , AT&T has been exploring the possibility of subsidising notebooks by offering them with build-in 3G connections and associated contracts. AT&T has already begun offering such deals and over Christmas began selling a notebook in association with Acer for…
Apple Removes NVIDIA Graphics Update
The NVIDIA graphics update released earlier in the week has been unexplainably removed by Apple today. When the update was released Apple stated that it would improve cursor movement when using the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter with the Mini DisplayPort-enabled MacBook Air…
Latest iPhone Software Reveals Plans for Significant iPhone Hardware Update
Mac Rumors has discovered that the latest iPhone OS update contains evidence that points towards a new iPhone. The code strings which can be found in iPhone OS version 2.2.1 designate an iPhone with the model number "iPhone2,1". For reference the current iPhone 3G is…
Apple Moves to Dual CDN Strategy, Taps Limelight for Services
Dan Rayburn a watcher of the CDN (Content Delivery Network) industry and analyst for Front & Sullivan has pointed out that Apple appears to have switched to a dual provider setup. Apple has for years used Akamai to deliver downloads from its website and over…
Mark Papermaster to Begin Working at Apple April 24
Apple has announced that Mark Papermaster will begin work at Apple as Senior Vice President Devices Hardware Engineering on April 24th, 2009. Papermaster was recruited to work at Apple from IBM in October last year but IBM immediately filed a lawsuit blocking Papermaster from working…
iPhone and iPod touch OS 2.2.1 Available
Apple has today released iPhone and iPod touch OS 2.2.1, the minor update offers the following improvements (iPhone only): iPhone 2.2.1 Software Update This update contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following: - Improved general stability of Safari - Fixed issue where some images…
iPhone App Review: Rolando
Description: Rolandoland has been invaded and the Rolandos need your help! Use innovative tilt, tap and Multi-Touch controls to solve physics puzzles, toy with interactive environments, and evade pesky enemies as you lead the Rolandos to victory. Developer - ngmoco, Inc Rolando - $5.99 -…
Updates: iDVD 7.0.3, iLife Media Browser
iDVD 7.0.3 - 27.4MB This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues. iLife Media Browser Update - 2.6MB This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues. It is recommended for all users of Aperture, iLife…
Apple Releases NVIDIA Graphics Update
NVIDIA Graphics Update 2009 - 3.21MB This update improves cursor movement when using the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter with the Mini DisplayPort enabled MacBook Air, MacBook and MacBook Pro. It also improves playback of HD video running on systems with NVIDIA GeForce…
Apple Awarded Multi-Touch Patent
According to the US Patent Office Apple was awarded patent number 7,479,949 on January 20, 2009. The patent which was filed on April 11, 2008 covers multi-touch and all associated gestures such as pinch, swipe and rotation. The patent is titled: Touch screen device, method…
Analyst Offers Answer for Delayed iMac
Analyst Shaw Wu for Kaufman Brothers has stated in a report to clients some potential reason why Apple's iMac desktop computer has yet to be updated. "We wanted to give an update on the Mac business from what we are picking up from our latest…
iLife '09 Available January 27
iLife '09 was announced at Macworld 2009 and will begin shipping on January 27. iLife '09 includes iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand, with breakthrough new ways to organize and manage photos, create movies and learn to play music. iLife ’09 is included with every new Mac…
iPhone App Review: iGirl
Description: The iGirl application consists of a beautiful 3-dimensional female model that can be manipulated by the user to perform various actions, including dancing and speaking. Users can interact with iGirl on their iPhones and iPod Touches by shaking the device and touching the screen…
Apple Settles Over Scratched iPod nanos
Apple has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit which alleged that Apple knew the glossy front of the first generation iPod nano was easily susceptible to scratches but failed to disclose the information. As part of the settlement Apple has agreed to…
Documentary Takes Brief Look Inside Apple Design Department
Gary Hustwit has posted a rare glimpse of Jony Ive inside one of Apple's design studios at its Cupertino head quarters. We did a follow-up interview with Jony Ive at Apple in California last week, and enjoyed the opportunity of filming inside Apples design facilities…
SEC to Review Apple Disclosures on Jobs' Health
Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to review Apple's disclosures about Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs’s health problems to ensure investors weren’t misled. Bloomberg adds that the SEC investigation doesn't mean investigators have seen any wrongdoing. To bring any case…
Notes of Interest from Q109 Conference Call
After announcing record breaking revenue in the first fiscal quarter of 2009, Peter Oppeinheimer and Tim Cook held a conference call with analysts and members of the media to answer any queries. During the call which will be available for replay shortly the two senior…
QuickTime 7.6 Released, Contains Performance, Compatibility and Security Updates
QuickTime 7.6 Video: - Improves single-pass H.264 encoding quality - Increases the playback reliability of Motion JPEG media Audio: - Improves AAC encoding fidelity - Audio tracks from MPEG video files now export consistently Application Support: - Improves compatibility with iChat and Photo Booth QuickTime…