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Reaction to Apple's Macworld Withdrawal Announcement
Yesterday Apple announced that it was withdrawing from Macworld Expo that is held annually in San Francisco in January, the company also revealed that the farewell keynote will be presented by Phil Schiller. The announcement immediately caused shockwaves across the Mac web with concerns of…
Apple Expo Paris Cancelled
Earlier this year Apple announced that it would no longer exhibit at Apple Expo Paris. It is now being revealed that Apple Expo Paris has been cancelled indefinitely. The news comes just a day after Apple announced that it would no longer be exhibiting at…
Apple Ordered to End Exclusivity With France's Orange
On Wednesday the French Competition Council ruled [PDF] that Apple and French telecoms company Orange must immediately cease its exclusive relationship. The order comes as a result of a complaint filed by France's third largest mobile operator Bouygues Telecom on September 18 of this year…
IDG: Macworld 2010 Still On, Even Without Apple
On the back of the news that Apple will no longer attend Macworld after the 2009 expo Ars Technica has spoken to IDG's Paul Kent to find out about the future of Macworld. The vice president and general manager of Macworld Expo stated that Macworld…
Apple Pulling Out of Macworld from 2009
Today Apple announced that it will no longer exhibit at Macworld Expo after the 2009 show. Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the opening keynote for this year’s Macworld Conference & Expo, and it will be Apple’s last keynote…
10.5.6 and MobileMe Updates Deliver "Push" Services
This week Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.6 as well as announcing updates it has made to its MobileMe service, it appears that the combination of these updates has finally delivered push services to desktop and notebook Macs. When Apple originally launched MobileMe it had…
Update Mac mini at Macworld 2009?
Wired.com is reporting that Apple will launch an updated version of its low-end Mac. The Mac mini was last updated in August 2007 and over the the year rumours have pointed towards further updates but some even pointed towards the demise of the Mac mini…
Jobs Expected to Give Macworld Keynote
Despite not yet being official, Businessweek's Arik Hesseldahl spoke with VP at IDG World Expo Paul Kent who assured the journalist that Steve Jobs would speak at Macworld San Francisco next month. In addition noting that a joint announcement would be coming soon. "We haven't…
Analyst Predicts Zero Product Releases from Apple at Macworld
Analyst David Bailey for investment bank Goldman Sachs removed Apple from its buy list for the first time in more than two years on Monday. The move came after the analyst believed Apple was not poised to release any new products at Macworld Expo San…
Security Update 2008-008 for Tiger Users
In a flurry of updates today Apple has also released a large Security Update for users still on Mac OS X 10.4. The update which requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 is available for Intel and PPC clients as well as server users. Security Update 2008-008…
Apple "Tweaks" MobileMe Service
In a support document posted today Apple has detailed updates that have recently been applied to the MobileMe service. Sync Contacts, calendars, and bookmarks on a Mac sync automatically within a minute of the change being made on the computer, another device, or the web…
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.6
Apple has released the sixth update to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard this afternoon. The 10.5.6 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. For detailed…
iPhone nano Rumours Resurface
Mac Rumors is reporting on the resurfacing of iPhone nano rumours by the largely unreliable iDealsChina website . iDealsChina has published a rendering based on a case of what it claims to the iPhone nano. Mac Rumors rightly points out that an iPhone with a…
Latest Mac OS X 10.5 Update Today?
Apple has been testing Mac OS X 10.5.6 since late October and it now seems that the development is wrapping up and the sixth update to Mac OS X Leopard is ready to ship to customers. In the last week Apple has released a flurry…
Firmware Updates Available for "Late-2008" Notebooks
Apple has today released a plethora of updates for all the "Late-2008" notebooks that were released in October. The MacBook Pro, MacBook and MacBook Air all required two firmware updates. An EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) update is available , which is said to address system…
Vanishing iTunes Movies Mystery Solved
Last week it was reported by Macworld that movies that were previously available on the iTunes Store had disappeared. According to Macworld of 15 films that had been bookmarked for later viewing only 6 were still available for purchase and rental. CNet has now managed…
Latest MacBook Models Suffering Issues with RAM and GPU?
It is being reported by numerous blogs that the latest MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks from Apple are having some troubles when maxed out with 4GB of RAM. The issues which was initially believed to be caused by third-party RAM has now been proven to…
Rumours of DRM-free iTunes Over Hyped?
CNet is picking fault with rumours that the iTunes Store will go 100% DRM-free today, or possibly next Tuesday. CNet is noting that negotiations with major record labels are ongoing and as far as it was concerned none of the negotiations were complete on Monday…
Jobs Paramount to iPod Advert Tunes
In an interview with SongFacts Lars Iversen of Asteroid Galaxy Tour gives some background on how his bands track "Around the Bend" was chosen for the latest iPod touch advert . The bands representative in the United States managed to get a meeting with Steve…
$99 4GB Wal-Mart iPhone Not Happening
Last week it was reported by Boy Genius Report that Wal-Mart could begin selling a 4GB iPhone at the price point of $99; despite doubting its own sources. Mac Rumors is now saying exactly the opposite, advertising products sent to the rumour site show a…