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iPod touch Suffering Supply Shortages
Analyst Ben Reitzes of Lehman Brothers noted to clients this week that the 8GB iPod touch is currently showing a shipping delay of 1-2 days on orders made on the online Apple store. The analyst suggests that supplies are likely to be strained due to…
The Confusion of Apple Store Sizes
With the opening of Australia's first Apple Store today it struck me that Apple seems confused about the size of its stores. Reading an article on The Age I noted that Senior Vice President of Retail Ron Johnson appeared to tell reporters at the media…
Apple Set to Open First Australian Apple Store on June 19
Apple’s first retail store in Australia will open on George Street in Sydney on Thursday, 19 June at 5:00 p.m . Apple Store Sydney features two floors dedicated to Macs and iPods and a third floor entirely dedicated to service, including the world’s largest Genius…
Flash Support for iPhone in Early Development
During Adobe's Q2 earnings call last night CEO Shantanu Narayen said that Adobe had a working version of Flash on the iPhone, albeit on an emulator: We have a version that’s working on the emulation. This is still on the computer and you know, we…
In Brief: AT&T and Apple Settle Visual Voicemail Lawsuit
AT&T and Apple settled a lawsuit brought by Klausner Technology Inc. on Monday. The lawsuit was originally brought around by Klausner last December for violating its patents on technology that sends visual alerts to computers or mobile telephones when a user has a voice message…
O2 UK Confirms Strong Interest in iPhone
According to O2 UK consumers are four times more interested in the iPhone 3G than its predecessor. According to the UK carrier almost four times as many people have registered interest in the iPhone 3G than those who registered an interest in the original model…
iPhone Coming to Russia This Year?
Apple is said to be making headway with negotiations with carriers to sell the iPhone in Russia within the year according to a report today. Eldar Murtazin, editor of Moscow-based Mobile Research Group told the Moscow Times , "About 20,000 iPhone handsets are brought into…
Apple Set to Release iSight HD?
Mac Rumors is reporting that one reader of the site has pointed out a reference to an "iSight HD" in Apple's QuickTime system files. The line can be found in QuickTime's localizable.strings under "Next Generation USB iSight" and also carries a reference of 'iSight HD'…
Latest Mac OS X 10.5.4 Build Fixes Shutdown Hanging Bug [Seed Notes]
About 10 days after first releasing Mac OS X 10.5.4 to developers Apple has released another build. The build which is labelled 9E12 is around 150MB to download. The latest build contains 12 additional bug fixes including the "hang on shutdown" fix. Apple has requested…
Details on iPhone Application Pricing and Submission
AppleInsider has published an article detailing information revealed to developers earlier in the week on how iPhone and iPod touch applications can be submitted to the App Store. The article details how applications are uploaded using iTunes Connect and have a maximum file size of…
Details of Intel and Apple Dealings Over MacBook Air
Fortune reports on the growing relationship between Apple and Intel since the announcement three years ago that Apple would ditch IBM PowerPC processors for Intel's offerings. Last year Apple asked Intel to supply a small, thin processor for use in a very thin notebook. “That…
AMD Brings ATI Radeon HD 3870 to Mac
AMD has today announced that the new ATI Radeon HD 3870 will be available for both the PC and the Mac. According to AMD the graphics card is "designed exclusively for Apple's Mac Pro systems." “AMD is introducing the ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac &…
Sydney Apple Store Opening June 19
Apple has officially announced that it will open its first store in Australia. The Apple Store in Sydney will open on June 19 at 5pm. The store situated on the corner of George and King Street in Sydney occupies three stories and 14,370 square feet…
iPhone 3G Features Second Proximity Sensor
iLounge is reporting that Apple has included a second proximity sensor on the iPhone 3G to improve the accuracy of face detection. On the first-generation iPhone Apple included a proximity sensor just above and to the right of the earpiece, when activated the sensor turns…
Apple Announces 2008 Apple Design Award Winners
Yesterday evening at WWDC taking place in San Francisco this week Apple announced the winners of this years Apple Design Awards. Started in 1996 the awards aim to recognise the most innovative software available for the Mac platform and this year Apple added awards for…
Update: AirPort Utility 5.3.2 for Leopard, Tiger and Windows
AirPort Utility 5.3.2 for Leopard - 8.8MB The AirPort Base Station Update 2008-002 includes general fixes and compatibility updates for the following applications: - AirPort Utility - AirPort Base Station Agent AirPort Utility 5.3.2 Tiger - 9.3MB The AirPort Base Station Update 2008-002 includes general…
Snow Leopard Drops PowerPC Support
When Mac OS X Snow Leopard was just a rumour it surfaced that the operating system could be built just for Intel hardware, and be the first version of Mac OS X to drop support for the ageing PowerPC processors . Today LogicielMac confirms this…
Update: iDVD 7.0.2, iMovie 7.1.2
iDVD 7.0.2 - 20.3MB This update supports general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues. iMovie 7.1.2 - 17.9MB This update addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues.
Steve Jobs on Snow Leopard, PA Semi
During an interview with New York Times' John Markoff , Apple CEO Steve Jobs has revealed some more details about Apple's upcoming operating system "Snow Leopard" and the companies acquisition of PA Semi . When talking about Mac OS X Snow Leopard Jobs stated that…
Steve Jobs Has "Common Bug", Now on the Mend
Following concerns from many that Steve Jobs looked gaunt and ill in yesterdays keynote, an Apple spokeswoman has set the record straight. On Tuesday a spokesperson stated to the Wall Street Journal that Steve Jobs has had a "common bug" in recent weeks but felt…