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99¢ Rental of the Week: Soul Plane
Every Tuesday Apple allows a rental to be downloaded for the special price of 99¢, this offer lasts until the following Monday. This week's 99¢ rental is: Soul Plane (iTunes link). Why just fly when you can soar with soul! An all-star cast including Tom…
Gartner Backtracks on 10m iPhone Figure
Following a report from a Gartner analyst last week the market research firm has now backtracked on the statement. The analyst Ken Dulaney claimed that Apple had placed an order for 10 million 3G iPhones, but now admits that the claim could be inaccurate. The…
Foxconn Receives 3G iPhone Contract?
Long time manufacturing partner of Apple products Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, is reported to have received the prestigious contract for the upcoming 3G iPhone. Although the publication fails to cite sources, the Commercial Times reported Friday that the Taiwan based manufacturing giant which also…
iPhone Coming to Mexico, Netherlands and Spain Soon?
Multiple stories over the weekend point towards imminent releases in a multitude of countries around the world. Spanish newspaper Cinco Dias is reporting that the country could be getting a 3G iPhone as soon as May. The newspaper cites it source as Gartner. In Mexico…
Apples Begins Mass Testing of OS X 10.5.3
Apple has begun widespread testing of the latest update to Mac OS X 10.5. The update represents the third update to OS X Leopard and although in the early stages already contains over 75 changes. Apple has asked developers to focus testing in Mac OS…
Apple Updates Apple TV to 2.0.1
Apple has quietly updated the Apple TV software to version 2.0.1. Due to the update being a simple point release, it is widely expected that the only changes are bug fixes. Although one World of Apple reader noted that the "My Movies" now has a…
Apple Releases Aperture 2.1 With New Image Editing Plug-In Architecture
Apple today released Aperture 2.1 , which introduces an open plug-in architecture that makes it easy for photographers to use specialized third party imaging software right from within Aperture. Available today as a free software update, Aperture 2.1 includes the Apple-developed plug-in, Dodge & Burn…
Apple Execs Cash in Shares for Tax Purposes
Senior Vice President of Retail Ron Johnson, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Bertrand Serlet, and Senior Vice President of Applications Sina Tamaddon all converted 250,000 restricted stock units into shares this week. The executives were…
Update: AirPort Extreme Update 2008-001 for Tiger
AirPort Extreme Update 2008-001 for Tiger - 1.3MB This update is recommended for all Intel-based Macintosh computers running Tiger OS and improves the reliability of AirPort connections.
Apple Updates iPhone SDK Beta, Now With Interface Builder
Apple has updated its free beta iPhone Software Development Kit which now includes Interface Builder. Interface Builder is a tool to allow allow developers to build a visual user interface. Apple originally released the iPhone SDK Beta on March 6th and will allow developers to…
Grand Arcade Apple Store Opens in Cambridge, UK
Today the Grand Arcade Apple Store opened in Cambridge, UK. World of Apple reader Pete has been kind enough to send over some photos of the opening of the new Apple Store. View the photos here.
Update: Security Update 2008-002 v1.1
Security Update 2008-002 v1.1 - Leopard (50MB) - Leopard Server (108MB) Security Update 2008-002 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security update.
Amazon Takes Second Place in US Download Chart [Update: Maybe Not]
USA Today reports that Amazon's MP3 store has moved into second place behind iTunes in digital music sales in the US. The huge jump in Amazons position comes as consumers seek DRM-free music of which Amazon has a catalogue of 4.5 million compared to iTunes'…
3G iPhone Rumours Keep Rolling, June Launch On?
Though not the best source of information , co-founder of Digg Kevin Rose has offered what he claims is good intelligence of the upcoming 3G iPhone. The Digg head stated during an episode of Diggnation that the next generation iPhone will feature a front facing…
In Brief: iPod Air Domain Falsely Leads to Apple, Al Gore Gains 10,000 Options
iPod Air Domain Leads to Apple The domain http://www.ipodair.com current points to http://www.apple.com/itunes . The WHOIS information on the the domain shows that a one Arthur Mitchell registered the domain with GoDaddy on the 15th of January this year. WHOIS details attached to www.ipodair.com: Registrant…
Apple Offers Further Details on Season Pass Credits
Last week it was reported that Apple had been discretely offering partial refunds and/or credits. In an email to Season Pass subscribers, Apple has detailed its plan to offer two free download credits for Season Pass subscribers to be used to buy TV shows, music…
Cherry Hill Store Set to Open, Store Targeted for East of England
Cherry Hill Store Set to Open Apple will open its Cherry Hill (NJ) Apple Store this coming Saturday. The Store will open at 10.00am and will give away commemorative T-Shirts to the first 1000 through the doors. Store Targeted for East of England The city…
iPhone Scarce in NYC
The Huffington Post reports that all three New York Apple Stores are sold out of both 8GB and 16GB iPhones. "Apple Store employees at all three New York locations — the original SoHo store, the 59th Street location, and the most recent addition, on West…
Updates: iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0.3, Plugin Manager 1.7.3
iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0.3 - Mac (3.6MB) - Windows (4.9MB) Use iPod Reset Utility to restore the following iPod models back to their factory settings, when iTunes is unable to do so: iPod shuffle (1st Generation) iPod shuffle (2nd Generation) The restore process completely…
99¢ Rental of the Week: Bandits
Every Tuesday Apple allows a rental to be downloaded for the special price of 99¢, this offer lasts until the following Monday. This week's 99¢ rental is: Bandits (iTunes link). The story of a trio of fugitives--two bank robbers and the woman they both love…