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2022 posts filed under Apple News
Apple Boasts Twice the Performance With Xserve Update
As rumoured Apple has today updated its line of enterprise servers boasting twice the performance of the previous models. Using Intel "Nehalem" Xeon processors and a next generation system architecture, the 1U rack-optimized Xserve delivers up to an 89 percent improvement in performance per watt…
Minor iTunes Update Released
iTunes 8.1.1 - 66MB iTunes 8.1.1 adds support for renting HD movies and provides a number of bug fixes, including addressing issues with VoiceOver and syncing with iPhone or iPod touch.
Apple Delivers Build 10A314 of Snow Leopard [Seed Notes]
Apple has seeded developers with the latest build of the next major Mac OS X upgrade, Snow Leopard. In the latest build Apple is pushing developers to begin developing using the new 64-bit kernel included with the build. Although rumoured the "Marble" interface is not…
iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 2 Released
Apple today released a new beta release of iPhone OS 3.0 to developers. Build 7A259 of iPhone OS 3.0 is said to contain many stability improvements and appears to run faster. Additionally, reports point towards a new menu appearing in the system preferences labelled "Store"…
New Seed of Mac OS X 10.5.7 Surfaces
In what looks like a weekly occurence Apple has this weekend delivered a build 9J39 of Mac OS X 10.5.7. Over the last few weeks Apple has given developers new builds on the weekends with very few known issues. This build in partcular fixes issues…
iMovie Update Adds More Than Meets the Eye
During the past week Apple released several minor updates for iWork and iLife '09, as is common for Apple the accompanying descriptions were sparse and uninteresting. Jeff Carlson over at Tidbits has combed through iMovie to find anything else that might have changed over and…
US Apple Stores Stocking iPhones Without Contract
AppleInsider reports that some Apple Stores in North America are selling iPhone 3G units for the full non-subsidised price of $599 for the 8GB version and $699 for the 16GB models. Earlier in the week AT&T also began selling non-subsidised iPhones with no AT&T contract…
Apple Releases Flurry of iWork and iLife '09 Updates
iPhoto 8.0.2 Update - 87.86MB This update improves overall stability and addresses minor issues in a number of areas, including Faces, Places, photo sharing, and slideshows. iLife Support 9.0.2 - 3.97MB This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues. It…
WWDC 2009 to Run June 8th-12th
Apple has officially announced today that Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2009 will take place from June 8th through 12th. Apple has updated the WWDC website with further information about what developers can expect from the conference which will be held at the Moscone West convention…
Blockbuster Teaming with Apple
Reuters today ran a report on the new partnership between Blockbuster and TiVo which will allow TiVo subscribers to download movies offered by Blockbuster onto their TiVo boxes. In addition a senior executive at Blockbuster made a mention of Apple in the report. "You will…
Apple Releases 17-inch Unibody MacBook Pro Graphics Update
MacBook Pro Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 - 770KB This firmware update is recommended for all 17-inch MacBook Pro (Early 2009) users and addresses the appearance of vertical lines or distorted graphics on the notebook display.
Apple Unveils Cross Border Ordering
Apple has today unveiled the ability to order purchases for recipients in other countries. The service known as Cross Border would allow a US-based customer to make a purchase for someone in the UK. Apple currently offers the service in the US to 20 countries…
Apple Suddenly and Quietly Discontinues iPhone Bluetooth Headset
Over the weekend Apple's online store began showing a "Discontinued" status, a sign that an updated model could be in the pipeline. Despite being apparently discontinued since Saturday several readers have reported to World of Apple that they were successful in adding the product to…
Apple Seeds New Build of Mac OS X 10.5.7 [Seed Notes]
Apple has this weekend seeded a new build (9J34) of the next update to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. The build comes with improvements to Mail and the speech dictionary as well as several other fixes adding to the 80+ list of fixes already present…
O2 Introduces 24-month iPhone Contracts
On the back of rumours of an iPhone price cut in the UK, O2 has announced that it will be introducing new 24-month tariffs starting April 3. Customers who sign up to the 24 month tariff can get the 8GB iPhone 3G for free at…
AT&T Confirms Contract Free iPhones
Following yesterdays rumour AT&T has confirmed that it will start selling iPhones without requiring a two-year contract, but they will cost $400 more. Spokesman Michael Coe said AT&T will sell the phones starting next Thursday for $599 or $699, depending on the storage capacity. The…
Movies Available for Buying and Renting in High Definition
Apple has today announced that customers can now buy and rent high definition movie rentals from the iTunes Store. Starting today, movie fans can purchase box office blockbusters for download in HD for $19.99 from iTunes, and films will be available as iTunes Movie Rentals…
USB Tethering and "Find My iPhone" Feature in iPhone OS 3.0
Two particularly poignant details not fully revealed by Apple are a new feature called "Find My iPhone" and the extent of the iPhones tethering abilities. Detailed by AppleInsider the feature "Find My iPhone" will let users remotely pinpoint the location of their iPhone via Apple's…
Screenshots and Videos of iPhone OS 3.0
A flurry of sites including Engadget , Gizmodo , iLounge and AppleInsider have posted detailed galleries of the latest iPhone OS 3.0 software which was previewed by Apple yesterday . The galleries reveal a few details that were not disclosed during Apple's event: Notes sync…
Video of iPhone OS 3.0 Preview Event Posted
Apple has posted the QuickTime stream of the special event held today to preview the third iteration of iPhone software . A summary of the announcements can be seen in this post .