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Latest Snow Leopard Build Seed Notes and Feature Details
World of Apple has obtained details of the latest Mac OS X Snow Leopard build (10A261) which was issued to developers earlier this week. The latest Snow Leopard build asks developers to focus on Grand Central and OpenCL APIs. Also Apple warns that Snow Leopard…
Apple Delivers First Security Update of 2009
Security Update 2009-001 Security Update 2009-001 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security update. For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: Apple Security Updates…
Mini DisplayPort Adapters Begin Appearing
Finally owners of Apple's new Mini DisplayPort equipped Macs will be able to connect them to a TV or other HDMI device. Monoprice.com has posted a page for a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter priced at $14.25 shipping on March 15th. Monoprice is also offering…
Xeon Processors Imminent, Destined for Mac Pro?
The Register is reporting that Intel has confirmed when its "Nehalem" Xeon EP processors will begin shipping. The report which comes after a press briefing from Intel earlier this week states that Intel's vice president and director of operations said that the new Nehalem EP…
Talks Between Apple and China Mobile Break Down, Again
Interfax is reporting some of the details of Apple's and China Mobile's negotiations over the last 18-months. While wrangling for the rights to distribute the iPhone in China, China Mobile president Wang Jianzhou revealed that talks between the two companies have broken down three times…
iPhone Carrier Update
Towards the end of last week US iPhone owners began reporting that an update was available via iTunes. The update which simply described itself as "carrier settings" has since been the subject of many questions. Apple does have a knowledge base article on such updates…
HD TV Trickles onto UK iTunes Store
After bring high definition TV shows to the US iTunes Store late last year Apple has finally begun offering a small selection of shows on the UK iTunes Store. So far the selection is small with only "Lost", "Ugly Betty", "Grey's Anatomy", "Brothers and Sisters"…
17-inch MacBook Pro Delayed
Apple wrote to customers Wednesday reporting that ordered 17-inch MacBook Pros will see further delays with orders not shipping for at least another two weeks. "Wrapping up the new 17-inch MacBook Pro is taking a few days longer than we projected," wrote Apple in an…
GarageBand '09 Receives Minor Update
GarageBand 5.0.1 - 26.74MB This update improves overall stability and addresses specific issues with downloading lessons from the Learn to Play Lesson Store. It is recommended for all GarageBand 09 users.
Limited Set of Developers Receive New Snow Leopard Build
It is being reported today that a limited selection of developers who have been privy to advanced releases of Apple software in the past have received a new build of Snow Leopard. Build 10A261 is said to be noticeably more stable but details are sketchy…
Updates: Keynote 4.0.4, Pages 3.0.3 and Numbers 1.0.3
Keynote 4.0.4 - 31.27MB This update addresses compatibility issues with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2008 as well as general compatibility issues. Pages 3.0.3 - 27.3MB This update addresses general compatibility issues. Number 1.0.3 - 26.14MB This update addresses general compatibility issues.
Relationship Between Music Industry and Apple Remains Tense
When Apple announced at Macworld that iTunes music would be DRM-free the company also collapsed to demands from the industry to introduce a variable pricing model. Many saw the move as a sign that Apple and the music industry members were getting on better but…
Adobe Working with Apple on Flash for iPhone
Bloomberg reports that Adobe is finding it a challenge to create a version of Flash player for the iPhone according Adobe's Chief Executive Officer Shantanu Narayen. "It's a hard technical challenge, and that's part of the reason Apple and Adobe are collaborating," Narayen said today…
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…
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…
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…
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…