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2022 posts filed under Apple News
Apple Stores Set to Open in Switzerland, Australia
This week saw the opening of another Apple Store in the UK, on Thursday Apple held the grand opening for the Highcross Apple Store in Leicester . Apple is also set to extend its presence in Australia, just three month ago the first Apple store…
Analyst Warns of "underwhelming" Apple Event
Despite next weeks Apple event being penned as "a very big deal" Shaw Wu has today warned clients that the September 9 event could be "underwhelming". In the same note the analyst for American Technology Research noted that MacBook Pro and MacBook refreshes are not…
Sept. 9th Event: a "Very Big Deal"
Apple usually tries to keep the down low on releases, but when they've got something they think is really special, they want to make sure everybody who isn't living under a rock with their ears filled with concrete hears about it. According to Cult of…
"Let's Rock" September 9 Special Event Confirmed
Apple has today issued invites to members of the press to a Special Event being held on September 9th at 10.00am pacific time. The event which is being held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco next Tuesday will likely see…
O2 Reveals Pay-As-You-Go iPhone Details
O2 UK has today finally revealed details of how the iPhone 3G will be priced on it's pay-as-you-go tariffs as well as when the device will be available. O2 has announced that the unsubsidised iPhone 3G will be available for £350 ($630) and £400 ($720)…
Update: Final Cut Express 4.0.1
Apple has released a minor update for Final Cut Express users, the detailed release notes for the update can be found on Apple's website. The three main fixes within the update are: Permission issues resolved AVCHD improvements Improved plugin support and stability The update is…
Apple Releases PreRes Decoder for Mac and Windows
Apple has today released ProRes QuickTime Decoder 1.0 which will allow Mac and Windows users to view Apple ProRes files using QuickTime. The Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder software allows both Mac and Windows users to play Apple ProRes files through QuickTime. Apple ProRes is a…
UK iPhone Advert Labelled 'Misleading'
It is being reported today that the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK has ruled an iPhone ad as 'misleading'. During the advert ( viewed here ) the voiceover read "all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone". But today the ASA said…
New Safari 4 Developer Preview Available
Following its initial release in June of this year, Apple has seeded the second build of Windows and Mac OS X web browser Safari 4. The developer preview labelled 40A12 is available for Mac OS X Leopard, Tiger (4A08) and Microsoft Windows. The latest version…
iTunes blocked in China?
There have been conflicting stories on whether or not foreign users within China can access the iTunes stores of their native countries with some claiming that the stores have been unavailable for days and others reporting no problems at all. Joe Mcdonald, Associated Press Business…
Fake Lines Form To Drum Up iPhone Hype
Orange is hiring actors to stand outside of Polish stores to intensify the hype of the release of the iPhone in Poland. From the Reuters article: "We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the…
New York SoHo Store Raises Concerns
Local businesses and residents of the New York SoHo Apple Store have begun complaining about the ever increasing crowds and foot traffic that the store attracts. Curbed website reports that The SoHo Alliance has written for help from the Manhattan borough president Scott Stringer, saying…
Apple Replacing 'Exploding' First-Gen iPod nanos
In a statement to the press this week Apple confirmed that a issue where first-generation iPod nanos' short circuit and overheat causing a device-killing fire. After being plugged in for somewhere between 5 to 10 minutes I heard a sizzling sound. I looked down on…
Latest iPhone Firmware Aims to Fix 3G Issues
The USA Today is reporting that the latest iPhone firmware which was released yesterday aims to fix issues related to 3G signal strength. The newspaper cites reported from iPhones users who state that they are experiencing issues with calls being dropped. The newspaper goes onto…
iPhone App Crashing Fix Coming September
In an email to a customer purported to be from Steve Jobs it has been acknowledged that an issue exists where third-party applications repeatedly crash on iPhones. Many report the iPhone 2.0 firmware suddenly failing to load non-default apps regardless of their nature, briefly loading…
Mac OS X 10.5.5 Testing Continues [Seed Notes]
Apple has increased the rate of builds being delivered to developers, today Mac OS X 10.5.5 build 9F17 was released less than a week after the previous build. The latest build still contains no known issues and adds a further five fixes to the list…
Apple Offers Another 60-Day MobileMe Extension
In addition to last months one month extension to existing MobileMe subscribers, Apple has today announced that all MobileMe subscribers will receive an additional 60 days free. The announcement came via email, which read: We have already made many improvements to MobileMe, but we still…
iPhone and iPod touch 2.0.2 Firmware Update Released
Apple has released the latest minor firmware update for the iPhone and iPod touch. Apple describes the 248MB update as containing "Bug fixes" but expands no further.
Ex-Apple General Counsel Settles Backdating Charges
BusinessWeek reports that former Apple general counsel Nancy Heinen has accepted a series of sanctions and agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle backdating charges filed against her with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission). Heinen was charged at a federal level by the SEC…
Movies Now Available from iTunes in Australia and New Zealand
Apple today announced that movies from major film studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, MGM, Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate are now available on the iTunes Store in Australia and in New Zealand. "Movie fans in…