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2022 posts filed under Apple News
Apple Announces Major Software Upgrade for iPod touch
Apple® today announced a major software upgrade for the iPod touch, making the best iPod into even more—the world’s best Wi-Fi mobile device. iPod touch customers already have the most advanced mobile web browser in the world with Safari™, and now Apple is adding five…
iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Unleashed
At todays Macworld 2008 keynote, Steve Jobs demonstrated the iPhone Firmware version 1.1.3 which we have already seen in detail . The free software update for iPhone allows users to automatically find their location using the redesigned Maps application; text message multiple people in one…
iTunes Movie Rentals With All Major Movie Studios Onboard
During todays Keynote presentation Apple announced that iTunes Movie Rentals featuring movies from all the major movie studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Lionsgate and New Line Cinema. Users can…
New Apple TV Software, Lower Price
Apple today unveiled all new software for Apple TV that allows movie fans to rent movies on the iTunes Store directly from their widescreen TV, and lowered the price of Apple TV to just $229. With iTunes Movie Rentals and Apple TV, users can just…
Apple Releases Time Capsule
Apple today introduced Time Capsule , a backup appliance that automatically and wirelessly backs up everything on one or more Macs running Leopard, the latest release of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system including the amazing Time Machine automatic backup software. Time Capsule combines an…
Apple Unveils MacBook Air at Macworld San Francisco
Apple has today announced that a new addition to the MacBook family will in-fact be called the MacBook Air, as rumoured late last week. MacBook Air The MacBook Air is the world’s thinnest notebook. MacBook Air measures an unprecedented 0.16-inches at its thinnest point, while…
iTunes Digital Copy
As rumoured and spotted just a few days back Apple and Fox have introduced iTunes Digital Copy. The digital copy which provides customers who purchase a DVD with an additional Digital Copy of the movie. Just like movies purchased from the iTunes Store, an iTunes…
Apple.com Posts Macworld Teaser
Apple has posted a teaser on the Apple.com front page , the teaser is similar to the posters that are hung at Macworld Expo in San Francisco. The teaser also promises that the Keynote will be available to view tomorrow afternoon at Apple.com. Follow the…
Apple Posts Time Machine 'Get a Mac' Advert
Apple has today posted its latest 'Get a Mac' advert online. The new advert highlights Tima Machine, one of the key features of Mac OS X Leopard. The features "Mac and "PC" characters, Justin Long and John Hodgman, respectively. In the ad, PC is confronted…
"There's something in the air" Macworld Banners Spotted
AppleInsider has posted a selection of photos from the Moscone Centre in San Francisco ahead of this coming weeks Macworld Expo. Apple has hung the banners at the Moscone Centre an unusual four days before the conference begins, a sure sign to cause widespread speculation…
The Development of the iPhone
Wired magazine has published a lengthy and very interesting article about the conception and birth of the iPhone. The 4 page article entitled "How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry," reveals previously unknown details surrounding the development of the iPhone. Sources disclosed to the…
Apple to Standardise European iTunes Pricing
Apple has announced today that within six months it will lower prices on its UK iTunes Store to match already standardised pricing on iTunes across Europe in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain. Apple…
Apple Unleashes Updated Mac Pros and Xserves
Apple has today updated the Mac Pro workstation and its Xserve server range . Both machines now feature Intels "Harpertown" processors. The Mac Pro combines two 45-nm Quad-Core Xeon processors running up to 3.2GHz and up to 4TB of internal storage. The standard 8-core configuration…
In Brief: European Media Invited to London Macworld Stream, Leeds to Host Apple Store, Stevenote Bingo
European Media Invited to London Macworld Stream Apple invites UK and European media to view Macworld keynote live in London During next weeks keynote presentation being held in Macworld San Francisco, Apple has invited members of the European media to BBC Television Centre for a…
Andrea Jung Joins Apple’s Board of Directors
Apple today announced that Andrea Jung, chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products, was elected to Apple’s board of directors. Andrea also serves on the board of directors of the General Electric Company and is a member of the New York Presbyterian Hospital board…
French iPhone Sales Fall Short
Orange, the carrier of the iPhone in France has said that it has sold over 70,000 devices since its launch on the 29th November 2007 . The four week sales total falls shorts of Orange's original prediction of a "little under 100,000" by the end…
Patents: Portable Computer Docking Station, Ever Changing Keyboard
Integrated monitor and docking station - Patent Link A patent application submitted in 2006 has been published for the first time revealing that Apple could be working on a docking system for portable computers. The dock itself closely resembles the look of the current iMac…
In Brief: Fujitsu, Hitachi Quit Micro Hard-Drive Business; Icon Wiggle in Patent; Final Cut Meeting Holds Answers
Fujitsu, Hitachi Quit Micro Hard-Drive Business, Icon Wiggle in Patent A report from Reuters notes that an increasing shift to flash-based storage has forced Fujitsu and Hitachi out of the ultra-small rotating hard drive business. Both Fujitsu and Hitachi had supplied micro hard-drives for Apple's…
O2 CEO Reports on Strong iPhone Sales
O2 CEO, Matthew Key was reportedly in California last week briefing Apple CEO, Steve Jobs on the iPhones impact on the UK market, reports Andrew Parker for The Financial Times. "Mr Key says 200,000 iPhones should have be sold in Britain by early January -…
Apple Notebook Software Update Fixes Keyboard Issues
Apple has today released MacBook and MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1 , weighing in at under 1MB the update is described as follows by Apple: This update addresses a responsiveness issue on MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook computers. Some MacBook and MacBook Pro systems may…