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Dr. Eric Schmidt Joins Apple’s Board
Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google has joined Apple's Board of Directors. Eric was elected today by the current Apple board members, the Google CEO also sits on Google's board and Princeton University's board of trustees. “Eric is obviously doing a terrific job as CEO of…
New iPod Advert Featuring Bob Dylan Released
Yesterday Apple aired a brand new iPod Advert featuring Bob Dylan and promoting his new album "Modern Times". The advert which can be found on Apple's website is the usual silhouette style with one of Bob Dylans songs playing.
In Brief: WebObjects Going Open Source, Boot Camp and Vista, iTunes Pre-Order Page
WebObjects 5.4 Going Open Source? Reports began several months back that Apple was planning to open source some select parts of its WebObjects suite. Recently at WWDC it was made official that such a thing would be happening, Apple is planning to open source some…
Apple Posts Three More ‘Get a Mac’ Ads
During last nights Emmys show on NBC many astute readers noticed several new "Get a Mac" commercials showing. The three new adverts which can be found on Apple's website are called: Accident - Advertising MagSafe Angel / Devil - iPhoto bookmaking service Trust Mac -…
MacBook Demands Reaches Stretching Point
It appears that Apple is struggling to meet demand for its newest notebook, on Apple UK's online store all MacBook models state shipping lead times of 5 days. "I ordered a MacBook over the weekend," one customer said, "The order was to be processed in…
Apple Recalls 1.8 Million Batteries [Updated]
Apple today announced that it will be recalling 1.8 million lithium-ion batteries after nice cases of overheating batteries were reported to the company. The recall comes only days after Dell recalled 4.1 million of its notebook batteries. Apple will recalls 1.1 million batteries sold within…
Apple Settles With Creative
Apple today announced that it has solved it's legal dispute with with Creative, both companies sued each other earlier this year claiming patent infringement, according to the companies Apple will pay Creative $100 million US dollars to settle all outstanding lawsuits. "Creative is very fortunate…
Leopard Piracy Prompts Apple Firings
Think Secret reported today that at least five employees at Apple Retail Stores have been fired after downloading copies of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Dozens more apparently face the same action. The employees were apparently overheard discussing Leopard and the method of acquiring it…
Apple to Hold Special Event at Photokina
World of Apple has been informed that Apple is planning to host an event at Photokina on September 25th. “We’re happy and proud to be welcoming Apple to Cologne. It’s a company whose innovative, lifestyle-oriented products have attracted a great deal of attention in recent…
No Keynote at Apple Expo Paris
It has just been officially announced that there will be no Keynote speech at this years Apple Expo in Paris. Show organisers simply said, "There will be no keynote at this year's show." It is not known at this time why the decision has been…
Report on Foxconn Shows Violation
Apple recently released an official report on the inspections that took place at one of Apple's largest supplier of iPods. The report although mostly good contained some reports of the manufacturing plant breaking some rules in Apple's Supplier Code of Conduct. Apple went on to…
Apple Updates MacBook, Logic and Xsan
Today Apple released a plethora of updates for the MacBook, Xsan Software, Logic Express and Logic Pro. MacBook Firmware Update - Under 1MB The SMC Firmware Update adjusts fan behavior in the MacBook. After this update has completed successfully, your SMC Version will be: 1.4f10…
Apple Granted Patent for Mac mini, Fluid Cooling and Compression Techniques
Today Apple was granted 3 patents that it had previously filed. The first patent is described simply as "Computing device," and refers to the Mac mini case design, the patent was originally filed in December of 2005 with the blurb; "ornamental design for a computing…
First Look at Apple’s Future Boston Store
Boston.com has posted a rendering of the future Apple Store to be situated in Downtown Boston. Last week the Back Bay Architectural Commission approved the design for the Apple Store. Boston Apple Store Rendering While details are still being tweaked, Apple has generally been proposing…
Boot Camp 1.1 Available
Today Apple made a new version of Boot Camp available for download. Boot Camp 1.1 is available for download and is 202MB in size. Boot Camp 1.1 beta contains many updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users. Boot Camp…
Nordic Regulators to Discuss iTunes Policy
Nordic consumer regulators are set to meet in Iceland on the 24th August to discuss possible legal action against Apple. The meeting is set to discuss whether a lawsuit should be filed against Apple if the company refuses to lift DRM restrictions on iTunes tracks.
Steve Jobs’ Health “Robust”
In the hours and days following last weeks Keynote, many fans and publications expressed concern about Jobs' physical health. A writer from Information Week kindly emailed Katue Cotton, Apple's VP of Worldwide Corporate Communications to inquire about Jobs' health. She replied by saying "Steve's health…
Apple to Expand “Get a Mac” TV Campaign
The LA Times had recently published an Interview the publication had with Justin Long, the actor whom plays the Mac in the 'Get a Mac' adverts. "Nine out of 10 people who recognize me recognize me from the commercials," he told the LA Times. "I…
Apple Requests NASDAQ Hearing Over Stock Option Troubles
On Friday Apple announced that it will request a hearing before the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel, the company is responding to a letter from NASDAQ claiming that Apple is not in compliance with the filing requirements for continued listing as set forth by Marketplace Rule…
ExpressCard Update 1.0 For MacBook Pro Released
Apple today released ExpressCard Update 1.0 for the MacBook Pro which "resolves an issue that prevented the system from sleeping when some cards are inserted in the ExpressCard/34 slot." The update requires a MacBook Pro and Mac OS X 10.4.7 and is 492KB in size.