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2022 posts filed under Apple News
Tesco Opens First In-Store Apple Store
Tesco the food retailer has opened a dedicated area in its Milton Keynes Store selling Apple products. The display includes an interactive iPod point and on display are quite a few laptop and desktop models.
Apple Nicely Warns Hackers Against Stealing Mac OS X
We heard a few weeks back about Apple concealing a text file in the depths of OS X by the name of "Don't Steal Mac OS X.kext" but now Apple have evidently taken it one step further, astute hacker maxxuss has found a little poem…
Apple Expands Warranty Cover
Apple has expanded its warranties to allow a global service coverage, the update applies to Apple servers, iPods, portables, displays and desktops. This is particularly useful for those travelling although we should note that portables have always been covered by a global warranty due to…
Apple Unleashes Mac OS X 10.4.5
Apple has posted an update to Mac OS X Tiger,10.4.5 weighs in at a measly 6.4MB and is described as the following by Apple: The 10.4.5 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the…
Apple Updates MacBook Pro Specs [Update 1]
Earlier today the US Apple Store was down with the usual message when it returned it didn't look like much had changed but it appears Apple has added the option to upgrade your MacBook Pro to 2.16GHz. The option is yet to appear on the…
Apple Seeking Gesture and Handwriting Specialist
Apple posted a job description on February 10th seeking an individual with interest and knowledge in handwriting recognition. Apple writes "Are you passionate about providing handwriting solutions to end customers? Do you strongly believe that using a stylus and a tablet is the way to…
Backup 3.1 Available for Download
Apple has released Backup 3.1 through its Software Update utility. The update is described accordingly by Apple: "Backup 3.1 delivers added support for some backup destinations and addresses file restoration and other issues. Backup 3.1 is recommended for all users of Backup 3.0. Significant areas…
Apple Leases 116,830 Square Foot Building in Cupertino
The CoStar realty group has posted information referring to the signing of a deal between Apple and IBM over a 116,830 square foot building. The building is at 10400-10450 Ridgeview Court in Cupertino. "Apple Computer signed a deal for the entire 116,830-square-foot building at 10400-10450…
17″ iMac G5 Out of Stock
The US, UK and German online Apple Stores are all showing no further availability of the 17" iMac G5. Previously the price of the 20" imac was dropped obviously to encourage more sales. Stocks of PowerBooks remain fairly healthy.
Logic Pro 7.2 Available
Apple has today quietly released its first Universal Binary pro application. Logic Pro 7.2 is native too Intel systems and can be purchased for $49 (£35) by owners of Logic Pro 7. Version 7.2 also packs some new features including, Apogee Ensemble, Digidesign Pro Tools…
Apple Seeks Help With Aperture
Apple is calling all professional photographers to upload images so Apple can improve the RAW imaging program in OS X. Apple said "In a ongoing effort to improve and refine the handling of RAW images in the Mac OS, Apple is interested in working with…
Apple Protests Swiss iPod Tax
Apple has been protesting against a new tax on sales of MP3 players. The tax which will take effect on March 1st will be levied against flash and hard drive based MP3 players. The idea has been spawned by local authorities giving pressure on the…
DVD Studio Pro Update 4.0.3
Apple has posted an update to DVD Studio Pro updating it too version 4.0.3. The update is said to bring compliance for the 1.0 HD DVD Video standard for both Tiger and Panther users. The update weighs in at 6.8MB available here.
Cingular Launches Motorola SLVR L7
As reported by World of Apple a few weeks a go, Cingular have launched the new Motorola SLVR L7 iTunes phone. It appears that the phone is still marred with some of the problems that the original iTunes phone was plagued with. The phone retains…
Apple Reduces Price on 20″ iMac G5
Apple today lowered the price of the iMac G5 by $200 while leaving the 17" model untouched. Hopefully this will help alleviate some issues customers have been having when purchasing new iMacs. If you bought your 20" iMac within the last ten days then contact…
Apple Remote Advances Keynote Slides, Works in iTunes, Quicktime and More
A reader of World of Apple has pointed us out to an interesting fact about the Apple Remote, it appears that the remote is capable of controlling many applications outside of the Front Row environment. Reports have confirmed that the remote can advance slides in…
Apple Seeking Software Engineer for the Finder
Apple has posted a very interesting Job Application page asking for a Software Engineer that specialises in the Finder. Here is what Apple describes its perfect candidate: The Finder team is seeking an energetic, motivated software engineer to help develop next generation versions of the…
Universal Aperture to be Free of Charge
Apple has update their Aperture page to state that the Universal Crossgrade will be free of charge and be available before the end of March 2006.
More Video Content Added to iTunes Music Store
Apple has once again expanded the selection of videos available on the iTunes Store. The content includes the following; South of Nowhere (Season 1) Soapography (Season 1) Spongebob SqaurePants (Season 1) Dora the Explorer (Season 1) Zoey 101 Beavis and Butt-head Laguna Beach Wonder Showzen…
Mac OS X 10.4.5
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has begun testing of the next update to Mac OS X, this will be the fifth update to Tiger within a year. Details are slim right now but it appears the area of focus will be Safari, Core Graphics applications…