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NYT Speculates on Apple Event, DRM Free iTunes?
Speculating on yesterday's news , the New York Times is reporting that Apple will announce an end to DRM on iTunes. Apple is expected to have new laptops in the hopper that contain the latest generation of Intel chips. It has also promised a software…
BBC iPlayer on iPhone?
Guardian.co.uk is reporting on a BBC announcement about its iPlayer service. Amongst the announcement is a mention that the BBC will be bringing the iPlayer to the iPhone and iPod touch in "the next few weeks." No further details are offered by the Guardian; currently…
Linkin Park to Perform at Secret NYC Apple Event?
AppleInsider is reporting that Linkin Park band member Mike Shinoda posted a brief message to fans on Monday. In the note the Linkin Park front-man wrote: "Also, look forward to a special show that we’re doing in NYC in conjunction with Apple…shh…it’s a secret…" Apple…
BBC Shows on iTunes This Week?
Ars Technica reports that a "TV industry source" has told the technology site that Apple and BBC Worldwide have struck a deal for iTunes Store distribution of BBC content. The deal is reportedly going to be publicly announced on Tuesday. The agreement is an attempt…
Apple Just Developing Games for iPod and iPhone
A recent article pointed towards Apples recent change of trademark to cover gaming, it sparked speculation that Apple could be about to enter the video game market. Develop magazine believes that the change is simply to encompass gaming on both the iPod and iPhone, according…
"Podmaps" Patent Reveals Interest in Mapping
A filing made by Apple in January 2007 shows that the company may have interest in merging visual maps and spoken directions. The mix of a visual map and spoken directions would be assembled together to create a "Podmap", which could then be transferred to…
iPhone Flash Support Alongside SDK, "Unbreakable" Firmware
GearLive is reporting that a reliable source has confirmed that the iPhone will receive Adobe Flash support "very, vry soon." GearLive goes onto speculate that the release could be alongside the SDK release at the end of February. Some will remember that GearLive was the…
Apple Extends Trademark to Cover Gaming, Hiring Game Developers
Trademork notes that Apple has filed to extend the current Apple trademark to include the following new areas: Toys, games and playthings, namely, hand-held units for playing electronic games; hand-held units for playing video games; stand alone video game machines; electronic games other than those…
$100 Price Drop on iPhone and iPod touch?
9to5Mac believes that the iPhone and iPod touch could see a $100 price drop in the next two months. The move would also see Apple discontinuing the lower end models. The rumour site speculates that Apple will scrap the 8GB iPod touch and iPhone, leaving…
Apple Special Event, Last Week of February?
TUAW has received a tip that the company that provides recording and editing facilities for apple at special events is hired for an "unannounced Apple event" at the end of February. TUAW notes that this is a fairly trusted source but at this moment is…
Upcoming Apple Ultra-Portable Wireless Capable
David Sieger has written a detailed insight into what he calls "Apple’s rival product to the Intel Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) initiative." He explains that while the project remains highly secretive a few details have emerged through talks with people close to the project. The…
In Brief: Multi-touch MacBook Pro Within Two Weeks?
MacRumors is reporting that it has heard "whispers" in regard to the Early 2008 MacBook Pro. The update is expected to include a multi-touch trackpad, similar to that of the MacBook Air . The 17-inch model is likely to begin using LED backlighting and Penryn…
OS X 10.5.2 Steps One Closer
According to MacRumors , Apple has seeded another build of Mac OS X 10.5.2. The new build (9C23) comes just two days after the previous and continues to list "no known issues." Build 9C23 is reported to fix issues with CoreGraphics, DVD Playback, File Systems…
Mac OS X 10.5.2 Release Friday? Optional Menubar Transparency, Disc Sharing?
BabyGotMac.com details some features that will accompany the already huge upcoming update to Mac OS X Leopard . The ability to share a DVD/CD with the MacBook Air has been added to Mac OS X 10.5.2. Ability to share DVD/CD's to MacBook Air Time Machine…
In Brief: Wireless Booting
Macfixit has published confirmation that the MacBook Air will be the first Mac to have the ability to boot wirelessly. During Apple's demonstration of the MacBook Air at Macworld 2008 they dubbed a new feature called "Remote Disc", this allows for discs to be accessed…
Next Leopard Update to Pack 100+ Fixes
AppleInsider reports that the next update for Mac OS X Leopard is likely to pack nearly one hundred "code corrections and enhancements." During last weeks Macworld Expo, Apple quietly released a new seed of Mac OS X 10.5.2 numbered 9C16. The accompanying notes back up…
MacBook Air Battery Replacement Takes Only Minutes
AppleInsider is claiming that there are no special tools or knowledge required to swap the MacBook Air's battery and is a quick job taking just a few minutes. Using a size-0 philips screwdriver the process of replacing the battery is described as follows: Once flipped…
Thin MacBook Mockup
Wired's Gadget Blog has posted a couple of mockups of a thin MacBook which it claims will be released tomorrow at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. MacBook Mockup A source disclosed to the blog that the MacBook (not Air) is a tapered design, thicker…
MacBook Air Specs Revealed?
MacBook Air? One commentor on World of Apple has pointed us to a page which purports to have screenshot of the MacBook Air specifications page on Apple.com The blog posting reads: With MacWorld just a few days away… we were watching the Apple Store website…
MacBook Air Domain Registered by Apple
MacDailyNews points out that the WHOIS records of 'macbookair.org' and the '.net' show the following address: Admin Street1: 303 Second Street Admin Street2: Suite 800N Admin City: San Francisco Admin State/Province: CA 'macbookair.com' is currently showing as a private WHOIS record so is not showing…