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Macworld Website Slips Up?
The official Macworld Expo website appears to point towards two models of Airport base stations known as Airport X2 and X4. Wireless networking is about to undergo major changes, with 802.11n, or Airport Extreme X2 and X4. It is unknown whether the X2 and X4…
iPhone After All?
An interesting blog post on ZDNet claims, "Today, a trusted source forwarded to me via email the following summary detailing the history of the trademark and the secret negotiations between Apple and Cisco that are underway right now, as I write this blog:" Apple has…
Jobs Unable to Contain Excitement Leading up to Keynote?
Cult of Mac has posted an anonymous message saying; ...a very trusted (and extremely anonymous) source of mine in Silicon Valley told me recently that he has it on good faith that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has invited all of his best friends to his…
iWork ‘07 to Include Spreadsheet Application?
Think Secret reported this morning that they believe iWork '07 will come bundled with a new spreadsheet application. The application has been rumoured for years and has been known to be in development under the name Lasso, Think Secret doesn't know what the final name…
In Brief: iWork and iLife ‘07 Make Appearance on Amazon, Without Numbers?
iWork and iLife '07 Make Appearance on Amazon Amazon.com has posted holding pages for iWork '07 and iLife '07 , the pages contain no further details on the products or any release dates. It is widely expected that the two products will be refreshed next…
Apple to Make Use of LED Backlighting
The Digitimes reports that Apple and several other computer notebook manufacturers are expected to launch notebook's using LEDs as the source of backlighting. "Taiwan-based LED makers will not likely earn orders from such major brands, as notebook makers have high requirements for their product specifications…
iTV Unlikely to be Available at MWSF?
AppleInsider reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will talk further about iTV but the officially launch could escape Macworld by several weeks. The report states that problems with the device related to quality assurance are causing an official launch to be delayed. The company is…
In Brief: SEC Filing Reveals Multiple Lawsuits Against Apple, New Display Rumours Continue, 8-Core Mac Pro in January?
SEC Filing Reveals Multiple Lawsuits Against Apple In Friday's SEC filing Apple revealed that it is facing multiple federal lawsuits, one of which accuses the company of creating an illegal monopoly with iTunes and iPod. The case which was filing on July 21 refers directly…
In Brief: Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.4.9, 1G iPod shuffle Software Update, New Displays at MacWorld?
Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.4.9 Apple has seeded build 8P21111 for Mac OS X 10.4.9 to developers. Areas said to have fixes are as follows; Sync Service Engine, rsync and extended attributes, .Mac Sync, Rosetta, USB Modem and caller ID, Bluetooth device pairing, USB…
Apple Turns Down Samsung Hybrid Drive
Apple Computer has turned down an offer to incorporate hybrid flash-enhanced drives from Samsung into its notebook computers. Apple has reportedly been working on a next-generation laptop that will feature flash memory to increase the speed of certain functions, instead of accepting Samsung as the…
Further iPod Hi-Fi Development?
In a recent job posting Apple states that it is looking for "an Acoustic Engineer who will be responsible for the design and development of many aspects of consumer loudspeaker systems such as Apple’s Hi Fi - including enclosure design, passive and active filter design…
Mac OS X for Consumer Electronics?
AppleInsider reports that Apple is working on an Operating System based on core technologies of Mac OS X but designed to work on upcoming consumer electronic devices. According to AppleInsider, Apple plans to use the version of Mac OS X to run its iPhone, but…
No iPhone at MacWorld San Francisco?
Analyst Ittai Kidron of CIBC World Markets wrote last week that he doesn't expect the iPhone at MacWorld 2007. "Based on our checks, we believe the timing of Apple's iPhone commercial launch is around late first quarter 2007 to early second quarter 2007," wrote Kidron…
16GB iPod Video?
MacRumors has posted an article weighing in on recent reports by analysts concerning a 16GB flash-based iPod Video player. MacRumors notes that this is the first instance in which such a device has ever been mentioned, a quote from the analysts report states:- While on…
Apple Has Interest in Video Games?
AppleInsider has published a report concerning Apple and a possible foray into the video game market. The article which is based on information from Prudential analyst Jesse Tortora who said "We think the video game market represents a distinct possibility for Apple, especially considering that…
In Brief: Analyst Predicts iPhone, new iPod and iTV at MacWorld, 100GB iPod Drive Revealed, Foxconn to Manufacture 1.5m MacBook Pros
Analyst Predicts iPhone, new iPod and iTV at MacWorld Gene Munster of PiperJaffray reckons that Apple is likely to roll iTV, a new iPod and the long rumoured iPhone at MacWorld in January. "With one month left in what is anticipated to be a solid…
Ultra-thin, 12-inch MacBook Pro?
MacScoop claims to have obtained reports from "very reliable" sources concerning a new "smaller and ultra-thin form factor MacBook Pro." The report claims that Apple currently developing the product but offers no price tag. It was revealed that the mini MacBook Pro would continue to…
4GB and 8GB iPhone?
In the most recent episode of Diggnation, host Kevin Rose has released some details of the rumoured iPhone from which he claims is a "solid" source. Kevin Rose has been notoriously accurate in his Apple related rumours, back in January, just hours before the MacWorld…
Apple Keyboard with iPod Dock Connector?
ThinkSecret has published a report claiming that Apple "may be" preparing to release a new ISB Keyboard with a built-in iPod Dock connector. ThinkSecret claims that samples of the keyboard were accidentally sent out to customers who had sent keyboards in for repair. Apple has…
Apple to Release 17-inch Display?
DigiTimes is claiming that Apple plans to release a 17-inch model of its Cinema Display before the end of 2006 or early 2007. LCD monitor vendors expect 17-inch widescreen monitors to replace entry-level and middle-range 15-inch and 17-inch LCD monitors in the future. The prices…