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Beatles Catalog Coming to iTunes, Branded iPod Also?
World of Apple reported in April of this year that the Beatles catalog could be coming to the iTunes Store. Now the rumour has risen again with Fortune magazine reporting that the Beatles could be coming exclusively to the iTunes Store. The report comes straight…
Apple to Bring Mac Tablet to Market?
Smarthouse is reporting that Apple has been feverishly working on a Mac tablet with plans for a 2007 release. According to the Australian Technology Guide:- The Mac tablet has been designed to handle third party applications such as home automation software that will allow users…
In Brief: New Zealand iTunes Store on Horizon, Blu-Ray Equipped Macs in February?
Blu-Ray Equipped Macs in February? Apple is reportedly planning to receive the first Blu-ray drives for Macs in February 2007. According to the report by Think Secret, details are vague. New Zealand iTunes Store on Horizon It looks like that Apple will announce the New…
In Brief: Apple Estimated to Sell 14-15m iPods this Quarter, AMD Based Apple Notebook, More Details on iPhone
Apple Estimated to Sell 14-15m iPods this Quarter Investment firm PiperJaffray has made a suggestion that Apple could sell between 14 and 15 million iPods in its December quarter. The estimate which was made on data from October is said to be slightly inaccurate due…
Foxconn Reportedly Recieves iPhone Contract
Foxconn, the trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry has reportedly secured a contract for the manufacturing of 12 million Apple mobile handsets. The Commercial Times reports that sources say that the phone is due to arrive in the first half of 2007.
In Brief: Fox Movies on iTunes Store, ‘Get a Mac’ Ads Lose Justin Long, Apple Testing Updated Backup?, Apple Offers Gift Wrapping
Fox Movies on iTunes Store News Corp. , has stated that it is in talks with Apple to begin distribution of Fox Movies on the iTunes Store. Peter Chernin, President and CEO of News Corp. mentioned the talks with Apple during a conference call on…
Core 2 Duo MacBook Today?
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple's MacBook notebook could be upgraded to Core 2 Duo processors this week. World of Apple believes that the day for such an announcement will be today, World of Apple received confirmation from a tipster that new manufacturer part numbers had…
In Brief: ATI x1900 for PCI-e Macs, iSights Shipping Again, Core 2 Duo MacBooks Tomorrow?
ATI x1900 for PCI-e Macs ATI has announced the availability of the x1900 G5 Mac Edition for PCI-e equipped Macs (i.e. Dual-Core G5s). The card is equipped with 256MB of VRAM, two dual-link DVI ports, and an S-Video connector. No pricing was available from either…
In Brief: iPod shuffle Now Shipping, RED nano in High Demand, Leopard at MWSF?
iPod shuffle Now Shipping Forums around the web were buzzing this morning as rumours spread that Apple's second generation iPod shuffle was finally shipping to customers. Most who ordered shuffles around its date of release are seeing estimates for delivery of November 3. The new…
In Brief: 15.4-inch MacBook, NASDAQ, 8 Core Mac Pro By Year’s End?
15.4-inch MacBook DigiTimes is reporting that Foxconn will begin production of "a 15.4-inch MacBook model for Apple for the first time, with shipments to commence in May 2007." It is unclear at the moment whether this is simply confusion with the 15.4-inch MacBook Pro. NASDAQ…
In Brief: 50-inch Apple Monitor, iPhone Ready for January Release?
Macsimum News is reporting that a source close to Apple states that Apple has enacted a "hiring freeze" in anticipation for the hiring of sales people to sell the iPhone. The source also claims to have held both version of the iPhone and expects the…
Speculation Continues on the Release of Updated MacBook Pro’s
MacGadget continues to add fuel to the fire, speculating that MacBook Pro updates could take place as early as this week. But the site goes further, describing some details of the updates including Core 2 processors, larger hard drives, upgraded optical drives and the addition…
Apple to Include “multi-panel scrolling”?
AppleInsider reports that an Apple patent filling revealed this week shows a single scroll bar user interface for controlling windows with more than one scrollable panel. "Panels move in lock-step with one another at certain times, but not at other times, depending on whether the…
Apple Files iPhone Patent
Apple has recently filed for a trademark on the name iPhone via the Far Eastern trademark office. Apple describes the iPhone as; "handheld and mobile digital electronic devices for the sending and receiving of telephone calls, faxes, electronic mail, and other digital data; MP3 and…
RED nano to be Released Tomorrow?
Numerous sources are claiming that U2's Bono will release a RED version of the 4GB iPod nano. it is expected to be announced when Bono appears on Oprah tomorrow, although the show was reportedly filmed today. According to sources the RED iPod would be priced…
Home on iPod Emerges Again
A new US Patent numbered 7,120,785 which is described as a "Method and apparatus rendering user accounts portable". The abstract describes the patent as follows; Improved approaches for enabling user accounts to be portable across different multi-user computer systems are disclosed. A user account created…
Foxconn Hired for New MacBooks?
Reports claim that Foxconn is to manufacture new MacBooks for Apple. Citing a Chinese newspaper, DigiTimes reports that Foxconn will begin "volume shipments of one new MacBook model" before the end of the year. No further details have been supplied.
Mac OS X 10.4.8 Testing Wrapping Up?
An unconfirmed anonymous message to World of Apple and a story on Digg point towards the final builds of 10.4.8 being released to developers imminently. Build 8L2125 (Intel) and build 8L125 (PPC) are said to be free of any significant issues. The builds which reportedly…
Photokina: Apple Event Today 10.30 (EST)
As has been previously reported Apple is due to host a Special Event at Photokina today, the event which is due to start at 10.30 EST (15.30 BST). The Event has been rumoured to be a launch ground for a heavily updated version of Aperture…
AMD CEO Says Apple Will Use AMD Eventually
During a dinner speech at the Commonwealth Club Hector Ruiz CEO of AMD said that Apple will eventually use AMD processors in Macintosh computers. "Everybody wants choice,'' he said. Speaking about Intel he stated; "Knowing Apple, why would they want to be held hostage like…