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Andrea Jung Joins Apple’s Board of Directors
Apple today announced that Andrea Jung, chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products, was elected to Apple’s board of directors. Andrea also serves on the board of directors of the General Electric Company and is a member of the New York Presbyterian Hospital board…
French iPhone Sales Fall Short
Orange, the carrier of the iPhone in France has said that it has sold over 70,000 devices since its launch on the 29th November 2007 . The four week sales total falls shorts of Orange's original prediction of a "little under 100,000" by the end…
Patents: Portable Computer Docking Station, Ever Changing Keyboard
Integrated monitor and docking station - Patent Link A patent application submitted in 2006 has been published for the first time revealing that Apple could be working on a docking system for portable computers. The dock itself closely resembles the look of the current iMac…
In Brief: Fujitsu, Hitachi Quit Micro Hard-Drive Business; Icon Wiggle in Patent; Final Cut Meeting Holds Answers
Fujitsu, Hitachi Quit Micro Hard-Drive Business, Icon Wiggle in Patent A report from Reuters notes that an increasing shift to flash-based storage has forced Fujitsu and Hitachi out of the ultra-small rotating hard drive business. Both Fujitsu and Hitachi had supplied micro hard-drives for Apple's…
iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 to Include Copy/Paste?
According to MacScoop the recent leak of firmware version 1.1.3 for the iPhone was of an incomplete build and some surprises may still be present in the final release. According to the rumour site Apple intends to include copy and paste support in the final…
Apple Readying Blu-Ray Capable Macs
A note by American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu to clients states that Apple is set to put some weight behind the Blu-Ray High Definition format and begin shipping some of its computers with the capabilities built in. "We believe this is a key announcement…
Photo of Ultra-Portable Mac, MacBook Revision?
Earlier in the day newly registered MacRumors user ' greenrabbit ' posted a picture to the ongoing discussion about the heavily rumoured ultra-portable Mac thread. Is this the ultra-portable Mac, or the MacBook revision? To throw down to personal opinion, I personally avoided writing about…
Further iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Details [Video]
First we saw screenshots , followed by a brief video ; now we have a lengthy video walkthrough and ongoing question and answers about the upcoming firmware upgrade for the iPhone. The following features are demoed in the video: Moving home screen icons, across pages…
Ultra-Portable with Multi-Touch Trackpad, External Optical Drive?
MacRumors is reporting that it has heard from reliable sources about the heavily rumoured ultra-portable Mac/sub-notebook . The site which is historically accurate notes that the ultra-portable Mac is due at this months Macworld Expo which kicks off on Tuesday 15th. MacRumors sources stated that…
24-Hour Variable Price iTunes Rentals, Disney and Fox?
Variety is citing studio sources and confirms two other reports from major news outlets that Apple will be announcing iTunes Movie Rentals at next months Macworld San Francisco. The report states that both Fox and Disney have signed up to the deal to provide movies…
iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Video
Famed iPhone hacker Natetrue has decided to weigh in on the argument regarding the iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 screenshots that appeared on the internet yesterday. A video of the icon dragging has been posted and the other features such as Locate Me, have been confirmed by…
iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Leaked, Locate Me, Movable Icons [Screenshots]
GearLive is reporting that it has played with the upcoming iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 and reveals a number of features that are included. Ability to edit home screen - Drag icons around Add web bookmarks to the home screen Locate Me - Triangulation of towers to…
NY Times Adds Credence to iTunes Rentals
The New York Times has confirmed earlier rumours that Apple will be launching an iTunes movie rental service at Macworld Expo, San Francisco. According to the papers sources more than one studio will be involved in the deal. Apple has been trying to interest a…
iTunes Movie Rentals at Macworld?
The Financial Times is reporting that Apple will use Macworld in January as the venue to announce an iTunes on-demand rental service, with 20th Century Fox being at least one studio who has already signed up. The report cites a "person familiar with the situation"…
Apple to Adopt Intel Ultra-Mobile Platform?
AppleInsider writes that Apple will build a stronger relationship with Intel in 2008 by adopting its upcoming 'Menlow' Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform. The sources who reported to AppleInsider that Apple would adopt 'Menlow' also noted that Apple was specifically interested in Intel's upcoming 45-nanometer…
O2 CEO Reports on Strong iPhone Sales
O2 CEO, Matthew Key was reportedly in California last week briefing Apple CEO, Steve Jobs on the iPhones impact on the UK market, reports Andrew Parker for The Financial Times. "Mr Key says 200,000 iPhones should have be sold in Britain by early January -…
Apple Re-Releases Security Update 2007-009
Apple has updated Security Update 2007-009 to version 1.1. According to Apple's support site: Security Update 2007-009 v1.1 addresses an issue introduced in Security Update 2007-009 that may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit when browsing to certain websites. There is no change to the security…
Apple to Announce Sales of Over 5 Million iPhones at Macworld?
9to5Mac claims that Apple will announce that it has sold over 5 million iPhones during next months Macworld Expo. The milestone would mark the half-way point to Apple's target of 10 million iPhone units shipped in 2008. According to 9to5Mac's sources over 1 million of…
OS X 10.5.2 to Pack Stacks List View Option
List view in Mac OS X 10.5.2 Macenstein has published a screenshot and accompanying article regarding the first build of Mac OS X 10.5.2 that hit Apple's developer site on Tuesday. The screenshot reveals that Apple has added the option to include a List-View in…
Think Secret Shuts Up Shop
Think Secret has published a press release stating that it will no longer carry on reporting Apple news and rumours. The move comes as the site settled with Apple over a long-running lawsuit. Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that…