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Apple Unveils New Website
During the WWDC Apple took the time to refresh the entire Apple.com website . The new site features a much wider layout as well as replacing the top navigation toolbar with a new look set of buttons. A newly refreshed Apple.com
iPhone to Support Third Party Applications
Apple announced today during WWDC that developers will be able to develop applications for the iPhone. Developers can create Web 2.0 applications which look and behave just like the applications built into iPhone, and which can seamlessly access iPhone’s services, including making a phone call…
Apple to Release Safari for Windows
Apple announced at today's WWDC Keynote that Safari iwill begin shipping for Windows XP and Windows Vista. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that Safari 3.0 will be available in a public Beta on Apple's website today. Early benchmarks show the Apple browser to render both…
WWDC Keynote Coverage 10.00AM PST, 1.00PM EST, 6.00PM BST
World of Apple will be offering the usual coverage, no refreshes required, of the WWDC Keynote that will take place on Monday June 11: 7:00AM - Hawaii 10:00AM - Pacific 11:00AM - Mountain 12:00PM - Central 1:00PM - Eastern 5:00PM - GMT 6:00PM - London…
WWDC Covered Banners, Goodie Bags
Moscone West, covered banners can be seen on the second and third floors. Following the revealing of the banners on the ground floor of Moscone West it appears Apple has also placed banners on the second and third floors but these ones are covered in…
WWDC Keynote Slide Shows Ultra-Portable Mac?
A typical pre-Keynote camera phone image has begun circulating the Mac web, this time the image purportedly shows Moscone West, a projector and a slide from Jobs' Keynote. Purported shot of WWDC Keynote slide The slide shows a typical specification list, for those who can't…
iPhone Sales Workbook Leaked
Mac Rumors has got its hands on a full copy of the AT&T Sales Training Manual. This sales guide presents iPhone features and benefits, tips, comparisons, qualifying questions, and objections -- all designed to help you sell iPhone. .... Keep in mind that there might…
iPhone Specifications and Requirements
Mac Rumors has obtained a complete list of the iPhone specifications and requirements ahead of the June 29 release. The list contains no surprising information but does re-inforce the fact that the phone has a SIM Card tray and surprisingly only supports Mac OS X…
3 Million iPhones to be Available on Launch?
Businessweek writes an article titled "How Big Will the iPhone Be?" According to the article Apple plans to have 3 million iPhones ready for sale on launch day. If Apple's goal of selling 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008 seemed ambitious to some…
In Brief: iPhone Capable of Flash? Banners Appear in AT&T Stores
iPhone Capable of Flash? A screenshot of the recent iPhone advert has been posted to Flickr , it points out the portion of the New York Times' that features a flash video. It should be noted that the website could simply be fabricated onto the…
Brushed Metal iMac Due at WWDC?
Think Secret is going head-to-head with AppleInsider, reporting that the iMac will receive an update at or around WWDC, which starts on June 11. The new iMac is said to feature a brushed metal enclosure. The report states that the machines will benefit from the…
Apple Releases Boot Camp Update
Apple has released an update to Boot Camp. The update to Boot Camp 1.3 fixes the following: Support for keyboard backlighting (MacBook Pro only) Apple Remote pairing Updated graphics drivers Improved Boot Camp driver installer Improved international keyboard support Localization fixes Updated Windows Help for…
Photos of WWDC Banners
RoughlyDrafted has posted several shots of banners posted in Moscone West in San Francisco. Entrance to Moscone West Leopard Rocket Fuel Banners in Moscone West Expand your universe
Apple Removes 2 Year Contract Requirement from iPhone Ads
TUAW notes that the latest advert posted by Apple to its website differs from the others. The original adverts that aired stated that a 2-year contract was required to use the iPhone. Now the latest advert has the line removed all together.
iMac Unlikely for WWDC
AppleInsider reports that the appearance of a brand new iMac are looking unlikely at next weeks WWDC. "There's no compelling rationale for [Apple] to pre-announce new iMacs months in advance of availability," said another contact familiar with Cupertino-based Mac maker's consumer product strategy. "The current…
ZFS to be Default File System in Leopard?
Sun Microsystems CEO, Jonathan Schwartz has spilled the beans on the status of ZFS in Leopard. The CEO announced that Apple would announce plans to reveal ZFS as the default file system in Mac OS X Leopard. "In fact, this week you'll see that Apple…
iPhone Advert Focuses on Internet Application [Updated]
An unpublished advert has recently shown on CNBC, the advert for the iPhone shows off the ability to surf the internet. The advert which is only viewable on YouTube uses a similar style to the others published but demonstrates the scrolling, zooming and general browsing…
In Brief: iPhone Dev Kit at WWDC? AT&T Improving EDGE Network?
iPhone Dev Kit at WWDC? The New York Times reported at the beginning of the week on the upcoming iPhone. The article focuses on the development of 3rd party applications for the device. The article cites Steve Jobs speaking last week at D: All Things…
MacBook Pro Receives Update
As per the rumours yesterday Apple has updated its professional line of notebooks to include faster Core 2 Duo processors using Santa Rosa technology, support for up to 4GB of RAM, LED backlit displays and 17-inch models can have a high resolution displays up to…
MacBook Pro Updates Tomorrow?
Mac Rumors is reporting that it is confident that Apple will release an update to the MacBook Pro tomorrow morning (June 5). The site also pieces together "various reports" to produce some potential specifications for some of the models of MacBook Pro; 2.2GHz, 4mb shared…