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In Brief: iPhone Used to Browse Websites?, Apple Confirms MySpace Ban
iPhone Used to Browse Websites? It appears that Apple is now more openly testing the iPhone, Mac Rumors is reporting that identification strings in its logs read: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/1A538a Safari/419.3 Apple Confirms…
iPhone to Land June 20? [Updated x 2]
Numerous posts on Google Groups appear to point towards a June 20 release date of the iPhone. One post in particular reads: Actually, On the Money last night on CNBC, the telco Analyst said they had been given the confirmed date of the 20th. Not…
In Brief: Apple Stores Ban MySpace
In a decision that will help clear loitering from many Apple Retail Stores around the world, executives at Apple have decided to block access to MySpace.com from any Apple Store. By the end of business on Thursday 24 May almost all Apple Retail Stores will…
Mac mini on Last Legs?
According to an article by AppleInsider the Mac mini's days appear to be numbered. Therefore, it comes as little surprise that sources, for whom AppleInsider holds the utmost respect, are now pointing towards the mini's impending demise. The article finishes with: Ladies and gentlemen, AppleInsider…
Security Update 2007-005 Released
Apple has made Security Update 2007-005 available via Software Update or from Apple's website. The update which is available for 10.4 users on both PPC and Intel platforms , the update also applies to users of 10.3.9 and 10.3.9 Server . Security Update 2007-005 is…
Analyst Weighs in on MacBook Pros, iMacs, and iPhone
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster ( Via AppleInsider ) has weighed in on the future of Apple and its products. In particular Munster predicted on the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference to be held in San Francisco next month. The analyst predicted that an iPhone launch…
iPhone to be Available on Pre-Paid?
Boy Genius reports has revealed screenshots of AT&T's accounting that shows the iPhone available to pre-paid users. Screenshot of AT&T internal accounting system The accounting system shows three versions: iPhone PostPaid iPhone PrePaid (Pay As You Go) iPhone Hybrid (Pick Your Plan) For clarification for…
iPod Game Based On Lost Released
Apple has made a new iPod game available through the iTunes Store . The game which works solely on the 5th generation iPod is based on the TV show Lost. Join your favorite castaways in their quest to seek the truth and survive in the…
Apple Scrapping 17-inch iMac?
Think Secret is reiterating a report published by AppleInsider in March stating that Apple intends to stop manufacturing and sales of the 17-inch iMac. The site also notes that a refreshed iMac is on track to arrive in late June but will only feature 20…
Apple Unleashes Mac OS X 10.4.10 to Developers
As rumoured just a few days ago Apple has now released the first seed of Mac OS X 10.4.10 to members of ADC. The builds are 8R205 (PPC) and 8R2205 (Intel), the update currently fixes issues with mds and network home directories, and an issue…
In Brief: Coca-Cola Giving Away 2 Billion iTunes Songs, Final Cut 2 Studio Ships, TBWA to Create iPhone Ad
Coca-Cola Giving Away 2 Billion iTunes Songs In what is being dubbed Europe's largest music promotion, Coca-Cola has announced that it has teamed up with iTunes to give away two billion music tracks to European Cola drinkers. "Coca-Cola has a long and rich heritage in…
iPhone Recieves FCC Approval
Apple has received approval for the iPhone this afternoon, the Federal Communications Commission have Apple the green light to commence sales after testing the device for months. The FCC lab manager wrote the following in a SAR test report: "The Apple Inc. A1203 GSM Cellular…
Mac OS X 10.4.10, Promised Audio Fix
AppleInsider reports that pre-release versions of Mac OS X 10.4.10 have begun making the rounds in Cupertino. The report states that Apple hopes to stabilise the release so that it can seed the software to thousands of ADC members, Apple hopes to do this as…
Bogus iPhone Email Knocks Apple Stock
Yesterday turned out to be quite a ride for some Apple investors. The day started off well even with the bad news that Amazon will begin competing with iTunes in the sale of DRM-free music . Then at 11:49am EST Engadget posted a story claiming…
In Brief: Apple UK Cuts Price of iPod shuffle
Apple UK has quietly cut the price of the iPod shuffle by £6. The iPod shuffle which used to cost £55 now costs £49. Back in April Apple UK reduced prices of its larger video iPods. The 30GB iPod now costs £179 down from £189…
Apple Airs New iPod Advert
Apple has begun airing a new iPod silhouette style advert on American TV. New Apple iPod Advert The advert which is called Mi Swing Es Tropical is also available to view on Apple's website .
Apple Updates MacBook
As rumoured earlier today Apple has released an updated MacBook, unlike the rumours only three models remain in the line-up. Apple today updated its MacBook consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model. The…
Apple to Integrate 3G Connectivity Modules into Notebooks?
AppleInsider claims that an unproven yet credible source has told the publication that Apple intends to produce a Mac notebook with a build in 3G wireless module. Although multiple PC manufacturers already implement 3G wireless modules into their laptops, AppleInsider believes that Apple could break…
Five New MacBook Models Today?
Both Think Secret and MacRumors are reporting that Apple will inroduce five new MacBook configurations later today. Neither was able to offer any details on the update in particular why the number of models has increased from three to five. Think Secret was keen to…
Jonathan Ive Recieves Honour from London University
Apple's Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, Jonathan Ive has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the Arts, London. The ceremony was held at the Banqueting House on Whitehall in London, although Ive wasn't present a video of his acceptance was shown…