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Apple Seeds Build 10F58 of Mac OS X 10.6.4
Apple today gave a select number of developers access to the fifth build of Mac OS X 10.6.4. Build 10F58 includes a multitude of fixes and like the previous build of Mac OS X 10.6.4 contains no known issues. Mac OS X 10.6.4 build 10F58…
Apple to Bring iPad to High Street Stores on Launch Day in UK
Apple has reportedly signed a deal with DSGi in the UK which owns high street stores Currys, Dixons and PC World. The deal will see the iPad available across 139 UK stores owned by DSGi this coming Friday when it launches in nine countries including…
U.S Back to School Promo Begins
Apple has today kicked off the annual "Back to School" promotion within the U.S. and Canada. Those qualified to take part in the promotion will receive a free iPod when purchasing a new Mac via a rebate of up to US$199 or C$219. The offer…
Apple v. Kodak: More Details on the International Trade Commission Investigation
On April 15, 2010, concurrent with the filing of its lawsuit discussed here , Apple also filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission requesting an investigation against Kodak regarding patents identified as 6,031,964 and Re38,911. A copy of the Complaint, sans exhibits…
Apple Not Beginning New Mac Advertising Campaign
Last week Apple pulled all mentions of its previous "Get a Mac" advertising campaign pointing all mentions towards what looked like a new campaign called "Why you'll love Mac". Now it appears that referring to "Why you'll love a Mac" as a fresh campaign could…
Apple Won't Disappoint at WWDC
One Mac Rumors reader contacted Apple CEO Steve Jobs to enquire about how Apple intends to blow Google out of the water following a slew of announcements from them last week. The short email directed at Jobs gleaned a quick fire response that simply read…
Steve Jobs to Headline WWDC 2010
Apple has today announced that in two weeks time Steve Jobs will kick off the Worldwide Developers Conference in 2010. Steve Jobs will host a keynote presentation to begin WWDC 2010 on Monday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m PST. This year’s WWDC sold out in…
Apple Begins "Why You'll Love a Mac" Advertising Campaign
Apple has begun a new advertising campaign that looks to have replaced the "Get a Mac" campaign which Apple began in 2006. The last set of TV commercials from the "Get a Mac" campaign began airing in the US in October 2009. Apple has now…
iPad App Stores and iBookstores Go Live Internationally
Yesterday saw the slow roll out of iPad App Stores in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The move is ahead of the release of the iPad in these nine countries on Friday, May 28. Later in the day yesterday…
iPod touch with Camera Featured in Latest Leak
Vietnamese website Tinthe has once again posted a leak, this time of an iPod touch with a built-in camera. The 64GB iPod touch which carries a label stating it as DVT-1; DVT stands for "design verification test" suggesting a model late in the testing procedures…
A Look at the MobileMe Mail Beta
Last week Apple announced to MobileMe members that it was to begin a beta of a new look webmail client. Over the last few days those invites have been rolling in and the beta is live. Largely the MobileMe Mail beta is very similar to…
Apple Releases Fourth Beta of iPhone OS 4.0
Apple has today on a predictable bi-weekly cycle although later than usual released the fourth beta of iPhone OS 4.0 which was originally released at a media event held by Apple earlier this month. iPhone OS 4.0 beta 4 build 8A274b is a 365MB download…
Apple Seeds Fourth Build of Mac OS X 10.6.4
Apple today gave a select number of developers access to the fourth build of Mac OS X 10.6.4. Build 10F54 includes a multitude of fixes and for the first time in the testing cycle of Mac OS X 10.6.4 contains no known issues. Mac OS…
Apple Quietly Updates Low-End MacBook
Although leaked over the weekend by a Vietnamese website Apple has today quietly updated the low-end MacBook with a faster processor and update graphics capabilities. The new polycarbonate MacBooks spec is: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB DDR3 memory 250GB hard drive 8x double-layer SuperDrive…
U.S Mac Sales Expected to Climb 39% in April
April sales of Mac seem ahead of street expectations according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster who quotes data from research firm NPD. The data from NPD shows that Mac sales grew 39% year-over-year with the street consensus resting on 19% growth for the June…
Apple v. Psystar: Psystar Files Opening Brief in Appeal
As per the agreed extension between the parties, Psystar filed its Opening Brief with the Ninth Circuit yesterday. However, the entire thing was filed under seal. Here is the actual filing including the parameters of the Protective Order. Apple's response is due June 16, 2010…
Review: Instapaper Pro for iPad and iPhone
Instapaper is one of those services that I've been dubious of for a while but a few weeks back decided to give it a go. Remaining sceptical I picked up a copy of Instapaper Pro on the second day of owning my iPad. Simply put…
Foxconn Predicted to Ship 24 Million Next-Gen iPhones in 2010
Citing Taiwan-based component makers, Digitimes senior analysts Ming-Chi Kuo are predicting that Foxconn the suspected assembler of the next-gen iPhone dubbed iPhone HD will ship "4.5 million units in the first half and 19.5 million units for the rest of 2010". The article also points…
Picture Imperfect? Eastman Kodak v. Apple v. Eastman Kodak ad nauseam
As promised, I have taken a look at the suit filed on April 15, 2010 by Apple against Eastman Kodak. While Apple is sued all the time, it is actually relatively unusual for Apple to be the aggressor. Even in this instance, Eastman Kodak had…
Future 2.4GHz MacBook Turns Up on Vietnamese Site
The Vietnamese site Tinhte who posted last weeks second iPhone HD leak have posted images and a video (below) of an unreleased MacBook. The MacBook packs a 2.4GHz processor, LED backlit display and NVIDIA 320M graphics and is presumably due for release in the coming…