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Vodafone UK Ships 50,000 Pre-orders
Vodafone UK began selling the iPhone this morning in the UK and confirmed that it had shipped 50,000 units to pre-registered customers. The 50,000 units were ordered by customers who signed up ahead of the launch said Vodafone UK chief executive Guy Laurence. Vodafone UK…
Intel Claims Marketing Error Regarding Core i5 MacBook Pros
Following yesterdays supposed slip-up by Intel in a marketing email the company has now confirmed that it was an error. The email which was sent to members of Intel's Retail Edge program stated that two MacBook Pros with Core i5 processors could be won. Intel…
Tablet Reportedly "iPhone on Steroids"
Boy Genius Report who has in the past published rumours that have come to fruition has today published some further details about the long-rumoured Apple tablet. Boy Genius Report writes that the internal name for the tablet is K48AP and is said to be an…
Intel Refers to Core i5 MacBook Pro Models [U]
In an email sent to members of its Retail Edge program , Intel has seemingly revealed that Apple will release MacBook Pro models with Intel Core i5 processors in the near future. Apple's current line of MacBook Pro's incorporate Intel Core 2 Duo processors but…
Apple Reportedly Causes Shortage of 10.1-inch LCD, OLED Displays
TG Daily is reporting that Asian suppliers of 10.1-inch multi-touch LCD and OLED components have said that displays are in short supply due to Apple purchasing up huge amounts of stock. "We were designing a product for a customer and we needed 10 inch screens…
Logic Pro, MainStage Updated to 64-bit
Apple today released updates for both Logic Pro and MainStage enabling the applications to run in 64-bit mode allowing access to larger amounts of memory. When applications run in 32-bit mode the maximum amount of addressable memory is 4GB, 64-bit gives applications the potential to…
Orange Exec Talks Apple Tablet
Stéphane Richard future CEO of Orange in France has seemingly let Apple's secret out of the bag in a radio interview this morning. In the interview the executive states that the long-rumoured Apple tablet will have 3G networking and a built-in webcam. A translation of…
You've All Gone Lala
This week a report began spreading like wildfire about 30-second previews on Apple's web based iTunes . The feature in question allows users who don't have iTunes installed to explore the iTunes Store in a web browser and listen to 30-second previews, as you would…
Bloomberg Reiterates Tablet March Release
A Bloomberg report this week republished by BusinessWeek has reiterated previous rumours that Apple will begin selling it's rumoured tablet device in March after unveiling it later this month. Details are thin in the report but the author does speculate that the device will help…
Former Apple Marketing Manager Talks Controlled Leaks
John Martellaro former Senior Marketing Manager at Apple has written a post for The Mac Observer today discussing how he believes the Wall Street Journal's post from earlier in the week was a controlled leak from Apple. Martellaro clearly outlines how Apple uses controlled leaks…
Apple Releases First Build of Mac OS X 10.6.3 [U: Seed Notes]
Apple has today given developers the first build of Mac OS X 10.6.3. The update which is labelled build 10D522 weighs in at 666MB and is said to contain over 200 fixes and enhancements. The build contains four known issues for the build listed as…
Apple Snaps Up Quattro Wireless
Quattro Wireless has announced that it has been acquired by Apple. The official confirmation comes after rumours yesterday that Apple was purchasing the mobile advertising firm for $275 million. Quattro confirmed the news in a statement on its website adding that "services you receive from…
Apple Event Date Actually January 27, iPhone SDK 4.0?
Despite reports from multiple sources over the last few weeks insisting that Apple's media event will be held on Tuesday, January 26 a new source this week is stating that the event will instead be held on January 27. Digital Daily concurs that the event…
Apple Tops 3 Billion App Store Downloads
Apple has today announced that over three billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store. Apple last announced an App Store landmark at the end of September with two billion downloads . "Three billion applications downloaded in less than 18 months—this is like nothing…
Apple v. Psystar: Report of Compliance with Injunction
On December 31, 2009, Psystar filed a Report of Compliance with Injunction ( you can view the filing here ). There are a few points of interest. In paragraph 4, Pedraza makes a statement that seems to be contradictory to Psystar's stated position in the…
Nokia Expands Patent Case Against Apple
Nokia has announced that it has filed a complaint with the "United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple infringes Nokia patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers." In addition to Nokia's previous infringement complaint , Nokia is…
January 26th Event Focused on "Mobility Space"?
FOXNews reporter Clayton Morris has reportedly spoken to a "source inside Apple" who has confirmed to him a "big" event for January. Morris corroborates last weeks report that Apple will hold an event in San Francisco on Tuesday January 26, 2010; adding that the event…
O2 Admits Poor Network Performance
Mobile network operator O2 in the UK has owned up and apologised to customers who have suffered poor network availability and reliability in London. In an interview with the Financial Times O2 executive director Ronan Dunne admitted that some customers in London were unable to…
Psystar v. Apple: Where Are We Now?
Things are quiet in the California action since Judge Alsup entered a permanent injunction in Apple's favour regarding Psystar's Mac clones, no matter which version of OS X is being used. Although Judge Alsup invited Psystar to bring a Motion containing specific details about this…
Apple Begins Ordering Tablet Components
Two reports today suggest that Apple is beginning to order components aimed for the long-rumoured multi-touch tablet. Apple's tablet is rumoured to be revealed during an event on January 26 and ship later in 2010. The first report from Taiwan's Economic Daily states that Cheng…