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Phil Schiller Speaks on App Store Approval Process
Following last weeks change to how applications destined for the App Store are approved Businessweek has run an interview with Apple's senior vice-president of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller who commented on the process which is often under criticism. "We've built a store for the…
Apple Announces Black Friday 2009 Sale, Details Rumoured
Apple today announced that this coming Friday it will be holdings its annual Black Friday sales, commonly offering modest discounts on Macs and iPods for just one day of the year. The one day sale which will be held worldwide on November 27th has been…
App Store Submissions Now Subject to Private API Use Checks
Apple has begun running all App Store submissions through a static analysis tool which will identify apps using private API calls. Apple offers developers for the iPhone and iPod touch a list of public application programming interface (APIs) which are free to be used and…
Estimates Suggest Apple On Track to Sell 2.9 Million Macs
Estimated sales figures for the month of October suggest that Apple could be on track to please Wall Street expectations and sell 2.9 million Macs during the company's first fiscal quarter of 2010 which includes the lucrative month of December. The data released from NPD…
LED Display Firmware Update Addresses iSight Issue
LED Cinema Display iSight Firmware Update 1.0 - 654K This firmware update corrects an issue with the built-in iSight camera on the LED Cinema Display where the camera may not be recognized by applications.
Rumours Suggest Apple Tablet Delay
DigiTimes reported on Thursday that the heavily rumoured Apple tablet will not appear until the second half of 2010. Previous rumours had suggested that the multi-touch device would see a release in Q1 2010 . DigiTimes which has had a rocky track record for Apple…
Evidence of Mac OS X 10.7 Development Surfaces
Mac Rumors is reporting that details of Mac OS X 10.7 development has surfaced just three months after the release of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. The finding is not at all surprising considering the long development period a major operating system commands. The…
Sales of iPhone to Begin in South Korea Soon
It is being reported that the iPhone is set to make a debut in just a few weeks in South Korea after clearing regulatory hurdles. Korea Communications Commission issued a statement on Wednesday saying that it will grant Apple a license that will allow the…
iPod Nano 5G Receives Minor Software Upgrade
Owners of the latest iPod released in September this year are at the receiving end of a minor update that fixes and enhances numerous features on the fifth generation iPod nano which features video recording. The update which is available upon plugging an iPod nano…
Apple Unveils Upper West Side Apple Store, Grand Opening Set
Apple today took the plastic shrouding off its newest retail store in New York’s Upper West Side. The store features a massive all-glass arched roof and inside features more iPhone, Macs and iPods than any other store in the world. The lower level of the…
Apple Releases Safari 4.0.4
Safari 4.0.4 - 28 MB (Snow Leopard) 36 MB (Leopard) 26 MB (Tiger) 28 MB (Windows) This update is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to performance, stability, and security including: Improved JavaScript performance Improved Full History Search performance for users with a…
Apple Makes Significant UK Market Share Gain
Gartner is reporting that estimated figures suggest that Apple has made significant gains in the third quarter of 2009 in the UK. The figures based on PC vendor shipments including both desktops and notebooks show that Apple shipped gained 5% of the UK market share…
iPhone App Review: BNO News
Description - BNO News is one great breaking news app with two powerful options. Purchase BNO News and you'll receive major breaking news headlines directly on your phone as push notifications. Read the headlines without even unlocking your phone - and without eating up expensive…
Orange Begins Selling iPhone, Cranks Up Record Sales
November 10 marked the day that O2 lost its grip as the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the UK, a title it held for 2 years and one day. The first competitor to enter the scene is Orange UK who is offering little savings…
VESA Officially Adopts Mini DisplayPort
The Video Electronics Standard Association has today officially issued its Mini DisplayPort standard based on technology licensed from Apple. Last year after Apple first included Mini DisplayPort in a MacBook Pro refresh VESA confirmed later on that the connector would be included in the DisplayPort…
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.2
Apple has today released Mac OS X 10.6.2, the second update aimed at the latest operating system Snow Leopard, 10.6.2 is available via the Software Update utility. The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating…
Apple Begins Retail Store "Reserve and Pick Up"
Apple this week began a new Reserve and Pick Up purchasing program across its retail stores in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. The service allows customers to select and reserve products for purchasing and pick-up from a selected retail store. With Reserve and Pick…
Apple TV 3.0.1 Update Released
Apple today advised Apple TV owners to upgrade immediately to Apple TV version 3.0.1. Version 3.0 which was was released just last week reportedly causes content to temporarily disappear. Apple sent out an email informing those who have already upgraded to download and install the…
Radioshack to sell iPhone in 2010
Radioshack has released a brief statement announcing that it will begin selling the iPhone in some markets later this month with a complete U.S. rollout in 2010. "As part of its ongoing mobility strategy, RadioShack is pleased to announce that it will introduce Apple's iPhone…
O2 to Unlock UK iPhones, Expand Network Capacity
In an question and answer session with Times online readers , O2 head Matthew Key spoke about the iPhone and how the company is addressing network issues. When asked about how O2 was handling losing the exclusivity of the iPhone Key responded by saying that…