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Analyst Pinpoints Post-WWDC iPhone Launch, or Not
Popular analyst for Piper Jaffray, Gene Munster, has speculated in a note to clients that Apple could be planning an event for the end of June or early-July. The event would mark the return of Steve Jobs and the launch of a new iPhone. The…
Apple Scoops Up OLPC Exec
In another high profile hire by Apple the company has snagged Ivan Krstic, former security architect for One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) . Krstic reveals on his blog that he has begun work for Apple this week but does not reveal any further details. But…
Phil Schiller To Kick Off WWDC on June 8
From Apple's press release Apple will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. A team of Apple executives, led by Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the…
Forum Post Describes Future iPhone
A post on a Chinese forum has given a possible clue to the future path of the iPhone. The post which also comes with a screenshot depicting a 32GB iPhone and several details for a possible future iPhone which is expected to be announced in…
Security Update 2009-002 and Safari 3.2.3 Released
Security Update 2009-002 Security Update 2009-002 is for users of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Security Update 2009-002 (Tiger Intel) - 165 MB Security Update 2009-002 (Tiger PPC) - 75 MB Security Update 2009-002 (Server Universal) - 203 MB Security Update 2009-002 (Server Tiger PPC)…
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.7
Apple has today released the long awaited Mac OS X 10.5.7 update. The update which had been in testing since late February contained several hundred bug fixes and enhancements in its last seed over the weeekend. The 10.5.7 Update is recommended for all users running…
Apple Halts Snow Leopard API Changes
Although not originally mentioned in World of Apple 's coverage of the latest Mac OS X Snow Leopard seed over the weekend. AppleInsider reports on the importance of the following line of text included with the Snow Leopard seed notes: "No further API changes are…
New Snow Leopard Build Brings Chinese Handwriting Recognition [Seed Notes]
Apple this weekend offered developers a new build of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, build 10A354 comes not long after the previous build and shows sign of less adding of features and more tweaking and bug fixing. Notable in the latest build is the…
Digital Compass In Future iPhone Model
BoyGeniusReport has posted screenshots purporting to be a debugging menu from the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0. The image depicts a menu that would control a digital compass (magnetometer) which is rumoured to be in the new iPhone. Mac Rumors offers further background on…
Apple v. Psystar: Court Approves Order Compelling Discovery
Judge Alsup has approved and entered as final the Proposed Joint Order Compelling Psystar's Production of Financial Records and Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition filed yesterday by Apple and discussed earlier today. A copy of the Proposed Order (now final) can be found here .
Apple v. Psystar: Apple Submits Joint Proposed Discovery Order to the Court
We now have a look into the happenings of the hearing on Apple's discovery dispute with Psystar. Just a few moments ago, Apple filed a Proposed Order with the Court compelling Psystar's production of financial records and submission to an additional Rule 30(b)(6) deposition on…
Schmidt Won't Leave Apple Board
Google CEO and member of Apple's board of director Eric Schmidt has told reporters that he will not resign from his position at Apple despite a government investigation. The investigation being done by the Federal Trade Commission into possible breach of antirust laws was announced…
Apps To Be Tested for iPhone OS 3.0 Compatibility
In an email sent today Apple has advised iPhone developers that all applications submitted to the App Store for approval will be reviewed using iPhone OS 3.0. Apple also warned that applications must continue to work after iPhone OS 3.0 is in public release or…
Snow Leopard Shows Evidence of 3G-Based Macs
AppleInsider reports that the latest builds of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard have included a possible clue towards 3G mobile wireless connectivity in future Macs. The report comes after several rumours which speculated that Apple would build 3G connectivity into MacBook models later this…
AT&T To Drop Base iPhone Tariff by $10
According to Cote Collaborative analyst Michael Cote there is a "strong possibility" that AT&T will drop the entry-level iPhone tariff price by $10. The $10 price drop would bring the price of the tariff down from $69 to $59, a saving of $120/year. The move…
Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5, New SDK and iTunes 8.2
Apple last night released a new beta of its iPhone OS 3.0. The update which is only available to registered iPhone developers is beta 5 (build 7A312g) and delivers very few new changes. The accompanying SDK which is build 9M2735 has one area of interest…
Apple Job Listing Points Towards Possibility of 3G Notebooks
A job posting (now removed) on Apple's website adds further credence to recent rumours that Apple could be looking to add 3G mobile wireless connectivity to its notebooks. The job listing which seeks a "Communications QA Engineer" to work within the Mac Hardware Group, the…
Mac OS X 10.5.7 Due Friday, 9J60 With Developers [Seed Notes]
A report from Mac|Life today claims that Mac OS X 10.5.7 which first entered developer testing in late February will finally reach the awaiting public this Friday. Elsewhere Apple has released yet another build of Mac OS X 10.5.7 to its developer community, build 9J60…
iPhone OS 3.0 to Loosen App Store Restrictions, Improves iPhone Camera
Apple appears to have inadvertently revealed some future plans via a message to an iPhone developer. The report which comes via iLounge focusses on the Newspaper(s) made by developer Makayama which was rejected to to "objectionable content". The app is designed to allow readers to…
FTC Investigates Apple and Google's Board Ties [U]
The Federal Trade Commission has begun an enquiry into whether Apple and Google's close ties are in violation of antitrust laws. Google and Apple share two directors, Eric E. Schmidt, chief executive of Google, and Arthur Levinson, former chief executive of Genentech. According to the…