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A Look at iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 3 [u]
Following the release of iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 3 yesterday evening World of Apple has been combing the release for any major or even minor changes. Unlike previous builds Beta 3 contains very few major visible changes but there are several minor cosmetic changes which…
Latest Mac OS X 10.5.7 Release Suggests Release Nearing [Seed Notes]
A mere four days following the last build of Mac OS X 10.5.7 Apple has given developers build 9J50 of the next minor update to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. In the seed just one fix is present which is aimed at Bluetooth personal networking…
Second Chicago Apple Store Becomes Active
ifoAppleStore is reporting that Apple has signed a long term lease "for a northside triangle of land at 1560 N. Halsted Street." According to ifo the site first became of interest in June 2007, the site now reports that Apple has closed a deal on…
iPhone Developers Receive Third Beta of iPhone OS 3.0
Apple has this evening released beta 3 (build 7A280f) of iPhone OS 3.0 due for release in the Summer. Of note in the latest seed is that Apple advises developers, "Applications targeting devices prior to iPhone OS 3.0 beta cannot be tested in this seed…
Analysts Up Apple Price Targets
Analyst Shaw Wu for Kaufman Brothers has increased his price target on Apple from $120 to $152 on Monday. In Wu's report the analyst argues that Apple is bucking the trend, up 45% since November compared to the NASDAQ at 20% and S&P500 up 7%…
Updates: Aperture 2.1.3, iMovie 8.0.2
Aperture 2.1.3 - 48.11MB This update improves overall stability and provides fixes for issues related to database integrity and compatibility with specific file types. The issues addressed include: Nikon images imported directly from a camera now display thumbnails correctly in the Import window. Fixed an…
Apple Begins Selling $899 Education iMac
Apple has this week quietly introduced a new iMac aimed at the education market. The iMac which is a 20-inch aluminium iMac will be available to education institutions for just $899. The 20-inch aluminium iMac marks the end of the white plastic iMacs which had…
iPhone App Review: Go Go Go! - GPXL's Guide to F1 2009
Description - If you want the latest in F1 news then this is the app for you. This app features news feeds from a number of top F1 websites that are streamed throughout the day directly into the app. Developer - Gourmet Pixel Go Go…
Retail Stores to Ditch EasyPay System for iPhone App Solution
AppleInsider is reporting that the EasyPay system which Apple adopted in 2005 to improve queues at checkouts will be phased out this later this year. The system which currently runs on PDA devices running Windows Mobile will reportedly be replaced with iPhone units running customised…
Apple Retiring .Mac Homepage in July
Over the last few days MobileMe members have received emails from Apple informing them that the legacy .Mac website tools will be discontinued in July, web pages will remain live but they will no longer be editable. Apple also mirrored the message on the .Mac…
Apple Gives Developers New Mac OS X 10.5.7 Build [Seed Notes]
As with the last five weeks Apple has this weekend given developers a new build of the next minor update to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Build 9J47 of Mac OS X 10.5.7 includes only three new fixes but Apple has also increased the number…
Apple Touts Push Notification Service to Developers
Apple on Thursday sent out an email to registered iPhone developers enticing them begin testing applications using the Apple Push Notification service. Start testing your applications using the Apple Push Notification service today. Log in to the iPhone Dev Center and review the Apple Push…
Apple Begins Countdown to One Billionth App Download
Apple has today begun a promotion to celebrate the future milestone of one billion Apple Store downloads. The promotion offers a prize worth over $13,000. As of today, nearly one billion apps have been downloaded around the globe. So we just want to say thanks…
Apple Begins New iPhone Production?
Several sources who are mainly citing "component suppliers" say that Apple is beginning to ship parts that would be used to assemble iPhones. The report which comes from Taiwan based Commercial Times did not cite any particular components. Meanwhile DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has…
iPhone App Review: Remember the Milk
Description: Remember the Milk integrates with the web service of the same name to provide to-do list functionalities to iPhone and iPod touch users on the go. Developer - Remember the Milk Remember the Milk - Free (requires $25/year "Pro" account on web application) -…
Video Recording Capabilities Found in iPhone OS 3.0
It has been discovered that the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0 contains all the elements required to allow video recording on the iPhone. Firstly Mac Rumors points out that developers who have been digging around in the iPhone OS 3.0 software found an interface…
Developers Greeted With Build 9J44 of Mac OS X 10.5.7
Apple has delivered yet another build of the ever growing minor update to Mac OS X 10.5. Build 9J44 of Mac OS X 10.5.7 comes with a further five areas of change and adds several focus areas. This build as with others contains a single…
Apple Boasts Twice the Performance With Xserve Update
As rumoured Apple has today updated its line of enterprise servers boasting twice the performance of the previous models. Using Intel "Nehalem" Xeon processors and a next generation system architecture, the 1U rack-optimized Xserve delivers up to an 89 percent improvement in performance per watt…
Apple and China Unicom Talks Reportedly Halt
Despite what seemed like unstoppable progress , even to the point where iPhone models began appearing on the Chinese carriers website, reports today suggest that talks between Apple and China Unicom have come to a halt. Talks between China Unicom and Apple to introduce iPhone…
2TB Time Capsule Coming Soon?
Third party Apple retailer ClubMac is currently displaying an image on its website that shows a Time Capsule packaging box with a stated capacity of 2TB. Apple currently sells Time Capsule units in 500GB and 1TB units only. The source of the image is unknown…