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Apple Store Pro Labs - A Walkthrough of What to Expect

Written on June 18, 2008 by Iyaz Akhtar and 1 person has commented

While you are waiting for the iPhone to be released this July, why not head out to an Apple Store and learn something? The stores in New York provide for plenty of opportunities to become familiar with a number of applications. Myself, I want to know as much as possible about Final Cut Pro becausemy [...]

United Airlines offers in-flight iPhone and iPod Connectivity

Written on June 18, 2008 by Opal Tribble and 2 people have commented

United Airlines is rolling out a new feature for its first-class and business customers. iPhone and iPod users will be able to view their own personalized entertainment when flying internationally.
With my first international flight I traveled to Reykjavik, Iceland. I wish I had the freedom to choose what I wanted. The selections that the [...]

iPhone Banking

Written on June 17, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 4 people have commented

Last year, Bank of America launched its mobile banking service, which as their website name claims, allows you to bank from anywhere. (You can even watch the uber-cheesy videos that explain it if you want.) Last week Bank of America announced that it has hit over 1 million unique, active users, with 4 million account [...]

Canadian Royal Mounties Want to Mount Your Drives

Written on June 16, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 11 people have commented

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a copyright protection agreement between the United States, some European Union countries, and now Canada. They already have a pretty random law up in the great white north that allows them to randomly search devices to find files that infringe on copyright laws.
The new plan would allow the border [...]

Apple’s Stock Roller Coaster Ride

Written on June 14, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 9 people have commented

The picture above shows AAPL stock since just before the Stevenote Monday. It has only dropped 13 dollars since then, but rumors of Steve’s poor health, and the impossibility of living up to the hype has caused it to drop all the same.
Historically, Apple takes a bit of a dive after each Keynote by [...]

The cheaper iPhone 3G will cost users more; AT&T raises monthly fee

Written on June 12, 2008 by Opal Tribble and 28 people have commented

The iPhone 3G has finally arrived; people are giddy with the vastly reduced price. What a sweet deal. Imagine getting one of the most talked about iPhones starting at the low price of $199 for the iPhone 3G 8 GB, and $299 for the iPhone 3G 16GB, Not bad, not bad at all! The [...]

It’s good to see Apple’s focus on quality in 10.6

Written on June 10, 2008 by Todd Baur and 14 people have commented

I find it sad that in the time past since the keynote very few bloggers or news have really understood what 10.6 promises. From what I know inside of Apple, they’re not kidding about improving OS X. Let’s take a quick inventory of the IT industry and what is about to happen in the next [...]

Save .Mac Bookmarks!

Written on June 10, 2008 by Nick Mediati and 10 people have commented

While there’s an awful lot to like about MobileMe (tight iPhone integration, web apps that look like they’re going to be awesome—this second point is big considering I usually dislike web apps), there are some parts of .Mac we’ll have to say goodbye to. Here’s an excerpt from the MobileMe FAQ:
Are any other .Mac features affected?
As [...]

3G iPhone: It’s what comes in the box that counts

Written on June 09, 2008 by Jenny Kortina and 14 people have commented

While looking at the new 3G iPhone I happened to check out what came in the box and was estactic to see a new much needed item.

That’s right, it looks like the new iPhone comes with a special tool for removing the SIM. In my world we call it a paperclip, but to Apple [...]

Late rumor shows new developer Mac; is this for real?

Written on June 09, 2008 by Nick Mediati and 6 people have commented

Ah, there’s nothing like the thrill of last-minute keynote rumor-mongering. This is one I don’t think anyone saw coming, which in my book lends it some credibility. TUAW has posted some images of a page purportedly from Apple’s web site advertising Mac Fusion, a new Mac specifically for developers with the tagline, “Leave your apps behind. Build [...]

Will Apple cave to mobile operators pressure; iPhone selling for $200 or less?

Written on June 08, 2008 by Opal Tribble and 4 people have commented

A turn off for some people who drooled over the iPhone was the price. Yes they wanted it, but they weren’t willing to drop $399 for the iPhone 8G, and they wouldn’t even think about paying $499 for the iPhone 16GB. I know people like that, thing is the people I knew could easily [...]

Keynote Online

Written on June 07, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 9 people have commented

Two former Apple guys, one from the iPhone team and one from the iTunes team have created an online slideshow creator. that opened in public beta today. You can try it out and see if you like it better than PowerPoint, Keynote, Slideshare, Google Presentations, Sliderocket, or Zoho. I took one for the team [...]

WWDC ‘08 Rumor Roundup

Written on June 06, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 7 people have commented

Since we all know that Steve Jobs is Mr. Secretive, everything that is “announced” before his keynote is pure speculation. Of course, it sure is fun to think about all of these.

Subsidy for iPhone
3G iPhone
Mac Clones
Smaller iPhone with better battery life
GPS in the iPhone
Two sizes. iPhone and iPhone Nano
Rebranded and revamped .Mac service
OS 10.6
Or [...]

Spy shots show OS X without the ‘Mac’; could clones return?

Written on June 05, 2008 by Nick Mediati and 55 people have commented

No run-up to Macworld Expo or WWDC is complete without the spy shots of the banners inside San Francisco’s  Moscone Center, and this time is no different. No making the rounds is a Flickr photoset of banners hung outside the keynote hall posted by Gernot Poetsch. One in particular is especially interesting. It shows two banners: one referring to [...]

Why Selling “Only” 8 Million iPhones Won’t Be a Big Deal

Written on June 05, 2008 by Nick Mediati and 11 people have commented

Recently there has been a little buzz swirling about the fact that Apple is on pace to fall short of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008. Last week, a New York Times article noted, “After almost a year of strong sales that have made it one of the dominant smartphones in the United States, the iPhone [...]

Apple’s Next Big Cat to Make WWDC Debut?

Written on June 04, 2008 by Nick Mediati and 22 people have commented

It seems just like yesterday that we were celebrating Leopard’s release. But if rumors hold true, we could be celebrating another big cat’s release come January 2009. According to a rumor first spotted over at TUAW, Apple may be planning to unveil Mac OS X 10.6 at next week’s WWDC in San Francisco, with a [...]

Back-to-School Specials and AppleCare

Written on May 30, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 13 people have commented

Image via AppleInsider
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple’s yearly back-to-school buy a Mac and get an iPod special may be starting early this year, and may be extra special. Speculation puts the price point at about a $199 mail-in rebate. It would be nice if the rebate were enough for an iPod Touch or even an [...]

10 Million iPhones in 2008: How?

Written on May 29, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 26 people have commented

Granted, the iPhone gets a lot of news any day of the week, but today the New York Times, Ars Technica, and Information Week are all raining on Apple’s parade, claiming that Jobs’ prediction of 10 million iPhones in 2008 was way beyond the mark. Macworld steps in with an article showing how it is [...]

An iPhone Drama with a Happy Ending

Written on May 23, 2008 by Matt Radel and 9 people have commented

I’ve had my iPhone for about 5 months now, and up until about 6 weeks ago it was pure bliss. Then suddenly my battery life started to go south, fast. When I first got the iPhone, I could easily go 2 to 3 days of moderate use without charging it. When the battery first started [...]

Firefox 3RC1 Released

Written on May 23, 2008 by Stephanie Guertin and 11 people have commented

After all the months of waiting, it’s finally here!
No, I don’t mean the rumored Apple tablet, sorry. Nor, more realistically, am I talking about the spec bump to the Macbook line. The first release candidate for Firefox 3 dropped yesterday, and a shiny new thing it is. (I can hear you now: [...]

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