Archive for November, 2008
Googld Admits Breaking App Store Rules
You may have already heard about Googles Voice Search App and now Google admits that they used forbidden APIs to get its iPhone application working, but despite that admission the application remains available on iTunes in apparent breach of the store rules.
Apple provides the documentation on the APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that developers are allowed [...]
Black Friday Mac Discounts Now Available
MacMall has announced that their Black Friday discounts are now open until Nov. 28th, friday midnight. MacMall is not the only one giving discounts this Black Friday, one of their competitors, BestBuy is also offering discounts on Macs.
MacMall is offering up to $250 off of combined instant discounts and rebates while BestBuy offers $100 – [...]
Black Friday Apple Event Announced
As expected, Apple NZ started emailing their customers about their Black Friday event on November 28th.
Come back to the Apple Online Store this Friday for a special one-day-only Christmas shopping event. You’ll find dozens of great iPod, iPhone and Mac gift ideas – all with free delivery.
As expected, Apple offered a day-after-Thanksgiving sale. Previous year [...]
Google Street View For the iPod Touch With a Simple Hack
In case you haven’t heard yet, the 2.2 Firmware update denies iPod Touch users Google Street View, sad news for iPod Touch owners but I don’t think that they will just sit around and accept this sad news. In fact, timmyj9 of iPod Touch Fans cooked up a hack to enable the feature.
So if you [...]
iPhone 2.2 Firmware Now Available For Download!
As promised, Apple released the latest update and is now ready for download. Apple’s 2.2 Firmware update for the iPhone and iod Touch owners is now available on your iTunes.
List of the features included in this update are the following:
Enhancements to Maps
- Google Street View
- public transit and walking diretions
- display address of dropped pins
- [...]
MMS May Come to The iPhone After All
MMS, a long awaited and probably one of the most requested feature of the iPhone. MMS is a feature that would allow users to easily send multimedia (photos, video) to their contacts. MacRumors report that (via MacWorld Sweden) Swedish carrier Telia is planning on bringing Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) to their iPhone users.
Swedish developer Mobispine [...]
Software Fix For MacBook Trackpad Issues Now Available
As promised, Apple is now releasing the softwae fix for the trackpad issues the new MacBooks faced earlier this month.
If you remember, a number of people is already complaining about a trackpad issue found on the new MacBook and MacBook Pros. Reports say that the omni-button trackpads on the new MacBooks are glitchy, every 50 [...]
iPod Nano 1.0.3 Update Now Available
There are rumors that Apple is going to ship their In-ear Headphone soon so you might want to sync your 4th gen iPod Nanos to get the new 1.0.3 update.
- Support for Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
- Support for Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
- Fixed instability issues when using Nike + iPod [...]
Apple to Ship LED Cinema Displays in 7-10 Days
Looks like the rumors about Apple going to ship their LED Cinema Displays and In-Ear Headphones are true, Apple will be shipping their LED Cinema displays within a week to ten days.
With the Apple LED Cinema Display, you can turn your new MacBook into a desktop in three easy connections. The universal MagSafe connector charges [...]
Apple to Make Carbon Fiber MacBook Airs?
MacBook Air, The thinnest notebook computer that was introduced earlier this year is rumored to have a make-over because many are unsatisfied with its weight. AppleInsider claims that Apple has been looking into replacing aluminum parts with carbon fiber parts in an effort to make the MacBook Air even lighter than it presently is.
Apple enthusiastically [...]
