Archive for January, 2009
iPhone 2.2.1 Firmware Quickpwned
Just as expected, it didn’t take long for the Quickpwn team to jailbreak Apple’s latest software update for the iPhone and iPod touch. Well, I guess jailbreakers can now safely update their iPhones or iPod Touch, but unlockers should still wait because Quickpwn posted a note that says: iPhone 3G users, do not update to [...]
New iMacs With Updated Processors is Just Around The Corner
Cnet reports that at least one analyst thinks that Apple’s new iMacs is just around the corner. According to Shaw Wu of Kaufman Brothers, Apple is still debating whether to use dual-core or quad-core in their new iMacs, its performance versus power consumption, as well as concerns that using quad-core chips in the iMac could [...]
iPhone 2.2.1 Software Update Now Available
Apple’s iPhone 2.2.1 software update was just release and is now ready for download. According to notes provided with the update, the new version addresses two issues. First, Apple says the update provides improved stability for the Safari Web browser and secondly, an issue was fixed where some images saved from Mail do not display [...]
Jailbreaking Using 10.5.6 MacBooks May Cause Problems
Wilson Rothman of Gizmodo learned it the hard way when he tried to jailbreak his iPhone on his 10.5.6 MacBook. It caused his machine to totally freeze later on. “Be careful with that latest QuickTime update if you have run any “DFU fix” Automator scripts on your unibody (Late 2008) MacBook or MacBook Pro. Do [...]
25 Years of Apple’s Mac
Last saturday, the 68k computer that kick-started the PC revolution, the original Apple Macintosh celebrated its 25th Anniversary. 25 years ago, Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh at an event in the Flint Center for the Performing Arts to an audience of about 3000 people. “There wasn’t a person in the room who didn’t think this [...]
Apple and Palm Legal Battle?
Apple executives hint at a legal battle against the Palm Pre. Apple might legally contest the multitouch technology found within the Palm Pre. Apple’s no.2 Tim Cook have this to say: “We like competition as long as they don’t rip off our IP. And we’re going to go after anybody that does.” Some analyst asks [...]
White MacBook Quietly Updated by Apple
According to Engadget, Apple quietly updated their entry-level white polycarbonate MacBook adopting some of the components in the new unibody aluminum MacBooks. The said updates is to prepare the last member of Apple’s notebook line for the addition of OpenCL in their upcoming OS X Snow Leopard. Below is the list of updates the white [...]
Steve Jobs Quotes
Marketing Nirvana Blog posted an interesting entry which involves a collection of some of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ quotes. The Author says it all started with the recent article in Fortune Magazine that comes on the heels of Apple being selected as America’s Most Admired Company. Below is the list of Steves famous quotes: 1. [...]
Rumored 15-inch MacBook Air In The Works?
A Chinese-languaged blog that has an inconsistent track record has posted yet another rumor about a 15-inch MacBook air already in the works. “Core architecture will use Intel processors, the latest…from the current ultra-low voltage processor ‘Core 2′,” the report claims. “[This will] make a stunning ultra-portable suitable for the older poor eyesight.” We say [...]
iPod Touch 2G Finally Jailbroken
Unlike the iPhone 3G, the 2nd generation iPod touch proved to give more challenge. but the Dev Team has made the first big step toward a full-on jailbreak. The Dev Team finally found a break when they made the iPhones jailbreaker, yellowsn0w, but says the touch’s jailbreak is far too manual to be done by [...]
