Apple Reaches 1,000,000,000 apps Dowlnloads
Be glad!! For you are a big part of the history… Of Apple. Because though there are still Apple apps to be released in the future, it is unbelievable that the iTunes App Store will now reach 1,000,000,000 apps sold since it originally just nine months ago. It’s not perfect, but it’s still a significant [...]
June 8-12,2009: Apple WWDC
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2009 will be on June 8-12, so set your calendars for this once a year event. Here, maybe we could see a all of Snow Leopard’s spots, and maybe the iPhone OS 3,o.[via Apple] Another one to wait and be crave for.
Graphics Firmware Update
Apple now resleased Macbook Pro Graphics Firmware update 1.0. for all users of the new unibody 17″ MacBook Pro released early 2009. Numerous users have reported in Apple’s discussion forums and elsewhere problems with lines and distortion on the new models, and this update appears to be intended to address these issues.
iPod Controller, a Proprietary Chip: Apple
Apple recently admitted that the chip found in the controller/heaadphone are proprietary control chips. Both Macworld and Boing Boing Gadgets have confirmed with Apple and various third-party vendors that the new shuffle headphones do in fact contain a proprietary control chip, and that would-be headphone makers have to pay to license it from Apple as [...]
iPhone Prototypes spotted on eBay
Early iPhone prototype was spotted on eBay. One with a complete rough beta version of iPhone OS while the second is a non-functional unit. The working prototype is said to be in good cosmetic condition, and features a matte plastic screen as opposed to the glass screen found in production units. Based on the seller, [...]
Apple Seeds Another Mac OS X Build to Developers
A couple of weeks ago, Apple seeded Mac OS X 10.5.7 to developers, requesting that developers focus their testing on over twenty areas of the new seed, the next maintenance release for Leopard, which is called Build 9J22. This time, Apple seeda another Mac OS X Build called RJ27 for testing. This latest build is [...]
The New 2009 iMac in the Flesh
Engadget has posted an unboxing gallery of the new iMac. Externally, there is not much different in the new machine with the exception the removal of the FireWire 400 port and addition of a mini DisplayPort. The new iMac does come with the keypad-less keyboard. According to Primate Lab they have already posted some benchmarks [...]
Apple Seeded Mac OS X 10.6.7, Preparing for the Next Update
Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard last update was l released last december and last week Apple just seeded Mac OS X 10.5.7 to developers, requesting that developers focus their testing on over twenty areas of the new seed, the next maintenance release for Leopard, which is called Build 9J22. “Developers familiar with the new build [...]
MobileMe Push Feature is Now Officially Back
Apple sends out emails to MobileMe subscribers to inform them of some new features but the thing that surely caught their eye is the return of Apple’s Push feature. Push feture allows changes you make to contacts and calendars on your Mac (Address Book and iCal) or PC (Microsoft Outlook) are now automatically pushed up [...]
New Safari 4, the Fastest Browser To Date?
Safari 4 was released yesterday and it is already getting so much attention from users. CNet benchmarked Safari 4′s Javascript and the results show that Apple’s Safari 4 is the fastest browser up todate. The figure above shows the results of Cnet’s benchmarking Safari 4′s Javascript against 5 other browsers. Results show that Safari is [...]
