Apple iPod and iPhone News for September-17-07
Macs on the network: Time to panic?
They’re coming. Gleaming all-in-ones, metallic slimline notebooks and hand-size “mini” machines. For network admins, the Macintosh has always been the purview of advertising agencies, entertainment companies, educators and home computer users. Mac OS X is merely a minor support issue in a Microsoft-dominated organization.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9035318&intsrc=hm_ts_head
Comprehensive Review of Apple’s iPod touch (8GB/16GB) – no BS edition
With the lowest rating yet issued to an iPod, this massive, truly complete review of the iPod touch leaves no stone unturned: comparative screen quality, battery, audio, and video tests with photographs and videos will help you decide whether your money’s better spent on another iPod – or saved for a better model next year.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/ipod/review/apple-ipod-touch-8gb-16gb/
The Free Mac Classroom (Over 200 apps!)
Absolutely the biggest list of free educational applications for the Mac! Over 200 free apps listed and categorized.
http://web.mac.com/simon_elliott/iWeb/simon_elliott%40mac.com/Software.html
CellHut Can’t Understand That You Didn’t Order The iPhone, Thieves Did
ast Friday, I arrived home from work to discover a mysterious package waiting for me. Upon opening it, I found… trash bags. Lots of them. Puzzled, I rifled through the box and discovered, to my amazement, that they had been used as packing material for a brand new 4 Gb Apple iPhone!
http://consumerist.com/consumer/shrinkage/cellhut-cant-understand-that-you-didnt-order-the-iphone-thieves-did-300277.php
iPod Touch screen problem: Negative Black Effect
There seems to be what is called the negative black effect. It’s hard to explain so I’ve put together a sample video with the iPod touch next to the iPhone playing the same video.
http://www.apple-touch.com/ipod-touch-screen-problem-negative-black-effect-1534.php
anySIM is here: open source GUI iPhone unlock app
We’ve seen a couple of early versions of GUI iPhone SIM unlock apps from the open source community, but it looks like the iPhone Dev Team’s got its proper release in order.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/15/anysim-is-here-open-source-gui-iphone-unlock-app/
A Window of Opportunity for Macs, Soon to Close
The Mac’s presence in the retail world remains limited, a shame given the rare opportunity for Apple to gain market share that opened up when Vista arrived.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/technology/16digi.html?ex=1347595200&en=0f0f4601c7416013&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg