Apple iPod and iPhone News for September-18-07
Apple iPhone To Be in the UK on Nov. 9 on O2!
Apple just confirmed the UK launch date and carrier!
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/18/apple-iphone-hits-o2-in-the-uk-on-november-9th/
Live from Apple’s “Mum is no longer the word” event in London
Engadget’s live coverage of the UK iPhone launch…
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/18/live-from-apples-mum-is-no-longer-the-word-event-in-london/
Bill Maher Rips iPhone Fanboys a New One
Leave it to Bill Maher to bring us down to earth about the frickin’ iPhone. Thanks, Bill. We needed that. Well, at least the “nerd tax” was reduced by $100.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone/bill-maher-rips-iphone-fanboys-a-new-one-300518.php
4 Free iPhoto Tools You Need To Have On Your Mac.
How about those little utilities for iPhoto that really make it a cool and fun Mac utility? Not that there’s anything wrong with iPhoto. It’s not Photoshop and Bridge and needs a little help.
http://mac360.com/index.php/mac360/comments/4_free_iphoto_tools_you_need_to_have_on_your_mac/
Apple looks out for my best interests. Not.
Today, Apple released iTunes 7.4.2. Apple kindly fixed that small problem where people inadvertently installed custom ringtones on their systems. Thank you, Apple. iTunes, Linux, iPod Touch, iPhone: Welcome to the padded walls and your shiny white straightjacket.
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/17/apple-looks-out-for-my-best-interests/
Apple Updates iTunes to 7.4.2
Apple has posted iTunes 7.4.2 for Mac and Windows today.What’s New in this VersioniTunes 7.4.2 addresses an issue with creating ringtones using iTunes Plus song purchases and includes bug fixes to improve stability and performance.Apple recently introduced 7.4.1 on September 7th. The 7.4…
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/09/17/apple-updates-itunes-to-7-4-2/
Mirror Your Mac onto a Bootable External Drive
If and when that terrible day your Mac dies finally catches up to you, you can be back up and running with all your applications, system preferences, settings and data in under 5 seconds with a bootable system clone.
http://lifehacker.com/software/step-by-step/mirror-your-mac-onto-a-bootable-external-drive-300384.php
Apple event tomorrow at 10:00AM BST / 5:00AM EDT, set your alarms (really!)
Europeans have been waiting in constant anticipation since June 29th to hear when and in what form their version of the iPhone will take. The rumors pretty much revolve around which carriers in which regions will get the phone, with a hint of speculation about a 3G update in HSDPA and UMTS rife Europe.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/apple-event-tomorrow-at-10-00am-bst-5-00am-edt-set-your-alarm/
OS X Dashboard Widgets running on iPhone (with screen shot)
Copy /System/Library/WidgetResources over to your iPhone, install your OS X widgets into /var/root/Library/Widgets and run Widgets.app. “The Weather, ESPN and Calendar widgets are some of the best; the Flight Tracker, Dictionary and Phone Book are among the worst” in compatibility
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/17/run-widgets-kinda-on-your-iphone/
The iPod meets the iPhone: a review of the iPod touch
Apple has drastically overhauled the iPod with the release of the iPod touch. Ars goes hands-on with the latest iteration of the world’s top-selling digital audio player line to determine if the iPod touch is anything more than an iPhone without the phone.
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/The-iPod-meets-the-iPhone-a-review-of-the-iPod-touch.ars