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Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-30-07: Apple developing mini-disc adapter for slot-loading drives

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-30-07

Apple developing mini-disc adapter for slot-loading drives
Apple iPod chief Tony Fadell has develop a hardware solution that would allow his company to ship software on mini-discs which could then used in slot-loading optical drives built for standard 12 cm CDs and DVDs, a new filing has revealed.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/29/apple_developing_mini_disc_adapter_for_slot_loading_drives.html


Video Tutorial: How to replace an iPhone battery
Tutorial showing how you can replace your iPhone battery on your own – no need to send it in to Apple and pay a ridiculous fee for a new battery, all while being without a phone for a couple of weeks. DIY FTW!
http://video.gearlive.com/video/article/q407-replace-iphone-battery-tutorial/


iPhone Delay Parody
In the iPhone “Delay” ad, a smug pilot named Bryce tells you how he used the simple computer in his phone to school a Chicago air traffic control tower. Cracked shows you what would really happen.
http://www.cracked.com/article_15705_iphone-delay-parody.html


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-29-07: AT&T CEO outs 3G iPhone: “You’ll have it next year”

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-29-07

AT&T CEO outs 3G iPhone: “You’ll have it next year”
Of course the 3G iPhone is coming, that’s clearly in the evolution plan. As Jobs said himself, it’s only a matter of time until improved batteries allow for it. Still, when AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson says, “You’ll have it next year,”
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/atandt-ceo-outs-3g-iphone-youll-have-it-next-year/


Digg Comments Stopped working in Safari
I’m unable to make comments in Safari. It just happened recently and looks like I’m not alone. Anyone else?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5952018


Guitar Hero 3 Legends of Rock coming to your Mac December 10th
Aspyr, primary porter of popular PC games to the Mac, has announced that the ported version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will be coming to the Mac December 10th.
http://www.applereporter.com/guitar-hero-3-legends-of-rock-coming-to-your-mac-december-10th/


Google Maps to Bring GPS-Like Positioning on iPhone?
Google is set to launch a new feature in Google Maps for Mobile that will automatically set our location even in phones that lack a global positioning system (GPS) device.
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/11/28/mobile-google-maps-to-offer-gps-like-positioning/


MacBook wireless suffering after recent Mac OS X updates
Owners of Apple’s 13-inch notebooks are reporting that their Wi-Fi access is much less reliable after installing Mac OS X Leopard or more recent updates to Mac OS X Tiger, especially when the systems switch to battery power.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/28/macbook_wireless_suffering_after_recent_mac_os_x_updates.html


Apple aware some MacBooks contain flawed Seagate drives
Apple Inc. is acknowledging that some of its MacBook notebooks shipped with hard disk drives plagued by a manufacturing flaw that can result in permanent data loss even when used under routine operating conditions.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/27/apple_aware_some_macbooks_contain_flawed_seagate_drives.html


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-28-07: Six fun undocumented iPhone preferences

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-28-07

Six fun undocumented iPhone preferences
“I decided to put the iPhone’s SpringBoard to the test. That’s the app that runs your main home page. This core application contained over a dozen user-settable preferences. I tested them all and selected my six favorites. If you have access to the command line, you can start having fun with these settings yourself. This post shows you how.”
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/27/a-half-dozen-fun-undocumented-iphone-preferences/


Steve Jobs rated most powerful businessperson
Fortune magazine has ranked Steve Jobs as the most powerful person in business in its annual ranking of the 25 most powerful people in business. Of course, these types of rankings are very subjective. To support their ranking, Fortune points to Jobs’ deep influence on not only the computer industry, but Hollywood, music, retailing, and wireless p
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0711/gallery.power_25.fortune/index.html


24-hour Apple news video network launches
The Digital Lifestyle today launched a new 24-hour online network dedicated to Apple followers. The site mixes original programs with popular Apple/tech-related podcasts and YouTube material, as well as daily news updates and live coverage of breaking tech news events. Using live video technology from Mogulus, viewers can
http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/11/27/apple.news.video.network/


There’s A $39 Charge To Exchange Your Defective iPhone, says AT&T
Apple has a 10% restocking fee on opened non-defective products, but AT&T seems to think that this applies to iPhones that are defective right out of the box.
http://consumerist.com/consumer/defects/att-theres-a-39-charge-to-exchange-your-defective-iphone-326645.php


3am at the Apple Store
Buying a computer at 3am at the 24 hour New York City Apple store has some interesting perks.
http://anerroroccurredwhileprocessingthisdirective.com/2007/11/26/3am-at-the-apple-store/


EXCLUSIVE: Apple giving certain developers early iPhone SDK
Choice developers are gaining early access to Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch software developer kit, according to sources familiar with the matter. A handful of companies are said to be getting rough versions of the tools to help code more advanced applications than would be possible with today’s web-only solution.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/11/26/iphone.early.sdk/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-27-07: 20 Terminal Commands for Hidden Settings in Leopard

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-27-07

20 Terminal Commands for Hidden Settings in Leopard
One-line Terminal commands for changing hidden preferences in Mac OS X Leopard. Change settings for Spaces, Stacks, iCal, Spotlight, Dock, Finder, Safari and Time Machine that aren’t accessible through the application or system preferences. All are easily reversed using a different Terminal Command.
http://macosxtips.co.uk/index_files/terminal-commands-for-hidden-settings-in-leopard.html


Yet Another Apple Blog Hacked – Apple Matters
Malcor’s recent defacement of Apple Blogs has continued its rampage and has shifted toward Apple Matters which was hacked less than a couple hours ago (at the time of this submission).
http://applematters.com


Apple Touchscreen Tablet Photoshop Contest Winner and Gallery!
Here are the entries for th Gizmodo Apple Tablet Photoshop Contest, showing us just how good some of you are at Photoshop and/or taking Apple’s existing designs and improving on it. Seriously, these are as good if not better than Apple’s own designs. If they made a touchscreen tablet like this, I’d be camping out to get one for myself.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple-tablet-contest/apple-touchscreen-tablet-contest-winner-and-gallery-326468.php


CNet rates Vista one of “worst products in history”
CNet has named what they claim are the worst technology products in history. Probably the most controversial is the inclusion of Windows Vista which sits alongside the Sinclair C5, the Gizmondo and the Tamagotchi.
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39029552,49293700-10,00.htm


Native LucasArts Games Emulation Makes iPhone Absolutely Perfect
After a long wait, here is the application that makes the iPhone absolutely perfect: ScummVM, the emulation engine that allows you to play LucasArts and Sierra graphic adventures, is now fully working in the iPhone. After trying it I can tell you that, if there’s a platform designed to play these kind of games, that’s the iPhone
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone-gaming/native-lucasarts-games-emulation-makes-iphone-absolutely-perfect-326257.php


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-26-07: Freeware solution to sync your Mac with a Windows Mobile device

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-26-07

Freeware solution to sync your Mac with a Windows Mobile device
One of the more frustrating aspects of being a Mac owner is trying to sync with a Windows Mobile device (shockingly, not all Mac owners have – or even want – an iPhone, some of us like our Smartphones). Here’s how.
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/11/23/freeware-solution-to-sync-your-mac-with-a-windows-mobile-device/


Unzipped file list in Quick Look view
Quick Look shows archived file list without unzipping after installed Zip.qlgenerator.
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/t_trace/20071125/p2


Quick Look Plugin for Folder
Folder.qlgenerator shows pretty good file list on Quick Look window.How do you think Quick Look view for “Folders” in Leopard?It’s only huge folder icon image:-(.Developper’s SiteFolder Quick Look Plugin
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/t_trace/20071124/p3


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-25-07: Apple aims to patent ergonomic, full-hand multi-touch input

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-25-07

Apple aims to patent ergonomic, full-hand multi-touch input
Three patent filings set into motion by Apple just a month after the iPhone’s US debut open the door to curved multi-touch surfaces that can recognize more than just fingertips.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/24/apple_aims_to_patent_ergonomic_full_hand_multi_touch_input.html


Forget MTV – Apple’s iPod ads are the new music-star makers
Nick Haley, 18, took just 30 minutes to pluck the Brazilian band CSS from obscurity and hurl it into the national spotlight. Marketers at Apple headquarters in Cupertino were so impressed with the song selection and YouTube video, they arranged for Haley to travel from England to Los Angeles, where he helped advertising executives at TBWA/Chiat/Day
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/24/MN4STFDOS.DTL


Fiber of space/time ripped apart by Leopard
This is what happens when you double screen share in leopard. These are two separate macs and we actually had some functionality in the screen sharing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21207955@N03/?saved=1


Why Apple Stores Won’t Work.
This op-ed piece from 2001 is a great example of why some people succeed in business, and others become pundits.-jcr
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_21/b3733059.htm?chan=search


I take my iPod every where with me, but you have to draw the line somewhere
Click the image to view the larger version [http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200711/r205666_782673.jpg]
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/23/2099800.htm


Orange iPhone data plans revealed
The data plans for the iPhone which will be released in France on November 29th with Orange as the carrier, have been leaked from Orange’s iPhone site. While the plans were online, they were not linked to.
http://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/orange-iphone-subscription-plans-leaked/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-24-07: The iPod engravings that went wrong. [Pics]

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-24-07

The iPod engravings that went wrong. [Pics]
As you may know, you can order an iPod from the Apple Store with a custom, laser-engraved message. However, not everything gets engraved. Apple has been rejecting some messages for editorial reasons.The following is a collection of engravings that were actually rejected by Apple, and some that probably should have been. Enjoy!
http://www.methodshop.com/games/play/rejectedengraving/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-23-07: German phone company wins iPhone court ruling

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-23-07

German phone company wins iPhone court ruling
The iPhone currently only works with T-mobile in Germany. Vodafone protested over T-Mobile’s exclusivity lock on the handset
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/21/iphone.germany/index.html


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-22-07: Audio in on the iPod touch now working

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-22-07

Audio in on the iPod touch now working
TUAW’s own Erica Sadun reports on the efforts to get audio in working on the iPod touch. Will you soon be able to record voice memo’s with an iPhone?
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/21/ipod-touch-audio-in-reportedly-working/


More evidence of iTunes movie rentals
More evidence of iTunes movie rentals…
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/21/yet-even-more-evidence-of-upcoming-itunes-rentals/


Mac OS X Leopard: 200+ Productivity Booster Keyboard Shortcuts
Title says it all.
http://www.usingmac.com/2007/11/21/mac-os-x-leopard-200-productivity-booster-hotkeys


Mac Fanboys Dream Mailbox (pic)
Any true Macfan should have a mailbox like this.
http://www.tensionnot.com/images/images/Computer582.jpg


Apple Opens Online Store for Mexico, Giving Away MacBooks and iPods
“Apple says Hola to Mexico by opening up its own online store and giving away a MacBook a day and an iPod every hour. Not having to deal with the U.S. store’s nice on its own, but we’re not ones to argue with free stuff.”
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/20/hola-mexico-new-apple-online-store/


MacBook, MacBook Pro owners suffer keyboard freezing with Leopard
Some users of Apple’s Intel-based portables are reporting that their keyboards are periodically seizing up during use, especially after upgrading to Mac OS X Leopard.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/21/macbook_macbook_pro_owners_suffer_keyboard_freezing_with_leopard.html


T-Mobile Selling Unlocked iPhones in Germany
To be in compliance with a court ruling, Deutsche Telekom announced today that they will immediately start selling an unlocked iPhone without contract for 999 euro (US $1,477). The iPhone will still be sold, as before, with 2 year contract for 399 euro ($US $590).
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/11/21/t-mobile-selling-unlocked-iphones-in-germany/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-21-07: iChat Screen Names For Over 30 Apple Stores

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Apple iPod and iPhone News for November-21-07

iChat Screen Names For Over 30 Apple Stores
When you walk into an Apple Store, every Mac is setup to boast all of its available options including iChat. Accommodated with each Mac is an iChat screen name that can be contacted using any client that supports AIM. Here is a list of iChat screen names for 36 Apple Stores.
http://media-blot.com/2007/11/20/ichat-screen-names-for-over-30-apple-stores/


Hilarious ‘Don’t Give Up on Vista’ Web Ad from Apple
Several readers have noted a new web-only advertisement from Apple that has appeared on a number of sites, including News.com, Engadget.com, and PCMag.com. The Apple advertisement features “Mac” and “PC” as played by Justin Long and John Hodgman in a web ad composed of two separate components. T…
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/11/20/dont-give-up-on-vista-web-ad/


Apple Advertisement on CNET’s Vista Page… it gets better…
Go to the Windows Vista page on CNET and watch this ad. One of the best online ad’s I have ever run across.
http://www.cnet.com/windows-vista.html


T-Mobile Germany ordered to allow iPhone use on rival carriers
A court order handed down Monday against Deutsche Telekom mobile arm T-Mobile demands that iPhone be sold in Germany unlocked and without a two-year contract, the Wall Street Journal clarifies.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/20/t_mobile_germany_ordered_to_allow_iphone_use_on_rival_carriers.html


3G iPhone for May?
Apple may ship a 3G iPhone as soon as May 2008, a report claims.The report in Spanish national newspaper El Pais cites claims made by a mobile software developer called SevenClick. That developer claims Spain’s biggest mobile network, Telefonica, expects a 3G version of the iPhone to make an appearance in May.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=19714


My PowerBook Has a Dead Pixel. It’ll Be a Few Days, Here’s a Macbook Pro.
His old PowerBook had a dead pixel, when he took it in to be fixed, he was told it would be a few days because the new display was not in stock. For the inconvenience, he recieved a Macbook Pro for free! The title of the blog post is “The reason there’s a ‘Cult of Mac’”, if every Mac user got a free Macbook Pro, then boy is he right. Read on>>
http://bc.tech.coop/blog/071118.html


Court orders T-Mobile Germany to sell iPhone without contract
European wireless provider Vodafone on Monday won a Court order that requires rival T-Mobile Germany to sell Apple Inc.’s iPhone handset to Germans without a service plan.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/19/court_orders_t_mobile_germany_to_sell_iphone_without_contract.html


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