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Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-31-08: Teens jailbreak iPhone in Apple Store – Get Detained by Cops

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-31-08

Teens jailbreak iPhone in Apple Store – Get Detained by Cops
“Apple store employees caught four teenagers doing the unthinkable — downloading a third-party application onto a demo iPhone — which prompted their immediate banishment from Apple stores “for life.”"
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/05/kids-banned-fro.html


Forbes: New iPhone Is Already Here
And yet, incredibly, not one credible image of Apple’s new product has yet been published.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/05/29/stevejobs-iphone-apple-tech-intel-cx_bc_0530stevejobs.html


The iPhone patent: Steven P. Jobs, inventor
The US Patent and Trademark Office has revealed a mammoth document that can only be described as The iPhone Patent, a 371-page spectacular that covers Apple’s handheld multi-touch UI paradigm in excruciating detail. Steve himself wasn’t the least bit shy about taking credit atop an entire column of company A-listers for inventing the iPhone’s …
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/30/the-iphone-patent-steven-p-jobs-inventor/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-30-08: Apple Shooting 3G iPhone Commercial in 5th Avenue Store?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-30-08

Apple Shooting 3G iPhone Commercial in 5th Avenue Store?
Apple’s 24-hour flagship 5th Avenue retail store in Manhattan is in the process of shutting down for the night. Apple’s retail page reflects the temporary shutdown:Please note we will be temporarily closed Thursday, May 29 at 3:00 p.m. and will reopen Friday, May 30 at 9:00 a.m. During this time…
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/29/apple-shooting-3g-iphone-commercial-in-5th-avenue-store/


Apple planning biggest back-to-school promo yet
Apple as early as Monday is expected to announce its 2008 back-to-school promotion, which will encourage students to purchase a new Mac through some of the biggest incentives in the company’s history, AppleInsider has learned.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/29/sources_apple_planning_biggest_back_to_school_promo_yet.html


Is Your Company Ready for the Apple Invasion?
Things are changing. There is a whole new level of curiosity and excitement about getting Apple stamped devices ready to work with our corporate IT.
http://bytes.com/forum/thread797221.html


Rivals ‘Scared Sh*tless’ of 3G Apple iPhone with GPS
3G? Video? That’s old news. Rival companies tell PM’s senior tech editor they’re shaking in their boots over the prospect of Steve Jobs enabling iPhone 2.0 with GPS, and a stripped-down cellphone might even outsell the original. A modest proposal for June’s WWDC keynote.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4266101.html


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-29-08: Carriers Have the iPhone 2, But Leaked Images Are All Fake

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-29-08

Carriers Have the iPhone 2, But Leaked Images Are All Fake
Yesterday I was talking with a contact in one of the European carriers that will be selling the iPhone 3G in June. I asked: “really, do you guys have the iPhone 3G?”. “Yes, we have iPhone 3Gs to test with their network and services. However, they are not the actual iPhones”.In other words: their engineers got the guts, but not the iPhone itself
http://gizmodo.com/393555/carriers-have-the-iphone-2-but-leaked-images-are-all-fake


Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.3
Apple released the Mac OS X 10.5.3 update today. The latest update to Leopard should appear in your Mac OS X Software Update. The 10.5.3 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of…
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/28/apple-releases-mac-os-x-10-5-3/


New “Leaked” Pictures of the supposed 3G iPhone
Either Apple’s getting leakier or the fakers are getting fake…ier, but the latest round of supposed 3G iPhone pictures is upon us courtesy of Dutch site iPhoneclub.nl and our old friend Mr. Blurrycam, and they’re pretty convincing.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/27/even-more-leaked-3g-iphone-photos-make-it-out


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-27-08: Samsung intros 256GB SSD that may reach MacBook Air

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-27-08

Samsung intros 256GB SSD that may reach MacBook Air
Samsung has introduced a 256GB solid-state drive that promises to kickstart the industry with twice the storage and twice the speed of earlier disks while also costing less to manufacture than past models — and having a chance of landing in future Apple notebooks.Simply called the 256GB FlashSSD, the Serial ATA drive reads in-order data at 200MB/s
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/26/samsung_intros_256gb_ssd_that_may_reach_macbook_air.html


Solar iPods in the Future
Apple just filed a patent for solar technology that would allow them to cover an entire iPod in solar cells, presumably to make the device less subject to tired batteries and the constraints of sucking energy from the socket.
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1671/83/


Apple files patent for “solar cells on portable devices”
In a patent application dated April 24, 2008 and titled “Solar cells on portable devices” attributed to a number of Apple employees, Apple reveals possible plans to integrate solar cells into devices such as iPods and MacBooks.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/26/apple-files-patent-for-solar-cells-on-portable-devices/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-25-08: In Search of the Super Easy Super-Phone

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-25-08

In Search of the Super Easy Super-Phone
What users are clamoring for is a phone with a beautiful screen and a brain-dead-simple user interface like the iPhone, with the core business functionality and keyboard performance of a BlackBerry and the high-quality camera of some of the LG phones. We want GPS, 3G and great media management. Who will get there first? Prediction: Apple.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9088878


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-24-08: Apple takes delivery of 188 mysterious ocean containers

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-24-08

Apple takes delivery of 188 mysterious ocean containers
“The fact that they are importing millions of units, combined with dwindling stocks of the first generation of iPhones,” persuades Peterson that these “electric computers” are, in fact, the 3G iPhones Apple is expected to release in a matter of weeks.
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/05/23/apple-takes-delivery-of-188-mysterious-ocean-containers/?source=yahoo_quote


iPhone 2.0 — everything you need to know
The new, spiffy iPhone is sure to offer plenty of new features to make you fall in love all over again. To find out what kind of sexy curves iPhone 2.0 will throw at us, follow the Continue link.
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/05/shift_iphone_20.php


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-23-08: Apple 2013: Report Predicts Move Toward Home Devices

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-23-08

Apple 2013: Report Predicts Move Toward Home Devices
Predicting the new gadgets that Apple might concoct next is a favorite parlor game of the technology industry, Wall Street and the blogosphere. The latest chatter is that company CEO Steve Jobs will reveal at a developer conference beginning June 9 a new version of the iPhone that can surf the Web over fast 3G wireless networks.
http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20080522/apple-daydreaming-report-predicts-move-toward-home-devices/


iPhone line forms at Apple’s flagship for no reason
So word on the street (literally) is that a large number of people are queuing in line outside of Apple’s flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York City — keep in mind the Cube is open 24 hours a day. Our intrepid girl-on-the-scene reports that the group is more than 60-deep, though most people seem confused about what they’re waiting for
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/22/iphone-line-forms-at-apples-flagship-for-absolutely-no-reason/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-21-08: Leaked Earbud Pic: The New iPhone Will be Huge

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-21-08

Leaked Earbud Pic: The New iPhone Will be Huge
Exclusive image suggests that the next iPhone will be huge.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goincase/2509242420/


iPhone Vista Theme Makes Steve Jobs Cry Tears Of Blood
Best, worst or most hilarious iPhone Summerboard Theme ever? VistaPerfection 2.0 is a complete Windows Vista theme for the iPhone with over 90 icons, wallpapers, a dock, sound effects and everything else Vista like the Sidebar and Start menu.
http://gizmodo.com/391688/iphone-windows-vista-skin-makes-steve-jobs-cry-tears-of-blood


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-20-08: iPhone 3G Launch Date Confirmed!

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-20-08

iPhone 3G Launch Date Confirmed!
We all suspected it, but now it is confirmed: sources close to the 3G iPhone launch have told Gizmodo that Apple will announce their new model at the WWDC Keynote on June 9th. The second-generation iPhone will be available worldwide right after the launch, and not at year’s end, as previously thought.
http://gizmodo.com/391960/iphone-3g-launch-date-confirmed


Photos: The Top 5 Crappiest (but still running) Mac Setups
Want to feel good about your scratched up, outdated Mac? Here’s a list of the top 5 most beat to hell Mac setups still loyally serving their masters (WARNING: Contains scenes of uncensored technological carnage).
http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1367


3G iPhone Revealed in Third-Party Case Render?
“Look, we’re not saying this means anything, but the above rendering from iPhone case-maker XSKN sure does look like those supposed design changes we’ve been hearing about. You’ll note the larger, more curvy back, space opened up near the earpiece for the rumored front-facing camera, and what appears to be a non-recessed headphone jack.”
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/19/3g-iphone-revealed-in-third-party-case-render/


Apple to release special multi touch keyboard for Apple TV
Apple is rumored to release a new, wireless keyboard specifically for Apple TV, with multi touch capabilities.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/17/a-rumor-apple-to-release-multitouch-keyboard-for-apple-tv/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-10-08: IPhone Is No Longer Available in UK

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for May-10-08

IPhone Is No Longer Available in UK
The iPhone is not currently available anywhere in the UK%2C and customers may have to wait for the putative 3G Apple iPhone.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,145687/article.html


AT&T Changes its Mind Again, No Hotspot Access for IPhone
AT&T has flip-flopped yet again on the issue of iPhone customers getting free access to AT&T hotspots. While yesterday the iPhone plans page clearly stated that access to the hotspots was included with all plans, that statement is now gone again. Hey, AT&T: why don’t you make up your minds and be clear about this? This is ridiculous
http://gizmodo.com/388988/att-changes-its-mind-again-no-hotspot-access-for-iphone-users


MacBook – thin enough.
A parody of Apple’s commercial for MacBook Air.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gWFHMZNK14&feature=related


Hidden OS X feature: Twitter integration
Nice one.
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/37349/144/


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