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Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-30-08: Think Rogers iPhone plans are unfair? Try living in Sweden

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-30-08

Think Rogers iPhone plans are unfair? Try living in Sweden
While Canadians have been shortchanged with Rogers iPhone plans there are still some people getting an even worse deal, the Swedes. A 16GB iPhone will set you back $4 356 after 2 years with unlimited data.
http://www.ooz.nu/blog/?p=326


9,000 Canadians petition Steve Jobs for iPhone rate relief
iPhone rate plans in Canada are EXPENSIVE.
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/29/9000-canadians-petition-steve-jobs-for-iphone-rate-relief/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-29-08: Me.com Email Addresses Now Working

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-29-08

Me.com Email Addresses Now Working
If you are a .Mac subscriber, Apple appears to have activated the corresponding @me.com email addresses. If your email address was username@mac.com previously, you can now use username@me.com and emails should arrive in your .Mac mailbox. In the near future, Apple will be migrating all the email services to Me.com
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/28/me-com-email-addresses-now-working/


MSI Wind Running Mac OS X Also Thinks It’s a Mac Pro
It’s not even out yet and people have already hacked Mac OS X to run on the MSI Wind. Like with other non-Apple Leopard boxes, the little computer believes it is a Mac Pro, so the hack is good for both your egos. The port is still lacking some fine tuning, but it runs quite well according to Insanely Mac forum member Jav:
http://gizmodo.com/5020490/msi-wind-running-mac-os-x-also-thinks-its-a-mac-pro


Open Letter to Steve Jobs about the iPhone in Canada
Steve Jobs, I would like to invite you to take a look at all these disapointed people at www.fuckyourogers.com (sorry for the swear word, but we needed this to make a “good” publicity about our goal).
http://www.fuckyourogers.com/dearsteve.php


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-28-08: Rogers + iPhone plans in Canada = Screw you.

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-28-08

Rogers + iPhone plans in Canada = Screw you.
Online petition to break Rogers iPhone plans. Help Canadian friends fighting against Rogers!!!!
http://www.fuckyourogers.com/index.php


Rogers, you ruined my iPhone dream.
With all these shity data plans, Rogers really screwed by iPhone dream.
http://www.fuckyourogers.com/


OFFICIAL: Rogers announces iPhone 3G plans
Unlimited data isn’t one of them…
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/27/rogers-announces-iphone-3g-plans-unlimited-data-isnt-one-of-th/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-27-08: Apple to Offer iTunes Remote Control App for iPhone and iPod

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-27-08

Apple to Offer iTunes Remote Control App for iPhone and iPod
Apple released a pre-release version of iTunes 7.7 for developers tonight. In the Read Me of the iTunes installer is a hint at a previously unannounced iPhone/iPod Touch application:Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusi…
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/26/apple-to-offer-itunes-remote-control-app-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-26-08: iPhone 2.0 Golden Master Could Hit this Friday

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-26-08

iPhone 2.0 Golden Master Could Hit this Friday
According to a sources inside the Cupertino’s iPhone software development effort, it is “highly probable” that the iPhone 2.0 Golden Master will hit this Friday. The final version could arrive two weeks before the introduction of the new iPhone 3G and just in time for the promised June release. Current 345 build activates two code-signing features
http://gizmodo.com/5019445/iphone-20-golden-master-could-hit-this-friday


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-25-08: Meet the iPod Doctor: He Makes House Calls

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-25-08

Meet the iPod Doctor: He Makes House Calls
“Heavy-set guy” strolls around Manhattan fixing broken iPods with cheap, Chinese spare parts.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/24/technology/ipod_repairman.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008062413


After Steve Jobs: Apple’s next CEO
Fresh questions about Jobs’ health are resurfacing an old dilemma for Apple: If Jobs were to leave (for any reason), who could possibly fill his shoes? Here are 11 potential successors – roughly in order of their chances.
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0806/gallery.apple_jobs_successors.fortune/index.html


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-24-08: Attack Of The iPhone Killers

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-24-08

Attack Of The iPhone Killers
It’s like a scene from a bad horror movie. Samsung and Research in Motion are among the companies trundling down the steps into the basement. And down there, waiting for them, is Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs and his chainsaw collection. Dudes, don’t go down there.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/06/16/iphone-competitors-rim-tech-wireless08-cx_bc_0616killer.html


Five undisclosed features of Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Apple is billing Snow Leopard as an OS without any new features, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Under the hood improvements offer users much to look forward to, including the benefits of a new multi-touch framework, dramatic file size reductions, text-processing features, auto activation of fonts, and full read and write ZFS support.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/23/five_undisclosed_features_of_apples_mac_os_x_snow_leopard.html


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-23-08: Snow Leopard screenshots emerge

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-23-08

Snow Leopard screenshots emerge
A few dubious screens from Apple’s upcoming OS X mini-update “Snow Leopard” popped up the other week, but now we’re staring at a full-on collection of shots from the folks at German site Apfeltalk. They seem legit enough, but given the fact that Snow Leopard’s improvements primary are under the hood, there’s not a ton to see.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/21/snow-leopard-screenshots-emerge-reveal-web-app-functionality/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-22-08: Video: Teen Brutally Beats Bus Passenger for iPhone

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-22-08

Video: Teen Brutally Beats Bus Passenger for iPhone
This surveillance video has been released of a particularly vicious attack on a Columbus, OH, bus—all to acquire an iPhone. A hooded teen attacked a man who was wearing headphones on his way off the bus. No one did anything to stop the attack
http://gizmodo.com/5018407/video-teen-brutally-beats-bus-passenger-for-iphone


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-21-08: Seven Disappointing Things About the iPhone

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for June-21-08

Seven Disappointing Things About the iPhone
Apple’s new iPhone promises to be 4.7 ounces of awesome. It promises to do everything the iPhone does well–surfing the Web, serving up music and movies, and letting you flick through your voicemail messages with a fingertip. Even before its release, there are some niggling issues–some minor, others major–that make the iPhone disappointing.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/06/20/iphone-disappointment-features-tech-wireless08-cx_bc_0620iphone.html


Apple announces ZFS on Snow Leopard
Finally, a modern file system on a consumer OS As if Grand Central weren’t enough bad news for Microsoft, now they have ZFS to contend with. Building a reliable, high-performance file system takes years and Microsoft doesn’t have years to respond. The formal announcement is for Snow Leopard server, which is how Apple introduces new file systems.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=335


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