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Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-30-08: Rogers commits to purchasing $150M in iPhones from Apple

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-30-08

Rogers commits to purchasing $150M in iPhones from Apple
Rogers Wireless said Tuesday it wasn’t expecting the opportunity to market the iPhone to its Canadian customers this year, but jumped at Apple’s sudden offer with a commitment to purchase at least $150 million worth of the handsets.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/29/rogers_commits_to_purchasing_150m_in_iphones_from_apple.html


IPhone: No Longer the Best IPod Ever?
When the iPhone was first revealed, a long year and a half ago, Steve Jobs proclaimed that it was “The best iPod we’ve ever made”. That was probably true. But with the new iPhone Remote application, this may no longer be the case. Tom, from The Small Wave, took a look at the native iPod interface and the new Remote interface, and the Remote app win
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/iphone-no-longe.html


Is Apple Revamping Its Entire Laptop Line?
The folks at Business Week think it’s time to take a new look at MacBooks. A step-up to multitouch screens starting at a nifty price would thrill consumers.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2008/tc20080728_737280.htm


How to Transfer iPhone Voicemail to Your Computer
When your five-year-old nephew sings happy birthday to you on your voicemail, you want to keep that message to play back to his friends when he’s in college. If you’ve got an iPhone, there are a few ways to save voicemail audio files to your computer.
http://lifehacker.com/399404/how-to-transfer-iphone-voicemail-to-your-computer


Google Calendar and iCal can sync for free, with caveats
Is having calendar information online, on the desktop, and on a mobile phone too much to ask? Google apparently doesn’t think so anymore, as the company has quietly enabled sync for Google Calendar, complete with instructions on how to plug into Apple’s iCal.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/28/google-calendar-and-ical-can-sync-for-free-with-caveats


11 iPhone Apps That Will Clean Out Your Junk Drawer
Empty out your junk drawers, people. If you’ve got an iPhone, you may now keep all of those silly space-taking gadgets right in your pocket (or fancy iPhone holster).
http://mashable.com/2008/07/28/iphone-apps-that-will-clean-out-you-junk-drawer/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-29-08: Worker Accidentally Takes Pictures of iPhone Factory

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-29-08

Worker Accidentally Takes Pictures of iPhone Factory
The covert nature of Apple’s production facilities is generally on par with those of military contractors, but according to one buyer’s report, an iPhone 3G recently came pre-packaged with three photos taken inside an iPhone production facility.
http://gizmodo.com/5030045/worker-accidentally-takes-pictures-of-iphone-factory-on-iphone


Rumor: Apple portables get aluminum makeover and custom chip
Rumors of aluminum MacBooks sporting custom chipsets and glass touchpads read like an Apple fanfic gone wild.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/28/rumor-apple-portables-get-aluminum-makeover-and-custom-chipsets


Apple’s next-gen Macs have something special under the hood
A new generation of personal computers on the way from Apple Inc. may sport some of the most significant architectural changes since the Mac maker made the jump from PowerPC processors to those manufactured by Intel Corp., AppleInsider has learned.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/28/apples_next_gen_macs_to_have_something_special_under_the_hood.html


Apple’s new MacBooks will have Glass trackpads
…and other cool stuff
http://blogs.computerworld.com/rumor_macbook_updates_to_include_glass_trackpad_other_goodies


iPhone App Store Games Hacked – All Apps Hackable!
Apple’s Fairplay DRM, which protects all the applications you download from iTunes, has been hacked. The method for hacking this has actually been around for a while, but has been recently applied to Super Monkey Ball and distributed into the wild. To do this, you’ll need a jailbroken iPhone and SSH installed.
http://gizmodo.com/5030139/iphone-app-store-games-hacked-+-all-apps-hackable


John Mayer Does Apple Tech Support for His Dad, Fails Misera
In a twist of destiny, John Mayer—the guy who writes to Apple Support saying “Hey guys, John Mayer here” and actually gets replies back—had to turn into tech support guy after his dad called saying “Hey, John Mayer’s dad here.” The musician tried to guide his father through Mac OS X in order to find his Entourage icon with no success…
http://gizmodo.com/5029743/john-mayer-does-apple-tech-support-for-his-dad-fails-miserably


Your Next iPod May Have Ability To Change It’s Color…
Apple’s patent calls it a “Computing device with dynamic ornamental appearance”
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/12/30.15.shtml


New MobileMe status page details return of e-mail
MobileMe’s rocky start has been splashed all over the Internet by now, including the application, billing, and e-mail issues that users have been grappling with. Now, Apple is doing some splashing of its own.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/26/new-mobileme-status-page-details-return-of-e-mail


Apple CEO Jobs’ life not in danger, NYT reports
A New York Times columnist reported Saturday that Steve Jobs’ health problems “amounted to a good deal more than ‘a common bug,’ they weren’t life-threatening.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25865261/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-28-08: Apple now posting near-daily MobileMe outage updates

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-28-08

Apple now posting near-daily MobileMe outage updates
Taking the matter head-on, Apple is now fully acknowledging the problems it’s had with MobileMe in the past two weeks as well as the attempts to fix it — to the point where company chief Steve Jobs is involved.An anonymous Apple worker has been tasked by Jobs with providing multiple updates per week on a dedicated status page that explain at least
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/26/apple_now_posting_near_daily_mobileme_outage_updates.html


Can The New iPhone Revolutionize Radio?
Technology Guru Larry Magid Explores The Possibilities Of Free Or Cheap Web Radio Software Two free applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and another program that costs only $4.99, make it possible to listen to live radio on the iPhone from anywhere, including a moving car.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/14/scitech/pcanswer/main4256999.shtml?source=search_story


Apple releases AirPort Extreme Update for Tiger users
Own an AirPort Extreme? Still rollin’ old-school on Tiger? Then AirPort Extreme Update 2008-002 is right up your alley, especially if you work with audio on your Mac.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/25/apple-releases-airport-extreme-update-for-tiger-users


Is Apple becoming Microsoft?
To the casual observer, Apple has never been more successful: more than one million 3G iPhones were sold in the first weekend, millions of apps were downloaded, and the company is churning out buckets of cash.But I get the feeling that something is not right with Apple.
http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/07/is-apple-becoming-microsoft.html


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-27-08: Apple admits to lost MobileMe messages, bad karma

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-27-08

Apple admits to lost MobileMe messages, bad karma
Apple’s Push-like MobileMe launch has been such a debacle that they’re now in damage control mode. As a result, some poor soul has been tasked by Steve Jobs to post status updates “every other day or so.” The first update is already revealing: * Last Friday, 1% of MobileMe subscribers were affected by a “serious problem” with one of Apple’s ma
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/26/apple-admits-to-lost-mobileme-messages-bad-karma/


Apple stores now open at 8 A.M. to handle iPhone 3G demand
All of Apple’s US retail outlets are now in a permanent launch mode and will open as much as two hours earlier each day to accommodate the unprecedented demand for the new iPhone. Also, at least some locations are now giving customers rainchecks for the day’s iPhone 3G stock.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/26/apple_stores_now_open_at_8_a_m_to_handle_iphone_3g_demand.html


Apple 2.0 – Jobs Not Suffering From Recurrence of Cancer
Apple’s CEO on Saturday made an important disclosure in The New York Times business section, saying that he is not suffering a recurrence of cancer. Perhaps not surprisingly, Steve Jobs did so in a fashion few other corporate chiefs would employ.
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/


Steve Jobs: “I don’t have cancer”—not your business, anyway
In declarations to NYT’s Joe Nocera—one of the reporters who speculated on the health of Apple’s CEO after WWDC—got a call from Steve Jobs himself. He told him to stop speculating and that he didn’t have cancer. Nocera says it must be disclosed for the investors, but that’s bull. If FDR and JFK didn’t, why the president of Apple?
http://gizmodo.com/5029524/steve-jobs-says-he-doesnt-have-cancer-and-why-its-not-your-business-anyway


Steve Jobs Calls NYT Columnist a “Slime Bucket”
Apple lied about Steve Jobs’ health when it tried to quash concerns about his appearance at the WWDC conference last month, Joe Nocera of the New York Times says. Steve himself also finally weighed in on the matter last week, calling Joe Nocera a “slime bucket.”
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/7/apple-lied-about-steve-jobs-health-steve-jobs-calls-nyt-columnist-a-slime-bucket-


Facebook’s iPhone App Has 1 Million Users
Jed Stremel, Director of Mobile at Facebook, just announced at our Mobile Web Wars Roundtable that Facebook’s iPhone/iPod app has reached 1 million users. Facebook is currently ranked as the 6th most popular free application on Apple’s App Store, and has been among the store’s top applications since the store’s launch on July 10.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/25/facebooks-iphone-app-has-1-million-users/


Three iPhones, three different screen
Since the iPhone was released, reports have surfaced about varying degrees of screen quality. Above we see a comparison of three phones, the original iPhone is on top, with the bottom row both being 3G’s, 8GB on the left, 16 GB on the right. All three are running OS X iPhone, 2.0 (5A347), with brightness turned all the way up.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/24/three-iphones-three-different-screens/


Apple Patent hint at support for Flash and Windows Media
Is Flash and Windows Media coming to the Iphone3G? This would fix one of the biggest gripes with the iPhone! Hope you don’t spend too much time reading this.
http://www.iphonebuzz.com/apple-patent-application-20080174570-hint-at-support-for-flash-and-windows-media-content-253497.php


Apple’s Culture of Secrecy
Under its chief executive and founder Steven P. Jobs, Apple has created a culture of secrecy that has served it well in many ways — from new products to the health of Mr. Jobs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/26/business/26nocera.html?ex=1374811200&en=b5421727564a4145&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg


Apple says the economy is “depressed”
While some people continue to debate whether or not we’re actually in a recession, Apple (AAPL) went a step further in the 10Q it filed yesterday, using stark new language to describe the state of the economy.
http://www.footnoted.org/earnings-quality/apple-says-economy-is-depressed/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-26-08: Who is to blame for MobileMe?

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-26-08

Who is to blame for MobileMe?
Steve Jobs is not a manager who suffers fools, gladly or otherwise. In the early days of Apple, he was famous for categorizing employees by their “bozo bit,” set at either 0 or 1, and for flipping his assessment from one to the other in the space of an elevator ride.
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/07/25/who-is-to-blame-for-mobileme/


Has Apple Bitten Off More Than It Can Chew?
Apple has staked its reputation on tight control of a few carefully-designed, faultlessly-executed products. Now, as Apple expands its reach from computers into music, video, consumer electronics and phones, it’s getting harder and harder for the company to make sure all of its products “just work,” as its marketing slogan goes.
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/has-apple-bitte.html


MacBook Touch Mockup: Is This Apple’s Top-Secret Laptop?
The Apple rumor mill is at it again, with reports surfacing this week that Steve Jobs and Co. are working on a touchscreen laptop to unveil as soon as the end of 2008. Good thing Glenn Derene dreamed up his own at the beginning of this year. Here’s a fresh look at our would-be MacBook Touch.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4243000.html


Dexter Game Coming to iPhone (Murder Sim?)
Is GTA 4 a murder simulator? Probably not, but any game based on Showtime’s Dexter damn well better be. According to a tweet by TV squad, a Dexter game is on its way to the iPhone and will be detailed later tonight at the Dexter Comic-con panel.
http://gizmodo.com/5028960/dexter-game-coming-to-iphone-murder-sim


Apple says: “Want to hack iPhones for a living?”
Are you tired of seeing all your hard iPhone hacking work go unappreciated? Do you long for a chance to work for Apple while still poking around for flaws in the iPhone OS? Wait no longer, intrepid code ninja, for Apple may have just the job for you.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/25/apple-says-want-to-hack-iphones-for-a-living


Copy & Paste references spotted in existing iPhone framework
One developer burning the midnight oil has stumbled upon references to copy and paste in the frameworks of Apple’s iPhone SDK, potentially offering new hope for one of the most requested and conspicuously absent features the company’s mobile software.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/25/copypaste_references_spotted_in_existing_iphone_frameworks.html


New Version Of Installer.App Getting Close
These screens were released today by the developers of Installer.app showing Installer 4, the next version that will work with jailbroken iPhones running firmware 2.0. By the slick looks of it, it looks like they’re getting close.
http://gizmodo.com/5028916/next-version-of-installerapp-for-iphone-20-software-looks-like-its-getting-close


Apple seeds iPhone OS 2.1 to devs, adds more GPS features!
Earlier today Apple seeded iPhone 2.1 firmware to devs, along with a new SDK. Some of the changes include new GPS features. Turn-by-turn app coming soon?
http://www.gearlive.com/news/article/q208-apple-beta-testing-iphone-21-firmware/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-25-08: Microsoft sets sights on providing an Apple-like experience

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-25-08

Microsoft sets sights on providing an Apple-like experience
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Wednesday issued a company-wide memo outlining his battle plan for the new fiscal year in which he singled out the Apple experience as a benchmark for future success.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/24/microsoft_sets_sights_on_providing_an_apple_like_experience.html


iPhone 2.0 Jailbreak and Unlock Now for Windows
The Windows version of Pwnage, the iPhone 2.0 jailbreak and unlock software for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch, is out now!!
http://gizmodo.com/5028521/iphone-20-jailbreak-and-unlock-now-for-windows


Windows iPhone 3G jailbreak tool released
Windows iPhone 3G jailbreak tool released
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/windows-iphone-3g-jailbreak-tool-released/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-24-08: Malware Authors Take Aim at Growing Number of Macs

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-24-08

Malware Authors Take Aim at Growing Number of Macs
According to a new story on Times Online, the bad guys are starting to notice the (bad) computing habits of Mac users. With Apple’s market share now around 8.5% — and growing quickly, with sales of almost 2.5 million Macs in the last quarter — these Mac newbies are a tempting target for profit-minded criminals.
http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2008/07/malware_authors_take_aim_at_growing_number_of_1.html


Rumor: Next iPod nano to be Multi-Colored
According to a rumor that’s been getting a little traction on the Mac sites, the new iPod nano will be multi-colored. Notice that we said “nano” and not “nanos.” Because while the current nano line is offered in multiple colors, 9to5Mac is claiming that the next nano will have more than one color on each model.
http://gizmodo.com/5028343/rumor-next-ipod-nano-to-be-multi+colored


Facebook Connect Coming To iPhone This Fall
oday at the f8 conference Benjamin Ling revealed that Facebook will be releasing a Cocoa framework for the iPhone that will allow application developers to integrate with Facebook Connect. The framework is expected to be released sometime in the fall, and will take the form of an SDK that can be used by developers of iPhone applications. Facebook C
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/23/facebook-connect-coming-to-iphone-this-fall/


AT&T says initial iPhone sales double that of last year
AT&T said Wednesday that sales of Apple’s iPhone 3G during the first twelve days were nearly double that of last year, this despite shortages that have seen backorders stretch one to three weeks at its retail stores.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/23/att_says_initial_iphone_sales_double_that_of_last_year.html


Sirius and XM Coming To iPhone 2.0, and Maybe App Store?
Sirius and XM radio will be making their way to the iPhone 2.0 firmware via Millard Software’s jailbroken apps, uSirius and uXM (Yes, you can listen to Sirius or XM right through your iPhone!). Continue reading for information regarding official Sirius/XM apps for the App Store.
http://www.ismashphone.com/2008/07/sirius-and-xm-t.html


Apple Launching App Store Beta Program
Apple is finally going to start rolling out a new beta program in the next few days. Details are slim, but it seems like Apple is capping the total number of beta participants at 100 per app. In order to download a beta app, users will need to submit their iPhone’s SN to the developer, who will then need to flag its eligibility in the store itself.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/22/AR2008072202493.html


Why We Still Need the iPhone App Black Market
We need more than Apple’s official app store—we still need jailbreaking, Installer.app and the best unauthorized third-party apps to make the iPhone an ultra-powerful open platform we really want. Here are the roadblocks.
http://gizmodo.com/5027790/why-we-still-need-the-iphone-app-black-market


Apple may be moving the MacBook to sub-$1000 territory
Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer’s talk of “future product transitions” during the recent earnings call has opened the way for a lot of speculation. MacBooks under $1,000 for back-to-school seems like a pretty good bet.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/23/apple-may-be-moving-the-macbook-to-sub-1000-territory


Know that secret Apple product? THIS is it
Yes, there’s a tablet coming, but that’s not Apple’s big secret. But I know what is and it’s pretty unbelievable. Click for all the details.
http://weblogs.redeyechicago.com/iphoneblog/2008/07/its-the-cloud-s.html


Open Tech offers a different twist on the Apple clone
Another company is throwing its hat into the Mac clone ring, but this time with a twist. Open Tech claims to sell Mac OS X-compatible PCs, but doesn’t actually intend on installing the OS for you.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/22/open-tech-offers-a-different-twist-on-the-apple-clone


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-23-08: Crossing the line on Steve Jobs’ health

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-23-08

Crossing the line on Steve Jobs’ health
Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ appearance at WWDC in June prompted all sorts of speculation that his cancer had returned… but is it any of our business?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-9996676-37.html


Beijing’s Apple Store Gets Crashed By Windows XP
We literally have no further information other than what you see in the image above, but either way, it’s a very interesting photo even if it might be a fake. It makes sense that whatever huge display is running off a Windows XP machine—many giant displays do.
http://gizmodo.com/5027861/beijings-apple-store-gets-crashed-by-windows-xp


Battle of the Typing: iPhone, Treo, WritingPad, PC
Paramount to any other features of the iPhone, the lack-of-keypad is what distinguished it from the rest of the market. This feature, however, brought much criticism to the iPhone, for many believed it would be far more difficult to type.
http://www.ismashphone.com/2008/07/typing-speed-te.html


More problems reported with Apple’s MobileMe Mail
More MobileMe problems were reported over the weekend, this time with e-mail.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-9995728-37.html


Businessweek Source: Steve Job’s CANCER Has Not Returned!
After the earnings call last night I talked with a source who is close to Apple and who who has in the past proven very well informed on the concerns of Apple senior management. This source told me with near-certainty that Jobs’ cancer has not returned.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2008/07/the_real_issue.html


Apple may be releasing sub $1000 macbook later this year
Thinking of buying a new macbook, you might want to hold off for a while, because apple may be releasing new macbooks in the future, and the macbooks may also be getting a lot cheaper.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/22/apple_may_be_eying_sub_1000_notebook_market.html


Wordpress for iPhone Now Avaliable
Those of you with a WordPress blog—we use WordPress!—will be happy to know that an iPhone version of the app is now live. It’s free, and works with both the iPhone and iPod touch. I don’t have an iPhone, nor do I know a damn thing about WordPress other than my username/password, so we’ll have to wait till Peter or John wake up, the lunkheads…
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/22/free-wordpress-for-iphone-now-available/


Wordpress for iPhone Released!
*Digg Link is a Direct Link to App Store*Early Tuesday morning the much anticipated Wordpress iPhone app officially hit the iTunes App store! Click the Digg link to go directly to the Wordpress page in the AppStore and read more about the Wordpress app here: http://iphone.wordpress.net/
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=285073074&mt=8


Rumor: Apple’s secret product is ‘MacBook touch’
Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller, in glass with iPhone-like, but fuller-featured Multi-Touch. Gesture library. Full Mac OS X. This is why they bought P.A. Semi. Possibly with Immersion’s haptic tech. Slot-loading SuperDrive. Accelerometer. GPS. Pretty expensive to produce initially, but sold at “low” price that will reduce margins.
http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/rumor_apples_secret_product_is_macbook_touch/


Apple shares beaten late on concerns over CEO’s health
Apple handily beat expectations for its fiscal third quarter Monday, but inventors used a late trading session to punish shares of the Mac and iPhone maker after the company offered conservative forward-looking guidance and refused to comment on the health of chief executive Steve Jobs.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_shares_beaten_late_on_concerns_over_ceos_health_guidance.html


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-22-08: Apple plans mystery “product transition” by end of September

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-22-08

Apple plans mystery “product transition” by end of September
During his quarterly financial results call, Apple’s chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer revealed that the company will make a key “product transition” that cuts back on its profit margins to help shut out rivals.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/apple_plans_mystery_product_transition_before_septembers_end.html


How to Jailbreak iPhone 2.0 with PwnageTool
The hard-working iPhone Dev Team released their iPhone PwnageTool version 2.0.1 this weekend, and it makes jailbreaking your iPhone 2.0 upgraded or new device easier than ever. Let’s take a look at the step by step for jailbreaking your iPhone 2.0 device with PwnageTool.
http://lifehacker.com/398906/jailbreak-iphone-20-with-pwnagetool


Mac Sales Increased 41% From The Last Year
Apple reported third-quarter earnings that rose 31% from a year ago as the company said Macintosh sales reached nearly 2.5 million units and iPod shipments also showed continued strength.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mac-ipod-sales-help-apples/story.aspx?guid=%7B30D88DC8-F3C0-491C-AC90-EED0E96EE266%7D&dist=msr_1


Apple “sneaks” MobileMe prefs into Windows via iTunes update
While MobileMe preferences are built-in to Mac OS X 10.5.4 making setting up the various syncing options a breeze, the same isn’t true of Windows. To make the experience as simple as it is on a Mac, Apple has apparently chosen to include the control panel as part of the installer for iTunes 7.7, which is required to sync with an iPhone. However, th
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/21/apple-sneaks-mobileme-prefs-into-windows-via-itunes-update


Briefly: Snow Leopard Finder icons support QuickLook
Apple’s upcoming Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system will reportedly see support for the company’s QuickLook technology extended from specialized preview windows to Finder icons themselves.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/21/briefly_snow_leopard_finder_icons_support_quicklook.html


Apple Q3 2008: iPhones short, iPods flat, Macs unstoppable
Despite an iPhone shortage, Apple had another spectacular quarter, largely due to increased Mac sales.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080721-apple-q3-2008-iphones-short-ipods-flat-macs-unstoppable.html


Apple Now Third Largest PC Vendor in US
Apple is moving up the charts, toppling Acer to become the third largest PC vendor in the U.S., according to a survey from Gartner. Apple defied a weakening economy to record a 38.1 percent growth rate in U.S. PC shipments, according to Gartner. Overall PC shipments in the U.S. grew just 4.2 percent to 16.5 million units during the quarter.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148531/apple_now_third_largest_pc_vendor_in_the_us_survey_says.html


7 iPhone Apps to Boost Your Productivity
Here is a list of apps from the iTunes App Store that have been found to be useful and good for productivity that you might be interested in trying out. That is, if you hadn’t already done so during the week’s excessive hype. Or if you’re not busy playing Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart.
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/7-iphone-apps-to-boost-your-productivity.html


Japanese iPhone 3G Is Perverts’ Worst Friend
According to reporter Nobuyuki Hayashi, the camera of the iPhone 3G sold in Japan will make a shutter sound every time you take a photo, even if you put the telephone in silent mode. The reason: all those pervs taking photos up the skirts of unsuspected women in public places.
http://gizmodo.com/5027156/japanese-iphone-3g-is-perverts-worst-friend


iPhone 3G Now All But Sold Out in 38 States
With the iPhone 3G not even ten days old, virtually all of the Apple retail store stores open within the United States are without any examples of the device to sell on July 21st.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/20/iphone_3g_now_all_but_sold_out_in_38_states.html


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-21-08: iPhone 2.0 unlock tool released, tested

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for July-21-08

iPhone 2.0 unlock tool released, tested
Apple released the iPhone 3G on 11 July and nine days later, iPhone hacking crew the iPhone Dev Team posted the latest version of the their jailbreaking and unlocking utility, PwnageTool.First, PwnageTool 2.0 won’t unlock a 3G iPhone, but it will jailbreak one to allow third-party apps to be installed through an alternative channel to the one Apple
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/20/iphone_unlock_tool_tested/


My Son, the Blogger: An M.D. Trades Medicine for AppleRumors
Dr. Arnold Kim’s Web site, MacRumors.com, has become such a popular technology site, he has stopped practicing medicine to blog full time.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/technology/21blogger.html?ex=1374292800&en=422f11037fccdf3b&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg


iPhone 3G GPS – Is it too small to be any good?
Ever since reading David Pogue’s review of iPhone 3G I’ve been puzzling over something he said in relation to the GPS receiver. Specifically, is it too small in the antenna department to be any good?
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2261


Band puts a small recording studio on your iPhone
With the launch of the iTunes App Store, there have been hundreds of applications released into the iPhone ecosystem. Some of them have been terrible, some have been great. However, few of them have seemed as impressive as one application that was demoed on stage during WWDC: Band. Join us as we take a closer look at the digital audio workstation i
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/19/review-band-puts-a-small-recording-studio-on-your-iphone


How To Take Screenshots With The iPhone ( Video )
Video of how to take a screen capture and save it to your photo gallery with the iPhone.
http://www.cnet.com.au/videos/tips-and-tricks/Take-screenshots-in-the-iPhone/video/22458341p-315587133m/


Mac VS. Pc – The truth illustrated.[PIC]
This is a very accurate description of the differences between a Windows system and a Macintosh.
http://www.duodito.se/Duo%20Dito%20Web/bilder/MacPC.jpg


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