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/