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/