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Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-30-08: In April, Apple filed an updated 52-page application for a patent on an extensive multi-touch interface for a full Mac OS X-based system. The illustrations that accompany the application look like the long-heralded but non-existent “iTablet.”

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-30-08

In April, Apple filed an updated 52-page application for a patent on an extensive multi-touch interface for a full Mac OS X-based system. The illustrations that accompany the application look like the long-heralded but non-existent “iTablet.”
Newly Found Apple Patent Raises Hopes for Fabled iTablet
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8+ Hour iPhone Sync Timelapse Video
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According to a pretty legitimate-looking email thread from one of our readers, Steve Jobs may have responded to complaints that, since the pulling of NetShare from the App Store, iPhone-to-laptop tethering is impossible without jailbraking one’s phone.
Rumor: Apple and AT&T Developing iPhone Tethering Plan
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Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-29-08: High-profile artists have forgone putting their albums on the iTunes Store lately as they complain of an unfair distribution system that only helps to reduce album sales. Is cherry-picking only hot singles a trend with staying power, or can full-album sales make a comeback?

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-29-08

High-profile artists have forgone putting their albums on the iTunes Store lately as they complain of an unfair distribution system that only helps to reduce album sales. Is cherry-picking only hot singles a trend with staying power, or can full-album sales make a comeback?
Album-loving artists blame iTunes for changed music tastes
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In a new company filing discovered by AppleInsider, iPhone maker Apple Inc. illustrates a number of techniques that would pave the way for tablet Macs that display a near full-sized multi-touch keyboard and run an undiluted version of the Mac OS X operating system.
Apple details next-gen multi-touch techniques for tablet Mac
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The most recent incident of an application being pulled though is raising the specter of Apple censorship; or at least applying their own moral judgement of whether an application can be listed. Such is the case of Infurious Comics and their Comic Reader that was meant for easier distribution and reading of web comics on the iPhone.
Does Apple Really Want To Be An Internet Censor?
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Forget about buying cheap, tacky plastic add-ons to mod the iPhone’s camera. Flickr-er Daniel Forsythe instead used his knowledge of cellphone camera lenses to make this quick-and-dirty manual focus hack for the iPhone.
Hack Turns iPhone into Macro Camera
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The Bloomberg financial newswire decided to update its 17-page Steve Jobs obituary today — and inadvertently published it in the process.
Bloomberg Accidentally Publishes Steve Jobs Obituary
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“Steve made zero technical contributions. He’s not a technical person, so sort of his main contribution was setting the goal, setting a very high goal, and then being really passionate about exceeding the expectations, you know just trying to make every single conceivable aspect of the product as brilliant and creative and wonderful as possible.”
Mac Designer Andy Hertzfeld Looks Back at 25 Years of Mac
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The latest installment in the LEGO Thing franchise — LEGO Batman — could be heading to the iPhone, reports Pocket Gamer.There have been earlier Java midlet versions of LEGO games – notably Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, but it would be nice to think that theiPhone would get a proper conversion..
Lego Batman Coming To iPhone?
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There has been a lot of speculation recently about an impending update to iTunes. Version 8.0 is supposed to finally bring a recommendation engine to the digital media player application. While that’s interesting from a music discovery perspective, it is even more interesting to consider what this could mean in terms of an iTunes+iPhone experience.
The Case for an Apple iNetwork: Welcome to the Social
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Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-27-08: China.org.cn reports on the photos posted to our forum last week of a Foxconn factory worker. Forum user markm49uk had found the photos on his brand new iPhone.

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-27-08

China.org.cn reports on the photos posted to our forum last week of a Foxconn factory worker. Forum user markm49uk had found the photos on his brand new iPhone.
iPhone Factory Worker Girl Still Has Her Job
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iPhone developers still bound by an Apple gag order are paying each other $1 to share coding tips. That way, if challenged by Apple’s legal department, they can argue that they are subcontractors and therefore free to discuss the software.
iPhone developers beat Apple’s NDA with $1 bills
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Colbert’s Top 6 iPhone Moments
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Attorneys for embattled computer maker Psystar Ltd. on Tuesday alleged the rules for buying Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Macintosh operating system software involve “anticompetitive tactics.”
Mac Cloner Says Apple Software Rules Anticompetitive
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While rumors have focused on iPod Nano and iPod Touch updates as early as September 9th, the fate of the MacBook Pros and other updates have been less clear. It appears, however, that Apple could be prepping for a wide range of product updates, with signals to at least some resellers to halt resupplies of some products.
Resellers Getting Signals for a Wide Range of Apple Updates?
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TouchArcade has found evidence of two upcoming iPhone control pads that add, at the very least, an SNES amount of buttons to the iPhone.
Upcoming iPhone Game Pads To Enhance Gameplay Tenfold
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Wikipedia Comes to the iPhone with Wikipanion. Hurray!
Wikipedia Comes to the iPhone
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Next year’s 10.6 reference release of Mac OS X promises to deliver technology updates throughout the system without focusing on the customer-facing marketing features that typically sell a new operating system. Here’s a look at what those behind-the-scenes enhancements will mean to you, starting with new 64-bit support.
Road to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: 64-Bits
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Apple is one of the major leaders in the multitouch space and yet, the company’s desire to bring a full-fledged touch-screen device to store shelves has stopped with the iPhone. In fact, the most it has done in bringing multitouch to its computers is offering the functionality in the track pad on its MacBook Air.
Why Apple should release a touch-screen Mac
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Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-26-08: If you are the iPhone jailbreaking type, then you might want to know that Pwnage Tool from the iPhone Dev Team has been updated to version 2.0.3.

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-26-08

If you are the iPhone jailbreaking type, then you might want to know that Pwnage Tool from the iPhone Dev Team has been updated to version 2.0.3.
Dev Team Releases PwnageTool 2.0.3 Jailbreaks Latest 2.0.2FW
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This is a new commercial of iPhone 3G, it talks about App Store.
New Apple iPhone 3G Commercial-Cro Mag
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Wired.com’s survey of iPhone 3G users’ suggests that widespread data speed problems have more to do with carriers’ networks than with Apple’s handsets. Recently Wired.com asked iPhone 3G users all around the world to participate in a study, which involved testing their 3G speeds and entering their data on an interactive map.
Wired.com’s iPhone 3G Survey Reveals Network Weaknesses
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Apple has never been a stranger to temptation. From iMacs to iPods, the 30-year-old computer company has repeatedly set off public frenzies with their cutting edge-and often cutesy-products. As they get consumers buzzing over the newest Mac gadget, a look back at ten landmark moments in Apple history:
Apple’s History of Innovation [PICS]
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Verizon’s tactics to combat the Jesusphone 3G now include briefing its employees about the iPhone’s failings, so they can answer customer questions about why it doesn’t carry the device.
Leaked Document Shows Verizon’s Anti-iPhone Propaganda
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Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-25-08: It would seem that the world will indeed end in fire; fuelled by desire over the iPhone. BusinessWeek reports that Apple has plans to churn out over 45 million iPhone 3G handsets over the next 12 months.That’s a lot of iPhones.If Apple is successful in shipping these numbers,it would make the iPhone business a 45 million x $200 = $USD 9 billion

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-25-08

It would seem that the world will indeed end in fire; fuelled by desire over the iPhone. BusinessWeek reports that Apple has plans to churn out over 45 million iPhone 3G handsets over the next 12 months.That’s a lot of iPhones.If Apple is successful in shipping these numbers,it would make the iPhone business a 45 million x $200 = $USD 9 billion
Apple Plans To Drown World In iPhones
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Apple again used a Friday to provide its developer community with new pre-release software for testing during the weekend, including new builds of Mac OS X 10.5.5 client, Mac OS X 10.5.5 server, and Safari 4.0.
Apple developers get new builds of Safari 4, Mac OS X 10.5.5
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We have been waiting for a video recorder for iPhone 3G for a while. Not only did we get there today but we got two of them.
New Video Recording Options for iPhone 3G [Review, Demo]
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New MacBook Pro leaked Apple advertisement (rumored)
The All New MacBook Pro (rumored leaked ad)
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Russians may soon get their chance to queue up to buy the Apple iPhone. Legally,that is. Official sales of the iPhone are likely to start in October, with a deal having been reached between Apple and Mobile TeleSystems, Russia’s largest carrier, according to the Reuters news agency, citing market sources. A 2nd, carrier has also signed a agreement
iPhones en Route To Russia
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Myst, one of the greatest adventure games ever made, is coming to the iPhone. Let’s hope we don’t get trapped in a bad port for all eternity.
iPhone to get the classic adventure game Myst
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Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-24-08: With picture and a video. He starts with “here’s what I know” – this sounds more like advanced knowledge than idle talk. “Revamp of entire iPod line,” and a price drop below the new iPhone.

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-24-08

With picture and a video. He starts with “here’s what I know” – this sounds more like advanced knowledge than idle talk. “Revamp of entire iPod line,” and a price drop below the new iPhone.
Kevin Rose Tells Us About the New iPod Rumors
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Here are 18 iPhone drinking apps that will keep track of how much you’re drinking, store drink recipes, help you figure out what to tip your bartender, and more.
18 iPhone Drinking Apps to Get the Party Started
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Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-22-08: Repeat after me: it’s just a rumor. Record company sources deny it. But if Apple is indeed going to offer an all-you-can-download iTunes subscription service for for $129.99 a year (or $179.99 a year with Mobile Me), other subscription services will have a hard time surviving.Let’s review for a moment, shall we?

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-22-08

Repeat after me: it’s just a rumor. Record company sources deny it. But if Apple is indeed going to offer an all-you-can-download iTunes subscription service for for $129.99 a year (or $179.99 a year with Mobile Me), other subscription services will have a hard time surviving.Let’s review for a moment, shall we?
Rumored iTunes subscription would be a bargain
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Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-21-08: iPhone GUI PSD

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-21-08

iPhone GUI PSD

http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/?p=447


Apple finally ready for $129/year iTunes subscriptions?
Three Mac rumors sites have received anonymous tips that Apple is getting ready to introduce a subscription iTunes service in September.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10021716-37.html


Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over iPhone 3G flakiness
We all knew it was coming, it was just a matter of time. A lawsuit has been filed against Apple over what the plaintiff is referring to as the “Defective iPhone 3G,” which she hopes will become a class-action complaint.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080820-apple-hit-with-class-action-lawsuit-over-3g-iphone-flakiness.html


Steve Jobs says fix for crashing iPhone apps coming in Sept.
AppleInsider is reporting that one of its readers has received one of Steve Jobs’s legendary one-line e-mails in response to his complaints of third-party iPhone app crashes.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/08/19/steve-jobs-says-fix-for-crashing-iphone-apps-coming-in-sept


New iPhone Comes Loaded with Photos of the Girl Who Made It
We’ve seen pictures from the factory coming loaded on new iPhones before, but this is the first time we’ve seen what appear to be intentional snapshots loaded on a new iPhone. Surprise: the person who put your iPhone together is an cute girl!
http://gizmodo.com/5039514/new-iphone-comes-loaded-with-photos-of-the-girl-who-made-it


Copy and Paste for iPhone
Like its says. Not the best but will get the job done for now.
http://www.geekbrief.tv/copy-and-paste-for-iphone


Is Apple shooting in the dark to fix iPhone 3G issues?
Some upgraders are actually reporting just the opposite, though — for these lucky few, 2.0.2 seems to be making reception somehow worse than it already was, and what’s more, there are intermittent reports cropping up of broken third-party apps, too.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/is-apple-shooting-in-the-dark-to-fix-iphone-3g-issues/


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-20-08: Apple’s Secret “Back to My Mac” Push behind IPv6

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-20-08

Apple’s Secret “Back to My Mac” Push behind IPv6
The Internet is running out of addresses.To get around this problem and a host of others not addressed in the existing Internet Protocol (IPv4),a new revision has been in development for years,called IPv6.Apple has a few tricks up its sleeve for pushing IPv6 adoption,and many Mac users are already chin deep in the technology without even knowing it
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/19/apples_secret_back_to_my_mac_push_behind_ipv6.html


LEAKED: First Shots of iPhone Nike+ Interface
We’ve known that Nike+ has long been in development for the iPhone. Now we’re finally getting a peek at the first shots of the interface. From what we can skim, Nike+ users will get all of the nifty performance graphs right on the phone (before this stuff was available on the web only). But the biggest improvement may be Goggle Maps support
http://gizmodo.com/5038865/leaked-first-shots-of-iphone-nike%252B-interface


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Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-19-08: The iPhone Kill-Switch Kerfuffle

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Apple iPod and iPhone News for August-19-08

The iPhone Kill-Switch Kerfuffle
Privacy advocates’ concern over what Apple will do with iPhone user data may be overblown, industry experts say.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2008/tc20080818_266301.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories


Apple Launches iPhone 2.0.2 Update
In a quick turnaround from 2.0.1, Apple on Monday evening released version 2.0.2 firmware for iPhones.The 248.7MB update is available only through iTunes and comes just two weeks after version 2.0.1.In traditional Apple form, no specific issues are identified in the current release notes, which only indicate “bug fixes” for the mobile OS.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/18/apple_launches_iphone_2_0_2_update.html


iPhone is big in Japan, reflects local failure to innovate
Japan’s celluar industry is “collegial,” according to a former NTT DoCoMo executive, resulting a lack of “vision” to innovate. This has led to high demand for the iPhone there, despite missing some features common to Japanese handsets.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/08/18/iphone-is-big-in-japan-reflects-local-failure-to-innovate


5 Useful To-Do List Apps For The iPhone
A quick search in the iPhone App store can return you more than a dozen to-do list apps. If you can’t make up your mind over which to-do list app to choose, here are five of the best free to-do list apps that I have reviewed.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-useful-to-do-list-apps-for-the-iphone/


iPhone quickpwned!
Great shooting kid!
http://gizmodo.com/5038157/iphone-jailbreak-now-quickpwned-no-need-for-itunes+based-restore


Dell vs. Apple: This Time it’s Personal
Now Bucher is again squaring off against his former company. He’s spearheading an ambitious plan at Dell (DELL) to break Apple’s dominant hold on the digital entertainment market.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_34/b4097022701166.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily


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