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iTunes 7.3 with Custom Ringtones? [Updated]
While not mentioned in any of the reviews, we've received word that custom Ringtone support is in fact a feature of iTunes 7.3.
A "Ringtone" tab was shown during the original iPhone announcement at M...more
6G iPod User Interface Redesign and Videos [Updated]
There have been rumors that the next "6th Generation" iPod could be released as early as August 7th, 2007. According to some sources, the new iPod may still be housed in the traditional click-wheel d...more
iFixIt: iPhone Disassembly
iFixit.com is disassembling an iPhone at this moment.
PowerbookMedic posts their own disassembly guide.......more
Apple iWork... '08?
Apple's Start Page briefly listed a headline with the title Keynote '08. The title was quickly changed, but the name suggests that Apple could even skip the iWork/Keynote '07 version that was origi...more
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 2.0 (Beta)
Microsoft has released version 2.0 (Beta) of their Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac.
Remote Desktop Connection Client lets you connect to a Microsoft Windows-based computer and work with progr...more
Apple Seeds Mac OS X Leopard 9A499 to Developers
Apple appears to be making steady progress on Leopard and provided ADC Developers with a new seed today.
The newest seed (9A499) reportedly has introduced a number of new bugs, but subjective reports...more
Microsoft Launches Mac Office 2008
Amidst all the Apple announcements, we neglected to mention that Microsoft officially launched Mac Office 2008 yesterday. Alongside the release, they've relaunched the Mactopia website. Microsoft O...more
FileMaker 9 Released
FileMaker has released FileMaker Pro 9 and FileMaker Server 9.
FileMaker's site outlines the new features.FileMaker Pro 9 includes many new features, for end users and developers, to simplify creating...more
Black Friday 2007 - Apple (and others) After Thanksgiving Sale
In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday", which is historically one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
Over the past several years, Apple has participated with one-day...more
Mac OS X Leopard 9a499 Visual Enhancements
ThinkSecret publishes images and notes from the latest Mac OS X Leopard (9a499) build that was seeded to developers earlier this week.
ThinkSecret describes a number of visual improvements including:...more
Real Life Mobile Penryn vs Merom Benchmarks
Anandtech offers a direct comparison between the existing Merom processors that currently power the MacBook Pro line, and the just-released Mobile Penryn processors. Apple is rumored to be working on...more
Intuit To Rewrite Quicken, Demos TurboTax 2008
Financial software maker Intuit has been busy over the past year. Two of its major software titles for the Mac, Quicken and TurboTax, have seen or are in the process of being re-written from the grou...more
iPhone Nano Design Possibilites?
With the recent claim that an iPhone Nano is truly in the works, speculation points to possible designs for a miniaturized design.
Hrmph consolidates recent iPod/iPhone patent applications which depic...more
6th Generation iPod Coming in August?
ThinkSecret reports that Apple is prepping an update to their full-size iPod that could arrive in the "first-half of August".
ThinkSecret believes that the iPod will not feature a touch-screen or a sc...more
Apple Seeds New iPhone OS 2.0 Beta (5A240d), SDK Update
Apple has seeded a new version of the iPhone 2.0 Beta OS for developers enrolled in the beta iPhone Developer Program. Also available today to all ADC members is an updated version of the iPhone SDK....more
iPhone 1.1.3 Features and Screenshots? Locate Me, Movable Icons, More...
GearLive claims to have played with the upcoming iPhone 1.1.3 firmware update and reveals a number of new features to be included to the latest version of the iPhone's software.
Dragging the Mail ic...more
iPhone Print Advertisement
MacDailyNews publishes a full page print ad for the Apple iPhone which appears on the back cover of the August 2007 issue of Details Magazine.
The copy reads: Touching is believing
......more
Next MacBook and MacBook Pro Updates in June?
DailyTech reports that Intel is planning to replace the Santa Rosa mobile platform with Montevina this June. More specifically, they claim that Apple will be revising their notebooks again this June...more
RIM's BlackBerry vs iPhone's ActiveSync
When Apple announced that the iPhone would incorporate Exchange support through ActiveSync, they specifically pointed out some shortcomings of RIM's server-based system. In the following Question and...more
New iMac Keyboard Revealed?
Engadget claims to have received photos of Apple's new keyboard set to arrive alongside the iMac refresh rumored to be in early August.
Despite initial doubts about the authenticity of the photos, t...more
Netflix to Offer Mac Video Streaming in 2008
AlleyInsider reports that during their Q4 financial results, Netflix confirmed that they were hoping to have a Mac web-streaming video solution available in 2008. An earlier Netflix blog entry from A...more
iPhone SDK Limitations: Multitasking, Java, Emulators
As people delve into the details of Apple's iPhone SDK, a few interesting issues are emerging. One developer guideline that is generating some concern is from Apple's Human Interface Guidelines for i...more
The Evidence for a 3G iPhone... June 2008
There's been so much talk about the possibility of the "3G" iPhone, it can be hard to keep up with all the rumors. First of all, "3G" technology promises broadband-like speeds over wireless cellular...more
Security Update 2007-007, iPhone Update 1.0.1 Released [Update: Safari]
Adding to the updates already released today, Apple has released Security Update 2007-007 for the following operating systems:
- 10.3.9 Client
- 10.3.9 Server
- 10.4.10 PPC Client
- 10.4.10 PPC Server...more
Mac OS X Leopard Retail Box Video (Hologram)
After several user reports of early Mac OS X Leopard deliveries, we've been anxiously awaiting the traditional unboxing photos for the retail box of Leopard. While typically unrevealing, there's a ce...more
