iPhone 3G User sues Apple over Download Speed

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Jessica Alena Smith from Birmingham, Alabama is suing Apple over false advertising about the iPhone 3G download speed. She pins her lawsuit on the statement from Apple that the iPhone 3G download speed is twice as fast as the original iPhone.
The woman is also seeking an unspecified amount of damages, an order from the judge that Apple is fixing the problems, and that the suit become a class action lawsuit. Read more

Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:20:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPod nano G1 Batteries could Smoke or Spark says Apple

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Now I cannot sleep anymore. My trusty old first generation iPod nano could start a fire if it is one of the rare ones with battery issues sold between September 2005 and December 2006.
As reported an iPod nano exploded and caused fires in Japan. Apple responded in saying that there have been very rare reports that they could tie to a specific battery supplier for some of the first iPod nanos. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:52:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple updates iPhone software to fix glitches

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc has issued a software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from customers, a European mobile service provider said on Tuesday.
T-Mobile, owned by Deutsche Telekom AG , said the software was available for users to download to their iPhones on Tuesday, but that it was not yet clear if the upgrade would fix all the connection problems.
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Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple hands out free 60 Day Subscriptions to MobileMe Customers

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Apple is giving every current MobileMe subscriber a free 60 day extension for their subscription. This is in addition to the 30 day extension most subscribers have already received.
Apple says they have already made many improvements to MobileMe, but there are still many more to make, and Apple appreciates the subscribers' patience while they turn things around.

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Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:38:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

2-D Barcode Application Now Available for Apple iPhone

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I don't think anyone will deny that Apple has a runaway hit on its hands with the App Store. With over 60 million applications downloaded in the first month of the service, the App Store could prove to be as popular as Apple's music store in the future. A company called Scanbuy has launched an application for the iPhone called ScanLife that allows the iPhone to read 2-D barcodes.

The application installs directly to the iPhone, uses the iPhone camera to take pictures of 2-D barcodes, and provides users with an instant connection to information about the product associated with the barcode. The service allows consumers to search for product information without having to type in a URL or keyword. The service also allows individuals to create personal EZcodes linking to blogs or networking sites by registering an account. Read more

Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:51:19 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Apple worth more than Google

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Apple has surpassed Google in market capitalization as of yesterday. Google stands at $157.23B and Apple at $158.84B. The news made its round quickly through the Apple focused blogs.
To compare Apple with Google is in my mind not really making sense. I rather see Apple competing with Microsoft. Microsoft stands currently at a market capitalization of $254.83B. Read more

Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:39:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple announces Movies for iTunes in Australia and New Zealand

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Apple today announced that movies from major film studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate are now available on the iTunes Store in Australia and in New Zealand.
The iTunes Store in Australia and New Zealand feature over 700 films for rent or purchase, with new release titles available for purchase on the same day as their DVD release, including favorites such as National Treasure 2, Jumper, 27 Dresses, Cloverfield, Vantage Point and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Read more

Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:05:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple iPhone 3G gets Wideband VOIP

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Spirit DSP announced today that its award-winning innovative TeamSpirit 3.0 voice engine mobile has enabled voice over Internet protocol applications on the new Apple iPhone 3G. The new voice over Internet protocol application technology promises to reduce the costs associated with using the iPhone 3G by allowing calls be placed over the Internet.

Spirit DSP says that its TeamSpirit voice engine mobile is designed to give application developers the tools needed to create wideband voice over Internet protocol applications for users of the iPhone 3G. That means that this technology is not voice over Internet protocol application itself, but enables developers to build their own voice over Internet protocol applications that can be offered via the Apple App Store. Read more

Posted on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:01:11 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Google Translate for Apple iPhone available

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Google offers Google Translate now with an optimized interface for the Apple iPhone.
Google Translate for iPhone is optimized for speed, supports all of the existing Google Translate language pairs, and uses a client-side data-store on your iPhone to hang on to your past translations so you always have them at hand, even if you can't use the local data network. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:59:43 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple can remotely kill iPhone App

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Jonathan Zdziarski author of the book iPhone Forensics found out that Apple has apparently a method to remotely deactivate iPhone Apps on your iPhone.
Apple is apparently keeping a live blacklist of bad iPhone Apps. The list is empty right now.
On the one hand this feature is pretty cool and allows Apple to have a lot of control over iPhone applications. So in case someone sneaks an iPhone App with a Trojan horse inside onto the iTunes App store, Apple still has the ability to kill the app, even if you installed it already. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 Aug 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

gOS 3 Linux gets Gadgets like Apple Mac OS X

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gOS, the Linux OS known for its debut in the $199 Wal-Mart gPC and NetBooks, today announced the details of the newest version of its Linux operating system for consumers, called gOS 3 Gadgets.
gOS 3 Gadgets instantly launches Google Gadgets for Linux on startup, giving users access to more than 100,000 iGoogle and Google Gadgets that are small, graphically rich applications that can be added to the desktop in seconds over the Internet. gOS 3 Gadgets will also preload WINE, LXDE, and other Google software for Linux to improve the user experience. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Logitech diNovo Edge Apple Mac Edition unveiled

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Logitech today announced the Logitech diNovo Edge Mac Edition to give Apple Mac users the "edge".
The newest diNovo keyboard is exceptionally thin (½ inch or 11.05 mm) with a high-gloss, semi-translucent Plexiglas frame, sharp angles and soft-orange backlighting.
The aluminum palm rest with anodized-silver finish looks good with any Mac computer, including the iMac and the MacBook Pro. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 Aug 2008 03:30:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple self-reflects on MobileMe Mess

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Arstechnica got their hands on an internal Apple email Steve Jobs has sent out yesterday. Steve is quoted saying that "MobileMe was launched too early and not up to Apple's standards".
Apple has restructured the MobileMe team that now reports to Eddy Cue. Apple was actually under no pressure to release MobileMe at the same time as the rolled out the iPhone 3G, iPhone Software Update 2.0, and iTunes App Store. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 Aug 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Photos of next Apple MacBook leaked in Asia

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Remember the the leaked iPhone 3G case molds that appeared on Asian sites before the iPhone 3G launch? Well, now we look at supposedly leaked photos of the new Apple MacBooks that tell as much/little as those molds.
The photos of the alleged MacBook follow the rumors we reported about earlier. The case is rounded and takes pointers from the MacBook Air. Additionally the material of the case looks like its aluminum. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 Aug 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple iPod Value Bundles on Sale on Wal-mart

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Wal-mart offers custom choice Apple iPod bundle deals on their online shop.
Depending on the iPod model you want you can choose to add three accessories for a special bundle price.
The iPod nano 4GB value bundle for instance sells for $159.88 including 3 accessories of your choice. Read more

Posted on Sat, 2 Aug 2008 08:48:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Latest Apple OS X DNS Security Update leaves Users still at Risk

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Apple rolled out Security Update 2008-005 this week that contained an important security update for the DNS service.

Now security experts say that Apple did not fix the issue in its entirerty leaving OS X users at risk.
Apparently port randomization is not built-in to help prevent cache poisoning attacks. Read more

Posted on Sat, 2 Aug 2008 02:42:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple ARM and NVIDIA Chips Rumors

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This week a rumor about Apple using some new chipsets along the Intel CPUs in MacBooks have triggered more rumors and speculations on who would supply these chips.

One rumor ties NVIDIA GPUs to upcoming Apple MacBooks. NVIDIA also makes with the Tegra chips a mobile processors, which could also link them to future Apple products. More details on the NVIDIA Apple rumors can be found on AppleInsider. Read more

Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:22:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MobileMe Email Issue resolved according to Apple

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Apple informs on their MobileMe Status blog that the email issue is finally resolved. As reported 1% of MobileMe users where without email for several days. The service was gradually restored over the unbelievable long period of 11 days.

The whole MobileMe ordeal was very bad for Apple. It triggered all kinds of bad press including headlines like "Has Apple bitten off more than it can chew?" (The Guardian), "Apple Slammed for Ongoing MobileMe Crisis" (Wired News), "Apple’s MobileMess" (NY Times). Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:04:49 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Next Apple MacBook gets Mystery Chips

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This week started with two juicy rumors about the next generation of Apple MacBook notebooks. We already reported that the new MacBooks would be thinner and feature a glass trackpad.

AppleInsider released a report claiming that Apple will have a special chipset next to the Intel CPU in the new MacBooks. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:56:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Next Apple MacBook gets Glass Trackpad

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Rumors about the next generation MacBooks get more concrete. Seth Weintraub reports on the ComputerWorld about the new features he heard from his sources about the next generation Apple MacBook notebooks.

The new MacBooks are supposed to be thinner (save guess) and feature a tracpad with glass surface with multi-touch and gesture support. Glass is nice to touch, but you sure will need to clean it every day with Windex. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:44:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple CEO Jobs' Life not in Danger: Report

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs, who has been dogged by investor concerns about his health, does not have recurrent cancer or a life-threatening health issue, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Posted on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr