Today, Apple hosted its keynote to release some new products (including a new nano, shuffle, touch, and Apple TV). If you are not in the mood to watch the entire hour and a half video, or read the extended Engadget liveblog, we have a short, but sweet, summary just for you. Read the rest of this entry »
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One more day… and it’s September and some event. Latest rumors point to a 3G-enabled iPod touch and shipping delays for the new iPod nano. Mexican carrier, Telcel announced that there would be a revised iPhone 4 at the end of September. A host of new patents were granted to Apple. For the first time in sixteen years, AutoCAD is available natively on Mac OS X. Apple moved up in RESCUEcom scores.
To show just how lackluster the news is… here’s a pic of the new Office for Mac 2011 boxes. (via 7Bit, after the jump)
Something is going on September 1st… not really sure what. Rumors emerged regarding some Mini Display stuff at the event, we’ll see. There’s also some ramblings about iTunes Video Streaming and iTunes samples doubling. Anyways, if you’d like multiple SIMs on your iPhone 4, you have an answer. In other news, if you’d like an iPhone 4 in Mexico, you’re also in luck. And if the iPhone isn’t your thing, the iPad is now shipping within 24 hours.
Intel is buying Infineon, the people who make the iPhone’s chip. In other iPhone news, iOS 4.1 won’t be fixing the Proximity Sensor issues.
Sorry for the delay, in all honesty you aren’t missing a whole lot. Apple began decorating the Yerba Buena Center for next Tuesday’s event. Speaking of the event, it won’t be time to say goodbye to the 30-pin dock connectors. In addition, more detailers emerged regarding Apple TV’s rental options. SurfaceInk is now a former Apple partner. Apple is vulnerable, according to the IBM security list. Paul Allen went nuts and sued pretty much everyone, including Apple. In patent news, pictures emerged of an in-line microphone. Apple is trying to pay developers faster, that’s probably a good idea.
Another day, another installment of the news. Apple’s first Spain store has an official opening date. In more solemn news about Apple Stores, one employee died and three more were injured when the driver of the car fell asleep at the wheel.
In other news, despite competition from outside sources, iSuppli believes Apple should dominate the tablet market through 2012. Turns out iAd may not be so profitable. Speaking of the App Store, Apple added Payments and Financial Reports module. Netflix added support for the iPhone and iPod touch. If you were hoping for a Jailbreak of 4.0.2, I wouldn’t hold your breadth. Qualcomm is looking for an iPhone Developer Guru, CDMA iPhone anyone? Apple seeded the latest build of Mac OS X 10.6.5 today. In addition, Apple also updated iWork to include support for ePub.
As for the September 1st Event… Seems social media sharing over streaming is the guess. In addition, cases for an alleged iPod touch 4(G) and iPod nano 6G have emerged. Or maybe they could launch iGuitar? (/sarcasm.) In patent news, patents related to the A4 chip surfaced. In addition, filings regarding video quality and advanced sensors emerged. And in a combo lawsuit/patent news, Apple was sued over patents.
And the bazaar story of the day, some developer is pissed at The Pirate Bay for the crack of their app. But it’s not that the app is being pirated, rather the developer is unhappy with the quality of the crack. If you’d like to crack TheMacFeed’s App, you are more than welcome to, although it’s free.
So… the news is back and likely for a while… Anyways, the big news while the news went on break: iTV. It started with Kevin Rose. Then there was this. Then were rumors of an Apple 7th event. That was quashed as soon as Apple sent out invites for a September 1 event. One person not convinced of the importance: Steve Jobs. In other news, the touchscreen iMac rumors gained traction. In other patent news, Apple has filed for a patent that will allow unauthorized users to be remotely shut down, i.e. kill switch for jailbreak. Enterprise sales, not normally a Mac stronghold, surged in June. In other financial news, it’s expected that Antennagate is likely over, financially speaking. Speaking of Antennagate, China Unicom is planning on giving out free cases, when they launch on September 16th. As for the Verizon iPhone, seems there are plenty of details still to be worked out. Apple released a Mac security update.
You know it’s been a bad week when news about Steve Jobs’ house makes it in the news. Kicking off the day, the Apple Store went down and received one minor change. Anyways, things you care about… iPad wait times have dropped from seven days to three days. Verizon announced its plans to offer FiOS TV via Wi-Fi on that very device. That didn’t spark any Verizon iPhone rumors. Speaking of rumors, seems the Apple TV rumors are picking up again. Apple seeded the latest build of Mac OS X 10.6.5. Intel bought McAfee.
Apple will being closing down Quattro Wireless, this comes as no surprises given iAds. Despite claiming that their relationship with Apple wasn’t strained, the chairman of the parent company of the Apple supplier involved in the kickback scandal has resigned. In patent news, Apple filed for advances in security for portable devices. There was also evidence that Apple might be looking to increase the speed of autofocus in its cameras. And shockingly, EMI thinks iTunes is too powerful.
