Apple tries to quell Mac mini rumors
Apple has responded via telephone to one customer that inquired about the Internet rumors suggesting that the Mac mini is set to be discontinued, according to Apple Insider. The concerned owner reportedly sent an email to the fresh hardware engineering chief, Bob Mansfield. He did not receive a response from the executive, however, but was contacted instead by an employee of the executive care div...
published on Wednesday, the 5. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Apple investigating problems with MacBook Pro's glass trackpad
A new buyer of Apple's uninbody notebooks emailed Steve Jobs about issues he was having with the units new glass trackpad and hinge, and reports getting a prompt reply via the telephone addressing his problems.
published on Monday, the 3. November 2008, appleinsider
Silence certain iPhone spam callers forever
Like most people, the iPhoneWriter.com team hates spam in all it's forms and permeations. Electronic mail, snail mail, Boy Scouts selling popcorn, and unsolicited telephone calls all qualify as "spam" in our book and they're all obnoxious. We find unsolicited telephone calls to be particularly irritating. How many times have you been in a meeting or driving or whatever, and had your Apple iPhone ring only to find a "phone spammer" on the other end? Ugh.Well, after one too many calls wondering if we were interested in having our carpets steam cleaned, enough was finally enough and we decided to stop the madness once and for all. The end result is a simple (and dare we say elegant) way to silence telephone spammers forever. Ah, the sweet sound of silence. Here's how you can silence the telephone spammers on your Apple iPhone:Download our Silent Running ringtone (...
published on Tuesday, the 27. May 2008, macosxhints
Lawsuit claims iPhone infringes call display patent
A new Massachusetts complaint accuses Apple of violating a patent for a basic call display system. The five-page complaint by Romek Figa, who does business in the eastern US state as Abraham & Son, claims that "certain Apple telephones" use techno...
published on Tuesday, the 26. February 2008, appleinsider
Apple airs new 'Get a Mac' TV ad: Misprint
Apple has launched a new 'Get a Mac' ad highlighting recent test results, which found that a Mac laptop ran Windows Vista faster than all other portables. The commercial begins with the usual introduction of 'Mac' starring Justin Long and 'PC,' played by John Hodgman. 'PC' immediately notions for Mac to wait as he begins a telephone conversation wi...
published on Tuesday, the 4. December 2007, macintosh-news-network
iPhone causing users to ditch landlines
A new study from Consumer Insights reveals that a growing number of Americans are choosing to ditch their landline telephone service in favor of mobile devices, with a primary driver being the iPhone. "Flashy, do-it-all handsets like Apple's iPhone have increased awareness and demand for extra features. In fact, since its release, Wireless Toyz' (...
published on Friday, the 28. September 2007, macintosh-news-network
Apple Could Spill Guts on Euro iPhone Next Week
Apple plans to hold a press conference Tuesday whose subject is a secret -- sparking intense speculation by telephone companies as to who will be named to distribute the iPhone in Europe. The computer and consumer electronics company sent invitations to journalists on Thursday with the line, "mum is no longer the word."
published on Friday, the 14. September 2007, macnewsworld
Apple slips on overblown iPhone remark; iPod ramp in September?
Shares of Apple Inc. took a substantial hit Tuesday morning after an unofficial analyst comment on iPhone production was blown out of proportion during a swift game of Wall Street telephone tag. Meanwhile, an overseas report claims Apple plans to ram...
published on Tuesday, the 31. July 2007, appleinsider
?As time passes, the iPhone is still a gem.?
?I?m closing in on 30 days as an iPhone user and am still impressed,? reveals Bob LeVitus (Houston Chronicle). Now his ?one and only phone,? he uses ?it all day for music, telephone, Internet access, contacts and appointments, and I have yet to run out of juice before 9 p.m.? Levitus enjoys the map application and thinks the ?built-in Safari Web browser is terrific. When the TV commercials tell you iPhone offers the real Internet, they?re not kidding.? In fact, LeVitus confesses that ?after living with this review unit for almost a month, I can?t imagine living without one. So when the review unit goes back to Apple, I?m buying one.?
published on Tuesday, the 24. July 2007, apple-hot-news
Apple shares up on $300 iPhone speculation
Yesterday JP Morgan analyst Kevin Chang, based in Taiwan and perhaps gaining access to manufacturing channel sources, speculated that Apple plans to build a $300 iPhone akin to the iPod nano. The rumor is backed up by a patent filed July 5th, which details telephone and text entry interfaces for a cellular-capable device via a click-wheel. Other an...
published on Tuesday, the 10. July 2007, macintosh-news-network