- Apple Releases Fifth Beta of iPhone SDK 3.2 for iPad
Apple today released iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 5 via the Phone Dev Center. The update comes only eight days after the previous release, a departure from Apple's trend of biweekly revisions.
We have yet to hear about any significant ...
- Apple Director Jerome York Hospitalized in Critical Condition
Bloomberg reports that Jerome "Jerry" York, former Chief Financial Officer at IBM and Chrysler and a current member of Apple's Board of Directors, has been hospitalized in critical condition following a c...
- Apple Banning Screen Protectors in Retail Stores?
iLounge and Macworld are reporting that Apple has banned the sale of film-based screen protectors for its iPhone, iPod, and Mac lines in its retail stores.In communications with vendors that have been ongoing for "some time n...
- Apple Enhances iWork.com Beta With Sharing, Mobile Interface Features
Apple today sent an e-mail to users of its iWork.com beta announcing several enhancements involving document sharing and access to the service from the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.- Share documents on websites and social net...
- Apple Advertising Snafu in Australia and New Zealand Leads to Confusion Over Possible Price Increases, Updated Models
Engadget today pointed to a series of Apple ads appearing on Australian site PC Authority appearing to show significantly increased prices for Apple's MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Pro lines, suggesting that new, more expensive models may...
- Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.3 Build 10D571 to Developers
The train of Mac OS X 10.6.3 developer seeds continues today, with Apple pushing out Build 10D571 to developers for testing. iPhone in Canada offers the details, which include a request that developers f...
- Intel Debuts Xeon 5600 Series Processors Appropriate for Mac Pro
Intel today announced the launch of its new Xeon 5600 series processors, bringing to market a number of new four-core and six-core processors that Apple could choose to utilize in an update to its Mac Pro...
- NPR and Wall Street Journal Preparing to Launch iPad-Optimized Sites
MediaMemo reports that National Public Radio and The Wall Street Journal are preparing to roll out iPad-optimized versions of their websites as the device launches in the U.S. on April 3rd. Similar to si...
- Amid Weakened NAND Flash Demand, Apple Reportedly Looking to Negotiate Long-Term Deals
DigiTimes reports that industry demand for NAND flash memory of the type used in iPhones, iPod touches, and now iPads has been relatively weak of late, but Apple has been reluctant to enter into deals wit...
- Shipping Windows on iPad Accessories Slipping as Pre-Orders Mount
9 to 5 Mac noticed yesterday that shipping windows for several of Apple's forthcoming iPad accessories have begun to slip well past the device's own April 3rd launch date.First we noticed the iPad case making a slight shift f...
- Initial Sales of Original iPhone, Droid, and Nexus One Compared
In an interesting blog post today, mobile analytics firm Flurry offers estimates of unit sales for Motorola's Droid and Google's Nexus One smartphones over their first 74 days of availability, the amount of time it took for Apple to reach one...
- 10% of Microsoft Employees Using iPhones
The Wall Street Journal over the weekend profiled iPhone usage among employees of Apple's longtime rival Microsoft, noting that approximately 10,000 Microsoft employees, representing about 10% of the comp...
- Apple Hires Expert in Wearable Computing
Computerworld reports that Apple recently hired Richard DeVaul, an expert in wearable computers, to the position of "Senior Prototype Engineer". The move appears to signify efforts by Apple to remain at ...
- iPad Opening Weekend Pre-Orders Pegged at Roughly 150,000 Units
Fortune continues following an organized effort being made to track iPad pre-orders in the U.S., noting that demand for Apple's new tablet device has significantly tapered off since Friday's pre-order launch and settled in the neighborhood of...
- Apple's Rivalry With Google Gets Personal
The New York Times walks through the timeline of the current Google and Apple rivalry and reveals that the competition has become quite personal. Yet according to interviews with two dozen industry watchers, Silicon Valley in...
- Apple's iPad Battery Replacement Program Forgoes New Battery, Replaces iPad
Several MacRumors readers have noticed that Apple has posted information on its iPad Battery Replacement Service, which allows users to receive a replacement should their device's battery no longer hold a...
- Tim Cook Receives Bonus of $5 Million and Stock for Performance During Jobs' Absence
Apple today filed a Form 8-K submission with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing a bonus of $5 million and 75,000 shares of Apple stock paid to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook in recog...
- iPad Submitted to Federal Communications Commission for Approval
Engadget notes that a pair of filings for the iPad have appeared in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's online database, showing the Wi-Fi (Model A1219) and Wi-Fi + 3G (Model A1337) versions of the device.Apple, of c...
- Apple Already Running Low on iPad Supplies for Launch Day In-Store Pickup Reservations?
MacDailyNews notes that multiple iPad customers who placed pre-orders for Wi-Fi iPad models and are looking to change those orders to in-store pickup reservations have been told by Apple representatives that customer response to the iPad has ...
- Apple Estimated to Have Taken 50,000 iPad Orders in First Two Hours
With iPad pre-orders having begun in the U.S. just a few hours ago, observers are looking for any signs that might indicate how sales are going. According to one report, two orders placed 30 minutes apart this morning resulted in Order ID nu...
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