News regarding Apple hardware, software, major product and releases, system software updates, and other newsworthy topics from the Apple ecosystem including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, AirPods, and more.
The battle for the mobile landscape is about to heat up: Microsoft is expected to barge right into direct competition with Apple and Google with the release of Windows Phone 7. Invitations sent out indicate that Microsoft will hold a launch event on October 11. The event will give attendees an insider look at Windows … Read More
The big mystery of when iLife ’11 will be released just may have been solved. An iLife ’11 book has been discovered on the UK Amazon store that lists its ship date as November of this year, which would be a fitting time to release the iLife ’11 software package as well since selling a … Read More
More good news on the new Apple TV front, the new device actually does play 1080p content that is streamed to it, but it downscales the video quality to 720p. This means that your existing 1080p content is being decoded and will still work on the new Apple TV, although for now it is being … Read More
Apple told everyone that the new Apple TV had an A4 chip, HDMI out with 720p support, WiFI, etc, but what everyone wanted to know was what the actual device hardware specs were… how much RAM does it have, how much local storage, does it run iOS? Now we know, here are the Apple TV … Read More
Microsoft officially announced that Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac will be released on October 26, and the office suite is now available for pre-order. The new version of the popular office suite features Word 2011, Excel 2011, PowerPoint 2011, Outlook 2011, as well as Messenger 8 for Mac, and Remote Desktop for Mac 2, all … Read More
There are a bunch of new iPhone 4 commercials playing both in the USA and Europe, they are all without language which makes them able to play across the borders of most countries without any translation. The other thing to note is that all the new iPhone commercials feature the same pleasant and upbeat slow … Read More
Apple has just released iOS 4.2 beta 2 to download for iPad and iPhone developers, and it’s reported to be a lot less buggy than beta 1. You’ll need a developer account, but you can head over to Apple’s Developer site to grab the latest download. iOS 4.2 beta 2 runs on iPad, iPhone 4, … Read More
Office 2011 for Mac is scheduled to be released at the end of October according to Microsoft, but ZDNet claims that the official release date will be October 26. This expected ship date date came from Amazon sales page for Office 2011, but now the date is no longer shown. which is now confirmed as … Read More
We just got a rather amusing email along the lines of: “Hey I tried to share a story on Facebook but your site is broken!” but with more swear words and other nonsense thrown in there for good measure. Facebook is down, it’s not us. Blame them. But this is a good reason to discuss … Read More
Contrary to rumors, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg suggested that Verizon will not be getting the iPhone in the immediate future. Speaking to an investors conference, the CEO emphasized they’d like to sell the device and hopes that Apple comes aboard their network: “We would love to carry it when we get there, but we have … Read More
You can now pre-order The Boxee Box on Amazon, which instantly turns your TV into a full featured media center. Pre-ordering on Amazon comes at 13% discount from the $229 retail price, at $199.99. According to Boxee, those who pre-order on Amazon will receive the Boxee Box before it goes on sale elsewhere later in … Read More
The upcoming iPhone 5 will aim to use the latest 4G service in addition to the existing 3G network, according to a report on CNet. The same analyst reports that Qualcomm is expected to be the CMDA chip supplier for the long-rumored Verizon iPhone that may be announced at the same time. AT&T and Verizon … Read More
Update: The iPhone text tone can be changed to anything after iOS 5. Tired of hearing the same text message alert tone on your iPhone despite who the incoming SMS arrives from? Would you like to set a custom SMS tone to individual contacts? In either case you’ll be excited to learn you can do … Read More
Analysts at Morgan Stanley have concluded that the iPad is now consuming 25% of PC laptop sales, and that sales of PC laptops have been steadily declining since the release of the iPad. The iPad is also slightly eating into Apple’s own laptop and iPod touch marketshare, as buyers are satisfied enough with the iPad … Read More
Update: Apple has confirmed that the White iPhone 4 will be released in Spring 2011. The claim below regarding ship date was proven to be false information, but is maintained for posterity: Just as the black iPhone 4 is becoming more steadily available, a supposed email exchange between Steve Jobs and a high schooler has … Read More
Right after the news that the new Apple TV runs iOS, a tipster sent in a note saying the new Apple TV will be officially released on October 1 and that demo units will be setup in Apple Store locations for the same date. We generally ignore these kinds of emails as nothing but unsubstantiated … Read More
The newly announced Apple TV runs iOS, despite not having the traditional iOS interface, according to a report on TUAW. Citing an iPhone developer who went digging around in the latest iOS 4.2 beta, it was found that ‘AppleTV2,1’ was listed in the latest USB device configuration files. Assuming this holds true, the new $99 … Read More
If you’re a registered iOS developer you can now download the iOS 4.2 beta. This is pretty exciting news because iOS 4.2 runs on the iPad which has been waiting patiently for iOS 4 and it’s multitasking and folder support to arrive for much of the year. Of course the update is not limited to … Read More
