http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/-t1.htm Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:52:09 GMT 10 http://hitskin.com/themes/11/15/20/i_logo.png http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/-t1.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-is-looking-beyond-multi-touch-t189.htm iMacoo7 Quote:What Apple is proposing in it’s patent app, is to fuse these secondary input means with Multi-Touch to improve the overall user interface. And it gives quite a few examples of how to do that. CLICK HERE -FOR FULL ARTICLE Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:52:09 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-is-looking-beyond-multi-touch-t189.htm#239 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-is-looking-beyond-multi-touch-t189.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/supposed-ipod-nano-4g-really-unboxed-t188.htm iMacoo7 Via Engadgetment: Quote:There you have it, more supposed iPod nano 4G love, unboxed and wearing a distinctive iPod nano 2G lime-colored coat. Must be cold in the house that fruit built from all these leaks. Update: As noted in the comments, that 2G coloring is matched with a an old-style squeeze connector for the dock making this leak, at least, highly suspect. Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:14:21 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/supposed-ipod-nano-4g-really-unboxed-t188.htm#238 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/supposed-ipod-nano-4g-really-unboxed-t188.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/analyst-apple-mulling-ow-cost-ipod-phone-t186.htm iMacoo7 Apple "is on track to sell 4 million iPhones when Apple [CEO Steve Jobs] addresses the San Francisco crowd [during an Apple special event scheduled for June 9th], according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky," Scott Martin reports for Red Herring. "'We continue to expect iPhone upside (our outlook remains 14M CY08, 24M CY09), along with 'halo effect' impact to global Mac sales,' he wrote in a note to clients," Martin reports. "At Apple’s upcoming September ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:56:02 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/analyst-apple-mulling-ow-cost-ipod-phone-t186.htm#235 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/analyst-apple-mulling-ow-cost-ipod-phone-t186.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-applies-for-cocoa-touch-trademark-for-iphone-t185.htm iMacoo7 "Apple has filed a trademark application for 'Cocoa Touch,' the software toolset that allows developers to access the Multi-Touch and accelerometer features in the iPhone 3G and iPod touch," macNN reports. "Apple has filed under International Class 009 in the U-S, seeking a trademark in the programming, data recovery and data analysis category. The Cocoa Touch API framework is included in the iPhone SDK," MacNN reports. LINK HERE Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:54:48 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-applies-for-cocoa-touch-trademark-for-iphone-t185.htm#234 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-applies-for-cocoa-touch-trademark-for-iphone-t185.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/rumor-ipod-nano-4g-touch-2g-dimensions-revealed-t184.htm iMacoo7 "Confirming details first reported by iLounge in July, apparent dimensional drawings for both the fourth-generation iPod nano and second-generation iPod touch have appeared, suggesting that the devices will have familiar measurements but with interesting new shapes and features," Charles Starrett reports for iLounge. "Images of the supposed new iPod nano show a device that measures 90.75mm tall by 38.75mm wide by 6.08mm deep, compared to the second-generation nano’s measurements ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:28:38 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/rumor-ipod-nano-4g-touch-2g-dimensions-revealed-t184.htm#233 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/rumor-ipod-nano-4g-touch-2g-dimensions-revealed-t184.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/rumor-apples-itunes-8-to-feature-hd-tv-shows-genius-feature-and-more-t183.htm iMacoo7 Digg founder Kevin Rose is reporting that Apple's forthcoming (September 9th) iTunes 8 will include a new feature called "Genius, which makes playlists from songs in your library that go great together." According to Rose, the new feature will also include the "Genius sidebar, which recommends music from the iTunes Store that you don't already have." Rose reports that with iTunes 8 users will be able to: • Browse artists and albums visually with new "Grid ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:26:49 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/rumor-apples-itunes-8-to-feature-hd-tv-shows-genius-feature-and-more-t183.htm#232 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/rumor-apples-itunes-8-to-feature-hd-tv-shows-genius-feature-and-more-t183.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/what-will-apple-do-with-ipod-t182.htm iMacoo7 LINK HERE:
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The company said the new Web browser, dubbed Google Chrome -- a long-anticipated move to compete with Microsoft Corp, Mozilla Firefox and other browsers
ARTICLE]]> Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:14:42 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/google-acknowledges-debt-to-apple-in-unveiling-chrome-browser-t175.htm#223 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/google-acknowledges-debt-to-apple-in-unveiling-chrome-browser-t175.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/lawsuit-accuses-apple-att-of-over-saturating-3g-network-with-iphones-t174.htm iMacoo7 "A San Diego-based lawsuit filed late last week alleges that Apple and its carrier partner AT&T have knowingly oversold iPhone 3G, promising fast speeds only to see a glut of customers bog down the network with devices that themselves are flawed," Aidan Malley reports for AppleInsider. "The 18-page complaint from customer William Gillis primarily relies on Internet reports of problems as the foundation of its argument and asserts that leaked information contradicts public ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:13:03 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/lawsuit-accuses-apple-att-of-over-saturating-3g-network-with-iphones-t174.htm#222 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/lawsuit-accuses-apple-att-of-over-saturating-3g-network-with-iphones-t174.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-lets-rock-event-likely-to-debut-new-cheaper-ipods-t173.htm iMacoo7 "Apple has invited the press to a 'special event' on Sept. 9," Brian Caulfield reports for Forbes. "Apple's invite, sent Tuesday, includes an image of a man with an iPod titled "Let's Rock." Another clue, as if it were needed: Apple rolled out its new lineup of iPods in early September last year, giving the company plenty of time to prepare for the holiday season." "Cheaper iPods would help the Cupertino, Calif., company avoid overlap between its new $299 ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:11:39 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-lets-rock-event-likely-to-debut-new-cheaper-ipods-t173.htm#221 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-lets-rock-event-likely-to-debut-new-cheaper-ipods-t173.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-and-att-discussing-official-tethering-option-for-iphone-t172.htm iMacoo7 Gizmodo reports on an alleged email Steve Jobs sent to one of their readers. The email was in response to a complaint that AT&T is not offering a tethering option for the iPhone, even though it is offered on other smartphones as a $30/month add-on. The response acknowledged Apple and AT&T were discussing the option: We agree, and are discussing it with ATT. Steve 'Tethering' allows users to connect their laptops to the internet by using their mobile phone as the internet connection. ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:10:14 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-and-att-discussing-official-tethering-option-for-iphone-t172.htm#220 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-and-att-discussing-official-tethering-option-for-iphone-t172.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/users-report-att-data-outage-t171.htm iMacoo7 Users are reporting via AT&T's forums a major data outage for much of the eastern half of the United States. The outage, which appears to have begun early this morning seems to be affecting both 3G and EDGE connections. Voice and SMS communication is unaffected. Users have been reporting the issue from as far west as Missouri and Illinois, as far north as New Hampshire, and as far south as Virginia. There have also been some unconfirmed reports that indicate that the outage is only ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:09:25 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/users-report-att-data-outage-t171.htm#219 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/users-report-att-data-outage-t171.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/killing-apple-s-iphone-kill-switch-t148.htm Admin Last week, iPhone Atlas (with the help of our friend Jonathan Zdziarski) broke news of a kill-switch mechanism that allows Apple to blacklist and remotely disable third-party locations stored on users’ private devices. The press response was massive, with less-informed pundits debating the veracity of our claim, and Apple CEO Steve Jobs subsequently confirming the kill-switch’s existence." article Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:01:02 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/killing-apple-s-iphone-kill-switch-t148.htm#191 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/killing-apple-s-iphone-kill-switch-t148.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-preps-mac-os-x-1055-release-t166.htm iMacoo7 "Apple last night pushed out another pre-release build of its upcoming Mac OS X 10.5.5 Update for the Leopard operating system, tacking on several more bug fixes to a list that swelled into triple digits a week earlier," Sam Oliver reports for AppleInsider. "The new build, 9F13, arrives less than a week after Mac maker equipped developers with build 9F9 and warned of a problem with some images that could cause its Aperture photography post production software to unexpectedly ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:04:59 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-preps-mac-os-x-1055-release-t166.htm#211 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-preps-mac-os-x-1055-release-t166.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-hq-on-fire-t156.htm Admin The blaze at the Valley Green 6 building, which appeared to have started under a ventilation and air-conditioning unit on the roof, was reported by workers at around 10 p.m. PDT Tuesday.


Fire Article]]> Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:05:50 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-hq-on-fire-t156.htm#200 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-hq-on-fire-t156.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/best-buy-becomes-first-independent-iphone-retailer-t155.htm iMacoo7 Quote:NEW YORK – Best Buy Co. will start selling the iPhone on Sept. 7, becoming first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Inc.'s own stores. Wednesday's announcement by Best Buy expands the availability of Apple's vaunted phone to 970 full-size stores and 16 smaller Best Buy Mobile stores. It's also a coup for the Minneapolis-based chain, which has been upgrading its cell-phone departments. "We had a lot of work to do, obviously, to get in a position where ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:20:28 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/best-buy-becomes-first-independent-iphone-retailer-t155.htm#199 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/best-buy-becomes-first-independent-iphone-retailer-t155.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/new-ipod-touch-and-macbooks-coming-soon-analysts-say-t142.htm Admin "Apple is likely to announce a redesigned iPod touch and slimmer MacBooks at an event in September, analysts said on Monday. The announcements - scheduled ahead of the US holiday shopping season - could include price drops for the iPod touch and MacBook laptops. Starting prices for the iPod touch could fall to $199 from $299 and for MacBooks starting prices could drop to $999 from $1,099".quote] Full Article Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:37:00 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/new-ipod-touch-and-macbooks-coming-soon-analysts-say-t142.htm#175 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/new-ipod-touch-and-macbooks-coming-soon-analysts-say-t142.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/new-mexico-school-system-begins-rolling-out-2375-apple-macbooks-to-students-and-teachers-t141.htm iMacoo7 "Hundreds of middle school students and their parents crowded into Piedra Vista High School on Monday afternoon to receive free laptops, courtesy of Farmington Municipal Schools," G. Jeff Golden reports for The Daily Times (Farmington, New Mexico). "This is the first year the Farmington Learning Initiative, an ambitious program that provides Apple MacBooks for all district middle school students, is being instituted," Golden reports. "The Apple MacBooks come ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:35:43 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/new-mexico-school-system-begins-rolling-out-2375-apple-macbooks-to-students-and-teachers-t141.htm#174 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/new-mexico-school-system-begins-rolling-out-2375-apple-macbooks-to-students-and-teachers-t141.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/analyst-new-apple-macbook-ipod-touch-to-debut-in-september-t137.htm iMacoo7 "Apple is likely to announce a redesigned iPod touch and slimmer MacBooks at an event in September, analysts said on Monday," Agam Shah reports for Macworld UK. "The new MacBooks will be slimmer, might have exteriors made of aluminum instead of plastic and could also have a newly designed keyboards, said Mike Olson, an analyst at Piper Jaffray & Co.," Shah reports. "The design of the iPod touch will be tweaked to resemble Apple's new iPhone 3G... At the ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:59:18 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/analyst-new-apple-macbook-ipod-touch-to-debut-in-september-t137.htm#170 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/analyst-new-apple-macbook-ipod-touch-to-debut-in-september-t137.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/analyst-3-million-iphone-3g-units-sold-in-first-month-t122.htm iMacoo7 "One month after its debut, Apple's new iPhone has hit the 3 million sold mark, according to analyst Michael Cote of the Cote Collaborative," Scott Moritz reports for Fortune. "'They are seeing unprecedented demand,' says Cote, adding that there appears to be no signs of a let up yet. Cote, a former T-Mobile executive, has been extremely accurate with wireless predictions in the past," Moritz reports. "An Apple spokesperson declined to comment on Cote's projections," ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:45:06 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/analyst-3-million-iphone-3g-units-sold-in-first-month-t122.htm#147 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/analyst-3-million-iphone-3g-units-sold-in-first-month-t122.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/netshare-unlikely-to-return-to-us-app-store-t118.htm iMacoo7 Despite some early assurances, it appears that Nullriver's NetShare application may not return to the U.S. App Store at all. NetShare was an iPhone application that appeared briefly in the iTunes App Store before its removal. The application allowed users to share their iPhone's cellular internet connection with their laptop over Wi-Fi. In speaking to Wired.com, the developer reports that Apple is currently reviewing user contracts with their mobile phone providers, including AT&T. Wired ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:59:52 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/netshare-unlikely-to-return-to-us-app-store-t118.htm#142 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/netshare-unlikely-to-return-to-us-app-store-t118.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/ibm-previews-lotus-inotes-for-iphone-t117.htm iMacoo7 IBM has launched a website previewing their forthcoming version of specialized Lotus Notes access for the iPhone. Dubbed IBM Lotus iNotes 'Ultralite', the web-based application built on Lotus Domino Web Access will provide corporate email, calendar, and contacts in a specially formatted iPhone version. Several preliminary screenshots are available, though IBM notes they are subject to change. We've mirrored a few here: The software has been expected since January and ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:54:46 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/ibm-previews-lotus-inotes-for-iphone-t117.htm#141 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/ibm-previews-lotus-inotes-for-iphone-t117.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/software-developers-drop-prices-in-apples-app-store-t116.htm iMacoo7 "Sliding software prices have damped the halo effect many music and software companies expected from selling their products through Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone software store," Ben Charny reports for Dow Jones Newswires. "Take, for example, game maker Jirbo Inc.," Charny reports. "The Los Angeles-based company thought it would have trouble getting customers to buy an iPhone version of its popular 'Break' video game, which it had wanted to launch for $2.99 on July ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:16:31 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/software-developers-drop-prices-in-apples-app-store-t116.htm#140 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/software-developers-drop-prices-in-apples-app-store-t116.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/rumor-more-evidence-of-apple-iphone-nano-t115.htm iMacoo7 "On August 3, 2006, the UK’s Mail Online claimed that 'Apple is about to launch a ‘nano’ version of the hugely successful iPhone. It is expected to be in the shops in time for Christmas.' The report went on to state that the product would be launched in the UK for pay-as-you-go customers by O2, the mobile phone group owned by Spain’s Telefonica," Neo reports for MacNN. "On August 5, 2008, Lehman Brother analyst Ben Reitzes said in a research report that while he believes that ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:15:10 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/rumor-more-evidence-of-apple-iphone-nano-t115.htm#139 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/rumor-more-evidence-of-apple-iphone-nano-t115.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/nullriver-and-apple-working-out-details-for-netshare-t114.htm iMacoo7 Quote:I just received this email from NullRiver Support: Thank you for your inquiry, a lot of you are wondering what's going on with NetShare As of writing it is not available in any country on Apples AppStore Apple is working with us at getting the program back onto the store as soon as possible. News as it happens will be posted at our website here: http://www.nullriver.com If you use an RSS Reader such as Apple Safari or Apple Mail you can also keep updated on the ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:12:42 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/nullriver-and-apple-working-out-details-for-netshare-t114.htm#138 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/nullriver-and-apple-working-out-details-for-netshare-t114.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-patent-app-describes-iphone-ipod-touch-remote-access-to-itunes-libraries-t112.htm iMacoo7 "A new version of Apple's iPhone Software could provide iPhone and iPod touch users with access to their home computer's entire iTunes media library while on the go without having to first download those media items through a traditional sync, a new company filing [patent application] has revealed," Katie Marsal reports for AppleInsider. "The Cupertino-based electronics maker notes that downloading media items from a computer to a media player is often a time consuming process, ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:10:36 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-patent-app-describes-iphone-ipod-touch-remote-access-to-itunes-libraries-t112.htm#136 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-patent-app-describes-iphone-ipod-touch-remote-access-to-itunes-libraries-t112.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/i-am-rich-developer-sold-8-copies-for-99999-each-before-apple-censored-app-t111.htm iMacoo7 "Now that the phone is affordable enough for a wider audience, a new status symbol has emerged: a seemingly useless application called 'I Am Rich,'" Mark Milian reports for The Los Angeles Times. "Its function is exactly what the name implies: to alert people that you have money in the bank. I Am Rich was available for purchase from the phone's App Store for, get this, $999.99 -- the highest amount a developer can charge through the digital retailer, said Armin Heinrich, ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:08:52 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/i-am-rich-developer-sold-8-copies-for-99999-each-before-apple-censored-app-t111.htm#135 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/i-am-rich-developer-sold-8-copies-for-99999-each-before-apple-censored-app-t111.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/fortune-small-business-the-best-pc-for-microsoft-office-is-apple-mac-t109.htm iMacoo7 "How's this for the ultimate digital-age, small-business irony: Want the best possible environment for Microsoft Office? Try running it on a Mac," Jonathan Blum reports for Fortune."The Apple line of personal computers and peripherals offers the small enterprise a tantalizing - if frustrating - set of risks and rewards. Macs, used as they are intended in their full 64-bit glory, are blazingly fast. Integration of the Intel processing chips and other bits of electronics, the popularity ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:04:58 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/fortune-small-business-the-best-pc-for-microsoft-office-is-apple-mac-t109.htm#133 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/fortune-small-business-the-best-pc-for-microsoft-office-is-apple-mac-t109.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/credit-suisse-apple-mac-will-continue-to-outgrow-overall-market-for-many-years-to-come-t108.htm iMacoo7 "Apple is the seventh-largest personal-computer vendor in the world, but is widely regarded as one of the most innovative technology companies in the world. Key factors are enabling Mac momentum to defy macro conditions. We believe Mac performance is due to several unique drivers that were not present in prior downturns. We anticipate that Apple will continue to grow at a multiple of the overall market for many years to come," Credit Suisse explains as they initiated coverage of Apple ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:03:16 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/credit-suisse-apple-mac-will-continue-to-outgrow-overall-market-for-many-years-to-come-t108.htm#132 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/credit-suisse-apple-mac-will-continue-to-outgrow-overall-market-for-many-years-to-come-t108.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/iphone-kill-switch-really-exists-to-protect-gps-access-from-unauthorized-apps-t107.htm iMacoo7 "Yesterday I linked to a story about the discovery by Jonathan Zdziarski of a remote blacklist Apple is maintaining, supposedly, according to Zdziarski, to remotely disable rogue iPhone apps previously distributed through the App Store," John Gruber writes for Daring Fireball. "But the story seems fishy... there may well be some sort of kill switch that Apple can deploy to remotely disable an app that’s already installed. But this list is not it," Gruber writes. "Apple ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:01:53 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/iphone-kill-switch-really-exists-to-protect-gps-access-from-unauthorized-apps-t107.htm#131 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/iphone-kill-switch-really-exists-to-protect-gps-access-from-unauthorized-apps-t107.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/more-than-70-plugins-for-aperture-t105.htm Admin [quote When it comes to working with your photos, the built-in tools you find in Aperture are just the beginning. With dozens of image-editing and export plug-ins, automations and scripts, and third-party book and web themes available, you can easily extend Aperture’s capabilities to access an entire industry’s worth of imaging expertise without ever leaving Aperture.[/quote] ARTICLE: http://www.apple.com/aperture/resources/plugins.html?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:09:00 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/more-than-70-plugins-for-aperture-t105.htm#128 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/more-than-70-plugins-for-aperture-t105.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/noise-ninja-plugin-for-aperture-t104.htm Admin "Picture Code has released Noise Ninja for Aperture, and it's the latest in the series of Edit Plugins that expand Aperture's image editing abilities. In this podcast, Derrick Story talks with Joe Schorr about Noise Ninja, and about the new plugins resource page on Apple's web site".[quote] ARTICLE: http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2008/08/05/aperture-31-noise-ninja.html?sr=hotnews Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:06:05 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/noise-ninja-plugin-for-aperture-t104.htm#127 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/noise-ninja-plugin-for-aperture-t104.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/noise-ninja-plugin-for-aperture-t103.htm Admin PictureCode has released Noise Ninja for Aperture, and it's the latest in the series of Edit Plugins that expand Aperture's image editing abilities. In this podcast, Derrick Story talks with Joe Schorr about Noise Ninja, and about the new plugins resource page on Apple's web site.quote] Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:05:58 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/noise-ninja-plugin-for-aperture-t103.htm#126 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/noise-ninja-plugin-for-aperture-t103.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/npd-macs-cost-twice-as-much-as-windows-pcs-on-average-t100.htm iMacoo7 On Tuesday, eWeek's Joe Wilcox contacted Stephen Baker, NPD's vice president of industry analysis, about computer average selling prices (ASP) at retail. "The ASP for Mac desktops is more than $1,000 greater than for Windows PCs, and Mac desktop ASPs were higher in June than they were two years ago," Wilcox reports. Wilcox writes, "Here's how the midrange iMac and Dell Inspiron 518 compare, based on Apple Store and Dell online pricing:" Apple iMac: ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:06:22 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/npd-macs-cost-twice-as-much-as-windows-pcs-on-average-t100.htm#122 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/npd-macs-cost-twice-as-much-as-windows-pcs-on-average-t100.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/i-am-rich-application-for-iphone-ipod-touch-disappears-from-apples-app-store-t102.htm iMacoo7 "Apple has spit out a pit in its iTunes App Store, a controversial $999.99 'glorified screensaver,'" FOXNews reports. "A glance Thursday of the store showed no offering for 'I Am Rich,' created by someone named Armin Heinrich. The app displays a glowing red gem on a user's iPhone screen for the sole purpose of proving to onlookers one is of the moneyed class," FOXNews reports. "But on Wednesday, when the app was present in the iTunes store, a little pop-up ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:20:13 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/i-am-rich-application-for-iphone-ipod-touch-disappears-from-apples-app-store-t102.htm#124 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/i-am-rich-application-for-iphone-ipod-touch-disappears-from-apples-app-store-t102.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/fmtouch-brings-filemaker-pro-to-apple-iphone-ipod-touch-t101.htm iMacoo7 FMWebschool has announced the availability of FMTouch which enables you to deploy FileMaker Pro on your iPhone or your iPod touch. FMTouch runs locally on your iPhone and does not require internet connection. FMTouch is available in the Business section of Apple's App Store. If you use FileMaker Pro and you have an Apple iPhone or iPod touch you can transfer that fully relational database to your iPhone or iPod. Yes you can run FileMaker locally on your iPhone. FMTouch supports multiple ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:13:56 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/fmtouch-brings-filemaker-pro-to-apple-iphone-ipod-touch-t101.htm#123 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/fmtouch-brings-filemaker-pro-to-apple-iphone-ipod-touch-t101.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-s-ability-to-deactivate-malicious-app-store-apps-t99.htm iMacoo7 When Apple launched the App Store, they suggested that the use of DRM'd and signed applications could allow them to protect the iPhone from malicious applications and suggested that they could deactivate such applications remotely. Jonathan Zdziarski, author of iPhone Forensics, reveals (via iPhone Atlas) the remote url that Apple is using to keep a list of the offending applications: https://iphone-services.apple.com/clbl/unauthorizedApps This url appears to keep a list of black listed ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:40:49 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-s-ability-to-deactivate-malicious-app-store-apps-t99.htm#121 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-s-ability-to-deactivate-malicious-app-store-apps-t99.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/remote-itunes-streaming-to-iphone-or-ipod-touch-t98.htm iMacoo7 A new patent application (as detailed by AppleInsider) by Apple reveals that Apple has been working on the ability for iPhone and iPod touch owners to wirelessly stream content from their at home iTunes library for use on the road. At present, iPhone or iPod touch owners must selectively sync content from their Mac or PC's iTunes library. This transfers those items to the mobile device for later playback. Apple is proposing that mobile device owners could instead access their entire collection ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:39:54 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/remote-itunes-streaming-to-iphone-or-ipod-touch-t98.htm#120 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/remote-itunes-streaming-to-iphone-or-ipod-touch-t98.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/ubs-launches-apple-at-buy-expects-new-ultra-portable-mac-in-09-predicts-dell-smartphone-t97.htm iMacoo7 "UBS analyst Maynard Um today launched coverage of the PC sector, setting a Buy rating on Apple (AAPL) and Neutral ratings on Dell (DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)," Eric Savitz blogs for Barron's. "Um takes over coverage of the stocks from Ben Reitzes, who now covers the sector for Lehman," Savitz reports. Um has a 'Buy' rating on AAPL, Savitz reports, "with $195 price target. Um says he expects new Macs, new iPhone colors, and potentially new iPods early ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:22:38 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/ubs-launches-apple-at-buy-expects-new-ultra-portable-mac-in-09-predicts-dell-smartphone-t97.htm#118 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/ubs-launches-apple-at-buy-expects-new-ultra-portable-mac-in-09-predicts-dell-smartphone-t97.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/top-10-science-apps-for-apple-iphone-ipod-touch-t94.htm Anonymous "The scientific community has always been quick to pick up new technology; novel ways of accessing, sharing, and organizing information have a history of changing how science is done. An important effect of the gizmo-humping tendency toward technolust is a redefinition of the way society interacts with science. One mobile platform in particular is feeding our burgeoning appetite for insight and exploration: Apple's iPhone," Seed Magazine reports. "The elegant slab of optical-grade ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:12:23 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/top-10-science-apps-for-apple-iphone-ipod-touch-t94.htm#115 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/top-10-science-apps-for-apple-iphone-ipod-touch-t94.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/survey-windows-vista-adoption-weakens-as-it-pros-eye-apple-macintosh-t93.htm Anonymous "A KACE-sponsored survey on Windows Vista adoption represents more bad news for Microsoft's flagship operating system, even as Microsoft prepares to pour an estimated $300 million into a new Vista marketing campaign--news that was announced at Microsoft's 2008 Worldwide Partner Conference," Kurt Mackie reports for Campus Technology. "The survey polled 1,162 IT professionals in June and was conducted by King Research for KACE, which makes a hardware-based systems management ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:37:14 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/survey-windows-vista-adoption-weakens-as-it-pros-eye-apple-macintosh-t93.htm#114 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/survey-windows-vista-adoption-weakens-as-it-pros-eye-apple-macintosh-t93.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/wyoming-school-district-to-distributie-3000-apple-macs-t92.htm Anonymous "When school starts in August, every student at Kelly Walsh High School will have a new Apple MacBook laptop computer," Jasa Santos reports for The Casper Star-Tribune. "Roughly 1,400 computers are being distributed to KW students and staff members, as the school transitions into a 1-to-1, high access environment," Santos reports. "The computers are part of a $3.8 million lease purchase agreement Natrona County School District made with Apple Computers [sic]. ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:31:10 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/wyoming-school-district-to-distributie-3000-apple-macs-t92.htm#113 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/wyoming-school-district-to-distributie-3000-apple-macs-t92.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/microsoft-demos-big-a-ball-updated-t91.htm Anonymous "A group of academics will be among the first people outside Microsoft to see Sphere, a spherical surface computer developed by Microsoft Research," Ina Fried reports or CNET News.Full article here Todd Bishop reports for The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Sphere will be shown Tuesday at the annual Microsoft Research Faculty Summit alongside other projects from Microsoft and university researchers." Video: Microsoft's Big a@# Ball: Direct link to video here. Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:55:22 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/microsoft-demos-big-a-ball-updated-t91.htm#112 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/microsoft-demos-big-a-ball-updated-t91.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/canadas-rogers-says-apple-iphone-slammed-brakes-on-rival-devices-t90.htm Anonymous "Sales of other phones on Rogers Wireless' network virtually ground to a halt the day of the iPhone 3G announcement in late April, company president Nadir Mohammed said today during a call discussing the company's latest quarterly results," Electronista reports. "Although the cellular business helped drive Rogers' year-over-year quarterly revenue increase of 11 percent to $2.8 billion without the iPhone on sale, the company executive notes that demand for other devices ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:47:59 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/canadas-rogers-says-apple-iphone-slammed-brakes-on-rival-devices-t90.htm#111 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/canadas-rogers-says-apple-iphone-slammed-brakes-on-rival-devices-t90.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-releases-aperture-211-t89.htm Anonymous
Aperture 2.1.1 is available via Software Update and also as a standalone installer.

More info and download link (48MB)here]]> Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:45:53 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-releases-aperture-211-t89.htm#110 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/apple-releases-aperture-211-t89.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/night-productions-releases-free-pref-setter-20-for-mac-os-x-t88.htm Anonymous Night Productions has released Pref Setter 2.0. Pref Setter is a utility for editing property list files, geared towards viewing and editing Mac OS X's preference files. Pref Setter's intuitive and easy-to-use interface streamlines the user's experience and lets them get right to editing. Version 2.0 adds support for authentication, the ability to launch or quit applications directly, a new hex editor for editing data values, significantly updates the appearance, fixes bugs, and more. ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:36:24 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/night-productions-releases-free-pref-setter-20-for-mac-os-x-t88.htm#109 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/night-productions-releases-free-pref-setter-20-for-mac-os-x-t88.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/mobilemess-fallout-is-apples-rapid-growth-really-a-curse-putting-it-just-works-at-risk-t87.htm Anonymous "Apple has staked its reputation on tight control of a few carefully designed, faultlessly executed products," Brian X. Chen reports for Wired. "Now, as Apple expands its reach from computers into music, video, consumer electronics and phones, it's getting harder and harder for the company to make sure all of its products 'just work,' as its marketing slogan goes. Its growing army of customers is getting more difficult to satisfy, and they're finding a host of new problems, ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:27:41 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/mobilemess-fallout-is-apples-rapid-growth-really-a-curse-putting-it-just-works-at-risk-t87.htm#108 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/mobilemess-fallout-is-apples-rapid-growth-really-a-curse-putting-it-just-works-at-risk-t87.htm http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/macbook-ds-using-apple-iphone-as-input-device-for-multi-touch-mac-os-x-development-with-video-t86.htm Anonymous "MultiTouch.framework is a native Cocoa multi-touch framework for Mac OS X. It uses the default event handling system and the responder chain of the operating system, providing a familiar application programming interface to Mac OS X developers. It is built upon a modular low-level architecture that unifies all touch events, with input units for different multi-touch input devices including FTIR, DI, iPhone/iPod touch, as well as any TUIO-based devices. Thus, as a developer, you do not need ... Mac Rumors, Reports, & News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:25:34 GMT http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/macbook-ds-using-apple-iphone-as-input-device-for-multi-touch-mac-os-x-development-with-video-t86.htm#107 http://macsrock.forumotion.com/mac-rumors-reports-news-f1/macbook-ds-using-apple-iphone-as-input-device-for-multi-touch-mac-os-x-development-with-video-t86.htm