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Fri, 03 Jul 2009

US Apple Store hit by armed robbery, gunshot fire heard

Lexton Snol PC Advisor

An apparent armed robbery at Apple's Clarendon retail location has left one person injured.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009

Apple iPhone 3GS prototype allegedly being offered on eBay

Nick Spence

A potentially rare Apple iPhone 3GS prototype is being offered for sale on eBay, allegedly 'found' in an airport.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009

Bankrupt Psystar offers new range of Mac clones

Nick Spence

Mac clone-maker Psystar is offering a new range of computers with Mac OS X installed despite filing for bankruptcy in May.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009

Apple iPhone 4G patent surfaces? Real-feeling "haptic" touchscreen & fingerprint scanning

Nick Spence

Three new Apple patents applications - Haptic Feedback, Fingerprint Identification, and RFID Tag Readers - unearthed this week suggest a range of new features that may be included in the next generation iPhone.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009

Apple Learning Interchange security compromised

Nick Spence

Some aspects of the Apple Learning Interchange site may have been compromised, "names and passwords may have been compromised" says Apple.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009

Macs may be exempt from China's Web filter mandate

Owen Fletcher

Apple's computers and other that do not use Windows appear to be exempt from China's mandate to package new computers with Web filtering software.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009

Apple posts document on iPhone 3GS overheating issues

Nick Spence

Apple has partially answered user concerns with a newly revised document highlighting overheating issues reported by some iPhone users.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009

Apple releases minor MobileMe Web service updates

David Chartier, Macworld.com

MobileMe Mail, Gallery, iDisk, Account, Back to My Mac, and Push services are all sporting small updates.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009

Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone (UPDATED)

Sumner Lemon

Apple is patching a serious SMS vulnerability in the iPhone, a security researcher said.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009

Greenpeace praises Apple, new line of products "virtually" free of PVC and BFRs

Agam Shah

Greenpeace has praised Apple for its new line of products being "virtually" free of PVC and BFRs, including PCs like MacBooks. It also lauded Apple for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and recycling efforts.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009

Apple prepping iPhone 3.1 Software Update

Daniel Ionescu PC World

Apple has pushed the iPhone SDK 3.1 beta out to developers last night, which already reported a few new features and refinements.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009

China iPhone deal faces 'i-phone' trademark conflict

Owen Fletcher

A Chinese company that owns the trademark 'i-phone' says it is not in talks with Apple, though Apple may need its permission to sell the iPhone in China.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009

iPhoto 8.0.4 fixes crashing bug, corrects location names

Jonathan Seff Macworld.com

Released on Tuesday, iPhoto 8.0.4 fixes a rare bug in which updating to iPhoto 8.0.3 could cause the application to quit unexpectedly.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009

Apple iPhone 3GS sold out, O2 cites phenomenal demand

Lexton Snol PC Advisor

According to an O2 stock update, the Apple iPhone 3GS is currently out of stock online, due to "phenomenal demand".

Tue, 30 Jun 2009

Creating your own Apple Mac Netbook

Dan Frakes, Macworld.com

Apple says they're junk, but if you want to know what a Mac OS X Netbook is like to own and run, then read this piece by Macworld's Dan Frakes. He's tested out OS X on a Dell, of all things. Take a look at what the world would be like if Dell made Apple hardware.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009

It's official: Jobs is back to work, says Apple

Jared Newman PCWorld.com

Steve Jobs has retaken command as Apple's Chief Executive Officer Apple has confirmed.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009

MacBook Air SMC Firmware Update adds replacement battery compatibility

Jason Snell Macworld.com

Apple has released the MacBook Air SMC Firmware Update 1.2, “This SMC firmware update adds compatibility for the latest service replacement batteries…." says Apple.

Mon, 29 Jun 2009

Apple seeks "unusual" sole external European legal adviser

Nick Spence

Apple Retail is seeking a sole external European legal adviser reports The Lawyer, a move seen as being "unusual" by one observer.

Mon, 29 Jun 2009

Apple reports US iPhone 3GS shortages

Gregg Keizer Computerworld

According to the company's own inventory tracking tool, Apple's retail stores reported shortages of some models of the new iPhone 3GS on Sunday.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009

Developing countries at risk from dumped PCs

Tom Jowitt, Techworld.com

Developing countries are risk of becoming a dumping ground for e-waste unless there are effective controls in place to stop Western countries from 'passing the toxic buck'.

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