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Core i7-Based 27" iMac Now Shipping, 3% Discount at MacMall

Wed, 11/11/2009 - 15:32
Earlier this week, we noted that customers were receiving notifications that their quad-core Core i5-based 27" iMac orders had begun shipping. At the time, we had not received word about the status of order for machines carrying Intel's Core i7 proc...
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Apple Widens Lead Over Nokia as Most Profitable Handset Manufacturer

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 21:41
Telephony Online reports on data from research firm Strategy Analytics that places Apple as the most profitable mobile phone manufacturer in the world for the third quarter of 2009. Apple's estimated $1.6 billion profit easily topped Nokia's $1.1 bi...
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VESA Approves Apple's Mini DisplayPort Standard

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 18:41
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) today announced that it has officially issued specifications as part of the DisplayPort 1.1a standard for the Mini DisplayPort connector developed by Apple and implemented on its Macs since the Octob...
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Mac OS X 10.6.2 Confirmed to Drop Support for Intel Atom Processors

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 15:08
OS X Daily confirms widespread reports of the loss of support for Intel's Atom processors in the Mac OS X 10.6.2 update released yesterday, confirming on-again, off-again claims of the change in developer seeds of the update. Given that the final pu...
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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.2 and Security Update 2009-006

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 21:18
Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.2, the second maintenance update for Snow Leopard, via Software Update and the company's software downloads page. The update brings several bug fixes, reportedly including one for a serious issue involving Guest ac...
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Intel Core i5 Quad-Core iMac Begins Shipping

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 19:35
Several MacRumors readers have reported that they have received notification from Apple that their Intel Core i5-based quad-core 27" iMac orders have been shipped from Shanghai. There is no word yet on whether the upgraded Intel Core i7-based versio...
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Google to Acquire Mobile Advertising Firm AdMob

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 18:49
Google today announced that it has agreed to acquire mobile advertising firm AdMob in a deal valued at $750 million. AdMob is currently the world's largest mobile advertising provider and is utilized by many of the top ad-supported iPhone applicatio...
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Intel Atom Still Unsupported on Mac OS X 10.6.2 Seeds

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 16:14
Several weeks ago, word surfaced that recent developer builds of Mac OS X 10.6.2 had ceased to support Intel's Atom processors, the basis of many netbook systems popular with those who wish to modify non-Apple systems to run OS X. The news set off a...
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First iPhone Worm Affects Jailbroken iPhones in Australia

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 14:41

iPhone Background Image Used in Worm
Antivirus firm Sophos details the first known iPhone worm in the wild, which surfaced in Australia late last week. The worm affects users who have jailbroken their iPhones and installed SSH without...
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Important Apple TV 3.0.1 Update to Prevent Temporarily Disappearing Content

Sat, 11/07/2009 - 22:46
Apple has issued a 3.0.1 update to the Apple TV to address an issue that causes content to temporarily disappear from the device. They sent out this email notifying customers:

Dear Customer,
If you've installed the Apple TV 3....

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Apple to Manufacture Verizon-Compatible iPhone in Q3 2010?

Sat, 11/07/2009 - 00:15
A new report from OTR Global relayed by AppleInsider indicates that Apple is planning on manufacturing new hybrid iPhones that will support both Verizon's CDMA2000 network as well as the UMTS 3G network. Only the UMTS network is supported by the cu...
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RadioShack To Sell iPhone

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 22:49
In a brief press release today, RadioShack announced that it will begin selling the iPhone starting with the Dallas-Fort Worth and New York City markets later this month. RadioShack plans to sell the iPhone across the U.S. in 2010.

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Apple Retail Stores Roll Out 'Reserve and Pick Up' Purchasing for Holiday Season

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 19:57

Apple has rolled out a new Reserve and Pick Up purchasing program for its retail stores, allowing customers to select and reserve products for later in-store purchase and pick up ahead of the holidays.

With Reserve and Pick Up...

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Apple Preps Broadway Store for Opening

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 17:47

Fortune reports that Apple has issued media invitations for a preview of the company's fourth Manhattan store scheduled to officially open in New York City's Upper West Side at Broadway and 67th Street on Saturday, November 14th.

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Updated iTunes LPs for Apple TV 3.0 Now Available

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 15:49
Apple today began notifying purchasers of its iTunes LP offerings that updated versions compatible with the new Apple TV 3.0 software are now available for download. Apple delivered the Apple TV 3.0 software update to users last week, bringing a num...
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MacHeist nanoBundle Offers 6 Mac Apps For... Free

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 02:25
A few times a year, MacRumors partners with MacHeist to promote their Mac application bundle deal. Their app bundles typically deliver a dozen Mac applications at a significant discount. The latest bundle is a bit of a departure for MacHeist by del...
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Apple Experimenting With RFID-Enabled iPhone Prototypes?

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 20:54
Near Field Communications World reports (via 9 to 5 Mac) that Apple is rumored to be testing a prototype of its next-generation iPhone equipped with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip. The rumor comes from a "highly reliable source" who pr...
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Apple Researching Methods of Simplified Content Transfer Between Devices

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 20:35
AppleInsider details a patent application from Apple published today describing a method offering simplified transfer of data between devices. The method would allow users to easily or automatically transfer certain types of such as files or even co...
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Apple Set to Open First Retail Store in France

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 16:21
Apple today announced [Google translation] that its first retail store in France will officially open on Saturday at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. The two-level store will employ 150 staff members offering the full range of Apple retail store sa...
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Steve Jobs Named Fortune's 'CEO of the Decade'

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 15:27

Fortune today named Apple CEO Steve Jobs "CEO of the Decade", highlighting his role in the remaking of multiple industries and propelling Apple to continued success despite difficult economic conditions. As part of the feature, Fortune profil...
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