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  • Takuro
    Aluminum iMacs. Slim keyboards. These are two rumored products that have been flying around the Mac community in light of an upcoming update to Apple's Mac product line. There has been speculation about when these products are due, but there's no major Apple event coming up in the roster within the next month, right?
     
    Wrong. Engadget reports that the great Steve Jobs will be giving a mini-keynote to the press on August 7th to introduce a new Apple iMac. Yes folks, this is it. The first major Apple product design update since the transition to Intel processors.
     
    Be sure fire up your browsers with auto-refresh pointed at the Apple Store website on the morning of the 7th.
  • EFI
    This one coming from AppleInsider, states the preparation of OS X 10.4.11 by Apple. They (Apple) seek to seed the pre-release build to developers in the future.
     

     
    However:
     

     
    Most likely a typo, but neverthless a humourous find. There have been numerous issues still unresolved from the 10.4.10 update, and many individuals are experiencing worse problems than from 10.4.9, so hopefully Apple will seek to eliminate all of these problems on the next update.
     
    Full article link
  • EFI
    Recently; the guys at iPhonelogy, after tampering with the iPhone's firmware, found some very interesting hidden gems. One of them came as a total surprise, since the iPhone's hardware does not even support the feature:
     

     
    Link to Image:
    http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/07/apps-1.jpg
     

     
    Full Article
  • EFI

    Apple iWork..08'?

    By EFI, in OSx86,

    It's very rare to see a company do an accidental slip-up on their website, and if you are one of those individuals who happened to be there at that very second (or however long before the company covers/changes the info)... it feels very exciting; even more so, when this "leak" comes from Apple, a company that is so secretive about any and all future developments, that the CIA could appear to seem as being more open.
     
    The latest slip-up, however, is regarding iWork 08. Today, Apple's start page, read this:
     

     
    Shortly after, the content was edited to show just Keynote. Whether this was an accidental leak, or simply a plain typo, will never be known, until, of course, the next suite of iWork is actually released.
  • Ed
    Already bored of the pre-installed ringtones on your iPhone? Yep, well bitSplit has heard your cries and released this funky new app; iFuntastic 2.0.
     

     
    Check it out! It not only lets you manage your ringtones, but you can also re-order the apps on your iPhone's Home screen as well as change the carrier logo. Not bad, huh? And the price is right too: free.
  • EFI

    Mac OS X Leopard 9a499

    By EFI, in OSx86,

    Apple seeded the latest developer build of OS X eariler on this week, and things were different from the last version, most importantly (among many) were the numerous UI changes in the OS.
     
    Main
     
    1. The dock seperation graphic - the seperation graphic now resembles a zebra crossing, contrary to the previous simple line seen in previous versions and in Tiger. Don't worry, it looks much better than the description.
    2. Polished menubar icons - icons are now more polished to match more evenly with the translucent menubar from the previous builds
    3. System Preferences icon re-design - the system preferences icon is now re-designed to mimic the style of the settings icon used on the iPhone GUI.
    4. Finder "Show Path Bar" option - Finder now has the ability to visually show the path of the location of a file.
     
    Other
     
    5. Revamped "Users & Groups browser".
    6. Integrated support for Google Talk in iChat.
    7. iChat new view options.
    8. More options when right-clicking the Finder icon in the Dock.
     
    Original article + images
  • Paranoid Marvin
    BBC has launched it's "Flagship" online TV service which allows users to download their favourite programmes from the last seven days.
     
    The "iPlayer", as it is creatively named allows viewers to download a selection of programmes from the last seven days and watch them for up to 30 days afterwards. It is similar to Channel 4's similar service "4OD" which gives access to programmes across their range of channels.
     
    Viewers interested in the iPlayer can register for the service on Friday and will then be invited to join. The number of users will increase over the summer, before a full launch in the autumn.
     
    Don't go signing away just yet though - there are some crippling technical limitations on the service.
    No Mac support - the minimum specs demand Windows XP SP2 and it needs WMP 10 or above No Linux support - for the same reasons as above It doesn't use modern, decent video codecs, like h.264 In my opinion, the BBC has come up with a very good service, but have crippled it with DRM and no open-source support. 
    Full story here
     
    There is already an e-petition to get BBC to open it up to other platforms.
    The petition is here
    Full story here
  • Takuro
    As you might already know, Apple iMac line is due to get a major update as soon as August 7th, sporting a new ultra-slim keyboard. The good folks over at Engadget now have photos of what may actually be a late-development stage iMac keyboard. If authentic, the pictures verify two earlier rumors: First, that the new iMacs would have a new aluminum finish. Secondly, that the keyboards would have keys similar to the low-profile buttons currently found in MacBooks.
     
    Although data within the pictures indicates that they have been run through Photoshop at some point, Engadget strongly believes that their source is credible. According to the photos, the keyboard has a new Expose and Dashboard button. This explains how Dashboard, which by default doesn't have an icon in the Leopard dock, will be accessed.
     
    iMac Keyboard Snapshots: (courtesy of Engadget)
    Overview Shot Frontal View Back View Frontal Zoom Back Zoom USB Port Keyboard Against a Ruler The last two photos reveal just how thin this keyboard really is. Compared to a standard USB female input, the main board and keys combined are slimmer. This truly is the smallest Apple desktop keyboard ever made.
  • EFI
    Well, this is another interesting news. We all know that we're not perfect..er..not even close at times, and this can affect our Macs (or wannabe Macs). This is where Jason Swadley, who has thought this through clearly, made 10 easy steps to maintaing your Mac fresh...Cupertino fresh, that is (as he says):
     

     
    To sum the basic topics:
     
    10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's new Mac
    9. Thou shalt not bear false security
    8. Thou shalt not steal. From developers
    7. Thou shalt not commit peripheral adultery
    6. Thou shalt not murder thine files. (But if thou doest, be of thankful heart for thine merciful backups)
    5. Honour thy startup and thy reboot, that thy days may be long upon thine Mac
    4. Remember the Stevenote day and keep it holy
    3. Do not use the Mac's brain in vain
    2. Thou shalt not worship graven icons
    1. Thou shalt have no extra apps before me
     
    For an indepth description of each of the commandments, check out the blog, avaliable here: Link
  • EFI
    Not exactly the latest news considering the patent was filed in late 2006, but neverthless the patent was only dug up recently by rumor sites. Who would have thought that Microsoft would be the one to patent this? Yes, it's true folks, the Redmond giant patents what will probably be considered as the largest adware system out there. Considering this will enter the home of any and everyone who will use the Windows operating system in the future...it's true impact potential is seriously mind boggling.
     

     
    Yes, it gets scarier...read on:
     

     
    Scared yet? This should finish you off:
     

     
    Full article
    Patent documentation page

    What will be the outcome of this proposal is yet to be found out, however, it has the potential to target users needs at a level far greater than just the traditional web ads.
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