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  • Alex Oughton
    Apple has officially announced that Max OS X 10.5 will be delayed until October 2007.
     
    In Apple's official statement the reason for the delay is stated to be the need for development resources to be redirected from Leopard to the iPhone.
     
    A "feature-complete" beta version is due to be distributed to developers at the WWDC in June, with the final release delayed until October.
     
    Meanwhile, our own forums report the seeding of Leopard build 9A410 to developers. The build reportedly has numerous issues, supporting Apple's statement of the need for extra time to make Leopard suitable for mainstream use.
  • REVENGE
    The elite Apple hacker Semthex, well known 'round these parts, along with the folks who run AppleTVHacks.net, have managed to successfully install OS X onto the $300 Apple TV [computer] appliance. While 3D acceleration, audio, and ethernet are currently MIA, this "giant leap" for Apple TV hacking should be a sign of the numerous things to come.
     
    Anyways, enough of my ramblings. Go visit the AppleTVHacks site and see for yourself what handiwork they've done!
  • Alex Oughton
    The much-anticipated 8-core Mac Pro has today been unveiled by Apple.
     
    Fitted with two of Intel's "Clovertown" quad-core Xeon processors, this 3.0 GHz beast will set you back a whopping $3,997.00, and is available for shipping "within 3-5 working days".
     
    The new 8-core variant is currently only available in the US and Canada, with all previous configurations remaining available worldwide.
     
    UPDATE: The new 8-core variant is now available in all international stores.
  • ColdFusion
    In 2002 a group of juvenile delinquents were sent to a detention centre for a crime they didn't commit. These boys promptly escaped from the medium security rehabilitation facility to the relative comfort of their parents' suburban Hampshire homes. Today, still wanted by their parole officers, they survive as Mac-fanatical website designers and administrators. If you have a Mac, and you've got design skills, maybe you can join The iTeam.

    Today we formally introduce ourselves as the iTeam: There’s Mr G (Ed), Mad Maunders (Paul), Brennibal (Brendan) and Arse (Jim). Our mission statement is simple: We aim to make InsanelyMac more informative & up-to-date, easier to search, and more attractive. We’re committed to the support and development of the existing community and eagerly request your thoughts and suggestions for the future of IMac.

    Here are some of the changes we have planned: Homepage redesign, including new logo More regular news stories More active and effective Blog section Front page polls on popular topics Reorganisation/restructuring of forum And here are some of the existing things we plan on keeping: Competitions with prizes Rewards for hard work and contribution Collaborative contribution and moderating with existing and future staff
    A date & time for an IRC chat sometime next week will appear here soon.

    Look out for more info on the iTeam in the ‘About Us’ section in the near future!

    -The iTeam

    P.S. Big thanks to Rollcage for the inspirational name!
  • Colonel
    It sure seems that Steve Job's letter about removing the DRM really spoke to some people. Yesterday, Apple and EMI announced that they would begin selling DRM-free music. Apple has since updated their iTunes store, adding the new unlocked music as well as increasing the music quality and price. Apple's Press Release has more info on the EMI bargain.
    EMI's Music will be sold without Digital Rights Manangement restrictions through iTunes. These new songs will be higher quality (256kbps) and sell for $1.29/song individually. DRM-Restricted songs at the lower quality settings (128kbps) will still be sold for $.99. Albums will be in the new higher quality/DRM-less format but remain at the same price. In addition to the new deal, iTunes will also allow customers to upgrade their current EMI music to DRM-free music with an upgrade charge of 30 cents per song. All EMI music videos can be exchanged for DRM-free ones at no extra charge.
  • ColdFusion
    According to <a href="http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0704leopardjune.html" target="_blank"> Think Secret</a>, Apple is planning to release their latest and greatest at or around the <a href="http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/" target="_blank">WorldWide Developers Conference</a>, which will run June 11th through to the 15th. The release date is later than anticipated, suggesting that Leopard might be a more significant release than expected.
     
    The release coincides with new versions of Apple's iLife and iWork suites, which will pack extensive Leopard dependent features and may be bundled for free to help trump Vista.
     
    The wealth of <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/" target="_blank">new features and improvements in Leopard</a> include:
    Time Machine (built-in backup software) Re-vamped Apple Mail and iChat Spaces (multiple desktops) More flexible Spotlight searches ...and hopefully some secret features that Apple have been holding back!
  • kevin_4e
    People, hurry and mark your calendars for June 11th. Not only for the start of Apple's World Wide Developers Conference, but also for the confirmed release of the long awaited Apple iPhone. Find it hard to believe? Call for yourself just as the guys over at CNET did:


    Now Cingular is confirming that the release date will be June 11. A customer service manager at Cingular (we called 800-947-5096 and were transferred to sales) gave us that date late Thursday, but, alas, said he didn't have any additional information beyond that.
  • Alex Oughton
    Apple's Boot Camp beta software has just been updated to version 1.2, bringing with it support for the 32-bit version of Windows Vista. Many users have already successfully installed Windows Vista on their Macs, however this package brings official support and drivers for the new OS.
     
    Apple's official list of improvements includes:
    Support for Windows Vista (32-bit) Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player) A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions Improved keyboard support for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian Improved Windows driver installation experience Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista) The new software can be downloaded directly from Apple's Boot Camp site (no pun intended).
  • Swad
    I've learned a lot over the past two years – I've discovered things about myself and the way life works. I've also learned that if a community like this is going to be run well, it has to be done by those who can commit the time and resources to seeing that through. I was able to fill that role for the past 2 years, but now the time has come to pass that to others who can carry the site forward.
     
    I'm really excited to introduce you to the new owners of InsanelyMac: Brendan, Paul, Ed, and Jim. They started Fubra Limited - a small UK based web services group - a few years back to help people find (and use) good information. Ed and Jim also have their own design studio, do1. One of the reasons I chose to sell to them, out of the all other offers I received, was that they're passionate about helping people find the things and communities they're looking for.
     
    They're all Mac fans, and Jim, one of the guys who'll be helping here, has been an InsanelyMac member (ColdFusion) since a month after this site was started. These guys are great because they're interested in the same things we are. Another reason I wanted to sell to them is that the only changes they want to make are improvements: better news, additional focus on new tweakable products like AppleTV, and other projects. And since their expertise is in content, expect things to get a lot easier to find. (A better search function! Yay!) Plus, since they had to buy the site, they'll be accountable to themselves and others, since the money they put forward acts as a contract of sincerity.
     
    Although this will be their first Mac forum to run, these guys are no strangers to the Web (or Macs or OSx86), and their team has the technical skill to do the things I've only dreamed about. They'll be able to bring a more professional – but still lighthearted and fun – air to the site than I've been able to give. They're in their 20's like many of us, so that helps too.
     
    In short, Ed and Jim and their friends will bring a fresh perspective to InsanelyMac that'll ensure it remains a place we're proud to call home. The contract we signed ensures that I'll be around for the next 3 years (at the very least!) so I won't be going anywhere.
     
    You'll get to know these guys better in the upcoming few days and weeks. We're planning some IRC Q&A sessions and we'll let you know more when we get the dates set. Welcome to InsanelyMac, guys!
  • Swad
    Well, that didn't take long. After hearing many Apple TV users clamoring for a hard drive image to dissect and toy with, a torrent of one was released today. Here are the accompanying notes:

    This is a slightly-modded AppleTV dmg file of all three partitions, for use when you screw up your own modding - you can restore to this one.

     
    It has a startup script disabling the firewall, with ARD and sshd running. (ssh -1 frontrow@your.appletv.ip, password frontrow). It's pre-set for 720p. We obviously can't confirm the contents of this image, nor do we encourage the theft itself, but... hey... torrented stolen files are always interesting if nothing else, right?
     
    Keep up with the latest Apple TV developments in our new Apple TV Forum!
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