Some Apple Authorized Resellers may be getting the nod from their Apple reps to begin preparing their inventory systems for the arrival of several new Mac models, according to a new rumor.
A screenshot submitted anonymously to MacRumors claims to show place holders for six new Macs listed in the inventory system of Canada's FutureShop, a subsidiary of Best Buy.
Apple is gearing up for its third and final phase of international iPhone expansion during the 2008 calendar year, which will include launches in Russia, Brazil and Egypt, but not China or Korea.
After an iPhone app developer successfully discovered a workaround for being turned down at the App Store in iTunes, Apple has cracked down and barred an unofficial method as well, potentially raising an anti-competition dispute.
Almerica, the creator of a podcast download and playback tool known as Podcaster, faced a second hurdle in as many weeks when Apple shut down access to creating ad hoc licenses for the utility.
Thanks to Apple's multi-million dollar advertising campaign, a record number of small businesses are tossing their PCs and switching to Macs. According to Jason R. Rich (http://www.firstjob.com/Background.htm), the author of Mac Migration: The Small Business Guide to Switching to the Mac, the reasons to make the move can be credited to more than just advertising.
Just a few years ago, Apple commanded only a small fraction of the computer market. Today, thanks to the success of OS X and iMacs, Apple is the third largest PC maker with about an 8 percent market share. This hasn't gone unnoticed by hackers, and you can expect to see more attacks on this increasingly popular platform.
Already, a couple of instances of trojans targeting Mac users have occurred, such as a Flash-based trojan earlier this year, and another discovered in June that attempts to steal passwords and lower firewall settings.
Google's Android Platform is hardware agnostic which means that in theory, Android should be able to run on Apple's iPhone just like Windows Vista strolls casually on Apple Macbook hardware.
And there are plenty of reasons why this could/should happen: Android could soon have a wealth of developers coding feverishly for the platform and Apple's iPhone is by far the most desirable smartphone available.
Last week Apple proved that they are not ready for prime time enterprise relationships.
Apple has tried to position the iPhone as enterprise-ready, but this last round of software updates demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt how far they have to go to understand the enterprise mentality.
Got an iPhone 3G purchased in the US, Canada, Mexico or Japan? Then you'll own one of Apple's latest USB power adaptors, and the company wants it back.
Apple yesterday announced it was recalling all of its "Ultracompact USB Power Adapter" because "under certain conditions the... power adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating a risk of electric shock".
The company said it had "received reports of detached blades involving a very small percentage of the adapters sold". Fortunately, no injuries have been reported, it said.
When the iPhone 3G debuted, Apple's original and pioneering home activation process, handled by the user themselves using iTunes on their home computer, was put on hold. The primary reason appeared to be the new phone's much lower price, which required tying the new purchase to an in-store contract activation.
If you want to run Mac OS X on a standard, non-Apple-labelled x86 box, you have various options. You can go all creative and build and install one yourself, and then be weary when installing updates from Apple. You can also buy a Mac clone from PsyStar, and then be weary of Apple's crack team of lawyers. A third option has just become available: EFI-X.
