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Jeff Han's Multitouch Screen Hits Mainstream

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:02:39 EDT

Longtime MacRumors readers will remember the excitement surrounding Jeff Han's early multitouch videos which predated the launch of the Apple iPhone. Han and his team had explored new user interface designs surrounding the use of a large multi-touc...

Early Canadian iPod Owners Get $45 Credit from Apple

Thu, 08 May 2008 23:10:20 EDT

The Gazette reports that two class-action lawsuits against Apple Canada have been settled with a $45 credit being offered to Canadian residents who purchased a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd generation iPod prior to June 24, 2004.

The basis of the l...

Apple Developing Wiimote-Like Controller?

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:01:55 EDT

AppleInsider reports on a new Apple patent application that was published today that reveals Apple has done research on a 3D remote similar to the Nintendo Wii remote.

The present invention can include multi-dimensional (e.g., 2-D or ...

iPhone No Longer Available in UK [Updated]

Thu, 08 May 2008 03:22:19 EDT

Engadget reports that O2 has posted a notice on their website that both the 8GB and 16GB iPhones are no longer available in the UK. This confirms earlier reports that O2 had end-of-life'd the 8GB iPhone, though it appears even the 16GB iPhon...

AT&T Officially Lists Wi-Fi Hotspot Access with iPhone Plans [Updated]

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:02:04 EDT

AT&T's iPhone website (under 'Plans' tab) has been updated to reveal that each iPhone plan now includes access to their "more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, including Starbucks all for use in the U.S."

It was first revealed last w...

Apple Refused to Build Copyright Filters for iPod [Updated]

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:46:38 EDT

The New York Times reports on NBC's recent decision to publish their television shows on Microsoft's video store for use on their Zune media player. NBC was once a content provider for Apple's iTunes but after months of negotiations, NBC and Apple p...

Apple With Specific Plans for P.A. Semi

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:03:26 EDT

EETimes provides a little background to the recent acquisition of P.A. Semi by Apple.

According to their source, Apple had already been an investor of the company and had previously been in negotiations with it for low-power PowerPC c...

VMWare Fusion 2.0 Public Beta 1 Now Available

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:51:47 EDT

Virtualization software maker VMWare has announced a public beta of VMWare Fusion 2.0.

Topping the list of new features is multiple-display support and experimental DirectX 9 Shader Model 2 support. VMWare notes that hardware accelera...

AT&T Blocking Out June 15-July 12 for 3G iPhone Launch?

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:31:02 EDT

Last year, AT&T limited employee vacation requests between June 15-July 15 in anticipation of the original iPhone launch which took place on June 29th, 2007.

Today, Boy Genius Report publishes another AT&T memo that is again restrictin...

HTC Launches Latest iPhone Competitor

Tue, 06 May 2008 13:57:28 EDT

Today, HTC announced the Touch Diamond, the latest in a number of phones that are taking aim directly at the iPhone. As a Windows Mobile 6.1 device, the phone will draw only a passing interest amongst Mac users, but shows off the efforts that Apple...

Both Telecom Italia and Vodafone to Offer iPhone in Italy

Tue, 06 May 2008 08:37:59 EDT

Both Telecom Italia and Vodafone independently announced that they have signed agreements with Apple to provide the iPhone in Italy. This, of course, clearly indicates that Apple has abandoned the exclusive single-carrier model that they have estab...

Vodafone to Deliver iPhone in Australia, Italy and Other Countries

Tue, 06 May 2008 08:30:38 EDT

Vodafone announced that it would be releasing Apple's iPhone in Australia later this year, as well as in New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, South Africa and Turkey.

A spokesperson for Vodafone Aust...

Apple Continues Mac OS X 10.5.3 (9d27) Development

Mon, 05 May 2008 22:34:58 EDT

Apple issued a new seed of Mac OS X 10.5.3 (build 9D27) to ADC developers tonight, detailing a number of new bug fixes and listing no known issues. The newest version of Mac OS X provides a number of bug fixes and stability improvements over the cur...

Apple Denies Rumors of Selling Off Pro Apps

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:51:42 EDT

TVBEurope quotes Richard Townhill, Apple's director of marketing for professional video applications, regarding some recent rumors that Apple might be trying to sell off its "Pro Apps" (Final Cut Pro and associated applications) to another company.

Apple Includes Chinese Handwriting Recognition in iPhone 2.0 Beta

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:17:51 EDT

Apple has quietly included handwriting recognition for Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) into the latest iPhone Firmware 2.0 beta. When you select Chinese input, you are given the option to use handwriting recognition allowing you to draw charact...

T-Mobile Confirms 3G iPhone in Austria?

Mon, 05 May 2008 11:14:49 EDT

According to Austrian newspaper Der Standard, T-Mobile Austria has confirmed the 3G iPhone. According to the article, T-Mobile announced at press conference in Vienna that the 3G (UMTS) version of the iPhone will soon be available and that Austria ...

Microsoft Walking Away from Yahoo Acquisition

Sat, 03 May 2008 20:57:14 EDT

On February 1st, Microsoft made headlines after publicly offering to purchase Yahoo for $44.6 Billion ($31/share). Microsoft's interest in Yahoo was primarily focused around their advertising business in an attempt to gain talent and technology in ...

AT&T Disables Free iPhone Wi-Fi (For Now)

Sat, 03 May 2008 13:55:10 EDT

On Wednesday, we reported that AT&T had begun offering free Wi-Fi access to iPhone users at many of their national Wi-Fi hotspots, including Starbucks and Barnes & Noble locations.

No official announcement had been made, however, an...

Apple Losing Money on New Movie Sales?

Fri, 02 May 2008 15:51:54 EDT

The Wall Street Journal claims that Apple is actually losing money with each new-release movie sold on iTunes. Apple announced yesterday that they would now be offering many movies for sale on iTunes on the same day as their DVD release.

Apple 2Q 2008 SEC Filing: Strong Laptop, Desktop, Retail Performance

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:24:43 EDT

Apple yesterday filed its quarterly 10Q statement with the SEC. While the company had highlighted its fiscal performance in its conference call on April 23rd, the SEC filing provides a more granular view into the performance of various Apple product...