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MacRumors Story Archive - September 2009

• Analysts Disagree Over Whether Steve Jobs Will Present at September Media Event
Tuesday September 1, 2009 6:56 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Detailed Technical Look at Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Tuesday September 1, 2009 7:07 am PDT by Arnold Kim
• Developer Offers Inside Look at Sales Gap Between App Store and Android Market
Tuesday September 1, 2009 7:34 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• 'MLB.com At Bat' Now Offering In-App Game Purchasing
Tuesday September 1, 2009 9:36 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Lack of ZFS File System Support in Snow Leopard Due to Licensing Issues?
Tuesday September 1, 2009 10:43 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• 'Chess Wars' App Update Rejected Over "Shiny Chat Bubbles"
Tuesday September 1, 2009 1:13 pm PDT by Marianne Schultz
• 40 GB Apple TV Shipping Date Slips, Leads to Speculation of Updates Next Week
Tuesday September 1, 2009 1:28 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Vonage VoIP App Approved by Apple
Tuesday September 1, 2009 4:16 pm PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Apple Looking to Bypass Chinese Carriers by Selling Unlockable iPhones Through Retailers?
Wednesday September 2, 2009 7:39 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Announces 850 MHz 3G Coverage Improvements in New York City and Other Markets
Wednesday September 2, 2009 10:40 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Snow Leopard's 'Keyboard Viewer' Sparks Renewed Speculation Regarding Mac OS X-Based Tablet
Wednesday September 2, 2009 12:00 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• No Apple TV Refresh at Next Week's Media Event?
Wednesday September 2, 2009 12:22 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Photoshop CS3 and CS4 Snow Leopard Bugs Under Investigation
Wednesday September 2, 2009 2:40 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• YouTube in Discussions to Offer Movie Rentals From Major Studios
Wednesday September 2, 2009 6:39 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple to Launch Pre-Cut Ringtones at Next Week's Media Event?
Wednesday September 2, 2009 7:14 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• New Jersey Apple Store Robbed of MacBook Pros, iPhones, and iPod Touches
Wednesday September 2, 2009 9:41 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Snow Leopard Installation Downgrades Flash Player to Vulnerable Version
Thursday September 3, 2009 6:08 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Begins Seeding Mac OS X 10.6.1 for Testing
Thursday September 3, 2009 8:08 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• TomTom Car Kit Release Pushed Back to October
Thursday September 3, 2009 8:35 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Rumors of iPhone OS 3.1 Appearing Next Week Alongside MMS from AT&T Based on Questionable Sources
Thursday September 3, 2009 8:58 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Navigon to Make Car Kit for iPhone
Thursday September 3, 2009 11:21 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• AT&T Announces iPhone MMS Launch Date: September 25
Thursday September 3, 2009 11:37 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Apple Releases Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5
Thursday September 3, 2009 12:20 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Some Details on First Mac OS X 10.6.1 Seed (Build 10B503), Flash Updated
Thursday September 3, 2009 6:04 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
• Navigon Reveals More Details on iPhone Car Kit at IFA
Friday September 4, 2009 6:52 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• New Gallery of Cases for Next-Generation iPod Touch and iPod Nano Posted
Friday September 4, 2009 8:01 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Loopt to Become First Third-Party iPhone Service to Run in 'Background' [Updated]
Friday September 4, 2009 9:33 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Offers Video Update on iPhone MMS and Cellular Network Issues
Friday September 4, 2009 11:53 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Adobe Revises Snow Leopard FAQ, Details Creative Suite 3 Bugs
Friday September 4, 2009 12:40 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Previously Rejected Commodore 64 Emulator Approved and Available on App Store [Updated]
Sunday September 6, 2009 11:09 am PDT by Arnold Kim
• 'Spotify' App Appears in App Store
Monday September 7, 2009 10:21 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• 'It's Only Rock And Roll' Banner and Last Minute iPod Production Problems?
Monday September 7, 2009 3:30 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
• Flickr App Pops into App Store
Tuesday September 8, 2009 7:42 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• 'It's Only Rock and Roll' Rumor Roundup
Tuesday September 8, 2009 7:58 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Review: TomTom Navigation App for U.S. and Canada
Tuesday September 8, 2009 1:41 pm PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.1 Build 10B504 to Developers
Tuesday September 8, 2009 6:05 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Slashes iPod Prices Prior to Media Event [Updated: Apple Store Down]
Wednesday September 9, 2009 6:07 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Announces Rollout Plans for 7.2 Mbps 3G Service
Wednesday September 9, 2009 6:54 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Fake Next-Generation iPod Touch and Nano Images from Case Manufacturer
Wednesday September 9, 2009 8:01 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Next-Generation iPod Model Number List Revealed?
Wednesday September 9, 2009 8:27 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Live Coverage of 'It's Only Rock and Roll' Media Event
Wednesday September 9, 2009 9:00 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases iTunes 9: New Media Syncing Options, Genius Mixes, iPhone App Organization
Wednesday September 9, 2009 10:49 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Apple Updates Entire iPod Family, Bringing Capacity and Performance Bumps to iPod Touch and Video Camera to iPod Nano
Wednesday September 9, 2009 11:28 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch
Wednesday September 9, 2009 11:40 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Apple's Focus on Games: Madden NFL 10, Nova, Assassin's Creed, Riddim Ribbon
Wednesday September 9, 2009 11:45 am PDT by Arnold Kim
• Apple Releases QuickTime 7.6.4
Wednesday September 9, 2009 12:40 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• 'It's Only Rock and Roll' Event Video Now Available, Steve Jobs' Return
Wednesday September 9, 2009 7:24 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
• Apple Releases iPhone Configuration Utility 2.1 for Mac and Windows and Mobile Me Control Panel for Windows
Wednesday September 9, 2009 8:05 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Steve Jobs on iPod Touch, Future Products and Ice Cream
Wednesday September 9, 2009 10:43 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
• Apple Approves Rhapsody App
Thursday September 10, 2009 6:58 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• iTunes 9 Breaks Palm Pre Syncing Once Again
Thursday September 10, 2009 7:33 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Nike+ Heart Rate Monitor Coming for Fifth-Generation iPod Nano?
Thursday September 10, 2009 10:15 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Fifth-Generation iPod Nano Teardown Posted
Thursday September 10, 2009 11:00 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• iPhone OS 3.1 Blocking Encrypted Microsoft Exchange Connections on Non-3GS Devices
Thursday September 10, 2009 1:10 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.1 and Security Update 2009-005
Thursday September 10, 2009 1:43 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases iMac and RAID Card Firmware Updates
Thursday September 10, 2009 2:42 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Mobile Safari Anti-Phishing Feature Criticized As Being Inconsistent
Thursday September 10, 2009 6:48 pm PDT by longofest
• Prototype Mac Pro and Intel PowerBook Spotted
Friday September 11, 2009 2:31 am PDT by Arnold Kim
• Apple Releases New 'Get a Mac', iPod Touch, and iPod Nano Ads
Friday September 11, 2009 6:50 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases Updated HP Printer Drivers for Snow Leopard
Friday September 11, 2009 7:13 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Details MobileMe Enhancements Delivered by Latest Software Updates
Friday September 11, 2009 7:25 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Steve Ballmer Mocks iPhone-Toting Microsoft Employee
Friday September 11, 2009 8:10 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Portions of Apple's Grand Central Dispatch Go Open Source
Friday September 11, 2009 9:34 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Third-Generation iPod Touch Teardown Reveals 802.11n-Capable Wi-Fi Chip, Empty Space for Camera
Friday September 11, 2009 12:37 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Still Planning Camera in iPod Touch?
Friday September 11, 2009 4:02 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
• Leaked iPod Touch with Camera Photos Were Real
Saturday September 12, 2009 4:27 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
• Apple Releases Updated Brother and Canon Printer Drivers for Snow Leopard
Saturday September 12, 2009 9:45 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Offers Clarification on Mobile Safari Anti-Phishing Feature
Saturday September 12, 2009 10:06 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Officially Adds Support for Up to 16 GB of RAM on Quad-Core Mac Pro
Saturday September 12, 2009 10:46 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• WebGL Support Begins to Arrive in WebKit
Sunday September 13, 2009 5:19 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
• Apple Drops 40GB Apple TV and Discounts 160GB Model to $229
Monday September 14, 2009 1:49 am PDT by Arnold Kim
• AT&T Customer Reports of iPhone MMS Activation Surfacing
Monday September 14, 2009 7:18 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• New iPod Touch Models and Chinese iPhone Launch Constrain Worldwide Flash Memory Supplies
Monday September 14, 2009 7:32 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Accounting Rule Change May Affect Apple's Future Earnings Reports
Monday September 14, 2009 7:54 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• iPhone 3G and iPod Touch Gain Video Trimming Capabilities in iPhone OS 3.1
Monday September 14, 2009 8:27 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• China Mobile Chairman Confirms Ongoing iPhone Talks
Monday September 14, 2009 10:07 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Retail Stores to Gain Dedicated iPhone Activation Areas and Staff?
Monday September 14, 2009 10:51 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases Xsan 2.2 Updates
Monday September 14, 2009 12:31 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• U.S. Mac Sales Up 7% Year-Over-Year in July and August, iPod Sales Down 16%
Monday September 14, 2009 1:57 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Tablet Rumors Revived: February 2010 Launch? P.A. Semi Processor?
Monday September 14, 2009 9:05 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Former Intel Executive Joins Apple as General Counsel and Senior Vice President
Tuesday September 15, 2009 6:46 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Microsoft Launches Zune HD
Tuesday September 15, 2009 8:04 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Microsoft Begins Shipping Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition
Tuesday September 15, 2009 10:17 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• HP Introduces Updated Cross-Platform MediaSmart Home Servers
Tuesday September 15, 2009 10:42 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• iPod Touch Speed Tests Confirm Apple's Claims of 'Up to 50% Faster Performance'
Tuesday September 15, 2009 1:01 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Analyst: iMac and MacBook Updates Coming Within Weeks?
Tuesday September 15, 2009 5:11 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• ARM Announces Dual-Core Cortex-A9 Processor Designs
Wednesday September 16, 2009 7:03 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Grand Central Dispatch and Open CL Bring Significant Performance Improvements for Optimized Applications
Wednesday September 16, 2009 1:14 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Navigon to Add Live Traffic Data as In-App Purchase for MobileNavigator
Wednesday September 16, 2009 5:48 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Early Snow Leopard Sales More Than Double Those of Leopard
Thursday September 17, 2009 6:21 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Music Publishers and Writers Lobbying Congress for Additional Compensation for Digital Distribution
Thursday September 17, 2009 8:14 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Wall Street Journal to Begin Charging for Mobile Access to Content
Thursday September 17, 2009 12:46 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• App Store Hotline Available to Certain Developers?
Thursday September 17, 2009 1:57 pm PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Microsoft Matches Snow Leopard Price With Windows 7, But Only for Students
Friday September 18, 2009 6:51 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Star Trek Creator's Macintosh Plus to Be Auctioned
Friday September 18, 2009 7:34 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Google Claims That Apple Did Reject Google Voice iPhone Application [Updated]
Friday September 18, 2009 9:04 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Introduces App Store Resource Center for iPhone Developers
Friday September 18, 2009 7:40 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Investigating Reports of Poor Battery Life for iPhone OS 3.1 Users
Monday September 21, 2009 6:18 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• AT&T 3G MicroCell Site Goes Live, Monthly Fees to Be Up to $19.99? [Updatedx2]
Monday September 21, 2009 6:45 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Moves Up to #20 on 'Best Global Brands' List
Monday September 21, 2009 11:09 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Approved Nearly 1400 iPhone Apps Last Friday
Monday September 21, 2009 1:15 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases HP Printer Drivers for Snow Leopard Version 2.2
Monday September 21, 2009 8:38 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple 'iPhone Activation Zones' Rolled Out in Retail Stores
Monday September 21, 2009 8:52 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• No Netflix Streaming to iPhone in Near Future?
Monday September 21, 2009 9:22 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Microsoft Attempting to Lure Away Apple Retail Store Staff?
Monday September 21, 2009 9:32 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases Three New iPhone Ads: 'Dine', ' Nature', and 'Pass'
Monday September 21, 2009 10:08 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• 'Layar' Augmented Reality Platform to Gain 3D Capabilities
Tuesday September 22, 2009 7:57 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Google Adds Push Gmail for iPhone and iPod Touch Via Google Sync
Tuesday September 22, 2009 9:48 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Deactivating 'View My Message' Service for iPhone Users Ahead of MMS Launch
Tuesday September 22, 2009 10:08 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Lynwood, Washington Apple Retail Store Employees May Stage Walk-Out
Tuesday September 22, 2009 10:21 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Weighs In Against Net Neutrality Regulations for Wireless Industry
Tuesday September 22, 2009 1:34 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases iTunes 9.0.1
Tuesday September 22, 2009 4:53 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• USB Compliance Organization Sides With Apple in Palm Pre Syncing Dispute
Tuesday September 22, 2009 5:32 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• iPhone to Launch in China on October 15th?
Tuesday September 22, 2009 5:47 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases Logic Pro 9.0.1, Logic Express 9.0.1, and MainStage 2.0.1
Tuesday September 22, 2009 5:59 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Microsoft's Prototype Multi-Touch Tablet/Booklet
Tuesday September 22, 2009 8:48 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
• Surveys Point to Mac and iPhone Sales Momentum, Strong Tablet Interest
Wednesday September 23, 2009 6:25 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Google Releases Picasa 3.5 With Facial Recognition and Improved Geotagging
Wednesday September 23, 2009 7:00 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Cleared to Sell iPhone in South Korea
Wednesday September 23, 2009 7:16 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Adobe Announces Photoshop Elements 8
Wednesday September 23, 2009 7:59 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• New GarageBand Lessons from Rush and John Legend Now Available
Wednesday September 23, 2009 8:16 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Starbucks Apps Flow into App Store
Wednesday September 23, 2009 8:17 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• NetNewsWire Updated to Sync with Google Reader
Wednesday September 23, 2009 9:43 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Standards Board Approves Changes to Subscription Revenue Accounting
Wednesday September 23, 2009 11:11 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Nervous About Upcoming iPhone MMS Launch?
Wednesday September 23, 2009 11:44 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Announces iPhone MMS Launch for 'Late Morning' Pacific Time Friday
Wednesday September 23, 2009 1:41 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Ad Request Metrics Reveal iPhone OS 3.1 Adoption
Wednesday September 23, 2009 5:37 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Images of Microsoft 'Pink' Phones Emerge
Wednesday September 23, 2009 8:16 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• TomTom Car Kit for iPhone Appears in Apple's European Online Stores [Updated]
Wednesday September 23, 2009 10:44 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Intel Introduces Core i7 Quad-Core Mobile Processors
Thursday September 24, 2009 7:57 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Eminem and Apple Head to Court Over iTunes Distribution
Thursday September 24, 2009 10:10 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Next-Generation iMacs Already in Production?
Thursday September 24, 2009 10:26 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Launches New Environmental Publicity Initiative
Friday September 25, 2009 6:16 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• TomTom Car Kit for iPhone to Be Priced at $119.95 in U.S.
Friday September 25, 2009 6:53 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Drops Refurbished iPhone 3G Prices to As Low As $49
Friday September 25, 2009 9:28 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Activates MMS Functionality for U.S. iPhone Users
Friday September 25, 2009 10:03 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Next-Generation iMac With SD Slot, Quad-Core, Possible Xeon? New Mouse and Remote in Pipeline?
Friday September 25, 2009 11:35 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• MacBook Update to Be Released Alongside New iMacs?
Friday September 25, 2009 11:57 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple and Intel Collaborate on Next Generation 'Light Peak' Connectors?
Saturday September 26, 2009 8:33 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
• Apple Surpasses 2 Billion App Store Downloads
Monday September 28, 2009 6:19 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Orange Announces Plans to Offer iPhone in UK
Monday September 28, 2009 6:52 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• iPhone to Launch in China on October 1st
Monday September 28, 2009 8:33 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Introduces New Educational Software Licensing Program for Institutions
Monday September 28, 2009 12:12 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Zipcar Drives into App Store
Monday September 28, 2009 12:42 pm PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Palm's webOS 1.2 Released, Does Not Re-Enable iTunes Media Syncing
Monday September 28, 2009 1:09 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases iWork '09 9.0.3, Updates iWork.com
Monday September 28, 2009 1:26 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Rehires Newton Developer Michael Tchao
Monday September 28, 2009 5:12 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Vodafone to Begin Selling iPhone in UK and Ireland in Early 2010
Tuesday September 29, 2009 6:11 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Filemaker Releases Bento 3 Personal Database Software
Tuesday September 29, 2009 6:27 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• iPhone Hardware Accessories Prompt App Downloads
Tuesday September 29, 2009 6:39 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Touchscreen Remote for Apple TV?
Tuesday September 29, 2009 6:48 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Warning Retail Stores of iMac and Mac Mini Supply Constraints?
Tuesday September 29, 2009 7:11 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Tablet to Run iPhone OS and Launch in May or June 2010?
Tuesday September 29, 2009 7:28 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• iPhone Developers Accessing Users' Telephone Numbers for Telemarketing?
Tuesday September 29, 2009 7:54 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• mSpot Now Offering Streaming Movie Rentals on iPhone
Tuesday September 29, 2009 8:23 am PDT by Marianne Schultz
• 'CNN Mobile' Appears in App Store
Tuesday September 29, 2009 12:02 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• 'AP Stylebook' Now Available for iPhone and iPod Touch
Tuesday September 29, 2009 12:20 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• EyeTV App Debuts in App Store
Tuesday September 29, 2009 12:41 pm PDT by Marianne Schultz
• Apple Expands 'Apps for Everything' Categories
Tuesday September 29, 2009 1:37 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Dropbox for iPhone Hits the App Store
Tuesday September 29, 2009 5:04 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• DoubleTwist Turns The Tables on Apple in '1984' Commercial Remake
Tuesday September 29, 2009 7:47 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Dropped Call Rate of 30% Considered Normal in New York City
Tuesday September 29, 2009 8:06 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple's Tablet Effort Aiming to Redefine Print Media?
Wednesday September 30, 2009 6:30 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac to Launch October 2nd
Wednesday September 30, 2009 6:52 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Intuit Announces QuickBooks 2010 for Mac
Wednesday September 30, 2009 7:02 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• Low-End Mac Mini Shipping Date Slips Slightly, Additional Reports of iMac Shortages Surface
Wednesday September 30, 2009 9:13 am PDT by Eric Slivka
• AdMob: iPhone OS Grabs 40% of Worldwide Smartphone Ad Request Share
Wednesday September 30, 2009 12:52 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
• Apple Acquired Mapping Company Placebase in July
Wednesday September 30, 2009 8:23 pm PDT by Arnold Kim