MacRumors Story Archive - February 2010

• iPad Makes Early Appearance at the Grammy Awards
    Monday February 1, 2010 12:04 am PST by Arnold Kim
• iPad Rumor Wrap Up and Likelihood of 22-Inch TouchScreen iMac
    Monday February 1, 2010 12:12 am PST by Arnold Kim
• Netbook Market Leader Acer Not Planning to Compete With iPad
    Monday February 1, 2010 7:08 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Offers Additional Aggregate Info On App Store Submission Review Status
    Monday February 1, 2010 7:34 am PST by Eric Slivka
• 27-Inch iMac Production Halted Pending Fix For Display Issues?
    Monday February 1, 2010 9:45 am PST by Eric Slivka
• iPad Still Coming to Verizon?
    Monday February 1, 2010 10:40 am PST by Eric Slivka
• iPhone's Share of Smartphone Market Slips in Fourth Quarter of 2009
    Monday February 1, 2010 11:27 am PST by Eric Slivka
• NPD: 90% of $1,000+ PCs Sold in Fourth Quarter 2009 Were Macs
    Monday February 1, 2010 11:40 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases iTunes 9.0.3 to Address Password and Syncing Bugs
    Monday February 1, 2010 1:33 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• iPad Enclosure Has Empty Space for Camera?
    Monday February 1, 2010 5:28 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• And... Tablet Rumors Revived: Larger Mac-Like Tablet in the Works?
    Monday February 1, 2010 5:51 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple Issues New 27-Inch iMac Firmware Update to Address Display Issues
    Monday February 1, 2010 6:12 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Mac Pro Update With 6-Core Xeon Gulftown Processors Due Soon? [Updated]
    Tuesday February 2, 2010 6:07 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Last-Minute iPad Photo Leak Reportedly Included Image of Prototype Next-Generation iPhone
    Tuesday February 2, 2010 9:33 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.1.3: Addresses iPhone 3GS Battery Level Accuracy, App Launching Issues
    Tuesday February 2, 2010 10:36 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Gameloft Reports Nearly $25 Million in iPhone Revenue for 2009
    Tuesday February 2, 2010 11:27 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Refutes Claim Regarding Halted Production of 27-Inch iMac Models
    Tuesday February 2, 2010 12:08 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Internal Model Numbers for Next-Generation iPhone and iPod Touch Reportedly Surface
    Tuesday February 2, 2010 1:42 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Textbook Publishers Strike Deals to Bring Content to iPad
    Tuesday February 2, 2010 6:09 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Taiwanese Industry Sources: Next-Generation iPhone Manufacturing Deal, USB 3.0, iPad Suppliers
    Wednesday February 3, 2010 6:17 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Receives Patent for Touch-Sensitive Bezel for Portable Devices
    Wednesday February 3, 2010 8:05 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Google Nexus One Software Updated to Offer 'Pinch-to-Zoom' Multi-Touch Capabilities
    Wednesday February 3, 2010 9:52 am PST by Eric Slivka
• More Details on Verizon's iPad and iPhone Negotiations Reportedly Surface
    Wednesday February 3, 2010 10:14 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Audio Processing Causing Heat and Performance Issues for Nehalem Mac Pros
    Wednesday February 3, 2010 11:06 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Boosts Mobile Advertising Capabilities in International Markets With New Hires
    Wednesday February 3, 2010 1:45 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Amazon has Acquired Touchco - A Multi-Touch Company
    Wednesday February 3, 2010 9:29 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple Expands Browser-Based 'iTunes Preview' Functionality to Include App Store
    Thursday February 4, 2010 6:16 am PST by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Approves 'SlingPlayer Mobile' Television Streaming Over 3G
    Thursday February 4, 2010 7:33 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple's iPhone Continues to Outpace Smartphone Industry Growth
    Thursday February 4, 2010 8:02 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Reportedly Offering 15% Refunds to Purchasers of Troubled 27-Inch iMacs
    Thursday February 4, 2010 10:10 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Steve Jobs Rumored to Have Recently Traveled to New York for iPad Media Talks [Updated]
    Thursday February 4, 2010 1:03 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• iPad Helping Book Publishers Gain More Control Over eBook Pricing
    Friday February 5, 2010 6:19 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple to iPhone Developers: Geolocation Not to Be Used Solely for Ads
    Friday February 5, 2010 7:51 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Sling Media Denies Collaboration With AT&T on 3G Streaming
    Friday February 5, 2010 8:04 am PST by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Rolls Out FamilyMap iPhone Application
    Friday February 5, 2010 10:46 am PST by Eric Slivka
• FCC Pointing to iPad as Harbinger of Increased Wireless Spectrum Needs
    Friday February 5, 2010 12:19 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.3 (Build 10D548)
    Friday February 5, 2010 5:34 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Intrinsity (Formerly Exponential Technology) Now Speeding Up ARM CPUs
    Friday February 5, 2010 10:55 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Unreleased Core i7 MacBook Pro 6,1 Benchmarked? Supplies Constrained
    Friday February 5, 2010 11:21 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Make Your Own (Paper) iPad and iPad Sighting at NYC Starbucks
    Saturday February 6, 2010 1:15 am PST by Arnold Kim
• Macworld San Francisco 2010 Kicks Off This Week
    Sunday February 7, 2010 4:58 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Austrian Wireless Carrier Preparing to Offer Subsidized iPad
    Monday February 8, 2010 7:26 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Open to iPad Price Cuts if Demand Lags?
    Monday February 8, 2010 7:44 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Claimed Fourth-Generation iPhone Parts Surface Revealing Taller Form Factor
    Monday February 8, 2010 10:23 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Steve Jobs Reportedly Demands Deletion of Tweet Sent From iPad
    Monday February 8, 2010 1:51 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Current MacBook Pro Models Deleted From Best Buy's Inventory System? Updates Imminent?
    Monday February 8, 2010 4:59 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Job Posting Suggests Video Recording Coming to Future iPad Models
    Monday February 8, 2010 6:28 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases Aperture 3 With Faces and Places Tagging Features
    Tuesday February 9, 2010 5:34 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Music Labels See Slower iTunes Sales Growth in Wake of Price Increases
    Tuesday February 9, 2010 8:39 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple's Research Into Social Aspects of Online Shopping Gaining Renewed Attention
    Tuesday February 9, 2010 10:33 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Not All Major Publishers Reportedly On Board With Agency Model for eBook Pricing
    Tuesday February 9, 2010 11:04 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.0
    Tuesday February 9, 2010 12:20 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0
    Tuesday February 9, 2010 1:54 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases iLife Support 9.0.4
    Tuesday February 9, 2010 2:00 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 2 (for iPad)
    Tuesday February 9, 2010 3:05 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.3 Build 10D552 to Developers
    Wednesday February 10, 2010 6:17 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Opera Set to Preview 'Opera Mini' Browser for iPhone
    Wednesday February 10, 2010 6:26 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Disney CEO Bullish on 'Game Changer' iPad
    Wednesday February 10, 2010 8:26 am PST by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Continuing to Move Forward on Plans for 4G Cellular Network
    Wednesday February 10, 2010 8:49 am PST by Eric Slivka
• iPad Component Costs Estimated to Begin at $219.35
    Wednesday February 10, 2010 11:51 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases Apple TV 3.0.2 Update
    Wednesday February 10, 2010 12:38 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Addresses Battery Life Issues on New Wireless Keyboards With Firmware Update
    Wednesday February 10, 2010 1:33 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Hulu Developing Non-Flash Player for Deployment on iPad?
    Wednesday February 10, 2010 1:41 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Reportedly Set to Test Lowering Prices for Some Television Downloads to $1
    Wednesday February 10, 2010 3:44 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Bill Gates on iPad: "It's a Nice Reader, But..."
    Thursday February 11, 2010 7:01 am PST by Eric Slivka
• New Beta of Google Chrome for Mac Now Available
    Thursday February 11, 2010 8:05 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Office for Mac 2011 Previewed Ahead of Launch Scheduled for Later This Year
    Thursday February 11, 2010 8:34 am PST by Eric Slivka
• E-mails From 2003 Reveal Microsoft Caught 'Flat Footed' by iTunes Music Store Launch
    Thursday February 11, 2010 10:52 am PST by Eric Slivka
• 'Late Night with David Pogue' Replaces Steve Keynote at Macworld San Francisco 2010
    Thursday February 11, 2010 11:12 am PST by Arnold Kim
• Microsoft Reportedly Considering iPad Version of Office
    Thursday February 11, 2010 11:28 am PST by Eric Slivka
• MWSF 2010 Demo: Carina Software's SkyFi and Sky Voyager
    Thursday February 11, 2010 11:33 am PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple's Deal With Google for iPhone Search Pegged at Over $100 Million Per Year
    Thursday February 11, 2010 11:39 am PST by Eric Slivka
• MWSF 2010 Demo: Canson's Papershow
    Thursday February 11, 2010 12:57 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• MWSF 2010 Demo: Ten One Design's Inklet
    Thursday February 11, 2010 1:11 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• MWSF 2010 Demo: Microvision's SHOWWX Laser Pico Projector
    Thursday February 11, 2010 1:19 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple Releases Software Update Addressing Audio-Related Mac Pro Heat and Performance Issues
    Thursday February 11, 2010 1:28 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Rolls Out 'Countdown to 10 Billion Songs' Promotion
    Thursday February 11, 2010 1:36 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Macworld San Francisco 2010 Best of Show and Day One Impressions
    Thursday February 11, 2010 5:16 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• MWSF 2010 Demo: Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPhone and iPod Touch
    Thursday February 11, 2010 5:32 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• MWSF 2010 Demo: SachManya's Yapper
    Thursday February 11, 2010 5:52 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• iPad Cited in Huge Spike in New App Store Application Development
    Friday February 12, 2010 6:43 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Microsoft Set to Demonstrate Windows Mobile 7 Next Week
    Friday February 12, 2010 10:14 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Average iPhone Consumer Data Usage Pegged at Five Times That of BlackBerry
    Friday February 12, 2010 11:58 am PST by Eric Slivka
• MWSF 2010 Mac: Tales of Monkey Island, iPlayback, Wireless USB Audio/Video
    Saturday February 13, 2010 3:57 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• MWSF 2010 iPhone: FloTV, Square, iV Plus, Mobile Navigator
    Saturday February 13, 2010 4:19 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• MWSF 2010 Odds and Ends: Gloves, Xserve Rack, Speaker Helmet, USB Wall Power
    Saturday February 13, 2010 4:34 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Microsoft, Samsung Take on Apple With New Smartphone Announcements
    Monday February 15, 2010 6:29 am PST by Eric Slivka
• 3G-Enabled 'SlingPlayer Mobile' Appears in App Store
    Monday February 15, 2010 8:14 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Meebo Brings Dedicated App to iPhone
    Monday February 15, 2010 9:55 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Set to Deploy FairPlay Digital Rights Management on iPad eBooks?
    Monday February 15, 2010 11:00 am PST by Eric Slivka
• New Placeholder SKUs Appearing in Best Buy Inventory Database?
    Monday February 15, 2010 11:31 am PST by Eric Slivka
• AT&T to Carry 3G-Capable iPad in Stores?
    Monday February 15, 2010 1:53 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Steve Jobs to Participate in Authorized Biography
    Monday February 15, 2010 7:25 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Subscriber Information and Revenue Sharing Seen as Hurdles to iPad Newspaper and Magazine Deals
    Monday February 15, 2010 8:42 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Nuance Acquires MacSpeech, Beefs Up Plans for Dragon Speech Recognition for Mac
    Tuesday February 16, 2010 7:05 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Aperture 3 Reportedly Causing Hangs and Memory Leak Issues for Some Users
    Tuesday February 16, 2010 7:59 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Google and Microsoft Vie for iPhone Search Presence
    Tuesday February 16, 2010 10:14 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Launches Extended Repair Program for Hard Drives on Early MacBook Models
    Tuesday February 16, 2010 10:34 am PST by Eric Slivka
• NPD: Strong Mac and iPod Sales in March Quarter So Far
    Tuesday February 16, 2010 11:31 am PST by Eric Slivka
• New York Times' Print and Digital Units Reportedly Disagreeing Over iPad Content Pricing
    Tuesday February 16, 2010 5:24 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Opera Mini Browser for iPhone Being Demoed at Mobile World Congress
    Wednesday February 17, 2010 5:19 am PST by Arnold Kim
• The Wait for New MacBook Pros Continues, More Best Buy SKUs Found
    Wednesday February 17, 2010 7:33 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Adobe Executive Kevin Lynch Discusses Flash on Mac, iPhone, and iPad
    Wednesday February 17, 2010 9:45 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Report Profiles Secrecy at Apple's Asian Manufacturing Partners' Facilities
    Wednesday February 17, 2010 10:33 am PST by Eric Slivka
• U.S. International Trade Commission Opens Inquiry Into Apple, RIM After Kodak Complaint
    Wednesday February 17, 2010 12:10 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• HP Looking to Undercut iPad Pricing With 3G-Capable Slate Device
    Wednesday February 17, 2010 8:29 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Reportedly Looking to Offer More Flexible iBookstore Pricing Than Previously Thought
    Thursday February 18, 2010 6:40 am PST by Eric Slivka
• 27-Inch iMac Shipping Times Continue to Improve
    Thursday February 18, 2010 7:30 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Patent Applications: Front-Facing Camera Depicted on Handheld Device, Rotatable Mouse
    Thursday February 18, 2010 9:20 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Increases iPhone's Cellular Download Cap to 20 MB in Advance of iPad Launch
    Thursday February 18, 2010 11:33 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Steve Jobs' Wall Street Journal Visit Reportedly Included Arguments Against Flash
    Thursday February 18, 2010 11:51 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Reportedly Lays Off 40 Final Cut Employees
    Thursday February 18, 2010 12:41 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• CBS to Cut Prices on Some iTunes TV Shows?
    Thursday February 18, 2010 4:15 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple Blocks iPad Shipping Records from Public Access
    Thursday February 18, 2010 5:06 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple Adds App Store Support for More Countries
    Thursday February 18, 2010 5:19 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.3 (Build 10D558) to Developers
    Thursday February 18, 2010 5:31 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• U.S. Trade Agency to Review Apple's Patent Complaints Against Nokia
    Thursday February 18, 2010 7:44 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Now Blocking 'Overtly Sexual' Apps from App Store
    Thursday February 18, 2010 10:22 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple Planning Smoother Transitions Between Graphics Processors in Upcoming MacBook Pros?
    Friday February 19, 2010 7:12 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Idaho Set to Gain First Apple Retail Store
    Friday February 19, 2010 7:33 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Hulu for iPad Likely to Be a Paid Subscription Service
    Friday February 19, 2010 7:55 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Updates Me.com Landing Page for iPhone Users
    Friday February 19, 2010 8:43 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Modifies iPhone SDK to Allow Sweepstakes Applications
    Friday February 19, 2010 11:18 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Mac Pro Audio Update Seen as Fixing Performance Issues
    Friday February 19, 2010 11:33 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple iPad Pre-Orders to Begin February 25th? Speculation about Other Features?
    Saturday February 20, 2010 1:51 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Evidence of Video Conferencing Rediscovered in iPad 3.2 SDK
    Sunday February 21, 2010 10:59 am PST by Arnold Kim
• Over 5000 'Overtly Sexual' Apps Pulled from App Store (And Counting)
    Sunday February 21, 2010 6:53 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple's iPad NYTimes Promo Video Shows Flash Again [Updated]
    Sunday February 21, 2010 10:30 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• New iPhone Ads: 'On Hold' and 'First Steps'
    Sunday February 21, 2010 11:29 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple Ranks Third in BusinessWeek Customer Service Rankings
    Monday February 22, 2010 6:53 am PST by Eric Slivka
• TV Networks Continuing to Resist Apple's Effort to Slash iTunes Pricing
    Monday February 22, 2010 7:42 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple's iPad Chip Development Cost Estimated in $1 Billion Range
    Monday February 22, 2010 8:44 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Aerial Footage of Apple's North Carolina Data Center
    Monday February 22, 2010 10:04 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Job Posting Suggests Future iPhone OS Devices
    Monday February 22, 2010 11:23 am PST by Eric Slivka
• iPhone Game Developer Ngmoco Acquires Freeverse
    Monday February 22, 2010 5:05 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• One More New iPhone Ad: 'Family Travel'
    Monday February 22, 2010 8:53 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Phil Schiller Acknowledges New App Store Sexual Content Ban and Exceptions
    Monday February 22, 2010 11:00 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• 'MacBook Pro 2010' RAM Modules Spotted?
    Tuesday February 23, 2010 4:59 am PST by Arnold Kim
• Survey Sees Pent-Up iPad Demand, Some Cannibalization of Other Apple Products
    Tuesday February 23, 2010 6:46 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Gartner: iPhone Sales Double in 2009 as Apple Claims Third Place in Smartphone Sales
    Tuesday February 23, 2010 7:39 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Fidelity Introduces Mobile Trading App for iPhone
    Tuesday February 23, 2010 9:01 am PST by Eric Slivka
• AT&T Tops 3G Wireless Performance Study
    Tuesday February 23, 2010 9:16 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 3 for iPad [Updatedx3]
    Tuesday February 23, 2010 11:44 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Confirms: iPad Uses PowerVR SGX Graphics Hardware
    Tuesday February 23, 2010 12:32 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple COO Tim Cook Speaks at Goldman Sachs Conference
    Tuesday February 23, 2010 1:28 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• iTunes Store Reaches 10 Billion Songs Downloaded
    Tuesday February 23, 2010 3:38 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• iPad SDK Support for Front Facing Camera, Camera Flash, Zoom and Video Conferencing
    Tuesday February 23, 2010 6:07 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• MacRumors Turns 10 Years Old Today
    Wednesday February 24, 2010 7:11 am PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple Adds 'Explicit' Category for New App Store Submissions [Updated]
    Wednesday February 24, 2010 7:26 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Publishes Annual Progress Report on Supplier Responsibility
    Wednesday February 24, 2010 10:40 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases Aperture 3.0.1
    Wednesday February 24, 2010 1:32 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Another Week, Another Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D561) Seed For Developers
    Wednesday February 24, 2010 6:19 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Shape Recognition on a Touch Sensitive iMac Screen?
    Thursday February 25, 2010 1:46 am PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple Announces Winner of 10 Billion Song Contest [Updated]
    Thursday February 25, 2010 6:13 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Patent Application Details iPhone Control Via Finger Swipes Over Camera
    Thursday February 25, 2010 6:46 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Intuit Debuts Rebuilt Quicken Essentials for Mac
    Thursday February 25, 2010 8:19 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Survey Reveals Application Usage and Demographic Data on iPhone and iPod Touch Users
    Thursday February 25, 2010 8:56 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Planning to Open 25 Retail Stores in China [Updated]
    Thursday February 25, 2010 11:00 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Building Cash Reserves for 'Big, Bold' Moves
    Thursday February 25, 2010 11:39 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Opera 10.50 Beta for Mac Released, Performs Well in JavaScript Benchmarks
    Thursday February 25, 2010 12:14 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1
    Thursday February 25, 2010 1:39 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• A Multi-Touch iPhone OS Layer On Top of Mac OS X?
    Thursday February 25, 2010 3:11 pm PST by Arnold Kim
• Apple Files Trademark Application for 'Magic Trackpad'
    Friday February 26, 2010 6:40 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Analyst Predicts Next-Generation iPhone Will Offer Lower Total Cost of Ownership
    Friday February 26, 2010 7:37 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Accessory Makers Gear Up for iPad Launch
    Friday February 26, 2010 10:34 am PST by Eric Slivka
• Apple Claims Display Issues on 27-Inch iMac Have Been Addressed
    Friday February 26, 2010 1:02 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Associated Press Announces Plans for iPad Application
    Friday February 26, 2010 1:52 pm PST by Eric Slivka
• Valve's Steam Heading to the Mac?
    Friday February 26, 2010 5:10 pm PST by Arnold Kim