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With some readers beginning to grow premature gray hair over the plethora of news regarding Apple's soon to be released iPhone, let's recap some of the recent non-iPhone related stories that we've covered, or that we've let slip through: Leopard Leopard leaks continue to trickle in. Recently disclosed features include enhancements to QuickTime, DVD Player, iChat, and system configurability. ...

Competing carriers' talking points to hold their own against the iPhone threat are beginning to leak. Verizon Wireless's talking points, published by AppleInsider. Highlights include: - No "Song ID" feature on iPhone - No IM on the iPhone - Unprotected music can be transfered to their Verizon phone using Music Manager software. - 4 GB expansion cards are available - Notable quotes: "stay ...

Following WSJ: Walt Mossberg's initial review, more reviews are beginning to appear across the web. We will highlight reviews of interest here. NY Times: David Pogue - "so sleek and thin, it makes Treos and BlackBerrys look obese." - After walking around with the iPhone unprotected for 2 weeks, no marks on it. Glass smudges are easily wiped off. - 700 megabytes is occupied by the phones...

Some fine print regarding the iPhone is being brought to light today regarding the iPhone's storage capacity and features. Many users continue to extol Apple's apparent editing mistake in its activation video where the iPhone is shown to have an 74.40 GB capacity. While we firmly believe this was simply an editing mistake on Apple's part, Apple shows during other parts of the video the...

In addition to the recently leaked ZFS Read/Write beta, AppleInsider has found hidden Leopard features. Quicktime player has reportedly been updated to include support for full-screen movie playback without the need for a QuickTime Pro key. DVD Player is also reported to be set for Blu-Ray and HD DVD disk support as well as the opportunity to add DVD cover art and change movie region...

MacScoop claims to have procured the Mac OS X "Leopard" development roadmap running up to the software's October release. Major build milestones are said to include a build by early July which will include some fixes for Airport, UI, API, and Developer Tools issues. A following build in August will be feature-complete, adding minor features and adjustments. MacScoop believes that the build...

A Flickr account, presumably by an AT&T store employee, shows some of the early iPhone accessory arrivals. Despite Apple's claims that the iPhone will be relatively resistant to scratches, it is expected that carrying cases and protectors will be one of the hot-sellers. Of course, iPhone will also work with Bluetooth headsets, including its own Bluetooth headset, which an unconfirmed...

Apple has released an update to its Safari browser, Beta 3.0.2 for Mac and PC via its website and Software Update. Changes in Safari 3.0.2 for Windows beta: - Latest security updates - Improved stability - Fixes for text display, non-English systems, and start-up times Changes in Safari 3.0.2 for Mac OS X beta: -Latest security updates -Improved stability -Improved WebKit support for...

As reported on iLounge, iTunes is now the US's 3rd largest music retailer with 9.8% of music purchases covering the first quarter of 2007. Apple still trails behemoth Walmart (sitting at #1) and Best Buy. The top 5 stands as follows: 1. Walmart (15.8%) 2. Best Buy (13.8%) 3. Apple iTunes (9.8%) 4. Amazon.com (6.7%) 5. Target (6.6%) Since its inception in early 2003, iTunes quickly...

Eagle-eyed forum members have found new references in Apple's Mac OS 10.4.10 "Tiger" update that seem to support the forthcoming iPhone and rumored iMac revision. Forum member bogg writes that four new display vendor ID's appear in 10.4.10 relating to the iMac. While the ID's themselves do not suggest any specific features of the iMac, they do lend credence to rumors that Apple plans to update ...

The Boy Genius Report has obtained an internal memo that states that AT&T stores should prepare landlords for the iPhone launch next Friday, June 29th, including the acquisition of crowd control fences. Also mentioned in the report is an initial inventory rumor that states that AT&T stores should receive between 100-250 units in the initial shipment. If this rumor holds true, it should still...

German Magazine Focus is reporting (Google translation) that Apple is working on car navigation and sound systems. Apple is said to be working for an introduction in 2009, working with Mercedes exclusively for 6 months. The system is reported to include "entertainment, communication, and navigation," similar to devices already on the market. According to FOCUS-sources, the device, that the...

Engadget reports that Apple has received FCC approval for its first iPhone accessory, a miniature wireless Bluetooth headset. Apple has not yet released pricing for its headset, and has kept a low profile on the device, only casually mentioning it on its iPhone pages. Raw Data: FCC Link...

Apple has released a new iPod + iTunes ad featuring Paul McCartney singing "Dance Tonight" (iTunes link). In May, Apple announced that Paul McCartney would be distributing his music on iTunes....

Apple today announced (via a news release) that more than 1 million copies of Safari for Windows were downloaded in the first 48 hours since the free public beta was made available on Monday. Many see Apple's release of Safari for Windows as an opportunity for Apple further attract customers to the Mac, while also raising usage of its Safari web browser, which would theoretically require more...

Developers at WWDC are realizing that Steve Jobs made a purposeful omission when he didn't include Carbon in Leopard's list of 64-bit compatible libraries at this year's WWDC keynote. At last year's keynote, Apple had claimed that both Carbon and Cocoa would be 64-bit, adding to the 64-bit fundamentals that Tiger had laid. A photo from last year's presentation, courtesy of Engadget: ...

Not even a day after Apple unleashed its Safari 3 beta into the wild, security researchers have found a host of security issues for both the Mac OS X and Windows versions. Security researcher David Maynor (of Black Hat Airport vulnerability fame) details on his blog 6 vulnerabilities, 4 of which were denial of service and 2 were remote code execution. In addition, Maynor claims that one of...

As the dust settles from today's announcements at WWDC, we take some time to make a few additional notes on some details of Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard." Where's Screen Sharing? One feature that was present in previous Leopard builds but is no longer advertised is screen sharing via iChat. This is would not be the first time a previewed feature of Mac OS X has been axed prior to launch. Mac OS ...

As first noted by AppleInsider, it appears that TransGaming's Cider development technology is fueling EA's return to the Mac. Cider is a development technology that allows Windows game manufacturers to "wrap" their unmodified code in Cider, which translates the Windows API calls. From TransGaming's Cider FAQ: Cider works by directly loading a Windows program into memory on an Intel Mac system...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced at the end of the WWDC keynote that the iPhone would be released on June 29th at 6pm at AT&T and Apple Stores in the United States. Also announced was that Apple was making it possible for developers to write small, Widget-like programs for the iPhone. A demonstration was given showing a corporate LDAP directory lookup application. All such applications will...