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According to an unconfirmed report, Apple is working on a higher end web authoring application to complement iWeb, much like they've provided a range of software applications for other aspects of the iLife suite. "iWeb Pro" is said to offer an easy to use web authoring interface for small to mid sized companies. While the current version of iWeb is more of a complementary tool to .Mac, "iWeb...

According to Reuters, Gracenote is in talks with Apple to supply music lyrics for Apple's iTunes. Gracenote currently holds the rights to legally distribute lyrics from BMG, Universal Music, Sony/ATV and other content providers, and is used by iTunes to query CD track names. Yahoo announced today a similar partnership with Gracenote to provide an ad-sponsored online music lyrics...

Apple UK posted a new ad to the Apple UK site entitled "Office Posse". The ad demonstrates that Microsoft Office runs on the...

According to a thread in the InsanelyMac forum, Apple has seeded Mac OS X Leopard build 9a410. The build continues to present developers with a long list of known issues in areas such as installing, iChat, PhotoBooth, printing, QuickTime, third party applications, and graphics hardware (among more miscellaneous issues). Apple notes 7 changes since build 9A377a, which was seeded in early March ...

A Craigslist posting has drawn some attention as a casting call for an iPhone ad. The ad is described as an "spec spot", however, with low or no pay. As a result, it likely represents an independent project, not sponsored by Apple itself. The casting call asks for "people of diverse ethnic backgrounds discussing different functions and attributes of the unreleased phone in their native...

MacRumors forum user Rocketman has again captured a new Apple Ad. The new ad has been posted to Google Video: ...

Apple has issued an update including "general fixes, compatibility updates, and security improvements for the AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n." The update will require Airport Utility 5.1, which was included in AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001. Apple says the update will fix two security issues with the 802.11n Airport Extreme Base Station. One revolves around improper default...

Speculation is rising that Apple may have more models of the Apple TV waiting in the wings after it was noted that the way Apple sells the unit on its online store is more typical of a product with multiple models than a single-model product (first noted by AppleTVHacks.net). Apple's online store has become a hotbed of rumors, with a recent leak apparently predicting the arrival of 8-core Mac...

According to CBC News, Rogers is backtracking heavily on previous claims that it would be the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in Canada. "We haven't announced whether we will carry the iPhone," Odette Coleman, manager of corporate communications for Rogers Wireless, said in an e-mail to CBC News Online. "Everything in the media has been speculations to this point. The only fact is that we are the...

The Inquirer is claiming that Clovertown-based Mac Pros may finally see the light of day tomorrow. However, the site has a limited rumor record, and the precise timing of the announcement of Clovertown-based Mac Pros has even eluded traditionally reliable AppleInsider. A more plausible time-frame for a Mac Pro refresh may be Apple's NAB special event, which one earlier page 2 rumor had...

Apple announced in a press release today that it will be offering Major League Baseball (MLB) video highlights for the 2007 season on the iTunes store. The content will include daily 25-minute "MLB.com Daily Rewind" highlight shows and two weekly "Games of the Week", which will be full-length games from the best games of the American and National leagues. Each Daily Rewind and Game of the Week...

Apple has released a maintenance update to its AirPort Base Station software for Mac and PC. The Mac update provides general fixes and compatibility updates for AirPort Utility, AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow Base Stations, AirPort Disk Utility, and AirPort Disk Agent. The Windows update provides similar updates to AirPort Utility, AirPort Disk Agent, and AirPort Disks Control...

SeekingAlpha points to some Automator actions (New Video Capture, New Audio Capture) first posted by TechRestore as evidence of possible future DVR capabilities in the Apple TV. This conclusion is wrong. Looking back, TechRestore's original article is a list of what files can be found on the Apple TV hard drive. The Apple TV contains a stripped version of Mac OS X 10.4.7. Amongst other...

Macsimumnews publishes an Apple Seminar email which claims "Meet the New Macs" on April 17th. Macsimumnews speculates that this may coincide with new Mac releases at NAB. The truth, however, is that these seminars run year around with the exact same title. A quick search reveals other "Meet the New Macs" as soon as March 29th (Thursday). Another "Meet the New Macs" event took place 3 days ...

The Apple iPhone was seen at the CTIA Wireless 2007 trade show and caught the interest of Kevin Martin, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. According to this news article: "He spent more time with it than I did," Stephenson said in an interview afterward. For a minute, "It seemed like he wouldn't give it back," Stephenson joked. AT&T's Chief Operating Officer demoed the device...

Contradictory claims about Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard continue to trickle in. The most authoritative word, however, comes from an Apple rep who "confirmed the reports are wrong and Leopard is still scheduled to ship in this spring as they previously announced." Perhaps predictably, Analyst Shaw Wu claims that "Mac OS X Leopard will ship on time in the 'Spring' timeframe, or Apple's June...

Some readers have noted that Apple has pulled the Logic 7.2 crossgrade from its Online store. This has lead to speculation that the rumored Logic 8 (perhaps revamped (page 2)) may indeed be released this week at MusikMesse in Frankfurt, Germany. Logic 7.2, a universal version of Logic, was released in February 2006. The last major release of Logic was back in September 2004 when Logic 7 Pro...

Digitimes claims that Leopard may be delayed until October. Why? To include Vista support: The sources pointed out that the launch delay is not due to software design problems with Leopard but instead is attributed to Apple's plan to have its new OS support Windows Vista through an integrated version of Boot Camp. It should be noted that Digitimes has been notoriously inaccurate with their...