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Apple Acquires Rights to Liquidmetal Technologies' Advanced Metal Alloys

Mon, 2010/08/09 - 12:12

The Baltimore Sun reports that Apple has signed an exclusive agreement with California-based company Liquidmetal Technologies for the firm's advanced "amorphous" metal alloys. The news comes as part of a...

Cortex A9-Based iPads, Verizon iPhone, iOS-Based Apple TV Set for 1Q 2011 Launch?

Mon, 2010/08/09 - 09:53

DigiTimes today offers a number of claims related to Apple's iOS platform, agreeing with other recent reports that the Verizon iPhone will launch in January, with new 9.7" and 7" iPads and iOS-based Apple TV also set for introduction early ne...

Apple to Offer ATI Radeon HD 5870 Card for 2009 Mac Pro

Mon, 2010/08/09 - 05:55

When Apple announced the new 2010 Mac Pros, they finally added support for two new ATI Radeon HD graphics cards for the Mac Pro. The new Mac Pros can be configured with either the ATI Radeon HD 5770 or 5870 cards. Existing Mac Pro owners h...

New 12-Core Mac Pros Now Available for Order

Mon, 2010/08/09 - 04:59

As announced in July, Apple has started accepting orders for the new 12-core Mac Pros. The Mac Pro configurations now come in 3 different base configurations:

$2499 - (Quad Core) One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Nehalem Processor
$...

Papermaster's Departure Linked to 'Cultural Incompatibility' Rather Than Antenna Issues

Sun, 2010/08/08 - 23:16

The Wall Street Journal provides some additional color on the departure of Apple's iPhone hardware engineering chief Mark Papermaster, citing "broader cultural incompatibility" rather than a direct link to the iPhone 4's antenna issues as rea...

Apple Reportedly Orders CDMA Chips for December Production Run of Verizon iPhone

Sun, 2010/08/08 - 10:52

Yes, it's the subject that's been beaten to death: a Verizon iPhone. The ongoing rumors have been stoked in recent weeks by a claim from Bloomberg that the device will launch in January, with this week's...

iPhone Hardware Engineering Chief Mark Papermaster Leaves Apple

Sat, 2010/08/07 - 18:55

The New York Times reports that Mark Papermaster, Apple's Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering, has left the company. Papermaster has been heading up Apple's iPhone and iPod engineering ...

iPod Touch and iOS Media Event Scheduled for Mid-August?

Fri, 2010/08/06 - 15:05

Claimed next-generation iPod touch LCD and front bezel showing apparent camera hole
MacMagazine reports (Google translation) that it has received information from a "reliable source within Apple" that the company is planning to hold it...

Apple Adds Email-Based FaceTime Support in iOS 4.1 Beta 3

Fri, 2010/08/06 - 13:42
Apple's latest beta version of iOS 4.1 released earlier this week has offered the strongest evidence yet that the company is planning to roll out FaceTime video calling functionality to future non-iPhone devices based on the iOS operating system. A ...

Apple Adds 'Genius' Tab to iPad App Store

Fri, 2010/08/06 - 12:02
Several readers have noted that Apple has rolled out a new "Genius" feature for its App Store application on the iPad. Similar to other Genius offerings from Apple, the new tab offers automatic suggestions on applications users might be interested i...

Analyst Claims September Launch for New iPod Touch, Smaller iPod Nano, Two New MacBook Air Models

Fri, 2010/08/06 - 11:41
Barron's reports on a new research note from BMO Capital analyst Keith Bachman claiming multiple new product releases for Apple next month, including several iPods as expected and two new MacBook Air models said to be scheduled to ship in high volume...

The Beatles and Apple Still Unable to Reach iTunes Distribution Deal

Fri, 2010/08/06 - 10:47

It seems that little has changed in the three months since the last update on negotiations between Apple and The Beatles to bring the legendary group's music to the iTunes Store, as John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono claims that there are still hur...

Controversy Over Apple Travel Patent Application

Fri, 2010/08/06 - 10:24
A bit of controversy has arisen over a patent application filed by Apple in December 2009 that was published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week. The patent application describes an integrated travel application for the iPhone offering...

New Images of 4th Generation iPod Touch LCD with FaceTime Camera

Thu, 2010/08/05 - 15:12



An iPhone parts supplier sent us these photos of what are claimed to be the front LCD and bezel of the upcoming 4th generation iPod Touch. The new part clearly shows a front-sided hole that would leave room for a front-facing...

Apple Researching Methods to Turn iPhone Into Feature-Rich Bike Computer

Thu, 2010/08/05 - 14:58

Patently Apple reports on an Apple patent application published today that describes Apple's vision for using the iPhone, iPod, or other electronic device as an interface for a multi-feature bicycle computer. While current bike computers are...

European Commission Set to Adopt Universal Micro-USB Smartphone Charging Standard in January

Thu, 2010/08/05 - 14:13

Late last week, Deutsche Welle reported that the European Commission has formally approved a policy that will require nearly all smartphones and simpler data-enabled phones to adopt a standard micro-USB c...

Inside Apple's New Covent Garden Retail Store

Thu, 2010/08/05 - 11:24
We've mentioned Apple's new retail store set to open in the Covent Garden district of London on Saturday several times over the past week, but the location is an interesting one given its status as the company's largest store yet. Yesterday we share...

Apple to Purchase Chinese Game Developer Handseeing?

Thu, 2010/08/05 - 10:33

We're really not quite sure to make of this one, but Chinese SinoCast Daily Business Beat is reporting that Apple is preparing to purchase Handseeing Information Technology, a Chinese game developer focus...

Case Manufacturer Shows Off Claimed Next-Generation iPod Touch Design Mockup

Thu, 2010/08/05 - 09:36

HardMac reports that it has received from a case manufacturer a design mockup for the next-generation iPod touch, showing an off-center rear camera and flash similar to that found on the iPhone 4.

Even if it is hard to have a ...

Software Fix for iOS PDF-Handling Vulnerability Awaiting Release

Wed, 2010/08/04 - 22:17

CNET reports that Apple has developed a software fix for the iOS security hole exploited to enable a Web-based jailbreak over the weekend, and that the fix will be deployed in an upcoming software update.

On Wednesday an Apple...