Apple, tonight, emailed MobileMe subscribers to offer more relief for the “rocky” start of MobileMe. Recently, Steve Jobs spoke about MobileMe and how it was below Apple’s standards. This 60-day extension for all MobileMe users as of August 19, adds to a 30-day extension Apple gave in July after MobileMe’s weak and shaky launch.
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After releasing iPhone firmware 2.0.1 just two weeks ago, Apple has released another firmware update: 2.0.2. Keeping the simple description of “bug fixes” from Apple, hopefully at least some bugs will be fixed on the phone. The update weighs in at a hefty 248.7 MB, so get to downloading at let us know how it [...]
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According to AppleInsider, Apple sent out bulletins to resellers “strongly suggesting” that they place orders for 4 weeks worth of top selling iPods and 3 weeks worth of MacBook and MacBook Pro models (the MacBook Air wasn’t mentioned.) All of this is due to limited supplies starting as soon as in 7 days. Basically, Apple’s [...]
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The latest rumor floating around today is, of course, about the upcoming redesign to the MacBook line. Apparently, the next MacBook will be made out of just one sheet of aluminum–reducing the weight drastically–and be thinner, also its curves will be similar to the MacBook Air. Also included in the rumored redesign is a glass [...]
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Rumors have been spreading out around numerous websites that the iPhone 3G will get a (RED) makeover just in time for the holidays. Could it also be joined by a 32GB upgrade for the iPhone 3G and a 64GB upgrade for the iPod Touch?
Photo Courtesy of http://www.macblogz.com
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MacBook touch: no this picture isn’t real, but it’s a great mockup of what a product could look like. (courtesy of Gizmodo)
Apple had its quarterly earnings call on Monday and it revealed that a “product transition” would lower gross margin next quarter because “Apple makes state of the art new products that the competition just [...]
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Apple has had some big days this past week with MobileMe’s launch (no matter how inconsistent it was), iPhone 2.0 and the App Store going live early, and of course iPhone 3G’s launch (even with those pesky activation problems). Apple’s announcement today proves how big this weekend really was: they sold 1 million iPhone 3Gs [...]
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Apple has dropped the price of their bluetooth headset to $99, from its original $129. The catch, however, is that they took out the dock for both the phone and the headset which retails for $49. So they dropped the price by $30, but they took out $50 worth. You’re now paying more if you [...]
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After a delay that bumped up the transition from 6 pm to 8 pm and countless hours of waiting, MobileMe is finally up and running. Apple gained some time by launching the App Store, but they still were late in MobileMe delivery. The service which is replacing .Mac, which went offline (except for getting and [...]
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After releasing iTunes 7.7 earlier this morning, the iTunes App Store is now live. You can download, purchase, and browse the catalogues. Now all we need is a device to load the apps onto. iPhone 2.0, you are all we need.
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Just in time for the (supposed) launch of MobileMe, Apple has released iTunes 7.7. This latest version of iTunes is required for not only MobileMe, but iPhone 3G, iPhone 2.0 firmware, and the App Store as well. Apple’s description of this update is:
Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and [...]
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With MobileMe making the headlines tonight, iPhone 3G can still squeak out some news of its own.
Both David Pogue and Stuff.tv added video reviews of iPhone 3G today, now offering a total of 4 video reviews of the latest iPhone. Also, The Boy Genius Report added an unboxing video of the phone after releasing a set of [...]
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Forbes has heard from three people briefed on the matter that Apple will launch the App Store tomorrow at 9 am PT, coinciding with the launch of iPhone 3G in New Zealand. If they release iTunes 7.7 before or around that time, that technically means that we could start downloading apps before we get iPhone [...]
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Well, it may be an hour after Apple’s quoted time for .Mac’s final moments, but the image above is what users see when they try to go to www.mac.com. The death of .Mac, now let’s wait for the birth of MobileMe, which is supposed to be coming out “as soon as possible during the maintenance [...]
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Apple has updated the .Mac service status to show that they have delayed .Mac’s death from 6 pm to 8 pm. Going hand-in-hand, Apple has also delayed the launch of MobileMe from 6 pm - 12 am to 8 pm - 2 am.
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