Happy Thanksgiving from AppleWatch
Happy Thanksgiving from AppleWatch.
As a holiday gift from me to you there will be updated content here.
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Happy Thanksgiving from AppleWatchHappy Thanksgiving from AppleWatch. As a holiday gift from me to you there will be updated content here. Apple Posts iPhone Job on FacebookAn Apple employee has posted a listing on the Facebook Marketplace for a job on the iPhone team. The listing starts: “Software Engineer iPhone Mail Application #2988020 Apple Computer iPhone Technology is looking for a proactive, highly motivated Software Engineer for Software Design and Development on the iPhone Mail Application.” Better Security Coming to Mac OS X LeopardMac OS X Leopard will add a few new layers of security to OS X with memory randomization, application sandboxing, a better firewall, signed applications, and more. Here I have put a few of them together. The memory randomization and application sandboxing are some of the big new ones that will help secure OS X. Because by default it wasn’t very secure. (Pre-order Leopard now at Amazon and save $20!) Memory Randomization Sandboxing Many Leopard applications � such as Bonjour, Quick Look, and the Spotlight indexer � will be sandboxed so hackers can�t exploit them, Apple said. Application-Based Firewall Signed Applications Tagging Downloaded Applications Stronger Encryption for Disk Images Source: Apple Mac OS X Leopard Features Apple Profits Soar, Stock Pops After HoursApple reported fiscal 2007 fourth quarter results after the bell today. The company had net quarterly profits of $904 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, on revenue of $6.22 billion. Analysts were looking for 86 cents per share on sales of $6.07 billion. The stock was up $17.15 to $187.57 in after hours trading at the time of this report. Jobs was optimistic, looking for a strong December quarter with Apple’s “best products ever.” OSX Leopard being released at the end of October is rumored to be followed by a product line refresh. So the future looks bright. Earnings results compare to revenue of $4.84 billion and net quarterly profit of $542 million, or $.62 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 33.6 percent, up from 29.2 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 40 percent of the quarter�s revenue. Mac Revisions after LeopardRumor is that the MacBook will see a speed bump after the Leopard release. The revision could mirror the speed bump earlier this year, or we could see Santa Rosa chips in the MacBook finally. We’ll find out soon enough, and Steve Jobs has been making comments lately that lead me to believe that we will see many of the Mac lines refreshed ahead of the holiday season. Source: Think Secret Apple’s OS X Leopard to ship Oct. 26Apple’s OS X Leopard will ship Oct. 26. If you buy a Mac without 10.5 Leopard after October 1 you can upgrade for $9.95 until December 29, 2007. Too bad I got my Macbook around June. Otherwise it retails for $129 for a single-user license, $199 for the family license. And I hear you can get a $20 discount if your preorder it from Amazon. General requirements
Source: Technical Requirements, Update Program Apple Introduces iPod TouchApple today introduced the iPod Touch. It looks remarkable similar to an iPhone, with a large touchscreen, single home button, and built in Wi-Fi. The built in Wi-Fi is what excites me. I have been wanting something like this for a long time, and now I have to find a way to justify the purchase when I already have an iPod nano. The iPod touch is an unbelievable 8 mm thin, and is priced starting at just $299. It has a 3.5-inch widescreen display, built-in accelerometer that automatically senses when you rotate it into its landscape position, it automatically switches to Cover Flow so you can browse your music collection by album cover artwork with just a flick of a finger. iPod touch also has a built-in ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts the display�s brightness. iPod touch features up to 22 hours of audio playback and up to five hours of video playback. The new iPod touch is scheduled to be available later this month. The 8GB iPod touch model is $299 (US) and the 16GB iPod model is $399 (US). Source: Apple Press Release Apple Cuts iPhone Price by $200, removes 4GB versionApple today discontinued the 4GB iPhone and lowered the price of the 8GB iPhone $200 to $400. This is very good news as it simplifies their iPhone line and makes it much more affordable. Source: Apple Press Release Apple Media Event Could Bring New iPodsTomorrow Apple is having a media event. Rumors are swirling that we may see some new iPods. Specifically an iPod that mirrors the iPhone with a wide touchscreen. Or an iPod Nano that plays video. And the iPods might even run Apple’s mobile version of OSX. So there are some exciting possibilities, and we will find out tomorrow whether any of them pan out. In the evening I will have a roundup of any announcements that come out of tomorrow’s Apple event. I’m hoping for a wi-fi iPod, but that could just be wishful thinking. What are you hoping for? Sources: Think Secret, AppleInsider Drobo Update Fixes High CPU Load On MacI own a Drobo and I found that when connected to my Macbook the Drobo Dashboard would sometimes use up over 90% of the CPU and cause the fan to stay on indefinitely. The only solution was to close the program (Dashboard) that monitors the connected Drobo. The latest Dashboard and firmware for the Drobo fixes this mysterious problem. Drobo Firmware and Drobo Dashboard 1.0.2 Release Notes And now you can get a Drobo at a reduced price: Apple Unveils New iMacApple today unveiled an all new all-in-one iMac line featuring 20- and 24-inch widescreen displays encased in aluminum and glass enclosures. The entire new iMac line features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and a new, ultra-thin aluminum Apple Keyboard, built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing and iLife �08. The 20-inch iMac now starts at just $1,199, $300 less than the previous 20-inch model, and the 24-inch iMac starts at just $1,799, $200 less than the previous 24-inch model. The new iMac features highly recyclable and durable materials including scratch-resistant glass and professional grade aluminum. The power-efficient iMac also meets the stringent new Energy Star 4.0 requirements. iPhone ImpressionsI recently spent some time in an Apple store and it was the first time I personally used an iPhone. I was impressed with how small and sleek it was. Turning it to the side to switch to the widescreen mode wasn’t as smooth as I would like, but that could have been specific to the display model I was using. Also, typing with my big hands was nearly impossibly since I couldn’t get it to delete any characters I mistyped and I couldn’t type some other letters. I would need a larger typing area if I was to buy an iPhone, or a system that worked better. But I did enjoy flipping through music albums and zooming in on photos with my fingers. I must have spent a half hour checking it out and listening to the eclectic selection of music they loaded onto the display iPhones. I was impressed, but not enough to switch to AT&T/Cingular. I would love a phone that worked on Verizon and let me make free calls from a WiFi connection. AirPort Extreme Update 2007-004Apple has released an update for OSX 10.4. This update is recommended for all Intel-based MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini computers and improves the reliability of AirPort connections. It should show up in Software Update. Lower Cost iPhoneThere could be a lower cost version of Apple’s iPhone, according to AppleInsider. The model would potentially be released by this holiday season, possibly in a few months. It would combine an iPod with a cellphone’s base features, and not have email or web browsing. This would definitely make sense, since the iPhone is too expensive for many people. A lower cost version would give choices like the iPod line does. And we all know that is doing well. Source: AppleInsider iPhone StoriesThe iPhone is now available for sale, and stories abound. Do you have a good or bad story about your experience with the iPhone? Then post a comment here about it. |
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