| Apple Provides 60 Day Extension to All MobileMe Subscribers |
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Apple has sent out emails to MobileMe subscribers tonight revealing that they are extending all MobileMe subscriber accounts by 60 additional days:We have already made many improvements to MobileMe, but we still have many more to mak...
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| | 8/19/2008 5:27 PM (8d 8h 23m ago) |
| Apple market value exceeds Google's |
| | Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple FinancialDigital Daily, part of the Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital site, is reporting that Apple's market value is now greater than that of Google. The current market capitalization of Apple is US$159.37 billion, squeaking by Google's market cap of US$157.56 billion. Next in Apple's sights ought to be the old man on the block, IBM. Their current market value is around US$170 billion. It may take a while for Apple to catch up with Microsoft, though -- at the present time MSFT is worth about US$255 billion.What's your take on when Apple will overtake IBM? I'm betting on April 1st, 2009.Financial information from Forbes.comRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 8/14/2008 4:41 AM (13d 21h 9m ago) |
| Ars: Jobs agrees MobileMe not up to Apple's standards |
| | Filed under: Bad Apple, MobileMeHow often does Apple admit a mistake? It's a once-in-a-blue-iMoon occurrence, but now that Ars Technica is reporting the contents of an internal Steve Jobs all-hands email regarding the MobileMe launch challenges we can add one more instance to the tally board. Jobs apparently acknowledges that trying to rush the MobileMe migration while pushing iPhone 3G hardware and iPhone 2.0 software out the door (not to mention the iTunes App Store) may have been too much to bite off at once.The money quote from the letter (yet to be confirmed by TUAW sources) is here:"The MobileMe launch clearly demonstrates that we have more to learn about Internet services," Jobs says. "And learn we will. The vision of MobileMe is both exciting and ambitious, and we will press on to make it a service we are all proud of by the end of this year."Ars also notes that MobileMe management will now be centralized under iTunes exec VP Eddy Cue, who will be leading the charge for all Apple internet services across the board. We've all been through the MobileMe ups and downs during the first weeks of the service; it's nice to know (belatedly) that Apple top brass is clued in.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 8/05/2008 7:40 PM (22d 6h 10m ago) |
| Apple Releases iTunes 7.7.1 Update |
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Apple has released an update to iTunes to version 7.7.1. The update includes "fixes to improve stability and performance." iTunes 7.7.1 is currently available through Apple's Software Update.Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and...
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| | 8/02/2008 2:36 PM (25d 11h 14m ago) |
| Apple's U.S. Market Share Continues to Grow |
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A pair of quarterly research reports released today reveal that Apple is continuing to experience growing U.S. market share among PC shipments.
Gartner's report pegs Apple's share of U.S. PC shipments for the second quarter of 2008 at ...
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| | 7/23/2008 1:24 PM (35d 12h 26m ago) |
| Apple Sends Apology Letter, 30-Day Extension to MobileMe Customers |
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Today, Apple sent out an email to MobileMe customers apologizing for the rocky transition from .Mac to MobileMe.We have recently completed the transition from .Mac to MobileMe. Unfortunately, it was a lot rockier than we had hoped. |
| | 7/23/2008 1:23 PM (35d 12h 27m ago) |
| Apple releases OS X MobileMe update |
| | Filed under: Internet, Software Update, .Mac, MobileMeApple has released a new "MobileMe" update that allows your OS X system to "see" and interact with the new MobileMe service. As many may know, the change over from .Mac to MobileMe happened last night into the wee hours of the morning. This software adds the new MobileMe system preference pane and adds MobileMe support for Mail.app. We have uploaded a gallery of images for your viewing pleasure showing the subtle changes in System Preferences."The Mac OS X Update For MobileMe is recommended for users running Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 and includes general system fixes that enhance your Mac for MobileMe," Apple says.You can download this update by opening Software Update (Apple menu > Software Update).
Gallery: MobileMe OS X Update[via GearLive]Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 7/10/2008 5:49 PM (48d 8h 1m ago) |
| Saying "goodbye" to .Mac |
| | Filed under: Internet, .Mac, Apple History, MobileMe digg_url = 'http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/09/saying-goodbye-to-mac/';
Tonight, we will all say "goodbye" to .Mac, a service that has been a small part of Apple for almost 8 years. iTools, .Mac's predecessor, was launched on January 5, 2000 at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco and was a free service that included a HomePage, iCards and the much coveted @mac.com e-mail address that is commonplace today (as well as the forgotten 'KidSafe,' which was a database of kid friendly websites Apple compiled so you could make sure your children weren't up to no good on your Mac). As more users came to the service and the cost of bandwidth went up, Apple began charging for the service and called it .Mac. The name ".Mac" was born at the Macworld Expo in New York on July 17, 2002 and provided several new services including: a beefed up iDisk (with a dizzying 100 megs of space), Backup, and a free copy of Virex. On September 17, 2002, Apple announced that it would discontinue the free iTools service in favor for .Mac. That brings us to, well, tonight. Apple is scheduled to take down .Mac and replace it with a newer, rebranded service named "MobileMe." While some scoff at the name, TUAW can't help but see the other side of the picture: look how far iTools has evolved over the past 8 years. So, join us in saying, "So long old friend, we hardly knew ye." Do you have a favorite story to tell about iTools or .Mac? Be sure to mention it in the comments below! Apple is scheduled to take down the .Mac service between 6 p.m. and 12 a.m. pacific time.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 7/10/2008 1:25 AM (49d 25m ago) |
| Me.com Email Addresses Now Working [For Some] |
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If you are a .Mac subscriber, Apple appears to have activated the corresponding @me.com email addresses. If your email address was username@mac.com previously, you can now use username@me.com and emails should arrive in your .Mac mailbox. In the ne...
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| | 6/29/2008 3:52 PM (59d 9h 59m ago) |
| Apple posts WWDC 2008 keynote in HD |
| | Filed under: WWDC, Steve JobsFirst you could stream the yesterday's keynote, then you could download it via iTunes, and now you can stream it in HD. Nothing beats seeing an Apple presentation in HD, you can almost smell the Old Spice on Phil Schiller.Thanks, Jeff.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 6/11/2008 3:24 PM (77d 10h 26m ago) |
| TUAW WWDC 2008 Day 1 coverage roundup |
| | Filed under: WWDC, Internet Tools, Apple, Leopard, MobileMeThat was a heck of a way to start off WWDC 2008, don't you think? Just in case you didn't get a change to read all of our 40 or so posts today, I thought I would highlight a few.Be sure to check out our WWDC 2008 coverage page for lots more info.The StevenoteTUAW Meta-Liveblog of WWDC 08 Keynote: Our award winning coverage of other sites' live coverage of the WWDC keynote iPhone 2.0 firmware will ship in early July, touch users pay $9.95: iPhone users get the 2.0 firmware for free, while iPod touch folks have to pay Apple ten bucks.iPhone 3G announced: Did you know Apple makes a phone? The new iPhone, dubbed the iPhone 3G, sports faster networking, longer battery life, GPS, and a flush headphone jack. All of that, and it costs much less ($199 for an 8 gig and $299 for the 16 gig model).MobileMe announced: .Mac is dead, long live MobileMe. Well, at least that will be the case on July 11. The .Mac replacement offers up push email, calendaring, contacts as well as Web 2.0 apps for checking said things. It still costs $99 for an individual account and $149 for a family subscription (all subscriptions last for a year). WWDC Reader Q&A Liveblog: You had questions, and we tried to answer them.Apple posts video of WWDC 2008 keynote: Watch it in the comfort of your own Mac.iPhone 3G 3G iPhone: What it means - a look at the hardware: Cory checks out what comes in the iPhone 3G box.Where can I buy an iPhone 3g?: Christina whipped up a very cool map showing you all the countries that Apple will be selling the iPhone 3G in.AT&T talks iPhone 3G plans, apps: AT&T spills the beans about the new iPhone service plans (spoiler alert, they are more expensive) and talks about the Yellowpages.com app they are working on.Confirmed: GoPhone is No Go and in-store Activation only: Erica confirms that the iPhone 3G will have to be activated in store, no more iTunes activations for you! Also, the GoPhone plan won't be available... |
| | 6/10/2008 2:13 PM (78d 11h 37m ago) |
| Announcing the MobileMe Internet service |
| | The new MobileMe Internet service delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs. A subscription-based service with 20GB of storage for $99 (US) per year for individuals and $149 (US) for a Family Pack, MobileMe provides a suite of elegant, ad-free web applications — Mail, Contacts and Calendar, a Gallery for viewing and sharing photos, and iDisk for storing and exchanging documents — that deliver a desktop-like experience through any modern browser. |
| | 6/09/2008 8:25 PM (79d 5h 25m ago) |
| Apple Revamps .Mac: Mobile Me Announced |
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As rumored, Apple has announced Mobile Me, described by Apple Vice President for product marketing Phil Schiller as "Exchange for the rest of us."Not all of us work in an enterprise... Not all of us have access to an exchange server....
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| | 6/09/2008 8:19 PM (79d 5h 31m ago) |
| Apple Announces iPhone 3G |
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After months of anticipation, the heavily rumored 3G iPhone was announced today during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference Keynote.
Features
- 3G-capable. 2.8 times faster than EDGE.
- GPS built-in
- Thi...
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| | 6/09/2008 8:19 PM (79d 5h 32m ago) |
| Analysis: WWDC ’08 the most significant in years |
| | Analysts expect WWDC '08 to be one of the most significant in the company's history, whether or not Apple releases a new iPhone at the event.
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| | 6/07/2008 1:44 AM (82d 6m ago) |
| OS X iPhone and OS X Leopard Banners at WWDC [More Photos] |
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CrunchGear has posted the first banners at WWDC which promote both "OS X Leopard" and "OS X iPhone". The "OS X Leopard" banner reads "The world's most advanced operating system," while the "OS X iPhone" banner reads "The world's mos...
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| | 6/07/2008 1:44 AM (82d 7m ago) |
| Apple's Back to School Promo Kicks off June 3rd |
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Apple is planning on launching their annual Back to School promotion on Tuesday, June 3rd. Last year, Apple offered a free iPod Nano ($199 value) or a $199 credit against a more expensive iPod for eligible customers. The iPhone was specifically exc...
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| | 6/01/2008 8:43 AM (87d 17h 7m ago) |
| Apple Bought Me.com? .Mac's New Name? |
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Earlier today, John Gruber of DaringFireball.net suggested that Me.com might be the name for Apple's .Mac rebranding. There was no real evidence, however, except that Me.com was registered under MarkMonitor's domain service. MarkMonitor is a domai...
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| | 6/01/2008 8:43 AM (87d 17h 8m ago) |
| Report: Apple to be hub of the digital home by 2013 |
| | With a clock radio and a network-enabled digital frame are among the items that will propel Apple to rule the digital home by 2013, according to a report from Forrester.
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| | 5/23/2008 3:31 PM (96d 10h 19m ago) |
| Steve Jobs and Apple Executives to Keynote WWDC (Officially) |
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Apple officially announced today that "a team of Apple executives, led by CEO Steve Jobs" would kick off Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 9th.
This year's WWDC w...
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| | 5/13/2008 4:13 PM (106d 9h 37m ago) |
| Details emerge on Apple's acquistion of chip designer P.A. Semi |
| | Filed under: Cellphones, Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable VideoThere weren't a whole lot of firm details on the reasons behind Apple's acquisition of chip designer P.A. Semi to be had back when the deal was announced last month, but it seems that a bit of the veil of mystery may now be lifting, at least if the word EETimes is hearing from its unnamed source is to be believed. Apparently, Apple was keen to have P.A. Semi's crack chip-making team design a new chip for them, but P.A. Semi had "more or less burnt through its venture capital funds," leaving them unable to take on the project. According to EETimes source, that meant that the only way to get P.A. Semi involved was for Apple to pay off all of P.A.'s investors and bring the company in-house, something they were able to do for a mere $280 million or so. Of course, as EETimes points out, the big question remaining is exactly what it is that Apple wants P.A. Semi to help it out with, and that's a detail we'd expect to take considerably longer to trickle out.[Via Mac Rumors]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 5/08/2008 5:02 AM (111d 20h 48m ago) |
| Jobs to Intel: she means nothing to me |
| | Filed under: Hardware, Steve JobsAs we noted earlier this week Apple purchased of the chip design firm P. A. Semi and speculation has been rampant about what it all means. Well the Journal is reporting that Jobs spoke recently about Apple's relationship with Intel saying: "We have a great partnership with Intel. We expect that to continue forever." He further suggested that the acquisition was mainly to improve chips to go in portable devices and dismissed speculation about a return to the Power PC platform (the technology on which P. A. Semi's designs are based).[via MacNN]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/28/2008 12:55 AM (122d 55m ago) |
| Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results |
| | Apple today posted revenue of $7.51 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share, for its fiscal 2008 second quarter, which ended March 29. “We’re delighted to report 43 percent revenue growth and the strongest March quarter revenue and earnings in Apple’s history,” said Steve Jobs. During the quarter, Apple shipped 2,289,000 Mac computers (representing 51 percent unit growth and 54 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter), sold 10,644,000 iPods, and reported quarterly iPhone sales of 1,703,000.
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| | 4/23/2008 11:34 PM (126d 2h 16m ago) |
| Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results: Revenue Up 43 Percent Year-Over-Year |
| | Apple today posted revenue of $7.51 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share, for its fiscal 2008 second quarter, which ended March 29. “We’re delighted to report 43 percent revenue growth and the strongest March quarter revenue and earnings in Apple’s history,” said Steve Jobs. During the quarter, Apple shipped 2,289,000 Mac computers (representing 51 percent unit growth and 54 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter), sold 10,644,000 iPods, and reported quarterly iPhone sales of 1,703,000. |
| | 4/23/2008 8:35 PM (126d 5h 15m ago) |
| Apple 2Q 2008 Results, 3Q Preview |
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Tomorrow Apple will announce its financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2008 spanning January through March and give its guidance of what it expects in the third fiscal quarter. What should we expect? Let's recap what has happened this ...
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| | 4/23/2008 4:45 AM (126d 21h 6m ago) |
| Two more Apple Stores confirmed for New York City |
| | Filed under: RetailCheer up, New Yorkers! Sure, the Red Sox beat your Yankees last night and you're now in 3rd place in the AL East, but there's good news, too!ifoAppleStore is reporting that two new Apple Stores have been confirmed for The Big Apple. First, the borough of Brooklyn will host a store, either in the downtown area or in Williamsburg -- in other words, your guess is as good as ours.The location of the 2nd store is more certain. Earlier this week, it was all but confirmed that a store will be built at 23 Wall Street. And don't worry, the construction workers have promised not to bury a Big Papi jersey in the foundation.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/20/2008 6:55 PM (129d 6h 55m ago) |
| Apple first among World’s Most Innovative Companies four years running |
| | In it’s annual tribute to innovation, Businessweek invites us to meet the “world’s 50 most innovative companies.” Foremost among them is Apple. “Our repeat winner has rocked the wireless handset world with the iPhone, spurring rivals to imitate the touch-screen design. After just nine months on sale, it’s already No. 3 in the global smartphone market.” Indeed, Apple not only leads the overall rankings but also tops the Consumer Products and Technology categories and comes in second in the Entertainment and fourth in the Retail categories. |
| | 4/19/2008 3:11 PM (130d 10h 39m ago) |
| SSD or not |
| | Several laptops have arrived this year with a SSD (solid state drive) option most notably the new MacBook Air. SSD drives are more expensive… so are they worth it?
First what is a SSD “drive”? SSD is not a “drive” at all, it’s a solid-state memory device that takes the place of a normal hard drive. Essentially a SSD emulates a hard drive.
What are the advantages? Speed and reliability. Since there are no moving parts, SSD drives have no “spin up” time or “seek time” (finding a block on the drive). Also they make no noise. And they are more reliable than a hard drive, better able to endure shock (dropped laptop) and other environmental issues (temperature/altitude).
What are the disadvantages? Price, price, price. Did I say price? A hard drive will run you about $0.50/GB whereas a SSD comes in at $15/GB!! That’s a 30x price difference, call it 1 order of magnitude to be generous. And of course related to price: capacity. SSD are typically lower capacity than their hard drive cousins.
So to SSD or not, that is the question. If you have unlimited dollars to spent, I’d say yes. If you take price off the table, there are few reasons to avoid a SSD. The only one of merit is capacity. Most SSD drive fall below the 80GB mark. But if you are like most laptop users, storage isn’t your problem. Most laptop users in corporate environments (at least) have ample storage options on desktop computers or file servers. That may be different for the individual especially if that individual only has a laptop (which is becoming more of the norm especially with the younger crowd).
The MacBook Air sans SSD (traditional hard drive) will run you $2,099 for the 1.8GHz model. The SSD version will run you $3098 (the SSD MacBook Air only comes in the 1.8Ghz model; the SSD drive is 64GB). That’s $1000 difference and that’s a lot (running right around that $15/GB mark). If you put down half of that ($499) you can buy the 1TB Time Capsule backup product. And there’s a good reason I bring this... |
| | 4/14/2008 4:47 PM (135d 9h 3m ago) |
| Apple says AirPort Disk use with Time Machine is unsupported |
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digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Apple_says_AirPort_Disk_use_with_Time_Machine_is_unsupported_2'; Okay, the Time Machine / AirPort Extreme situation is now officially ridiculous. TidBITS's Glenn Fleishmann says Apple's confirmed to him that the Extreme is unsupported for use with Time Machine, even though the latest batch of updates enable AirPort Disks to show up in the Time Machine disk-selection box. Fleishmann thinks a it's leftover developer testing glitch, but either way, Apple's will-they-won't-they routine means lots of people now have an unsupported backup solution that works "erratically." Seriously, if you thought AirPort Extreme owners were pissed off about Time Capsule, just wait until backups start failing. Not a lot of options left, Apple -- better get this feature up and running ASAP. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/08/2008 3:40 AM (141d 22h 11m ago) |
| 802.11n upgrade to Airport Express makes WDS a whole lot simpler |
| | Filed under: AirportIf I had to pick one feature of the Airport base station that makes me absolutely tear my hair out every time, that feature would be WDS. Getting a wireless network extended across multiple base stations with no wired interconnect is dark magic, and it seems like it never works the same way twice; it's always a mystery blend of MAC address input, switching between encryption modes, hard restarts, matching security settings and swearing. When I had to link up an Airport Extreme with two Airport Express units last week, I resigned myself to a long afternoon of trying to tame the user-hostile.This time, though, it was different -- thanks to the power of N. 802.11n, now supported on both the Extreme and Express models, provides a remarkably easier WDS setup than earlier protocols. Rather than having to set the MAC addresses of the remote base stations and restart in sequence, on an all-n setup you just check the "Allow this network to be extended" on the master, and choose "Extend a wireless network" on the remotes. Easy as can be, and compared to the old way it's a big relief.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/07/2008 7:25 PM (142d 6h 25m ago) |
| 802.11n upgrade to Airport Express makes WDS a whole lot simpler |
| | Filed under: AirportIf I had to pick one feature of the Airport base station that makes me absolutely tear my hair out every time, that feature would be WDS. Getting a wireless network extended across multiple base stations with no wired interconnect is dark magic, and it seems like it never works the same way twice; it's always a mystery blend of MAC address input, switching between encryption modes, hard restarts, matching security settings and swearing. When I had to link up an Airport Extreme with two Airport Express units last week, I resigned myself to a long afternoon of trying to tame the user-hostile.This time, though, it was different -- thanks to the power of N. 802.11n, now supported on both the Extreme and Express models, provides a remarkably easier WDS setup than earlier protocols. Rather than having to set the MAC addresses of the remote base stations and restart in sequence, on an all-n setup you just check the "Allow this network to be extended" on the master, and choose "Extend a wireless network" on the remotes. Easy as can be, and compared to the old way it's a big relief.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/07/2008 3:48 AM (142d 22h 3m ago) |
| AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow 4.2.5 |
| | Filed under: Airport, Software UpdateAlong with the Keynote update, today Apple posted an update for the Graphite and Snow AirPort Admin utility. You can read more information about this Admin Utility update on the Apple support website; in a nutshell, it adds Leopard compatibility -- a good thing.If you want to download the update, you can either open Software Update (Apple menu > Software Update) or download the installer package from the Apple support downloads site. Note that he newer AirPort Utility (v5.3.1 or later) should be used for Time Capsule, and for AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express Base Stations. The update here is for the older base stations' admin tool.Thanks to everyone who sent this in!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/04/2008 11:36 AM (145d 14h 14m ago) |
| See what you can learn at WWDC08 |
| | Whether you develop for iPhone, the Mac, or IT, you’ll find a schedule of more than 60 “how to” technical sessions and “hands-on” labs you can take at this years WWDC. Taking place in San Francisco, CA, June 9–13, the Developers Conference gives you direct access to Apple engineers and experts and offers an invaluable opportunity to get your critical questions answered. Check out the sessions already scheduled — we’ll post more soon — and take advantage of early registration pricing while you’re on the WWDC08 website.
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| | 4/04/2008 2:02 AM (145d 23h 48m ago) |
| Apple officially says it's the #1 music retailer in the US |
| | Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoBased on today's earlier leak of some weekly NPD marketshare data, we had our doubts that Apple had actually overtaken Wal-Mart as the number one music retailer in the US, but it looks like that January surge of iTunes gift cards and new iPod owners pushed it over the top for good -- and now we've got the PR to prove it. Apple's giving out the same "4 billion songs to 50 million customers" numbers as it has for a while now, but it says iTunes was the biggest game in town in January and February. Of course, there's a lot of 2008 left to go, so Wally might make a comeback -- it was the overall champ last year -- but Apple's achievement is still a major milestone for digitally distributed content, and we hope to see a lot more iTunes-like services on that list soon. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/03/2008 8:39 PM (146d 5h 11m ago) |
| New "Get a Mac" ads: Yoga and Breakthrough |
| | Filed under: AppleTonight, Apple premiered two new "Get a Mac" ads: Yoga and Breakthrough. These ads where shown during tonights episode of American Idol. You can look at these and other "Get a Mac" ads on Apple's website.These weren't the only new Apple ads to appear lately, Apple also released some new iPhone ads. Thanks Bob!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/02/2008 3:42 PM (147d 10h 9m ago) |
| AirPort Extreme Update 2008-001 for Tiger |
| | Filed under: OS, Software UpdateToday Apple released an AirPort Extreme Update for those Mac users running Mac OS X Tiger (version 10.4). Here's the information that Software Update gives us: This update is recommended for all Intel-based Macintosh computers running Tiger OS and improves the reliability of AirPort connections.You can get this update by either opening Software Update (Apple menu > Software Update) or by downloading the installer package from the Apple Support downloads site.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 3/29/2008 4:09 PM (151d 9h 41m ago) |
| “Time Capsule can save your digital life” |
| | Take it from Mike Wendland (freep.com). If you don’t back up, scary things could happen to your photos, music, and all your documents. Though backing up used to be a tedious affair, Time Capsule has made it amazingly easy. “Time Capsule automatically backs up everything, every hour, every day so you no longer have to worry about losing your digital life.” In fact, Wendland is so impressed, he calls Time Capsule “the most advanced backup device and WiFi station I have ever seen.”
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| | 3/28/2008 1:54 AM (152d 23h 56m ago) |
| Analysis: Apple’s environmental progress is ongoing |
| | Apple has met some of the goals Steve Jobs outlined in his May 2007 letter on the company’s environmental policies. But nearly a year after the Apple CEO first published his open letter, work remains to be done on making Apple’s product offerings more environmentally friendly.
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| | 3/24/2008 8:19 PM (156d 5h 32m ago) |
| Security fix released for Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station |
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Apple released on Wednesday a security update for the AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n.
The Firmware 7.3.1
update addresses the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) vulnerability detailed in CVE-2008-1012.
Apple said there is an input validation issue in the way AirPort Extreme Base Station validates AFP requests. ... |
| | 3/22/2008 12:37 AM (159d 1h 14m ago) |
| Apple software update brings wireless Time Machine backups |
| | The wireless backup feature that disappeared from Apple's promotional copy for its Leopard operating system has snuck in through the back door.
Macworld did a little poking around with the recently released Mac OS X software update for "Time Machine and Airport" and realized that Time Machine now recognizes ... |
| | 3/22/2008 12:26 AM (159d 1h 25m ago) |
| Apple Updates Time Machine and Airport |
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Apple has released a Time Machine and Airport update today. The 10.4 MB download for Mac OS X Leopard provides "compatibility improvements for using Time Machine with Time Capsule, as well as AirPort driver fixes."
Time Machine is App...
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| | 3/20/2008 2:34 PM (160d 11h 17m ago) |
| Time Machine Now Works with Airport Extreme USB Drives |
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After the release of today's Time Machine and Airport update, several readers report that Time Machine now supports backups to USB drives connected to your Airport Extreme basestation. This configuration essentially reproduces the functional...
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| | 3/20/2008 2:33 PM (160d 11h 17m ago) |
| Introducing the new AirPort Express with 802.11n |
| | Now featuring support for the faster 802.11n Wi-Fi specification, the new AirPort Express Base Station delivers up to five times the performance and twice the range of the previous model. The world’s smallest 802.11n-based mobile base station, the new AirPort Express offers a great option for anyone who wants to set up a high-speed wireless network, share a printer wirelessly, or stream iTunes music wirelessly from a Mac or PC with AirTunes. And because its so compact, you can take AirPort Express with you and set up an ad hoc wireless network in your hotel room. Available immediately for Mac and Windows, AirPort Express sells for just $99.00.
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| | 3/18/2008 11:07 AM (162d 14h 43m ago) |
| Kudos for the “outstanding AirPort Express” |
| | “If you use iTunes,” writes Eliot Van Buskirk, “you should consider the AirPort Express.” That’s because the diminutive base station not only “supports faster 802.11n wireless networks” and “enables easy printer sharing.” It also facilitates “quick-and-easy iTunes streaming.” Just “plug the Airport Express into a wall outlet near your stereo, run a single cable” (analog or digital) “to your sound system, run the configuration software, and you’re all set.”
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| | 3/17/2008 10:08 PM (163d 3h 43m ago) |
| Time Machine offers a no-click backup solution |
| | Long an advocate for backing up the data on your Mac, Glenn Fleishman (seattletimes.com) believes he’s finally found the “no-fuss backup system.” It arrived with Time Machine. Part of Mac OS X Leopard, Time Machine “lets you back up your Macintosh with the least fuss combined with [the] greatest access of any archiving system I’ve ever used.”
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| | 3/11/2008 3:53 PM (169d 9h 58m ago) |
| Time Capsule: shipping now |
| | Filed under: Accessories, AppleWhat a difference a day makes. Yesterday I penned a post reassuring people that the Time Capsule would, in fact, be shipping on time (where on time is 'by the end of February'). We are now getting reports that people who pre-order the Time Capsule are receiving shipping notifications. See? Nothing to worry about.Sadly, my Time Capsule is still being prepared for shipment, but it should ship by tomorrow. Soon I will not have to hang my head in shame when someone asks me about my backup strategy.Thanks to everyone who sent this in.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 2/28/2008 7:12 PM (181d 6h 39m ago) |
| Now shipping: Time Capsule |
| | Time Capsule, the wireless hard drive you can use to back up multiple Mac computers using Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard, has begun shipping. “Notifications of the shipments began reaching customers that pre-ordered the device early this morning,” according to Jim Dalrymple (macworld.com).
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| | 2/28/2008 6:47 PM (181d 7h 3m ago) |