What Exchange 2010 means for Mac users
For most Mac users, the phrase Exchange Server has been the cause of a great deal of annoyance and frustration. From bizarro ways of encoding rich text e-mail, (winmail.dat, anyone?) to a host of features that were forever out of reach unless you were on Windows using the most current version of Outlook, being a Mac user in an Exchange world meant you were sitting at the kid’s table in the kitchen, staring longingly at the adults having a good time.
Windows 7, Snow Leopard could give graphics chips a spark
Graphics chip shipments fell during the first quarter this year, but could stabilize later this year as people look to upgrade PCs with new operating systems, a research firm said in a study released.
Cult of Mac OS X utility
A tool for accessing ‘fresh’ items on your Mac—recently used/saved documents/folders are placed in the Fresh Files zone, and user-defined files you deem ‘fresh’ can be dragged to the shelf-like Cooler. Fresh also provides tagging functionality.
Apple sued for threatening wiki host over iTunes code
A site host for a wiki covering iTunes database exploration has opted to fight back against repeated legal threats from Apple by suing the iPod maker in court on grounds of censorship.
Apple and Verizon working on CDMA iPhone
AT&T and Verizon are working on an iPhone.
Verizon and Apple are discussing the possible development of an iPhone for Verizon, with the goal of introducing it next year, people familiar with the situation say.
It would mark the first time Apple has produced a version of the iPhone for a CDMA wireless network, which is different from AT&T's GSM technology. Vodafone, co-owner of Verizon Wireless, already sells the iPhone in Europe.
The New York-based telecom entered into "high-level" discussions with Apple management a few months ago, when CEO Steve Jobs was overseeing day-to-day business, these sources say. They declined to be named because they aren't authorized to speak publicly.
Steve Jobs On The Value Of Stock Options
On March 18, 2008, Steve Jobs was deposed by the SEC during its investigation of Apple’s stock option backdating scandal. The deposition was never made public until Forbes published it on Friday, after obtaining it through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Jobs to get another shot at demolishing "abomination" of a home
One of Apple chief Steve Jobs' longer personal struggles is returning to the limelight as a local town council is reviewing his request to demolish a historic house once described by the executive as an "abomination."
Hands-On Impressions: Top Gun for iPhone
It's got some of the music, some of the actors' likenesses, and some of the action. See it on video and read all about it.
Snow Leopard Server to offer low cost, secure mobile access to iPhone
Apple will leverage the popularity of the iPhone to deliver business users new Mobile Access services in Snow Leopard Server to securely deliver corporate email, contact, calendar, and intranet web services to iPhone and iPod touch users far more cost effectively than Microsoft Windows Server.
Billionth App just downloaded
The 1 billionth iPhone app has been downloaded, meaning that some lucky user has won more than $13,000 in Apple stuff. More importantly, however, some lucky developers have done well selling their software on the platform and have helped to turn the iPhone OS into something we all truly enjoy.
Apple to drop new Snow Leopard beta on developers
Apple sometime this week is expected to tap its developers to begin testing a new pre-release copy of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, signaling a clear acceleration of the beta test process.
Now Software and the Mac/PC Office: Diversity in the Workplace
Mac users are familiar with applications like iCal and Address Book. Now Software's products also tackle contact and calendar functions, but they place strong emphasis on information sharing and business network capabilities. "It's not so much a person-standing-alone-by-themselves kind of world anymore," says Now President John Wallace.
AT&T confirms ongoing upgrades to double 3G network speeds
An AT&T executive has confirmed in a new interview that the US iPhone service provider is currently performing a variety of upgrades on its 3G network that should combine to double capacity in the coming months.
MLB Application now run
You baseball fan/iPhone users won't be able to pass up on this one. MLB.com's At Bat 2009 iPhone application (iTunes Link) includes audio broadcasts for every regular season game for the whole year. Not only that, it has video top play/wrapup of games, play by play graphics and works over AT&T's network, not just Wifi. At $9.99 for the whole year, it seems like a bargain.
Apple near ready with release of Mac OS X 10.5.7 Juno
Apple as early as this week could announce the release of Mac OS X 10.5.7, a seventh maintenance and security update to its Leopard operating system scheduled to deliver over a 100 minor tweaks and bug fixes.
OS X 10.5.7 Build 9J47 Seeded to Developers
Apple has continued its pattern of nearly-weekly seeds of OS X 10.5.7 builds to developers, this time releasing Build 9J47. World of Apple again publishes the seed notes, revealing a continued decrease in the number of fixes since the previous seed.
Build 9J47 of Mac OS X 10.5.7 includes only three new fixes but Apple has also increased the number of focus areas in the build.
Mac OS X 10.5.7 entered developer testing in late February and developers have seen seven builds over the testing period.
The inability to install the Safari 4 beta remains the only documented known issue, while the three fixes are related to the SystemLoginItems proprerty list, Ethernet on Mac Pros, and a CFURLCache compatibility issue. Apple has also added Help Viewer to the list of general focus areas upon which developers are asked to concentrate their testing.
Apple orders 100 million 8Gb flash chips
Apple has reportedly placed orders for 100 million 8Gb NAND flash chips mostly with Samsung Electronics, which is likely to cause a supply shortage, according to sources at downstream suppliers. Nokia and Sony recently also began building their NAND flash inventories, further tightening supply, the sources added.
As Toshiba, Hynix Semiconductor, Intel and Micron Technology have allocated less chip supplies to the Asia market since early April, downstream memory suppliers are striving to grab more NAND flash chips to meet substantial volumes of short lead-time orders from device makers, the sources indicated.
Supply is expected to remain tight until at least the end of May, the sources said.
Spot prices for mainstream MLC NAND flash trended upward during the week of March 27-April 2, as a result of tightening supplies, data gathered by inSpectrum show.
According to DRAMeXchange, contract prices for MLC NAND flash chips have increased by up to 16% for the first half of April, as a result of shipment adjustments by chip suppliers. Major NAND flash chipmakers tend to allocate more shipments to device makers, and do not plan to increase their production for the second quarter in order to maintain price stability, said the market research firm.