Opera 10 Hits Beta, Heats Up Next-Gen Browser War
A test drive of Opera 10 shows it to be shaping up to be a very impressive release.
Though still young in the development cycle, Opera 10, which hit the web today in beta 1 form, is shaping up to be a potentially must-have release for Windows, OS X, and Linux users alike. The smoking fast browser packs some great innovations and puts older competitors, like Firefox 3 on notice.
Developer Builds of Google Chrome Now Available for OS X
Google’s Chrome browser for OSX is now available. The news comes several weeks after the release of the initial OSX builds of Chromium, the open source project behind Chrome. However, users eager to download the builds should be forewarned that they are buggy, unstable and feature-incomplete. The new builds incapacitate the ability to view YouTube videos, change privacy settings, set a default search engine, or even print web pages.
Apple to Bring New Data Center to North Carolina
Apple has chosen to build a new data center in North Carolina that will inject a local economy with new jobs and excitement, as the company prepares for its first east coast data center. The Cupertino-based company will likely invest more than $1 billion towards the new data center through 2018.
Testing agency certifying new 4GB, 8GB, 16GB & 32GB iPhones?
A standards body greenlighting cellphones for carriers has supposedly approved four new iPhone models, including a new 32GB model as well as an unusual 4GB version. A Canadian rumor also now claims to list the smaller-capacity device.
The PCS Type Review Certification Board was said that have approved new 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB versions of Apple's handsets for use with AT&T.
New PSP Go Officially Revealed By Sony Exec In Leaked Video
Sony may have been hoping to keep the cat in the bag, so to speak, unveiling the new PSP Go to the public at the company's conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009. However, in the fast and furious world of video game development and journalism, such secrets seldom stay secrets for very long.
Apple extends old MacBook Pro graphics warranty to three years
Illustrating the scope of a flaw in older NVIDIA graphics chipsets, Apple has extended its special warranty on the GeForce 8600M GT in certain MacBook Pros from two to three years.
Apple briefs staff on wireless iPhone movie and TV downloads
The iPhone 3.0 operating system release will include new support for direct downloads of movie and TV content from the iTunes Store, according to people familiar with Apple's internal training materials.
AT&T deploying HSPA 7.2 mobile service ahead of new iPhones
AT&T announced its plans for deployment of HSPA 7.2 3G wireless technology topping out at 7.2 Mbps, doubling the speed of AT&T's current offerings and serving as an intermediate step to the deployment of LTE (4G) several years down the road. AT&T plans to begin rolling out the improvements later this year and will take until 2011 to fully deploy the necessary equipment. LTE trials are scheduled for 2010 with deployment to begin in 2011.
Apple's Back-to-School promo offers free 8GB iPod touch
Apple officially kicked off its 2009 back-to-school promotion, which offers a free 8GB iPod touch to students and educational staffers who purchase a qualifying Mac.
Apple Releases Minor Update to White MacBook
Apple quietly bumped the specs on the white MacBook. Changes to the base specs include:
- Processsor speed bumped from 2.0 GHz to 2.13 GHz.
- RAM speed bumped from 667 MHz to 800 MHz.
- Hard drive capacity increased from 120 GB to 160 GB.
Build-to-order options up to 500 GB are now available, up from a previous maximum of 320 GB. Notably, the aluminum MacBook continues to offer a maximum hard drive capacity of 320 GB.
Roxio's new Mac bundle converts VHS tapes to digital format
For those readers old enough to have a stack of VHS tapes collecting dust in their living room, Roxio launched a new hardware and software bundle for the Mac that it's billing as "the fastest way to transfer video from VHS tapes or analog camcorders to digital formats."
iPhone luring more customers to AT&T than ever - report
Long considered a lure for carriers, Apple's iPhone is now believed to be attracting a full third of those switching providers towards AT&T -- the highest ever percentage of converts since the iPhone was released.
Apple said to have settled on supplier for tablet display
A brief report out of the Far East on Friday appears to be corroborating a trio of earlier reports in stating that Apple has tapped its current iPhone touchscreen supplier to also provide the display panels for its upcoming tablet device.
iPhone speculation heats up around mysterious Best Buy entries
With Apple-related news grinding to a halt near week's end, some are scraping the bottom of the barrel and pointing to some unusual entries in Best Buy's inventory system as potential placeholders for Apple's next-gen iPhones.
TomTom iPhone app; iPhone magnetometer; Boot Camp in 10.6
Turn-by-turn GPS device maker TomTom is reportedly recruiting developers to help churn out an iPhone app. Meanwhile, next-gen iPhone hardware should include a digital compass. And Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will reportedly allow Windows partitions running under Boot Camp to read Mac partitions.
Apple opens developer forums to Snow Leopard discussion
Signaling an new open approach to its operating system development plans, Apple has announced new threads for discussing the forthcoming Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system on the developer forums available to Apple Developer Connection Premier and Select members.
Incredible Steve Jobs Portrait in Apple Typefaces
Designer Dylan Roscover has created a fabulous portrait of Steve Jobs using the words of Apple’s seminal “Think Different” campaign.
Apple hit with class action suit over fire-prone MagSafe adapters
A new lawsuit seeking class action status has accused Apple of neglecting a flaw in the MagSafe power connector for MacBooks that might not only cause a break but could trigger sparks, forcing customers to buy replacements and even creating a potential fire hazard.
Will streaming television kill the iTunes Store?
With this week's deal between video-streaming site Hulu and media mogul Disney, the face of television as we know it is changing. The agreement between the two may only be the latest step in a transition that’s been taking place over the last four years, but it’s one that will have lasting implications not only for consumers, but for other players in the online television field.