Apple is replacing the “ultracompact Apple USB power adapter” for iPhone 3Gs sold in certain countries – apparently there is a problem with the adapters, such that under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power adapter’s metal prongs can break off and remain in … Read more
AppleInsider is reporting on comments made by Citigroup analysts and others that the 13.3″ Apple MacBook line is about to receive a new design, and that it will be introduced “within weeks” and available later this month or into October. Among the changes: – New … Read more
Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.5 today. Among the updates and fixes were a couple of important ones for MacBook Air users:
Addresses stability issues with video playback, processor core idling, and remote disc sharing for MacBook Air.
There were also a couple of updates for iPhone users:
– Improves iPhone sync reliability with iCal and Address Book.
– Time Machine can now back up iPhone backups that are on your Mac, as well as other items in (~/Library/Application Support).
Yesterday’s Apple event didn’t hold too many surprises (many had been leaked ahead of time by various rumor sites), but it provided fairly solid updates to Apple’s iPod lineup, as well some interesting information.
In the humor department, Jobs jokes that “reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” (complete with a slide saying that)
– iTunes now offers HD TV shows
– A “Genius” capability was added to iTunes which creates playlists from your existing library as well as recommendations from the iTunes store
– iTunes 8.0 made available
– iPod Classic drops 160GB model, upgrades 80GB to 120GB
– iPod Nano redesigned – thinner, accelerometer
– iPod Touch slightly redesigned – thinner, stainless steel, controls added, Nike+ iPod receiver built in.
The thing I was interested in was the iPhone 2.1 firmware / upgrade. It’ll be available this week, and among the fixes/updates:
There probably won’t be a replacement announced for the 13.3″ Apple MacBook at tomorrow’s Apple event / announcement, but there will be quite a few other things (it was speculated that some Macs would receive updates, and MacBooks are definitely reaching an age where they … Read more