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Apple seeds new Snow Leopard 10.6.2 beta to developers

by Ken Ray (Oct 29th, 2009)

The betas of the next Snow Leopard update continue at a fast and furious pace. Apple has reportedly begun seeding a new build of Mac OS X 10.6.2 to developers, just one week after the previous beta. The new potential release focuses on graphics issues, specifically relating to drivers, ...

WaPo: DOJ preparing antitrust probe for Apple, among others

by Robert Palmer (Jun 3rd, 2009)

Apple, Google, Yahoo! and Genentech are subjects of a fresh antitrust investigation surrounding hiring and recruiting practices among companies in the tech industry, according to Washington Post staff writer Cecilia Kang. "By agreeing not to hire away top talent, the companies could be stifling ...

Munster: Apple suppliers negotiating parts deals for sub-$700 tablet

by Robert Palmer (May 21st, 2009)

In a research note to clients, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster suggested that Apple is developing a 7-to-10-inch tablet priced at $500 to $700, perhaps ready for the public in 2010. According to AppleInsider, Munster's contacts in the supply chain haven't seen a prototype of the device, but are ...

Rumor of a 15-inch MacBook Air: Take it lightly

by Robert Palmer (Jan 19th, 2009)

On Friday, AppleInsider noted that Apple.pro, a hit-and-miss Chinese rumor blog, claims a 15-inch MacBook Air is on the way. The post in Chinese (and a copy run through Google Translate) is available. The site claims the new Air will use low-voltage Intel Core 2 processors, and will be geared for ...

Mac mini, Apple TV to use new Ion platform?

by Robert Palmer (Jan 16th, 2009)

Tom's Hardware says that Apple will use NVIDIA's Ion platform in an updated Mac mini, and AppleInsider says it could also be used in an updated Apple TV. NVIDIA's Ion platform is a low-cost, small-form-factor logic board that includes both an NVIDIA graphics processor and Intel CPU (among other ...

'Marble' to be the next look-and-feel for Mac OS X?

by Robert Palmer (Jan 14th, 2009)

Snow Leopard, the next major version of Mac OS X, will include minor tweaks to the user interface, according to MacRumors' Arnold Kim. "The new theme will likely involve tweaks to the existing design and perhaps a 'flattening' of Aqua in-line with Apple's iTunes and iPhoto interface elements," Kim ...

Shrouded Macworld banners ready for Tuesday

by Robert Palmer (Jan 3rd, 2009)

This is how you know you're an Apple fan: AppleInsider's pictures of covered banners at Moscone Center make you desperately want to know what's on them. Five 60-foot banners grace the South hall, while Apple's booth on the expo floor has massive banners hanging from the ceiling, hidden behind black ...

Black Friday: Best Buy discounting up to $150 off, Apple retail will match prices

by Robert Palmer (Nov 25th, 2008)

AppleInsider, MediaBistro and more are all pointing to some sweet Best Buy discounts on Apple products for Black Friday weekend that include laptop and desktop computers. Sale prices are good online and in-store. Best Buy apparently stocked up on inventory to support the event. Apple employees will ...

AI: 'Snow Leopard' to include rewritten Finder

by Robert Palmer (Oct 17th, 2008)

AppleInsider claims that Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will feature (among other things) a Finder re-written entirely in Cocoa. The Finder has remained Carbon-based for the entire history of Mac OS X so far, but the long journey from those frameworks towards Cocoa seems to be reaching its end for ...

BGR: Walmart to carry iPhone 3G for Black Friday

by Robert Palmer (Oct 13th, 2008)

The Boy Genius Report claims that they received a report saying Walmart may become the second independent retailer in the U.S. to carry the iPhone. The big box retailer is expected to begin selling the iPhone about two weeks before Black Friday, on November 15. Walmart already carries a range of ...

Newer MBPs may contain faulty NVIDIA chips

by Robert Palmer (Oct 10th, 2008)

Not a surprise for those who have suffered from the issue, but a welcome admission nonetheless: Apple has now acknowledged that some recent MacBook Pro models contain faulty GeForce 8600M GT chips that cause video display problems. Dell and HP have already told customers similar stories. In a ...

Apple schedules laptop event for Oct. 14; leaked photos abound

by Robert Palmer (Oct 9th, 2008)

Our sister site Engadget received an invitation for a town-hall event in San Francisco about new Apple notebooks, featuring an image of what could be hinting at possible new aluminum enclosures for 13-inch MacBooks. tw.apple.pro purports to have images of new aluminum cases for the MacBooks. ...

Adobe CS4 announcement expected Sept. 23

by Robert Palmer (Sep 3rd, 2008)

Just when you thought you just bought (or just finished paying for) Adobe Creative Suite 3, get ready to take out another mortgage for Adobe CS4, which will be publicly unveiled on September 23. AppleInsider conjectures the software will drop in October. Adobe will be delivering several webcasts ...

AppleInsider: Mac OS X 10.5.5 hits 9F13

by Robert Palmer (Aug 14th, 2008)

AppleInsider reports that the Mac OS X team is squashing ever more bugs, and has released version 10.5.5 build 9F13 to developers. Unlike prior builds, Apple released it without any known issues. The article notes that Apple has made 115 corrections to Mac OS X code as a part of the 10.5.5 update. ...

Rumor: OS X on the iPod in September

by Mike Schramm (Aug 23rd, 2007)

The latest rumor to hit the iPod trail, besides the obviously faked nanos, is that the iPod is headed for an OS X-based system, and that Apple is planning to unify all of their products. This one's actually be floating around for a bit, and at this point, it's almost more of an educated inference ...