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Inventory shortfalls suggest iMac refresh around the corner

by Erica Sadun (Sep 18th, 2012)

Low iMac inventory numbers may suggest an upcoming refresh. If these screenshots from an Apple Authorized Service Provider who asked not to be identified are a true reflection of channel supply on current inventory, numbers are running low -- way low. Our AASP friend writes, "While putting in an ...

Almost all US Apple Stores out of stock of the Apple TV

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 6th, 2012)

Ever since February 2012, the Apple TV has been in short supply at retailers like Best Buy and Walmart. Last week, The Verge noticed that the Apple TV was out of stock at many Apple Stores, and today, MacRumors chimes in with a claim that the media device is not available in 98 percent of Apple ...

Apple TV disappearing from store shelves; update imminent?

by Steven Sande (Feb 17th, 2012)

There's been a lot of speculation about an Apple HDTV of some kind, but it's much more likely that an improved Apple TV will make it to market before we see a large flat screen device. CNET is reporting that supplies of Apple's diminutive black box are dwindling at brick and mortar stores across ...

New MacBook Airs may include high-speed 400MBps flash memory

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 4th, 2011)

The next generation MacBook Air may get a flash memory boost according to a report from Macotakara. The new NAND flash memory could replace the Blade X-Gale SSDs in the current generation MacBook Air models. This Toggle DDR 2.0 technology boasts of 400 MBps transfer rates and a 19-nm process ...

MacBook Air supply tightens at Best Buy, other retailers

by Michael Rose (Jun 27th, 2011)

If you're shopping for a MacBook Air, stop. Right now. Just put down your credit card and wait -- not too much longer, or so it would seem. As of Sunday evening, major Mac outlet Best Buy is reporting all MBA models as 'not available for shipping,' a strong if not overwhelming indication that ...

AirPort devices out of stock in many Apple Stores, refresh imminent?

by Chris Rawson (Jun 1st, 2011)

We've received reports from several Apple Stores across the US stating that some AirPort devices are either low in stock or out of stock altogether. A reader let us know that all of the Apple Stores in his area are out of AirPort Express models, and one of our sources confirmed the Apple Store ...

iMac supplies constrained, indicating possible refresh soon

by Steven Sande (Apr 19th, 2011)

If supplies of certain iMac models are any indication, a refresh of Apple's all-in-one iMac may be in the works. This would be the first update of the iMac line since July 27, 2010, when the Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 machines first became available. 9to5 Mac is reporting that supplies of the ...

Apple may have sold 4 million Macs in Q4 2010

by Mike Schramm (Oct 12th, 2010)

Fortune is suggesting that Apple could have sold as many as four million Macs this quarter, which would be pretty astounding. PC sales in general have been down lately, but the Mac seems to be immune, still selling like hotcakes. Hitting the four million mark in the last quarter of 2010 would be a ...

Auto refresh any web page

by David Winograd (Sep 30th, 2009)

Last night when the Apple store went down, I got tired of hitting refresh in Safari every few minutes while waiting for it to come back up, and went searching for something that would do the job for free. Now, this is not for coders who will laugh hysterically at my incompetence, but for those of ...

New, redesigned iMac models could be coming shortly

by Joachim Bean (Sep 24th, 2009)

As we reported last week, Apple seems to be working on refreshing the iMac, by redesigning it and possibly adding some new professional "features" (maybe related to audio) at the same time. Now, AppleInsider is reporting that these new iMacs will be released shortly. They point to some probable ...

3.0 firmware release expected at 10am PT/1pm ET, quick Terminal tip to check

by Erica Sadun (Jun 17th, 2009)

Hey, iPhone 3G owners: Please do not download the 2,1 firmware files listed below. They are for the 3G S and will not work on your phone. Read the whole post for details. The correct firmware for the 3G will start with "iPhone1,2" instead. If you were up all night waiting for the new iPhone OS to ...

iPhone shortage hints at imminent refresh

by Erica Sadun (Apr 2nd, 2008)

Employee malfeasance and underwear gnome schemes cannot account for the nationwide shortage of retail iPhone availability. As many TUAW readers discovered to their delight, AT&T has been clearing out their refurb iPhone stock and Apple stores are short on the shelves. As Apple's supply chain is ...

The iPod and the "product transition"

by Mike Schramm (Jul 27th, 2007)

Perhaps the most interesting and mysterious two words heard yesterday during Apple's big conference call were "product transition." The biggest surprise of the call was that Apple was setting its profit guidance much lower than expected, and the two big causes they gave for doing that were "higher ...

Rumors: Mac Mini Deathwatch

by Erica Sadun (May 24th, 2007)

Is the Mac Mini doomed? According to this AppleInsider article, it just may be. Kasper Jade writes that the mini is underpowered compared to the rest of the Mac product line and has seen far fewer hardware refreshes. Add to that relatively low unit margins for the hardware and the emergence of Apple ...

Refresh the Finder

by Mat Lu (Apr 16th, 2007)

Before Tiger one of the things people complained about the Finder was its lack of a "Refresh" command along the lines of F5 in the Windows Explorer. Supposedly this was fixed in Tiger with automatic refresh, but as we've noted in one of our Ask TUAW columns, sometimes it doesn't quite seem to work. ...