Apple Explores Delivering Location-based Content to Mobile Users

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Richard.
Categories: Apple, Apple News, Apple Rumors.

Mockups by Phil Lu
A much publicized patent application published in December 2007 revealed that Apple had explored allowing handheld owners (such as the iPhone) to place orders from local stores. The system would, for example, allow ...

Apple’s Next MacBook Due in Q3 2008?

Posted on by Richard.
Categories: Apple, Apple News, Apple Rumors.
Marketwatch relays a Commercial Times report that suggests we will see the next MacBook revisions in Q3 2008 (July-September).

According to the newspaper, AU Optronics Corp.and Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. received orders for flat-pan...

Desktop OS X Multi-Touch Framework Concept, Demo

Posted on by Richard.
Categories: Apple, Apple News, Apple Rumors.
While users wait for Apple to implement a full desktop version of Multitouch for Mac OS X, some enterprising users have begun development of a 3rd party framework for full screen multitouch interaction.

Lux, a 3rd party framework devel...

Apple to Continue to Supply PA Semi’s Chips

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Categories: Apple, Apple News, Apple Rumors.
TheRegsiter.co.uk reports that Apple will continue to provide PA Semi's low-power PowerPC chip to existing customers, despite the acquisition:

PA Semi's staff has started notifying a limited set of customers that the company's existin...

Apple in Mobile Music Negotiations… for WWDC?

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Categories: Apple, Apple News, Apple Rumors.
NYTimes' Technology blog reports that Apple is currently in active negotiations with music labels about providing more mobile music content on their iTunes store.

One executive quoted specifically states that "[Apple wants] a big launc...

3G iPhone Case Revealed?

Posted on by Richard.
Categories: Apple, Apple News, Apple Rumors.
A company called XSKN has revealed a case design described as an "iPhone 3G" case. The 3G version of the case is shown here, followed by the Original iPhone case:


3G iPhone Case

Original iPhone Case
The d...

Researchers Create Room-Temperature Terahertz Laser

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Categories: IT News Feed.
Harvard's new 5THz laser probably won't see itself used in any evil genius's plots, but it may help detect volatiles from the just plain evil.

Analyst On Vista Hate: Get Over It Or Get Off The Boat

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Categories: IT News Feed.
One writer/analyst is speaking out blasting XP "holdouts" and lauding Windows Vista while comparing XP to a crummy airport terminal

Recently Discovered Pulsar Has Scientists Stumped

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Categories: IT News Feed.
Pulsar has wrong orbit around wrong type of star

3G iPhone Revealed in Third-Party Case Render?

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Categories: Apple.
"Look, we're not saying this means anything, but the above rendering from iPhone case-maker XSKN sure does look like those supposed design changes we've been hearing about. You'll note the larger, more curvy back, space opened up near the earpiece for the rumored front-facing camera, and what appears to be a non-recessed headphone jack."