Judge Dismisses Psystar’s Anti-Trust Counterclaim Against Apple

Posted on November 19, 2008 by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors.
Categories: Apple, Apple Rumors.
A California judge has dismissed a counterclaim from Psystar which asserted that Apple was violating federal and state anti-trust laws in limiting the sale and use of Mac OS X on Apple branded computers..

But in a 19-page order pass...

Mid-2007 Prototype MacBook Air Found on eBay

MacRumors forum member Brett33 bought an "as is" MacBook Air on eBay for a selling price of $730. As it turns out, it appears the machine is actually a prototype model of Apple's MacBook Air.

After receiving the unit, Brett33 noticed ...

Apple Incorporates HDCP (Copy Protection) in New Laptops


Apple's new unibody notebooks appear to incorporate a version of copy protection known as HDCP. HDCP is most well known for preventing unauthorized copying across HDMI but is also used for the DisplayPort which is found in Apple's new MacBoo...

Apple 24” LED Cinema Display Available for Order

Apple is now taking orders for their new 24" LED Cinema Display that was announced in October. While early versions of the new Cinema Display have been shown at Apple retail stores, orders had not been accepted until now.

Apple rece...

Google’s Voice-Enabled Search for iPhone Now Available

Posted on November 18, 2008 by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors.
Categories: Apple, Apple Rumors.
Lifehacker reports that Google's new Voice-Enabled Search application is now live in the App Store (sort of).

The new application is actually an update to Google's existing Google Mobile Application that is already available in the A...

Apple Issues Fix for Unrecognized Clicks on Glass Trackpads

As promised by Steve Jobs, Apple has issued a Trackpad Firmware Update to owners of the new MacBook and MacBook Pros:

This firmware update addresses an issue where trackpad clicks may not be recognized on MacBook (Late 2008) a...

Intel Not Taking Any Chances with Core i7

NY Times reports on Intel's extensive testing of the Core i7 (Nehalem) processors which officially launched today. The company has invested over $500 million annually to test these chips in an effort to avoid any show-stopping bugs.

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Adobe and ARM Partner to Bring Flash to ARM-based Mobiles (Like the iPhone?)

Posted on November 17, 2008 by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors.
Categories: Apple, Apple Rumors.
Adobe and ARM have jointly announced that they are collaborating to optimize and enable Adobe Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR for ARM Powered devices.

The collaboration is expected to accelerate mobile graphics and video capabilities o...

iPod Nano 1.0.3 Update Adds In-Ear Headphone Support

One item we missed reporting on last week was the release of the 1.0.3 iPod Nano update for the 4th generation iPod Nanos. The list of fixes and changes include (via TUAW):

- Support for Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic<b...

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Development Wrapping Up?

Posted on November 16, 2008 by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors.
Categories: Apple, Apple Rumors.
According to the most recent seed notes at HMBT.org, Apple may be trying to wrap up development of Mac OS X 10.5.6.

The latest Mac OS X 10.5.6 seed (9G38) provided to developers today lists no remaining issues. It's always difficult...