Jun 24
Apple’s iPhone 3G cell phone will finally be released on July 11th at 8 am. It will be sold at Apple retail stores and at AT&T stores. Quantities may initially be limited but should start to ramp up after the first week of sales. Reports are coming in from multiple iPhone sites that the purchase process this go around will not be as easy. Some are saying that purchasers will have to activate the 3G cell phone before leaving the store. Apple and AT&T want to avoid the immediate availability to the gray market of the newest iPhone cell phone by locking users into a 2 year agreement as AT&T did last time.
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Apple is at it again by filing for a patent on the design in the graphic. It appears that the MacBook like computer would by placed inside of the iMac style screen enclosure. It is not clear if the MacBook would have a screen itself and if said screen would show through the iMac styled enclosure. The patent application does reveal that the MacBook type computer would be slid into the enclosure where the ports would still be accessible.
Apple is at it again thinking ahead for what consumers might want in the future. They have filed a patent application that is for an OLED-based keyboard that can change via software instruction. That basically means that the keys could change based on what software program is running on the computer at any given time.
Apple’s sales of hardware products, especially the iPhone, MacBook’s, and MacBook Pro’s have been particularly strong in the third quarter. There have been 1.12 million iPhone shipped in the US. Global sales predictions say that Apple will see an increase of one-percent in world wide laptop market share.
Spooky Mac’s abound on the Internet. Something very cool an artistic individual has done with a few extra Mac Classic’s. They have put together the Mac-0-lantern. Flickr user timsiedell has posted pictures of the ghoulish Mac’s. To make your own Mac Classic into a sight to be scared of, follow a few simple steps.
Today is the day that Apple’s wildly popular music player the iPod, that has seen over 100 million units sold, had it’s birthday. The day that the original iPod was released, I had mine ordered knowing that this was the next breakout consumer electronics device. After I received mine from Taiwan, via global express shipping, it was immediately connected to iTunes. The ease of use, the box it was shipped in, the amount of accessories included was all great. A year after use, I decided to purchase a new iPod so it went up for sale.
Reports of issues concerning the 24 inch iMac have started to crop up now that they have been out a while. The new anodized aluminum