"Something's in the air"; that's the sentence Apple coined a few years ago and applies here as well. Over the last few weeks, we've heard tidbits regarding a possible release timeline for iOS 5, including today, when a report claimed that the system will reach Golden Master status on or around September 23rd. If this wasn't enough evidence, it now turns out that AppleCare employees were told to brace themselves for an increased flux of calls around October 10th.
According to a new report, Apple is preparing the final beta seed of iOS 5, which is beta 8, before the Golden Master Candidate eventually drops for developers. This is the eighth developer-only release of iOS 5, which will likely be used to squash a few last-minute bugs before Golden Master is released.
Love or hate MacBooks, I'm sure most can agree that - cosmetically at least - they do make a statement. Apple has always strived to keep its notebook range as thin, light, and fresh as possible, and that unmistakable glowing Apple situated behind the screen finishes off the MacBook range nicely.
iOS 5 has been in development for the last few months, with 7 beta versions issued to registered developers so far. As the operating system gets closer to shipping stage, we're now hearing reports that it might be scheduled to be sent to manufacturers during the last week of September in order to be installed on the upcoming iPhone and iPod touch.
Another week, another release of OS X Lion 10.7.2, the next iteration of the operating system after it was officially released to the public in July. Indeed, Apple has seeded yet another build of OS X 10.7.2 to its registered developers as an attempt to squash some last-minute bugs before the final version of the update is released, which will hopefully happen soon.
If we brought 100 iPhone owners into a room and asked them how satisfied they were with their device, we're pretty sure that the vast majority of them would answer positively. According to an accredited market researcher, that would indeed likely be the case.
Apple has always been a victim of counterfeiting, with fake iPods and iPhones flooding the grey market, and more recently fake Apple Stores which have popped in both China and Iraq. To top it off, a Chinese game maker has made a fake Apple website in order to promote their game.
Apple is really getting the hang of losing iPhone prototypes before launch, and we’re sure by now you're likely aware that an iPhone 5 prototype was spotted at a San Francisco bar earlier this month, causing Apple to begin an ambitious investigation to locate the lost product, in coordination with the San Francisco police, deeming the device "priceless". Conan O'Brien felt like he could contribute to Apple's narrative with a comedy sketch.
If you own an iOS device, the greatest roadblock to browsing the web you've ever run into has been Apple's insistence not to build in native support for Adobe Flash, citing performance issues that the plugin would cause. While today's development doesn't change Apple's stance, Adobe has developed a new technology that could, 4 years later, finally bring Flash content to all iOS devices, namely; iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Apple has just seeded iTunes 10.5 Beta 8 to all existing developers enrolled in Apple’s developer program which brings in better support for iTunes Music Match service.
