As if fake iPhones and iPads weren’t enough, today we came across fake Apple Stores in China. Let me re-emphasize, these are Apple Stores not products.
Unless you have covered your eyes and ears for the last few hours, you're probably aware that OS X Lion, the iteration of Mac OS X, became available to consumers today. Aside from being available in the Mac App Store, it now turns out that Apple is releasing bootable USB thumb drives with the full installer loaded on them.
Apple's gone new release crazy today, with new MacBook Airs, new Apple Thunderbolt Displays and a new release of OS X Lion. Alongside those three though, Apple has also sneaked out an update to its supposed entry-level machine, bringing some fancy new technology to its Mac mini line.
Apple has updated the MacBook Air family of ultraportable laptops. The third upgrade brings three big updates: updated processors, backlit keyboards, OS X Lion and next-generation I/O technology Thunderbolt.
According to an anonymous report, Apple's board of directors might be unofficially planning on replacing Steve Jobs, who've been Apple's savior and CEO since 1997. This departure would follow Jobs' medical leave which has been in place for months, although Jobs has remained actively working for the company at a reduced capacity.
Apple confirmed today that it will begin selling OS X Lion, the company's next-generation operating system for traditional computers, tomorrow, July 20th. I hope you have your $29 ready, you'll want to get this upgrade.
Apple has been on a suing-spree recently. They filed an aggressive patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung in the recent past for blatantly copying the iPhone, iPad (both at software and hardware level) as well as HTC for infringing on software architecture and user-interface patents.
An interesting article posted in the Korea Times claims that Apple's next iPad device will feature a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels, way more detailed than the 1920x1080 pixel milestone of what is considered to be full HD. Samsung and LG, the world leaders in the LCD display manufacturing fields, are said to be the two companies from which Apple is conducting quality testing.
As part of a publicity stunt, ex-binman Rob Shoesmith, dubbed 'Britain's Biggest Blagger', has managed to nab £40k's worth of goodies donated by companies. His plan? To camp outside the Apple Store for three weeks around the launch of the next iPhone and test all the products he manages to get.
It's been over a year since Apple released the iPhone 4, and despite the infamous death grip/Antennagate scandal which marred its initial release (added the fact that there weren't actually enough made to cope with the release), it has capitalized on the success of its predecessors to become one of the world's most popular smartphones. As the world eagerly waits for Jobs and Co. to "change everything, again", the rumor mill is in full spin with all sorts of names and designs in circulation. Now we have what appears to be a little substance - leaked images of what is claimed to be a test unit of the next iPhone installment.
