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      view feed content Wal-Mart to Sell $99 4GB iPhone? (MacRumors)   7 h, 48 min and 53 secs ago

Wal-Mart iPhone training materials
Boy Genius Report first broke the story back in October that Apple would begin selling the iPhone at Wal-Marts. The actual date of release appears to be December 28th. Wal-Mart employees are already...

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      view feed content Apple Suggests Possible Conspiracy Behind Psystar (MacRumors)   20 h, 37 min and 11 secs ago
Groklaw.net reports on the most recent legal filings from the Apple vs Psystar lawsuit which suggests that there may be unnamed individuals or corporations behind Psystar:

But here's the big news. Apple alleges that it believes there ...



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      view feed content Adobe Not Exhibiting at Macworld Expo San Francisco (MacRumors)   23 h, 37 min and 45 secs ago
Macworld reports that Adobe will not be exhibiting at Macworld Expo this year. The company will still have a presence, however, and does plan on providing conference sessions during the event:

“Adobe has decided to shift its focus a...



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      view feed content Latest Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Builds Still Have Work to be Done (MacRumors)   1 d, 8 h, 52 min and 19 secs ago
AppleInsider reports that new seeds of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard were recently distributed to developers.

The newest seed of Mac OS X 10.6 is said to offer new additions to Grand Central, which provides developers an easier way to har...

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      view feed content Developers Can Now Issue Free "Promotional" Copies of iPhone Apps (MacRumors)   1 d, 21 h, 55 min and 23 secs ago
Apple has finally started allowing developers to issue free promotional copies of their iPhone applications. Once an application has been accepted to the App Store by Apple, developers can issue up to 50 promotional codes. The codes allow the reci...

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      view feed content Apple Exploring Liquid Notebook Cooling Systems for Cooler Laps (MacRumors)   2 d, 1 h, 10 min and 36 secs ago
MacNN reports on a newly published Apple patent application which details ongoing research into alternative cooling systems for notebook computers.


Specifically, Apple explores the possibility of a liquid cooling system for th...

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      view feed content Psystar Working on Mac Laptop Clone, Apple Files DMCA Charges (MacRumors)   2 d, 1 h, 43 min and 48 secs ago
ZDNet reveals that Apple has amended its lawsuit against Psystar with charges of violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA is a controversial law that criminalizes the act of circumventing copy protection. Apple alleges th...

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      view feed content Apple In-Ear Headphones Finally Shipping (MacRumors)   2 d, 2 h, 4 min and 19 secs ago
After a long delay, Apple has started to list ship dates of "7-10 days" on their revised In-Ear headphone which were announced in September.


Apple describes the new In-Ear headphones as being "engineered for superior acoustic a...

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      view feed content Nokia's N97 Positioned Against iPhone (MacRumors)   2 d, 3 h, 46 min and 12 secs ago

Nokia unveiled a new smartphone today called the Nokia N97. Nokia describes the phone as "the world's most advanced mobile computer" and is clearly positioned against Apple's iPhone. The list of features include:

- 3.5", 640x...

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      view feed content Macworld San Francisco 2009 Registration, New Macs, 32GB iPhones? (MacRumors)   2 d, 11 h, 30 min and 35 secs ago
Macworld announced on Monday that the "early bird" registration for Macworld San Francisco 2009 will be extended until December 8th. The early registration provides a discount on the price of admission. Basic expo floor passes can be had for $25,...

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      view feed content Apple Offering Free Licensing of Mini DisplayPort Spec (MacRumors)   3 d, 1 h and 44 min ago
Arstechnica points to Apple's mini DisplayPort license which is available as a "no fee" license to interested parties. Apple introduced the Mini Display port with its new notebooks and 24" LED Cinema Display in October.

This licensin...

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      view feed content Safari Tops 7% Of Browser Market Share, Mac OS X On The Rise (MacRumors)   3 d, 1 h and 52 min ago
Apple's Safari web browser has crested 7% of worldwide browser market share according to online research firm Net Applications.



While Safari's accomplishment is significant the biggest winner is clearly Mozilla's Firefo...

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      view feed content Mac Sales Extend to "Cyber Monday" and VMWare Fusion 2.0 as Low as $10 (MacRumors)   3 d, 12 h and 35 min ago
Perhaps in an effort to extend the buying frenzy of Black Friday, the Monday following Black Friday has been (controversially) dubbed Cyber Monday. Many online retailers have decided to extend or start new sales on this day. While Apple is not part...

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      view feed content App Store Almost Reaches 10,000 Apps (MacRumors)   4 d and 17 h ago
While several sites have reported that 10,000 iPhone Apps have been released into the App Store, the actual number of active iPhone apps that can be downloaded is about 9,676 as of today's count. The discrepancy comes from the fact that many apps ha...

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      view feed content 'Push' Notifications Coming in iPhone 2.2.1? (MacRumors)   5 d and 1 h ago
RussianiPhone.ru claims that they have seen iPhone 2.2.1 Beta 1 and that it implements Push notifications as well as over-the-air MobileMe syncing with Notes support.

As proof they've posted a screenshot showing the Notes and Calendar...

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      view feed content Black Friday 2008: $300 MacBook Pro Discounts, iPhone App Sales (MacRumors)   6 d and 12 h ago

Apple has officially unveiled their Black Friday sales for their online and retail stores. The discounts are very similar to last year's event. The only two Mac models on sale are the iMac and MacBook with discounts of up to $101 for the mi...

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      view feed content Apple's Black Friday Sales Begin Around the World (MacRumors)   7 d and 4 h ago

Apple's Black Friday sales have begun around the world in their New Zealand store and Australia stores. The sales show modest discounts similar to previous years.

The only Macs that are on sale include the iMac and the MacBoo...

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      view feed content First 24" LED Cinema Displays Arrive (MacRumors)   [1 views] 7 d and 23 h ago

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Arstechnica provides some first impressions on their newly delivered 24" LED Apple Cinema display. While Apple introduced the new display back in October, actual delivery of the new monitors have only just begun...

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      view feed content Black Friday Discounts on Macs Have Begun (MacRumors)   8 d and 12 h ago
MacMall has announced their Black Friday sale which will runs from now until midnight P.T. on Friday, November 28th. Last year's MacMall sale delivered some of the largest discounts available online. This year, however, MacMall faces stiff competit...

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      view feed content QuickTime 7.5.7 for DisplayPort Allows Standard Definition Playback (MacRumors)   8 d and 18 h ago
Apple has issued a new QuickTime update for the new MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air which come equipped with the mini DisplayPort. The update addresses the issue of standard definition playback through the DisplayPort:

This upd...



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      view feed content Price Matching at Apple Retail Stores? (MacRumors)   9 d and 3 h ago
ifoAppleStore claims that Apple retail employees have the authority to match prices of other authorized retailers.

Apple has apparently fired the first shot in the holiday shopping battle, by announcing internally that retail store ...



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      view feed content More DRM-Free Music and iTunes Beatles Update (MacRumors)   9 d and 3 h ago
Several readers have noticed that music from different studios have started appearing in iTunes with a DRM free option. This would seem to confirm rumors that Apple is in late stage negotiations with studios about launching more DRM free music.


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      view feed content Apple Promotes Environmentally Friendly Notebooks in New Ad (MacRumors)   9 d and 18 h ago
Apple has set up a new page promoting their MacBooks as the "world's greenest family of notebooks."

When we redesigned the new Macbook, our designers and engineers set a goal of making not only the greenest notebook Apple ever prod...



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      view feed content Apple Announces Black Friday Event on November 28th (MacRumors)   9 d and 21 h ago

Apple NZ has started emailing customers about their Black Friday event for one day only on November 28th.

Come back to the Apple Online Store this Friday for a special one-day-only Christmas shopping event. You’ll find dozens...



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      view feed content Buyer's Guide Update: Apple iPhone, Black Friday Sales (MacRumors)   10 d and 1 h ago
Several readers have noticed that our Buyer's Guide has recently changed the iPhone recommendation to "Don't Buy - Updates Soon" despite no recent rumors about a new iPhone update.

The Buyer's Guide generates some of its recommendati...

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      view feed content 2nd Generation iPod Touch Faster than iPhone (MacRumors)   11 d and 4 h ago
Mobile developer Handheld Games Corp reported to TouchArcade.com that performance of their 3D TouchSports Tennis game [App Store, $4.99] is noticeably different between models of iPhones and iPod touches. Their 3D tennis game (video) seems to parti...

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      view feed content Apple Releases iPhone 2.2 Firmware with Street View, Emoji and More [Updated] (MacRumors)   [1 views] 13 d and 14 h ago

Surprisingly, Apple has released the iPhone 2.2 firmware tonight shortly after midnight. The latest update is available in iTunes for existing iPhone and iPod touch owners. The update contains:

Enhancements to Maps
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      view feed content Apple Releases iTunes 8.0.2 (MacRumors)   13 d and 18 h ago
Apple has released an update to iTunes to version 8.0.2. The update is available in your Mac OS X software update.

iTunes 8.0.2 improves stability and performance and provides a number of important bug fixes, including:

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      view feed content 'Official' MMS May Arrive for iPhone (MacRumors)   13 d and 22 h ago
MacWorld Sweden caught the attention of iPhone users when they reported that Swedish carrier Telia is planning on bringing Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) to their iPhone users. MMS is a feature that has been long requested by iPhone users and wo...

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      view feed content Nehalem EP (Xeon) Processors 'Ridiculously fast' (MacRumors)   13 d and 22 h ago
TechRadar.com reports on some preliminary benchmarks on Intel's upcoming Nehalem EP chips which they say will be sold as the Xeon X5560 CPUs in the 1st quarter of 2009. Apple has traditionally used the Xeon processors for the Mac Pro line.
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