Apple seeds OS X Mountain Lion Server Developer Preview 4 to developers
For you server types: Apple just seeded OS X Mountain Lion Server Developer Preview 4 to developers apart of Apple’s Mac developer program. The update is available on the Developer Center and can be downloaded by grabbing the redemption code available. Today’s server release (build 12S219n) comes after yesterday’s release of OS X Mountain Lion...
Apple wins iPhone5.com domain dispute, ordered to be transferred
Earlier this month, Apple moved to gain control of iPhone 5.com from a domain squatter who used it as a forum full of ads. The company filed a dispute with the World Intellectual Property Organization, which now appears to have granted Apple’s request today. As The Next Web reported, the squatter relinquished control of the domain, and control now goes...
Rumor: LCD suppliers for 7.85-inch iPad Mini certified with production ready to ramp up
Taiwan-based publication Liberty Times (translated, via Macotakara) shared an interesting bit of information this evening about the rumored 7.85-inch “iPad Mini.” The publication reported that LG and AU Optronics were certified to supply the LCD panel for the iPad Mini. Furthermore, it goes on to claim that both manufacturers are working to ship the panels for production and for a release...
WSJ: next iPhone to feature at least a 4-inch screen, production to begin in June
Mockup According to “people familiar with the situation,” Apple is set to use “at least” a 4-inch screen on the sixth-generation iPhone reports Wall Street Journal. Many long-time iPhone customers have requested that Apple moves away from its 3.5-inch screen traditionally used on the iPhone, to a larger screen like many Android handsets currently have...
Aaron Sorkin to write screenplay for Sony’s Steve Jobs biopic
Sony hired Academy and Emmy award-winning screenwriter and producer Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay for its upcoming Steve Jobs biopic (not to be confused with the one Ashton Kutcher is starring in), reported Variety. Sony’s biopic will cover the life of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and will be an adaptation of the official biography “Steve Jobs,” which is written by famed author...
Apple gets US Customs to block imports of HTC One X and Evo 4G
United States customs delayed the import of the HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE due to patent issues with Apple, according to The Verge. This is the first type of delay of this nature that we have seen, and it is definitely very interesting. Customs is holding back the handsets while the agency investigates...
Analyst gives some good reasons why the rumored ‘iTV’ isn’t a given
Rumors of Apple’s “iTV” set have spiraled ever since former CEO Steve Jobs said on stage at an AllThingsD conference that he “cracked the television.” Since then, many analysts and publications reported on the iTV—sometimes very inaccurately—claiming it will feature Siri and a Facetime camera for video calls built-in to a larger panel that looks...
Open source QuickTime component Perian closing its doors soon
Dubbed the “Swiss-army knife for QuickTime,” open source QuickTime component Perian is finally closing down shop. The team of the six-year-old project announced the news today on their website and said the project will retire 90 days after Perian’s final release. The team also said the final release is coming soon and “may or may not work”...
Bloomberg reiterates: Apple to unveil new, thinner MacBook Pro at WWDC
This morning, our Senior Editor Mark Gurman exclusively brought you details about Apple’s new 15-inch MacBook Pro, which Apple is currently readying to be unveiled. According to our trusted sources, the new MacBook Pro features an ultra-thin design, a “jaw-dropping” Retina Display, and super-fast USB 3. Confirming our report from this morning, Bloomberg reports that Apple will announce the new...
Microsoft’s infamous Steve Ballmer named worst CEO by Forbes
Forbes (via BGR) has ranked Microsoft’s infamous Steve Ballmer as the worst CEO of any publicly traded company “without a doubt”. I’m sure you all know Ballmer, the tall, sweaty man who loves to yell things like “c’mon!” and the classic “developers, developers, developers”. Ballmer was put into the role of Microsoft CEO during 2000 and is ranked as the...
First photos of Ashton Kutcher dressed as Steve Jobs for biopic
TMZ posted some photos of Ashton Kutcher in full Steve Jobs attire. As we reported in April, the “Two and a Half Men” star is set to play Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in a new biopic. Mind you, this is not the official Sony one that is set to come out soon. Kutcher needs a...
GameStop looks like it will start selling used MacBooks soon
To add to its catalog of refurbished iPods, iPads, and iPhones, major game/entertainment retailer GameStop could be on its way to selling the MacBook too. Gaming website Kotaku posted the screenshot above Friday afternoon, which was taken directly from GameStop’s internal systems by an anonymous employee. Of course, this could just be some sort of...
