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Apple AirPlay Private Key Exposed, Opening Door to AirPort Express Emulators
Yesterday, 4:39 PM

Developer James Laird has reverse engineered the Airport Express private key and published an open source AirPort Express emulator called Shareport.
This program emulates an Airport Express for the purpose of streaming music f...

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Adobe Introduces Photoshop Touch SDK and 3 iPad Apps for Photoshop
Yesterday, 3:42 PM
Alongside Creative Suite 5.5, Adobe has also announced the Photoshop Touch Software Development Kit that allows developers to create mobile and tablet applications that interact with Adobe Photoshop CS5.


As an example, Adobe h... Read more…
Adobe Introduces Creative Suite 5.5, Subscription Editions
Yesterday, 3:33 PM

Adobe has introduced Creative Suite 5.5 with substantial upgrades to InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, Premiere Pro, and After Effects. Also included is a new SDK for Photoshop CS5. This release is new strategy for Adobe which targ... Read more…
Apple Exploring Carbon-Fiber Enclosures for Future Devices
Yesterday, 2:50 PM

"Carbon Fiber" decal on MacBook Pro
Apple has long been rumored to be experimenting with carbon-fiber enclosures for their future laptops and iOS devices. The benefits of carbon fiber over traditional materials has included high tens... Read more…
Steve Jobs Authorized Biography Coming in 2012
Yesterday, 10:52 AM

ABC News reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has agreed to participate in a book about his life.
Simon & Schuster announced Sunday that Walter Isaacson's "iSteve: The Book of Jobs" will be published in early 2012. Isaacson has b...

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Next Final Cut Pro at NAB Next Week? Due Spring 2011, Some More Hints
Sunday, 3:08 PM

Apple is rumored to be launching a dramatic new version of Final Cut Pro next week during NAB. The rumored venue for the launch is, surprisingly enough, a Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet on April 12th. The early rumors claimed that seve... Read more…
Apple Poaching Gaming PR Execs from Activision and Nintendo
Saturday, 1:09 PM

MCV reports that Apple has poached two major public relations executives from Nintendo and Activision, respectively. (via MacNN)
Apple has poached not one but two of the games industry's best PR execs - with Activision's Nick ...

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Apple Investigating Verizon iPad 3G Connectivity Issue
Saturday, 11:56 AM

Apple is investigating an issue that seems to be affecting Verizon 3G iPad 2 owners.
The Apple Support Discussion boards list five pages discussing the problem. Wi-Fi functions work well enough, but 3G connections either take ...

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Best Buy Not in Trouble with Apple? Holding iPad 2 Stock for 'Upcoming Promotion'
Saturday, 3:38 AM

While it seems reports that Best Buy was holding iPad 2 stock were true, it was apparently not due to a contract dispute with Apple. Best Buy released this statement to BGR:
"Best Buy continues to receive iPad 2 inventory fro...

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Time Warner Cable Goes to Court for iPad App Content Rights
Saturday, 1:40 AM

Engadget reports that Time Warner Cable has taken Viacom to court to ask for declaratory judgement over the usage of cable content.
Time Warner Cable announced this afternoon it has filed a request in the United States Distric...

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Apple Exploring E-Ink/Video Hybrid Displays for iPhone?
Saturday, 12:56 AM

The other interesting patent application coming out of Apple yesterday was one of a hybrid e-Paper/Video iOS display.
Apple's second patent surprise of the day is all about Apple devising a next generation iPhone that would ...

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Apple Pulling iPad 2 from Best Buy?
Friday, 1:16 PM
CrunchGear reports that BestBuy may have stepped into some trouble with Apple due its handling of iPad 2 sales:
A reader who works at Best Buy just told us that there's been a bit of a mis...

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Valve Software Teases with New Image Leaks
Friday, 1:01 PM
Valve Software has sent out teaser images to a least some of the Mac media with very little other information. The emails came from Valve's co-founder Gabe Newell. MacRumors received the following image tonight:


"sorbet coop... Read more…
Atari's Greatest Hits for iPhone, iPad, and iCade?
Friday, 2:52 AM
Atari has released a new emulator for the iPhone and iPad called Atari's Greatest Hits [iTunes]. The free universal download comes with Pong and also offers a selection of 100 classic Atari arcade and 2600 console games for in-app purchase. The ful... Read more…
Apple Buys Up Touch Panels Delaying RIM's Tablet Release
Friday, 12:27 AM

DigiTimes reports that RIM's PlayBook tablet PC is set to launch on April 19th, but that this date was a month behind the original target date. Besides ongoing software testing, RIM was also unable to procure enough touch panels since "Appl... Read more…
Apple Exploring Smart Bezel with Illuminated Buttons
Friday, 12:10 AM

PatentlyApple reveals a new Apple patent application which details how the iPhone might get a new "smart bezel" which offers the ability to display additional indicators in the device's border.
Apple intends to introduce a met...

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Apple Expanding iPad 2 Retail Presence to Toys R' Us?
Thursday, 11:42 PM

ModMyI claims that Toys R' Us will begin selling the iPad 2 next month.
And there's photographic evidence to back up the claim. Obtained during an employee training session, the pic clearly illustrates the iPad 2 presented in...

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iOS 4.3.2 Due in Next Two Weeks?
Thursday, 11:13 PM

BGR claims that Apple is already working on another 4.3.x release that is due in the next two weeks.
It’s said to include a few enhancements, address security issues, and it will also fix several bugs that have affected users...

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Motorola Xoom Tablet Sales: Approximately 100,000 Units So Far?
Thursday, 4:20 AM
Business Insider reports on a research note from Deutsche Bank estimating sales of Motorola's Android-based Xoom tablet at only about 100,000 units since its late February launch, based on Android developer statistics showing that only 0.2% of Androi... Read more…
Apple Locks in 12 Petabytes of iTunes Video Content Storage?
Thursday, 2:39 AM
StorageNewsletter.com reports (via AppleInsider) that Apple has placed a massive order with Isilon Systems for up to 12 petabytes of storage to support iTunes video offerings.
Apple ordere...

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Office for Mac 2011 SP1 Coming Next Week With Outlook Sync Support
Thursday, 1:46 AM

The Loop reports that Microsoft is preparing to release Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1 sometime next week, bringing a number of fixes, enhancements and new features to the company's flagship productivity suite. The most significant new f... Read more…
Intel Launching Next Generation MacBook Air Processors
Thursday, 1:03 AM

As reported by Fudzilla and HardMac, Intel is about to launch its next generation Sandy Bridge ultra low voltage CPUs suitable for the MacBook Air.

Due to the MacBook Air's thin form factor, it has required the use of particula... Read more…
Apple's Suppliers Ship Roughly 2.5 Million iPad 2s in March?
Wednesday, 11:36 PM

According to DigiTimes, Apple's manufacturing partners provided the company with approximately 2.4-2.6 million iPad 2 units during the month of March, with most of those presumably having made it through to customer's hands given the tight su... Read more…
Apple to Introduce New Final Cut Pro on April 12th?
Wednesday, 7:43 AM

ProVideoCoalition claims to have heard rumors that Apple is planning to use the Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet to announce the next version of Final Cut Pro.
Philip Bloom just confirmed with me that Canon has canceled his...

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Apple Dock Connector to Support DisplayPort, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt?
Wednesday, 7:42 AM

PatentlyApple reveals a new patent granted to Apple from the US Patent and Trademark Office. The patent describes what appears to be a new dock connector that can support both DisplayPort/USB 3.0.
Apple has been granted a po...

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Apple Releases 'iAd Gallery' App
Wednesday, 5:59 AM

Apple has released a new app today called iAd Gallery. The app simply features a gallery of iAd campaigns:
The iAd Gallery is a celebration of advertising, featuring iAd campaigns from some of the world's best brands and thei...

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