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Apr 25 2012

WWDC 2012 Sells out in 90 minutes

The 2012 rendition of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference or WWDC sold out in less than 90 minutes this morning.  The conference which will be held from June 11th to June 15 as Muscone Center in San Francisco is an annual rite of passage for many developers.  Last year the conference sold out in twelve hours, however with the demand for information about Apple products growing at a similar rate as the demand for Apple products, the developers are all clamoring to get tickets to these Apple sponsored events.

Most developers this year will be left out though as Apple generally only accepts about 5500-6000 developers and has anywhere between 800 and 1000 Apple staff and engineers present for face to face questions about Apple’s products and their development issues.  The only way to get into the conference at this point is to garner one of the scholarships for students that Apple gives out to 150 deserving students.

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Apr 24 2012

Apple Sold 35.1 Million iPhones and 11.8 Million iPads 2nd Quarter

Apple announced their quarterly profits today with their net profits up a whopping 94% over 2nd quarter 2011.   During 2nd quarter 2012, Apple sold a total of 35.1 million iPhones and 11.8 million iPads resulting in a quarterly net profit of 11.8 Billion USD during the quarter.  They also sold 7.7 million ipods during the same quarter.  The number of iOS devices is now over 365 million devices thanks to to the sales of the devices this previous quarter.

Apple’s cash on hand reached a staggering 110.2 billion USD, which is a 12.6 billion increase over the previous quarter.  Apple is planning to pay a $2.55 per share dividend at the end of 3rd quarter 2012.

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Apr 15 2012

Apple Releases Flashback Removal Tool For Users Without Java

Apple has released the same Flashback Trojan Removal Tool that is found in the Java update for OS X 2012-003 as a standalone tool.  The new standalone version of the tool is for those users without Java installed.

You can download the Flashback malware Removal Tool from the Software Update feature under the Apple menu or from the Apple support website at:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1517

By admin • Anti-virus, Apple Computing, Apple Inc., Java, Malware, OS X, Programming, Software, Support, Updates • 0 • Tags: , , , , ,

Apr 12 2012

Apple Updates Java for 3rd Time This Month To Deal With Flashback Trojan

Apple has released a third update to Java for both Mac OS x Lion and Mac OS X 10.6 to deal with the infections of the Flashback Trojan.  Infections reached a whopping 600,000 machines globally according to three anti-virus companies that were monitoring it (Dr. Web, the discoverer of the Trojan, Kaspersky, and Symantec) , however, that number has dropped to 270,000 in recent days.

The update on the Apple Support Website updates Java to Version 1.6.0_31.  This brings it inline with the Oracle version of Java.  You can download the latest version of Java through the Software Update feature under the Apple menu or from Apple’s Support website at :

http://support.apple.com/downloads/

By admin • Anti-virus, Apple Computing, Apple Inc., Java, Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Macintosh, Software, Updates • 0 • Tags: , , ,

Apr 10 2012

Apple Tries to Shut Down Dr. Web’s Server

Apple has had a knee-jerk reaction to the discovery of the Flashback Trojan that has infected up to 600,000 Macs globally.  Dr. Web, a small Russian anti-virus company, first discovered the Flashback Trojan and has been monitoring infections on a global basis.  Now Apple has sent a Shutdown notice trying to shutdown the company’s server, saying it is being used for command and control in the Flashback Trojan bot-net.  The Flashback Trojan is attacking a hole in Java and Apple has released two updates to Java to mitigate  the attacks and to bring Java up to date.

If you want to check to see if your machine is one of the machines infected by the Flashback Trojan, you can download FlashbackChecker at:

https://github.com/jils/FlashbackChecker/downloads

Source: Forbes

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Apr 3 2012

An Interview with Apple-1PCB Designer Howard Cantin

Howard Cantin was the man behind the printed circuit boards for many of the early atari machines as well as the Apple01 computer.   Recently, Mike Willegal, creator of the Apple-1 Mimeo, sat down with Howard in a telephone interview to talk about what when into those days and his relationships with the heads of what was then Apple Computer as well as how things went with Nolan Bushnell of Atari

As for the proverbial story about how Atari refused the Atari Breakout board that Steve Wozniak built, he says “engineers at Atari couldn’t understand the design. Because they couldn’t understand it, Atari ended up not using it.”

You can read the interview in it’s entirety on Mike Willegal’s blog page at:

http://www.willegal.net/blog/

 

By admin • Apple Inc., Apple-1, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Vintage • 0 • Tags: , , , , , ,

Mar 13 2012

The 7.85 Inch iPad is Coming — According to Samsumg Official

An unnamed official of Samsung, the Korean electronics manufacturer and Apple’s biggest parts supplier, gave an interview in The Koream Times saying “The contract is expected to rise to $11 billion by the end of this year as Apple is planning to release a smaller iPad, probably with a 7.85-inch screen, and to sell more of its MacBook Air PCs using Samsung’s faster solid state drive (SSD) storage”

While Apple itself would never mention any information about products that are forthcoming and certainly would not divulge information which competitors could use to take on the behemoth, it seems that Apple’s suppliers are not holding the same “cards close to the chest” type attitude when it comes to Apple’s contracts.   Samsung is known primarily to be Apple’s bitterest rival in the global smartphone market, but they are also providing nearly all of the memory and displays found in the devices which Apple sells.

Speculation on the smaller iPad or the iPad Mini has been rife throughout the media for sometime now.  The market really has been waiting for an Apple product that would compete directly with the Galaxy Tab and the Amazon produced Kindle Fire.  Many people are speculating that the new iPad 7.85 Inch version will come out later this fall, however, the fall time frame has been traditionally the update of the OS and the Mac Mini for Apple.  It is quite possible that Apple will use the Mini theme with the iPad and release the iPad Mini with the latest Mac Mini.  And like the Mac Mini, the iPad Mini would likely be under powered next to it’s larger cousin as well as have less memory.  It is not likely that we will see much cost savings’s though as Apple is known to charge more for their products.  Speculation that Apple would sell the iPad Mini for $199 to match the Kindle Fire is a bit farfetched unless Apple intends to give away the farm and make money other ways.

Also revealed in the interview was Apple’s intention to use Samsung’s faster SSD drives in the future MacBook Airs.  The article seems to suggest that Apple will continue buying their components from Samsung for the immediate future.  And while it is not surprising that an official leaking information would not want to be named, however, it also seems that Apple needs to clamp down even further on what information their partners release when they do decide to actually purchase those parts from them.

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Mar 13 2012

AAPL: Apple Shares Push Through $553 Mark After Hours

Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares closed the trading day on wall street at $553.74 USD per share in after hours trading yesterday.  The shares which had been trading mostly flat on the day made a slow steady climb in the 4pm to 8pm trading period.   Many analysts are predicting that Apple will easily reach the 600 USD per share mark soon and have the stock as a strong Buy.  Apple Inc. shares closed the regular trading day at $552 even.

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Mar 12 2012

Apple Updates Safari Web Browser to Version 5.1.4

Apple has released an update to their Safari Web Browser.  The update, Version 5.1.4, includes a number of fixes that improve the performance of the Safari Browser.  Included fixes are:

  • Improve JavaScript performance
  • Improve responsiveness when typing into the search field after changing network configurations or with an intermittent network connection
  • Address an issue that could cause webpages to flash white when switching between Safari windows
  • Address issues that prevented printing U.S. Postal Service shipping labels and embedded PDFs
  • Preserve links in PDFs saved from webpages
  • Fix an issue that could make Flash content appear incomplete after using gesture zooming
  • Fix an issue that could cause the screen to dim while watching HTML5 video
  • Improve stability, compatibility and startup time when using extensions
  • Allow cookies set during regular browsing to be available after using Private Browsing
  • Fix an issue that could cause some data to be left behind after pressing the “Remove All Website Data” button

The update is for Mac OS X users who are running at least Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard or newer.     For Mac OS X Lion users, you must have at least 10.7.3 installed.  You can download the update through the Software Update feature under the Apple menu or from the Safari support page at:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1070?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

By admin • Apple Computing, Apple Inc., Apps, Browsers, Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Macintosh, OS X, Software, Updates • 0 • Tags: , , , , ,

Mar 12 2012

Apple being Sued for Deceptive Advertising in Regards to Siri

The centerpiece of the iPhone 4S, Siri, is now the center of attention in a new class action lawsuit against Apple.  The lawsuit, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal, claims that Apple’s adervtising in relation to Siri’s capabilities is “misleading and deceptive” and does not perform the tasks as Apple shows in the ads.

One Frank M. Fazio, an iPhone 4S users from Brooklyn, NY is feeling like Apple tricked him into buying the device and apparently he is not alone.  He says “In many of Apple’s television advertisements, individuals are shown using Siri to make appointments, find restaurants, and even learn the guitar chords to classic rock songs or how to tie a tie. In the commercials, all of these tasks are done with ease with the assistance of the iPhone 4S’s Siri feature, a represented functionality contrary to the actual operating results and performance of Siri.”

While Apple has long stated that the Siri feature of the iPhone 4s is a beta feature and subject to Beta rules, it is unusual that Apple would even release a product that was in Beta form of any type.   However, in the case of Siri, Apple needed all the voices of the iPhone users to help improve the response capabilities of the phone and went ahead and released the product.

Apple iPhone Siri Cpt

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