Category: Apple Inc.

Apple has taken a whack at fixing the flickering of the internal display on the late 2008 MacBook Pro.  A new EFI Update for the 15 inch model is supposed to resolve this issue.  Version 2.8 of the EFI Firmware for the MacBook Pro should be available in you Software Updates or you can download it directly from the Apple Support site at: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1502

The United States Air Force has granted Apple, Inc. with a $9 Million USD contract to provide 18,000 iPad 2’s.   The iPad 2’s will be used by pilots and other pertinent staff in lieu of the normally carried heavy pilot bags and reams of flight maps.  The air force is getting quite the deal on the iPad 2’s with the price per unit being $520 USD per unit compared to the normal $599 USD.  They have contracted to receive the…

More than 25 Billion Apps and counting have been downloaded from the Apple App Store.  Apple held a contest for the mark, giving the person who downloaded the 25 Billionth app a $10,000 USD gift card to the App Store, however, who that lucky person was still has yet to have been announced.  This mark was reached in just over 3.5 years with the current pace of downloads reaching a staggering 15 million apps per year.  There are currently 550,000…

Invitations for the next release of the iPad went out to the media today, with Apple proclaiming “We have something you really have to see. And touch.” The event for the iPad 3 release is scheduled to take place on March 7, 2012 at 10:00am PST at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The event has been talked about greatly throughout the media rumor circles for the past several weeks with this event being the worst kept secret of…

A posting on Mobileread.com is suggesting that Version 3.3 of Requiem by the hacker “Brahms” is capable of removing Apple’s DRM from iTunes and iBooks.  While the software has been capable of iTunes DRM removal for some time, this is the first time that it can also crack the iBooks format as well. This type of hack does not bode well for Apple or those authors who are trying to make money from the Apple Book Store, as users would…

Neat Designs has put together a new collection of vintage Apple advertisements show Apple’s progression from the garage startup created by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ron Wayne, to the corporate conglomerate that Tim Cook runs today.  The collection spans the years 1977 to 1999 and contains many advertisements not seen before.  the display and the variety show the tenacity and way the company we know as Apple, Inc. thought the world should see them. You can view the entire…

An iPhone user in Southern California, won their lawsuit filed against AT&T in small claims court for the throttling of “Unlimited” plan usage.   The user, sued AT&T after being throttled each month after using 1.5 to 2gb of data.  However, AT&T’s users with the 3GB plan receive no such throttling in spite of the fact that the plans cost about the same. The user, Matt Spaccarelli, won a judgement of $850 USD in the small claims court case after Judge…

Proview, the China based bankrupt company which supposedly owns the iPad name is now suing Apple in California.  The company is still embroiled in a battle in mainland China, but no decision has been made there.   Proview is now accusing Apple of using deceptive practices in their purchase of the iPad name, thereby denying Proview fair value on the name. In China, Proview is denying the name was sold for mainland China operations. Source: Reuters

Ron Wayne is probably the least well known Apple, Inc. Co-Founder of the three men who created the now behemoth company.   He had a 10% stake in the young company at it’s founding, however, he left the company, selling his stake for a total of $2300.   The media has reported that he lost potentially billions of dollars in his leaving, however, he does not see it that way.  According to Ron, “I didn’t lose out on billions of dollars. That’s…

The Apple iTunes App Store, long a point of pride with Apple is now reaching the 25 billion App download mark since it’s inception.  For one lucky user, that 25 Billion mark equals $10,000 USD in downloads from the store as a reward for downloading the 25 billionth download.  For the rest of the users, it just means that we love our iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad enough to keep downloading apps at a high rate and as the number…

Apple’s lawyers in China have submitted a letter to Proview to essentially tell them to quit making remarks to the media.  The letter claims that the comments that Proview CEO Yang Rongshan is making in public run contrary to the actual ruling in the case and also are falsifications of the facts.  The letter is stating that Apple “formally reserve all rights to take further legal action against any individuals and tentities fort any damages that may result from defamoatory…

The trademark dispute in China between Proview, a bankrupt supposed owner of the iPad name and Apple, the known manufacturer of the iPad, is now widening to a point where Apple is being black mailed for 2 Billion USD by Proview.  While Apple purchased the rights to the name several years ago, Proview is now arguing that that sale did not cover mainland China where the iPad is made. Apple was initially being asked for 1.6 Billion in addition to…

Program:   AirServer Mac Cost:          $7.99 Platform:  Mac OS X 10.7.3 System:     Mac Mini URL:          http://www.airserverapp.com This month’s review is one of the more useful utilities we have found in a while.  Not exactly new or the latest and greatest, however, the App does what it claims to do and we figured this one deserved a closer look. Over the past two months, we have used a number of devices trying to emulate the capabilities of AirPlay to Apple TV.  Nothing…

It’s going to take a while to get to the computer related material in this article. Please be patient. Ever since I was a little kid I’ve been curious about the world around me. I was the type of kid who wanted to see what was on the next block or figure out how dolls were made (yes I took them apart and put them back together again). The only time I got into trouble for it was when a…

After multiple days of reaching record highs, Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares have plummeted back nearly 35 points from the high of $526.29 USD per share mark it reached mid-day yesterday.  The shares are currently trading at $492.20 USD per share or down $5.47 from yesterdays close.   While no major factors are driving the fall out side of profit taking, this could be a bit of a I told you so moment for the one analyst on wall street who has…

Apple Inc. is giving users a bit of an advanced look at what the next version of Mac OS X will look like.  The Mac OS X Mountain Lion Website gives a few hints and also allows members of the developers program to download beta versions of the OS.  The Developers Program login requires membership in Apple’s Developers Program, a paid service of Apple Inc. The latest version of the Mac OS X Family will include a closer integration of…

While the preparations for Apple’s next major OS upgrade have gone on quietly for some time now, the way Apple is treating its latest addition to the Apps of Mac OS X is anything but quiet.   Messages is Apple’s new app which allows users to “send messages to any Macintosh, iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.” The app almost looks like something of a twitter clone, with some distinct differences.  Messages replaces your iVhat client and it allows you to make…

Apple Inc (AAPL) Shares are up over $9 USD per share in this morning’s trading session.  News out of China that the Proview requested iPad ban has been refused by Chinese Customs Authorities on account that such a ban would be difficult to enforce due to the popularity of the iPad among Chinese consumers is the likely driving factor in the stratospheric rise in share price with the shares reaching $519.41 USD Per Share or $9.95 USD per share above…

Proview, the holder of the iPad name in China is attempting to get Chinese Customs to block all imports of iPads as well as Exports.  If they are successful in their quest, they could prevent Apple from receiving their products globally. Due to the fact that Foxconn, the manufacturer of the iPad is based in mainland China, this could be disastrous for Apple. While the iPad name ownership case is still ongoing in China, Apple originally bought the rights to…

A user on the Apple Support Community, xUSR, reported that he received the following message today on his cell phone: “Apple needs iPhone5 testers:The first 1000 users who visit http://celltestnkeep.com and enter code 1000 will get to test & keep the new iPhone5.”  The message came from a phone number at 703.609.7910.  Obviously a scam, the user reported it to AT&T, however, he was told by them to contact Apple Inc. Users should remember that Apple does not “Beta Test”…