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Rumor: iMacs In Short Supply Among Retailers, Core i3 Refresh Imminent
If you’re tempted to pick up a new iMac sometime soon, you might just want to wait: according to Apple Insider, new iMacs may well be imminent. According to their sources, Apple is informing distributors not to expect any further stock of the entry level, 21.5-inch, 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac, while advising other retailers
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Rumor: Apple has a CDMA iPhone ready for Verizon
Filed under: iPhone Just as every new day is met with a rising sun, every Apple event elicits rumors of an iPhone carried by Verizon. Some believe that a Verizon-compatible iPhone already exists and is merely waiting for a deal to be finalized. Earlier this week, Bloomberg suggested that Verizon would debut its iPhone offering in January of 2011. AT&T has been the exclusive iPhone carrier it the US since its introduction in 2007
View PostYellowing issues with the iPhone 4′s camera
Filed under: iPhone There’s more trouble for the iPhone 4. Some users are reporting that poor white balance is affecting some of their photos; specifically, indoor shots taken, both, with and without the LED flash have a predominately yellow hue. This typically happens when a digital camera has trouble reading the type of light in a given environment. As Macworld explains , all types of light — fluorescent light, sunlight, tungsten bulbs, etc. — create different hues in photographs. The digital camera’s job is to notice which hues are present and calibrate accordingly (that’s a rough overview, but you get the idea).
Invites sent for Shanghai Apple Store opening
Filed under: Retail Apple will open its newest retail store in Shanghai, China on Saturday, July 10th. Invitations that feature a red curtain, much like the one that currently drapes the huge glass cylinder that sits atop the store, are being sent to interested parties. Much like the 5th Avenue Store in New York City , Apple Store Shanghai is underground and topped with a huge, glass structure. Adding to the drama are two 1,000 foot tall skyscrapers flanking the store’s entrance
Apple issues official word on iPhone 4 reception: it’s the bars, man
Filed under: Apple Corporate , iPhone If you didn’t see the thorough reports from AnandTech and Richard Gaywood on the behavior of the iPhone 4 in low-signal areas, one of the conclusions they came to is that ‘bars are bogus.’ The behavior of the signal indicators on the phone is wildly shifted toward the optimistic, with over half the available signal range displayed as a cheery five bars. This contributes to the death grip problem: users who are giving up some antenna sensitivity when they grab the phone may not realize that their signal was iffy to begin with. Guess what: Apple agrees with them , at least in part. The company posted a letter/press release today (unsigned, rather than the attributed-to-Steve past Thoughts on Music and Thoughts on Flash ; they could have called this one Thoughts on Bars, but that would have been a little cruel ) that admits “We have discovered the cause of this dramatic drop in bars, and it is both simple and surprising.” The letter continues: “Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong.” Totally wrong?
Found Footage: iPhone 4 takes to the skies
Filed under: Found Footage , iPhone If you’re afraid of heights, do not watch this video. A few guys in Los Angeles convinced a friend to loan them his new iPhone 4 for a risky little experiment: A balloon-powered flight into the air , tethered by kite string, with the video camera recording the whole time. Yeah, we’re also wondering what kind of leverage they had on this guy to make him give up the iPhone. Aside from the relative wisdom of rigging the phone and flying it near a working radio tower, the video is actually quite compelling — there’s also a behind-the-scenes clip showing the extended process of building and flying the rig
Apple’s search for wireless antenna engineering talent
Filed under: Apple Corporate Apple is hiring! Can you guess what kind of talent they’re after? Wireless antenna engineers, of course. On June 23rd, just after the Death Grip was discovered by the public, Apple published three listings for iPhone and iPad antenna engineers who can “define and implement antenna system architecture to optimize the radiation performance for wireless portable devices.” Additionally, Apple is looking for two iPhone OTA Wireless Systems Engineers . All of these positions require several years worth of experience and Master’s Degrees. Here’s a chance to work for Apple, build something cool and keep us from having to wrap our iPhones in bracelets . Good luck to all applicants. [Via Engadget and TechCrunch ] TUAW Apple’s search for wireless antenna engineering talent originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST.
Mozilla submits Firefox Home to the App Store
Filed under: iPhone Those who’ve wanted Firefox on the iPhone will soon get their wish. Kind of. Mozilla has announced that Firefox Home has been submitted to Apple for review. Don’t let the name “Firefox” fool you, because Home isn’t really a web browser. It works in concert with the Firefox sync add-on for the desktop.
Mozilla submits Firefox Home to the App Store
Filed under: iPhone Those who’ve wanted Firefox on the iPhone will soon get their wish. Kind of. Mozilla has announced that Firefox Home has been submitted to Apple for review.
Want to upload 720p movies from iPhone 4? Try Pixelpipe
Filed under: iPhone If you were disappointed that you can’t upload full 720p video from your iPhone 4 to YouTube without transferring it to a computer first, then check out the latest update to the free app Pixelpipe . While there has been some speculation over whether app developers would be able to access the full-resolution videos for sharing, commenters were quick to assure us there was no reason to worry. Pixelpipe claims that it will share your edited mobile masterpiece in all its splendor not only with YouTube but also to Flickr, Facebook, MobileMe, Viddler, Posterous and a bunch of other video-capable sites (as well email and FTP) for videos up to 200MB. The update to 2.01 is also quick to add iOS 4.0 multitasking for background uploading and should continue to serve as a semi-ubiquitous multi-tool for getting our videos (and pictures) uploaded almost anywhere you want them to go. We mentioned Pixelpipe previously around the time of the 3GS launch last year; it seems to have come a long way since then. It is worth noting that some users seem to be experiencing some instability with the app that will hopefully get ironed out quickly.
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