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  • Numberzz
    It seems as though the latest release of Parallels has hit the release candidate stage, meaning that it will be out soon. The new build will be 5580 and has some new enhancements such as increased performance in the DirectX and OpenGL departments. This build also has increased support for Leopard. Hopefully the Leopard update will go over a bit better than it did for VMWare, which has had issues ever since the 1.1 update has been released.
     

     
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    In a recent mailing list message, Interesting Behavior of OS X, Steven Edwards says that Leopard contains an undocumented loader for Portable Executables, a type of file used in 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. After more investigation, he discovered that Leopard's own loader tries to look for Windows DLL files when a Windows application is opened. That means that all Apple has to do is add a new application layer that would allow Mac OS X to load Windows applications natively.
     

    As Close as We can Get
     
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    iPhone with 3G in 2008

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    Today, the boss of AT&T just announced that the 3G iPhone will in fact, be available in 2008. Currently, Apple said that they haven't used the 3G chipsets because they draw too much power, and they do. At it's slowest, 3G is still faster than EDGE. If Steve Jobs announces a 3G iPhone during Macworld 2008, it's likely the improved iPhone won't be available until later in the year because of the FCC approval process.
     
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    French iPhone; Simulated GPS

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    French Unlocked iPhone only 750 Euros
    Apple has just announced that it will be selling unlocked iPhones for only 750 Euros ($1105). Other prices for the iPhone will start at 399 euros ($589) for a version tied to the Orange network with a two-year service contract and an "Orange for iPhone" plan, or 549 euros ($810) for a model without one of the iPhone plans, but still tied to the network.
    The entry level plan starts at 49 euros per month and includes 2 hours of normal talk time, 2 hours of late evening and weekend minutes, and 50 SMS text messages. The most expensive plan is priced at 119 euros and includes 8 hours of normal talk time, 8 hours of nights and weekends, and 1000 SMS messages. For those in America, the hours are so low because incoming calls are free in France.
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    Simulated GPS
    The new My Location feature takes information broadcast from mobile towers near non-GPS equipped mobile phones to estimate the device's current location on the map down to approximately 10 city blocks. Google has released a beta for the Java, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Nokia/Symbian phones, but not yet for the iPhone. Apple has promised us to keep the iPhone updated, so this could be included in the January (probably) update of the iPhone.
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    Customize your iPhone Even More!

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    Yes, it's true, you can customize your iPhone even more! Erica Sadun has released 6 hidden, fun iPhone customizations. Here is a list of things you can do with your iPhone!
    1. Set A Fake Time. You can set the time to be different, so instead of saying "12:39 PM," it could say "Number 1."
    2. Set A Fake Carrier. Setting this different changes it from "AT&T" to say something like "Verizon."
    3. Hide Certain Applications. This is useless, but using this hides the iTunes, Safari, and Youtube applications.
    4. Use A Different Dock. You can change the Dock from using the default iPhone dock to use the iPod Touch Dock.
    5. Use Numeric Values for the Wireless Signal. Useless, but it has a number instead of bars to display the signal.
    6. Use Numeric Values for the Network Signal. Also Useless, it sets it to be a number instead of bars.
     

     
    Link to the Guide (Scroll Down)
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    Early iPhone SDK Released

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    Today, Apple released an early iPhone SDK to some select companies. The rumor came from an "uncertified" source, but they say that it can be trusted. The description appears to confirm hints given by Apple marketing VP Greg Joswiak in a recent interview. Rather than write in a typical programming environment, the developer kit will control the code and allow Apple to maintain a buffer between the phone itself and programmers. Steve Jobs wants this because he said before that he didn't want a note taking application crashing at&t's western network, even though that is very unlikely.
     

     
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    My (old) thoughts on Leopard

    By Colonel, in OSx86,

    First off, I apologize about my long absense. I've had alot of stuff going on and I haven't had much time for the news and stuff..
     
    Back on topic,
     
    I got a PM from Sabr today poking me to post some news and I began thinking.
    I had written up a review of the original Leopard beta back from WWDC06. It never got published due to Mash's legal paranoia, thinking that the Apple ninjas would attack him and the site for posting news about a beta OS. Since then, it has been sitting in the Pending Stories forum for over a year and a half collecting dust. Since then, Leopard has finally debuted in all of its goodness to the world. I thought it would be interesting to compare it to the Leopard of today and to see and compare how Leopard has evolved since then. Take a look, have fun, and enjoy.
     

     
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    iPhone in France with Orange

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    It has been announced that the iPhone will be available in France in less than a week, on November 29th. The iPhone will go on sale for 399€. As the French law states, customers will be able to unlock their iPhone for free six months after their purchase but Orange will allow them to do that before that date for a 100€ charge. The iPhone's rates seem to be very competitive, as with the plans in the other countries.
     
    49€($72, £35)/mo Plan:
    - 2 hours + 2 (late evening or week-end) hours of voice calls:
    - 50 SMS
    - 10 hours of Orange Wifi
    - Unlimited VoiceMail, E-Mail and EDGE data
     
    59€($87, £42)/mo Plan:
    - 3 hours + 3 (late evening or week-end) hours of voice calls:
    - 100 SMS
    - 10 hours of Orange Wifi
    - Unlimited VoiceMail, E-Mail and EDGE data
     
    79€($117, £56)/mo Plan:
    - 5 hours + 5 (late evening or week-end) hours of voice calls:
    - 150 SMS
    - 10 hours of Orange Wifi
    - Unlimited VoiceMail, E-Mail and EDGE data
     
    119€($176, £85)/mo Plan:
    - 8 hours + 8 hours of voice calls:
    - 1000 SMS
    - 100 hours of Orange Wifi
    - Unlimited VoiceMail, E-Mail and EDGE data
     

     
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    Orange iPhone Site (In French)
     
    EDIT: Added Sterlings
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    Block All P2P!

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    Mark Cuban recently wrote an open-letter that said, to all ISPs, to block all P2P traffic. "If I was a Comcast customer, I would tell them, as I am now telling all the services I am a customer of: BLOCK P2P TRAFFIC, PLEASE. As a consumer, I want my Internet experience to be as fast as possible. The last thing I want slowing my Internet service down are P2P freeloaders." Instead, he said, that people who wanted to share video over P2P, should use Google Video. As if they would allow illegal files. What is strange, is that this comes right after an analyst said that by the time 2009 comes, that all internet will be as slow as dial up because of the increasing number of websites that use flash or video services. But why would using Google Video instead of P2P decrease the amount of bandwidth being used?
     

     
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    A Thanksgiving Freeze

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    It's Thanksgiving again, and we all know what that means! Yes, users have started complaining about two very significant bugs in the Leopard (supposedly) operating system. One of them is something that I have had a problem with in the past, with the older betas of Mac OS X Leopard. Many laptops' keyboards are freezing randomly. That means that when there is no keyboard connected to the computer, the internal keyboard randomly shuts off, making itself disappear from the USB Devices list. The next issue has to do with battery life, and it's sudden drop when users install Leopard. Some users are even reporting that the battery has gone from above 3 hours to below 2. Neither of these issues Apple has fixed yet, but they are replacing the keyboards on the computers affected by the glitch, which seems a little extreme.
     

     
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