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  • EFI

    iPod Nano

    By EFI, in OSx86,

    Another rumor here, and it's actually from a credible source this time. 9to5mac.com, states that the new iPod nanos will come in Black, Silver, Cranberry/Wine Red, Lighter Blue, and Light Green. Essentially these are watered down colors to suite a more subtler shades of tones. The new case design looks essentially like err...a mini-iPod standard, atleast according to 9to5mac.com.
     
    These are supposedly the new colors:
     

     
    Full article link + design mockup picture
  • EFI
    As weird as the name might sound...its function is actually quite thought out. The latest rumor has it that Apple is designing what it calls "collapsible connection receptacle". Essentially this is a mechanism to be able to accomodate a folding connection slot area, into an area in the external enclosure. This will in turn allow the laptop's size to be reduced much greater than if you were to just use the size of the full port. Confusing...I know, however once you take a look at the patent description, and more importantly, the pictures, it becomes much clearer.
     

     
    For more information, check out the Apple Insider article link via MacRumors: Link
  • EFI
    The last release, which was 10.4.10 was deployed for public download on June 20th. Now leopard is scheduled to release in the end of October. Within that timespan in between of 4 months, there is going to be another update to Tiger. Apple has officially seeded 10.4.11 to developers yesterday.
     
    From MacRumors:
     

     
    Link
  • Takuro

    Leopard Nearly Finalized

    By Takuro, in OSx86,

    Although Leopard has been delayed for several months, sources at AppleInsider claim that Apple is now asking its developer community whether the latest build of Leopard is suitable for a shipping. Using an online survey, developers are asked how the latest Leopard release measures up to the current shipping Tiger build in both performance and stability. They are inquired about user experience in several fields, including Web & Mail, Productivity, Sharing & Device Compatibility, Media & Graphics, and over-all Interface responsiveness.
     
    OS X Leopard is currently set to ship in October 2007. There are only a few weeks left until Leopard will "go gold" and be physically printed on DVDs for shipping, but many testers still complain about bugs and poor performance. Many question whether Apple will do what Microsoft supposedly did with Vista: Release an operating system before performance issues are fixed for the sake of meeting a deadline.
     
    A recent incident has also made matters worse. A guide detailing how to install Leopard on generic PCs have been leaked onto the internet. Although hackers have tried hard to keep their progress secret before Leopard officially debuts, an individual posted a step-by-step guide on his web blog in what may have been a crude attempt to gain site traffic. Apple may scramble to make last-minute changes to Leopard to thwart illegal installations. However, time is short, and such efforts would simply complicate the Cupertino-based company's difficult task of finalizing Leopard.
  • EFI

    Appleworks discontinued

    By EFI, in OSx86,

    After being introduced in 1984 with the Apple II; Appleworks, which was in 1997 renamed to Clairsworks, has been officially discontinued. This was long given considering that the software's update rate was extremely low if next to nothing. Furthermore, after the release of iWork 08, which includes Numbers as well, the need for Appleworks is truly no longer needed anymore.
     

     
     
    Full article here: Link
  • REVENGE
    In it's annual report, the University of Michigan calls notice to American Customer Satisfaction Index [ACSI] data that shows overall customer satisfaction with PCs has dropped 3 percentage points to 75, and that Apple remains industry leader despite dropping 5 percentage points to 79. HP was the one corporation to improve a percentage point to 76, although its subdivision COMPAQ's worst-in-industry score of 73 percentage points, is nothing to brag about.
     
    Here is a table summarizing the ACSI data for the PC manufacturing industry in years present and past:
     

    Source: ACSI via AppleInsider
     
    The report also discusses scores for the search engine industry. The ACSI report measures consumer satisfaction for different sets of industries every quarter, with the second quarter industries being from the consumer durables and e-business sectors.
     
    The ACSI Second Quarter Report [PDF]
     
    The Original AppleInsider Story
  • Paranoid Marvin

    Here we go again...

    By Paranoid Marvin, in OSx86,

    Bit of a déjà vu for the millions of users affected by the Sony battery recall last year, but now it seems that Nokia might be next in line for a long and painful recall due to malfunctioning batteries.
     
    Unlike the Sony batteries, however, it seems that Nokia's batteries (manufactured by Matsu{censored}a) won't actually explode, but could overheat and dislodge themselves from the phone.
     
    The recall affects the BL-5C battery, used in a wide range of phones including many of their high-end N-series and E-series phones. Nokia has several suppliers for the BL-5C batteries who had collectively produced 300 millions. The recall affects (only) the 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsu{censored}a between December 2005 and November 2006, from which there have been approximately 100 incidents of overheating reported globally and only when the device is being charged. No serious injuries or property damages have been reported.
     
    Product advisory for BL-5C battery
     
    List of affect Nokia phones and battery IDs
     
    This is the second time I've been caught by bad batteries (my Powerbook battery was recalled). I have two Nokia phones that might need new batteries. Let's hope Nokia gets this done quickly and efficiently.
  • Paranoid Marvin

    Apple Tech Support

    By Paranoid Marvin, in OSx86,

    Our very own PRocker267 (aka 'Prawker' ) took it on himself to explore the extent to which Apple's tech support goes. He phoned up the Apple help line for support for his Hackintosh, and then recorded what happened. Apple does make it quite clear that they provide support for OS X, but it seems as though that might be platform dependant...

    Read the thread here.

    And get the audio file here
  • Paranoid Marvin

    Adium 1.1 Released

    By Paranoid Marvin, in OSx86,

    That little green duck we all know and love has just celebrated his 1.1th birthday!
    The free instant messaging program for Mac OS X is certainly one of the best apps out there, with it's ability to seamlessly connect to many different protocols at once, including AIM, MSN, .Mac and Jabber.
    The latest version includes enhancements to the contact list, such as an animated contact status transition and in the chat window, the ability to put the tab bar at the bottom, or on the side.

    The full change log can be found here.

    Adium will update itself through the built in updater, but you can download it manually from here.
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