Mobile phone operator O2 is reported to have won the much sought-after deal to sell Apple’s iPhone in the UK.
Reports suggest that O2 is set to sign an exclusive contract shortly and should have the new phones on sale in time for Christmas the period.
However a spokesman for O2’s owner, Spain’s Telefonica, denied […]

Posted on July 10th, 2007 by admin
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Apple has admitted that “some batteries” in its range of MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops have “performance issues”.
The company has issued a software update to fix the issue and has offered to replace those batteries affected.
Importantly the company has said that the batteries pose no danger and people can continue to […]

Posted on April 30th, 2007 by admin
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Music giant EMI has announced that it is removing software protection locks from its digital music sold via download sites such as iTunes. The dubbed - “premium” versions of EMI tracks will lack the digital locks common to songs available via many similar online sites.
The move is momentous because most music download sites […]

Posted on April 4th, 2007 by admin
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Microsoft released a number of patches for Windows Vista on Tuesday, including one designed to fix the problems Vista user have been facing when using iTunes.
The software maker issued a patch that is designed to fix a problem that left iPods vulnerable to being corrupted if Vista users select the operating system’s Safely Remove […]

Posted on March 28th, 2007 by admin
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Apple and Cisco Systems have put their toys back in their pram, with both parties agreeing that each can use the name iPhone for their products.
Last month Apple announced its forthcoming iPod-based mobile phone would be called iPhone, but Cisco had registered it way back in 2000.
Under the deal, they will also […]

Posted on February 28th, 2007 by admin
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Apple Mac users are still too lax when it comes to security matters, according to an independent researcher.
Kevin Finisterre caused a stir in the Mac community when he created a website in January revealing a different bug in Apple systems each day of the month.
While some observers dismissed the survey, Apple took note […]

Posted on February 24th, 2007 by admin
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Since word spread about the Beatles library being released for digital music download, certain rumours have spread.
Recently, the Beatles / Apple Corp. and Apple Computer reached an agreement over their long standing trademark dispute.
Seeing as they are now both playing ball, I was perhaps expecting some sort of announcement from Apple Computer regarding […]

Posted on February 15th, 2007 by admin
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Warner Music has rejected a proposal from Apple boss Steve Jobs that record companies should remove copy protection software from digital music downloads.
Boss of Warner Music, Edgar Bronfman, said Mr Job’s proposal was “without logic and merit”.
At present, most download sites, including Apple’s own iTunes store, use such software to limit the number […]

Posted on February 9th, 2007 by admin
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Apple has issued a statement to iTunes users telling them to “wait” before upgrading their computers to Windows Vista, saying its music software may not work properly on Microsofts newest OS.
The company said it is aware of a number of issues including problems playing purchased files and synchronising data.
Apple’s support website said a new […]

Posted on February 6th, 2007 by admin
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