Apple has released iPhone Software Update v1.1.1. This update adds features, fixes some security issues, and breaks some things.
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If you went to the iTunes Music Store today looking for Hotel Chevalier, you probably didn’t find it. Here is a link to it thanks to terrycw on IMDb. Download Hotel Chevalier from iTunes It definitely raised my anticipation of The Darjeeling Limited.
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InformationWeek reports that AT&T will be upgrading their network to 3G. This should provide even more of a push for Apple to make the iPhone 3G-capable. In London this month, Jobs when asked why 3G was not supported with the iPhone, responded that “[t]he 3G chipsets are real power hogs. Handset battery life cuts power [...]
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I just noticed some nice savings on Apple products in the refurbished section of the store. In laptop lineup, you can get a MacBook for as little as $799. They are also selling a refurbished iMac 17-inch 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo for $749. That’s a great deal, in my opinion! Mac Minis start at $479. [...]
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Amazon’s newly launched music store (Amazon MP3) claims to have the world’s largest selection of DRM-free music. As with iTunes Music Store’s DRM-free downloads, these songs will play in most MP3 players. The difference being, iTunes’ DRM-free songs are AAC and $1.29 each (currently only music from EMI), while Amazon’s are MP3 and $0.99 each [...]
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Apple said today that “many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone’s software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed.” (from Yahoo) Anyone surprised by this? I’m certainly not.
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According to AppleInsider, Apple has issued a full build labeled build 9A559. This is an update to the previous full build labeled 9A527. There are still two outstanding issues in this new build. One involve an install failure on some PowerPC Macs, while the other issue involves systems where HP printers are connected and installed [...]
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Yes, tonight at midnight (or is that tomorrow at midnight?), or to be exact, the moment between today and tomorrow, many stores will open to begin selling Halo 3. Supposedly, hordes of gamers will be waiting in line to buy their copy of the new game. I won’t be one of those people.
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This Tuesday night September 25 at Apple stores in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Santa Monica, Hotel Chevalier, a short film by Wes Anderson, will premier. Wednesday the short will be made available as a free download from the iTunes Music Store. (from WSJ) Hotel Chevalier is somewhat of a prequel to The Darjeeling Limited [...]
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According to a Reuters article, a band member of The Ramones is suing Apple, Wal-Mart, and RealNetworks for selling songs which he claims were never authorized for distribution. Mr. Reinhardt needs to talk to his music label, because they are the ones who distributed the songs. It’s not as if Apple, Wal-Mart, and RealNetworks all bootlegged [...]
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