Geotagging added to latest iPhone 2.0 beta
The iPhone 2.0 firmware is looking even more promising, with the inclusion of photo geotagging. For those not familiar with Geotagging, it’s the process of giving a photo an accurate location on a global map — for some, it may sound like a pointless process — but it is in… Continue Reading »
Latest iPhone 2.0 firmware has 3G On/Off Option
MacRumors has discovered a new preference in the iPhone firmware 2.0 beta. The “Enable 3G” option allows you to turn 3G data speeds on and off - Apple claims that “Using 3G loads data faster, but decreases battery life”. Steve Jobs once said at the iPhone UK launch that the… Continue Reading »
Apple Posts Firmware Updates for Keyboards, MacBooks, and iMac
Apple today released Firmware Updates for the Intel iMac, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Aluminum Keyboard. The firmware updates are available at apple.com and through Software Update. They “[fix] several issues to improve the stability of [the] computers.” The keyboard update addresses an issue with keys repeating themselves wittttttttttttthout warning.… Continue Reading »
Found Footage: iPhone firmware 1.2 hacked
The iPhone hackers just won’t take a break; it appears iPhone firmware 1.2 has been somehow found and hacked already. It has all of the features that Steve demonstrated in the iPhone SDK Roadmap event. The features you’ll notice in the video include: New calculator design with squared buttons The… Continue Reading »
iPod 5G gets an update to 1.3
It’s been a while since anyone has talked about the 5G iPod. But today, the 5G iPod gets a new firmware update: 1.3. Of course, this update contains the usual “bug fixes” - that’s about all we know about the update so far - no new features have been discovered.… Continue Reading »
A hint of search capability on iPhone 2.0
Apple keeps finding new features to add to the iPhone interface. The latest feature suspected to be in iPhone Firmware 2.0 is search capability. The guys at blarkKABOOM managed to find a tiny search icon on top of the Contacts list. This is purely a screenshot, so no videos indicate… Continue Reading »
iPod Touch/iPhone Firmware 1.1.4 released
It seems like 1.1.3 only came out a few weeks ago, but yet another firmware update for both the iPhone and iPod Touch has been released: 1.1.4. It is not yet posted on Apple’s website, but I’m guessing this is most likely the update that contains the new long-awaited SDK… Continue Reading »
MacBook and MacBook Pro get keyboard update
Apple has released yet another software update for MacBook and MacBook Pro users. “This MacBook and MacBook Pro firmware update addresses an issue where the first key press may be ignored if the computer has been sitting idle. It also addresses some other issues.” To install this update, you’ll just… Continue Reading »
Latest Mac Pros can use PC graphics cards?
A user in the French MacBidouille forums claims that he was able to install a Saphire ATI Radeon 2600 card into his new Mac Pro without issues. The card had not been tested alone, but this is very strong evidence that an unmentioned update to the Mac Pro is the… Continue Reading »
Apple WWDC 2009
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