Apple moving towards Intel-only apps and software
Apple has been touting the universal “logo” for years, and promised to support both Intel and PowerPC during the (quite long) transition to Intel. However, the end of this transition may be near, as evidence of Apple moving to Intel-only software is clearly appearing. Within iLife ‘09, and more specifically… Continue Reading »
Papermaster asking for his GI Joes back from IBM
We all know by now that Mark Papermaster (that is just a cool name, so I am going to use it as much as possible) was an Apple employee for all of 5 days before IBM sued him and asked for an injunction for him to just stop it. IBM… Continue Reading »
OpenOffice 3 brings native version to Mac OS X
OpenOffice has released version 3 of its open-source alternative to the Microsoft Office suite of applications, which now includes a native version for Mac OS X. The new OpenOffice 3 includes the following new features: ODF 1.2 Support Microsoft Office 2007 Import Filters Solver component which allows solving optimization problems… Continue Reading »
First 10.6 screenshots appear; looks just Like 10.5
Orchard Spy has released a few screenshots of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and while they look the same as Leopard, (Leopard looked like Tiger once, too) they do tell us some preliminary things about the new OS, and we’ll tell you after the break. Continue Reading »
Mac OS X 10.6 confirmed: Snow Leopard
Mac OS X 10.6 is Snow Leopard. While only mentioned once at the WWDC keynote, it was enough to let us make some very safe assumptions. Snow Leopard, as evidenced by its name, is a bigger than usual incremental update. Here’s what I’m expecting. Snow Leopard will have some visual… Continue Reading »
Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” to support PowerPC chips, despite rumors?
Contrary to the recent rumors that Apple would drop PowerPC architecture support with its newest update to OS X, a tipster (and possible Apple insider) was able to acquire the latest build of the soon to be released update of Mac OS X 10.6, and found some evidence that Apple… Continue Reading »
Rumor: Apple to debut OS 10.6 sooner than we think?
There’s been talk lately about what Apple’s operating system will be like in the future, and some evidence that Apple is already working on it. Will it be entirely multi-touch? What will it be called? If this next rumor is to be true, we might be seeing a sample of… Continue Reading »
Apple Acquires PA Semi for $278 million
Late Tuesday night, in an interview with Forbes.com, an Apple spokesman shed some light on their recent acquisition of PA Semi, a small PowerPC computer chip manufacturer. This buy out is a very interesting one indeed, as Apple ditched PA Semi’s PWRficient processors for Intel’s x86 design back in 2005. … Continue Reading »
iPhone SDK goes PowerPC, jealous of Intel processors
iPhone developers are signing up, in the masses at a rapid rate. The number simply keeps on growing. Though, how many potential iPhone developers are running on a PowerPC system? A lot, apparently, and Mike Rundle is one of those people. Still on his PowerPC G4, Mike was desperate to… Continue Reading »
Apple changing their update strategy?
At Macworld 2008, Steve Jobs noted that Apple had provided updates every week for the year so far (at the time only 2 weeks). He also remarked that that was only 2 down, and 50 more to go. As time goes on, it’s becoming more and more clear that he… Continue Reading »
-
iphone»
- 20727 Views
-
ipod touch game reviews»
- 11805 Views
-
ipod touch»
- 11313 Views
-
iphone game reviews»
- 11141 Views
-
ipod touch games»
- 4159 Views
Our new podcast: Meet...
We know. Podcasts are so last year - but this one you won't want to miss. Whether it’s a rumor that won’t die, a new product announcement, or just a really good Macintosh or iPhone app find that we have to let you know about, we’ll make sure it’s covered on Appletellcast.
iPhone App Reviews
iPhone Apps. They were great when the App Store was first announced and we could all pick and chose what we wanted, but the number is now overwhelming. Here at Appletell, we'll detail the great iPhone apps we find, and steer you clear from those that aren't worth it even if they're free.
iPhone Game Reviews
As Apple turns the iPhone into one of the most popular gaming devices, the staff of Appletell--gamers and Apple fans alike--are here to help you get the most entertainment value out of your app store purchases.




