December 2009 - Apple News - Techies Community

Apple Rolls Out iTunes Movie Bundles

The iPhone blog notes that Apple has launched movie bundles in the iTunes Store, offering consumers the opportunity to purchase a limited number of themed movie multi-pack downloads at discount pricing. For example, the Godfath... Read More...

Published 12-17-2009 3:41 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

VideoLAN Considering Options for VLC as Mac Developers Disappear

A notice posted earlier this month in the forums of VideoLAN, the open-source team behind the popular VLC media player, reveals that a lack of Mac volunteer developers for the software has forced the project organizers to consider new plans for the M...

Published 12-17-2009 1:57 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Patents: Tailoring Music Playback and Dynamically Prolonging Battery Life on iPods and iPhones

While perhaps not as glamorous as 3D display technology, a couple of other patent applications from Apple reveal that the company is working on improving the audio/video experience of their iPod and iPhones. Apple describes how they m... Read More...

Published 12-17-2009 12:11 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Working on 3D 'Hyper-Reality' Displays

Apple's patent applications are always provide an interesting peek into what Apple researchers have been working on. In one of the more interesting patent applications we've discovered, Apple appears to be researching 3D displays in which the...

Published 12-16-2009 9:17 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Prominent Analysts See iPhone With 'Two or Three-Year Lead' on Mobile Internet Market

Fortune reports on a newly-published research effort from Morgan Stanley which analyzes the mobile Internet industry and in the process points to the iPhone's tremendous early growth and Apple's leadership position in the industry. Ba... Read...

Published 12-16-2009 6:24 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Federal Trade Commission Files Suit Against Intel For 'Anticompetitive Tactics'

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that it has filed suit against Intel, claiming that the company has "illegally used its dominant market position for a decade to stifle competition and strengthen its monopoly." The complaint...

Published 12-16-2009 3:03 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Laying Groundwork for Advanced Mobile Web Apps?

It seems Apple is continuing to invest in advancing web-based technologies to provide a more full feature experienced on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Daring Fireball's John Gruber describes in detail an impressive web framework called PastryKit that...

Published 12-15-2009 9:38 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Wins Permanent Injunction Against Psystar

On Tuesday, Apple won a permanent injunction against Psystar following summary judgement in favor of Apple's claims of copyright infringement and violation of the DMCA. (court document PDF). The court orders that Psystar is now prevented from the...

Published 12-15-2009 1:52 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

AT&T Unimpressed With 'Operation Chokehold' Proposal to Strain Cellular Network

Earlier this week, Newsweek's Dan Lyons as part of his popular "Fake Steve Jobs" blog proposed "Operation Chokehold", a plan for AT&T iPhone users to simultaneously use their devices to place high demand on the carrier's...

Published 12-15-2009 11:29 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Chrome Drops Safari Into Fourth Place Among Browsers

Computerworld reports on data from research firm Net Applications showing that Google's Chrome browser has slipped past Apple's Safari to snag third place in worldwide Internet browser market share behind Internet Explorer and Firefox. The surge...

Published 12-15-2009 3:26 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

64GB iPhone and 128GB iPod Touch Possible in 1st Quarter 2010?

Toshiba announced (via 9to5Mac) that they have launched a 64 gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module. The new chip offers 64GB on a single chip and will start mass production in the first quarter of 2010. The reason the larg... Read More...

Published 12-15-2009 1:21 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Details of Core i7-970X (Gulftown) Mac Pro Processors Leaked

Chinese site PCOnline.com.cn (via HardMac) leaked details about the upcoming Gulftown 6-core processor that is expected to be used in Mac Pros in early 2010. The processor has been previously referred as the Core i9, though it seems it will ... Read More...

Published 12-15-2009 12:42 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Wins Assortment of Advertising Awards in Adweek's 'Best of the 2000s'

AdweekMedia today announced the winners of its "Best of the 2000s" advertising awards, and Apple figured prominently in the selections. Apple took home top honors in a number of categories, including Steve Jobs for "Marketer of the Decade"...

Published 12-14-2009 8:19 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Set to Sell 10 Million iPhones This Quarter?

A DigiTimes report about growth in smartphone growth for Taiwanese component suppliers is gaining a fair amount of notice this morning for its citation of a market research firm's claims that Apple is set to sell 10 million iPhones this quarter, well...

Published 12-14-2009 3:53 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

27" iMac Shipping Times Slip to Two Weeks Amid Screen Flickering Complaints

Digital Daily reports on apparent widespread screen flickering problems on Apple's 27" iMac models, coinciding with a slip in shipping times to two weeks for orders placed through Apple's online store. The screen flickering complaints come...

Published 12-14-2009 1:41 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

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