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Sources cite leaked fourth-gen iPhone prototype as close to final product

There could be a reason that Steve Jobs is madder than usual about the leak of the fourth-generation iPhone prototype; it may have been fairly close to the final product. Citing sources familiar with Apple’s fourth-generation iPhone, Daring Fireball revealed that the barcode affixed to the prototype device obtained by Gizmodo, which read “N90_DVT-GE4X_0493,” gives […]

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Apple Offers Extended Warranty Program for MacBook Hard Drives

If the hard drive on your older MacBook Pro was starting to go south, Apple may have something for you. Per CNET, Apple is now offering the MacBook Repair Extension Program for hard-drive issues on machines purchased roughly between May 2006 and December 2007. Customers experiencing hard-drive issues should take their machines to an Apple […]

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Apple Pins Down Comprehensive Patent for iPhone

In other news, Apple has finally nailed down the most comprehensive trademark registration for the iPhone. According to Patently Apple, the company, which was already entitled to use the brand name under international categories 9 (mobile phone and digital audio player) and 38 (electronic data-transmitting device), has now added category 28, which reads shortly and […]

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Apple Releases Aluminum Keyboard 1.1 Firmware Update

Late Monday, Apple release version 1.1 of its aluminum keyboard firmware via an update. The new version, a 1.5 megabyte download, improves battery performance of the 2007 aluminum Apple Wireless Keyboard when used in combination with other Bluetooth devices and addresses an issue with the 2007 aluminum Apple Keyboard and the 2007 aluminum Apple Wireless […]

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Current Version of Boot Camp Will Lack Support for Windows 7 on Some 2006 Mac Models

In a recent memo to retail partners, Apple has announced that it will deliver support for Windows 7 in Mac OS X Snow Leopard’s Boot Camp utility by the end of the year via a software update, but exclude support for some Macs sold in 2006. Per AppleInsider, the drivers provide native support for Mac-specific […]