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Tests demonstrate much-improved performance of iOS 4.2 on iPhone 3G handset

For those of you hanging onto an iPhone 3G and hoping for something good to come out of the new iOS, there may be some good news in store. Per TiPb, a recent series of tests has shown that the iPhone 3G’s performance is much improved under iOS 4.2: According to the tests, entering text […]

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Apple releases iOS 4.2 golden master build to developer community

Late Monday, Apple released its golden master build of iOS 4.2 for its entire line of iOS-based devices including the iPad, the iPhone and the iPod touch. Per AppleInsider, the new OS will sport features such as as AirPlay wireless streaming of audio, video and photos to the new Apple TV or other AirPlay-compliant devices […]

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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.5 build 10H562 to developer community for testing

Late Thursday, Apple released a new beta for its forthcoming Mac OS X 10.6.5 update. The new build, labeled “10H562” was released to developers late Thursday as a 616MB delta update. According to the release notes, there are no known issues. With new builds coming steadily for several months now, the update is expected to […]

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Apple posts over $20 billion in sales, $4.31 billion profit for fourth quarter

Apple on Monday reported a “great fiscal quarter,” citing a quarterly profit of US$4.31 billion, compared to US$2.53 billion for the same period last year. Over the quarter, Apple recored US$20.34 billion in revenue, an increase of nearly 67 percent from the year-ago quarter’s sales figure of US$12.21 billion. Apple’s earnings of US$4.64 per diluted […]

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Apple launches updated MobileMe calendar, removes membership requirements

Apple announced Thursday that its new web-based calendar application for MobileMe subscribers has officially exited the beta stages and is now available to all members. Users looking to become new calendar members simply need to sign in to me.com/calendar, click “Upgrade now” in the lower left corner of the Calendar web application, and follow the […]