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Apple Announces Q2 Financial Results, Reports US$1.21 Billion Profit

Amidst strong iPhone and iPod sales, Apple Inc. reported a US$1.21 billion profit for its second quarter despite Mac sales being down 3% for the quarter compared to last year. “We are extremely pleased to report the best non-holiday quarter revenue and earnings in our history,” Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO said during the conference call […]

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iPhone Rumor

Voice Recognition Feature Seems Likely for iPhone OS 3.0

As the iPhone OS 3.0 beta software has been picked apart, some interesting new discoveries have emerged for consideration. The latest one, which centers around voice recognition and voice synthesis, may take the cake, though. According to Ars Technica, the software, nicknamed “Jabbler”, will be built into the SpringBoard application (the software component that controls […]

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Rumor

Updates Rumored for Pro Apps and MacBooks at WWDC

According to 9to5 Mac, Apple plans to introduce minor updates to the MacBook line as well as some significant updates to Final Cut Pro, Aperture, Logic, and Shake. There has been some speculation in the last few months, fueled by rumors, that AT&T may be subsidizing MacBooks in much the same way as the iPhone […]

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Additional Perks, Features Emerge in iPhone OS 3.0 Firmware Betas

Developers working with recent betas of Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 software have uncovered some impressive new features such as changes to Safari’s user interface, new battery status indicators and notification preferences, as well as the advent of data detectors in certain apps. According to AppleInsider, the following changes have been the most prominent: Safari: Safari […]

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Software

Tweetie for Mac Coming Soon!

Who would have thought such a simple thing would become such a huge phenomenon? In a matter of months, it seems like Twitter has become a household name and “the next big thing”? You know it must be big, even Oprah is on Twitter now. News even broke that Ashton Kutcher beat out CNN to […]