Apple will be webcasting the financial results of its third quarter of 2007 that ended June 30th. It will begin tonight, July 25th at 5 pm ET or 2 pm PT. You can watch the webcast at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq307/
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Apple just released an update 9A499 to the developer version of Mac OS Leopard. This seed apparently comes with a number of new bugs, but it is still seeing a large improvement from the last version. Leopard is still expected to hit shelves in October.
New iPod Game, Lost!
Apple just released a new downloadable game for the fifth generation iPod. The game is based on the "Lost" television show. iTunes description:Join your favorite castaways in their quest to seek the truth and survive in the official iPod game of the hit television series Lost. Help Jack search for dynamite, tend to the wounded, and avoid the black smoke. Relive the crash scene, open the
DRM-free music, finally!
According to MacBidouille, Apple would be finally about to release the EMI catalog in DRM free and 256 KBits version on iTunes. Apple announced this deal nearly two months ago, but the music has yet to show up on iTunes. Steve Jobs had previously said May, so Apple is running out of time. The MacBidouille report (in French) states that the drm free music is expected early this week.
Apple introduced new MacBook Pros today that include the new Santa Rosa technology with a faster bus (800Mhz) and also the new LED backlighting on the 15" MBP. The base 15" model has the new 2.2 Ghz Core 2 Duo and the high-end 15" and 17" have the 2.4 Ghz Core 2 Duo. All MacBook Pros now have 2GB of Ram upgradable to 4GB.
Apple also launched the Back-to-School promotion at the same time that
New Games for Mac!
It was announced during the WWDC keynote that some new games are coming to the Mac platform soon. EA Games will launch Need For Speed Carbon, Battlefield 2142, Madden 08, Tiger Woods 08, Command & Conquor 3 and Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix in July. All games will run natively on Intel Macs.
More Info on Leopard!
Steve Jobs also presented many features of the next Mac OS 10.5 Leopard. The Finder will be completely revamped and the brushed metal will be eliminated. There will also be a new feature called Quick Look which will let you preview documents, images and pdf all within the Finder without an extra app (such as Preview). Another interesting feature is that Boot Camp will be fully integrated into
Mac OS 10.4.10
Apple just released the 10.4.10 update to Mac OS Tiger 10.4. It is available through software update. The update applies to both Power PC and Intel Macs. This might be the last revision to Tiger before the release of Leopard. Another update (10.4.11) is not totally out of question considering 10.3.9 came after the release of Tiger. Leopard is still fours months away (October release date).
Apple just released an update to Safari 3. The update applies only to users who have downloaded the Safari 3.0 Beta. Apple also released a Security Update 2007-006 that applies to 10.4.9 or later users. All updates are available through Software Update.
iTunes 7.3!
Apple released an update to iTunes. It is iTunes 7.3 and it adds iPhone support as well as the streaming of photos from multiple computers to Apple TV. Apple’s description:
With iTunes 7.3, you can now activate iPhone service and sync it with your music, TV shows, movies and more. Also, you can now wirelessly share and enjoy your favorite digital photos from any computer in your home with
