Wells Fargo analyst Maynard Um thinks iPhone 5 demand is high enough that shoppers need to be ready for long lines when the smartphone goes on sale in Apple's stores and at other retailers this Friday. Pre-orders for the new iPhone model started last Friday, and within an hour Apple was pushing ship times out…
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Jeff Gamet is the Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of “The Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X” from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also hosts TMO’s Daily Observations podcast, co-hosts The iOS Show podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other shows, too. Jeff dreams in HD.
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Analyst: iPhone 5 Set to Break iPhone 4S Launch Records
Interest in Apple's iPhone 5 is so high that Well Fargo analyst Maynard Um expects the just announced smartphone will top iPhone 4S sales records for the first three days of availability. Mr. Um's report to investors follows iPhone 5 pre-orders from the Apple website slipping out to two weeks after only an hour. “We…
Apple Details Regional iOS 6 Feature Availability
When the iPhone 5 ships on September 21, it will include iOS 6 and all of the features the new OS version offers — assuming you're in the United States. Since iOS 6's features are limited depending on what country you're in, Apple put together a Web page detailing where options like 3D Building view…
American Airlines Wins In-cockpit iPad Approval from FAA
American Airlines is the first U.S. commercial airliner to win approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to replace its flight bags with iPads, which will save the company US$1.2 million annually in fuel. The airline began an FAA-approved test program with iPads at the end of last year, and now it has won approval for…
Samsung Confirms Ready to Sue Over Unannounced iPhone
Samsung executives confirmed on Monday that the company plans to sue Apple for patent infringement after the new iPhone model is announced. The new model is expected to be unveiled at a media event this Wednesday, and Samsung is ready to take Apple to court over the iPhone's rumored LTE support. Samsung says it's ready…
iMovie Update Addresses QuickTime Stability Issue
Apple released iMovie 9.0.8 for the Mac on Wednesday with a fix that improves stability when using third-party QuickTime plug-ins. Some users have been experiencing problems where iMovie would crash on launch when plug-ins that add compatibility for video and audio formats that aren't included with QuickTime. iMovie gets a stability update iMovie 9.0.8 requires…
Chinese Knock Off Maker Ready to Sue over iPhone 5 Design
> Apple hasn't hosted its September 12 media event yet, or even announced that a new iPhone is coming, but that isn't stopping GooPhone from promising to sue the company for stealing its smartphone design. That design, by the way, is based on parts that are allegedly for the upcoming next generation iPhone.
Court: Apple Didn't Infringe on Mirror Worlds Patents
> The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington upheld a lower court's finding on Tuesday when it ruled that Apple didn't infringe on patents owned by Mirror Worlds. The patent fight between the two companies started in 2008 over claims that the Cover Flow, Time Machine and Spotlight features in OS X infringe on Mirror…
Hackers Publish 1 Million Apple UDID Numbers from FBI Laptop
> The hacker group Antisec released a million iOS device identifier codes for iOS devices, or UDID codes, over the weekend — and those codes apparently all came from an FBI laptop. The laptop held a file with over 12 million UDID codes, along with associated user names, cell phone numbers, addresses, and push notification…
HTC: We Won’t Settle with Apple
“Samsung’s defeat does not mean that Google Inc’s Android camp is defeated,” she told reporters, according to Taipei Times.Much like its legal fight with Samsung, Apple has squared off in the U.S. against HTC over claims the company’s smartphones infringe on iPhone and iPad-related patents. HTC filed its own counter suit alleging Apple’s devices infringe…
Mountain Lion 10.8.1 Out with iMessage, Exchange Fixes
The Mountain Lion 10.8.1 update also corrected a problem with playing audio through a Thunderbolt display, fixed SMB server connection issues, fixed a problem where Safari could fail to launch when using Proxy Automatic Configuration (PAC) files, improved wireless network authentication when using Active Directory credentials, and fixed an issue where the system could stop…
iStopMotion 3 for Mac Adds iPhone Camera Support
Along with the ability to use the iPhone as a remote camera, version 3 also supports recording directly from the iPad camera, includes MacBook Pro retina display support, offers an updated user interface, includes Final Cut Pro X support, and is OS X Mountain Lion compatible.With the release of iStopMotion 3, Boinx also consolidated its…
Trial Over Selling Kidney for an iPad Starts in China
The defendants were accused of arranging the deal which netted them about $35,000 and for duping the teen into allowing doctors to remove one of his kidneys. One of the defendants, He Wei, said the boy voluntarily agreed to the surgical procedure and because of that he didn’t break any laws, according to the BBC.Mr.…
Samsung Documents Support Apple’s Copycat Claims
Apple gets documents showing Samsung as copycat entered as evidenceThe document is a 2010 internal report from Samsung detailing a feature comparison between the iPhone and the Galaxy S smartphones. It also details what Samsung could do to make its smartphone more like Apple’s iPhone, according to AllThingsD, and that’s a bit of information that…
Starbucks, Square Team Up for Mobile Payments
Starbucks: It’s Hip to be SquareAlong with processing credit and debit card transactions, “Customers will be able to use Pay with Square, Square’s payer application, from participating company operated U.S. Starbucks stores later this fall, and find nearby Starbucks locations within Square Directory,” the company said.The deal will bring Square into 7,000 Starbucks locations, and…
Apple, Google Bid on Kodak Patents
Apple and Google offered bids between $150 million and $250 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. Those bids, however, could climb quickly come Wednesday as the two companies fight to keep Kodak’s patents out of each other’s hands.Kodak’s patent auction may not bring in as much cash as it wantsApple partnered with Microsoft is…
Macs Make a Cameo During Mars Curiosity Landing
Macs played an important role in landing Curiosity on MarsMission specialists had rows of MacBook Pro laptops up and running as they monitored the probe and the spacecraft that carried it to Mars. So many Macs, in fact, that seeing a lone ThinkPad in the mix seemed out of place.And yes, those Macs were running…
Samsung on Evidence Release: We Didn’t Do Anything Wrong
“Contrary to the representations Apple’s counsel made to this Court, Samsung did not issue a general press release and more importantly, did not violate any Court Order or any legal or ethical standards,” Samsung’s legal team said in a court filing, according to CNET.Samsung says sending journalists excluded evidence was OKSamsung had hoped to convince…
AMD Hires iPad Chip Designer Jim Keller
AMD hires Jim Keller away from Apple“Jim is one of the most widely respected and sought-after innovators in the industry and a very strong addition to our engineering team,” said Mark Papermaster, AMD’s chief technology officer and senior vice president of technology and engineering. Mr. Papermaster is a former Apple alum, too, having left the…
HTC Pares Down ITC Complaint against Apple to 2 Patents
HTC taking Apple to court over standards essential patentsHTC claimed Apple is using its patents without licensing, although so far the smartphone maker hasn’t been very successful in keeping its complaint in front o a judge. Five of the eight patents in its complaint were tossed out by an ITC Judge for lack of standing,…
Apple Pulling the Plug on iWork.com Today
Apple first notified iWork.com subscribers in March that the service was shutting down, then reminded users in May to copy their files back to their computer from the website to avoid losing any data. Any files stored in iWork.com accounts will be lost after today if they aren’t backed up to other locations.iWork.com users aren’t…
Mountain Lion Downloads Top 3M in 4 Days
Mountain Lion Downloads: 3 million in four days“Just a year after the incredibly successful introduction of Lion, customers have downloaded Mountain Lion over three million times in just four days, making it our most successful release ever,” commented senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller.Mountain Lion includes several features borrowed from iOS for the…
Apple Wants Amazon Executive’s Testimony in App Store Name Dispute
The legal battle started in March 2011 with Apple filing a lawsuit in U.S. Federal Court in Northern California claiming Amazon “unlawfully used the App Store mark to solicit software developers.”Apple spokesperson Kristin Huguet said at the time that Apple “asked Amazon not to copy the App Store name because it will confuse and mislead…
iTunes U for iOS Improves Note Taking, More
The 1.2 update also added the ability to search within in posts, assignments, notes and materials in any course where users have a subscription. The update also improved course sharing through Mail, Messages and Twitter. iTunes U is Apple’s iTunes-based service for viewing lectures and courses from educational institutions. The service offers more than 500,000 videos,…