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MacHeist 2010 nanoBundle is now live….

The timer on the MacHeist website hit zero tonight at 7PM EST, and though the initial launch was a bit delayed due to heavy site traffic, the new nanoBundle is now live.
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Apple pulls “sexy” apps from app store

A post over at TechCrunch details what may be a new policy change for iPhone Apps containing sexual content. The developer of the “Wobble iBoobs” App claims to have received a letter from Apple explaining that the app has been pulled from the store due to customer complaints. Update: A reader has pointed out that the [...]
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Apple posts 27-inch iMac Display Firmware Update 1.0, halts iMac production?

Today Apple posted 27-inch iMac Display Firmware Update 1.0, which targets the display itself rather than the graphic hardware. The official release notes say this update is intended to fix “intermittent display flickering”, a common complaint with the new machines. In addition to the new firmware update, Hardmac is running a story that cites unnamed sources, [...]
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Wild card in Apple’s iPad release dates is FCC approval

It may be surprising to some that Apple would announce a new device before obtaining regulatory approval from the FCC to sell it, but they don't yet have that approval.
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Apple unveils the iPad

Today at the Yerba Buena center in San Francisco, Apple Inc. unveiled their latest mobile hardware device, the iPad.
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Apple reports record Mac, iPhone sales for Q1 2010

During Apple's quarterly earnings call this afternoon, the company reported record Mac and iPhone sales during the fiscal 2010 first quarter, and commented a bit about problems with AT&T, and the their relationship with Google.
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Facebook 3.1 App released, includes Push support

An update to the iPhone and iPod Touch Facebook App was released today, bringing it up to version 3.1.
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Apples tiny new server

Apple has released a server specific version of the Mac Mini, including an unlimited copy of Mac OS X Server, and slightly changed hardware that supports a 2nd internal hard drive.
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You may have noticed…..

.....that the site looks different :)
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iTunes 9 still not 64-bit, internally referred to as “iTunes X”

One of the minor rumors surrounding the Music Event was that iTunes would be rewritten in Cocoa to enable it to match Snow Leopards 64-bit applications such as the Finder. However, this new release of iTunes is not yet 64-bit capable.
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New Snow Leopard seed, 10A394 released via Software Update

Today Apple released Snow Leopard developer seed 10A394 through the Software Update system. This is the first Snow Leopard seed to be released in an "update" form through Software Update rather than as a complete separate build from the Apple Developer Connection website.
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iPhone OS 3.0 New Features

Since the launch of the original iPhone in 2007, users have been demanding various features like copy and paste, MMS, and stereo headphone (A2DP) support for instance. Today apple announced the addition of all those things and more. We will run through some of the major ones to give users an idea of what will be possible with new Apps in the future.
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Steve Jobs dream – iPod without buttons

Apple today updated its online store with a new Shuffle, the third generation of the matchbook sized iPod, without buttons.
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Why the Mini has 2 different video ports

Mac lovers are still excited that the Mini has finally been updated, but now the questions start to trickle in. Why 2 different video ports? Why Mini DVI?
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Real or fake, the case of the 5 (USB) port Mini

Pictures, details and even a video have surfaced of a claimed next generation Mac Mini. Are they real or not?
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