Several readers have informed us and we have confirmed that Apple Store representatives are telling potential buyers of the company's new Mac Pro announced earlier this week that the updated models are set to become available for ordering on ...

Steve Ballmer demoing Windows-based HP slate at CES in January 2010
CNET reports on comments from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today at the company's conference for financial analysts revealing that Apple's longtime rival is continuing ...

AppleInsider points to a new Apple job listing that appeared on Monday looking for a software engineer to work on a "revolutionary" new Mac OS X feature.We are looking for a senior softwa...

As announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs earlier this month and confirmed in a company press release earlier this week, Apple has begun its second round of iPhone 4 launches, bringing the device to 17 new countries. Countries in this round of launches i...

Phone Scoop yesterday discovered new regulatory filings posted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission showing a new Sprint-branded 3G mobile hotspot device manufactured by ZTE that appears to be in the form of a designed case to wrap a...

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Japanese government is continuing to pursue its long-standing concern over reports of first-generation iPod nanos overheating, following up on a warning to consume...

With its ultra-thin design and single-use functionality, users might think that a teardown of Apple's new Magic Trackpad would be straightforward and uninteresting. But the experts at iFixit show us in one of their famous teardowns how Apple...

If we can somehow avoid politics and just observe that the President of the US is using a MacBook Pro with a presidential seal over the Apple Logo, we'll be in pretty good shape. Oh, and people with Flash issues, you know where to send complaints? Great!
via Fortune

Last night, Amazon announced an all new Wi-Fi only Kindle that starts at only $139 with a 3G-capable one for $189. Amazon.com is excited to introduce a new generation of Kindle. The all-new Kindle has a new electronic-ink sc...

Yesterday, we noted that Apple's new 27" iMac for the first time allows users to configure their machines with a second hard drive, offering a 256 GB solid state drive as an option for the second bay.

Location of second hard dr...

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is "looking into" reports of issues being experienced by iPhone 3G users who have upgraded to the company's new iOS 4. Discussion forums at Apple, MacRumors, and elsewhere have been filling with reports fro...

SinoCast Daily Business Beat reports that China Unicom executive Li Gang flew to the United States yesterday to meet with Apple executives and finalize a deal to distribute the iPhone 4 and iPad in China. Discussions regarding the deal, repo...

As noted by Ars Technica's Jacqui Cheng, Apple has updated its iAd developer page to invite app developers to advertise their applications through the company's new mobile ad platform.iAd...

Engadget reports that Best Buy is apparently giving away free kits of antenna-shielding strips, known as "invisibleSHIELD 4FIX" from ZAGG, to any iPhone 4 user interested in receiving the product. The offer also includes installation of the ...

Microsoft today posted a blog entry talking a bit about its forthcoming Office for Mac 2011 release scheduled for late this year. A brief behind-the-scenes video of Microsoft developers talking about some of the new features included in the ...

We're still waiting for Facebook to pull its finger out and deliver a decent version of its app for the iPhone and iPad, now it seems Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, may have ditched his iPhone for an Android thing.Well, this is based on one piece of Facebook activity on Zuckerberg's blog: "Mark installed the Facebook for Android application to his phone".Interestingly, Redmond Pie notes that the Facebook app for Android needs improving even to catch up with the crappy iPhone version. Pretty poor, huh, Facebook?

All Things Digital reports on Time Inc.'s struggles with Apple as it has tried to roll out a true subscription program for its Sports Illustrated iPad application, an option that Apple continues to be unwilling to support.Las...

The latest theory on the reason behind Apple's white iPhone 4 delay comes from Scott Moritz of TheStreet, who reports that the issue stems from backlight leakage around the edges of the device's glass and even through its white back.

As noted in the security documentation accompanying today's release, Safari 5.0.1 and 4.1.1 address an AutoFill security flaw disclosed last week that could allow a malicious site to obtain a user's Address Book information, including name, c...

Motorola has got deeply personal within its latest Droid X ad in the New York Times this morning, laying the smack down against Apple and antennagate with the slogan, "No jacket required" (above).
"At Motorola, we believe a customer shouldn't have to dress up their phone for it to work properly. That's why the DROID X comes with a dual antenna design. The kind that allows you to hold the phone any way you like to make crystal clear calls without a bulky phone jacket. For us it's just one of those things that comes as a given when you've been making mobile phones for over 30 years."

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In what is not a terribly big surprise considering that they started shipping at the beginning of the week, free iPhone 4 bumpers have begun arriving into the hands of customers. As with the first wave of shippi...

Apple today announced that it has released Safari 5.0.1, officially launching the "extensions" feature that it partially activated last month with the initial release of Safari 5 to permit developers to begin work on their plug-ins. Extensio...

The extensions are here, the extensions have arrived, Safari extensions are coming -- Apple today introduced Safari 5.0.1, the latest version of its browser which switches on suppor for Safari Extensions and introduces the Safari Extensions Gallery. (Oh look, Google, Bling is among the highlighted extensions, there's a big surprise!)(Which likely puts paid to the short career of Safariextensions.org).Apple introduced extensions support in Safari 5 in June so developers could begin creating extensions with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards.Safari Extensions Gallery lets users find the extensions they want, from toolbars that display live web feeds to sophisticated programmes that filter web content.?Safari 5 has been a big hit, and user response to the innovative new Safari Reader has been fantastic,? said Brian Croll, Apple?s vice president of OS X Product Marketing. ?We?re thrilled to see so many leading developers creating great extensions and think our users are going to love being able to customise Safari.?The Safari Extensions Gallery is accessible from the Safari menu or at extensions.apple.com. Users can download and install extensions from the gallery with a single click, and there?s no need to restart the browser. Extensions can be automatically updated and are easily managed within Safari. Users can enable or disable individual extensions, or turn off all extensions with one click. Safari Extensions are built with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards, and can have all the power and functionality of advanced web applications. Every Safari Extension is signed with a digital certificate from Apple to prevent tampering and to verify that updates to the extension are from the original developer. Safari Extensions are sandboxed, so they can?t access information on a user?s system or communicate with websites aside from those specified by the developer. For increased stability, Safari Extensions run solely in the browser.Industry comments below (from the Apple PR):
?Millions of our customers already use Amazon Wish Lists to store items they want to buy for themselves or receive as gifts,? said Gianna Puerini, vice president of Worldwide Design and Community at Amazon.com. ?With Safari 5, we were able to quickly build the Add to Amazon Wish List extension that lets customers add items from any website to their Amazon Wish List with the click of a button.??We?re excited to continue working closely with Apple to bring visually compelling Bing experiences to Safari,? said Jeff Henshaw, general manager of Bing User Experience. ?The Bing Extension for Safari brings Bing search intelligence to everyday browsing with Safari. When a user selects text in Safari, Bing instantly recognises what they might need and pops up helpful, informative tips, from real time maps and driving directions to real time translations to direct web search results.??Using web standard technologies and Safari?s extension builder, we developed an MLB.com extension to give fans another way to consume up-to-the-moment baseball content, including live look-ins to games, right from the Safari toolbar,? said Noah Garden, executive vice president, Commerce and Sponsorship at MLB.com. ?Our extension for Safari is a great way for readers to get all of the latest breaking news and all the important stories, blogs and columns they want to see,? said Denise Warren, general manager, NYTimes.com at The New York Times Company. ?While you browse other sites in Safari, our extension checks for updates and slides in new headlines and thumbnails, so you won't miss a thing.??Creating our Twitter extension in Safari couldn't have been easier,? said Jason Goldman, vice president of Product at Twitter. ?By providing features like the ability to tweet about a page and view trending topics, we've created a simple way to deliver relevant, interesting content to people regardless of where they are on the web.?Safari 5 is available for both Mac OS X and Windows as a free download at www.apple.com/uk/safari.

AFP reports that Apple has agreed to honor pricing on as many as 40,000+ Mac mini orders that had been erroneously priced at only about 40% of their actual retail prices. The announcement comes after Apple had quietly raised the prices to th...

Although we already noted this fact as a footnote in today's 27" LED Cinema Display announcement article, we felt it important to point out -- Apple has officially discontinued the 24" and 30" Apple Cinema Displays. Going forward, today's 27...

Apple has released the second beta for iPhone OS 4.1 to developers. The first beta was released two weeks ago and introduced some minor new features. Today's beta seems to only add minor bug fixes into the mix without any notable other f...

Apple today released a pair of Mac OS X updates for the company's new iMac models refreshed this morning, bringing upgraded functionality in the form of new Mac OS X 10.6.4 and Mac OS X Server 10.6.4 vers...

As we've just noted, Apple has delivered a software update required for full functionality of its new Magic Trackpad device. In addition to Magic Trackpad support, the Mac OS X version of the update also...

Apple's Magic Trackpad next to MacBook Pro (Source: MacRumors Forums)
Announced earlier today, Apple's Magic TrackPad is already making its way into the hands of reviewers and customers, and a few tidbits of interest have been coming o...

Several MacRumors readers have pointed out that Apple's new 27-inch iMac released today offers support for dual hard drives: one traditional Serial ATA in 1 TB or 2 TB capacity and one 256 GB solid state drive (SSD). Alternatively, customers...

If you look at your configure options on the new high end iMac, you see that you have options for HDDs, SSDs and combinations there of. That means there are two places for hard drives in the new models, one likely being a smaller 2.5-inch SSD bay.
That also means that if you buy a new iMac with just one drive, you can install another aftermarket drive (SSD/HDD opposite) inside.
Thanks JoeR!

One of Apple's more interesting product announcements today was its Apple Battery Charger, designed to keep the company's increasing array of wireless peripheral devices powered up. While we briefly mentioned the release in our coverage of A...

Bloomberg reports that Apple is facing a new lawsuit over complaints that the company's iPad tablet device overheats too quickly in direct sunlight.The complaint, filed July 23 in federal...

Walnut Street store under construction (Source: ifoAppleStore)
Apple today announced the grand opening of its new Walnut Street retail store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The events will begin with a press preview at 4:00 PM on this ...

Apple today announced an update to its Mac Pro line, offering up to 12 cores of processing power for up to 50% greater performance than the previous generation. The new Mac Pro also ships with new ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics hardware, with ...

Apple also announced the release of a new 27" LED Cinema Display featuring a resolution of 2560x1440. The latest Apple screen features an iSight video camera, microphone and speakers:"With built-in MagSafe charging, iSight camera,...

Ladies and gentlemen, we have lift-off. Apple this morning has introduced new supercharged iMacs, an all-new Mac Pro, new displays and -- finally at last taken the wraps off of the much-expected 'Magic TrackPad'.That's quite a morning.To the iMac: This is a significant update. You're seeing these machines get the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors and powerful new graphics. Good prices too: starting at $1,199, the new iMac line is the fastest ever with dual-core processor speeds up to 3.6 GHz, quad-core speeds up to 2.93 GHz."We took the world's best all-in-one and made it even better," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With the latest processors, high-performance graphics and signature aluminum and glass design, customers are going to love the latest iMac."The processors feature an integrated memory controller to access the system memory directly, allowing the new iMac to take full advantage of its faster 1333 MHz memory. New discrete ATI Radeon HD processors promise some of the best graphics performance yet seen on an iMac, with an accent on 3D notablein the press release (we sense more things ahead).IPS technology means a wide 178 degree viewing angle. There's an SD card slot which now supports the SDXC format. Oh, and if you never want to endure a lengthy start-up again, you can order a 256GB solid state drive (SSD) as a primary or secondary drive on the 27-inch models. That supports up to 215 MB/s data transfer rates. Don't blink or you'll miss it.The iMac meets stringent Energy Star 5.0 requirements and achieves EPEAT Gold status. Greener than ever, I'm pleased to note, as I kind of like this planet. The iMac features LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass. iMac uses PVC-free components and cables, contains no brominated flame retardants, uses highly recyclable materials and features material-efficient system and packaging designs. Hidden among the product releases, the new Apple Battery Charger ($29) will power up your Magic Trackpad, Magic Mouse and Wireless Keyboard and ships with six long life batteries.Pricing and schizzle:The new 21.5-inch 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,199 (US), includes:
21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LED-backlit display;
3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 processor with 4MB shared L3 cache;
4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics with 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM;
500GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
slot-load 8x SuperDrive® with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW);
Mini DisplayPort for audio and video output (adapters sold separately);
AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
iSight® video camera;
Gigabit Ethernet;
four USB 2.0 ports;
one SDXC SD card slot;
one FireWire® 800 port;
built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.
Configure-to-order options include up to 8GB of RAM.
The new 21.5-inch 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,499 (US), includes:
21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LED-backlit display;
3.20 GHz Intel Core i3 processor with 4MB shared L3 cache;
4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
ATI Radeon HD 5670 discrete graphics with 512MB GDDR3;
1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW);
Mini DisplayPort for audio and video output (adapters sold separately);
AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
iSight video camera;
Gigabit Ethernet;
four USB 2.0 ports;
one FireWire 800 port;
one SDXC SD card slot;
built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.
Configure-to-order options include a faster 3.6 GHz Core i5 processor, 2TB hard drive and up to 8GB of RAM.
The new 27-inch 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,699 (US), includes:
27-inch 2560 x 1440 LED-backlit display;
3.20 GHz Intel Core i3 processor with 4MB shared L3 cache;
4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
ATI Radeon HD 5670 discrete graphics with 512MB GDDR3;
1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW);
Mini DisplayPort for audio and video input and output (adapters sold separately);
AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
iSight video camera;
Gigabit Ethernet;
four USB 2.0 ports;
one FireWire 800 port;
one SDXC SD card slot;
built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.
Configure-to-order options include a 3.6 GHz Core i5 processor, 2TB hard drive, 256GB solid state drive (SSD) and up to 16GB of RAM.
The new 27-inch 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,999 (US), includes:
27-inch 2560 x 1440 LED-backlit display;
2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 processor with 8MB shared L3 cache;
4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
ATI Radeon HD 5750 discrete graphics with 1GB GDDR5;
1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW);
Mini DisplayPort for audio and video input and output (adapters sold separately);
AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
iSight video camera;
Gigabit Ethernet;
four USB 2.0 ports;
one FireWire 800 port;
one SDXC SD card slot;
built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.
Configure-to-order options include a 2.93 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 processor, a 2TB hard drive, 256GB solid state drive (SSD) and up to 16GB of RAM.

As predicted by leaked photos and FCC registrations, Apple has released the Magic Trackpad today. The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Mult...

As predicted, Apple launched new iMacs today featuring the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors and new graphics cards."We took the world's best all-in-one and made it even better," said Philip Schiller, Apple...

Apple Stores have been down the past couple of hours. The stores will be up soon, but Apple's own Apple Store app shows what's coming in the next few minutes. New iMacs and a Magic Trackpad....

While you're clicking away at refreshing the Apple Store page just like an ADHD-struck OCD teenager (unless you is one), just thought there might be time to drop in a little sue-age story: AAPL's being taken to the courts because iPad won't work in the heat.Filed July 23 in Oakland, California, the legal action seeks unspecified damages and class action status. It alleges the iPad ?does not live up to the reasonable consumer?s expectations created by Apple? because it ?overheats so quickly under common weather conditions," as reported by Bloomberg.The complaint notes the iPad will switch off because of the heat if used in direct sunlight. Apple hasn't responded to requests for comment on the case of its must-have tablet.

New iMacs? New Mac Pros? Nothing? Whatevs -- the Apple online store is down.

Cult of Mac reports that Apple has issued an official response to today's ruling by the Copyright Office of the U.S. Library of Congress to create an exception to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMC...