Archive for August, 2009

Not so fast, Chinese App Store!

Filed under: Apple Corporate , iPhone Several news sources have been reporting that, at long last, the iPhone will finally make its way to China after Apple was able to strike a deal with China Unicom. However, according to CNW ( English translation ), the integration of the iPhone may not be so easy; in fact, the App Store, from which customers can buy supplementary applications for their iPhones, presents a rather large problem. In China, telecommunications businesses must apply for a "value-added telecommunications business license," which certifies that the company is allowed to function in the country,...

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Gene Munster: iPhone on multiple U.S. carriers in 2010

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Rumors , Wireless , Odds and ends , iPhone Gene Munster , the Piper Jaffrey senior research analyst who usually hits the nail on the head when it comes to Apple forecasts, thinks that Apple will move to multiple U.S. carriers within the next year. He believe that this will happen next summer, which has been the time when Apple has introduced new models of the iPhone View more

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Apple confirms Sept. 9 press event

Filed under: Apple Corporate , iPod Family , Other Events , iPod nano , iPod touch , iPod classic At last Apple has begun distributing invitations to a press event scheduled for September 9th. The image on the invitation, which features a classic silhouette dancer, pretty much confirms our suspicion that this particular dog-and-pony show feature the iPod (now with cameras ! ...maybe). View more

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A pawful of quick Snow Leopard tips

Filed under: OS , Software , TUAW Tips , Snow Leopard As all of us are starting to get familiar with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, we're starting to find little features that aren't immediately visible and are pretty cool! My first surprise came when one application asked me to make sure that my date and time settings were correct. I dutifully popped into System Preferences, clicked on the Date & Time preferences pane, clicked on the Time Zone tab, and noticed a couple of things that were different: First, the time zone I'm in (Mountain) was...

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