As you know, Apple issued a recall on their Apple Ultracompact USB Power Adapter due to safety concerns relating to the metal prongs breaking off in electrical sockets. We just received word from reader Shawn that he has received the replacement he ordered online, so those of you going the internet route should see yours soon. More information on the recall is available here.
Thanks, Shawn!
Written by Edward Kirk on October 7th, 2008 with no comments.
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If rumors are true, Apple has really been holding out on us and going a long way to hide some cool new features they've added to the iPhone 2.2 beta. The latest version listed only "compatibility testing" in its release notes, but sources have uncovered several big new features.
Written by Edward Kirk on October 6th, 2008 with no comments.
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Yet another security flaw in the iPhone's software had been found, and while it's probably not particularly harmful to the majority of users, it is pretty interesting. Karl Kraft posted the exploit on his blog, but he wasn't the one to uncover it. No, despite his skills with a computer and knowledge of the software, he didn't find it. Instead he says it was found by his 12-year-old son.
Written by Edward Kirk on October 6th, 2008 with no comments.
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If you too were enticed by the iPhone 3G to dump your previous phone and wireless carrier like an un-cool, un-shiny sack of garbage, then you probably won't be too surprised to hear this but market research firm NPD Group recently released a report in which they found that nearly one in three iPhone 3G customers in the US switched to AT&T from another carrier to get an iPhone. They also found that the iPhone 3G topped smartphone sales in it's category.
Written by Edward Kirk on October 6th, 2008 with no comments.
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OObject is a curious bloggish sort of site where each post is a collation of objects, brought together under a particular theme. They have a whole category for Apple stuff, including the 19 all time worst Apple products, 12 blatant iPod knock-offs, and 15 best Stevenotes.
You’ll probably be most interested in the 15 best Apple product concept mockups, though. You’ll have seen most of them before, but it’s nice to see them all together at last.
The list of 20 famous Mac users could do with a little work, though: putting Steve Jobs in there doesn’t really count.
Written by Giles Turnbull on October 6th, 2008 with no comments.
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