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iPhone OS 3.0 breaking video out

August 31st, 2009 at 11:00pm Under Hot Apple News+ Iphone

Filed under: Hardware, Multimedia, iPhone, iPod touch

Last night I received an email from a friend who was irate. He’s been using his iPod touch as a portable video solution with a dock and video out cable. The iPod and the cable got along famously until he updated to iPhone OS 3.0.1 OS 3.0 [sorry, there isn't a 3.0.1 for the iPod touch]. Now, the iPod refuses to recognize it. Same cable, same dock, same iPod.

We looked around and found that he’s not alone. There’s a thread on Apple’s Discussion Boards reporting the same thing. It’s affecting both the iPod touch and the iPhone. Apparently 3.0 is specifically designed to reject 3rd party cables, strictly on the premise that they fail the “Made by Apple” test. One poster on the discussion board notes that the original Apple Component AV cable and dock work fine. Sure, you could restore and downgrade, but that seems silly.

Of course, no company has a responsibility to support 3rd party devices, so my friend is out of luck. But we’re sympathetic. If you’re affected by this issue, all we can say is it’s probably time to pony up for a cable from Apple.

TUAWiPhone OS 3.0 breaking video out originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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An incredible stolen Mac story without a final chapter

August 31st, 2009 at 10:30pm Under Hot Apple News

Filed under: Odds and ends, MobileMe

Update 2:30p ET 9/1: We’ve heard more from the theft victim; see the latest news on this crime story here.

We’re getting our share of crime stories lately, and today’s is really a jaw dropper. I’m going to be sketchy on details and locations because there is an investigation underway.

Here’s what we have so far. An East Coast man had his house broken into with 2 Macs and one PC stolen, along with some other household items of value.

One of the Macs was a laptop, and our victim bought a new MacBook Pro to replace it, and used a Time Machine backup to restore all his files. The crime was reported to police, who said they had no leads, but there had been a string of similar burglaries in the area for quite some time.

When our victim (we’ll call him Jim) sat down at his replacement laptop last night, he saw one of his missing computers come up as a share via the Back to My Mac feature of MobileMe. He clicked on the share, and explored the files of his stolen machine. You can guess what comes next. Taking a chance, he clicked on screen sharing, and saw that someone was using his Mac, checking lottery numbers on a web page.

Jim didn’t want to take control of the Mac, so he just watched, fascinated. Later, when activity on his missing computer stopped, he went to the network panel and grabbed an IP address, and took a screen shot of it.

This morning, he saw someone applying for a job online using the stolen laptop, and Jim now has the Social Security number, address and phone number used on the job application. Jim speculates it is possible the machine has been sold to someone and that is who was applying for the job. Or it could still be with the crooks.

He’s contacted the police, and we don’t know how this saga ends yet, but we’ll let you know how it all works out. So far we’ve got a pretty smart victim and some really dumb crooks. Jim says he is sure he’ll be renewing MobileMe when it’s time.

Details at 11.

[Thanks to 'Jim' for sharing his experience with all of us]

TUAWAn incredible stolen Mac story without a final chapter originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple Has Some Important Lessons to Learn

August 31st, 2009 at 10:00pm Under Hot Apple News

We love Apple. We love its style. We love its vision. We love its marketing and PR. A generation of the world’s best designers cut their teeth on Apple computers, much as they might dislike admitting their sense of taste was shaped by a consumer electronics company.
In business, too, Apple has proven to be a [...]

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Not so fast, Chinese App Store!

August 31st, 2009 at 10:00pm Under Hot Apple News+ Iphone

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, and subjects it to any conditions or standards set by the government, which currently include a minimum registered capital of 10 million yuan and and established reputation to “provide users with credibility and capacity.” So far, Apple has not taken any steps toward obtaining this operating license and thereby receiving the approval of the Chinese government, but not a big deal, right?

Unfortunately, the issue is not simple as a bit of paperwork. One stipulation of the license is that the government must be able to monitor the activity of the company. Apple’s servers for the App Store are not in China, and so they do not fall under Chinese jurisdiction. If the servers cannot be monitored by the Chinese government to a degree of their own satisfaction, the terms of a telecommunications license will not be fulfilled.

This is not to say that the iPhone can’t go to China at all — if Apple removes the App Store option, their application is otherwise fine. There’s an old wives’ tale that a sort of Cro-Magnon iPhone once roamed the earth pre-App Store, and they weren’t so bad. However, the availability of such a wide variety of apps is one of the main advantages of an iPhone as compared to other smart phones, and that would be a hard leg-up to lose for Apple. Combining this with the lack of Wi-Fi capability, Apple’s grapple with China is likely far from over.

Thanks for the tip, David!

TUAWNot so fast, Chinese App Store! originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Register fighting Apple takedown notice

August 31st, 2009 at 09:34pm Under Hot Apple News+ Iphone

Filed under: OS, Software, Apple, Leopard, Snow Leopard
‘Twas the night before Snow Leopard, and all through the ‘net, Apple was sending takedowns for previews of software that technically wasn’t out yet… Snow Leopard is almost out, but “almost” isn’t quite good enough for Apple. Apparently they sent a last-minute takedown notice to The Register for [...]

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iGTD’s Bartek Bargiel joins Cultured Code, Things 1.2 hits the streets

August 31st, 2009 at 09:33pm Under Hot Apple News+ Iphone

Filed under: Software, Productivity

I have very fond memories of iGTD, and of its sole developer, Bartek Bargiel. The much-anticipated iGTD2 never really reached fruition, much to our dismay. There are a good number of people still using iGTD and iGTD2 today, even after development ceased quite some time ago, and I’d wager that anyone [...]

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Aperture updated to 2.1.4

August 31st, 2009 at 09:33pm Under Hot Apple News+ Iphone

Filed under: Software, Apple Professional, Software Update
Aperture, Apple’s pro-level photo editing/management software, has been updated to 2.1.4.
The software update, which weighs in at a whopping 213 MB, comes with the following fixes:
- Addresses an issue from Aperture 2.1.3 that prevented the “Do not import duplicates” option in the import window to properly detect and filter [...]

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Report: Surveying the Mobile App Store Landscape

August 31st, 2009 at 09:00pm Under Hot Apple News

The mobile content distribution industry began to undergo a seismic shift last year with the launch of Apple’s App Store, and a host of competitors from across the mobile spectrum are in various stages of following Apple’s lead.
Google was first with Android Market, which is built on an open-source platform backed by a consortium of [...]

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

August 31st, 2009 at 09:00pm Under Hot Apple News+ Iphone

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.

Munster noted that having multiple carriers in a market has helped Apple to achieve greater success in terms of market penetration. He pointed to France as an example; originally, Apple inked an exclusive arrangement with Orange. When it moved to a multi-carrier deal, Apple’s market share in France jumped to about the 40 percent range. In the U.S., the iPhone’s market share is only in the mid-teens.

Many industry pundits expect the next iPhone carrier to be Verizon, since they are beginning a transition to a new, iPhone-compatible 4G network (LTE) in the next year. This would make the transition rather simple for Apple, since they wouldn’t have to design an EV-DO iPhone, but instead just use the current hardware design.

Update: Per TUAW reader Ben C., the Verizon 4G transition is not expected to be completed until 2013. In addition, a CDMA-based iPhone would need to be deployed for Verizon. Thanks for the correction and explanation.

[via LoopInsight]

TUAWGene Munster: iPhone on multiple U.S. carriers in 2010 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple confirms Sept. 9 press event

August 31st, 2009 at 08:30pm Under Hot Apple News

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). Apple typically introduces new iPods in September.

This year’s event will take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco on September 9th at 10:00 a.m Pacific time. Perhaps then we’ll see that secret television ad. In any case, we think it’s safe for the pro-tablet theorists sit this one out. Maybe next time, folks.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

TUAWApple confirms Sept. 9 press event originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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