MacRumors : Mac News and Rumorsthe mac news you care aboutNVIDIA Reports GPU Failures in Significant Quantities of Laptops- July 3, 2008 NVIDIA reported that there is a problem with some older graphics chips that shipped in a "significant quantities" of laptop PCs. NVIDIA has provided no details as to which laptop models are affected, but plans to release a software driver in the nea...http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/03/nvidia-reports-gpu-failures-in-significant-quantities-... Patents Reveal Ongoing Touch and Multi-Touch Research- July 3, 2008 The United States Patent and Trademark Office revealed at least a dozen new patent applications from Apple this morning. The majority of the applications revealed ongoing multi-touch research by Wayne Westerman, the former cofounder of Fingerworks. ...http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/03/patents-reveal-ongoing-touch-and-multi-touch-research/ Optus Announces iPhone 3G Pricing in Australia- July 3, 2008 Mobile carrier Optus has announced iPhone 3G pricing and plans in Australia. Optus is offering both pre-paid and traditional post-paid plans. The pre-paid price for the iPhone is $729 (8GB) and $849 (16GB) and allows you to sign up ...http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/03/optus-announces-iphone-3g-pricing-in-australia/ Apple Sets App Store Launch Deadline for Developers- July 2, 2008 In typical Apple fashion, the iPhone SDK program and App Store application process has been clouded in some uncertainty about launch dates and details of the approval process. Today, Apple finally gave developers a firm deadline of July 7th ...http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/02/apple-sets-app-store-launch-deadline-for-developers/ Solid State Drives (SSD) Reduce Battery Life- July 2, 2008 Tom's Hardware publishes some interesting conclusions based on their testing of Solid State Drives (SSD) in laptops. They report that contrary to popular belief, SSD drives actually reduce the battery life in laptops as compared to traditional Hard ...http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/02/solid-state-drives-ssd-reduce-battery-life/ Mac Marketshare Continues to Rise- July 2, 2008 Net Applications has published their latest numbers on browser and operating system marketshare. The numbers indicate that the Mac's marketshare, as reflected by their sample population, has continued to increase to as high as 7.94% in June. ...http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/02/mac-browser-marketshare-continues-to-rise/ iPhone 3G Launch Day Starts Early, More International Pricing- July 2, 2008 The iPhone 3G will launch on July 11th in 20 countries worldwide. More details have been trickling in about launch times and pricing: - According to Macworld.co.uk, the UK's O2 stores will open at 7am on July 11th to begin selling the...http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/02/iphone-3g-launch-day-starts-early-more-international-p... Use the Original iPhone as a Wi-Fi iPod- July 2, 2008 Appleinsider reports that an AT&T spokesperson has informed them that customers upgrading to the iPhone 3G could continue to use their original iPhone as a Wi-Fi iPod:"If the original device is not re-activated as a wireless phone ...http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/02/use-the-original-iphone-as-a-wifi-ipod/ Microsoft Releases Remote Desktop Connection Client 2- July 2, 2008 Microsoft announced the release of the final version of Remote Desktop Connection Client version 2. The software has been in beta for almost a year. The final version is available for download now and allows you to remotely connect ...http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/01/microsoft-releases-remote-desktop-connection-client-2/ Apple Testing iPhones with Physical Keyboards- July 1, 2008 TheRegister.co.uk claims that Apple is currently circulating prototype iPhones with physical keyboards amongst some mobile carriers to gauge demand for such a device. actual prototypes - not just mockups - have been sent to senior ex...http://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/30/apple-testing-iphones-with-physical-keyboards/ |