MacNN | The Macintosh News NetworkMacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period.1 in 6 businesses to support iPhone- July 7, 2008 Approximately one in six businesses is likely to be supporting iPhones within a year, according to a report by Goldman Sachs analyst Jason Armstrong. A check with technology executives shows about 17 percent of them planning to support the device within one year, allowing workers to use the Apple device for company e-mail and other business roles....http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/goldman.on.iphone.in.biz/ Leak shows new BlackBerry Thunder media UI- July 7, 2008 New reported images of the BlackBerry Thunder have been released today by BlackBerrySYNC that show an apparently reworked media player for Research in Motion's first touchscreen device. The images reveal an interface that is heavily based on the current BlackBerry software but includes an iPhone-like category picker for music, video, recording, an...http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/bberry.thunder.media.leak/ Microsoft protests EU $1.4b fine- July 7, 2008 Microsoft today argued in the European Commission's Court of First Instance that the record $1.4 billion fine imposed against it is unfair. The complaint follows a promise to appeal the EU-run Commission's decision and claims that the punishment is both excessive and was imposed without giving Microsoft legal options it expected before it was fine...http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/microsoft.protests.eu.fine/ Apple submits filing for 'iPhone' trademark- July 7, 2008 Apple has formally filed to trademark the name "iPhone" with the US Patent and Trademark Office, documents show. Although the device has been on sale in the United States since last year, the company still does not technically own the trademark; this is likely due do a legal battle with Cisco, now resolved, over an existing VoIP phone which also b...http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/apple.iphone.trademark/ Apple posts iPhone upgrade guide- July 7, 2008 Apple has posted a new support article for people upgrading from first-generation iPhones to the 3G, enabling them to carry over unique content from the original device such as notes, photos, e-mail accounts and SMS messages. The upgrade guide notes that in the US, people must use the new SIM card shipped with each 3G; in other countries, the card...http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/apple.iphone.upgrade.guide/ BaKno announces online-gaming in Kasino 2.0- July 7, 2008 BaKno has announced Kasino 2.0, a cards simulation game that now features online gaming. Kasino 2.0 features Texas Hold 'em poker, with plans to add Black Jack and Caribbean Poker in a later version. Kasino 2.0 pits the user against nine of 500 different simulated players in offline mode, but the big feature of the 2.0 release is the online communi...http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/baknos.kasino.20/ New MacBook Pro case spotted in leak- July 7, 2008 Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro may have had its first glimpse today, says the Taiwan-area site Apple.pro. The report claims to have a photo of the new notebook's casing in prototype form as well as additional details, including items not pictured in the leak. The design appears to be more tapered like that of the MacBook Air and doesn't imme...http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/new.mb.pro.case.spotted/ 28% of Japanese users consider iPhone switch- July 7, 2008 In the face of reports suggesting ambivalence to the iPhone 3G in the Japanese market, Kakaku.com has released survey results indicating that these accounts may be significantly off the mark. The Japanese iPhone is currently set to be carried exclusively by Softbank on July 11th; in the Kakaku survey, early 8,000 people (90 percent male) were quest...http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/iphone.in.japan/ Microsoft to reexamine Yahoo if Icahn wins- July 7, 2008 Microsoft will reconsider buying some or all of Yahoo if billionaire investor Carl Icahn's proposed board takeover by proxy of the search company is successful, the Windows developer said in an official statement Monday. Microsoft now says it's willing to entertain a "major transaction" to buy some or all of Yahoo if the latter's board is replaced...http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/microsot.reexamines.yahoo/ Media Catalog 4.0 boots performance 770%- July 7, 2008 Robert Kuilman has released Media Catalog 4.0, featuring a speed increase and bug fixes. Media Catalog 4.0 catalogs removable media such as archive CDs, DVDs and removable hard drives. Version 4.0 utilizes Leopard's Quick Look feature to give users a visual of cataloged files and it has been optimized for a 770-percent speed increase over version 3...http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/media.catalog.40.released/ |