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w********1
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2012-07-23
w********1
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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 01:23:39 PDT
Reuters seems to confirm circulating rumors and expectations that Apple will
be moving from the traditional 30-pin dock connector to a smaller 19-pin
version for its next generation iPhone:
The iPhone 5, Apple's next generation iPhone expected to go on sale around
October, will come with a 19-pin connector port at the bottom instead of the
proprietary 30-pin port "to make room for the earphone moving to the bottom
", two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Reuters also seems to confirm that the headphone jack of the new iPhone will
move to the bottom of the device, as shown here:
This image shows the new dock-connector and headphone jack location (right)
as compared to the currently shipping iPhone 4S (left).
Reuters notes this will represent a big opportunity for accessory
manufacturers as customers upgrade their existing accessories to new 19-pin
compatible ones. Apple launched the original 30-pin dock connector with the
3rd generation iPod in 2003. Subsequent iPods, iPhones and iPads have
shipped with the port and resulted in a large ecosystem of compatible
accessories. The first report that Apple would be replacing their dock
connector with a miniaturized one came in February 2012 from iMore.
w********1
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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:12:46 PDT
Apple today announced that its new Passeig de Gràcia retail store in
Barcelona, Spain will officially open this Saturday, July 28 at 10:00 AM.
The store has gained some notice for Apple's use of mosaics in the store's
logo and construction barriers honoring the style of Catalan architect
Antoni Gaudí, with the mosaics being made up of pieces of icons from Apple'
s iOS apps.
w********1
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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:53:06 PDT
As noted by Engadget, Chinese company Proview has been sued by its own
lawyers responsible for handling its trademark lawsuits against Apple that
yielded a $60 million settlement earlier this month. The law firm
claims that it is owed $2.4 million for its role in the case, but
Proview has yet to make the promised payment.
While acknowledging their contractual arrangement (wherein the law firm
covers the legal fees in advance, and then expect the client to pay up after
winning the case), Proview founder Yang Rongshan told Sina Tech that
Grandall's behavior is "nonsense," and that his company isn't obliged to pay
back immediately as it isn't under normal operation right now.
Proview's Yang promises that the company will pay the fee, which amounts to
4% of the settlement figure, but the company is apparently not moving fast
enough for its lawyers. Proview is currently in bankruptcy and the company'
s assets and the settlement amount are not sufficient to cover its debts,
but its lawyers presumably had an agreement in place that ensured they would
be compensated for their work.
w********1
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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:32:58 PDT
Back in January, we reported on ZEVO, an effort by former Apple file system
engineer Don Brady to finally bring the Sun-backed ZFS file system to OS X.
Brady's company, Ten's Complement, had begun releasing a set of software
packages to support the robust file system on OS X, but planned launches for
the some of the more advanced packages had begun to slip in recent months.
As noted by TUAW, Brady has now announced that ZEVO has been acquired by
GreenBytes a storage appliance hardware company that already uses ZFS in its
products. Brady will also be joining GreenBytes as a development engineer.
As to the future of the project, GreenBytes' spokesman Michael Robinson
responded to TUAW's inquiry: "ZEVO's ZFS on OS X is safe. Ten's Complement
has joined GreenBytes to continue their work and now they have more
development support." Robinson says that GreenBytes will have more to share
regarding ZEVO's future "down the line."
A blog post from GreenBytes expresses a similar sentiment, although it
remains unclear exactly what the company's plans for ZFS on OS X will be,
with some ZFS fans having expressed concern that GreenBytes will be
refocusing the product for its own internal needs.
GreenBytes has been an enthusiastic supporter of ZFS (including ZFS on OS X)
for many years and is absolutely committed to the continued development and
support of Don's work on ZEVO (ZFS on OS X) into the foreseeable future.
With the transfer of ZEVO to GreenBytes, Ten's Complement has ceased sales
of the Silver Edition software package that had been available, and it
remains unclear how and when ZEVO will be redeployed for OS X by GreenBytes.
w********1
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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:22:10 PDT
Alongside other OS X Mountain Lion announcements at its Worldwide Developers
Conference last month, Apple announced an Up-to-Date program allowing any
customer purchasing a Mac on or after June 11 to receive a free upgrade to
OS X Mountain Lion once the operating system is released to the public.
With OS X Mountain Lion being released only via the Mac App Store, the free
upgrade is being delivered a redemption code for the store.
While the company has yet to officially announce it and almost certainly
will not do so until OS X Mountain Lion itself actually launches, the
company's Up-to-Date online application form is already live. Users are
required to enter their date and location of purchase for the qualifying Mac
, fill out personal contact information, and enter the serial numbers of
machines eligible for the free upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion. Once all
information has been submitted, Apple generates a reference number for the
claim and the actual redemption code is delivered via email.
In our testing, the redemption code arrived as a password-protected PDF
attachment within seconds of submitting the online form, with a second email
containing a password for opening the PDF arriving at the same time.
Dear Apple Customer,
Thank you for participating in the OS X Mountain Lion Up-To-Date program.
The content code that allows you to download and install OS X Mountain Lion
from the Mac App Store is in the file attached below. You will receive the
password to unlock the attached files in a separate email. Your content code
may be redeemed immediately through the Mac App Store and will not expire.
Please follow these steps to redeem your copy of OS X Mountain Lion:
1. Open the Mac App Store application.
2. Select “Redeem” in the Quick Links section of the Mac App Store.
3. Enter your content code.
If you have questions regarding the redemption or installation of your
software from the Mac App Store, visit www.apple.com/support/mac/app-store/.
To redeem your content code you need the latest version of the Mac App Store
application, an Apple ID, and Internet access (fees may apply). You can
create an Apple ID at appleid.apple.com/us.
As a reminder, content codes may not be resold and can only be redeemed by
people above the minimum age specified by the terms and conditions of the
Mac App Store in your country. Apple is not responsible for lost or stolen
content codes. You may review the Terms of Service for the Mac App Store at
www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww/.
Thank you for choosing Apple!
Attempting to redeem the OS X Mountain Lion code in the Mac App Store does
not yet provide access to the update, however, as it has yet to go live in
the store. Entering the code simply yields an error noting that it is "not
recognized as a valid code".
OS X Mountain Lion will be released later this month, with hints suggesting
that it could arrive this Wednesday, July 25.
(Thanks, Justin!)
Update 10:12 AM: Apple appears to have taken the Up-to-Date application
offline.
w********1
发帖数: 3492
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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:22:07 PDT
With Reuters becoming the latest publication to report that the next iPhone
will include a smaller dock connector, many are continuing to wonder what
will happen with legacy accessories that take advantage of the current 30-
pin dock connector that has been in use since 2003.
Casings for iPhone 4S (left) and claimed next-generation iPhone (right)
showing significant reduction in dock connector size
iMore, which was first to report on the smaller dock connector back in
February, has now confirmed with its sources that Apple will indeed be
offering an adapter to provide backwards compatibility with accessories
designed for the 30-pin connector.
While this seems like it should have been filed in the obvious drawer,
because of all the questions we've been getting, and posts we've been seeing
, iMore reached out to the original sources that gave us the new Dock
connector story way back in February just to make doubly sure -- and yes,
there will be an adapter for the iPhone 5's smaller Dock connector that will
let it work with many of the accessories designed for the old 30-pin Dock
connector.
We haven't heard if one will be included in the box along with the iPhone 5,
or will only be sold separately, but either way, come October, you'll be
able to get a new-to-old Dock adapter from Apple.
The report notes that some accessories may not be compatible with the
adapter given their fit, but many accessories will continue to work using
the forthcoming adapter.
While Apple is generally not afraid to abandon legacy standards in order to
make changes advancing new standards or designs, the company has sometimes
offered adapters to help ease the transitions. Perhaps the latest example
is Apple's new MagSafe 2 power connector found on the new MacBook Air and
Retina MacBook Pro. Apple offers a separate adapter priced at $9.99 to
allow users to use older MagSafe power supplies with the new machines. The
company is also including a free adapter with the Apple Thunderbolt Display,
which still uses the original MagSafe connector for providing power to
portable machines.
w********1
发帖数: 3492
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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:24:28 PDT
Apple will streamline the App Store purchasing experience when iOS 6 arrives
this fall, as noticed by Reddit submitter Varmanj. In two significant
changes, Apple will no longer require that users enter passwords to download
free apps, nor when users download an update to an existing purchased app,
whether paid or free.
In iOS 5, users must enter their password whenever they wish to download an
app, whether paid or free, and every time they wish to download an update.
In iOS 6, upon pressing the 'Free' button on the App Store, the button
changes to "Install App" and another press begins the install process. In
another change designed to make the purchasing process quicker and easier,
the App Store no longer returns users to the home screen when an app is
purchased. Instead, it downloads in the background, making the purchase of
multiple apps much easier.
Apple still requires passwords for apps that cost money, and for in-app
purchases -- though the 15-minute grace period allowing users to purchase
multiple apps after entering the password once still applies.
w********1
发帖数: 3492
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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:59:21 PDT
Apple has released a new television ad featuring the iPhone 4S and Siri,
featuring legendary film director Martin Scorsese. The director uses Siri to
reschedule appointments, find where a friend is, and see how traffic is in
Manhattan.
Scorsese: What's my day look like?
Siri: Another busy day today.
Scorsese: Are you serious?
Siri: Yes, I'm not allowed to be frivolous.
Scorsese: Ah, OK. Move my 4 o'clock today to tomorrow. Change my 11AM to 2.
Siri: OK, Marty. I scheduled it for today.
Scorsese: Is that Rick? Where's Rick?
Siri: Here's Rick.
Scorsese: Oh, no that's not Rick. Now, how's the traffic headed downtown?
Siri: Here's the traffic.
Scorsese: Oh, it's terrible, terrible. Driver, driver, cut across. Cut
across. We'll never make it downtown this way. I like you Siri, you're going
places.
Siri: I'll try to remember that.
The ad is the fourth in Apple's series of celebrity television ads featuring
celebrities using the technology. Prior ads have seen actors Samuel L.
Jackson, John Malkovich, and Zooey Deschanel using Siri.
Thanks Sean!
l*******r
发帖数: 623
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what the heck is that color? dark green?

iPhone

【在 w********1 的大作中提到】
: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:59:21 PDT
: Apple has released a new television ad featuring the iPhone 4S and Siri,
: featuring legendary film director Martin Scorsese. The director uses Siri to
: reschedule appointments, find where a friend is, and see how traffic is in
: Manhattan.
: Scorsese: What's my day look like?
: Siri: Another busy day today.
: Scorsese: Are you serious?
: Siri: Yes, I'm not allowed to be frivolous.
: Scorsese: Ah, OK. Move my 4 o'clock today to tomorrow. Change my 11AM to 2.

w********1
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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:46:34 PDT
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has in the past offered remarkably
accurate information on Apple's product plans, today released a new report
addressing Apple's upcoming release plans, indicating that the company is
planning for a very busy September-October schedule.
Kicking off the schedule of launches are said to be "all-new" iPod touch and
iPod nano models. Details on the new models are currently slim, but the
revised iPod touch is said to include the new in-cell touch display
technology that has been rumored by several sources for the next-generation
iPhone.
Overall, Kuo believes that strong quarter-over-quarter growth in iPod sales
for the third calendar quarter will be driven by the new iPod nano rather
than the iPod touch, which will see constrained supplies due to the move in-
cell touch display technology.
Though all new design iPod touch and iPod nano will be launched, growth
momentum will mainly come from the latter. The new iPod touch, like iPhone 5
, uses in-cell panel, whose availability is limited in the initial stage.
Shipments will therefore be hindered.
Apple of course did not make any substantial hardware changes to the iPod
touch last September, electing to merely add white models and lower the
entry-level pricing from $229 to $199. Consequently, the iPod touch
retained the A4-based hardware introduced in September 2010 even as the
iPhone 4S moved to the new A5 system-on-a-chip.
Mockup of redesigned iPod nano with oblong body and home button
Apple likewise did not offer any major changes to the iPod nano last
September, merely lowering pricing and rolling out a software update for the
line. One recent rumor has claimed that the iPod nano will be seeing a
complete redesign with an oblong body, rectangular screen, and home button
similar to that found on iOS devices. It is unclear, however, whether Kuo's
sources are hearing similar details or if they only have generic
information about a forthcoming redesign.
w********1
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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:53:30 PDT
In addition to coverage of all-new iPod touch and iPod nano models in his
report released earlier today, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also
offered more predictions about Apple's iOS device plans for the September-
October timeframe. According to Kuo, Apple is looking to launch the next-
generation iPhone in September, perhaps closer to the beginning of the month
. But with component shortages and limited on-sale time during the quarter
following an expected pullback from consumers in expectation of the launch,
he predicts only a modest bump in unit sales over the second quarter's
numbers.
iPhone 5 to debut in September. But due to in-cell touch panel and casing
yield rate limits, ability to offset older models' shipments decrease will
be moderate.
On the iPad front, Kuo is expecting the iPad mini to debut later in
September following component ramping in August. He predicts sales of just
1.8 million units during the short time the device will be on sale during
the third quarter, exploding to overtake the full-size iPad in the fourth
quarter with an estimate of over 13 million units.
Mockup of 7.85-inch "iPad mini" next to an iPhone (courtesy of
CiccareseDesign)
Interestingly, Kuo also claims that Apple will be tweaking the internals of
the current full-size iPad around the same time, making changes to address
thermal issues and reduce costs. Digitimes had previously claimed that
Apple would be revamping the third-generation iPad later this year with a
thinner enclosure, IGZO display, and new heat dissipation capabilities, but
Kuo's sources indicate that the changes will be invisible to users.
Though shipments of iPad mini’s components will start in August, the new
iPad line will end production, ready for transition to a modified New iPad
line. As such, component shipments will drop in August as iPad mini’s
components shipments growth will be offset. On a side note, the modified New
iPad shares the same exterior as the original model, but contains
modifications to correct its thermal dissipation problem and lower-cost
components.
Overall, Kuo is predicting massive iPhone and iPad sales for the fourth
quarter of 2012 once the new models have full quarters of sales to build
upon. His estimates put total iPhone sales at over 55 million and iPad
sales at nearly 24 million during the quarter, spurred in large part by
momentum from the iPhone and iPad mini launches.
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