October 14th has been pegged as the date for Apple’s upcoming notebooks to be released. New case designs have supposedly been spotted by a few lucky people. Continuing to fall in line with what we’ve heard, the new Macbooks and Macbook Pro’s are expected to be sporting a uniquely similar, aluminum enclosure.
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Another would-be useful app was rejected from the app store this week, MailWrangler, allows the user to manage multiple Gmail accounts. But apparently it duplicates Apple’s Mail.app too closely, so it was brutally rejected. Additionally, various editors are pleading with Apple to release some control of their App Store, and to sweeten the deal, App Store rejection letters are now subject to NDA.
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Apple gets sued again for poor iPhone performance. The new lawsuit alleges that Apple and AT&T are “deceptive, improper, or unlawful conduct in design, marketing manufacturing, distribution and sale” of the iPhone 3G.
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Adobe unveiled their much anticipated Creative Suite 4 this week. Among a slew of new features, this is a major overhaul to Adobe’s flagship products, not just an update. New multi-touch support was found for Apple’s existing trackpads, and Photoshop gets a major speed boost.
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Google and T-Mobile released the first official phone running Google’s open source Android mobile development platform.
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Apple continues to expand its reach with the iPhone around the world. The company could possible even strip down some features to appeal to certain markets, and the iPhone is being sold “unlocked” by Apple in Hong Kong.
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After going through the application process with Apple, I was offered a position as a Genius, I turned down the position, and though I’d share the experience.
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