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Apple Announces Black Friday Event on November 28th (as planned)

Apple New Zealand has started emailing their customers and announcing a special Black Friday sales event to be held for one day only on November 28th.

MacRumors points out that the sale has been more than expected. MacBlogz has had an anonymous commenter claim to know information regarding Apple’s upcoming Black Friday sales, however the info [...]

Apple Launches Insomnia Film Festival Contest, Registration Ends Nov.13

Apple has launched the Insomnia Film Festival contest. The contest is an open call for anyone willing to enter, to write, cast, shoot, edit and score a three-minute-movie within 24 hours. The details, and requirements for the contest will be released on November 15th at 9:00am EST.

A list of the required film elements can be [...]

Apple Notebook Event Rumor Roundup: Wishes Do Come True

Over the past several months, not just the Apple community, but the entire tech industry had been speculating about Apple’s then unreleased product announcements. For the most part, rumors have been accurate, and Apple has done a great job listening to consumers.
Let’s take a look at how accurate the Rumor Mill really was.

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In June [...]

Apple Releases 24″ LED Cinema Display, Shipping November

Apple has officially announced the release of new 24″ LED-backlit Cinema Displays that are set to ship next month. The highly anticipated displays will boast a 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution as well as an array of new and welcomed features.

The new LED Cinema Display will be available in November through the Apple [...]

Apple Notebook Event: Where to Get the Best Live Coverage

Apple’s “notebook media event” will be taking place Tuesday, October 14th at 10am PST, and will be held at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California.

This Media Event will focus on Apple’s upcoming notebook line, and will begin at 10am PST
READ → Rumor Roundup: Notebook Media Event
READ → Oct 14th Apple Event: What You Should Expect to [...]

$899 Notebook, New Model or Entry Level Macbook?

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) sent out invitations on Thursday, October 9th with the tagline “the spotlight turns to notebooks,” inviting members of the media to a special event which will take place tomorrow morning at 10am PST. CNBC’s Jim Goldman expects the company to go “nuclear” while unveiling a new $899 laptop. Whether or not the [...]

Oct 14th Apple Event: What You Should Expect to See and What’s Not Likely

Apple sent out invitations to members of the media on Thursday, October 9th with the tagline “the spotlight turns to notebooks,” inviting them to a special event to be held on Tuesday, October 14th, at 10am on Apple’s Campus in Cupertino, California.
Rumors about everything from a tablet to a new manufacturing process have [...]

Leaked: Macbook Pro Case Images, Higher Resolution Photos

Confirming the release of Apple’s upcoming Macbook Pro, MacX.cn has posted a few higher resolution, leaked images of the notebook. Depicting a solid body made out of aluminum, the notebooks are set to be released at Apple’s notebook media event on Tuesday, October 14th.

These new images confirm some leaked case shots we saw last week. [...]

Rumor Roundup: Apple’s Upcoming Notebook Media Event

Apple is holding a Special Media Event on Tuesday October 14th, 2008 to unveil a new line of notebooks. While the community waits in anticipation, we thought it’d be best to cover all of the information we currently know regarding the upcoming notebooks. (Here’s a recap)

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READ → Back in June our sources gave us information [...]

Gene Munster: Sub $1,000 Macbook On The Way

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has provided recent insight into Apple’s much anticipated upcoming notebook line noting possible price reductions of up to 18 percent.

Mockup via Cult of Mac via oobject.com
Following on the heels of the recently announced MacBook event set for October 14, Munster has issued an announcement to clients stating that the event [...]

Apple Officially Announces Macbook Event on October 14th, Sends Invites

Apple has sent out invitations to a Special Media Event to be held on October 14th. From the looks of the invitations, it’s safe to assume that “the spotlight turns to notebooks.”
The event will be held at it’s usual time of 10:00 AM, PST at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino.

Seeing as how Monday is [...]

Apple Pushes iPhone Development, Tech Talks Coming Soon

Interested in iPhone development but don’t know where to start? With the new iPhone Tech Talk World Tour, Apple is aimed to help you increase your knowledge about iPhone development with a series of development talks led by industry professionals.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity. The event is free, but space is limited.
Apple technology evangelists and [...]

[Update] Is Apple’s October 14th Media Event A Bust, Long Shot Rumor? NOPE

Back on September 10th, we reported about information regarding a rumored Macbook Media Event which is supposed to take place exactly a week from today on Tuesday, October 14th. With no invitations to be seen, or heard of, is Apple’s rumored “Macbook Media Event” simply just a jumbled mess of speculation?
NOTE: Invitations to this event [...]

Brilliant Steve Jobs Work of Art Now Up for Auction

Titled “The Introduction; Steve Jobs at Macworld,” a 12″x12″x1.5″ masterpiece by artist Nitrozac has recently been put up for auction.

Got some empty space on those bare eggshell white walls of yours? I sure do, and what better way to fill it than with this one of a kind hand painted work of art depicting [...]

NVIDIA Chipset to be Used in Updated MacBooks?

Recent rumors have been circulating about the preferred chipsets to be used in the upcoming MacBook redesigns.   While some have been under the impression that PA Semi may be developing custom chips for the imminent refresh, Mac Soda believes that Apple may opt to use NVIDIA chipsets instead of the Intel chipsets used in all of [...]

Apple’s iPhone Is The Elephant In the Room At Mobilize ‘08 Conference

At GigaOm’s Mobile Conference “Mobilize ‘08″, which continues through the rest of the day today. Apple’s iPhone has been the one constant mobile device and development platform that all companies, panels and discussions have mentioned, at least once.

Mobilize ‘08 is a conference put on by Om Malik’s GigaOm. The entire event showcases some truly remarkable [...]

Registration for Macworld 2009 Officially Begins; New Cinema Displays?

According to MacWorld.com, the IDG World Expo has opened attendee registration for MacWorld Conference & Expo 2009, set to take place (once again) in San Francisco, California at the Moscone Center, on January 5-9, 2009.

The MacWorld Conference & Expo is an annual even for Apple where, historically, important announcements have been made. It’s where Steve [...]

Memo to Apple: Let’s Keep those “Special Events” Coming

A recent article by Yahoo tech writer Christopher Null titled “Memo to Apple: Enough with the “special events,” reveals one man’s struggle to deal with Apple’s media consuming, hype inducing “special events” when releasing a new product.

Apparently Null is under the impression that members of the media, acolytes, and VIPs had been forced [...]

Breaking: Apple to Release New Notebooks on October 14th? Another Special Event?

DaringFireball claims that Apple will be releasing new notebooks on October 14th. Contrary to much speculation about yesterday’s media event and if it would pertain to notebooks, the event was focused on music, leaving many consumers wanting more.

Many rumors have been circulating about Apple’s much overdue notebook line overhaul. We’ve reported about confirmed Macbook [...]

Analyst: New iPod Line Will Lure 20M Windows Users Over Next Year

The iPod has become a staple within the Apple brand and with the new line made available yesterday, many Windows users are believed to make a conversion.