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Five Places Microsoft Gets It So Wrong

1. Windows
For years Windows has been buggy, slow, clunky, unrefined, and rather disappointing when compared to smooth, refined operating systems with stable foundations like Linux and Mac OS X. Bottom line, Windows needs to be rewritten. It may seem impossible, but unless it’s done the OS will never be a contender in user experience. The [...]

Patent Infringement Lawsuit Targets iPhone and Mobile Web Surfing

A new lawsuit charges Apple with violating certain patents regarding the iPhone’s Safari Mobile web browser, and the way a user can pinch, zoom, rotate and view web pages. As the Supreme Court tightens its patent policy, this one might be a little trickier to defend.
EMG Technology, LLC claims that Apple is in direct violation [...]

iPhone OS 2.2 Causing Serious Problems For Some Users

Apple’s latest iPhone Software Update is causing rather serious issues for some users. Reports of people being unable to delete email and unable to delete email are among some of the problems.
iPhoneAtlas lists some of the major issues. They are summed up below.
Third Party Applications Breaking: Due to API changes, some third party applications are [...]

Apple Misspells ‘Catagories’ Tab In iPhone Software Update 2.2

An eagle eyed Macworld reader spotted a significant typo in Apple’s iPhone Software Update 2.2.
It seems that Apple released the update with the “Categories” tab accidentally spelled “Catagories.” Not a major roadblock, but quite ironic for a company that neurotically obsesses over perfection. As Macworld hilariously points out, it was Scott Forstall, Apple’s vice president [...]

Judge Dismisses Two of Three Claims Made in iPhone 3G Lawsuit [U]

Apple has been entangled in a few different legal battles this year. One case in particular, which includes a few iPhone 3G owners who are seeking compensation for what they claim are faulty devices, is being allowed to move forward.
These particular lawsuits claim that Apple and AT&T oversold the iPhone 3G, over-saturating the cellular network [...]

Apple (AAPL) Shares Get Slammed As Market Plunges

Shares of Apple Inc (AAPL) closed at their lowest price since December 2006. While some may see this as a buying opportunity, the company has shed well over 50% off of their market cap since hitting all time highs above $200 per share.
Apple shares are down nearly 60% for the year. These are staggering numbers [...]

Google’s iPhone App Is Cheating, Breaks App Store Rules

Google’s Mobile App for the iPhone is breaking some App Store rules. By tapping into private API’s the application is utilizing technology that should be off limits to developers using the iPhone SDK.
According to research done by John Gruber (Daring Fireball) and Erica Sadun (Ars Technica), the Google Mobile App that has recently been embraced [...]

Apple DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI Adapter Delayed Until Late December

9to5Mac points out that if you’ve been waiting for Apple’s DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI Adapter, it has been delayed until late December.
When Apple released the new unibody Macbooks, they explained that the ports had to be reconfigured and introduced the Mini DisplayPort which had been integrated into the notebooks. Unfortunately, the new proprietary [...]

Google’s Voice Recognition Search App Now Expected on Monday

The highly anticipated Google voice recognition search application that was set to push last Friday, will now likely be made available through the App Store on Monday.

Google’s voice recognition search application allows users to speak into the device, converting the sound into a digital file that is sent to Google’s servers where the information is [...]

Apple Brought to Suit Again; Bandwagon Reaching Capacity

Adding to the mounting list of lawsuits that Apple has faced over the iPhone 3G’s performance, the company is being sued yet again with additional accusations that they are neglecting to acknowledge the prevalence of hairline cracks in the device’s casing.
AppleInsider reports that the 23-page suit, filed in a New York district court [...]

Apple Insomnia Film Festival Login Website Experiencing Large Problems

A problem on Apple’s website is preventing people from registering for the Insmonia Film Festival. Apple has acknowledged the issue and is working on resolving it.

A recent comment thread here on MacBlogz has caught our attention. While people are trying to register their teams for the Insomnia Film Festival. The problem it seems is that [...]

Mark Papermaster’s Bio Removed From Apple’s Website

Cnet’s Tom Krazit points out that Apple has removed Mark Papermaster’s personal biography from their website, primarily in part to comply with a recent ruling in which Papermaster’s new position at Apple, has been put on hold.
Cnet continues to explain that this is likely due to a recent injunction delaying Papermaster from officially taking his [...]

Intel Wakes Up, Slams iPhone CPU, Realizes Apple Has Other Friends

Apple seems to be exploring far more options than just Intel’s technology. With an ARM CPU in the iPhone, and new NVIDIA’d-out notebooks, Intel is slowly waking up to realize that its technology might be at risk due to natural progression in the technology industry.

At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in 2005, Apple announced that [...]

Who Needs the Letter ‘B’ Anyways? Macbook Keyboard Gets Goofed

Although Apple leads the industry in meticulous, precision perfect design, even a few unintended mishaps are bound to happen when dealing with massive supply chains and manufacturers. Kind of like the keyboard error below.
One proud Apple customer recently opened his Macbook, only to discover the keyboard had two “M” keys, an out of place “N” [...]

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. [...]

NVIDIA GPU Failures, Some Macbook Pros Affected

This past July, Nvidia’s notebook graphics cards- the ones with the G84 or G86 chip set- failed at “higher than-normal” rates. Apple is owning up to the malfunction and is offering to fix any Nvidia graphics card problem for free within two years of the original purchase date.

Current MacBook Pros have the GeForce 8600M [...]

Tetris Co. Pulls “Shaker” Application From App Store

Adding to the laundry list of complaints and negative attention that Apple’s app store has received, the game “shaker” has been pulled from the iPhone App Store, by Tetris Co, because it apparently too closely resembles Tetris.
A message to every iTunes app developer out there: If you are planning on writing an application that [...]

Starbucks No Longer On Apple’s Website, What Does This Mean?

The Starbucks page on Apple.com has disappeared driving speculation about the “lucrative” deal being terminated, or in a “transitional” phase. While this wouldn’t affect Apple too adversely, seeing as how the deal didn’t garner much attention to begin with, the impact on Starbucks could be greater.

Engadget points out that the Starbucks page on Apple’s website [...]

SEC Investigating False Steve Jobs Heart Attack Rumor

This morning a false report hit the web via CNN’s iReport that Apple CEO Steve Jobs suffered a massive heart attack. The report was categorically denied, but not before hammering Apple’s stock price down to their lowest closing price in 52 weeks. Fortunately, the SEC has announced that they are investigating the fraudulent report.

It’s no [...]

Apple Denies Steve Jobs Heart Attack Rumor: Simply Not True

This morning a CNN iReport poster reported that Steve Jobs had been rushed to the Emergency Room after a severe heart attack. Apple has categorically denied the false report.

“Citizen journalism” apparently just failed its first significant test. A CNN iReport poster reported this morning that Steve Jobs had been rushed to the ER after [...]