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Brazil’s DesbloqueioBr unlocks iPhone 3G

Many of you have seen a the YouTube video that has made it’s rounds in recent days showing an unlocked iPhone 3G in use in Brazil. While it has been dubbed a fake by some and others accuse the video creators of using an already unlocked iPhone from one of the countries who’s laws prohibit [...]

Mac notebook sales up 61%.

“Apple has been receiving a lot of press lately, and it’s not just related to the iPhone 3G. Mac sales are increasing. This past April Mac sales increased by 50%. Apple also beat out Dell; it is now the number one seller of notebook computers to those within higher education.”
“According to market research by DisplaySearch [...]

Mac reaches record market share at 7.95%.

“Microsoft (MSFT) Windows continued its downward drift and Apple’s (AAPL) Mac OS X inched up to a record 7.95% in the market share survey issued Tuesday by Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Net Applications.”
“The biggest gain, however, was recorded by the open-source operating system Linux, which jumped more than 16% in June — albeit from a small [...]

[video] Steve Jobs CNBC interview about iPhone 3G.

The very first leaked 3G iPhone picture we posted was closest to reality.

This was the very first “leaked” 3G iPhone picture that we posted on MacBlogz a while back. Check it out here. It seems to be the closest to the real 3G iPhone that Apple released today. The two other images in this post are clearly not real, nor are they good representation of what we [...]

[video] Mobile Me Introduction

Mobile Me Introduction

From Apple’s Website: “Maybe you have a computer at home, one at work, and an iPhone or iPod touch. And it can be hard to keep them all up to date. But now there’s MobileMe. Wherever you are, your iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, and PC [...]

.Mac (Mobile Me) needs to be Conventionally Unconventional if Apple wants it to be a success.

Apple’s web-based file-sharing and storage service currently known as .mac (dot-mac), may soon be completely overhauled. The Rumor Mill is in full grind and “Mobile Me” is the new name Apple has supposedly chosen.
Macworld UK spoke to Predrag Lesic, in charge of the Montenegro’s .me registry, and he thinks the domain will be an international [...]

Microsoft wants to buy (part of) Yahoo?

In an official statement released yesterday, Microsoft Corp., said it is “exploring a deal with Yahoo that falls short of a full acquisition.” They continued to say that they [Microsoft] “retain the right” to reconsider its bid to acquire 100% of Yahoo.
On May 3rd, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave up on negotiations with Yahoo saying [...]

Apple to Reach 575 Million Potential iPhone Customers

Fortune relays reports that Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster had summarized the recent influx of iPhone deals to interested clients today. While they had anticipated Apple to announce a multitude of deals with international carriers, by no means did they expect to see the rate and volume rise so quickly. He states that [...]

[updated] Apple Tablet Confirmed by Intel ?

Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer confirmed that Apple will be using the Intel Atom processor in future versions of the iPhone.
This would makes sense seeing as how their have been circulating rumors about a new hand-held/tablet like device to be coming from Apple.
Here’s an English Translation:
As part of an Intel event for the 40th birthday [...]

HTC Releases iPhone Rival

Today, HTC Corp. unveils its flagship phone, the Touch Diamond, the latest in a number of competitors to take aim directly at the iPhone market. Running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS, general interest from the Apple community may be stifled, yet shows the tenacity and lengths that opponents are taking to dip their hand [...]

Forgot a Password? No Problem.

If you have forgotten a stored password and are need of recovery, no problem. All of your passwords are stored in the Keychain Access Utility. Your Utilities folder is located within your applications folder by default.
Simply locate your utilities folders and double click to open the Keychain Access. From here there is [...]

3G iPhone Leaked ?

Supposed Spy Pictures of Apple’s iPhone have been leaked.

There is strong evidence to suggest numerous technological advancements in Apple’s second generation iPhone. Such as “true-GPS, exchange support, and 3rd-party apps,” however, nobody knows for certain what the new device will look like…. except for Apple that is.
Word around the Rumor Mill has been that the [...]