Apple today amongst other releases let out of the Cupertino Campus iPhone and iPod Touch firmware 1.1.4.
What does it do?
Nothing.
No really nothing.
It improves stability as everyone already knows with the Apple notes and thats basically all it says. Maybe something to do with 3rd party applications is included but not documented. Engadget say that the jailbroken phones will update without problems everything still intact but be careful and if you have any complaints complain to them not me
It is a hefty update clocking in at around 160 megs it is almost as big as a OS 10 upgrade.
If you have one of the touchscreen Apple devices then update it and enjoy the nothing.
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iPods now are becoming an extension of peoples beings. I feel it is becoming like the hoover. Instead of saying “Vacuum cleaning” people say “Hoovering” and now I can see it becoming not MP3 player but iPod. iPod has a status of its own. I could go on a post about how iPods are so big now they are creating a monopoly (gives me an idea) but this post is about breaking your iPod virginity and finding you the right iPod.
This is a really good mock up of how the iPhone copy and paste could and should work. If they choose to implement it in this way I would be a happy man.
If any of the iPhone developers are reading this then take a good look. I find this video could educate you and make you see your mistakes. People complained about Leopard’s Menu Bar and you changed that. If we whine enough about the copy and paste will you? I realise I’m talking to no-one here but I am doing my little bit to help.
Funny great video.
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A while ago in the UK the Mitchell and Webb versions of the hit US Mac and PC adverts were pulled offline. During a bored 3am time last night I found my self perusing through the great servers of YouTube and came across all the ads and I just wanted to know your opinion on them.
If you have a MacBook or MacBook Pro you are probably sick and tired of hitting that software update but you should again once more as Apple has released a keyboard patch that helps when a key is pressed for the first time after the mac has been idle and hasn’t done anything. It probably also “Improves stability and compatibility” in some way shape or form. All the updates do these days.
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The forgotton iPod the baby of the lot has grown bigger. He know is sporting a 2GB chip inside his little shell as opposed to the 1GB as before. There is also a 1GB version still available at a cheaper price of £32.00 but there is now (well soon) the 2GB version at £45.00! That’s cheaper than it was to start with!
Jolly Good!
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On Monday Apple released the Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard update. The update is 180 MB and can be downloaded from your Mac’s Software Update. Some key features of this update are[via MacRumors]:
- Airport: Improves connection reliability and stability
- Back to my Mac: Adds support for more third-party routers, as detailed in this article.
- Dock: Updates Stacks with a List view option, a Folder view option, and an updated background for Grid view.
- Desktop: Addresses legibility issues with the menu bar with an option to turn off transparency in Desktop & Screen Saver preferences.
- Desktop: Adjusts menus to be slightly-less translucent overall.
- iSync: Adds support for Samsung D600E and D900i phones.
- RAW Image: Adds RAW image support for several cameras, as detailed in this article.
- Safari: Addresses issues with Safari reliably resolving certain domains.
- Time Machine: Adds a menu bar option for accessing Time Machine features (the menu extra can be enabled in Time Machine preferences).
- Time Machine: Improves backup reliability when computer name contains slash or non-ASCII characters.
- Time Machine: Addresses issues in which some external drives are not recognized by Time Machine.
For full information about this update, please go to Apple.
Personally, I have updated both my Mac’s. PowerMac G5 and PowerBook G4, and so far they are running fine. I am now using WebKit, which is an open source web browser engine. Web Kit gives you nightly builds, and lets you see the future of the best browser for the Mac OS, Safari. As for other improvements, I like having things in my menu bar, and now, there is an icon for Time Machine in the menu bar. Only thing now, I need to re-format one of my external hard drives, and back-up regularly. I have not played with the new stacks feature, but I just updated on Monday, so I still need time to play.
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If you have not bought an iPhone to me it is now looking mighty sexy to anyone who is on the fence here in the UK. O2 have just added some bolt-on packages for the iPhone now to try and entice customers into buying the device. Recently they changed the price plans and now they have added bolt ons.
Basically a bolt on is something you can add to your contract to give you more texts or minutes and O2 have a great selection that are as follows:
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Okay so here is the full Apple Press Release
MacBook Air Now Shipping
Apple TV Update Coming Soon
CUPERTINO, California—January 30, 2008—Apple® today announced that MacBook Air™, the world’s thinnest notebook, is now shipping. MacBook Air measures an unprecedented 0.16-inches at its thinnest point, while its maximum height of 0.76-inches is less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks. Apple also announced that the new Apple TV® software update, which allows users to rent high definition movies directly from their widescreen TVs, is not quite finished. Apple now plans to make the free software download available to existing Apple TV customers in another week or two. Continue reading »
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A pretty good Video interview with Apple inc. co founder Woz
Facebook upsetting UK users?
Apple posts new earnings
Trailer for MacHeads, a fan made film about the ‘cult of mac’
and lastly
Hit me on my Iphone - the music Video
