Last month, it was confirmed that an iPhone 2.2 beta build had been handed to a select number of iPhone developers for testing. Two weeks into the release of Apple's first pre-release build of the new iPhone OS, some hidden features have emerged, Japanese emoji icons (461 emoji characters), Google Street View, and the ability to disable the iPhone's auto-correction.The iPhone OS 2.2 beta build was accompanied by a new SDK version as well. While the builds were labeled “compatibility testing,” they provided no indication as to what they included. However, MacRumors was recently able to confirm that new features have mad... [read more >>] An analyst at market research firm iSuppli going by the name of Kevin Keller believes Apple's "Brick" is indeed a laptop in the making. And, while such a radically different production method would boost costs in some areas, overall manufacturing costs would be lower, he claims. So, it's plausible.Yesterday, we discussed an editor's findings, regarding Apple's “Brick” and what it really was. Seth Weintraub revealed that what Apple (internally) referred to as “Brick” was actually a manufacturing process for the case of a new product, most likely a new portable device. According to a BusinessWeek re... [read more >>] IT Blogwatch is citing one of its own people as saying he has solved the riddle behind Apple's “Brick”. According to the blog posting daily digests of IT sources, there are clues that Apple products' cases are crafted by taking a “brick” of aluminum and carving it using a laser and water-jet system, which is where all the “Brick” rumors have spawned from.“The MacBook Brick is a block of high-quality, aircraft grade aluminum,” Computerworld's Weintraub says. “It is the beginning of the new Apple manufacturing process to make MacBooks. It is totally revolutionary, a game cha... [read more >>] NVIDIA units being included in new MacBook Pros is again subject of speculation regarding Apple's rumored MacBook line refresh. Citing “various sources,” TUAW claims NVIDIA is not only tasked with crafting parts of the new MacBooks, but that it is actually showing off the new notebook models to its staff.The weblog's tipsters, who haven't been confirmed as reliable, also claim that the new versions will be released as soon as October 14. This is consistent with most rumors on Apple's next-gen MacBooks. One in particular has it that NVIDIA's latest chipset will make up the basis of new MacBooks in a move ... [read more >>] The moment many have been waiting for is finally here. fring, a WiFi-based VoIP app enabling even owners of an iPod touch to place calls and talk using Apple's new headset with a built-in mic, has been approved by Apple, and can now be acquired from the iTunes App Store. The application is free to download and use, while feedback is greatly appreciated.Last week, a poster on fring's community website claimed to have spotted an announcement on the developer's iPhone page saying that fring was “available on the iPhone App Store making it easy for anyone to use fring on the original iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPod touch.” ... [read more >>] Back for more Mac freeware, are we? Good, 'cause we're not breaking our weekly promise either. For passionate photographers (but not necessarily), we have one of the best programs this week. It's called iLovePhotos and it has recently entered a public beta, which means you get to download and use it for free. Check it out below, but don't forget to have a look at the other two freeware additions we've included in this edition of Mac Apps of the Week.iLovePhotos - Free software that helps you organize, share, and enjoy your photos based on the people who are in them Developed by Blue Lava Technologies, iLovePhotos pr... [read more >>] Tired of Brick rumors? We didn't think so. Therefore, here's what we found (click picture to enlarge). The first thing you need to know about this clean looking MacBook mini is that it packs a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB or memory, 80GB storage, and runs Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopoard like a charm.The other thing you need to know is that this is not a Mac. It's actually an MSI Wind hacked to run an early version of OS X Leopard, but it does come close to some recent Apple “brick” rumors.Created by Spanky, and posted over at the German MSI Wind web forum, the “MacBook mini” received nothing but positive commen... [read more >>] Security researcher Aviv Raff has recently gone public on a few flaws he discovered in the iPhone OS a couple of months ago. While Apple was notified of the discovery of the flaws at the time, the company is yet to issue a patch. Since being notified of the vulnerabilities, Apple has released as many as three firmware updates for the iPhone, none addressing any of them.Raff mentions that iPhone's mail application can easily be targeted by spammers, as said e-mail app automatically downloads images – it doesn't ask for the user's consent. “The iPhone's Mail application downloads all images automatically, and t... [read more >>] It was only a matter of time before new alleged spy shots of a next-gen MacBook Pro emerged. This time around, new specs are being dished out as well, such as a black casing, and a more square-ish appearance, two aspects not at all consistent with MBP expectations.Reportedly, Techno Minds is the source of these images. Submitted to modmyi to be made public, the shots allegedly come from an Apple staffer, close to the company's design team.“We just received an email from a tipster Techno Minds who grabbed some pictures/images of the new Macbook Pro from a claimed Apple Employee working on Apple's design team,” writes ca... [read more >>] More and more Mac-driven mouths are beginning to talk of an Apple TV – Mac mini hybrid product, sitting on the launch pad over at Apple. The “Brick,” as it is mostly referred to, would boast home theater capabilities to sell, but would also need to pack serious computing capabilities, some believe.According to UberReview's C. S. Magor, Apple is not likely to introduce a new, low-cost desktop product, “something that would knock some of the stuffing out of the low-cost Hackintosh products that have been hitting the market.” In his opinion, the facts speak for themselves: a Mac mini already exists, a lighter... [read more >>] | 
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