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Apple to Begin Taking Orders for New Mac Pro on August 9th

Several readers have informed us and we have confirmed that Apple Store representatives are telling potential buyers of the company’s new Mac Pro announced earlier this week that the updated models are set to become available for ordering on …

Second Round of iPhone 4 Launches Begins in Australia

As announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs earlier this month and confirmed in a company press release earlier this week, Apple has begun its second round of iPhone 4 launches, bringing the device to 17 new countries. Countries in this round of launches i…

Second Round of iPhone 4 Launches Begins in Australia [Updated x2]

As announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs earlier this month and confirmed in a company press release earlier this week, Apple has begun its second round of iPhone 4 launches, bringing the device to 17 new countries. Countries in this round of launches i…

Free iPhone 4 Bumpers Begin Arriving

Image from cleggster83 In what is not a terribly big surprise considering that they started shipping at the beginning of the week, free iPhone 4 bumpers have begun arriving into the hands of customers. As with the first wave of shippi…

Google Co-Founder Accuses Jobs of ‘Rewriting History’ of iPhone and Android

Reuters reports on comments from Google executives at this week’s Allen & Co. media industry gathering in Sun Valley, Idaho, noting that Google co-founder Larry Page has accused Apple CEO Steve Jobs of “r…

Federal Lawmakers Questioning Steve Jobs Regarding Location Data Collection

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times reported on an update to Apple’s privacy policy which indicates that Apple may collect “precise,” “real-time geographic location” data for users of its products an…

Tweetie for Mac and iPad Still in the Works

Ars Technica spoke with Tweetie developer Loren Brichter this week at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference and received a status update on his plans for Mac and iPad development. Brichter had promised…

Web Browsing Performance on Android 2.2 Hampered by Flash Compatibility

PocketNow offers a comparison of Web browsing speeds between Apple’s iPhone 3GS and Google’s new Android 2.2 “Froyo” announced earlier this week. Froyo is notable for Google’s claims regarding browsing speed, but also for its support of Adobe’s Flas…

Web Browsing Performance on Android 2.2 Hampered by Flash Compatibility [Updated]

PocketNow offers a comparison of Web browsing speeds between Apple’s iPhone 3GS and Google’s new Android 2.2 “Froyo” announced earlier this week. Froyo is notable for Google’s claims regarding browsing speed, but also for its support of Adobe’s Flas…

Jobs Responds to Google’s WebM Video Standard Announcement as Patent Questions Begin to Surface

With Google’s announcement earlier this week that it is releasing a new open source, royalty-free video format known as “WebM” to compete with the Apple-backed H.264 standard, observers have wondered what…