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It started with a May 1, 2014 post on Secret.
Then came the revelation that it was a hoax:
This reminds me of the “Apple asymmetric screw” hoax.
Journalism is certainly far from being fine. The urges for “being the first to report” and “exclusivity” certainly to blame.
I flew to San Francisco on Thursday, May 1, 2014 to do a presentation for a conference. Keynote is my preferred platform for presentation. As a rule of thumb, I always use my own MacBook Pro. In addition to that I always bring the DisplayPort to VGA and DVI Adapters.
I have a few more presentations scheduled in the month of May. I know I’ll be keeping these adapters in my bag at all time.
Apple seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 build 13D55 to Developers and OS X Beta Seed Program Members.
Be forewarned before installing any beta/preview release software. There tends to be some show-stopping bugs.
The New York Times Bits published an interview with the person who claimed to be responsible for the development of the first iPhone App, namely Mobile Safari.
John Gruber has a different take on it.
Judging by my inbox, an awful lot of coffee was spewed in Cupertino today upon reading Tolmasky’s self-aggrandizing description of his role in Mobile Safari’s creation. There’s a difference between “the developer responsible for the first version of mobile Safari” and “the developer who claims he was responsible for the first version of mobile Safari”.
UPDATE: Said one long-time trusted source: “He definitely was NOT the lead on the project and several other engineers made far more significant contributions.”
Personally I have been taking what news organization published with a grain or a boulder of salt.
From Apple PR:
CUPERTINO, California—April 23, 2014—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 second quarter ended March 29, 2014. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $45.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $10.2 billion, or $11.62 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $43.6 billion and net profit of $9.5 billion, or $10.09 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 39.3 percent compared to 37.5 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 66 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Notable numbers:
Also from Apple PR:
The Board of Directors has also announced a seven-for-one stock split. Each Apple shareholder of record at the close of business on June 2, 2014 will receive six additional shares for every share held on the record date, and trading will begin on a split-adjusted basis on June 9, 2014.
Does that mean I could finally buy 10 Apple Stocks instead of none?
Apple Releases Security Update 2014-002.
Security Update 2014-002 is recommended for all users and improves the security of OS X
Security Update 2014-002 also includes Safari 7.0.3.
Security Update 2014-002 Mavericks
Security Update 2014-002 is recommended for all users and improves the security of OS X. This update also includes Safari 7.0.3.
For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
For information on the content of Safari 7.0.3, please visit this website:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6195
For some reasons, Apple website is using Lion image for OS X Mavericks Security Update 2014-002. Someone is not paying attention to the detail.
Apple release iOS 7.1.1 build 11D201 on Tuesday April 22, 2014.
This update contains improvements, bug fixes and security updates, including:
- Further improvements to Touch ID fingerprint recognition
- Fixes a bug that could impact keyboard responsiveness
- Fixes an issue when using Bluetooth keyboards with VoiceOver enabled
For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
iOS 7.1.1 is available via iTunes or Over The Air (OTA). On your iOS device, go to Settings > General > Software Update.
iOS 7.1.1 is available for the following iOS devices:
iPad:
iPhone:
iPod touch: