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Apple Store is Closed for Product Updates (07.17.2007)

It’s July 17th, 2007 at 04:44M Pacific Time, and Apple Store is closed for Product Updates.
I was still wide awake, and saw this on the Apple Online Store. Not sure what is going on. Maybe it’s the long awaited iPhone nano for CDMA system. Wait, it might be the iPhone extreme™!

Who knows, it could be the new iMac.

Apple Store is Closed for Product Updates (07.17.2007)

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Apple Releases Fix for Mac OS X 10.4.10 Audio Problem

Apple releases Audio Update 2007-001 to address audio issue for Mac OS X 10.4.10 on Intel-based Macs.

Apple has also re-released Mac OS X 10.4.10 for Intel-based Macs with the Audio Update 2007-001 included.

07/02/2007
Audio Update 2007-001 – 660KB
This update is recommended for all users running 10.4.10 on Intel-based Macs and resolves an issue with audio.

Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update v1.1 (Intel) – 72MB
Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update v1.1 (Intel) – 297.2MB
This update includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes or compatibility updates.

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Related articles regarding the audio problems:

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/24/os-x-10-4-10-causes-audio-pops-to-some-macs/

http://www.macobserver.com/article/2007/06/26.9.shtml

http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/06/25/os.x.update.brings.popping/

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Apple iPhone: Rumor on The SDK

I was listening to TWiT Podcast (take that, Leo Laporte and your “netcast” term) for July 1st, 2007. Leo mentioned something that he later called as “maybe bogus” rumor regarding Apple iPhone SDK. Rephrasing what Leo said, Apple may already have an iPhone SDK for Mac OS X, but not for Windows platform.

Honestly, this might be true, even though we haven’t heard anything close to this rumor. Since the iPhone is running Mac OS X, one questions come to mind. Is it possible to develop an app for Mac OS X on Windows platform? Theoretically it might be possible, as long as Apple can provide the SDK.

Are there any Windows-based developers out there who want to write an app for the iPhone? I bet there are, and many of them wouldn’t want to buy a Mac just to develop some simple apps for the iPhone.

In a way, I understand how Apple wants to control the iPhone experience. The one thing I personally do not want is to have my iPhone crashing because of some apps I installed.

We’ll see how this will go in a few months.

Anyway, there are a few things I “overheard” regarding the iPhone and Mac OS X Leopard. I’d go through them and see if they are making any sense at all.

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That Phone That Apple Made

Apparently Apple made some kind of Mobile Phone.

Anyway, I heard that it was equally loved and hated by the early adopters.

For example, my friend didn’t like the way the iPhone syncs with iTunes. The iTunes won’t let you drag any song to the iPhone, as it requires playlists.

From what I heard, the iPhone Activation was a breeze for existing Cingular/AT&T customers. As for switchers, they might have slight resistance from their current providers (Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, …….). Honestly it is somewhat expected, they don’t want their customers to switch.
If I’m not lazy, I’d write more here. I’ll update this entry later.