Month of March , 2007

iPhone slated for June 11?

On a CNET blog posting, the author is claiming to have obtained the exact release of the iPhone from AT&T (former Cingular) sales reps.

Microsoft Office 2008 enters "beta" phase

Microsoft announced earlier today that its professional Office suite has reached "beta" phase and should be ready by the end of the year.

Apple mentions quad-core processor Macs on its online stores

Apple has once again dropped a hint at the release of Quad-Core Macs in the near future on its site's web pages, readers and reports on the Internet point out.

iTunes Movies coming in Europe very soon?

According to recent whispers, Apple's iTunes Movies could be on the way for a launch in several European countries very soon.

Briefly: New Intel chips, the iPhone at CTIA, iTunes "My Alerts" and "Complete My Album"

As promised in our MacScoop V2.0 announcement story, here's a catch-up with the news we might have missed because of our focus on the site's upgrade.

Apple posts Airport Base Station Update

Apple has posted an update for its Airport Base station software labeled "2007-001".

The following is the description provided by Apple for this update:

Introducing MacScoop V2.0!

About six months after the successful launch of MacScoop.com and after a few hours of overnight maintenance, we're proud to introduce the version 2.0.

Apple updates Boot Camp, brings Vista support

Apple has posted an update for its dual-booting software Boot Camp, allowing Intel-based Macs to boot Microsoft's Windows operating system.

Adobe launches Creative Suite 3.0

Adobe officially announced today its very anticipated professional software suite for Pro creators, Adobe Creative Suite 3.0, during a webcasted special event.

Apple denies Leopard delay reports, 9A388 build to be seeded

Apple denied recent reports claiming Leopard would be delayed to October but the exact release date remains unknown. We should learn more on Leopard's development status in the coming days though, as sources claim a new build is to be seeded to developers very soon.

Apple TV details, reviews and unboxing (UPDATEx2)

UDPATEx2: Several Apple TV hacks already appear on the Internet, among them, the addition of more codecs (Xvid, DivX, using Perian) and hard drive upgrade to 120GB. It also appears that a rip of Apple TV's OS has already been posted on some illegal sites.

UPDATE: Gizmodo has posted more details as well as a video of the setting-up of an Apple TV.

As first units of the Apple TV started shipping yesterday, many press and online publications have already received one and provide further details on the new product.

Apple sends invites for NAB special event

Apple has started sending invitations to the media for a special event scheduled on April 15 during the NAB (National Asso

Apple confirms Rome retail store plans

Apple has officially confirmed through a note on its Italian web site that it plans to open a store in Rome.

Apple TV ready to ship? (UPDATE)

UPDATE: Readers report that their Apple TV order is now shipping.


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Apple updates iTunes

Apple has just posted a minor update of iTunes, bringing it to version 7.1.1

iTunes 7.1.1 addresses a stability issue and minor compatibility problems in iTunes 7.1.

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.4.9 and iPhoto 6.0.6 updaters

Apple has released the long awaited Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.9 update today as well as a minor update of iPhoto, bringing it to version 6.0.6.

UK Apple Store hints at 8-Core Mac Pros

Apple has unintentionally leaked on its UK online store a reference to what could be the company's forthcoming high-end Mac Pro line-up.

Briefly: Wireless patent, H.264 chip, analyst rumours

Here are some news we missed this week


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Apple updates Airport Extreme

Apple has posted an update to its Airport Extreme software labeled "2007-002".

About AirPort Extreme Update 2007-002

Several hardware announcements coming this month?

A report on the Internet claims that several hardware product releases could be made by Apple as soon as later this month bringing some confirmation to a recent MacScoop report.

Latest iTunes update hints at Apple TV Games! (UPDATE)

The latest release of iTunes, numbered 7.1, brings clear evidence suspicion that the Apple TV will be able to play games as users on the Internet noticed that it makes reference in its resource files to an Apple TV Games syncing feature.

New iTunes brings Apple TV support and full screen Cover Flow

Apple has just posted an update for iTunes bringing it to evrsion 7.1. This version adds full screen mode for the Cover Flow feature and brings support for the Apple TV. QuickTime has also been updated to version 7.1.5.

Adobe confirms Creative Suite 3 release for March 27

Today, Adobe has confirmed its plans to release Creative Suite 3 on March 27, as recent analyst rumours suggested.

Apple updates Backup and DVD Studio Pro

Apple has recently issued updates for Backup and DVD Studio Pro on its support web site.

Briefly: Leopard 9a377 seeded, another build of Tiger 10.4.9

After some hours of maintenance, ADC is back up and a new build of Leopard, 9a377a, is being made available to Select members.

Apple Special Event at NAB

Apple has scheduled a special event during the National Association of Broadcasters which takes place on April 15 in Las Vegas.


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