Apple insider has discovered something quirky about the new 2011 iMacs.
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Hard Drives in 2011 iMac are NOT replaceable
May 12th, 2011Apple TV 4.2.2 Out; Contains Bug Fixes
May 11th, 2011
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Apple has released Apple TV 4.2.2 for Apple TV 2nd gen.
Bug fixes include;
- Addresses an issue in which audio is not output when playing some video content.
- Addresses an issue in which video is not displayed when playing some content.
- Adds an audio output setting for switching to 16-bit audio for compatibility with some TVs and AV receivers.
Improves the performance of fast-forwarding and rewinding live events. - Addresses an issue in which the description information is not displayed for some movies.
Addresses an issue in which YouTube subscription videos were not ordered by date.
Download the update now 
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iOS 4.3.3 out now
May 4th, 2011
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Apple has released iOS 4.3.3.
The most important reason is that the “location tracking bug” is fixed.
The update includes fixes to encrypt the location data cache, no longer sync it with iTunes, and delete it if it’s turned off.
Its available for iPad 2, iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3rd Gen, iPod Touch 4th Gen.
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New iMacs For 2011 Out; 70% Faster and Feature Thunderbolt Ports
May 3rd, 2011
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Apple has just released their new line of iMacs for 2011.
» Read more: New iMacs For 2011 Out; 70% Faster and Feature Thunderbolt Ports
White iPhone 4 Finally Launches
April 27th, 2011
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Finally the white iPhone 4 will be launching tomorrow April 28th, 2011 only 10 months after being announced at WWDC.
So far it looks like to be an US only launch (surprise!) so no idea for us fellow Canadian customers. Hopefully soon though .
The white iPhone 4 is naturally not at all different from the original black iPhone 4 except for the change in colour.
We shall see if it will help boost iPhone 4 sales or if it’s too close to WWDC to be worth buying one.
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Official Apple Response “We are not tracking you, just collecting a database”
April 27th, 2011
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Apple has officially responded on the “Apple is tracking me” fiasco.
Apple’s official response is…we are not tracking your location, just collecting data for a database.
3. Why is my iPhone logging my location?
The iPhone is not logging your location. Rather, it’s maintaining a database of Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers around your current location, some of which may be located more than one hundred miles away from your iPhone, to help your iPhone rapidly and accurately calculate its location when requested. Calculating a phone’s location using just GPS satellite data can take up to several minutes. iPhone can reduce this time to just a few seconds by using Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower data to quickly find GPS satellites, and even triangulate its location using just Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower data when GPS is not available (such as indoors or in basements). These calculations are performed live on the iPhone using a crowd-sourced database of Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower data that is generated by tens of millions of iPhones sending the geo-tagged locations of nearby Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers in an anonymous and encrypted form to Apple.
So Apple is changing a lot of things in an upcoming iOS update such as;
- Encrypting the cache
- Deleting the cache if you turn of location data
- Reducing the size of the data cache
- Not backing up the cache
So basically Apple still “track” you but much more nicely Apple says that this “crowd-sourcing” is for traffic data coming soon.
But make sure to read the full article Apple has provided here.
Why I am not concerned about the “Apple Tracking Nightmare”
April 22nd, 2011Image via CrunchBase
Everyone is up in arms about a new “feature” found in the iPhone/iPad 3G.
What’s the whole issue? There is a file called “consolidated.db”.
The database file stores a detailed log of the GPS movements that is used in maps or etc.
Why is this such an issue? Because now that the database is discovered people will be able to hack into your phone and see where you’ve been right?
» Read more: Why I am not concerned about the “Apple Tracking Nightmare”
Blackberry Playbook Tablet Launches in Canada/US To Little Fanfare
April 19th, 2011
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Blackberry has finally launched there tablet called the playbook.
Unfortunately there is reports of little no fanfare of the device launching. No ads, no press releases, no twitter streams…its just out – no one really knows.
The Blackberry playbook is a 7 inch tablet that is a competitor to Apples iPad 2, and Motorollas Xoom.
» Read more: Blackberry Playbook Tablet Launches in Canada/US To Little Fanfare
iTunes 10.2.2 Released
April 18th, 2011Image via CrunchBase
Apple has released iTunes 10.2.2.
Changes include;
- Addresses an issue where iTunes may become unresponsive when syncing an iPad.
- Resolves an issue which may cause syncing photos with iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to take longer than necessary.
- Fixes a problem where video previews on the iTunes Store may skip while playing.
- Addresses other issues that improve stability and performance.
- Windows users receive a webkit update to fix a security hole in iTunes.
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iOS 4.3.2 To Fix Verizon iPad 2 Issues; Facetime Issues
April 11th, 2011
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Apple may or may not be releasing iOS 4.3.2 soon.
Rumors speculate that iOS 4.3.2 will fix the Verizon iPad 2 issues, Facetime issues, security vulnerability, and other things.
Hopefully this is the case, and hopefully the update comes out soon since alot of people are effected by the bugs in the current software version of the iPad 2.
