Mac News & Rumours from Singapore

This is a scammy operator, the first we know of in the Mac software field!Visit this site on your Mac (or even on a PC!), and it will “warn” you that it has found:

As devoted maniacs of all things Apple, we’d like to share what we consider are the Top 10 most useful Mac Apps. This list doesn’t include Microsoft Office, Adobe apps or any of theApps bundled with your Mac. Instead it’s focus is on freeware and shareware apps leveraging the genius of various indie [...]

Instead of forking out $50 - $100 to get your iPhone unlocked, you now have an open source alternative. Thanks to the hard working folks over at the iPhone Dev Wiki, there is now a software solution that allows you to sim-unlock your phone.
Tutorials are still being developed but some early instructions have appeared. [...]

Look at the symbol top-right in the display.
It appears that the chip is there, but its not switched on. That’s ok Steve, we can manage that ourselves!

Apple has kindly put up a 30 day trial, so you can check out the new featuers of iWork ‘08. This is a fantastic idea, as I’m sure everyone it itching to check out numbers, or should that be: nUmbers..?
Download it here

Engadget has put together the ‘only iphone review you’ll ever need to read’. You can find it here

In preperation for Steve’s keynote speech kicking off in a few minutes, the Apple Developers Connection section is now down.
We’ll be providing up to date coverage as soon as it comes in, so stay tuned!

Apple has introduced today the new MacBook Pro’s as previously speculated.
With Intel Core 2 Duo performance, more memory and state-of-the-art graphics, this MacBook Pro is a portable powerhouse for creative and professional users,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Apple’s notebooks have always led the industry in innovation with features [...]

Reason to buy a Mac #48… The latest update from Norton Anti-Virus resulted in a sickening disaster for PC users in China. The virus database filters identified 2 libraries in the Chinese version of XP, as a potential virus or threat, and blocked them. Unfortunately, as if crashing the system wasn’t enough, this [...]