Mac News & Rumours from Singapore

Whilst trying to get money out of a cash machine here in Singapore, my wife apparently “crashed it” mid transaction. Imagine my amusement, when I saw it re-starting, and then boot up to a very familiar OS. If only they’d used Mac OS X!!! Maybe you’d be able to download a few MP3 adverts from [...]

Nvidia may have beaten out Broadcom for the contract to supply Apple with next-generation “true video iPod” chips, according to EE Times.
“Based on our analysis, we believe Nvidia is designed into the next-generation vPod socket at the expense of Broadcom,” said Satya Chillara, an analyst with American Technology Research Inc. (Greenwich, Conn.), in a new [...]

When Apple rolls out Keynote 4 as part of iWork ‘07 next year, customers will notice a vast number of subtle enhancements, more than any particularly notable new feature, sources who have seen the software have revealed.

Apple’s Pages software is set to receive a number of significant improvements when version 3 rolls out early next year as part of iWork ‘07. Among the most notable will be the introduction of two new modes, Word Processing and Layout, that will each be optimized for their respective tasks.

It’s been reported that for its second birthday, Apple’s iWork productivity suite will see an additional application added. Currently dubbed “Charts” (I hope they change that….. iChart, iSheet etc.), the software is planned for inclusion in iWork ‘07, which is likely to be released in January ‘07.

According to some, the WWDC will be the place that Steve Jobs announces to the world the debut of movies rentals through the iTunes Music Store. Note “Rentals” is the key word here. Originally Jobs had planned to offer iTunes users the ability to “Buy” movies - fully loaded with DRM (Digital Rights Management) [...]

One rumour site is suggesting that Apple will roll-out it’s 2nd generation of iPod nanos, at Augusts WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference). The new nano is said to be very similar to the current offering but will feature increased capacity and be available in multiple colors, some of which will feature a metal alloy enclosure.
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Great article on interface design concepts and developement process on both operating systems. Different company philosophies for different results on user interfaces.read more | digg story

When Apple unveils its Power Mac G5 replacement at its Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) next month, the top-of-the-line computer will sport a new enclosure.read more | digg story

Apple Computer recently added two new retail configurations to its MacBook line of consumer notebooks, both of which are now available at most of the company’s stores. The new model retails for $1499.read more | digg story