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Apple today announced that it is now offering downloadable movie rentals and purchases through the iTunes Store in Germany. Apple today announced that movies from major film studios including Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), The Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures Television and independents including Universum and Shorts International are now...

Along the lines of Microsoft's recent Laptop Hunters ad campaign is this humor video shows "Frank" offered the same deal: ...

Apple today released a pair of software updates for iMovie and Aperture users. iMovie 8.0.2 weighs in at 24.5 MB and requires OS X 10.5.6. This Software Update fixes an issue with projects having a size of 0 KB. Attempting to open these projects would cause iMovie to quit unexpectedly at launch. This Software Update also addresses a problem where full-screen mode could not be accessed on...

Microsoft today announced that it is now offering free, 30-day trial downloads of Office 2008 for users located in the United States. Many of us like to try something before we decide to buy. And with today's launch of the downloadable Office 2008 for Mac Trial, MacBU is giving our customers the option of trying out Office 2008 for 30 days: fully functional, no strings attached. It runs...

Apple has continued its pattern of nearly-weekly seeds of OS X 10.5.7 builds to developers, this time releasing Build 9J47. World of Apple again publishes the seed notes, revealing a continued decrease in the number of fixes since the previous seed. Build 9J47 of Mac OS X 10.5.7 includes only three new fixes but Apple has also increased the number of focus areas in the build. Mac OS X 10.5.7...

Autodesk, creator of the industry standard design and drafting software AutoCAD, is apparently contemplating the return of a version of AutoCAD running natively on Macs. In a recent blog article, Autodesk "Platform Technology Evangelist" Shaan Hurley points readers to a survey allowing them to "help shape the future of the next generation of AutoCAD products for the Apple Mac OS X Operating...

Apple has seeded yet another version of OS X 10.5.7, this one termed Build 9J44, to developers. The release comes a little more than a week since the last developer seed was released. World of Apple republishes the seed notes, again revealing that a lack of support for Safari 4 beta is the only known issue mentioned by Apple. In addition, the seed notes reveal five new fixes since the last...

Apple is currently offering $30 discounts on Mac OS X Leopard and the 500 GB Time Capsule to current MobileMe members using a promo code sent to their MobileMe e-mail accounts. The offer is valid through June 1, 2009. Apple has been making substantial efforts to upgrade as many users as possible to Leopard, also launching a discounted Mac Box Set consisting of Leopard, iLife '09 and iWork...

Apple's pattern of seeding new builds of Mac OS X 10.5.7 to developers each weekend continues, with Build 9J39 making its way out this weekend. World of Apple publishes the seed notes, which reveal only five documented changes since the previous seed. This build in partcular fixes issues Mail signatures, System Profiler having problems with DisplayPort adapters and several other issues. As...

Apple today issued a number of minor updates for its iLife '09 and iWork '09 application suites. - iWork 9.0.1 weighs in at 42.75 MB and is recommended for all iWork '09 users. - iLife Support 9.0.2 "improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues." The 3.97 MB download is recommended for all Aperture, iLife 09, and iWork 09 users. - iPhoto 8.0.2 weighs in at...

Apple has begun offering 8 GB RAM upgrade kits for the 2.93 GHz and 2.66 GHz models of the latest unibody 15" MacBook Pro, despite the published technical specifications claiming support for a maximum of 4 GB in these higher-end models. Apple is not currently offering the 8 GB kit for the entry-level 2.4 GHz 15" MacBook Pro, which also claims support for a maximum of 4 GB of RAM. While...

Over the weekend, Apple seeded Build 9J34 of Mac OS X 10.5.7 to developers. World of Apple publishes the seed notes, which detail ten changes since the previous seed and continue to list a lack of Safari 4 beta compatibility as the only remaining known issue. Apple has this weekend seeded a new build (9J34) of the next update to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. The build comes with improvements to Mail and ...

Several sites have reported that Apple is advertising a 17" iMac for $899. This doesn't appear to be a significant new finding however, as there are reader reports that Apple has simply not stopped selling the 17" iMac in the education store since it was first introduced back in...

In an article making a broad sweep of claims, SmartHouse revives rumors that Apple will be moving its computer and iPhone/iPod touch displays to OLED technology, claiming that a representative of display manufacturer LG has confirmed the news. According to the source, OLED technology will be making its way into Apple's entire lineup of displays, from notebooks and standalone displays to the...

Apple today released Mini DisplayPort to VGA Firmware Update 1.0 for all Mini DisplayPort-enabled Macs. This firmware update addresses intermittent flickering and compatibility issues such as no video on some external displays when using the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter on your Mini DisplayPort enabled Mac.Apple notes that in order to apply the update, the Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter must...

In what has become an almost-weekly event, Apple has seeded a new version of Mac OS X 10.5.7, known as Build 9J30, to developers. World of Apple publishes the seed notes, which reveal that the lack of Safari 4 beta support is the only remaining issue Apple has chosen to highlight. One week after the previous seed of Mac OS X 10.5.7 Apple has given developers another build this time in the form of ...

In addition to the numerous hardware and software updates already detailed today, Apple has released an additional pair of updates related to its iLife suite of applications: iLife Support 9.0.1 weighs in at 50.56 MB and requires OS X 10.5.6. This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues. It is recommended for all users of Aperture, iLife '09, and iWork '09....

Apple today released several software updates related to its AirPort networking products. The updates are presumably related to this morning's release of new AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule products bringing several new features. AirPort Client Update 2009-001 is targeted at for all Intel-based computers running OS X 10.5.6 and is said to address "issues with roaming and network selection in ...