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Walt Mossberg denies having any specific knowledge of the 3G iPhone's release, despite matter-of-fact comments to the contrary last week. But Walt notes that in the clip, he's making an aside during a larger point about data networks, and says that in any event, he doesn't know if it's correct. So where'd it come from? It's a ballpark estimate, he says, based on... the same speculation the rest...

With news of an iPhone shortage, Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster figures an 80% chance that a new iPhone is coming. He gives only a 20% chance that there is a production or manufacturing problem. Now Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray has gone a little further, reporting that hes called around to 20 Apple stores around the U.S. and found the same thing. No iPhones to be had. Additionally, lead times on...

Apple posted an EFI Firmware update for Mac Pro owners today. The update "fixes several issues to improve the stability of Mac Pro (Early 2008) computers." Once you download the update, you must run the Firmware Updater and follow the enclosed instructions for the update to take effect. To update the firmware on your Intel-based Mac Pro: 1. Quit all other open applications. 2. Click Shut ...

Apple posted an Airport update for those of you still running Tiger: This update is recommended for all Intel-based Macintosh computers running Tiger OS and improves the reliability of AirPort connections....

Looprumors claims that they have heard that both the iMac and Mac mini are coming soon. They uniquely report, however, that the Mac mini will see a "dramatic change" in form factor, with a design that is "less than half the size" of the current design. Both the Mac Mini and iMac are expected to incorporate the latest Penryn processors from...

Apple posted a minor update to their 2008-002 Security update. Security Update 2008-002 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security update. According to MacObserver the update "addresses reliability issues with the 'Printer Settings...'...

Kevin Rose follows up his previous rumor that a 3G iPhone is coming in the "next few months" with a Twitter post claiming he's heard confirmation from a high level Vice President at a big company that works with Apple. According to his source, "[the new iPhone] will ship in June w/3G and GPS". Kevin Rose was co-host of The Screen Savers on Tech TV and later started Digg.com....

Apple has released Plugin Manager 1.7.3 for Apple's professional applications. This update improves reliability for Apple's professional applications and is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express, Aperture, Logic Studio and related SDKs....

Apple has released iPod Reset Utility 1.0.3 for Mac and Windows. Use iPod Reset Utility to restore the following iPod models back to their factory settings, when iTunes is unable to do so: iPod shuffle (1st Generation) iPod shuffle (2nd Generation) The restore process completely erases all music and data on your iPod, and installs current iPod software on it. Apple has also posted a suppo...

ModMyiPhone posts two claimed leaked screenshots of the iPhone's upcoming iTunes App Store. He was just bored pressing buttons on his phone and suddenly instead of getting the normal "cannot connect" message that he had previously encountered, appstore launched revealing the appstore UI. Browsing around he found that the Genres and Top 50 categories contained a few apps. The screenshots aren't...

On his weekly video podcast Diggnation, Kevin Rose says that he's heard rumors that the next version of the iPhone is coming in the next few months, will incorporate 3G and also include a front-mounted video camera for video chat. A Youtube Video of the clip has been posted. Kevin Rose was co-host of The Screen Savers on Tech TV and later started Digg.com. He has reported some accurate...

Apple is running new web banner advertisements extending the Mac and PC TV commercials again to the web. Apple's previous 'Don't Give Up on Vista" ads ran on many sites in November. The ad is currently running on NYTimes.com....

Apple released compatibility update today to bring more RAW file compatibility to Aperture 2 and iPhoto '08. The list of cameras includes: Hasselblad CFV-16 Hasselblad H3D-31 Hasselblad H3D-31II Leaf Aptus 54S Leaf Aptus 65S Nikon D60 Olympus E-3 Pentax *ist DL2 Pentax *ist DS2 Pentax K100D Super Sony DSLR-A200 Sony...

An anonymous source is claiming that Hulu.com and Apple will be launching an iPhone/iPod Touch compatible version of the site as early as this Thursday. Anonymous sources tend to be inaccurate more times than not, but lending some level of credence to the rumor is that it appears that Hulu's base encoding is H.264 which would make such a version of the site at least technically feasible....

Apple has released a 1.3 firmware update for 5th Generation iPods which includes "bug fixes". Few other details are currently available, and the update should appear in iTunes when you sync your iPod. The 5th generation iPod was released in late 2005. From Apple's guide: The iPod (5th generation) is a a hard drive-based iPod featuring a large, widescreen color display, a Click Wheel, and the ...

9to5mac points to a new job listing from Sensis, the search engine division of Telstra, Australia's largest mobile carrier. Sensis is looking for an iPhone developer for their Australia-only search engine: Were looking for a BA with a technical front-end UI background to help us design cutting-edge search applications for the iPhone.9to5mac reasonably concludes that this is because the iPhone...

Apple today released "AirPort Base Station Update 2008-001" via Software Update. The AirPort Base Station Update 2008-001 includes general fixes and compatibility updates for the following applications: AirPort Utility; AirPort Disk Utility; and AirPort Base Station Agent.Shortly thereafter, three separate versions of "AirPort Utility 5.3.1" appeared on the Apple Downloads page. AirPort Utility...

Appleinsider claims that a Craigslist casting call for an "iPhone 2" commercial was posted over the weekend, but subsequently removed. The listing, which is no longer accessible from the site, sought several specific model types to play different characters in the ad, with filming slated for March 23 - 24 in Los Angeles, Calif. The site speculates that it may have been at the request of Apple's ad ...