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MacScoop claims that Apple and Orange are poised to deliver the iPhone in France. According to the rumor site, Orange made its first offer to Apple in May/June and is already prepping for the launch "just in case". And earlier TimesOnline.co.uk had pegged Orange for France. Apple is expected to launch the iPhone in only the UK, France and Germany to start with other european countries...

Xlr8yourMac notes that the new iMac's iSight carries the same higher resolution (1280x1024) as the newest MacBook Pros. Apple's iChat still only supports 640x480 resolution, but the hardware is capable of...

cowm007 let us know that he found that Amazon is offering the "old" version of .Mac for almost $20 off, while the "new" version of .Mac is about $5 off. Since the .Mac box simply contains a pre-paid activation code for one year of .Mac service, it seems likely that the "old" version of the .Mac retail box should be the same as the new one, and...

DownloadSquad points to iTunes strings which reference iPhone games as evidence that the iPhone may get games in the future. Unfortunately, these iTunes strings seem pretty standard when Apple adds a new device to iTunes. Previously, people found Apple TV game strings. As a result, it seems unlikely that these strings mean anything. That being said, previous rumors have indicated that...

Purchasers of iLife '08 may now download iMovie 6 HD if they prefer the previous version of iMovie to the completely rewritten new version. iMovie HD 6, previously distributed with iLife 06, is available for download for those who have purchased and installed iLife 08. The 154.6MB download was posted on August 7th,...

Unboxing.com has posted a video of an unboxing of a 20" iMac. The 9 minute video walks through the unpacking of the 20" iMac and explores the contents of the...

Apple has released Boot Camp 1.4 Beta. Whats New in this Version - Support for keyboard backlighting (MacBook Pro only) - Apple Remote pairing - Updated graphics drivers - Improved Boot Camp driver installer - Improved international keyboard support - Localization fixes - Updated Windows Help for Boot Camp The 347 MB download is available via Apple's website....

Apple has issues a few software updates yesterday and today, including updates for the newly released iMacs. Use Software Update or visit the download pages. Aperture 1.5.4 Update: required for compatibility with iLife '08. This update is recommended for all Aperture users. (download page) Front Row 1.3.1: provides for improved iPhoto compatibility. (download page) iPhoto 7.0.1:...

9to5mac believes that iWork '08 will be arriving tomorrow which includes the long awaited Spreadsheet application. Apple has reportedly been working on a spreadsheet application for some...

An Italian blog claims that the a Google adwords advertisement lists "New iMac with touchscreen" pointing to Apple's website. The ad copy also describes 24"-28" iMac screen sizes. None of our readers have seen the ad, and the authenticity of the image is in...

The usual crop of fakes have been circulating pre-Apple event. On August 7th, Apple is holding a media event focused on Macs. Here are two images that have been submitted and are almost certainly fakes: link (confirmed fake) link ...

Although already expected by many, The Wall Street Journal confirms that Steve Jobs will specifically be at the Apple event on Tuesday, August 7th. The Apple event is described to be a Mac-focused event with many expectations of a new iMac...

Digitimes reports that Apple's iPhone Shuffle sales are stagnant in the Taiwan market due to an abundance of gray-market Shuffles as well as recent competition from new models by Sony and Samsung. While Apple Computer Taiwan still maintains a retail price for the 1GB iPod Shuffle at about NT$3,000 (US$91), prices of gray-market models are about 10% lower and 1GB MP3 players offered by little-known ...

The security vulnerability is set to go public on August 2nd, leaving Apple only 2 days to patch the iPhone before this information is publicly released. Some iPhone update is expected "soon" but no one knows the exact date. For interest alone, an unconfirmed news tip had claimed that August 1st (tomorrow) would be a day that Apple would be offering some form of Ringtone service. We'll see ...

RBC Capital Markets analysts spoke with Apple VP Greg Joswiak and came to a few speculative conclusions about Apple's plans. They expect that "upcoming iPhone software updates would include new widgets, peer-to-peer applications (chat, picture messaging, social networking), location-based services, MMS support, home networking, and possibly some integration with Mac OS X Leopard." The first...

TheStreet claims that Apple's stock took a dip amidst gossip that Apple was reducing production of iPhones from "9 million units to 4.5 million units," according to a note from analysts Miller Tabak &...

A Digitimes report claims that Compeq Manufacturing will start producing "rigid-flex printed circuit boards" for Apple iPods starting in August with a ramp up in shipments in September. No word on which iPod these circuit boards would be for, but the circuit boards are said to be expected to account for 15% of the company's 3rd quarter revenues, up from less than...

LoopRumors claims that Apple is in the early stages of developing "a new hybrid display" This new display is supposedly capable of two different methods of inputs; electronic and physical. The displays will be unlike traditional offerings where the screen only shows what the keyboard and mouse tell it, but will also be interactive, like Apple's iPhone. Users will be able to 'touch' the screen to...