Apple drops high end MacBook Air price by $500.

Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 06:16 PM | Posted by kazouz

Apple dropped the price of the high end MacBook Air by $500 today.

The ultra-thin notebook featuring a 64GB Solid-State Drive and 1.8GHz processor is now selling for $2,598, down from $3,098. The 1.6GHz MacBook Air remains at $1,799.

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Optus announces iPhone rates in Australia.

Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 05:56 PM | Posted by kazouz

Australian mobile carrier Optus has announced plan rates and pricing for the iPhone 3G. The carrier is offering both post-paid and pre-paid options.

The price for the iPhone under the pre-paid plan (contract-less) is $729 AU (8GB) and $849 AU (16GB). More information is available here.

There are seven different plans offered under the post-paid option.

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Netcom announces iPhone plans in Norway.

Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 05:29 PM | Posted by kazouz

Netcom has announced details for iPhone plans in Norway. The device will be released on July 11th in the Scandinavian nation.

The company is offering three plans to iPhone customers:

- “Small”: 100 minutes, 100 SMS and 100MB of data per month for 399 -kr/month ($79 US), 8GB iPhone: 1,390 -kr ($761 US) 16GB: 2,290 -kr ($454 US).
- “Medium”: 250 minutes, 250 SMS and 250MB of data for 699 -kr ($139 US) a month, 8GB iPhone: 690 -kr ($137 US) 16GB: 1,590 -kr ($316 US)
- “Large”: 1000 minutes, 1000 SMS and 1000MB of data for 1,099 -kr ($218 US) a month, 8GB iPhone:1 -kr ($0.20 US) 16GB: 890 -kr ($134 US)

All plans require a 12-month contract.

Apple orders 50 million iPhones.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008 at 08:55 AM | Posted by kazouz

Samsung Electronics has told downstream customers it will start reducing NAND flash chips supply in July as Apple has placed a large order for the new iPhone 3G.

The sources indicated that Samsung recently informed them it has secured orders for 50 million 8Gb-equivalent NAND flash chips mainly for use in Apple’s iPhone, DigiTimes reports.

They added that Apple received a batch of 25 million 8GB-equivalent NAND flash chips in June and that future acquisitions will depend on iPhone sales.

iPhone 3G launch details emerge.

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 at 02:10 PM | Posted by drawbob

Apple and AT&T have both revealed new information today regarding the iPhone 3G’s launch, including launch time, pricing, and how to prepare for the new iPhone 3G.  First, AT&T has set July 11th at 8:00am for the official launch time of the iPhone 3G.  AT&T has posted two new videos for existing customers and new customers. 

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Apple posts Mac OS X 10.5.4 Update.

Monday, June 30, 2008 at 04:30 PM | Posted by drawbob

The 10.5.4 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.

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Rogers announces iPhone 3G voice and data plans.

Friday, June 27, 2008 at 02:38 PM | Posted by kazouz

Rogers Communications, Canada’s exclusive iPhone carrier, today released their iPhone 3G voice and data plans.

Plans start at $60 for 150 weekday minutes, 400MB of data and 75 bonus sent text messages. The most expensive plan includes 800 weekday minutes, 2GB of data and 300 bonus text messages. Here is a detailed chart from Rogers:

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China Mobile says iPhone deal almost done.

Friday, June 27, 2008 at 02:30 PM | Posted by kazouz

Reuters reports that talks to bring the iPhone to mainland China have cleared their biggest hurdle and are now focusing on practical issues, the country’s top mobile operator China Mobile said on Friday.

But there is no timetable for when China Mobile would bring the iPhone to mainland China, a spokeswoman said. “Apple is no longer insisting on a revenue-sharing policy, so the biggest hurdle for China Mobile to bring in the iPhone has been cleared, but there are practical issues still to be resolved,” said China Mobile spokeswoman Rainie Lei.

Apple has decided to stop requiring that wireless network companies pay it part of the subscription fees they get from iPhone users. Instead, they will subsidize the devices up front to make them cheaper.

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs has said the company hoped to roll out the iPhone later this year in China and Russia.