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Apple announced that the AppStore has seen over two billion downloads of applications since its open last year.

iPhone users in the UK will soon have the option to use either O2 or Orange as their carrier.

In July, Apple bought a mapping company called Placebase. It is possible that Apple will use these maps instead of Google’s maps in the Maps application.

BlackBerry Manager for Mac is finally here. You can sync DRM free music and data.

Mac News Weekly – Tip of the Week – DiskInventory X.

Apple is about ready to introduce new generation of the Mighty Mouse and keyboard.

Snow Leopard is only about a month old and already 18% of Mac users upgraded which means 1% of all computer users are now running Snow Leopard.

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iPhone users on AT&T finally have MMS on their iPhones!

The Google Voice fiasco just got more intense. Google is saying that Apple actually did reject the GoogleVoice app from the AppStore, when Apple said a month ago that this wasn’t the case.

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple may introduce new iMacs next week, possibly along with new MacBooks.

Life Time Fitness, a gym company in the United States, has banned the new iPod nano in locker rooms due to privacy concerns.

Mac News Weekly – Tip of the Week – DateLine

A YouTuber is claiming he sent nearly 700,000 text messages in one month using his iPhone and then getting a 13,000 page AT&T bill.

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the portable Macintosh. It is amazing to see how far everything has come.

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Announcements from the Apple “It’s Only Rock and Roll” event.

Besides new iPod Touches, Nanos, and update to iTunes, the biggest highlight of the event is that Steve Jobs presented it.

iPod Touch – No design updates. Apple dropped the price of the 8GB model to $199. The 32GB and new 64GB models have a new processor that is 50% than the old one.

iPod Nano – Same design. Same price. New features include a built in pedometer, FM tuner and a camera that only takes video.

iPod Classic and Shuffle – Some minor changes. Apple also added a new special edition iPod Shuffle.

iTunes 9 was announced. Big features are better organization for content, apps, as well as in the store. They also added a new feature called Home Sharing.

iPhone software 3.1 was announced. No major changes, but you can now buy ringtones on the phone and there is a genius feature for Apps.

Not part of the event, but Snow Leopard 10.6.1 is out.

You can view liveblogs of the event here, here, and here.

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Interview with Cali Lewis from GeekBrief.TV. We talk about Snow Leopard and a little bit about the Apple event next week.

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Snow Leopard, the next version of the Mac operating system, will be released this Friday – August 28th. Snow Leopard is built on speed – making the entire system run faster.

Apple has publicly responded to the FCC’s inquiry into the Google Voice fiasco. They note that they have not denied the Google Voice app yet, but it is still under review. Michael Arrington from the popular TechCrunch has some interesting thoughts.

The U.K. based Sunday Times wrote a profile piece on Steve Jobs. The article notes that people call him a dictator. It also goes into an interview where he was asking inappropriate questions and then gobbling like a turkey. What makes the story even worse is that Apple P.R. tried to stop the publication of the piece.

The TomTom iPhone application was finally released. There are different versions of the maps in different countries  for different countries. TomTom is currently developing a dock that will attach to your car window that will give your original iPhone and iPod Touch GPS capabilities.

If you are like me, you have issues waking up in the morning. The Philips Wake Up Light awakes you to a nice soft light. It also includes an iPod and iPhone dock to play your favorite music.

Mac News Weekly Tip of the Week – Drag and Drop to Google.

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The USAA Bank announced that they will update their iPhone application to support check deposits from your iPhone. You take a picture of the check and then upload it.

The Boy Genius Report says that iTunes 9 (to be released in September) will have support for BluRay and social-media applications.

Jason Calacanis, the CEO of Mahalo, wrote an op-ed newsletter on how Apple is loosing its’ charm. You can find the web-version of his news letter here.

Apple is now giving prospective 15 inch MacBookPro buyers an option of an anti-glare matte screen. It will set you back $50. This has been an option on the 17 inch MacBook Pro (and on every model a few years ago!). There is no matte option for the 13 inch MacBook Pro.

It seems like we get more hints about the Mac Tablet every week! Gizmodo says that it will come in two models, one for education and one for home. Another report by Silicon Scoop says that they will have an OLED screen.

Snow Leopard is reported to be Gold Master.

We are launching a new segment called the Mac News Weekly Tip of the Week. We will help you get the most out of your Mac. Today’s tip is TinyGrab – screenshot sharing.

Microsoft will completely re-build Entourage to Outlook for the Mac and make it more user friendly.

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Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, has resigned from his position a board-member for Apple.

The FCC has launched an inquiryinto Apple rejecting the Google Voice application from the App Store.

You would think Apple would want to launch an App Store for the Mac! For now, Bodega by IDFUSION Software will do the job.

Mac O.S. 10.5.8 is out. You can download it here.

Amazon is offering pre-orders for Snow Leopard.

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Yep! This is Mac News Weekly 82.5 because I miscounted the last episode.

iPhone software 3.0.1 is out. It fixes the phone’s venerability to hacks via SMSmessages. It is highly recommended that all users update their device.

There is a huge fiasco going on about how Apple rejected Google Voice apps. One of two things may have happened – Apple dismissed it because it duplicates what the iPhone already has or that AT&T asked for its’ removal due to the load it would put on the network.

**UPDATE – THE FCC HAS LAUNCHED AN INQUIRY INTO THIS MATTER**

Apple updated Time Capsule and now it can support 2TB of storage. The new models also sport dual-band wireless.

The MobileMe iDisk application is available for free (iTunes link) on the App Store. Users can now easily manage their iDisk and view certain files from their Apple mobile.

Oh no! It appears Apple has discontinued Shake, their digital effects software.

Apple tablet to run iPhone OS and to be announced in September?

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It’s been a while (I was at a journalism program), and I miss-counted the episode in the script. This is actually Mac News Weekly – #81.

Apple had its most successful non-holiday quarter in history. 2.6 million Macs were sold along with 5.2 million iPhones. Profit was up 15% from last year with quarterly revenue at 1.23 billion dollars.

iTunes 8.2.1 was released last week and it killed the ability to sync a Palm Pre. This week, Palm issued an over-the-air update to the Pre, and it fixes the syncing issues. The competition is on!

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple is slated to launch a multi-touch tablet in the first quarter of 2010. It will be similar to an iPod Touch. A separate report indicates that it will be $800.

Apple updated its pro audio and video suites, FinalCut Studio and Logic Studio.

Want to make your iPhone battery life last for days? Check out these tips from TechRadar.com.

Story #1 – Google Chrome

I didn’t see this one coming, but this week, Google announced that they are creating an open-source operating system initially meant for netbooks called Chrome OS. Like Chrome, the browser, they are claiming that a new operating system is needed for this internet-age. We haven’t seen any images of it yet, but the main feature will be an extremely fast load time. Chrome OS will first hit the market in the first half of 2010.

Story #1 – iPod with Video Camera?

Apple has already conquered the media-player market, and is already a top-contender in the shaky smartphone arena. If TechCrunch’s sources prove to be indeed true, Apple will take control of the… consumer camcorder market. The popular weblog is reporting that Apple has placed a MASSIVE order for the little video cameras that are now new to the iPhone 3GS. What does this mean, though! An iPod with video-capturing functions! But how will this change the market?

Well, in the short time that the iPhone 3GS was on the market, YouTube saw a 400 percent increase in mobile uploads. If video were to be put on the iPod — which is more accessible, there will be far more people capturing and uploading videos — which I may add is dead-simple with 3.0. But a big factor is the price of the iPod Touch, or iPod Nano. It will costs less than the Flip Mino HD which is almost the ‘gold standard’ in the market. Sure, the Flip’s video quality is a little superior than what the iPods would have. But can you edit on the Flip? Can you upload on the Flip? I didn’t think so.

Once again, I credit TechCrunch for investigating this issue. Domo arigato.

Story #3 – 13-inch MacBookPro’s are Selling Well!

The new 13 inch MacBookPro’s are apparently flying off the shelves like hot cakes this summer as students get ready for the new school year. In fact, they are selling so quickly that Apple is having a hard time keeping up with the demand. Our favorite analyst, Gene Munster, points out that the estimated ship-date on the new notebook is from 7 to 10 business days. This is the most time in a few years. I personally see it as a good thing, just make sure you place your order a few weeks before school starts.

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