iPhone Dev Team successfully boots Linux on iPhone
A milestone has been reached in iPhone firmware modification on Friday with the first alternative operating system for the hardware, Linux, now running on the device.
News Archives for 11/2008
Aidan Malley
Black Friday Mac pricing matrix (find the best prices)
While Apple on Friday announced modest price cuts on a handful of Macs for its 24 hour sale, several of the company's authorized resellers have stepped up to offer much steeper discounts, including OnSale.com and ClubMac, which have cut $200 off some unibody MacBooks and $300 off some unibody MacBook Pros. Our pricing matrix (below) highlights the best deals on each of the 16 current Mac models.
AppleInsider Staff
Apple's Black Friday Sale: $101 off some MacBooks and iMacs
Apple on Friday morning kicked off its 24-hour Black Friday shopping event with deals largely reminiscent of those from last year. Highlights include up to $101 off some MacBook and iMac models, and $21 off Apple TV, Time Capsule, and iPod touch.
Black Friday at Amazon: cameras, GPS, hard drives, and more
In addition to its 66% off sale on Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, Amazon has slashed prices on a range of digital cameras and HD camcorders, GPS navigators, hard drives, flash drives, blu-ray players, LCD displays, and movies.
Black Friday: Office 2008, Parallels, Quicken, Adobe
A handful of Mac software developers are offering special savings for Black Friday, including Parallels, Intuit, and Adobe. The deepest discount comes from Microsoft, which has cut the price of Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition by $330, bringing the cost down to $169.99.
Google testing Picasa for Mac beta
Long the domain of Linux and Windows users, Google's Picasa photo management tool is currently being tested for Macs, AppleInsider has learned.
Katie Marsal
iPhone 2.2 hides video out code for third-party apps
An unpublished part of iPhone's latest programming framework lets third-party developers pipe video out to an external device, albeit not without a few catches.
Apple investigating graphics issues on new MacBook lines
Apple is investigating two separate graphics issues with its new line of MacBook and MacBook Pros, and is reported to be preparing a software update to remedy at least one of them.
Sam Oliver
Early deals: $250 off new MacBook Pros, $325 off Office 2008
Some Apple resellers are launching their Black Friday sales early this year, such as Mac Mall, which is offering up to $250 off new MacBook Pros, up to $149 off new MacBooks, up to $159 off new iMacs, and up to $179 off MacBook Airs. Amazon has also slashed the price of Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition by $325 (65%).
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