Microsoft: We Copied Mac OS X For Windows 7

“Simon Aldous, partner group manager with Microsoft, told PCR that the graphical style of Windows 7 — which he calls ‘Vista on steroids’ — was inspired by the look of Apple’s Mac OS X. The new Windows operating system launched in October. ‘One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that the OS is fantastic, that it’s very graphical and easy to use,’ Aldous said. ‘What we’ve tried to do with Windows 7 — whether it’s traditional format or in a touch format — is create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics. We’ve significantly improved the graphical user interface, but it’s built on that very stable core Vista technology, which is far more stable than the current Mac platform, for instance.’” Link

Apple Kills “Hackintosh” Netbooks

“‘Well, looks like I was right, again,’ Hackintosh icon StellaRola wrote in an official blog post that confirmed earlier rumors of an Atom ban. ‘The netbook forums are now blowing up with problems of [Snow Leopard] 10.6.2 instant rebooting their Atom based netbooks. My sources tell me that every time a netbook user installs 10.6.2 an Apple employee gets their wings.’” Link

Apple Approves iPhone Apps For Porn Stars Sunny Leone And Aria Giovanni

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“Grindhouse Mobile Inc., the premier technical provider for adult mobile application development, including iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Symbian OS, Palm, Windows Mobile and others, has just launched ‘Version 1.0′ of the first and only official pornstar iPhone application for Sunny Leone and the official application for adult nude super star Aria Giovanni. Both of these brand new sexy apps are available now in the Apple iTunes®store. ” Link

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Apple Cuts Price For Apple TV

“On Sunday night, the company dropped the price of the 160GB Apple TV to $229 and killed the 40GB model, which had previously been priced at $229.” Link

China Unicom Opens China To iPhone

“Mobile operator China Unicom has signed a deal with Apple to launch the popular iPhone into the world’s largest mobile phone market.” Link

25% Of US Music Sales Via iTunes

“The NPD Group has released amazing numbers this week: Apple is generating one quarter of all US music sales. Equally impressive, but less surprising, is that Apple is also responsible for 69% of all online music sales.” Link

Google CEO Eric Schmidt Leaves Apple Board

“Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple’s board of directors Monday, citing conflicts of interest. Apple said in a statement that the company and Schmidt reached a mutual decision to split ties as Google enters new markets that directly compete with Apple’s iPhone and Mac operating systems.” Link

Analyst: I've Seen Apple's Tapplet Tablet

“Barron’s is reporting that an un-named analyst has seen Apple’s forthcoming tablet and expects it to be announced in September with a ship date around November. ” Link

iPhone Virus Spreads Via SMS Text Messaging

“The attack is enabled by a serious memory corruption bug in the way the iPhone handles SMS messages, said Miller, a senior security researcher at Independent Security Evaluators. There is no patch, despite the fact that Apple was notified of the problem about six weeks ago, he said. The attack is similar to an SMS attack demonstration CNET News wrote about in April in which mobile security firm Trust Digital was able to send an SMS to a phone that opened up a Web browser and directed the phone to a malicious Web site where malware could be downloaded. ” Link

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Report: Apple Tablet Coming Before Christmas

“The talks come as Apple is separately racing to offer a portable, full-featured, tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution. The device could be launched alongside the new content deals, including those aimed at stimulating sales of CD-length music, according to people briefed on the project.” Link

Report: Apple Tablet Coming In 2010

“The 10-inch, 3G-enabled tablet, akin to a jumbo iPod touch, is the latest brainchild of chief executive Steve Jobs. That distinction, as insiders will tell you, carries its share of baggage. Under the critical eye of Jobs, contours must be precise, each pixel of the interface has to match a particular vision, and there can be no fault — no matter how slight — or it’s back to the drawing board.” Link

Apple Beats Expectations With Third Quarter 2009 Results

“The Cupertino, Calif. company reported stronger-than-expected revenue and better unit volumes for all its product lines. Wall Street had forecast sales of about 2.5 million Macs, and the company sold 2.6 million. The popular iPhone, which had a major software upgrade along with a new, pricier model this quarter, had sales of 5.2 million units. That was up from expectations of about 5 million. The iPod also exceeded predictions, with Apple selling 10.2 million iPods, versus forecasts of 10 million.” Link

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Apple Prepping Touchscreen Netbook?

“The report notes that Apple is looking to adopt a 9.7-inch touchscreen for the new netbook, slightly smaller than the 10.1- or 10.2-inch screens typically used at the large end of the netbook range.” Link

iPhone 3G S Sells 1 Million In 3 Days

“More than 1 million iPhone 3G S smartphones have sold in the three days since the new model hit the stores Friday, Apple announced Monday. In addition, 6 million people have downloaded the new iPhone OS 3.0 update in the five days since its release. The sales figure even prompted Apple CEO Steve Jobs to make his first public comment since going on medical leave early this year.” Link

iPhone 3.0 Tethering Without Jailbreaking

With the introduction of iPhone 3.0, fans have uncovered a method to allow you to tether your laptop or other computer to the iPhone’s internet connection. Details: Link