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Apple has sent out emails to MobileMe subscribers tonight revealing that they are extending all MobileMe subscriber accounts by 60 additional days:

We have already made many improvements to MobileMe, but we still have many more to mak...

As predicted in a last minute rumor, Apple has released the 2.0.2 firmware for the iPhone.



Apple helpfully describes the contents of the update as "Bug Fixes". It's not yet known if this software updates fixes rumore...

The iPhone Blog reports that iPhone firmware 2.0.2 will be released at 5:00 PM Eastern time, just a few minutes from now. According to their source, AT&T has said that "the results of this software release will improve the customer’s experience whil...

BusinessWeek reports on an upcoming plan from Dell to try to topple Apple's dominance in digital downloads.

The threat is being spearheaded by a former Apple executive Tim Bucher who left Apple on bad terms:

According ...

“When you’re starting a small company,” explains Lane Becker, “every minute and every dollar counts.” That’s why he and co-founders Thor and Amy Muller chose an all-Apple infrastructure for Get Satisfaction, the startup they launched to bring peer-to-peer customer assistance to corporate customer service.

One MacRumors reader claims to have received a response from Steve Jobs after emailing in a complaint about the current iPhone 3G connectivity issues that have been widely reported.

According to the email response which is addressed f...

Apple has seeded iPhone Firmware 2.1 Beta 4 to developers. As usual, Apple describes the content of the update as "bug fixes."

Interestingly, Apple has pulled the push notification service in this release "for further development." T...

T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer an Android-based mobile phone, according to a report by the New York Times. The phone will be manufactured by HTC and will likely draw comparisons to Apple's iPhone.

The high-end phone is e...

MSNBC recently spoke (via MacDailyNews) with several GPS manufacturers about their plans to develop a turn-by-turn GPS solution for the iPhone. While the manufacturers were unable to provide many details about their plans, TomTom reasserted that the...

On August 27, you can meet actor, comedian, and writer Steve Coogan as he visits the Apple Retail Store, SoHo to discuss his new movie, Hamlet 2. The hilarious (and irreverent) comedy — the comedy smash of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival — arrives in theaters on August 22. In addition to Coogan, the movie stars Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, David Arquette, and Elisabeth Shue. Enjoy the Hamlet 2 trailer.

SetteB.IT and BusinessWeek report on Nancy Heinen's settlement with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the backdating investigation.

The SEC said that company records pertaining to a grant of 4.8 million options to Apple’...

PhoneNews claims that Apple is preparing to release a new version of the MacBook Air imminently.

The external design is to remain the same, but the new MacBook Air is said to incorporate a new Penryn-class processor "from 2.0GHz and p...

According to a new article from BusinessWeek.com, additional sources have corroborated an analyst's claim that recent iPhone 3G connection issues are the result of issues with the Infineon chipset used to provide 3G connectivity in the iPhone. The so...

Apple appears to be sending out weekly seeds of the newest version of Mac OS X 10.5.5 to developers. The prior seed was released on August 7th.

This new version (Build 9F13) details 10 more bug fixes and unlike prior builds, Apple li...

Apple announced today that movies from major film studios are now available on the iTunes Store in Australia and New Zealand. Both movie purchases and rentals are available from studies including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount ...

Apple released the first month's sales reports to iPhone and iPod Touch developers earlier this week. These numbers represent the cumulative sales from the iTunes App Store launch on July 11th for the month of July. While Apple had started providin...

Digital Daily notes that Apple's market capitalization at $159.37 billion is now worth more than Google's which is at $157.56 billion. Apple's market cap first exceeded $100 billion in May of 2007. Apple was included into the S&P 100 index at that ...

ZDNet Australia reports that banking "giant" HSBC is considering ditching the BlackBerry and switching over to the iPhone for its staff. HSBC has about 300,000 staff worldwide and this transition could result in 200,000 iPhone orders.

Part crime drama, part political intrigue, the Bank Job nabbed critical acclaim when it stole into theaters this year. Now available for both purchase ($14.99) and rental ($3.99), the film tells the story of a successful 1971 bank heist that scored not only millions of pounds in cash and jewelry but also incriminating evidence implicating members of the royal family in murder, corruption, and a sex scandal.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could enjoy up-to-the-minute Olympics coverage no matter where you go. Now you can. With SportsTap for iPhone and iPod touch. In addition to Olympics coverage, the free sports application — billed as “the ultimate mobile sports portal” — offers box scores and detailed stats on the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA, LPGA, and even local sports teams.