Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Apple Posts $818 Million Profit for 3rd Quarter 2007

Apple Posts $818 Million Profit for 3rd Quarter 2007
Apple announced their financial results for the 3rd Quarter of fiscal 2007. Apple posted revenue of $5.41 billion and net quarterly profit of $818 million, or $.92 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $4.37 billion and net quarterly profit of $472 million, or $.54 per diluted shar...

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Nine Hacks That Will Make You the Master of Your iPhone

Nine Hacks That Will Make You the Master of Your iPhone
Only a few days after the iPhone went on sale, hackers were already kicking the wheels and checking under the hood to see if they could pimp out Apple's locked-down smartphone. After a month, they've made surprising progress.

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iPhone Can Now Serve Web Pages, Run Python, Open Source Apps

iPhone Can Now Serve Web Pages, Run Python, Open Source Apps
After the first Hello World application, hacker NerveGas and the people at #iphone-shell have built Apache, Python and other Open Source apps for the iPhone. Yes, your iPhone can now be a Web Server and do all sort of 1337 things. This also means that third-party applications for iPhone will happen no matter what. Doom is just around the corner.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

23yo Apple //c Tied to Mac mini as Serial OS X Dumb Terminal

23yo Apple //c Tied to Mac mini as Serial OS X Dumb Terminal
"Apple II Forever" was the slogan, now you can help keep the dream alive if you've got a Mac OS X or Linux box and a vintage Apple II lying around. See rundown (with photos) of a 23yo Apple //c put to use as a functional text terminal (for IRC chatting), tied via custom serial cable (and through USB converter), to a Mac mini running OS X.

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Apple Provides Tips for Longer iPhone battery life

Apple Provides Tips for Longer iPhone battery life
One of the biggest criticisms of the iPhone is that, unlike many other mobile phones (particularly smartphones), it lacks a removable battery. This means that that once your battery stops holding a good charge, you have to pay for Apple to replace it. Perhaps in response to criticisms, Apple has put up an informative and rather amusing site to help

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SSH working on iPhone. Log into your iPhone from your Mac

SSH working on iPhone. Log into your iPhone from your Mac
The dev guys at #iphone (irc.osx86.hu) continue to rock. Use Dropbear and a small hack to establish ssh service on your iPhone. Compile Unix utilities with NightWatch's compiler toolchain. And you've got a live Unix shell you can access from your Mac. New utilities are appearing by the minute. You can already use "curl", ps, and more!

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Apple Bluetooth Headset Unboxed

Apple Bluetooth Headset Unboxed
Flickr user, Nomad7674, wandered into his local apple store in Marlton, NJ and they had Apple-branded Bluetooth headsets available. Nomad claims that despite its tiny stature it actually fits pretty well in his ear, and his favorite feature is the magnetic plug built in to the headset. Stock seems to be pretty limited at all of the other Apple

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