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Is Apple Punishing Rogers over iPhone Plans?

Rumor on the street has it that Apple is going to short change Rogers on iPhones.  Apparently Rogers wants to price their plans beyond what Apple feels is reasonable.  How far can Jobs go?  I recall that Steve Jobs said that the iPhones themselves would be priced the same for everyone, with a price of $199 or [...]

Mobile Me Requirements Posted?

TUAW is reporting that the browser requirements for Mobile Me were mistakingly posted on dot Mac.  How soon could we see Mobile Me?  My guess is no later than July 11.

George Carlin 1937 - 2008

Not Apple-related but needs to be said.  I wish George Carlin and his family peace and happiness.  I grew up listening to his comedy.  Thank you, George.

Apple Store Sydney Australia is open

And what a store it is.  Check out Apple’s official photos here.  Let there be no doubt that Apple Retail has not lost their edge in designing new stores.  The Sudney store is a real work of Art.
I wonder if any of the Apple Stores will become US or world landmarks?  National Register of Historic Places?

Low Apple salaries

So the Internet is abuzz with news that Apple pays their engineers a low salary. With Apple always being so secretive, I have some doubts. But let’s start somewhere else.
Why do engineers want to work at Apple? Is it money? Fame? Prestige? I think it is because they want to work for [...]

Apple Store Sydney opens tomorrow

The Apple Store in Sydney, Australia, opens today. Or this morning, this afternoon, or tonight depending on where you live. The new Apple Store is touted to have the world’s largest Genius Bar. Acording to the Apple press release, the store will have room to display 80 Macs and 60 iPods. [...]

Apple’s dot Mac to Mobile Me

Finally, a change to that dreaded dot Mac!

Features
- Push Email, calendar, and contacts
- Synchronization between iPhone, Mac and PC (Outlook for Windows integration)
- “Desktop-like” Web Applications for Mail, Contacts, Calendar, photo gallery, and iDisk online storage available via me.com.

iPhone 3G!

Here it is…

Slimmer
Available in white (16GB only)
No more recessed headphone jack
All metal buttons
3G / GPS
Comes in 8/16 GB models
5 hour talk time
New USB wall charger

Mysterious shipment to Apple

Since mid-March, Apple and associated distributors have received 188 ocean containers of “electronic computers” and other electronic goods. Could they be the new 3G iPhones? You bet they are. We already know that AT&T told its employees that they cannot take vacation time from June 15 to July 12 to enable full staffing [...]

Apple Pundit Reborn

After a long, unanticipated hiatus, the Apple Pundit has returned. This is where you will find news and commentary related to Apple, Incorporated. I will comment on all things Apple: the iPhone, Mac OS 10.5 “Leopard,” MacBook Pros and MacBooks, all Macs basically. I will also write commentary on Apple Incorporated’s performance [...]


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