Friday, June 22, 2007

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  • Apple to release latest Leopard beta to developers who couldn't make WWDC

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    A little green and blue TUAW birdie has just informed us that Apple is planning to release the Leopard beta that WWDC attendees received last week to the rest of qualifying ADC members. As to when developers can fire up their browsers and download managers, the only language we have to go on is 'soon.'

    We're also told that this secondary release is happening quite a bit sooner than it did at last year's WWDC, so I guess this might be a win for developers, all things considered.
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  • iPhone-Free TUAW feed

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    Inspired by Engadget and by popular request, here's an iPhone-free feed of TUAW posts courtesy of Yahoo Pipes for all of you who are sick to death about all things iPhone. To subscribe, click the Subscribe button at the top left (just under "Edit Source") and select from Get as RSS, My Yahoo, Add to Google, Sub Bloglines, Royo, Netvibes, Newsgator, My AOL or Get results by Email or Phone.

    Of course, you'll be missing out on all the excitement but sometimes it's nice to lead a simpler, less-complicated life. Enjoy the feed.

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  • Safari 3.0.2 beta released

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    The Surfin' Safari blog dedicated to the open source WebKit project (which powers Safari on Mac OS X, Windows and even the iPhone) has announced the availability of Safari 3.0.2 beta. This isn't a major release by any means, but it does contain a healthy list of squashed bugs, as well as fixes for mysteriously disappearing text in a variety of situations. The announcement post contains links to specific information for Mac and Windows users, as well as a link to more security issues fixed in this new beta.

    To snag the new version for either platform you're using, simply head to Apple's Safari beta download page and pick your poison. Of course, we must remind you this is a beta, so it is still not all that uncommon for Safari 3 to crash, hiccup and potentially eat your cat. Besides, one could question whether your cat should be getting very close to your computer to begin with.
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  • Internal AT&T iPhone Policies

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    Deep-cover TUAW operative "iPhonePhan" has uncovered an internal AT&T memo laying out some of the basic policies for the upcoming iPhone. Here's TUAW's summary of the points in this memo.

    Next Friday is iDay. And AT&T is "iReady" [sic]. Employees will receive daily iReady updates as iDay approaches. Sign up for SMS iPhone updates here.

    Launch logistics. The iPhone goes on sale at 6PM local time in each market on Friday June 29th. It will be sold at AT&T-owned stores, Apple stores, and online at Apple.com.

    Ordering, pricing, models: No preorders. First come, first served. $499 for 4GB and $599 for 8GB models. Rate plans are yet to be shared.

    No employee special rates. No employee discounts and no concession on rate plans for employees at all levels. Employees must buy the phone at the consumer price and use a regular, undiscounted, consumer-rate plan.

    ERIC and JustAsk. These employee referral programs will not offer credit for iPhone handset referrals but employees will earn points for the associated calling plans. Details to follow at launch.

    Thank you iPhonePhan!

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  • TUAW at WWDC 2007: Interview with Wolf Rentzsch

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    Wolf Rentzsch is another Mac developer so devoted to his craft that he comes to WWDC just for the fun of it. Wolf loves code so much, in fact, that he started C4, an "indie conference for indie developers." Scott sat down with Wolf to talk about Mac dev work, his own work, iPhone and C4.

    NOTE: This should be the last of the "Perpendicular Subject" series, we hope you've enjoyed the side views!
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  • I hope Apple has absolved the iPhone from their '1st gen reputation'

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    Plenty of potential iPhone customers - particularly ones who are familiar with Apple's less-than-ideal track record with 1st gen products - are on the fence as to whether they should wait for the 2nd version of the iPhone. In recent years, problems like the 15-inch Aluminum PowerBook's white spots (and the resulting repair program), battery recalls, and plenty of MacBook/Pro defects are all too familiar to their unfortunate victims. I personally have experienced almost every one of these, going through three RevA 12-inch PowerBook (867) before I got one with a hard drive that didn't immediately die (never-mind the fact that I could almost cook breakfast on it and save money on apartment utility bills), a 15-inch Al PowerBook with the infamous white spots issue, and even a MacBook battery recall. Looking back on all these issues and the fact that I'm planning on getting an iPhone next week (though I'm still on the fence as to whether I'm nuts enough to camp out; hopefully I won't have to), I really hope Apple has done their homework and ensured the iPhone has gone through the best mass production process it can. A large stake of their reputation is going to depend on it.

    Why is there more pressure for a flawless delivery on the iPhone than previous Apple products? Put simply: when a few early adopter nerds (including myself) get pissed that their $2500 PowerBooks have white spot defects in the display, that's one thing. When the unprecedented masses find some serious manufacturing flaw on a device they had to sign their life away for two years just to get - that spells hell for a company. The iPhone is enjoying a level of interest, hype and syndicated popularity that virtually no other Apple product in history has had - if something goes wrong (the displays konks out after a week of touchy-feely use, the battery life is significantly under the mark, etc.), it will undoubtedly be sung from on high by everyone from the enthusiast blogs to the big hitters like the Today Show and CNN. Apple is leaping straight from 'high school drama club' status to Broadway on June 29th, so any mistake is going to get magnified in the giant spotlight that will be shining on them in the wake of the iPhone's launch.

    For the sake of all the rabid iPhone hopefuls and those who are waiting to see if the 2nd gen is the way to go, I say: break a leg, Apple.
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