Abdulfattah Jandali, Steve Jobs Biological Father Picture

 Thanks to Steve Jobs.. great person in the world.

“I would be lying if I said I was not sad that is not part of the incredible journey of my child,” he said in an interview. “What my father did not think that? And I think that although he was not head of the company is very successful. ”

Jandali said at the time he was not ready to pick up the phone and ring his son, “as Syria’s pride in me does not want her to think I was ever his fate,” he said.

However, it seems that he is finally not ashamed of Jobs email, perhaps from his iPad or iPhone – two devices Jandali he owned.

Jandali is 80 years old. He is vice president of a casino in Reno. Now he knows Jandali describe as a workaholic to be done to avoid retirement.

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Apple Refreshes White MacBook with New Core 2 Duo, GeForce 9400M

 

Apple has updated the White MacBook laptop with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processor and NVIDIA’s new integrated graphics chip.

The 13.3-inch notebook, with the old white chassis made of polycarbonate, now features a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 1066MHz frontside bus and the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M IGP. The laptop had previously featured a Core 2 Duo at 2.1GHz, 800MHz FSB, and Intel’s GMA X3100 integrated GPU, but now has the same platform as the newly designed Macbook with aluminum unibody case.

Starting at $999, the refreshed White Macbook also includes up to 320GB of hard drive space, up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a DVD burner, and a built-in iSight camera.

Other features include 802.11n WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, two USB ports, a Mini-DVI output, and a Firewire 400 port.

The 5-pound notebook provides up to 4.5 hours of wireless productivity on a single battery charge, according to the computer maker.

The White MacBook can be purchased through Apple’s online store.

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The Harshest Comparison Ever Between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

Speaking to Jon Stewart's Daily Show this Sunday, Walter Isaacson biographer produces what may be regarded as the most concise yet accurate comparison ever between Microsoft and Apple will eventually Bill Gates Steve Jobs.

In commenting Bill Gates related work, as well as both their role in the early days of the computer industry, Isaacson asserted that the work is art and romantic, while Gates has no trace of the habit.

However, "is Bill Gates awesomely smart," he said, balancing the ratio between the two technology teachers, "he neatly with processor power," he added.

Isaacson continued, saying “[Gates] makes a great business model for Microsoft but he never makes the artistic products. I mean, in the end, he makes the Zune and Steve makes the iPod.”

Image comment: Jon Stewart can't stop laughing at the sound of Isaacson's remarks regarding Gates' embarrassing attept to sell a portable music player that would compete with the iPod

Even though Isaacson made these remarks with a straight face, Stewart burst into laughter, saying “That is the best eulogy I have ever heard in my life!”

Truth be told, the remark is harsh (towards Gates), to say the least, but who can argue that that’s not the case?

The clip is embedded below for your viewing pleasure.

Walter Isaacson is the author of the official Steve Jobs biography, a 600+ page-long book that looks at a lifetime of achievements and failures attributed to the American genius who co-created Apple in his parents’ garage with his best friend, Steve Wozniak.

Jobs was on his death bed when Isaacson was interviewing him for the last pages in the book. Little did Isaacson know that he would write one final chapter that he hadn’t planned to pen down - the scene where Jobs admits to the biographer that he is losing the battle with cancer.

Isaacson’s book is available on iTunes in the iBookstore for iPad reading, as well as on Amazon in both e-format and a hardcover version all around the world.

While the hardcover version may be hard to find on bookshelves following the recent death of the Apple co-founder, you should have no trouble obtaining the digital version.

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iPad 3 Flagship Feature Is a 'Dense' Display - Report

People familiar with Apple, AOS product roadmap has leaked some interesting information about the next generation iPad which, according to a report, will boast high-density pixel display with a resolution sought from 2048x1536.

This, Äôll hard to get there, says Cnet, AOS resources, but Samsung and LG Display pushing hard to meet the yield rate imposed by Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.-based

Reportedly, the goal is to have a Retina Display-like resolution, which means that the pixel density is so high that your eyes can not identify a single point of sitting next to.

On the iPhone, look at the average distance of about 12 inches, and 326 ppi (pixels per inch) Retina reaching effects. In iPad, viewing distance is greater, because the pixel density is, AOT must be a strong good.

But look at is dense, remain. According to sources related to Asia-based suppliers, showing the nearest iPad manufacturers can get 2048x1536 pixels.

Transmitted 264 ppi or 132 ppi twice iPad 2. This pixel density would result in what Apple calls Retina-quality display.

The only problem with this screen, AOS is difficult to make them in quantity. Per CNET, the source of AOS, "They have a production plan to show 2048x1536 Starting in November .. But only those plans at this point, "the source said, referring to Korea-based LG Display and Samsung.

"It's not a question of making only one, of course, can be done .. The challenge is to make a lot of it, "the source said. "This is a quantum leap in pixel density has not been done before .."

The report said that the LG and Samsung have a plan B, if they are not able to press the volume required by the American electronics makers - 1600x1200 temporary choice.

This screen is also expected to have a brightness of 550 nits. It is quite light, as a typical laptop display panel tops out at about 350 nits.

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Download Adobe's Free Carousel Apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac OS X

Adobe has released two Carousel apps, one for iOS, one for Mac OS, to enable all users to summon their entire image library, and even perform Photoshop-grade edits, wherever they may be.

The applications are free and they’re immediately downloadable from the iTunes App Store and Mac App Store.

Image comment: Adobe Carousel example (iOS)
Image credits: Adobe Systems Inc.

 
Adobe markets the software saying it’s “the only photography solution that gives you access to your entire photos library from all your iPad, iPhone, and Mac.”

Key features include: the ability to add photos to your Carousel photo library on your iPad, iPhone, or Mac and get instant access on the rest of your devices; the ability to crop, rotate, adjust exposure, and make other corrections; send your photos straight from Adobe Carousel to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr; export from Carousel to your hard drive and employ other software to take your photos to the next level.
Adobe Carousel subscriptions normally go for $99 (or $9.99 per month), but there’s a discount now, so if you pick up on the service today, you can pay just $59.99 for the next 12 months of use (or $5.99 per month).

The subscription is managed using iTunes, and it will be automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal some 24-hours prior to the end of your subscription period.

As it’s only natural, for Mac users the app starts off as a free 30-day trial to see if they're missing this service in their life.

Also important, customers cannot cancel their subscription during the active subscription period.

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APPLE MC966B/A MacBook Air 11.6" Laptop

General Information

Processor : Intel Dual-Core i5, - 1.6 Ghz, - 3MB shared L3 cache

Operating System : OS X Lion

RAM : 2GB DDR3

Graphics card : Intel HD Graphics 3000

Screen type : High-resolution LED-backlit wide

screenScreen resolution : 1366x768 (native), 1344x756, 1280x720 pixels at 16:9 aspect ratio

Screen size : 11.6"

Screen features : High-resolution LED-backlit widescreen with support for millions of colours

Hard drive : 64GB Flash Storage

Optical disk drive : No

USB : 2 x 2.0 USB

WiFi : 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking

Bluetooth : Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Video interface : Thunderbolt

Audio interface : Headphone, microphone

Sound : Stereo speakers, Omnidirectional microphone, Headphone port, Support for Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Webcam : FaceTime camera

Dual display and video mirroring: simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560x1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colours

Keyboard & Mouse : Full-sized, backlit keyboard makes typing in low-light conditions comfortable and easy

Large Multi-touch touchpad that supports Gesture functions.

Battery : Up to 5 hours. Up to 30 days, 35-watt-hour; 45W MagSafe Power

Accessories included : 45W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug and power lead
Printed and electronic documentation

Software included : OS X Lion

Includes Mail, Address Book, iCal, the Mac App Store, iTunes, Safari, Time Machine, FaceTime, Photo Booth, Mission Control, Launchpad, AirDrop, Resume, Auto Save, Versions, Quick Look, Spotlight, QuickTime and more. Learn more about OS X Lion
Lion Recovery

OS X Lion includes a built-in set of tools for repairing your Mac in the Recovery HD, a new feature that lets you repair disks or reinstall OS X Lion without a physical disc.
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Size : H 30/170 x W 300 x D 192 mm

Weight : Weight: 1.08 kg

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Apple iPhone 4s Best Pictures 2011

Best pictures of Apple iPhone 4s
Apple was release a new generation of iPhone, called iPhone 4s.

Cool gadgets today with special and powerfull features.
You can order and get from apple store. Enjoy the special deals.
It’s available in two colours: white iphone 4s, and black.

We can make a new variations with white iphone 4s case and also black.
We are waiting the next iPhone..  Apple iphone 5
Next technology of Apple.. get more features for your days, :)

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Apple 17-inch MacBook Pro/2.4GHz

Display
Display size : 17 inches
Maximum resolution : 1900 x 1200
Display type : Active Matrix LCD (TFT)

Processor
Processor class : Intel Core 2 Duo T7700
Processor speed : 2400 MHz
Cache size : 3 MB
Bus speed : 800 MHz

Graphics
Graphics Memory : 256 MB

Memory
Installed memory : 4 GB
Maximum memory : 4 GB
Memory technology : DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Speed : 667 MHz

Storage
Total HD Size : 160 GB
Other Storage : Express Card Slot

Optical Drives
Optical Drive Speed : 4 x

Battery
Vendor Rated Battery life : 8 hours

Networking
Ethernet Type : 10/100/1000 Mbps, Wireless Ethernet - 11 Mbps IEEE802.11b, Wireless Ethernet - 300 Mbps IEEE802.11 Draft N, Wireless Ethernet - 54 Mbps IEEE802.11g, Wifi Type : 802.11 n
Modem Type : Not Included

Interface Connections
Additional Interfaces : USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x3), Audio - Line In (1/8\" Mini), Audio - Line Out (1/8\" Mini), Bluetooth, FireWire Port (x2), Infrared, FireWire 800/IEEE 1394 - 9 pin, USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0

Dimensions
Weight (min) : 6.6 pounds
Weight (with accessories) : 7.3 lbs
Width : 15.5 inches
Depth : 10.9 inches
Height : 1.1 inches

Software
Operating system : Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Included Software : iLife '06

Other Features
Built-In Speakers : Stereo
Docking Station Port : No
Devices : AC Adapter
Energy Star compliant : Yes
Input devices : Touchpad, Keyboard

Warranty
Warranty information : 1 Year Limited Warranty

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Why Steve Jobs Always Wore a Black Turtleneck

 Why Steve Jobs Always Wore a Black Turtleneck

Steve Jobs has always been known to wear nothing more than regular sneakers, regular jeans, and a black turtleneck shirt. But why he did that was never fully understood. Until now.

An excerpt from Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs, due out this month, reveals that the late Apple co-founder had initially wanted to create a uniform for his entire staff.

After visiting Sony’s headquarters in Japan in the early 1980s, Jobs had realized that uniforms would not only develop a signature style for the company, they would also bond workers to their work environment.

However, that didn't quite pan out as Steve had planned:

“Sony, with its appreciation for style, had gotten the famous designer Issey Miyake to create its uniform,” writes Isaacson. “It was a jacket made of rip-stop nylon with sleeves that could unzip to make it a vest. So Jobs called Issey Miyake and asked him to design a vest for Apple, Jobs recalled, ‘I came back with some samples and told everyone it would great if we would all wear these vests. Oh man, did I get booed off the stage. Everybody hated the idea’.”

So Jobs put to rest his plans to have everyone dressed the same at Apple.

But he didn’t give up his plans to develop a signature style for the company. So what he did was he created the uniform for himself. Isaacson continues:

(As noted by Gawker media, the ending line has an evocative ring to it with Jobs now passed away).

“In the process, however, he became friends with Miyake and would visit him regularly. He also came to like the idea of having a uniform for himself, both because of its daily convenience (the rationale he claimed) and its ability to convey a signature style. ‘So I asked Issey to make me some of his black turtlenecks that I liked, and he made me like a hundred of them’. Jobs noticed my surprise when he told this story, so he showed them stacked up in the closet. ‘That's what I wear’, he said. "I have enough to last for the rest of my life’.”

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iOS 5 Jailbreak Released

The infamous iPhone Dev Team has posted a download link for the latest Mac version of Redsn0w (Windows version in the works) which works against iOS 5, the newest mobile OS from Apple.

The Team informs on its blog that redsn0w has been updated to 0.9.9b5 to include the public URLs for the iOS 5 IPSW files for all supported devices.

“This way, first-time iOS5 jailbreakers don’t need to supply the IPSW file manually,” the Team writes.

The hackers confirm that redsn0w currently still provides a ‘tethered’ jailbreak, meaning users will have to always connect their handset to the jailbreak machine when a reboot is necessary. An iPhone 3GS model is the exception.

“It’s still a tethered jailbreak on all except the old-bootrom iPhone3GS, and it doesn’t apply to iPad2 or the upcoming iPhone4S,” the team writes, thus confirming which devices work with the jailbreak utility, and which don’t.

The tinkerers claim they’ve build some of PwnageTool’s functionality into Redsn0w, therefore they are holding off the release of a new PwnageTool version. The main reason is the ‘tethered’ nature of the hack.

According to their blog entry, “The new ‘Custom IPSW’ button on the Extras screen will create a custom IPSW without the baseband update for 4.3.3 or 5.0gm (iPhone3GS and iPhone4 only, for now).”

Jailbreakers are warned to avoid accidental restoration to the stock IPSW after creating the custom one.

The Team’s post ends with a promise to try and deliver normal compatibility for existing ultrasn0w unlockers and a fix to the iBooks issue on jailbroken iOS 5 devices.

iOS 5 is the biggest software update Apple ever released for its mobile OS containing over 200 new features and improvements, including a new Notification system, iMessage, Newsstand, a coll Reminders app, Twtter integration, Camera and Mail improvements, AirPlay mirroring and, of course, iCloud support, to name some of they key additions.

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Adobe CS3 Unsupported on Snow Leopard

We all know the buzz surrounding the release of the Snow Leopard to the collection of the Mac platform. Amazingly, Mac fans and graphic designers cannot wait to lay their hands on the fresh OS. However, news has been out that Adobe CS3 and its former versions will not be upgraded even if the former software is found to be not compatible with Snow Leopard.

Not surprisingly, all would be done to ensure that the Adobe CS4 is fully compatible with the latest Mac OS. More news can be found here.

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Steve Jobs Movie Coming Up

In what is only a natural step for the film industry, Sony Pictures reportedly pushing to secure the right to make a movie about the two founders of Apple is based entirely on the biography by Walter Isaacson future.

Apple's board of directors sad to announce earlier this week Steve Jobs, visionary and former CEO of the company, had died.



Jobs deaths are the result of a burdensome condition following several attempts to fight a rare form of pancreatic cancer. It is still not known whether this is a return of cancer, or other complications after a liver transplant in 2009, which eventually claimed the lives Jobs.

The media keeps saying all the countless reports about the life of a genius, three days after his death.

One of the latest Sony Pictures say lobbying by publishers biography Steve Jobs 'to get the right to make movies. No other workshop mentioned as trying to do the same thing.

News came through deadline.com, exclusive reports on the matter said the deal was $ 1 million to $ 3 million, and Mark Gordon is a film biography of the producer. As expected, Sony Pictures declined to comment on rumors.

A biography in question, simply titled 'Steve Jobs', which Authored Walter Isaacson, former chairman of CNN and Time magazine managing editor. Isaacson is putting the finishing touches on a book when you read the lines.

The author has proved the media that he plans to enter a final scene that is based on recent discussions with the visionary at Apple, which occurred just a few weeks ago.

The scene is said to include recognition of Work 'in Isaacson that he will be around long, and that he agreed to have a major biography written because he wanted his children to know him better.

This book was originally scheduled to hit shelves in November. Currently scheduled to be available on October 24, both in e-format, and as a hardcover.

Deadline Sony Pictures applies if the point should also be entitled to carry out the task of describing the life of Jobs in a long movie. The workshop is also behind the Oscar nominated The Social Network and Moneyball.

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Apple 13.3" MacBook Pro Notebook

Apple 13.3" MacBook Pro Notebook

Storage
Number of Storage Drives Included	1
Included Drives	DVD+-RW DL
Hard Drive Capacity	160 GB

Software
Operating System	Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard)

General
normalized-Installed Memory	2000
normalized-Display Size	13.3
normalized-Cache Size	3

Memory
Memory Technology	DDR3
Maximum Memory	8 GB
Installed Memory	2 GB

Warranty
Warranty Information	1 Year Limited Warranty

Dimensions
Height	0.95 in
Width	12.78 in
Depth	8.94 in
Weight	4.5 lbs

Display
Display Size	13.3 in
Display Type	LCD Display w/ Glossy Screen & LED Backlight
Max Resolution	1280 x 800
Aspect Ratio	16:10
Video Chipset	NVIDIA GeForce 9400M

More Info
URL	http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/design.html

System
Input Devices	Keyboard|Touchpad
Interface Connection	Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)|Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)|Audio - TOSlink Digital Optical|Bluetooth|DisplayPort|Ethernet - RJ45|FireWire 800/IEEE 1394 - 9 pin|USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0
Slots	SD Card

Features
Included Devices	Built-In Webcam
Energy Star Compliant	Yes
Included Network Card	Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)|Wireless Ethernet - IEEE802.11 Draft N|Wireless Ethernet - IEEE802.11a|Wireless Ethernet - IEEE802.11b|Wireless Ethernet - IEEE802.11g
Battery Life	7 hour(s)

Processor
Cache Size	3 MB
Bus Speed	1066 MHz
Processor Speed	2.26 GHz
Processor Class	Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile

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How to Edit FCP X Projects on a Different Computer

Early adopters of Apple's new video editing software, Final Cut Pro X has "various options" to choose from should they need to move the project, and their respective media files, a variety of different workstations, Apple said in a recent article published knowledge base.



Labeled HT4926, a new supporting document entitled 'Final Cut Pro X: How to edit your project on another computer FCP X explain how users can easily transfer their work from one computer to another, without fear of losing important settings, edit, or file.

According to the company is headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, Calif., "If you need to move your project and media files that you have different options" procedure, as listed by Apple, is:

You can do any of the following:

- Move the project, deleting it from its current location and putting it in a new location.
- Copy the project, duplicating the project in it's original and new location.
- You can store project and event files on a storage area network (SAN) location. You can then access them from another computer over the network.

The steps for each method are described in a separate document posted online by Apple at this here address.

For example, to achieve a task as simple as moving the project, users must choose File > Move Project and, in the window that appears, choose an external storage device from the Location pop-up menu.

Apple explains that creatives can move or copy all of the events and clips used in the project, or just the project, when they move or copy a project.

However, for customized Final Cut Pro X effects, transitions, titles, generators or themes, users will be required to manually back up and move the Motion Templates folder located in ~/Movies/Motion Templates.

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Steve Jobs Was First to Contact Samsung Over Patent Infringement

A key witness in the tablet suit between Apple and Samsung revealed in an Australian court today that former Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, was the first to approach the Korea-based electronics maker over possible patent infringements by its products.

According to Dow Jones Newswires, former Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs directly contacted Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. last year with concerns that its products infringed on Apple patented inventions.

The disclosure was made by a key witness in the ongoing patent suits between the two companies.

"The discussions started with contact from him, and then he wasn't involved in meetings beyond that," senior Apple executive Richard Lutton told the federal court in Sydney.

Lutton said that Jobs had expressly approached Samsung because he valued the “deep relationship” his company had with the Korean company. According to the Apple executive, Jobs wanted "to give them a chance to do the right thing".

In the meanwhile, the legal spat between Apple and Samsung continues unchanged.

People familiar with the tablet case say that the Cupertino, California-based iPad maker is seeking an injunction against Samsung to prevent its version 10.1 of its Galaxy Tab from reaching the Australian market.

Apple’s lawyers are trying to convince the court that certain features of the Samsung slate computer don’t do justice to the patents Apple holds for its own tablet computers.

However, there has been a recent turn of events. Korean sources are now reporting that Samsung has signed a patent cross-licensing deal with Microsoft, an alliance that may strengthen Samsung’s arguments in court.

According to industry sources cited by The Korea Times, Samsung and Microsoft have agreed to settle a dispute over the use of patented technologies in the Android OS leveraged by Samsung devices.

The move is expected to bolster a fresh start for the duo, enabling them to focus on rivaling Apple.

“The agreement is a pre-emptive move before the iPhone 5 is released on Oct. 4. Samsung will also significantly boost the sale of its tablets and smartphones thanks to the partnership with MS,” said Koo Ja-woo, an analyst at Kyobo Securities.

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Download MyLexia iPhone App Helps Struggling Students

Lexia has released a new iOS app that is allegedly the industry’s first to provide real-time student skills data and norm-referenced performances measures. It’s called MyLexia, and it’s immediately available from the Apple App Store

MyLexia uses the Assessment Without Testing technology, which allows teachers and administrators have actionable performance data at the point of instruction, according to the makers of the app.

Lexia strongly believes that “Data-driven instruction is one of the cornerstones of today’s instructional methodologies. However, until now, accessing such data has typically required educators to repeatedly print volumes of progress reports or remain tied to the computer, making the use of real-time data during instruction nearly impossible,” the firm says.

The purpose of the app is to helps teachers quickly identify students that are struggling, in order to group them by specific skills for individual or small group instruction.

The software even tells teachers when students have earned a certificate or achievement. The document can be emailed to their parents or beamed to a wireless printer right from the app.

“Mobile access to real-time data allows teachers to clear obstacles for students as they occur,” said Lexia CEO Nick Gaehde. “With the power of Lexia’s Assessment Without Testing technology in the palm of their hand, teachers can identify and address skill gaps without interrupting the flow of instruction.”

Gaehde upholds that teachers many times fail to get their message across the class from behind their desk, while admins hardly make any changes by sitting in their office behind a closed door.

“The MyLexia App provides access to student data anytime, anywhere, allowing data-driven instructional decisions to happen at the point of instruction,” he said.

As part of Lexia’s Reading suite, the MyLexia app is available for free via the link below. It requires an active subscription to the Lexia Reading software.

Download MyLexia for iOS (Free)

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Flaw in iPhone 5 Touch-Panels to Affect Shipments - Report

Sources in the iPhone supply chain are reporting that Apple-partner Wintek is experiencing troubles with the touch-panels destined for the iPhone 5, a drawback that may affect the initial shipment.

Described as a “delayed bubble” by iPhone supply chain makers, the defect is hard to notice before it’s already too late. It generally shows up only after the lamination process of the touch panels, according to Digitimes.

However, the negative impact of this discovery is expected to be minimal. The reason basically has to do with the fact that the manufacturing process is identical to the one used for making iPhone 4 panels.

Wintek is expected to eliminate the flaw quickly, according to the sources cited in by the Taiwanese publication.

Another reason why the iPhone 5 will experience only minimal shipment constraints is Apple’s choice to have multiple suppliers for a single iPhone part.

In the case of the iPhone touch panels, Wintek accounts for only 20-25 percent of the total production, the sources said.

Taiwan-based TPK Holding produces a substantial 60-65 percent of the panels used in Apple’s iPhone 5. Chimei Innolux makes up for the remainder.

Finally, the sources said that Apple has a target shipment of 25-26 million units of iPhone 5 in the fourth quarter.

Revealed earlier this week by All Things D, Apple is said to be preparing for an October 4 event for the launch of the fifth-generation iPhone.

The event, if confirmed, will also witness the introduction of iCloud (Apple’s replacement service for MobileMe), and iOS 5, the latest version of the mobile operating system powering iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch players.

Analysts and pundits alike expect the Cupertino, California technology giant to introduce not one, but two different iPhone models this time around, including one iPhone 4S that reportedly caters to the mid-tier customer base.

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Mac OS X 10.7.2 Final Release ImminentMac OS X 10.7.2 Final Release Imminent

Apple has rolled out a new beta of OS X 10.7.2 to developers with a clear indication that this new build is likely to become the final shipping version of Lion’s second software update for end customers.

Listing no changes to the list of focus areas (AddressBook, GraphicsDrivers, iCal, iChat, iCloud, Mac App Store, Mail, MobileMe, Safari, Spotlight, and Time Machine) as well as no known issues, Lion Build 11C62 appears to be final, going by the seed notes.

According to those who are familiar with the build, Apple has posted the following release notes for Mac OS X 10.7.2 (courtesy of MacRumors):

The 10.7.2 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. It also includes support for iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that automatically and wirelessly store your content on iCloud and push it to all of your devices. iCloud on OS X Lion includes the following features:

 • iCloud stores your email, calendars, contacts, Safari bookmarks, and Safari Reading List and automatically pushes them to all your devices.
 • Back to My Mac provides remote access to your Mac from another Mac anywhere on the Internet.
 • Find My Mac helps find a missing Mac by locating it on a map and allows you to remotely lock the Mac or wipe all its data.

 Getting started with iCloud is easy. After installing the update, OS X will automatically present an iCloud setup panel. Simply enter an existing Apple ID or create a new one and then follow the on screen instructions. To learn more about iCloud visit http://www.apple.com/icloud.

 The 10.7.2 update also includes Safari 5.1.1 as well as fixes that:

 • Allow reordering of desktop spaces and full screen apps in Mission Control.
 • Enable dragging files between desktop spaces and full screen apps.
 • Address an issue that causes the menu bar to not appear in full screen apps.
 • Improve the compatibility of Google contact syncing in Address Book.
 • Address an issue that causes Keynote to become temporarily unresponsive.
 • Improve VoiceOver compatibility with Launchpad.
 • Address an issue that causes a delay in accessing the network after waking from sleep.
 • Enable booting in to Lion Recovery from a locally attached Time Machine backup drive.
 • Resolve an issue that causes screen zoom to stop working.
 • Improve Active Directory integration.

 For detailed information about Safari 5.1.1, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4922.

 For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4767.
 For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.


As readers will notice, the Support links included by Apple are not yet functional (save for the one detailing the security content of the update, as that Support document only gets modified, never replaced).

This OS X 10.7.2 beta delivers a new version of Safari (as the seed notes show) and comes with iCloud integration, marking the second time a Lion seed includes Apple’s Internet suite as a built-in component, rather than a separate download.

Developers enrolled with Apple’s programs can access the Mac Dev Center to download the latest Lion beta.

An Apple press event is rumored to go live October 4, when the company will reportedly launch its fifth-generation iPhone, alongside iOS 5 and iCloud (both of which have already been scheduled for launch this fall).

Since the launch of iCloud and iOS 5 is imminent this fall, expect Mac OS X 10.7.2 to drop very soon (especially given the nature of the new seed note format).

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New Steve Jobs Book Announced, Launches this Fall

Agate Publishing of Evanston, Ill., has worked up this 160-page book chock full of Steve Jobs quotes and they plan to release it this November, about the same time Walter Isaacson’s official Steve Jobs biography comes out.

Featuring quotations sourced from various interviews, public appearances and writings during his time with Apple and away from Apple, "I, Steve: Steve Jobs In His Own Words" is considered to be a companion to Isaacson's bio, Doug Seibold, Agate's publisher, said.

"I very much see the book as an homage to Steve Jobs," said Seibold, according to ABC News, "and what really drew me to the project was the realization that Jobs is indisputably the most remarkable business figure of the past three decades, and that there was real value in collecting his public statements for the sake of all those people who will find insight and inspiration in them."

The report doesn’t say much else about the book other than Seibold had planned a later release of the book, but that he recently moved up the publication, as did Simon & Shuster, the publisher of Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs bio.

The piece then includes a number of famous quotes from the former Apple CEO, such as one from a D5 Conference (All Things Digital) in 2007, when Jobs said: "We make tools for people. Tools to create, tools to communicate. The age we're living in, these tools surprise you. … That's why I love what we do. Because we make these tools, and we're constantly surprised with what people do with them."

Jobs has always been vocal about his company’s ultimate goal of simply making great stuff, and he probably never voiced it better than in February 2008 when, according to CNN Money’s Fortune magazine, he said: "We do no market research. We don't hire consultants. … We just want to make great products."

A quote from February 1996 when Jobs pinpointed competition’s lack of innovation is also given.

According to Wired magazine, Jobs blamed their failures on not having a very diverse experience, noting that “The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.

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Download Apple Snapseed Best Photo Editor - Free

 Download Snapseed, App Store’s Best Photo Editor, Now Free
Nik Software, Inc., a privately-held American company that develops solutions for the digital-imaging and photography markets, is offering its powerful Snapseed photo editing app completely free until September 23.

“Try Snapseed for FREE from 9/20—9/23 and get the app Apple named their iTunes App of the Week in August!”, reads an announcement placed right within the app’s App Store description.

“Snapseed makes any photograph extraordinary and puts a fun high-quality photo experience right at your fingertips. Now anyone can enhance, transform, and share their photos with ease using incredibly advanced features from the leader in digital photography software!”, the company says.

Snapseed lets you browse and adjust your photos with a single tap using Auto Correct, as well as to achieve perfect stills with the more thorough Tune Image function.

Users can enhance specific objects or areas in their photos via Selective Adjust, and they can experiment with cool effects like Drama, Vintage, Grunge, and Center Focus.

Finally, users can add Borders as a finishing touch and off go the pictures to Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube and, of course, email.

The app supports 6.25 megapixel images on the iPad, iPhone 3Gs, and iPod Touch 3rd and 4th generation, and can go up to 16 MP on the iPad 2 and iPhone 4. According to the makers, larger images are automatically down sampled.

As far as supported formats go, Snapseed does everything from JPEG and TIFF photos to RAW photos. The latter requires iPad or iPad 2 and they can only be transferred using the Camera Connector Kit.

Updated last month to version 1.2, Snapseed is now a universal app meaning you download once and install the same app on both your iPhone and iPad.

The app now supports iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3rd Gen (32 & 64 GB), and iPod Touch 4th Gen (8, 32, & 64 GB) and requires iOS 4.2 or later.

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