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Apple facing infrastructure problems?

Via the excellent data center knowledge website, I came to this page with some insider information about Apple’s infrastructure and their (lack of) IT plans. While it’s all information from unidentified sources, it all rings very true, especially after seeing the problems they had at the MobileMe launch. Some highlights: There is no-unified IT plan […]

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Apple building too many iPhones?

The world’s most-talked-about mobile phone supplier, Apple, is said to produce 800.000 iPhones each week. According to TechCrunch “This is “above current full capacity” and there may be some concerns with quality control.” While I personally like the phone overall, there are just too many things missing (stereo bluetooth profiles, a decent bluetooth keyboard, wireless […]

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Must-have iPhone app: NetShare

If you happen to see it appear on the App Store, I’d highly recommend downloading this ASAP. NetShare from NullRiver Inc is a tool that will allow you to use the iPhone’s 3G connection on your laptop (aka a “tethering app”).  It’s been pulled from the app store twice in the last days, so apparently […]

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Apple absent at Blackhat

Computerworld reports that the presentation from Apple’s security team at the Black Hat conference has been cancelled: “Marketing got wind of it, and nobody at Apple is ever allowed to speak publicly about anything without marketing approval,” he said. Which is too bad; the marketing team should take every opportunity they can to improve the […]

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