From Apple:
Dear MobileMe member:
As a final reminder, on July 7, 2009, the .Mac HomePage web application will be discontinued. As of this date, you will no longer be able to create new pages or edit existing pages using HomePage. Any pages you’ve already published will remain live at their current web address for as long as you like. If you need to make changes to your existing pages, please do so before July 7.
Remember when it came out that Apple’s new notebooks were running SATA at 1.5Gbps, instead of the 3.0 standard? Well, Apple released a firmware update to address the issue, but it looks like the update is causing issues with third-party hard drives. Gizmodo points to this thread on Apple’s discussion boards, full of posts complaining of problems.
Surely this was simply a mistake on Apple’s part.* One they need to fix immediately. Leaving users without hard drives isn’t good - especially owners of brand-new notebooks, as this only affects the Mid–2009 models.
Mobile uploads to YouTube have increased by 400 percent since last Friday’s release of the iPhone 3GS, Google announced today. The device is the first iPhone with video capabilities and is able to upload videos directly to MobileMe or YouTube, even over the 3G network. With the ability to send videos to the Internet almost immediately, it’s no surprise that users are taking the opportunity to upload videos on-the-spot from their iPhones.
From the Wall Street Journal - via Google News to get around the WSJ’s stupid pay wall:
“At this point, losing Tim Cook would be a bigger deal to investors than if Steve Jobs stepped aside,” says Gene Munster, an analyst for Piper Jaffray. “Just that thought makes my stomach tighten up.”
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“Now it’s clear that Tim Cook can run any technology-based company,” says Stephen Mader, a co-head of the CEO practice at recruiters Korn/Ferry International. “He’s a more attractive CEO candidate both inside Apple and outside.”
From the hospital’s website:
James D. Eason, M.D., program director at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute and chief of transplantation confirmed today, with the patient’s permission, that Steve Jobs received a liver transplant at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in partnership with the University of Tennessee in Memphis.
Mr. Jobs underwent a complete transplant evaluation and was listed for transplantation for an approved indication in accordance with the Transplant Institute policies and United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) policies.
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My new 24-inch iMac (a replacement from Apple for my dead 20-inch model) arrived today. Here, the new keyboard sits next to my Apple Extended II keyboard, which I will continue to use daily. The iPhone 3G and Apple remote are present for reference.
The New York Times has addressed Apple’s passion for staying tight-lipped:
Most governance experts do seem to agree on one point: that the secrecy that adds surprise and excitement to Apple product announcements is not serving the company well in other areas.
“In this environment, where transparency is critical, the more information you give the marketplace the better,” said Charles Elson, director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. “For a technology company that views itself as innovative, it’s a little odd that they are getting a reputation for lack of transparency.”
Just when you think you’re in the groove for the new iPhone 3G S, Apple goes and starts changing the game. The 3G S is, figuratively speaking, no more. Apple has quietly been changing all references on it site from 3G S to 3GS. The space between the G and the S has been removed.
I kinda liked the space, but what if we started using iPhone ///GS?
Yesterday, I discussed all that I was going to say about the Jobs liver transplant thing, but Twitter user @alysdrake brought up an interesting point:
@ismh great commentary…however, people would have little to obsess about if Apple would directly address the issue.
Let’s say Apple did tip the WSJ. In a way, that means Apple could control the story. But if Apple had sent out a press release, they would have much more control.
As everyone who has an Internet connection has read, Steve Jobs more than likely had a liver transplant about two months ago at a hospital more than likely here in Memphis, Tenn. The original story by the Wall Street Journal that set all this off was sparse on details and did not name any sources.
Neither of those things mattered, as the Internet, TV and print media exploded with the story. It’s everywhere - even my mom emailed me a link to the story.
Apple today announced that it has sold over one million iPhone 3GS models through Sunday, June 21, the third day after its launch. In addition, six million customers have downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 software in the first five days since its release.
“Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With over 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever.”
From “The Intermittent Kevin” who recovered his stolen iPhone using MobileMe’s “Find My iPhone” feature:
“Have you got it?” I asked as I marched up to the guy, acting far more intimidating than I felt. Our iPhone-pilfering friend apparently works at the sketchy bar, and as he fished around in his bag, he gave a questionable alibi about having found the phone, intending to return it, but being intimidated by “all these scary-looking messages” that kept popping up on the display. “Um, yeah, those were from me,” I replied curtly. He pulled my phone out, totally unharmed, and handed it over. I resisted the urge to giggle.