In these times of fervid speculation, most anything — a stray embedded icon, an off-hand remark from a wireless executive, an iphone-shaped potato chip — can pass as a viable indicator of forthcoming announcements from Apple. This latest tidbit of pure rumor is no different, providing nothing more than further confirmation that a significant happening [...]
While Windows-based iphone users continue to experience a bevy of Outlook-related sync issues, Mac users have received a heavy dose of relief in the form of Mac OS X 10.5.3, which resolves persistent problems involving iphone-to-iCal and vice versa synchronization.
Previous problems included issues with forward slashes “/” in contact names, the iphone calendar not showing [...]
With the iphone AppStore due to debut within a month’s time, developers who have been accepted into Apple’s official iphone program are chomping at the bit to discuss their upcoming applications. Murkiness regarding Apple’s non-disclosure agreement, signing of which is a prerequisite to the program, has stymied promotional efforts, including interviews with the press, publication [...]
Apple has released the sixth beta of the iphone software development (SDK), which is available to registered Apple Developer Connection members. The new release requires Mac OS X 10.5.3, the latest version of Leopard, which was released earlier today. Developers report that this release “fixes many bugs and adds support for the latest iphone OS.”
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Google has implemented a function that allows the Address Book application in Mac OS X 10.5.3 to sync the iphone Address Book with Google Contacts. A blog post from Google reads:
“To try it, go to the Address Book menu, choose Preferences, and then check Synchronize with Google. It’ll ask for your Google account and password, [...]
Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, the firm behind a $100 million venture capital for official iphone application development, told iphone Atlas that its managers have been been overwhelmed by the response and subsequent slew of applications submitted for iFunding.
Since the program’s inception months ago, KPCB has received 1700 applications. So far two of those applications [...]