iPhone lites, media pads, and MacBook minis, oh my! The rumor mill is a-churning this week with buzz about a plethora of new products. Apple may also be in talks with Verizon, the company is recruiting talent from ATI, and it's still being sued out the wazoo. Read on for a summary of this week's drama:
Apple readying "media pad" and "iPhone lite" for launch soon? Following rumors that Apple is in talks to launch an iPhone with Verizon in 2010, it appears as if Apple is preparing to launch not one, but two new devices, one of which could be coming as early as this summer. The sources claim that one device is a smaller, cheaper iPhone, while the other is a "media pad" that could let users watch HD video, listen to music, and do other fun, touchscreeny things.
WWDC already sold out for second time in history: Apple's yearly Worldwide Developers Conference has already sold out for 2009. Those attending can check out the session list online, and everyone else will have to wait for the videos to pop up after WWDC is over.
Apple continues its mysterious chip plans with new hire: An updated Linkedin profile reveals that Apple has poached Bob Drebin, the former CTO of the graphics group at AMD/ATI. I think that Apple is getting ready to get its handheld game on.
Apple pulling in more graphics talent from ATI: Hot on the heels of news that Apple scored former ATI CTO Bob Drebin comes word that most recent CTO Raja Koduri may be joining his former colleague at Apple. What these two powerhouses will be up to is anyone's guess, but chances are it will be awesome.
MacBookMini reference found in stats for chat client Adium: The makers of the popular open-source, multi-service chat client Adium maintain a list of stats tracking computer types. In the last week, a computer identified as a "MacBookMini" was recorded using the software, but this may be different than the "media pad" rumor floating around.
Apple sued over legal threats to wiki operator: It's possible to use Apple's iPods and iPhone with third-party software, and BluWiki's users wanted to make sure the world could find out how. Apple, however, was not fond of the situation and threatened BluWiki with legal action if the information was not removed. Now, BluWiki's operators are suing Apple in hopes of protecting the free speech of their users and getting a declaratory judgment that posting information does not violate the DMCA.
Leopard nearing update as Snow Leopard work progresses: The Mac OS X engineering team must be working 90 hours a week and loving it, as the pace of beta seeds for both 10.5.7 and 10.6 is picking up.
Apple to make QuickTime even more consumer-friendly in 10.6: The latest beta of Mac OS X Snow Leopard includes a new YouTube sharing feature as well as screen recording capabilities in QuickTime X Player. These features could add just enough to make people want to use QuickTime again.
Details about iPhone OS 3.0 beta 4 and prerelease iTunes 8.2: The latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0 and its accompanying SDK is out with few changes, but a new, pre-release version of iTunes 8.2 has a few juicy tidbits inside.
Apple found guilty of willful patent infringement: Apple has been found guilty of willfully infringing on a "predictive snooping" patent awarded to Opti Inc. in 2002. The company has been ordered to pay just over $19 million in compensation, despite its attempts to have the patent thrown out.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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