The new Apple TV should be arriving in customers’ hands later this week (shipment started on Monday), yet PCMag has posted a full review, unboxing slideshow and hands-on video of the new device [via MacRumors].
Apple apparently lifted the embargo earlier today, and the first (good) reviews are in. Read more
Together with a shiny new build of iOS 4.2, Apple just posted a new beta of iTunes: version 10.1 is live in the developer portal. Read more
Go refresh the Developer portal, fellow iOS devs: just as expected, Apple posted a new beta of iOS 4.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It’s available for download here. Read more
Chrome OS is Google’s upcoming operating system based on the solid foundation of the Chrome web browser and is open source version, Chromium OS. Much has been said about Chrome OS being the OS “of the future”, as it’s entirely based on Chrome’s UI and easy to understand principles. Much has also been said about tablets getting Chrome OS by this fall.
It turns out that the first tablet to get Chrome OS is Apple’s iPad. Read more
Starting with MacStories 3.0, we had to make some changes to the site’s RSS content that didn’t please a lot of people - we truncated our feed. Lots of things were happening in our workshop that we weren’t ready to roll out, namely a feature for previous subscribers who represented our original audience.
Droplr, a popular URL, image and text sharing service for Mac, has just released its first official iPhone client in the App Store. For those who don’t know what Droplr is, think of it as some sort of CloudApp with a different web app, more keyboard shortcuts, custom domain capabilities and note-sharing options. Read more
Is having only 2 arms not good enough for you iPad users? What if I said that you can add a third arm for only $8? That’s right, I said $8! “Wow, Chris, that is such an amazing deal, I would pay upwards of $100 for that” said Federico Viticci. Okay, enough of the pitchman talk. It’s a good thing it’s only a prank pack product (or we’d all buy one); you can order this but it’s only a gift box, no actual iArm ships. Prank Pack’s slogan is “Genuine Fake Gift Boxes.” Sample images after the break. Read more
The boys are fighting again. Reuters is reporting that Apple has officially sued Nokia (again) in Britain over 9 patent infringements for implementations developed by Cupertino engineers the Finnish cellphone maker is purportedly using. Read more
