Apple Universe with Daniel Brusilovsky

Thursday, Aug 30, 2007

Apple Universe Episode #41- Apple Event time!

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German magazine Capital is reporting that talks between Apple and Volkswagen are in an early stage for a so-called "iCar". According to a Volkswagen company spokesperson, the two company heads held talks a few days ago in California on more heavily incorporating Apple products in Volkswagen's compact cars.

Apple over the course of the past 24 hours has released two small software updates -- one targeting that latest version of its iPhoto application and a second aimed at its 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station.

Some guy had his 2G iPod Nano get run over by a 18-wheel semi!

MacRumors Forums that suggests that the new iMacs may have a stealth upgrade. Some people have discovered that (at least running Windows in Boot Camp) their machines appear to be reporting that the GPU is actually an underclocked mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT, which is a more powerful chip.

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Apple confirms "Special Event" on September 5th! Apple Inc. will use a special media event on September 5th to introduce a new array of digital media offerings, according to digital invitations issued to analysts and members of the media Tuesday afternoon. The invites, which arrived by e-mail, depict an enlarged CoverFlow interface with the caption, "The beat goes on." Apple's event is scheduled to take place at the Moscone West in San Francisco on September 5 at 10:00 a.m. Apple is widely expected to use the gathering to usher in a new breed of Mac OS X based iPods. Additional announcements relating to the company's iTunes software and digital media download service are also expected.

Run time: 23.30 minutes

Host: Daniel Brusilovsky