WTF? – ThinkSecret – still in business until at least February 14th?
We here at Macenstein love a good mystery, and if there isn’t a good mystery available, we’ll settle for a mediocre mystery. To that end, we are focusing today on the biggest Mac mystery of the moment, that of ThinkSecret‘s Apple settlement. Faithful Macenstein reader Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley read our post on ThinkSecret‘s continued publication despite... Read More
When is a legally closed Mac site NOT a legally closed Mac site?
When it’s ThinkSecret, of course! Faithful Macenstein reader Shackelford points out that ThinkSecret has published 3 new articles since its infamous December 20th “Apple, Think Secret settle lawsuit” post in which it was stated “Think Secret will no longer be published”. Above: Apparently the phrase “Think Secret will no longer be publishedâ€... Read More
Updated Airport Extreme Base Station at Macworld?
Faithful UK Macenstein reader Steven Haskayne alerts us that the Airport Extreme base station is marked “no longer available” on the UK Apple store under the “ready to ship” date. “With Macworld looming do you think that this could be a sign?” asks Stephen. “Surely if it was out of stock it would just say that?“. Hmm Steven. We agree... Read More
10.5.2 fixes Stacks!
HOORAY! It seems that our daily e-mails to Apple just might have gotten to someone on the Leopard development team! According to a source familiar with the latest Leopard build seeded to developers, in addition to all those meaningless “little” fixes (like Data Detectors, the Mac OS X Dock, the Finder, grammar checking, iCal, iChat, Mail, Parental Controls, Quick... Read More
“iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 to drop Saturday with voice recording and disk mode”, say the French
Boy, that was fast! Just days after getting their first iPhones, the French have now gotten their first iPhone rumor! “According to various rumors, it’s next Saturday that should leave the new firmware of the iPhone. This version 1.1.3 provides two major innovations: dictaphone function and the ability to use the telephone as an Apple hard drive.” Such are the... Read More
Robotic breakdancing Steve Jobs to make Epcot Debut?
If you’re like me, you’ll never let a little thing like “proof” get in the way of a good story, especially if it involves robots. To that end, I present you with distant creation’s story of the animatronic Steve Jobs. Allegedly, DC is claiming that a robotic likeness of Steve Jobs will be making a cameo in an upcoming revision to Disney’s famous... Read More
The Macworld iTablet: Ramblings of a Madman, or does he know something…?
Very rarely at Macenstein, someone who knows a little bit of something drops us a tip in the days leading up to a big Mac event, such as Apple’s Macworld this January. More often, however, we get crazy rambling letters from conspiracy nuts. The problem with discounting the conspiracy nuts out of hand is, of course, they are usually right. Apple probably IS working on a cold... Read More
Urban Legend or Urban Fact? – Steve Jobs and the squishy MacBook
Urban legends are usually thought of as pretty cool, quite often involving escaped maniacs and hook-hands stuck to the side of car doors, but even we geeks have urban legends. I learned one such tale today, told to me by a Mac Genius on a trip to the Apple Store, and if you think you are brave enough, pull up a round bean bag chair, and I will tell it to you now. About 5 hours after... Read More
AT&T’s Stephenson spills the beans on 3G iPhone (sort of)
At a recent meeting of the Churchill Club in Santa Clara, California, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson (apparently fed up with the constant questions about the iPhone’s 3G plans) allegedly blurted out “You’ll have it next year”. Stephenson could not provide specific details on what the new iPhone would cost, saying only Steve Jobs “will dictate what... Read More
Rumor: I am buying a new MacBook on Tuesday
According to MacRumors, I will be buying a new MacBook this Tuesday, and I am very excited! Allegedly, my new MacBook will sport the updated Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics chip, which implies I will be getting the Santa Rosa chipset as well. I can neither confirm nor deny this rumor until I check with my wife (keeper of the checkbook), but reliable sources have confirmed to... Read More
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