Archive | July 13th, 2012
Russian hacker skirts around in-app purchases
9to5mac reports that a Russian hacker has devised a way to enable users to download in-app purchases from the iTunes App Store for free, all without requiring a device be jailbroken. The hack appears to have come from Russian developer ZonD80 who posted the above video demonstration. ZonD80 also appears to run a website called […]
Continue reading...How Apple’s massive North Carolina Data Center got built
13. July 2012
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Gigaom drops some interesting nuggets detailing the history behind Apple’s massive 500,000 square foot data center in Maiden, North Carolina. Economic development officials in Catawba County, and a data center development group, had been talking with Apple for months to get the company interested in setting up its data center in town. Then the developer […]
Continue reading...Shipping times for Retina Display MacBook Pro now down to 2-3 weeks
13. July 2012
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AppleInsider notes that the estimated shipping times for Apple’s Retina MacBook Pro are now down to 2-3 weeks. Shipping times advertised at Apple’s online store for both models of the 15-inch Retina display MacBook Pro were shortened this week, and as of Friday, both the 2.3 gigahertz and 2.6 gigahertz models ship within two-to-three weeks. […]
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13. July 2012
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