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Turn Any MP3 into an iPhone Ringtone PC World - 1 hour ago But when I upgraded to an iPhone, I discovered that iTunes charges 99 cents for ringtones--even if you already own the song. My cheapskate nature doesn't ...

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Macworld

2008 in review: Apple Macworld, CA - 1 hour ago From the high-flying iPhone to record sales of the Mac and strong financial results, 2008 was a year of success for Apple. When Apple reported its first ... Piper sees dull Macworld, new form factor iPhone by spring Apple Insider New iPhone Might be a BlackBerry Killer U.S. News & World Report Apple Harvests Biggest Crop in a Decade eWeek Silicon Alley Insider - PC World all 83 news articles

Filed under: Retail

Thieves broke into an Apple Store in Palo Alto, California, and within two minutes had nabbed $10,000 worth of gear, including six laptops (gotta be MacBook Pros, right?) and two iPhones. And apparently they trucked right over to Los Gatos, and did the same thing about an hour later. There's no dollar figure from the second robbery, but more laptops and iPhones were stolen.

It's actually surprising this kind of thing doesn't happen more often, though I'm also surprised the thieves were able to duck in and out of the store in two minutes -- I've been to many Apple Stores, and I don't think I could carry out $10,000 worth of stuff and be gone in just two minutes.

But I guess as long as there's something expensive around, someone will try to steal it. Cops have a car description on these guys, and having gotten away with two robberies already, it's probably a good guess they'll try again. Only a matter of time before they're caught.

[via Techmeme]

TUAWThieves steal $10,000 of gear from an Apple Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPhone Nano case coming from Vaja Afterdawn.com - 2 hours ago The well-known Apple iPhone case manufacturer Vaja has fueled more rumors of an upcoming iPhone Nano by listing a case for an "iPhone Nano" coming soon. ... A Case, or Two, for an Apple iPhone Nano TheStreet.com Another case maker pours more fuel on the iPhone nano fire Ars Technica Another iPhone Nano Case On Offer Wired News Digitaltrends.com - CNET News all 106 news articles

Analyst Expects Cheaper IPhone, MacBook Models In 2009 CNNMoney.com - 10 minutes ago Apple Inc. (AAPL) may be gearing up to introduce cheaper iPhone and MacBook models in 2009, possibly including a device dubbed the iPhone nano, ...

Macworld

Build your own iPhone quick dialer Ars Technica, MA - 2 hours ago You'll need access to the iPhone Software Developer Kit, and you must have signed up for the $99/year developer license so you can deploy software to the ... Five top tips for new iPhone users Macworld App Store Lessons: Abandoning Settings Bundles Ars Technica all 7 news articles

Yellowsn0w, the iphone dev team’s soft unlock for the 3G iPhone is due to be released later today. The unlock will let you use the 3G iPhone on carriers (like T-mobile in the US) other than Apple’s official partners (like AT&T in the US) is expected to be released any time today. In the meantime [...]

New shuffle, cheaper iPhone and MacBooks seen in 2009 Apple Insider, VA - 2 hours ago "Our contacts see a lower-cost version of the iPhone, possibly in mid [second quarter]," analyst Craig Berger wrote in a research report to clients. ... A Case, or Two, for an Apple iPhone Nano TheStreet.com Apple: Friedman, Billings Sees iPhone Nano in Q2 Barron's Blogs iPhone (Nano?), Smaller Shuffle and Cheaper MacBook in 2009? Mac Rumors Digitaltrends.com - U.S. News & World Report all 263 news articles

Listen, you know the drill by now: Macworld is less than a month away, and that causes a Cupertino-sized rumor mill to fill up with hints of new / refreshed hardware of all shapes and sizes. The crew at TUAW claim they've heard from sources that a new Mac mini will be unveiled with an aluminum finish, a Time Capsule-esque "lip," and a SATA optical drive that can be customized as a second HDD instead. Additionally, TechCrunch says it has three independent sources that confirm there's a large iPod touch is coming next Fall with a 7 or 9-inch screen. There's no indication if they expect a Macworld announcement here, but if true, we expect the cargo pants industry to react accordingly. Finally, and possibly related to the TechCrunch rumor, a Taiwan news site claims Quanta Computers is expecting to add Apple and Sony (is that you, Vaio P?) as clients for manufacturing netbooks in 2009. For those playing along at home, at some point next year we should expect a bigger iPod touch, a netbook, a smaller iPhone, a revised iMac, a revised Mac mini, and absolutely no love at all for the Mac Pro.

Read - Large form iPod touch to launch Fall '09
Read - Rumor watch: new Mac mini go for launch
Read - Quanta expects zero YoY NB shipment growth in Q4, 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops

Apple rumor roundup: aluminum Mac minis and supersized iPod touches originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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