More evidence has cropped up showing that Snow Leopard may be coming early, iTunes sells a quarter of all music sold in the US, and an Apple event is rumored for September 9. That not enough for you? Check up on this week's top Apple stories to get the full monty.
As September draws near, buzz about a yet-to-be-announced Apple event is ramping up while others speculate about Snow Leopard arriving early. In the meantime, Apple has been busy releasing fixes for the MacBook Pro, and iTunes is on a roll selling the most online music. Need to catch up? Here are the top stories from this week:
Tired of waiting for AT&T to enable MMS on iPhone? Sue! Two lawsuits are claiming that Apple and AT&T misled customers about MMS support in their recently purchased iPhones. Though the iPhone OS 3.0 update promised the feature, AT&T told Ars in June that support wouldn't be ready until "late summer."
iTunes sells 25% of all music in the US, 69% of digital: Online music sales have grown to more than a third of all music sold in the US, with iTunes making up a full quarter. CD sales remain dominant, but given the trajectory of online sales, that may not last for long.
Latest Snow Leopard build limits most Macs to 32-bit mode: Snow Leopard is supposed to bring Mac users into a new age of 64-bit computing nirvana. However, the latest Snow Leopard builds still boot in 32-bit mode on most Macs, and can't boot into 64-bit mode on others.
WebKit nightly builds top Chromium in OS X JavaScript tests: Ars tests the latest Mac OS X builds from five popular browsers to see which one offers the fastest JavaScript performance. The WebKit nightly build edged out Google's Chromium.
TomTom for iPhone now available, challenges 99¢ mentality: TomTom has finally launched a turn-by-turn navigation solution for the iPhone after more than a year of waiting. The $99 asking price is far higher than the average app selling price—and its success could mean higher prices for apps with justifiable utility.
More signs pointing to an early Snow Leopard launch: A version of Snow Leopard appeared on the online Apple Store briefly, and a careful reading of tea leaves suggests Apple may launch Snow Leopard earlier than expected.
Review: Control your Mac apps via Keymote for iPhone: Keymote from Iced Cocoa allows you to control almost any Mac application from your iPhone, and the beauty is in the flexibility. With customizable key sets the possibilities are endless, especially for Macs being used as a home theater device.
Rumored Apple event roulette wheel lands on September 9: It's no secret that Apple will probably hold a special media event in September to discuss new iPod offerings. One source now claims that the event will happen on September 9, but that no tablet will be discussed at that time.
Experts debate Apple's plans for huge NC data center: Experts are weighing in on possible plans for the "huge" data center Apple is building in North Carolina. One believes it is to bring content delivery in-house, while another is betting on a cloud computing initiative.
MacBook Pros get fixes for Bluetooth, hard drive noises: Has your MacBook Pro's 7200rpm hard drive been emitting confusing noises? What about bugs while trying to use a wireless Mighty Mouse? If so, Apple's latest series of Software Updates may cure what ails you.
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