Apparently Apple had a change of heart as the site, which I was told would not be able to be accessed until June 17, is now up and accepting preorders. I a not recanting or apologizing for my first ALER, as I was relating just what I was told from the Apple iPhone Rep and the AT&T contact. Since I am a bit of a mac fanatic and am dying for my new 3Gs, I am just glad they got it straightened...
Read MoreWell those of you who were dying to be one of the first, as I, to get a pre-order on a new iPhone, better not hold your breath. I just attempted the same. Upon logging into Apple and putting in all of my info and being informed that I could indeed order now,with free shipping and receive my new phone by June 19, I suddenly got a “site down for maintenance” message. I talked with an Apple iPhone Rep and was told that they were just as stunned by the release of the phone as we were this afternoon (EST)morning (PST) and they could not keep up with the flood of interest on the internet. They were “advised” to tell customers not to attempt to place an order until the 17th of June-Yikes!-Just 2 days before the actual release in stores. How do you like them...
Read MorePeople were lined up at Moscone Center West eagerly awaiting the inevitable joyousand a few unanticipated,announcements from Steve Jobs . Computers The conference opened up at 10:02 with Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing. He spoke about the new 15 inch MacBook Pro, the main features of which are he says, with up to a 3.06GHz Intel Processor,expandable memory up to 8GB , with up to 500GB HD, unibody architecture,a built-in lithium polymer batterywith better battery life(up to 1,000 charges and 5 years)and it starts at $1,699.It replaces the Express card slot with an SD slot.-shipping this Monday. The 13-inch MacBook is also getting an update. The 13-incher will have seven-hour battery life now, a new high-color display, the SD card slot, expandable up to 8GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive, and it has an LED-backlit keyboard,a FireWire 800 port,starting at $1,199, cheaperthan the present 13-inch aluminum MacBook . Apple is also updating the MacBook Air starting at $1,499 with a 1,86GHz processor. Equipped with a 128GB SSD, it will start at $1,799. This is another significant price cut for Apple. Snow Leopard Enter Bertrand Serlet, senior vice president of OS X software. He talks about Snow Leopard.Expose is now built into the dock. With Dock Expose, you click and hold and can see all open windows in each application. Clicking and holding ...
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