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As a Nokia N95 owner, I was initially disappointed with the lack of software support. iSync doesn’t work with N95 without a plug-in provided by Nokia. No “PC Suite” for the Mac yet. Here is a list of available Nokia Mac software:

• Nokia Media Transfer to transfer photos/videos, music and software
• Nokia iSync Plug-ins
• Nokia’s Mac support page

Still waiting for better support from Nokia, a software updater, PC suite, etc.

Walf Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal released the first iPhone review.
Via World of Apple.
Another review from David Pogue of NY Times.

Apple released an iPhone guided tour which is available on the Apple website.

Apple updates to 10.4.10, read the release notes here. 9 days left to the iPhone US release.

• Addresses an issue in which a Bluetooth headset may show up as an available device for sound output in the Sound preference pane after it had been removed from Bluetooth preferences.
• Improves reliability when using the IR remote control after waking from sleep.
• Improves reliability when mounting external USB hard drives.
• Addresses a specific issue in which users importing video from a DV camera may experience dropped frames.
• Includes recent Apple security updates.

YouTube update to the Apple TV available.

Apple released a 3.0.1 update for Safari on Windows, you can update from the client or a full download from Apple’s site.
Apple also announced they had over 1 million Safari on Windows downloads for the first 48 hours.

Can’t wait for a video version of it. For now, here are the top news:

• EA will release 4 games on the Mac in July.
• id Software previews a new 3d environment.
• Preview of Mac OS X Leopard. Price is 129$ for basic edition. 129$ for premium edition. 129$ for business edition and 129$ for the Ultimate Edition. Guess I have to buy the Ultimate edition ;). Leopard’s Homepage. Developers at WWDC will get a preview edition of the Leopard.
• Software for the iPhone can be made using AJAX and it runs on Safari.
• Safari now for Windows XP and Vista! Get the beta here.
• Apple.com now with a completely new look!

The Keynote will start at 8:00pm Saudi time and you can track it live at any of the following sites:

• World of Apple
• An Apple Script for opening WWDC 2007 news site (via TUAW)
• MacRumorsLive
• Engadget Live

Too many news items so I will just list them:

• Mac Rumors have a list of the iPhone specifications.
• iPhone’s Sales Training Workbook leaked.
• iPhone banners at AT&T stores.
• A fan-made iPhone advertisement.
• Scot Finnie on Mac vs PC pricing. Interesting article, a good read. Via TUAW.

Updated Macbook Pros are now available from Apple.

Apple on Tuesday introduced a refresh to its line of MacBook Pro laptop computers, raising CPU speeds, memory capacity and improving graphics performance across the line. The new systems can accommodate up to 4GB of RAM and feature CPU speeds of up to 2.4GHz.

( Via Macworld )
Macworld also did some benchmarking of the new models.

The MacBook Pro processor speeds, now about 2- to 3-percent faster, did show some improvement, with the 2.4GHz model beating out the older 2.33GHz MacBook Pro in just about every test, including Photoshop, Cinema4D and Compressor.

Lets see how long until the new models arrive to Saudi Arabia!

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