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Quietly, Apple’s “distributor” in the middle east, IMC Middle East, released an Arabic localization of the outdated Mac OS X Tiger. You can download it from their website linked here. At this rate I am expecting the Arabic Localized version of Mac OS X Leopard when 10.6 is released, probably 2009.

The thing is hard to type on. It’s too slow. It’s too big. It doesn’t have instant messaging. It’s too expensive. (Or, no, wait, it’s too cheap!) It doesn’t support my work e-mail. It’s locked to AT&T. Steve Jobs secretly hates puppies. And—all together now—we’re sick of hearing about it! This article lists the advantages of the iPhone and why ...

Apple release MacBook Pro software update 1.2, according to what Apple say, “This update improves graphics stability and is recommended for all 2.2/2.4GHz MacBook Pro Models.” Apple also released an update for the new iMacs that fixes freezing problems, two versions are available for Tiger and Leopard.

According to t-break, the Virgin Megastore will host the Official Leopard Launch Event in the UAE on the 28th of October. No news about any similar event in Saudi Arabia until now.

This is my friend’s “iPhone Story”. Meet Mr. Ahmed Zahlan, he wrote me his Apple Story a few days after he got and -ehm- unlocked his iPhone to work with STC‘s network here in Saudi Arabia. He is also a Windows user but (Apple, are you reading this?) expressed interest in buying an Apple laptop. Feel free to submit your ...

I have just installed ContentRobot’s iWPhone theme and plugin for the WordPress blog. Now you can enjoy SaudiMac.com in your iPhone!

Flock Release Candidate 3 beta is now available, I guess I will give it a try now. The browser includes a blog editing client, a “web clipboard” that lets you drag and drop images, text and URLs into your sidebar for handy access on other sites, and a media bar for finding YouTube and other videos. You can visit their ...

Too bad I don’t have any stocks in Apple, Good news indeed. The company’s $6.22 billion in sales marked a 29-percent increase over the $4.84 billion in revenue tallied in the fourth quarter of 2006. Quarterly profit rose 67 percent, while earnings per share rose 39 percent. Read more at Macworld.

The iPhone Elite Team released a 20 step guide to safely downgrade the baseband of unlocked iPhones to work with the 1.1.1 update. This is not an unlocking guide and you should know what you are doing! Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

I would like to wish everyone visiting the SaudiMac Blog an Eid Mubarak!