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It is the big 3-0! They say April showers bring May flowers. Well, that is not the case for everyone. For me, it is April Showers bring allergies and congestion.

The first story is not usual for Mac News Weekly. Computer Choppers, a Macintosh customization company, has just finished customizing a MacBookAir. It is surrounded in 24 karat gold and sapphires. Oh, by the way, it costs around $8000 dollars.

Even though it has not been announced yet, 3G iPhone rumors have been all over the news. The latest story is that Belgium and Italy (and of course, The United States) are going to be the first counties to receive the yet announced phone.

Apple has published its 2nd quarter profits; they exceed everyone’s expectations. Most astonishing, a large chunk of Apple’s sales come from their retal stores across the world.

This week,Apple has bough P.A. Semi, not for their products, but most likely for their engineers.

It is expected that Apple will give the iMac line a speed and hardrive capacity boost this Tuesday.

I may be getting a Teleprompter!

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 In This Episode (Week of April 13-19): 

I just got back from Washington, D.C., where there was unfortunately no internet access. After a few hours of reading the blogs, I am now caught up with all the news.

First, Psystar (I do not say it right in this episode, sorry) is now selling a “Hackintosh“. A Windows PC with Mac OS 10.5 Leopard as the operating system. The CEO, Robert, knows that it is against Apple’s license, but will continue to sell the product.

Then, we have a follow up from last week. Apple has officially put in an order for new Aluminum MacBook cases, also we have a leaked image of the new MacBook.

NBC wants to come back to iTunes, but only if Apple ups its anti-piracy software and lets NBC decide the price of their shows.

We end with news that the New York City D.O.E has suspended orders of Apple computers due to problems with their wireless infrastructure.

Many thanks to Neal Campbell of GeekBrief.TV for showing me Levelator. 

Mac News Weekly - #28 from Max Murphy on Vimeo.

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 In This Episode:      

There was a lot of iPhone and statics news last week, so it is really nice to take a break from that. Blockbuster is supposedly making a product that would compete with the Apple TV. It is expected that they would parter with MovieLink to deliver content.This week, Apple released Final Cut Server, a program that integrates tightly to Final Cut Studio. Final Cut Server offers a solution for storing, tagging and cataloging video.  Final Cut Server starts at $999 for a 10-user pack, and $1999 for an unlimited-client pack.The MacBook hasn’t had a face-lift yet (after nearly two years of release), it is expected next quarter that a new MacBook will have an aluminum casing, much like the MacBookPro. Our good ‘ol friend Mr. Walt Mossberg says that there will be a 3G iPhone in the next “60 days”.    

Mac News Weekly - #27 from Max Murphy on Vimeo.

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This week’s news involves a lot of numbers and hard facts. There is an iPhone shortage and Gene Munster is saying that this is a sign that an update is coming soon. There is an 80% chance that it is coming earlier than anticipated and a 20% chance that there are production problems. Dow Jones is saying that Apple has put in an order for 10 million 3G iPhones to Hon Hai. iPod Observer is saying that the next iPhone will have a glossy black back.

iTunes is now the number one music retailer in the United States, this week passing WalMart.Apple has filed a numerous amounts of patents for an expected Mac tablet.50% of iPhone users have jail-broken their iPhones, and 10% have completly unlocked it.