According to reports Gear Live, Apple has sent to developers the first beta firmware 2.1 dedicated to iPhone and 3G i Phone. As we learn, this new version contains initially debut the new notification system, announced at WOODCUT, which allows developers to equip their applications a sophisticated instrument of notification of updates and changes when they are not active.

Secondly, this firmware 2.1 contains a new framework for the GPS location: the new form of Core Location would open the door to navigation turn-by-turn, can collect information about direction and speed (absent in the current form, which simply take up the position moments later).

The firmware 2.1 is expected in September (according to the promises of Steve Jobs availability of the notification system), but should be preceded by a minor update (2.0.1) dedicated to solving the problems of youth firmware 2.0.

Ignoring the recent lawsuit brought by Apple against Psystar, a new company called Open Tech said they work to run Mac OS X on their machines, and found a loophole that prevents future legal action by Apple. Unlike Psystar, Open Tech Inc.. not sell their PCs with Mac OS X already installed but will offer its customers a “kit do-it-yourself” used with a copy of Mac OS X purchased separately by the user. There will also be used trademarks owned by Apple and users will not be explicitly recommended installing Mac OS.

In this way, according to the new company, is circumvented a possible conflict with Apple because there are no violations of software license that prohibits the sale of Mac OS X installed on non-Apple hardware.

Through Software Update, or from the page on the Apple support site, there is a substantial modification of the drivers of Mac OS X for printers HP.

The update (405Mb the weight ) contains all the latest drivers for printers (recent or not) produced by Hewlett-Packard, both models laser that inkjet and all-in-one.

The update, Apple recommends that all users should resolve various problems of communication and compatibility reported by users of HP printers that have passed through Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

iTweak 1.4 is also known as the friend of iWeb, as is an application for Mac OS X that adds feature many sites that we create with iWeb.

The list of possibilities includes:

Backup rapid sites created with iWeb 06 and iWeb 08
Possibility of adding a Favicon with a simple drag & drop
Possibility of integration of a bar in the Google Search Site
Ability to integrate Google Analytics, and the like Statcounter
It helps to quickly integrate systems comments Haloscan
Adds a powerful form of contacts PHP
Search and replacement inside of HTML created by iWeb
Ability to password-protect the Web site

Free and universal, it is possible to download iTweak directly from the project page. At the same address, are also available guides to help configure the shares less immediate program (in English).

Apple, assiduous host of patents, has filed a new envelope containing an overview of a method for the transport of personal data.

This type of features designed to make transportable, so complete, its user folder of Mac OS X. In this way, users would no longer need to ask your system administrator to prepare a special account dedicated to them, within the systems that they use temporarily.

Read the rest of this entry »