Earlier this week, Sony Pictures confirmed that Aaron Sorkin, the writer famous for his work on The Social Network, A Few Good Men, and the The West Wing, would be one of the screenwriter’s behind the company’s upcoming Steve Jobs movie. To help him do that, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been recruited as an advisor, and Sorkin promises this won’t be a “cradle-to-grave” biopic.
Participants in Apple’s “AppleSeed” program have received an invitation to test a new Mac application called Feedback Assistant, which allows them to register each of their Apple machines for software testing. Apple says the information is for “exclusive seeds” of OS X Mountain Lion and hints at hardware-specific “special features.”
As a number of rumors have claimed in recent months, Aaron Sorkin – the writer famous for his work on The Social Network, A Few Good Men, and the The West Wing – will be one of the screenwriters behind Sony Pictures’ upcoming Steve Jobs biopic.
Sources for The Wall Street Journal claim Apple has ordered displays measuring “at least 4 inches diagonally” for the next-generation iPhone – an increase of half an inch compared to the current models. Manufacturers lined up to provide the screens, include Sharp, LG, and Japan Display – a new display business set up by Sony, Hitachi, and Toshiba.
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple will release new MacBook Pros at next month’s WWDC in San Francisco. In line with previous rumours, the next-generation machines are said to feature Retina displays, have Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processors, and are thinner than the ones currently on offer.
Apple has finally released an update for OS X 10.5 Leopard which tackles the much-publicised Flashback malware. Weighing in at 1.23MB, Flashback Removal Security Update removes the most common variants of the malware from infected systems and disables Safari’s Java web plug-in for increased security.
G-Form, the company who demonstrated the toughness of their iPad cases by dropping one from 100,000 feet, have come up with another extreme test for their line of iPhone cases. They called on the services of NHL goalie Tim Thomas, and had him defended against seven iPhone slap shots!
Two new Geekbench results discovered over the weekend suggest we may see imminent upgrades to Apple’s iMac and MacBook Pro line-ups. The results, which were spotted by a couple of MacRumors forum members, appear to be from unreleased models.
Apple are believed to be in acquisition talks with Loewe – a German electronics manufacturer and distributor of premium televisions, home entertainment systems and audio components. According to an unconfirmed AppleInsider report, Apple has offered 87.3 million Euros (roughly $112 million) for the company, and a deal could be finalized by the end of next week.