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Apple improving Mobile Me synching in Mac OS X 10.5.6

Wed, Nov 12, 2008 - One of the primary focuses of Apple's upcoming Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update will be to improve the reliability of data syncing between the company's MobileMe Internet service and users on notebook computers or slower networks. ( 26 comments )

Apple silently updates MobileMe web apps

Thu, Oct 30, 2008 - Apple has updated its MobileMe web service software, but hasn't noted the update in its MobileMe news blog or otherwise notified subscribers of the new changes outside of an article on the company's support site. ( 30 comments )

iPhone owners wrestle with missing e-mail downloads

Mon, Sep 22, 2008 - As much as the iPhone 2.1 firmware appears to have resolved many outstanding glitches with Apple's device, an increasing number of users say the update has broken background e-mail checks. ( 88 comments )

MobileMe users hit by phishing scam

Sun, Sep 7, 2008 - A scammer is targeting MobileMe users with an email purporting to be from Apple. The email claims there are problems with the user's subscription renewal information, and directs them to a web site that asks them to reenter their credit card information. ( 42 comments )

Apple gives another 60-day free extension for MobileMe

Mon, Aug 18, 2008 - Apple has offered an additional two month free extension for all MobileMe subscribers with active accounts as of August 19, 2008, on top of the original 30-day extension granted a month ago, shortly after the MobileMe launch. ( 46 comments )

Inside MobileMe: Web 3 and Web client-server apps

Fri, Aug 15, 2008 - MobileMe isn't just for iPhone users. It also expands upon the simple web apps delivered as part of .Mac using a cohesive Mac OS X inspired interface that behaves more like a desktop app than a web page, providing easy access to data from anywhere you have Internet access. Here's a look at how web apps have developed, how Apple's new online apps work, and the future potential of MobileMe's tightly integrated mobile, web, and desktop apps. ( 45 comments )

Inside MobileMe: iPhone's Exchange alternative for contacts and calendar

Wed, Aug 13, 2008 - MobileMe's Exchange Server-style push updates for contacts and calendar events on the iPhone is entirely new from the previous .Mac. Here's how MobileMe relates to Exchange, how contacts and calendars work, and what's still missing in Apple's service related to calendar and contact management. ( 9 comments )

Inside MobileMe: iPhone Mail

Tue, Aug 12, 2008 - MobileMe upgrades .Mac email on the iPhone to use rapid push updating. Here's how it works, and what's new and different in MobileMe mobile mail, how to configure junk mail and security, and what's still missing. ( 28 comments )

Inside MobileMe: Apple's Push vs Exchange, BlackBerry, Google

Mon, Aug 11, 2008 - Apple's MobileMe provides mobile device push and an innovative Wide-Area Bonjour push sync mechanism for securely updating desktop clients over the Internet. There's currently nothing identical to the service on other platforms, but there is some feature overlap with Microsoft's Exchange Server in corporate settings, RIM's BlackBerry mobile push messaging, and web-based service offerings from Google and others. Here's a look at how MobileMe compares in price and features. ( 55 comments )

Inside MobileMe: Mac and PC cloud sync and mobile push

Sat, Aug 9, 2008 - MobileMe is advertised as push messaging service, so some users were disappointed to find that some desktop updates may take as long as fifteen minutes to find their way up to the cloud. However, the service does also support push IMAP email as well as full desktop push updates from the cloud, at least on Mac OS X. Here's how Apple's service works with the client software on desktop Macs and PCs and on the iPhone. ( 28 comments )

MobileMe now in good hands with Eddy at the helm, insider says

Fri, Aug 8, 2008 - A management shakeup at Apple sparked by the poorly executed launch of MobileMe has landed the internet service in the trusted hands of vice president Eddy Cue -- a man with a work ethic as grueling and demanding as Steve Jobs, says one insider. ( 68 comments )

Inside MobileMe: Secrets of the Cloud and Mobile Push

Fri, Aug 8, 2008 - While Apple's previous .Mac service left many unclear as to what it offered beyond email and web hosting, its value under the new identity of MobileMe is far easier to communicate. MobileMe is all about push messaging, delivering immediate updates to mobile iPhone users over the air for their mailbox, calendars, and contacts as well as web bookmarks. This segment in the Inside MobileMe series looks at how the various components of the MobileMe service work together.  ( 26 comments )

Inside iPhone 2.0: MobileMe Push Messaging

Thu, Aug 7, 2008 - Here's a look at how Apple transformed its .Mac service into MobileMe and why the launch failed so spectacularly. In a followup segment, we'll dive deeper into how MobileMe works, how it compares to competing services, how the service delivers push messaging to the iPhone 2.0 software, and whether it's worth the annual subscription price. ( 56 comments )

Steve Jobs confesses to poorly planned MobileMe launch

Tue, Aug 5, 2008 - Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is admitting that his firm bit off more than it could chew with last month's simultaneous product launches, which resulted in a MobileMe Internet service that was pushed out prematurely "and not up to Apple's standards." ( 76 comments )

Apple says MobileMe transition complete, lost messages recovered [u]

Wed, Jul 30, 2008 - Apple said Tuesday evening that it has rid Mobile Me of the kinks and bugs that plagued its launch from the onset nearly three weeks ago and will now focus on improving other areas of the service. ( 25 comments )

Apple now posting near-daily MobileMe outage updates

Sat, Jul 26, 2008 - Taking the matter head-on, Apple is now fully acknowledging the problems it's had with MobileMe in the past two weeks as well as the attempts to fix it -- to the point where company chief Steve Jobs is involved. ( 113 comments )

Server, connectivity problems add to Apple's MobileMe woes [u]

Tue, Jul 22, 2008 - A mail server crash and unexpected fiber-optic line problems are the latest in a long string of hiccups that have soured the launch of Apple's new MobileMe internet service and recently left some subscribers without email access for as many as five straight days. ( 44 comments )

Apple apologizes to MobileMe subscribers with free 30-day extension

Wed, Jul 16, 2008 - Apple on Wednesday admitted to botching the launch of its new MobileMe Internet service and said all current customers will be awarded with a free 30-day extension to their subscription as a result. ( 70 comments )

Apple delays iDisk File Sharing feature of new MobileMe service

Mon, Jul 14, 2008 - Apple has postponed one of the most highly anticipated features of MobileMe in effort to finally get the new suite of internet services up and running, the company has confirmed. ( 40 comments )

Concerns raised about lack of Mac-to-MobileMe push sync

Sun, Jul 13, 2008 - While Apple markets MobileMe primarily as a push service, some are now discovering that updates to the Mac don't translate to immediate updates for the web or for Apple's handhelds, raising questions about whether the new service is as full-featured as promised. ( 80 comments )

Server problems spoil Apple's iPhone 3G launch

Fri, Jul 11, 2008 - Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G roll-out has quickly shifted from the much ballyhooed consumer electronics launch of the year into a nightmare for both the company and its loyal customers. ( 128 comments )

Apple's MobileMe push service now live

Thu, Jul 10, 2008 - Apple early Thursday morning switched on MobileMe, its new Internet service that delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars from the MobileMe service in the "cloud" to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs. ( 147 comments )

Apple says MobileMe service to go live Wednesday evening

Mon, Jul 7, 2008 - Apple on Monday night gave word that it would launch MobileMe just ahead of iPhone 3G, turning on the lights during a six-hour window on Wednesday evening. ( 39 comments )

Apple accidently ships MobileMe boxes; Google Talk for iPhone

Thu, Jul 3, 2008 - Apple this morning is sending couriers to fetch and recoup MobileMe retail boxes that were mistakenly delivered early to some customers. Meanwhile, Google has released a streamlined Google Talk messaging client for iPhone and the iPod touch. ( 39 comments )

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.4 update, security fixes

Mon, Jun 30, 2008 - Apple on Monday evening released Mac OS X 10.5.4, the latest significant revision to Leopard and a key part of its online strategy. Also, Security Update 2008-004 and Safari 3.1.2 for Tiger address security issues for earlier Mac OS X versions. ( 83 comments )

iTunes 7.7 reveals iTunes Remote app for iPhone and iPod

Fri, Jun 27, 2008 - Tucked away in Apple's pre-release version of iTunes 7.7 is word that the iPhone and iPod touch will soon act as remote controls for nearby computers. Also, Apple is now accepting submissions to the App Store. ( 27 comments )

New 10.5.4 seed shows Apple mending iCal, winding down

Mon, Jun 23, 2008 - A new build of Apple's upcoming Mac OS X 10.5.4 update shows the patch all but finished with most bugs already taken care of in the past, AppleInsider has learned ( 35 comments )

Apple's open secret: SproutCore is Cocoa for the Web

Mon, Jun 16, 2008 - One of the biggest revelations at WWDC was quietly unveiled in a session on Friday morning entitled "Building Native Look-and-Feel Web Applications Using SproutCore." While Apple maintained high security during the entire NDA-sealed WWDC session, the secret of SproutCore is out because it is an open source project and people can't stop talking about it. ( 81 comments )

The .Mac to MobileMe transition: what you need to know

Tue, Jun 10, 2008 - When Apple rolls out its new MobileMe internet service early next month, it will completely replace the company's existing .Mac service. Many features will continue to function the same way they do today, some will change, and others will disappear completely. Here's what you need to know. ( 101 comments )

Apple introduces MobileMe "push" internet service

Mon, Jun 9, 2008 - Alongside the iPhone 3G, Apple on Monday introduced MobileMe, a new Internet service that delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars from the MobileMe service in the "cloud" to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs. ( 58 comments )



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