With nary a press release nor mention on the Apple Store, Apple has delivered the anticipated MacBook update while also boosting options in the MacBook Pro. The MacBook now sports the 64-bit Santa Rosa architecture, while the MacBook Pro can be spec'd with a 2.6GHz processor.
Apple's pending MacBook revision, first reported by Think Secret in early October, remains on track from an imminent release. Specifically, sources believe the update could arrive as early as Tuesday, October 30, although the roll-out may be held back until November 6.
Apple earned a profit of $904 million on revenue of $6.22 billion for its fiscal fourth-quarter ending September 29, the company announced Monday. Apple sold 2.164 million Macs, 10.2 million iPods, and 1.119 million iPhones during the quarter.
FileMaker will announce next week the demise of its FileMaker Mobile product and will cease both development and sales of the software later this year, sources say.
Apple will deliver a proper iPhone SDK that will allow third-party developers to write native applications for the iPhone, the company said Wednesday. The move reverses Apple's original position on third-party development, which was strictly limited to applications that could run in a Web browser.
Mobile carrier Orange will be the exclusive provider of the iPhone in France, the two companies announced Tuesday. The iPhone will be available to customers in France on November 29, confirming a date previously disclosed by Think Secret in September.
