July is finally here, proving that the world of Apple can in fact keep turning while Steve Jobs is away. This week’s top Apple news examined the adoption rate of iPhone OS 3.0, a Newton bug, fraudulent iTunes gift cards, the disappearance of .Mac HomeSites, and more. Catch up here on the week that was with our news roundup—between throwing brats on the grill and checking out fireworks, of course.
What’s the uptake on iPhone OS 3.0? How quickly are users of Apple’s mobile devices jumping on the 3.0 bandwagon? Conflicting data points from multiple sources give us anything but a clear answer. If you want to participate in our own poll on the matter, though, let us know whether you have upgraded yet and why (or why not).
Impending Newton Y2K10 apocalypse narrowly averted: A dedicated Newton fan and hacker has developed a patch for Apple’s long-since-discontinued PDAs that will keep them humming along just fine after this New Year’s Eve. The patch isn’t for the faint of heart, but then again, neither is using a 20-year-old PDA.
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