So what happened on iFans during the week of July 23rd – 29th 2012?
Every Sunday, forum member Tkf1 gathers all the articles that were posted during the previous week and puts them in a nice tidy post to let you know what happened when you may not have been here. Feel free to discuss this week’s events in the comments. The roundup is available after the break.
Apple
- Apple Needs to Release the ‘iPad Mini’ Soon
- AppleCare Reps Get OS X Mountain Lion Ahead of Launch
- Will You Be Upgrading to OS X Mountain Lion?
- Shipping Estimates Now Just 1 – 2 Weeks on MacBook Pro with Retina Display
- iOS 6 Allows Users to Download Free Apps Without Entering a Password
- Rumor: Apple to Release Taller iPod Touch with A5 Chip
- Apple Reminds for Final Time That iWork.com Will Shut Down July 31st
- Mountain Lion to Be Available Wednesday, July 25th
- Apple Reveals Q3 2012 Earnings Featuring $36 Billion Revenue, $8.8 Billion Profit
- OS X Mountain Lion Released in Mac App Store
- Apple Releases Safari 6 for OS X Lion
- OS X Server Released Alongside Mountain Lion
- Roundup of OS X Mountain Lion Thoughts and Reviews
- Apple Stock Takes Significant Hit as iPhone Sales Miss Target
- Is Apple Quietly Getting Rid of Safari for Windows?
- Marco Arment: “The Mac App Store is in Significant Danger”
- Apple No Longer Required to Post Notice About Samsung Not Copying the iPad
- Apple Sends Out Codes for OS X Server to Up-to-Date Users by Mistake
- Apple Giving Out iPad and iPhone Pins for Olympics
- Thank Goodness Apple Never Chose Any of These iPhone or iPad Prototypes
- Apple Acquires Security Firm AuthenTec For $356 Million
- Apple Airs New Mac Ads, But They’re ‘Embarrassing’
- Chinese Supplier iLab Factory Posts ‘iPhone 5′ Pictures
The Gadget World
- AT&T Sells 3.7 Million iPhones in Second Quarter
- Apple to Attend Black Hat Hacking Conference
- Galaxy Tab 7.7 Banned Across European Union
- Sprint Sells 1.5 Million iPhones in Second Quarter
- Facebook Again Rumored to be Working on Smartphone with HTC
- Zuckerberg: Facebook Making Its Own Phone Doesn’t ‘Make Much Sense’
- Apple Fails to Impress Hackers at Black Hat Conference
- AT&T Expands 4G LTE Network Across Eastern Seaboard
- Best Buy Selling the iPhone 4 for Just $49.99 on New Contract