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Need a bit more evidence that Apple has some new Mac minis on the way? Then look no further than Apple Insider, which says that it has “verified four times over” that current Mac mini supplies are running dry, and that new models are all but a certainty. Adding further weight to the story is the fact that these aren’t simply reports of delays here and there, but reports from large buyers like educational institutions who say that they’ve either been advised not to place bulk orders for Mac minis or had their orders pushed back — in one case to an exact date of June 14th. Needless to say, that all seems to line up nicely, and sounds more than a little familiar. Maybe too familiar?

Mac mini supply said to be dwindling, world wonders ‘why?’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T’s Executive Response Team certainly caused a little controversy yesterday after it warned reader Giorgio Galante that sending another email to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson would result in a cease and desist letter, but apparently it was all just a mistake — Giorgio tells us that he’s received a sincere apology from an AT&T senior VP, who took responsibility for the mixup. Apparently the cease and desist warning came about due to bad reading of AT&T internal policy — Giorgio was told the rep who made the call is “not having the best of days today” — and AT&T tells us it’s reviewing its procedures to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

As for Giorgio, he says AT&T’s rep sincerely listened to his concerns about the new data plan pricing schemes and that he’s accepted the company’s apology, but ultimately he’s decided to switch over to Sprint and the EVO 4G anyway. That’s to be expected, we suppose — and we’d say next time Randall might do well to use up a few bytes of his 2GB limit and write back to a dissatisfied customer. Here’s AT&T’s official statement on the matter:

We are apologizing to our customer. We’re working with him today to address his questions and concerns. This is not the way we want to treat customers. From Facebook to significant customer service channels, AT&T strives to provide our customers with easy ways to have their questions addressed. Because of this incident, we are reviewing our entire process to ensure a situation like this does not happen again.

AT&T apologizes to customer warned off emailing the CEO: ‘This is not the way we want to treat customers’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sound familiar? That’s right: Adobe’s looking to move some of the same technologies it developed for Flash-to-iPhone app compilation over to Android, where we imagine the company will be meeting a much more receptive audience. AIR — part of the Flash portfolio of products — now has a native Android app feature in beta, letting you pump out .apk files from code written in ActionScript 3. Adobe’s targeting a release “by the second half” of the year, so this shouldn’t take too long to go gold… not to say there aren’t perfectly good ways of pumping out Android apps in the meantime, but this should make it a little less painful for seasoned Flash guys to port their stuff.

[Thanks, bono]

Adobe AIR getting native Android app compilation originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Dell Streak 16GB in stock on O2 UK website

Dell Streak 16GB in stock on O2 UK website originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft’s already shown with the Xbox 360 and Kin that it’s looking to take its Zune platform beyond Zune-branded hardware, but we can’t say we expected it to go quite this far — Microsoft has now teamed up with United Airlines to offer “Zune inflight audio” to passengers. That apparently won’t involve any new hardware in the planes — Microsoft or otherwise — but it will give passengers 21 new playlists “programmed by Zune” to choose from, including options like Classic Rock, Contemporary Pop, Opera and Piano Jazz. Not many more details than that, unfortunately, with United only saying that it looks forward to “working with Zune and Microsoft to create new onboard experiences.” Sure, it might not sound like much, but it should at least go some ways towards improving the Zune’s name recognition. Full press release is after the break.

Continue reading United Airlines offers up ‘Zune inflight audio,’ no actual Zunes

United Airlines offers up ‘Zune inflight audio,’ no actual Zunes originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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