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CUPERTINO, California—April 20, 2010—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter ended March 27, 2010. The Company posted revenue of $13.50 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.07 billion, or $3.33 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $9.08 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.62 billion, or $1.79 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 41.7 percent, up from 39.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 58 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Apple sold 2.94 million Macintosh® computers during the quarter, representing a 33 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 8.75 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 131 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 10.89 million iPods during the quarter, representing a one percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.
“We’re thrilled to report our best non-holiday quarter ever, with revenues up 49 percent and profits up 90 percent,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’ve launched our revolutionary new iPad and users are loving it, and we have several more extraordinary products in the pipeline for this year.”
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/20/2010 04:48:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Apple has basically confirmed that the iPhone in Gizmodo's possession is the next generation iPhone.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/20/2010 12:04:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Labels: 3G iPhone, apple, att, iphone os 4
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/16/2010 02:15:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Apple said “Yes”, and iPhone users around the world said, “Yes, please”. Opera Mini was downloaded more than one million times in its first day of availability in each market. Opera Mini is currently the number one iPhone app in the 22 featured Apple App Stores on their site, as of 8 a.m. CET today.
According to Apple’s download count, Opera Mini has been added to 1,023,380 Apple devices. Opera Mini is the world’s most popular browser that brings the Web to nearly any mobile phone. Opera submitted its browser to Apple on March 23, following the unveiling of Opera on iPhone during the Mobile World Congress, CTIA and SXSW. Initial previews of the browser garnered rave reviews, indicating that Opera Mini delivers up to six times the speed, especially on congested networks, and significant Web-page compression to keep roaming and pay-per-MB costs at a minimum.
“Today iPhone users have a choice, and, as the numbers show, they are eager to explore new and faster ways to surf the Web on the iPhone - especially during heavy Web traffic,” said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software. “With any widely available and frequently downloaded Opera product, we are appreciative of all the feedback we are getting, as it helps us to continually improve our product and better meet the needs of our users.”
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/15/2010 06:29:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Via Gizmodo .
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/14/2010 06:59:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
This should send a clear message to Apple that blocking apps that, "duplicate functionality that could potentially replace such functionality and potentially create user confusion" doesn't confuse users.
Via Engadget .
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/14/2010 06:37:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Apple Media Advisory
Apple today released the following statement:
Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week, demand is far higher than we predicted and will likely continue to exceed our supply over the next several weeks as more people see and touch an iPad™. We have also taken a large number of pre-orders for iPad 3G models for delivery by the end of April.
Faced with this surprisingly strong US demand, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the international launch of iPad by one month, until the end of May. We will announce international pricing and begin taking online pre-orders on Monday, May 10. We know that many international customers waiting to buy an iPad will be disappointed by this news, but we hope they will be pleased to learn the reason—the iPad is a runaway success in the US thus far.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/14/2010 06:31:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"For this particular occasion, Apple has once again reserved the very conference center where the company announced the three previous versions of the iPhone," Messany reports. "So all signs, indeed, point to June 22nd proving the 4th gen iPhone's 'big day.' Knowing Apple, however, we probably won't know for sure until the evening of June 21st." Via MacDailyNews .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/13/2010 02:45:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Opera Mini App approved for the App Store
Oslo, Norway – April 13, 2010
Opera today announced its popular mobile browser, Opera Mini has been approved for iPhone and iPod touch on the App Store. Opera Mini will be available as a free download within 24 hours, depending on market.
Opera Mini, with more than 50 million users worldwide, enables fast mobile Web browsing by compressing data by up to 90 percent before sending content to the device, resulting in significantly improved page loading. Users of the app will notice an uptake in speed, especially on slower networks such as the 2G Edge network. Surfing the Web with the Opera Mini App on iPhone and iPod touch will also help users save money because of its data compression capabilities. This will hold especially true while the user is incurring roaming charges.
"We are delighted to offer iPhone and iPod touch users a great browsing experience with the Opera Mini App," said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software. “This app is another step toward Opera's goal of bringing the Web to more people in more places."
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/12/2010 08:30:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Apple has been very busy these days. The iPad launch on April 3rd, and now they're holding an event to show off iPhone OS 4 on Thursday April 8th.
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“It feels great to have the iPad launched into the world—it’s going to be a game changer,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iPad users, on average, downloaded more than three apps and close to one book within hours of unpacking their new iPad.”
Wow!
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/05/2010 10:35:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
What better way to witness the public's reaction to "the most important thing I've ever done" (allegedly) than with your family? Steve Jobs and his family showed up to the Palo Alto Apple Store yesterday for the launch of the iPad.
"In Palo Alto, the presence of Apple guru Jobs gave everyone a brush with the highest of Silicon Valley high-tech fame.
Wearing a black hoodie and jeans, Jobs, who came with his wife, Laurene Powell-Jobs, and daughter, scanned the displays of tech goodies and watched Apple employees give iPad how-to demonstrations. And he drew amazed gazes from shoppers already expressing excitement overload.
"I love the iPad," one 20-something female shopper blurted out to Jobs. To which he happily replied, "Good!"
Via MercuryNews .
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/04/2010 05:13:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
I thought I might regret not waiting for the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G because I know that I always like to have a data connection without depending on Wi-Fi. I paired up my Palm Pre and my iPad and I'm happy to report that my Pre has turned into the best accessory I could have for my iPad. The speeds are pretty impressive, and I didn't have to wait until the end of April, pay AT&T, and spend the extra money of getting a 3G radio in my iPad. It's nice to see Palm and Apple working so well together ;)
Labels: apple, att, iPad, palm, palm webos, pre
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/03/2010 03:32:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
After watching the above video it's pretty clear that Apple has created a device that is really going to be a game changer.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/02/2010 10:49:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
SEATTLE, Apr 02, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced its Kindle App for iPad is now available in the App Store. The app lets users select from over 450,000 books from the Kindle Store on iPad and features Amazon Whispersync technology that saves and synchronizes customers' last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across their Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, iPad, and more.
"Kindle for iPad includes all the features customers love about Kindle for iPhone, including a massive selection of over 450,000 books, along with a beautiful new user interface tailored to the look and feel of iPad," said Jay Marine, director, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle for iPad is the perfect companion for the millions of customers who already own a Kindle or Kindle DX, and a way for customers around the world to download and enjoy books even if they don't yet have a Kindle."
With the Kindle App for iPad, readers can choose from over 450,000 books available in the Kindle Store, including new releases and New York Times Bestsellers, plus tens of thousands of the most popular classics for free including titles like "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," "Pride and Prejudice," and "Treasure Island." Bestsellers such as "Backlash" by Aaron Allston, "Big Girl" by Danielle Steel, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot, and "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown, and hundreds of thousands of other popular books are $9.99 or less in the Kindle Store. The Kindle Store is the only place to find tens of thousands of books added to the Kindle Store by authors and publishers using Kindle's self-service platform. Customers can search for a specific book or browse by genre or author, and can take advantage of all the features that customers enjoy in the Kindle Store, including Amazon.com customer reviews, personalized recommendations and editorial reviews.
Features of the Kindle App for iPad include:
* Automatically Syncs with Kindle and Kindle Compatible Devices: Amazon's Whispersync technology automatically syncs customers' last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across Kindle, Kindle DX, Kindle for iPhone, Kindle for Mac, Kindle for iPad, and more. Customers can read on their Kindle, read some on their iPad or Mac, and always pick up where they left off.
* Beautiful User Interface: The Kindle App user interface is tailored to the large size, look, and feel of iPad. The new user interface with bold colors, animation, and seamless user experience make Kindle on iPad a unique reading experience.
* Customizable Appearance: Customers can choose to dim iPad's screen within the app to make reading easier regardless of the ambient light or time of day. Readers can also choose from three different background colors and alter the font color and size to customize the reading experience and help ease the strain on their eyes.
* Page Turn Animation: Kindle App for iPad offers an interactive experience with page turn animation designed to replicate the look of a page turning in a book. Customers who prefer a simpler, unadorned reading experience can choose the "Basic Reading Mode" option and turn off animation.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/02/2010 10:03:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| Stephen Gets a Free iPad | ||||
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"I don't think of my life as a career," he says. "I do stuff. I respond to stuff. That's not a career — it's a life!"
"I had been prepared for a smooth feel, for a bright screen and the "immersive" experience everyone had promised. I was not prepared, though, for how instant the relationship I formed with the device would be. I left Cupertino without an iPad, but I have since gotten my own, and it goes with me everywhere."
I highly recommend reading the full article here .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/01/2010 03:56:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Apple has launched iPad ready , a website offering links to websites with content that "delivers content that looks and functions beautifully on iPad".
Translation: Don't even try to view Flash on iPad, it's not happening.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/01/2010 02:14:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
They don’t do it with every product launch, but bloody hell: they’ve done it with the iPad.
It’s a computer that many people have been wanting for years: a slim, ten-hour computer that can hold every document, book, movie, CD, email, picture, or other scrap of data they’re ever likely to want to have at hand; with a huge library of apps that will ultimately allow it to fulfill nearly any function; and which nonetheless covers the dull compulsories of computing (Mail, the web, and Microsoft Office-style apps) so well that there will be many situations in which this 1.5-pound slate can handily take the place of a laptop bag filled with hardware and accessories." Read the full review here .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/31/2010 11:04:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Read the full review here .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/31/2010 10:55:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Read the full review here .
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/31/2010 09:49:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Read the full review here .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/31/2010 09:42:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Apple has begun to send out emails this morning to customers who reserved an iPad for in store pickup.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/31/2010 11:20:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
iTunes 9.1 comes with several new features and improvements, including:
• Sync with iPad to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on the go
• Organize and sync books you've downloaded from iBooks on iPad or added to your iTunes library
• Rename, rearrange, or remove Genius Mix
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/30/2010 04:29:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"iPad connects users with their apps and content in a far more intimate and fun way than ever before," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We can't wait for users to get their hands and fingers on it this weekend."
Apple retail stores will offer a free Personal Setup service to every customer who buys an iPad at the store, helping them customize their new iPad by setting up their email, loading their favorite apps from the App Store, and more. Also beginning Saturday morning, all US Apple retail stores will host special iPad workshops to help customers learn more about this magical new product.
Pricing & Availability
iPad will be available in Wi-Fi models on April 3 in the US for a suggested retail price of $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, and $699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available in late April for a suggested retail price of $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB. iPad will be sold in the US through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores, most Best Buy stores, select Apple Authorized Resellers and campus bookstores. The iBooks app for iPad including Apple's iBookstore will be available as a free download from the App Store in the US on April 3.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/29/2010 12:23:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"We all say we want things to be simpler, and now here is this simple thing. I think it will be a huge success," Wozniak says."
Via Newsweek .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/28/2010 04:49:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
The Apple Store has been down since midnight. What are they working on;)? Could Apple surprise us with some new iPad features? Apple did something similar a week before the 1st generation iPhone, by adding some features before it went in sale. Is this wishful thinking? Possibly. Stay tuned to see if taking the store down was to announce new features, or possibly just a maintenance issue in the Apple Store. Stay tuned.
UPDATE
Nothing new @ the Apple Store.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/28/2010 02:32:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
iPad will begin shipping soon and your opportunity to be part of the grand opening of the iPad App Store starts today. Submit your iPad app now for an initial review by the App Review Team and receive feedback on its readiness for the grand opening.
Submit Your App by March 27.
•Build and test your iPad app using iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 5 available on the iPhone Dev Center. Only iPad apps built with iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 5 will be accepted for this initial review.
•Upload your distribution signed app through iTunes Connect by Saturday, March 27, 5pm PDT.
•The App Review Team will review your app on iPad and email you details about the readiness of your app.
•You will also receive additional information about submitting your app for final review before iPad ships.
•Only apps submitted for the initial review will be considered for the grand opening of the iPad App Store.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/19/2010 03:58:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Via The Huffington Post .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/15/2010 06:46:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Based on a sampling of 48 orders (for 54 iPads), and not counting units that were reserved but not ordered, the Sanity team estimates:
• Nearly 120,000 iPads sold
• Wi-Fi-only models (avail. Apr. 3) outpaced Wi-Fi + 3G (avila. "late April") orders 69% to 31%, respectively.
• Storage capacity breakdown: 16GB - 40%, 32GB - 28%, 64GB - 33%
Via MacDailyNews .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/13/2010 02:22:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"The folks who hang out at Investor Village's AAPL Sanity Board are too impatient to wait for Appl to announce sales figures; they much prefer to work them out on their own — in real time," Elmer-DeWitt reports.
"Entering the order numbers associated with their own purchases on a Google spreadsheet, they think they've cracked the code. As of 11:05 a.m. ET — two and a half hours after Apple's online store began taking pre-orders — the group had received 15 confirmations with order numbers as high as 74,000 (the numbers don't necessarily start at 0)," Elmer-DeWitt reports. "'51,000 orders in two hours,' announced Victor Castroll shortly after noon. He's an analyst with Valcent Financial Group and an AAPL Sanity member." Via MacDailyNews .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/12/2010 03:44:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Remember the days of waiting in lines for days to get the latest Apple gadget? I never did the waiting in line for days, but I have spent hours in line for Apple's "must have" product of the moment. I never added up the hours I've spent, so here it goes.
February 20, 2004 Rocco and I waited in line for 2 hours for the iPod mini. Rocco didn't get an iPod mini, but bought his first iMac 2 days later.
April 29, 2005 Rocco and I waited an hour for Mac OS X Tiger.
June 29, 2007 Rocco and I waited in line 6 hours for the 1st generation iPhone.
July 11, 2008 I waited in line for 3 hours for the iPhone 3G.
June 19, 2009 Apple had introduced reservations for the iPhone 3GS, no need to wait in line.
I've spent 12 hours waiting in line for Apple's latest and greatest. Was it worth it? Definitely.
You gotta love being able to reserve Apple's latest "must have" product, the iPad. I definitely did as evidenced by the above picture.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/12/2010 11:50:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/12/2010 08:40:00 AM 0 comments
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The Apple Store is currently down. Maybe it has something to do with iPad pre-orders beginning @ 8:30 am ;)
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/12/2010 07:08:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Via TUAW
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/12/2010 12:16:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Via TUAW .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/07/2010 10:17:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Crum reports, "Before the market opened, Apple said the iPad will go on sale in the U.S. on April 3, with pre-orders being taken beginning March 12."
"The daily gain was the biggest one-day move since Apple shares gained 4% on Jan. 19, according to FactSet," Crum reports. "With Apple in the lead, tech stocks rose across the board. The gains were helped by positive reaction to the latest jobless-rate report, which said the U.S. unemployment rate in February held steady at 9.7%."
James Rogers reports for TheStreet, "The consumer technology giant said that Wi-Fi models will be available on April 3 and Wi-Fi + 3G will be available later in the month. U.S. consumers will be able to pre-order the devices a week from today, on March 12, or reserve a Wi-Fi model to pick up at an Apple retail store on April 3."
"Apple's shares surged $7.40, or 3.51%, to $218.11 by late morning on Friday, as investors responded to the iPad news," Rogers reports. "The company's stock easily outpaced the broader technology market, as the Nasdaq gained just 1.12% over the same period."
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/05/2010 11:30:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Beginning a week from today, on March 12, US customers can pre-order both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models from Apple's online store (www.apple.com) or reserve a Wi-Fi model to pick up on Saturday, April 3, at an Apple retail store.
"iPad is something completely new," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We're excited for customers to get their hands on this magical and revolutionary product and connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before."
Starting at just $499, iPad lets users browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds-thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook-and delivers battery life of up to 10 hours.*
iPad's revolutionary Multi-Touch™ interface makes surfing the web an entirely new experience, dramatically more interactive and intimate than on a computer. You can read and send email on iPad's large screen and almost full-size "soft" keyboard or import photos from a Mac®, PC or digital camera, see them organized as albums, and enjoy and share them using iPad's elegant slideshows. iPad makes it easy to watch movies, TV shows and YouTube, all in HD, or flip through the pages of an ebook you downloaded from Apple's new iBookstore while listening to your music collection.
The App Store on iPad lets you wirelessly browse, buy and download new apps from the world's largest app store. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for iPad and will run almost all of the more than 150,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®. Developers are already creating exciting new apps designed for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch interface, large screen and high-quality graphics.
The new iBooks app for iPad includes Apple's new iBookstore, the best way to browse, buy and read books on a mobile product. The iBookstore will feature books from the New York Times Best Seller list from both major and independent publishers, including Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Group and Simon & Schuster.
The iTunes® Store gives iPad users access to the world's most popular online music, TV and movie store with a catalog of over 12 million songs, over 55,000 TV episodes and over 8,500 films including over 2,500 in stunning high definition. All the apps and content you download on iPad from the App Store, iTunes Store and iBookstore will be automatically synced to your iTunes library the next time you connect with your computer.
Pricing & Availability
iPad will be available in Wi-Fi models on April 3 in the US for a suggested retail price of $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available in late April for a suggested retail price of $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB. iPad will be sold in the US through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers.
iPad will be available in both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models in late April in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. International pricing will be announced in April. iPad will ship in additional countries later this year.
The iBooks app for iPad including Apple's iBookstore will be available as a free download from the App Store in the US on April 3, with additional countries added later this year.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/05/2010 07:51:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
In response to reports that initial volumes of Apple's iPad in late March will be lower than originally planned and the launch will be only in the US market because production by Foxconn Electronics has been delayed, Foxconn's component suppliers have said their supplies are on schedule and Foxconn should be able to ship 600,000-700,000 iPads in March and one million units in April.
While Foxconn refused to comment on the reports, supplier sources also confirmed that there should be no launch delay for the device."
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/03/2010 09:57:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
"In the lawsuit, filed with the office of the United States International Trade Commission and the United States District Court in Delaware, Apple said that HTC phones running Android violated 20 of its patents, including those relating to the iPhone’s ability to recognize the touch of multiple fingers on its screen at once," Stone reports. "Though the lawsuit singles out HTC, many patent lawyers and analysts say they believe Apple’s target is Google and the Android operating system, which the company gives away to cellphone manufacturers." Via MacDailyNews .
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/03/2010 09:12:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Here are some other interesting roots from the grapevine:
* The actual release date hasn't been set, but March 26 is very likely.
* The 3G versions won't be available until April or May.
* Commercials will start airing on March 15. E-book capabilities will be emphasized.
* People who camp out for the iPad lauch will receive a "special gift." Via
Examiner.com
Citing an unnamed Apple store manager in Souther California, Daryl Deino of The Examiner reported Tuesday evening that the definitive release date has not yet been determined, but the March 26 date is "very likely." As was announced at its unveiling, the 3G-enabled models will arrive about a month later.
And while employees will be trained starting March 10, commercials will allegedly begin to air on TV starting March 15. Those TV spots are expected to emphasize the e-book capabilities of the device." Via AppleInsider .
MacRumors is now reporting that the iPad release will mirror the launch of the 1st iPhone with Apple Retail Stores beginning to sell the device @ 6 p.m. on Friday March 26th.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/03/2010 12:05:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
CUPERTINO, California—March 2, 2010—Apple® today filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. The lawsuit was filed concurrently with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in Delaware.
“We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.”
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/02/2010 11:21:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
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RBC recently conducted a survey of 3,200 people and found that 13% are likely to buy the US$499 iPad. Initial interest in the iPhone was at 9% prior to launch in 2007. Perceived value for the cost is probably the deciding factor. Remember, the original iPhone was also $499. The iPad has obvious differences like size, resolution, a huge existing library of 3rd party apps and 16GB of memory (the $499 iPhone had only 4GB of storage). The iPad is also contract-free, something the iPhone can't (officially) do in the US." Via TUAW .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/23/2010 03:09:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/23/2010 02:57:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"First Steps"
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/22/2010 09:20:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/09/2010 09:28:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
This means the official UK version of the iPad will first land in late March, and barely days later will be followed by the better specified but more expensive 3G iteration.
Jobs said at the time of launch that the iPad data plans internationally would be announced in June or July, so it must mean that a deal to provide data in the UK has been struck sooner than expected." Via TechRadar .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/03/2010 03:14:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
• On Google: We did not enter the search business, Jobs said. They entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want to kill the iPhone. We won’t let them, he says. Someone else asks something on a different topic, but there’s no getting Jobs off this rant. I want to go back to that other question first and say one more thing, he says. This don’t be evil mantra: “It’s bullshit.” Audience roars.
• About Adobe: They are lazy, Jobs says. They have all this potential to do interesting things but they just refuse to do it. They don’t do anything with the approaches that Apple is taking, like Carbon. Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy, he says. Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not it’s because of Flash. No one will be using Flash, he says. The world is moving to HTML5.
Via MacDailyNews .
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/01/2010 11:25:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
The above picture from the iPad announcement was supposed to have McGraw-Hill's logo included as a publisher for iPad content. It got removed because the CEO of McGraw-Hill went on CNBC the day before the iPad announcement and spoke about it before Steve Jobs officially announced the iPad. You don't speak about an unannounced Apple product, especially on TV the day before Steve Jobs is going to announce it to the world and you've signed a NDA. If you do, Steve and company will punish you.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/28/2010 03:49:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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MacDailyNews is reporting that Apple will rename iPhone OS to iOS.
in order to better reflect the diversity of devices that will run the operating system: iPhone, iPod touch, and "future devices to be announced."
Labels: apple, iphone os, rumors
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/26/2010 07:41:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/26/2010 07:03:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Obviously Terry McGraw didn't get the memo about not disclosing an unannounced Apple product, especially during a TV interview. Or he did, got caught up in the moment and disclosed it on CNBC because he was so excited.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/26/2010 05:21:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
It will run all the applications of the iPhone and iPod Touch, have a persistent wireless connection over 3G cellphone networks and Wi-Fi, and will be built with a 10-inch color display, allowing newspapers, magazines and book publishers to deliver their products with an eye to the design that had grabbed readers in print.
Their optimism for the tablet also stems from consumers’ willingness to spend money using mobile devices. In the last decade, while people downloaded music illegally to their desktop computers, they happily paid small amounts of money on their cellphones to download ring tones and send text messages.
The iPhone has provided further proof that the economics of mobile devices are unique: the Apple App Store is expected to generate an estimated $1.4 billion this year, according to an analysis by Piper Jaffray."
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/26/2010 12:32:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Apple has taken the iPhone Developer site down. This probably has something to do with tomorrow ;)
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/26/2010 11:00:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
With a little more than 24 hours to go until Apple's event, "Apple Tablet" mania is in full swing complete with pictures claiming to be the device. PocketLink has posted the above picture claiming it to be "real but doctored". Check out PocketLink for another shot of the supposed tablet.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/26/2010 10:20:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Using Flurry Analytics, the company identified approximately 50 devices that match the characteristics of Apple's rumored tablet device. Because Flurry could reliably "place" these devices geographically on Apple's Cupertino campus, we have a fair level of confidence that we are observing a group of pre-release tablets in testing. Testing of this device increased dramatically in January, with observed signs of life as early as October of last year. Apple appears to be going through its cycle of testing and polish, which is expected from any hardware or software company as it nears launch.
Apple is expected to announce the yet-to-be named hardware on Wednesday, January 27 in San Francisco. There has been broad speculation about the functionality of the tablet, and what kinds of content and media partners the new device will feature. Additionally, there has been speculation about the most likely use cases for this kind of device, as well as which operating system the device will support. The choice of operating systems is particularly important for application developers because if the tablet runs on the same or upgraded operating system as the iPhone, then current applications running on the iPhone will also run on the tablet." Via Flurry .
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/25/2010 11:44:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
We haven’t heard this first hand, but we’ve heard it multiple times second and third hand from completely independent sources. Senior Apple execs and friends of Jobs are telling people that he’s about as excited about the upcoming Apple Tablet as he’s ever been. Coming from the man who has created so much, that’s saying something." Via TechCrunch .
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/24/2010 08:09:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
* Multi-touch gestures through out the entire operating system
* “A few new ways” to run applications in the background — multitasking
* iPhone 4.0 upgrade will only be offered to iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS devices
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/20/2010 02:20:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
In 2003, when Apple said its iTunes music software would work on PCs using the Windows software of its age-old rival, Microsoft, Apple made up posters that read "Hell Froze Over." Hell may be getting frosty again.
Apple (AAPL) is in talks with Microsoft (MSFT) to replace Google (GOOG) as the default search engine on its iPhone, according to two people familiar with the matter. The talks have been under way for weeks, say the people, who asked not to be named because the details have not been made public." Via BusinessWeek
Labels: apple, bing, google, microsoft
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/20/2010 12:33:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/18/2010 01:53:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"'Apple’s going to put a lot of innovation, not just on the hardware, but also on the software of the new iPhone,' said Taipei-based Chen, a member of Asia’s top-ranked technology hardware research team," Culpan and Engle report. "The handset will feature a new plastic casing similar to that used for Apple’s touch-panel Magic Mouse released last year, he said."
Culpan and Engle report, "Magic Mouse, a computer mouse released in October, has a touch-sensitive solid plastic shell that replaces mechanical buttons. The technology may be replicated in the new iPhone to offer touch-sensitive features on the rear of the handset, Chen said." Via MacDailyNews .
This would be a welcomed addition. I can't tell ya how many times I've tried to do this on my iPhone 3GS since it's become second nature and so intuitive doing it on my Palm Pre.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/15/2010 11:55:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
"Well, it's the latest one. It's a non-Apple product, but it's a gadget that just came out yesterday."
Like many things these days NBC didn't get it right, so Woz posted a comment on the NBC site where they published the story.
"STEVEWOZ
ha ha...I buy most of the significant gadgets that come out...I did not buy an Android right away but I did like the looks of the Motorola Droid so I bought it. When you buy a gadget and it works without hours of figuring things out, it's a joy. At different points in time you'll find me with different Blackberries and other phones. At the time of this interview I carried 2 iPhones (battery and multitasking fixed) and the Droid on my belt. And I do enjoy the Droid and it does my normal stuff fine, but it will take some time to find apps equal to some that are important on my iPhones. When the Nexus One came out I put the Droid aside and shifted to checking out the Nexus One. I'm always on the watch for the latest hot gadgets. When I don't like new gadgets, I keep my mouth shut. It's better to focus on the good. I'm not the conflict type of person so I don't try to get into arguments you never win about which is better. But if I only carried my iPhones, I wouldn't have as good an idea of how others do with their alternate choices....Woz"
Via NBC Bay Area .
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/14/2010 10:39:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
* The tablet’s multi-touch gestures are “out of control.”
* It’s powered by an incredibly fast ARM CPU
* It runs on the iPhone kernel.
* The internal model number is K48AP.
* There hasn’t been an updated iPhone OS build because there’s too much tablet-related code/references in the OS and Apple obviously didn’t want that to leak. Oops.
* The tablet is basically an “iPhone on steroids.”
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/13/2010 03:40:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
* iPhone 4.0 OS to allow multitasking (run more than one application at once)
* OLED screen
* live video chat
* possible removable battery
* dual core processors
* better video chip
* an earlier than usual release in April/May
Stay tuned.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/12/2010 03:17:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
“Avie and I worked closely together at Apple for many years and I have always admired his engineering talent and leadership, his strategic vision for how software can transform businesses and his ability to execute on that vision,” Elevation co-founder Fred Anderson said in a statement. “We are proud that he has decided to join Elevation and believe he will be a huge asset as we explore new investment opportunities.” Via AllThingsDigital.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/12/2010 12:56:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
The report, issued Friday, claims that two Taiwanese companies are supplying parts: AVY Precision Technology will begin production of the aluminum casings in February, while TPK Solutions is manufacturing the touchscreen panels. Three anonymous sources were cited in the report.
"Production of the cases will begin in February, so everything points to a second-quarter launch right now," one of the sources reportedly said. "It doesn't take that long for the company to assemble the PC together, but a second-quarter shipment date is what we're looking at now." Via AppleInsider .
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/09/2010 02:48:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
“Three billion applications downloaded in less than 18 months—this is like nothing we’ve ever seen before,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The revolutionary App Store offers iPhone and iPod touch users an experience unlike anything else available on other mobile devices, and we see no signs of the competition catching up anytime soon.”
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/06/2010 12:01:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Quattro announced the deal in a blog posting on its website on Tuesday, but did not give a purchase price. An Apple spokesman also declined to say how much the company paid.
The Wall Street Journal-affiliated blog, All Things Digital, reported late on Monday that Apple would pay $275 million for Quattro.
Broadpoint Amtech analyst Brian Marshall called the deal a "good strategic purchase" and said it fits Apple's plan to acquire small technology companies that add to ancillary parts of its business.
He also said the deal was a sign of the growing rivalry between Apple and Web search giant Google Inc."
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/05/2010 05:09:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
While the device's ship date hasn't been finalized and could still change, people briefed on the matter said the new product will come with a 10 to 11-inch touch screen—which would make it closer in size to Apple's line of MacBook laptops than its smart phone."
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/05/2010 01:05:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Following a Financial Times report that Apple has scheduled a special media event for January 26th in San Francisco, I've spoken to a source inside Apple who confirmed a "big" event for January.
While nothing official has been handed down from the notoriously tight-lipped company, my source took the Financial Times report one step further by saying this event will focus on the mobility space, meaning we'll see something related to the iPhone/Touch product line."
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 12/30/2009 06:33:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
MacRumors has uncovered some major Apple news. Apple acquired the website islate.com. Apple is expected to announce a tablet device in 2010 and if history repeats itself the name may be exposed as iSlate. Apple had acquired macbookair.com before the company introduced the MacBook Air.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 12/26/2009 03:56:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Yet another recently departed Apple employee tipped me: “You will be very surprised how you interact with the new tablet.”
A former Apple employee, whose name appears on numerous Apple patents, worked on an Apple tablet five years ago and recently told me when the first version of the tablet was shelved by Steve Jobs, a lot of the technology made it into other devices. He explained that components of these early stage concepts are already out in the marketplace. If you have an iPhone, for example, you’re carrying around a mini version of an early Apple tablet. He also says that one of the barriers to producing the early tablets was the lack of software. The success of the App Store and the eagerness of the publishers show that this won’t be a problem for any new devices." Via The New York Times .
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 12/24/2009 09:00:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Walt Disney Co. and CBS Corp. are considering participating in Apple's future plan to offer subscriptions for television shows through iTunes, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. CBS would offer programs from its parent network as well as CW, while Disney would offer programs from its ABC, Disney Channel, and ABC Family networks.
Apple would pay the content providers $2 to $4 a month per subscriber for a broadcast network like CBS or ABC, and about $1 to $2 a month per subscriber for a basic-cable network." Via AppleInsider .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 12/21/2009 08:55:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
The analyst is also saying a Verizon iPhone is expected in 2010 as well.
Labels: amazon, apple, iphone, kindle, ors, verizon
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 12/09/2009 09:16:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"Apple has purchased online music service Lala, I’ve confirmed with a source familiar with the transaction. Both Bloomberg and CNET reported the chats earlier today. If you’d like other confirmation, New York Times also reports that the deal has closed.
Lala’s investors will not get a return on the $35 million they’ve put into the company. Earlier this year, founder Bill Nguyen told me he was working on a deal to get the company more funding in an “up round”–that is, at a higher value than the previous round.
But Warner Music Group (WMG), which had previously invested $20 million in Lala, wrote down $11 million of that. And a source tells me that the Apple transaction reflected a similar discount, meaning that investors will be lucky to get 50 cents on the dollar on this one."
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 12/05/2009 12:01:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Labels: apple, att, iphone 3GS, rumors
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 11/06/2009 09:29:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Check out the whole article here
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 11/05/2009 11:27:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
"Of course, it's Apple Inc.'s iPhone, now in its third iteration, the iPhone 3GS, released on June 19. More and more, I'm convinced that this tiny, still-less-than-5-ounce, color-screened marvel is just that, a marvelous creation. In many ways, it could (and does) replace even a lightweight notebook computer for many daily tasks, putting computing in a whole different sphere," Kellner writes. "You could say the iPhone is, more than any of its current competitors, a Swiss Army knife of mobile devices."
Kellner writes, "Nothing else I've seen so far marries so many functions in so small a package. Nothing else I've seen is easier to use or has as wide a range of accessories and peripherals, let alone so many applications that can be added easily. In short, the iPhone has changed the way many of us look at computing, and that may happen only once or twice in a lifetime and certainly not more than once in a decade."
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 11/04/2009 04:30:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
“The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The iPhone SDK created the first great platform for mobile applications and our customers are loving all of the amazing apps our developers are creating.”
“The App Store has forever changed the mobile gaming industry and continues to improve,” said Travis Boatman, vice president of Worldwide Studios, EA Mobile. “With a global reach of over 50 million iPhone and iPod touch users, the App Store has allowed us to develop high quality EA games that have been a huge success with customers.”
“With 10,000 downloads a day, worldwide customer response to our I Am T-Pain App has exceeded our wildest expectations,” said Jeff Smith, CEO of Smule. “The App Store has given us a unique opportunity to create and grow a very successful business, and we’re looking forward to an exciting future.”
Apple continues to improve search and discovery with new features including Genius for Apps, App Store Essentials selections, sub category listings and more valuable customer reviews. With the recently introduced iTunes® 9, it’s also now easier than ever to organize and sync your apps right in iTunes and they will automatically appear on your iPhone or iPod touch with the same layout.
The release of iPhone OS 3.0 this summer made over 100 new features available to iPhone and iPod touch users including Cut, Copy and Paste; MMS; landscape view for Mail, Text and Notes; stereo Bluetooth; shake to shuffle; parental controls; automatic login at Wi-Fi hot spots and Push Notifications. These new features have been incredibly popular with customers and there have already been more than two billion Push Notifications sent to apps available from the App Store. Additionally, the recently introduced In App Purchase feature for free apps means leading developers will now be able to offer customers the choice of buying content, subscriptions and digital services from directly inside their apps.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 11/04/2009 09:51:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
I was lucky enough to track down an Apple Store that received their first shipment of the new Apple Magic Mouse. In typical Apple fashion even the plastic container the Magic Mouse comes in a very cool container showing off the Magic Mouse as if it were a piece of art. Apple also includes two AA batteries inside the Magic Mouse so you can start using it right away.
The Magic Mouse feels great in the hand. The mouse settings in System Preferences allow you to customize the Magic Mouse and also shows a video tutorial showing how the features work. You can add right click, scroll with momentum (just like the iPhone, or scroll without momentum, snd 2 fingers swipe which allows you to navigate left/right.
The Multi-Touch on the surface of the Magic Mouse is very responsive, if you own a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook, iPhone, and iPod touch you will be very familiar with the gestures. The only thing missing is the pinch to zoom function I have a feeling Apple will update the Magic Mouse via software update, if not someone will make it happen.
The Magic Mouse is just another example of why so many people love Macs and iPhones, it's super easy to use, and extremely intuitive.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/30/2009 12:01:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
iTunes 9.0.2 adds support for Apple TV software version 3.0, adds an option for a dark background for Grid View, and improves support for accessibility.
iTunes 9 comes with many new features and improvements, including:
* An improved look and feel, including a new Column Browser for easily browsing your artists or albums, movies, TV shows, and more.
* iTunes Store has a brand new look, with improved navigation for quick and easy exploration.
* iTunes LP and iTunes Extras create unique experiences that feature exclusive interviews, videos, photos, and more — available with select album and movie purchases on the iTunes Store.
* Home Sharing helps you manage your family's iTunes collection between computers in your home. iTunes can automatically transfer new purchases, or you can choose just the items you want.
* Genius Mixes are created for you by iTunes and play songs from your library that go great together.
* iPod and iPhone syncing now allows you to organize your iPhone and iPod touch home screens directly in iTunes. Syncing is now also more flexible, allowing you to sync individual artists, genres, or TV show and Podcast episodes.
* iTunes U items are now organized into their own section in your iTunes library.
* Sync with iPod nano (5th generation), iPod classic (Fall 2009), and iPod touch (Fall 2009).
* iTunes 9 also includes many other improvements, such as HE-AAC encoding and playback, more flexibility with Smart Playlists rules, simpler organization of your media files inside an iTunes Media folder, and more.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/29/2009 10:27:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"It is understood that Apple has been in direct talks with Australian media companies to launch a new app for the tablet that would allow them to distribute their content in digital form and charge for it," the report said.
It noted that executives did not give a warm reception to the Kindle in the past, because Amazon wanted to keep 70 percent of revenue. The report cited Apple's current iPhone App Store business model, where the hardware maker keeps only 30 percent, as a model that is "expected" to be offered to media companies.
The device was described as a larger iPhone, "small enough to carry in a handbag but too big to fit in a pocket." The tablet will reportedly allow users to surf the Web, watch movies, and read books and newspapers."
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/27/2009 10:07:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Apple will support Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate) with Boot Camp in Mac OS X Snow Leopard before the end of the year. This support will require a software update to Boot Camp.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/22/2009 10:34:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
As a leading innovator in wireless communications, Nokia has created one of the strongest and broadest patent portfolios in the industry, investing more than EUR 40 billion in R&D during the last two decades. Much of this intellectual property, including the patents in suit, has been declared essential to industry standards. Nokia has already successfully entered into license agreements including these patents with approximately 40 companies, including virtually all the leading mobile device vendors, allowing the industry to benefit from Nokia's innovation.
The ten patents in suit relate to technologies fundamental to making devices which are compatible with one or more of the GSM, UMTS (3G WCDMA) and wireless LAN standards. The patents cover wireless data, speech coding, security and encryption and are infringed by all Apple iPhone models shipped since the iPhone was introduced in 2007.
"The basic principle in the mobile industry is that those companies who contribute in technology development to establish standards create intellectual property, which others then need to compensate for," said Ilkka Rahnasto, Vice President, Legal & Intellectual Property at Nokia. "Apple is also expected to follow this principle. By refusing to agree appropriate terms for Nokia's intellectual property, Apple is attempting to get a free ride on the back of Nokia's innovation."
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/22/2009 12:02:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Apple also quietly updated the Apple Remote. The new remote has an aluminum finish to match the aluminum iMac.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/20/2009 12:39:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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