| Me.com Email Addresses Now Working [For Some] |
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If you are a .Mac subscriber, Apple appears to have activated the corresponding @me.com email addresses. If your email address was username@mac.com previously, you can now use username@me.com and emails should arrive in your .Mac mailbox. In the ne...
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| | 6/29/2008 3:52 PM (7d 5h 30m ago) |
| Apple has Sold Over 5 Billion Songs on iTunes |
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Apple announced today that they had sold over 5 billion songs on iTunes. According to data from the NPD Group, iTunes remains the number one music retailer in the US. iTunes features the largest online music catalog with over eight million songs. |
| | 6/20/2008 4:27 AM (16d 16h 55m ago) |
| Apple posts WWDC 2008 keynote in HD |
| | Filed under: WWDC, Steve JobsFirst you could stream the yesterday's keynote, then you could download it via iTunes, and now you can stream it in HD. Nothing beats seeing an Apple presentation in HD, you can almost smell the Old Spice on Phil Schiller.Thanks, Jeff.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 6/11/2008 3:24 PM (25d 5h 57m ago) |
| TUAW WWDC 2008 Day 1 coverage roundup |
| | Filed under: WWDC, Internet Tools, Apple, Leopard, MobileMeThat was a heck of a way to start off WWDC 2008, don't you think? Just in case you didn't get a change to read all of our 40 or so posts today, I thought I would highlight a few.Be sure to check out our WWDC 2008 coverage page for lots more info.The StevenoteTUAW Meta-Liveblog of WWDC 08 Keynote: Our award winning coverage of other sites' live coverage of the WWDC keynote iPhone 2.0 firmware will ship in early July, touch users pay $9.95: iPhone users get the 2.0 firmware for free, while iPod touch folks have to pay Apple ten bucks.iPhone 3G announced: Did you know Apple makes a phone? The new iPhone, dubbed the iPhone 3G, sports faster networking, longer battery life, GPS, and a flush headphone jack. All of that, and it costs much less ($199 for an 8 gig and $299 for the 16 gig model).MobileMe announced: .Mac is dead, long live MobileMe. Well, at least that will be the case on July 11. The .Mac replacement offers up push email, calendaring, contacts as well as Web 2.0 apps for checking said things. It still costs $99 for an individual account and $149 for a family subscription (all subscriptions last for a year). WWDC Reader Q&A Liveblog: You had questions, and we tried to answer them.Apple posts video of WWDC 2008 keynote: Watch it in the comfort of your own Mac.iPhone 3G 3G iPhone: What it means - a look at the hardware: Cory checks out what comes in the iPhone 3G box.Where can I buy an iPhone 3g?: Christina whipped up a very cool map showing you all the countries that Apple will be selling the iPhone 3G in.AT&T talks iPhone 3G plans, apps: AT&T spills the beans about the new iPhone service plans (spoiler alert, they are more expensive) and talks about the Yellowpages.com app they are working on.Confirmed: GoPhone is No Go and in-store Activation only: Erica confirms that the iPhone 3G will have to be activated in store, no more iTunes activations for you! Also, the GoPhone plan won't be available... |
| | 6/10/2008 2:13 PM (26d 7h 8m ago) |
| Announcing the MobileMe Internet service |
| | The new MobileMe Internet service delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs. A subscription-based service with 20GB of storage for $99 (US) per year for individuals and $149 (US) for a Family Pack, MobileMe provides a suite of elegant, ad-free web applications — Mail, Contacts and Calendar, a Gallery for viewing and sharing photos, and iDisk for storing and exchanging documents — that deliver a desktop-like experience through any modern browser. |
| | 6/09/2008 8:25 PM (27d 56m ago) |
| Apple Revamps .Mac: Mobile Me Announced |
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As rumored, Apple has announced Mobile Me, described by Apple Vice President for product marketing Phil Schiller as "Exchange for the rest of us."Not all of us work in an enterprise... Not all of us have access to an exchange server....
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| | 6/09/2008 8:19 PM (27d 1h 2m ago) |
| Apple Announces iPhone 3G |
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After months of anticipation, the heavily rumored 3G iPhone was announced today during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference Keynote.
Features
- 3G-capable. 2.8 times faster than EDGE.
- GPS built-in
- Thi...
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| | 6/09/2008 8:19 PM (27d 1h 3m ago) |
| Analysis: WWDC ’08 the most significant in years |
| | Analysts expect WWDC '08 to be one of the most significant in the company's history, whether or not Apple releases a new iPhone at the event.
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| | 6/07/2008 1:44 AM (29d 19h 37m ago) |
| OS X iPhone and OS X Leopard Banners at WWDC [More Photos] |
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CrunchGear has posted the first banners at WWDC which promote both "OS X Leopard" and "OS X iPhone". The "OS X Leopard" banner reads "The world's most advanced operating system," while the "OS X iPhone" banner reads "The world's mos...
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| | 6/07/2008 1:44 AM (29d 19h 38m ago) |
| Apple's Back to School Promo Kicks off June 3rd |
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Apple is planning on launching their annual Back to School promotion on Tuesday, June 3rd. Last year, Apple offered a free iPod Nano ($199 value) or a $199 credit against a more expensive iPod for eligible customers. The iPhone was specifically exc...
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| | 6/01/2008 8:43 AM (35d 12h 39m ago) |
| Apple Bought Me.com? .Mac's New Name? |
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Earlier today, John Gruber of DaringFireball.net suggested that Me.com might be the name for Apple's .Mac rebranding. There was no real evidence, however, except that Me.com was registered under MarkMonitor's domain service. MarkMonitor is a domai...
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| | 6/01/2008 8:43 AM (35d 12h 39m ago) |
| Report: Apple to be hub of the digital home by 2013 |
| | With a clock radio and a network-enabled digital frame are among the items that will propel Apple to rule the digital home by 2013, according to a report from Forrester.
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| | 5/23/2008 3:31 PM (44d 5h 51m ago) |
| Apple and the future of DRM |
| | Filed under: Odds and ends, AppleOver at the Guardian there's an interesting article on How Apple is Changing DRM. While there's not a lot that's new here, it does usefully cover what has happened over the last few years with Digital Rights Management and how DRM has basically come to bite the record companies in the, um, keister. Way back when the iTunes (Music) Store started, the record companies were clamoring for DRM to protect against Napster and other P2P sharing, and Apple obligingly complied with FairPlay. Over time, as the iPod became the portable device of choice, the record companies basically found themselves beholden to Apple, painted into a corner by that self-same DRM. Now they're giving up DRM on services like Amazon MP3 precisely to get access to the iPod without Apple. The question for the future of DRM is whether subscription models like Rhapsody will take off and whether a hitherto reluctant Apple might embrace the subscription model as a response to the rise of other DRM-free download stores. In any case the article is worth a read for anybody interested in the future of digital media.[via Digg]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 5/19/2008 3:46 PM (48d 5h 36m ago) |
| Atom-powered Mini-tablet Confirmed By Intel Germany CEO? |
| | Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Rumors, iPhoneWas it a slip of the tongue? ZDNet.de reports that Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer, speaking at an Intel 40th anniversary event at Munich's BMW World, confirmed that there is an iPhone that will be using Intel's new Atom processor. The new device is "slightly larger" than the current iPhone, raising speculation that this new member of the iPhone family may be the long-rumored Apple mini-tablet with a 720 x 480 display. Schwaderer also mentioned that an upgraded version of the current iPhone with the same form factor would be a 3G model. With iPhones out of stock in the US and UK, and Steve Jobs scheduled to give the keynote at WWDC 08, new iPhones and the mini-tablet might be right around the corner.What do YOU think about Herr Schwaderer's comments and the rumored mini-tablet? Take our poll! A big thank-you hug to Erica Sadun for the poll answers!View PollUpdate: If you had "Intel disavows knowledge of future iPhone products" for $200, you win.[via ZDNet.de, MacRumors]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 5/15/2008 2:29 PM (52d 6h 52m ago) |
| Intel Confirms Atom-based Larger iPhone (Mini-Tablet)? |
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According to ZDNet.de, Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer confirmed that Apple would be using the Intel Atom processor in a future version of the iPhone. The new model will reportedly be a larger model with a larger display, correlating with circul...
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| | 5/15/2008 2:20 PM (52d 7h 1m ago) |
| Steve Jobs and Apple Executives to Keynote WWDC (Officially) |
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Apple officially announced today that "a team of Apple executives, led by CEO Steve Jobs" would kick off Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 9th.
This year's WWDC w...
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| | 5/13/2008 4:13 PM (54d 5h 9m ago) |
| Digital Wrongs Management |
| | Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Multimedia, iTunesI don't think anybody likes DRM. Customers certainly don't like it: they want to listen to music and watch video where and when they please. I don't think it's that popular with the content providers, either, because it's not a perfect solution. It might cut down on some piracy, but by no means eliminates it entirely.
DRM has come up recently in a few places, and companies have set up camps at two ends of the spectrum. Amazon.com is doing a booming business selling DRM-free music, sometimes for better prices than at the iTunes Store. On the other hand, we have NBC, who may or may not be partnering with Microsoft to create device software that (somehow) determines if a particular music or video file has been stolen.
As much as I'm sure that both Zune users would appreciate having access to NBC's video library, the problem remains of how exactly Microsoft would do that, aside from splashing giant watermarks across everything. My money's on unicorn tears.
How much more investment will there be in DRM before content providers realize it's an inefficient, ineffective way of deterring piracy? Sound off in comments.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 5/09/2008 5:33 PM (58d 3h 49m ago) |
| Early Canadian iPod Owners Get $45 Credit from Apple |
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The Gazette reports that two class-action lawsuits against Apple Canada have been settled with a $45 credit being offered to Canadian residents who purchased a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd generation iPod prior to June 24, 2004.
The basis of the l...
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| | 5/09/2008 1:42 PM (58d 7h 40m ago) |
| Details emerge on Apple's acquistion of chip designer P.A. Semi |
| | Filed under: Cellphones, Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable VideoThere weren't a whole lot of firm details on the reasons behind Apple's acquisition of chip designer P.A. Semi to be had back when the deal was announced last month, but it seems that a bit of the veil of mystery may now be lifting, at least if the word EETimes is hearing from its unnamed source is to be believed. Apparently, Apple was keen to have P.A. Semi's crack chip-making team design a new chip for them, but P.A. Semi had "more or less burnt through its venture capital funds," leaving them unable to take on the project. According to EETimes source, that meant that the only way to get P.A. Semi involved was for Apple to pay off all of P.A.'s investors and bring the company in-house, something they were able to do for a mere $280 million or so. Of course, as EETimes points out, the big question remaining is exactly what it is that Apple wants P.A. Semi to help it out with, and that's a detail we'd expect to take considerably longer to trickle out.[Via Mac Rumors]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 5/08/2008 5:02 AM (59d 16h 20m ago) |
| Apple Refused to Build Copyright Filters for iPod [Updated] |
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The New York Times reports on NBC's recent decision to publish their television shows on Microsoft's video store for use on their Zune media player. NBC was once a content provider for Apple's iTunes but after months of negotiations, NBC and Apple p...
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| | 5/08/2008 12:24 AM (59d 20h 58m ago) |
| Purchase New Movies on iTunes Same Day as DVD Release |
| | Starting today, movie fans can purchase new releases from major film studios and premier independent studios on the iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release. New releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Image Entertainment and First Look Studios. |
| | 5/01/2008 3:07 PM (66d 6h 14m ago) |
| Free workout videos for iPod |
| | Filed under: iPod Family, Multimedia, VideoYou're one of those crazy people who enjoys working out ... and reads tech blogs. It could happen. You've got the Nike+ sport kit and lots of great Nike Sport Music [iTunes link]. What else could you need?How about free workout videos? Lifehacker points out a series of four free workout videos from Men's Health, optimized for the iPod. Take your pick of
The at-home muscle plan
The Marine Corps workout
Pack on muscle like a pro
The ultimate strength-boosting workout
Once you've downloaded* the videos, either double-click the files or just drop them into iTunes. Now you're ready to get pumped!*A free registration is required or, as LH mentions, just click your browser's stop button before the page loads completely and you'll see all the download links. You're welcome.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 5/01/2008 1:51 PM (66d 7h 31m ago) |
| New iPod ad, now featuring silhouettes |
| | Filed under: iPod Family It's been a long time since we've seen new iPod ads featuring the old silhouettes. Well, after taking a break from them, Apple has decided to release a new silhouette ad. It was shown on TV in the US today and can be seen by going to the Apple iTunes page and clicking "Watch the new ad" underneath the "Featured on iTunes" section. The music is apparently "Shut Up and Let Me Go" by UK band the Ting Tings.Thanks for the tip, Bren.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/29/2008 3:49 AM (68d 17h 32m ago) |
| Jobs to Intel: she means nothing to me |
| | Filed under: Hardware, Steve JobsAs we noted earlier this week Apple purchased of the chip design firm P. A. Semi and speculation has been rampant about what it all means. Well the Journal is reporting that Jobs spoke recently about Apple's relationship with Intel saying: "We have a great partnership with Intel. We expect that to continue forever." He further suggested that the acquisition was mainly to improve chips to go in portable devices and dismissed speculation about a return to the Power PC platform (the technology on which P. A. Semi's designs are based).[via MacNN]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/28/2008 12:55 AM (69d 20h 26m ago) |
| Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results |
| | Apple today posted revenue of $7.51 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share, for its fiscal 2008 second quarter, which ended March 29. “We’re delighted to report 43 percent revenue growth and the strongest March quarter revenue and earnings in Apple’s history,” said Steve Jobs. During the quarter, Apple shipped 2,289,000 Mac computers (representing 51 percent unit growth and 54 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter), sold 10,644,000 iPods, and reported quarterly iPhone sales of 1,703,000.
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| | 4/23/2008 11:34 PM (73d 21h 47m ago) |
| Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results: Revenue Up 43 Percent Year-Over-Year |
| | Apple today posted revenue of $7.51 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share, for its fiscal 2008 second quarter, which ended March 29. “We’re delighted to report 43 percent revenue growth and the strongest March quarter revenue and earnings in Apple’s history,” said Steve Jobs. During the quarter, Apple shipped 2,289,000 Mac computers (representing 51 percent unit growth and 54 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter), sold 10,644,000 iPods, and reported quarterly iPhone sales of 1,703,000. |
| | 4/23/2008 8:35 PM (74d 46m ago) |
| Apple 2Q 2008 Results, 3Q Preview |
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Tomorrow Apple will announce its financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2008 spanning January through March and give its guidance of what it expects in the third fiscal quarter. What should we expect? Let's recap what has happened this ...
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| | 4/23/2008 4:45 AM (74d 16h 37m ago) |
| Two more Apple Stores confirmed for New York City |
| | Filed under: RetailCheer up, New Yorkers! Sure, the Red Sox beat your Yankees last night and you're now in 3rd place in the AL East, but there's good news, too!ifoAppleStore is reporting that two new Apple Stores have been confirmed for The Big Apple. First, the borough of Brooklyn will host a store, either in the downtown area or in Williamsburg -- in other words, your guess is as good as ours.The location of the 2nd store is more certain. Earlier this week, it was all but confirmed that a store will be built at 23 Wall Street. And don't worry, the construction workers have promised not to bury a Big Papi jersey in the foundation.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/20/2008 6:55 PM (77d 2h 26m ago) |
| Apple first among World’s Most Innovative Companies four years running |
| | In it’s annual tribute to innovation, Businessweek invites us to meet the “world’s 50 most innovative companies.” Foremost among them is Apple. “Our repeat winner has rocked the wireless handset world with the iPhone, spurring rivals to imitate the touch-screen design. After just nine months on sale, it’s already No. 3 in the global smartphone market.” Indeed, Apple not only leads the overall rankings but also tops the Consumer Products and Technology categories and comes in second in the Entertainment and fourth in the Retail categories. |
| | 4/19/2008 3:11 PM (78d 6h 11m ago) |
| Starbucks offers free iTunes "Pick of the Week" |
| | Filed under: iTS, DealsApple and Starbucks are at it again, this time with a new Pick of the Week iTunes offer. Basically each week Starbucks will distribute cards good for a free download of a hand-picked song from the iTunes Store. Starting this week the first such song is the Counting Crows' "Washington Square."It's not entirely clear what you have to do to get a card, but presumably it involves a purchase. A new card will be available each Tuesday. Once you get a card you have 60 days to redeem it.[via iLounge]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/15/2008 11:07 PM (81d 22h 14m ago) |
| Blu-ray players to connect with iPod, iPhone |
| | Interactive media company Netblender has reportedly created a new program for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows users to connect to their Blu-ray players via an Internet link. The first player that will be open to this new technology is the Playstation 3, as it is the only player on the market right now with the latest playback functionality. |
| | 4/11/2008 2:41 AM (86d 18h 41m ago) |
| See what you can learn at WWDC08 |
| | Whether you develop for iPhone, the Mac, or IT, you’ll find a schedule of more than 60 “how to” technical sessions and “hands-on” labs you can take at this years WWDC. Taking place in San Francisco, CA, June 9–13, the Developers Conference gives you direct access to Apple engineers and experts and offers an invaluable opportunity to get your critical questions answered. Check out the sessions already scheduled — we’ll post more soon — and take advantage of early registration pricing while you’re on the WWDC08 website.
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| | 4/04/2008 2:02 AM (93d 19h 19m ago) |
| Apple officially says it's the #1 music retailer in the US |
| | Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoBased on today's earlier leak of some weekly NPD marketshare data, we had our doubts that Apple had actually overtaken Wal-Mart as the number one music retailer in the US, but it looks like that January surge of iTunes gift cards and new iPod owners pushed it over the top for good -- and now we've got the PR to prove it. Apple's giving out the same "4 billion songs to 50 million customers" numbers as it has for a while now, but it says iTunes was the biggest game in town in January and February. Of course, there's a lot of 2008 left to go, so Wally might make a comeback -- it was the overall champ last year -- but Apple's achievement is still a major milestone for digitally distributed content, and we hope to see a lot more iTunes-like services on that list soon. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/03/2008 8:39 PM (94d 42m ago) |
| New "Get a Mac" ads: Yoga and Breakthrough |
| | Filed under: AppleTonight, Apple premiered two new "Get a Mac" ads: Yoga and Breakthrough. These ads where shown during tonights episode of American Idol. You can look at these and other "Get a Mac" ads on Apple's website.These weren't the only new Apple ads to appear lately, Apple also released some new iPhone ads. Thanks Bob!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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| | 4/02/2008 3:42 PM (95d 5h 40m ago) |
| iPod Reset Utility 1.0.3 released |
| | Apple has released a new version of the iPod Reset Utility for first and second-generation iPods.
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| | 3/26/2008 5:36 AM (102d 15h 45m ago) |
| Analysis: Apple’s environmental progress is ongoing |
| | Apple has met some of the goals Steve Jobs outlined in his May 2007 letter on the company’s environmental policies. But nearly a year after the Apple CEO first published his open letter, work remains to be done on making Apple’s product offerings more environmentally friendly.
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| | 3/24/2008 8:19 PM (104d 1h 3m ago) |
| 5th Gen/6th Gen iPods Get 1.3 Firmware Update |
| | Available via iTunes now. Typical Apple, "includes bug fixes". We've heard that one bug fixed is the nasty screen freeze that some users have experienced. |
| | 3/14/2008 4:34 PM (114d 4h 47m ago) |