Archive: 2006 — page 2
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In Brief: Apple Denies iTunes Sales Slowdown, Mac OS X Leopard Builds Seeded, Apple Japan to Offer New Year Lucky Bags
Apple Denies iTunes Sales Slowdown Following on from yesterdays report from Forrester Research, Apple has strongly denied that such a slowdown is occurring. In the report Forrester analysed 2791 iTunes Store credit and debit card transactions over a 2 year period. "With only two years…
iTunes Store Sales Take Severe Downturn?
Apple has always been tight-lipped on how much information it releases in reference to the iTunes Store, a recent report by Forrester Research appears to point towards plummeting sales of music via the online service. Forrester believed that credit-card transactions over a 27 month period…
Apple Unleashes Aperture 1.5.2 Update
Apple has just released an update to Aperture, pushing it to version 1.5.2. The update is available from the Software Update application or from Apple's website . The update is 131MB in size. Aperture 1.5.2 addresses issues related to overall reliability and performance in a…
Apple Store SOHO to Remain Open 24/7 Over Christmas Period
The Apple Store SOHO in New York is going to join the 5th Avenue Store and stay open 24 hours a day up until Christmas Day. The SOHO Store will open at 9.30am, December 13 and stay open until 11.59pm on December 24. The Store…
No iPhone at MacWorld San Francisco?
Analyst Ittai Kidron of CIBC World Markets wrote last week that he doesn't expect the iPhone at MacWorld 2007. "Based on our checks, we believe the timing of Apple's iPhone commercial launch is around late first quarter 2007 to early second quarter 2007," wrote Kidron…
Apple UK Scraps Mail-in Repair Service
Reports over the weekend claimed that Apple UK has discontinued its mail-in repair service. In the past Apple offered the ability to mail-in Macs covered by warranty or AppleCare. The service allowed customers to return Macs using a supplied box from Apple. Apple is now…
Xsan 1.4.1 Admin Update, Filesystem Update
Xsan 1.4.1 Admin Update - 9.2MB The Xsan 1.4.1 update delivers overall improved reliability for remotely administering, configuring and maintaining Xsan deployments. It includes fixes for: labeling and initializing Fibre Channel LUNs larger than 2TB in size expanding storage pools and volumes working with multiple…
Apple Store New Zealand to Hold “Black Wednesday”
Following on from the Black Friday sale in the US , followed by a day of sales in Europe , the brand new Apple Store New Zealand is holding its own sale. On Wednesday, December 13, the online Apple Store New Zealand will be holding…
Apple to Release Three iPod Models in 2007?
AppleInsider reports that Apple is planning to introduce three new iPod models during 2007. The rumour site claims that a source which is familiar with Apple's roadmap, says it calls for "three distinct models" to make their debut during 2007. Of notable importance is the…
16GB iPod Video?
MacRumors has posted an article weighing in on recent reports by analysts concerning a 16GB flash-based iPod Video player. MacRumors notes that this is the first instance in which such a device has ever been mentioned, a quote from the analysts report states:- While on…
Apple Has Interest in Video Games?
AppleInsider has published a report concerning Apple and a possible foray into the video game market. The article which is based on information from Prudential analyst Jesse Tortora who said "We think the video game market represents a distinct possibility for Apple, especially considering that…
Apple Launches iTunes Store and Online Apple Store in New Zealand
As rumoured last month, Apple has launched the New Zealand iTunes Store. Apple has also launched its own online Apple Store for New Zealand consumers. Hello New Zealand “We’re thrilled to bring the iTunes Store and the online Apple Store to our customers in New…
In Brief: Analyst Predicts iPhone, new iPod and iTV at MacWorld, 100GB iPod Drive Revealed, Foxconn to Manufacture 1.5m MacBook Pros
Analyst Predicts iPhone, new iPod and iTV at MacWorld Gene Munster of PiperJaffray reckons that Apple is likely to roll iTV, a new iPod and the long rumoured iPhone at MacWorld in January. "With one month left in what is anticipated to be a solid…
Apple Acquires Proximity Corp.
According to Proximity Corporations website , Apple has acquired the company's technology and intellectual property. We are pleased to announce that all Proximity technology and intellectual property, including artbox workgroup and artbox enterprise, was recently acquired by Apple. Proximity is a UK based company which…
Ultra-thin, 12-inch MacBook Pro?
MacScoop claims to have obtained reports from "very reliable" sources concerning a new "smaller and ultra-thin form factor MacBook Pro." The report claims that Apple currently developing the product but offers no price tag. It was revealed that the mini MacBook Pro would continue to…
4GB and 8GB iPhone?
In the most recent episode of Diggnation, host Kevin Rose has released some details of the rumoured iPhone from which he claims is a "solid" source. Kevin Rose has been notoriously accurate in his Apple related rumours, back in January, just hours before the MacWorld…
Regent Street Regains Title of Largest Apple Store
Apple today re-opened the renovated Regent Street Apple Store in London. The event which coincided with a one-day sale makes the Store the largest Apple Store in the world, taking back the title from the recently opened Fifth Avenue Store in New York. Apple's senior…
Apple Wins Download Patent
Apple has managed to secure a patent which is critical to devices such as the iPod. The patent covers the downloading of music and and video to a computer as well as the capability to play it on other devices. Apple reached an out-of-court settlement…
Apple Begins One Day Sale Across Europe and Australia
Apple has posted one day sales for all of its European and Australia stores. The offers are very similar to those of Black Friday discounts in the US last week. List of Stores with discounts: UK Store Australian Store French Store Sweden Store Swiss French…
Apple Files Patent for Radio-Transparent Zirconia Casings
Apple describes the patent as "A handheld computing device is disclosed. The handheld computing device includes an enclosure having structural walls formed from a ceramic material that is radio-transparent." FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a seamless enclosure, in accordance with one embodiment of…