Archive: January 2007 — page 2
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In Brief: Widescreen Video iPod and Mac tablet? Logic 8 Coming Today?
Full Video iPod and Mac tablet? MacScoop claims that reliable sources have disclosed information in reference to a "true widescreen video iPod and a Mac tablet. The site states that the widescreen video iPod is in the final stages of development and will feature a…
Notes from Apple Q1-2007 Conference Call
Apple Financial Results Conference call notes for Q1-2007. Apple shipped 21,066,000 iPods in the quarter, 50% growth YOY Apple shipped 1,606,000 Macs in the quarter, 28% growth YOY International sales accounted for 42 percent of the quarter’s revenue. Gross margin was 31.2 percent, up from…
Apple Increases Pace of 10.4.9 Development
AppleInsider reports that Apple has increased the pace at which it is developing and distributing new builds of Mac OS X 10.4.9. The latest builds of 10.4.9 are 8P2120 (Intel) which reportedly contains 40 new fixes since previous builds and build 8P120 includes 25 fixes…
Apple Posts Record Profit for First Quarter Results
Apple Inc. announced today its results for fiscal 2007 first quarter ended December 30, 2006. The company posted revenue of $7.1 billion and a record net quarterly profit of $1.0 billion, or $1.14 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $5.7 billion and…
Apple Stock Ready to Split?
After last weeks iPhone announcement at Macworld Apple's share price has been been slowly rising, is it time that the stock was split? In just 4 hours (22.00 GMT, 14.00 PST) the company will report its fiscal first quarter results which are expected to stun…
In Brief: Apple Airs Another Mac Advert, Beatles to Finally Join iTunes?
Apple Airs Another Mac Advert Adding to the recent addition of the Tech Support and Surgery "Get a Mac" adverts, another advert is now available online. The new ad named "Sabotage" shows PC trying to sabotage the latest "Get a Mac" advert by attempting to…
Apple to Reveal First Quarter Results
Apple is set to reveal it's financial year 2007 first quarter results at a conference call on Wednesday 17 at 2:00 p.m. PST/5:00 p.m. EST. The results will reveal the companies earnings as well as sales figures of Macs and iPods over the holiday period…
Apple to Charge for 802.11n Upgrades
Multiple rumour sites and sources are confirming that Apple plans to charge $4.99 to enable owners of 802.11n capable hardware to download a software patch to enable the feature. iLounge has posted a report claiming to be the reason behind Apple's decision to charge for…
In Brief: Cingular Exec Points at Future iPhones, Apple Airs New ‘Get a Mac’ Ad
Cingular Exec Points at Future iPhones A senior Cingular executive appears to have revealed a little more than intended to according to PC Magazine in the US. Speaking at CES, Glenn Lurie, Cingular's president of national distribution told media that the existing deal between Cingular…
In Brief: West Quay Store Ready to Open, iTunes and Quicktime Update Imminent, Apple TV Packs Pentium-M
West Quay Store Ready to Open IFOAppleStore reports that the West Quay Apple Store in Southampton, UK was due for a pre-Christmas opening but was delayed due to it being too close to the Christmas period. The Store is now delayed due to fears of…
iPhone Runs Optimised Version of OS X
Just a few days after the release of the Apple iPhone, questions are being raised related to the development opportunities are available and what software the iPhone runs. According to Apple VP of Worldwide iPod Marketing, Greg Joswiak, the iPhone operating system is a full…
Apple Weighs in on Cisco’s Decision
Yesterday Cisco announced that it is suing Apple over the use of the iPhone trademark. “Cisco entered into negotiations with Apple in good faith after Apple repeatedly asked permission to use Cisco’s iPhone name,” said Mark Chandler, senior vice president and general counsel, Cisco. “There…
Cisco Suing Apple Over iPhone Trademark
Cisco has announced that it is suing Apple and seeking an injunction to prevent the company from using the name "iPhone". A few days ago it was revealed that Cisco and Apple were close to closing a deal but it appears Apple's early announcement has…
Apple Confirms ‘n’ Ready Macs
With the release of Apple's new Airport Extreme which features the new faster 802.11n. The new base stations debuted with the introduction of Apple TV ( Images ) which is also compatible with the new 802.11n standard. The new Wi-Fi standard is up to 5…
Schiller: “Apple isn’t getting out of the computer business”
CNN has posted an article related to the release of the iPhone and the changing of company names. The article also contains some comments from Senior Vice President of Marketing, Phil Schiller. "Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president for worldwide marketing, said Apple isn't getting…
Images of iPhone and Apple TV
As we continue our extensive coverage of Macworld over at http://macworld.worldofapple.com , it's time to have a decent look at the two products we saw at todays keynote presentation. View the gallery of the iPhone Apple iPhone View gallery of Apple TV Apple TV
Macworld 2007 Keynote in Pictures
Due to us disappointing when it came to a live Keynote feed we feel we have to make up for it in some way, hopefully three galleries of way over 100 images from the Keynote should keep you smiling until the Keynote stream eases up…
In Brief: iTunes Store Surpasses 2BN Downloads, Paramount Joins iTunes, New Ads for Mac and iPod, Apple Renames
iTunes Store Surpasses 2BN Downloads, Paramount Joins iTunes Steve Jobs announced today that the iTunes Store has sold over 2 billion songs since its inception. As well as 50 million TV shows, and 1.3 million feature length films. "iTunes has crossed another major milestone by…
What Happened to World of Apple?
Just wanted to throw a word out to those who attempted to join us for Live coverage of the Macworld Keynote, we're unsure exactly what happened but you can be assured we will be investigation further. As far as we can tell at this point…
Apple Quietly Upgrades Airport Base Stations
Apple today quietly updated its Airport base stations, featuring 802.11n, giving up to five times the performance of previous Airport base stations and twice the coverage. "The new Airport Extreme is the most powerful and easy to use Wi-Fi base station that we have ever…