Archive: 2007 — page 10
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Apple Shifts 1 Million iPhones
Apple has announced via press release that it sold its one millionth iPhone yesterday. “One million iPhones in 74 days—it took almost two years to achieve this milestone with iPod,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We can’t wait to get this revolutionary product into the…
Apple Delivers Another Mac OS X 10.4.11 Build
Think Secret reports that Apple released another build of Mac OS X 10.4.11 to delivers last week. Builds 8S151 (PowerPC) and 8S2151 (Intel) are said to feature numerous bug fixes, including some more major bugs such as systems hanging on shutdown when unmounting an NFS…
T-Mobile Germany iPhone Advert?
MacBiduolle has posted ( translation ) what appears to be an advert from T-Mobile Germany advertising a 3G, 16GB iPhone to be released on the 12th of November. The spec listed in the advert is; HSDPA/UMTS 3G and 16GB storage all for €499 (~$680). Looking…
Free iPhone Ringtones Take Two
Following the release of iTunes 7.4.1, yesterday's free ringtone hack appears to have been all patched up by Apple. But it appears that another simple workaround appears to have popped up. To get ringtones onto your iPhone for free follow these steps: Follow original steps…
iTunes Movie Rentals Coming Soon?
One user over at Flickr has posted a screenshot of iTunes which appears to point towards future Movie rentals. iTunes Movie Rentals? The user writes: I was trying to report a problem via iTunes, and this pop-up for selecting a reason contains some interesting/revealing strings…
Update: iTunes 7.4.1
Just a few days after the release of iTunes 7.4, Apple has released an update to iTunes again. Reports circulating the internet show that the point upgrade removes the free ringtone hack which was discovered yesterday. The update weighs in at 38.3MB for the Mac…
iTunes Tagging for HD Radio
A press release reveals details a new service known as "iTunes Tagging" that will reportedly be incorporated into HD Radio receivers. iTunes Tagging is designed to make music discovery, purchase and listening even more fun and simple for all. iTunes Tagging enables consumers using HD…
In Brief: Free Ringtones on iPhone, O2 Adds EDGE to The Mix, iPhone Tweaks Noticed During Event
Free Custom Ringtones on iPhone Using iTunes 7.4 One reader of World of Apple who wishes to remain anonymous has sent us a quick guide to installing Ringtones on the iPhone using iTunes 7.4 but without paying. It appears that iTunes distinguishes between Ringtones and…
Steve Jobs Offers $100 Store Credit to iPhone Buyers
Steve Jobs has posted an open letter to iPhone owners today after Apple announced yesterday that it had slashed the price of the iPhone. The move caused much ruckus amongst early adopters of the iPhone. Jobs is keen to defend the drop in price in…
iTunes 7.4 Released with Ringtone Support
As promised in yesterday's special event, Apple has released iTunes 7.4 : With iTunes 7.4, sync your favorite music and more with the new iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, and iPod touch, plus create custom ringtones exclusively for iPhone with many of your favorite…
Stream of Today's Special Event Posted Online
Apple has posted the QuickTime stream of today's special event on its website. Lets just recap on today's news: Refreshed iPod shuffle New iPod nano New iPod classic Introducing iPod touch Price drop for iPhone iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store iTunes now with iPhone ringtone support…
iPod Hi-Fi Axed
Following today's announcement Apple has quietly dropped the iPod Hi-Fi from its line-up of iPod accessories. Searching for the Hi-Fi on Apple's online store yields no results, while the direct purchase link returns a message that "The item you have selected is currently not available…
iPod Classic Debuts at Special Event
Apple today introduced the new iPod classic, featuring 80GB or 160GB of storage that holds your entire collection of music, photos, video, podcasts and games-up to 40,000 songs or 200 hours of video. Now in its sixth generation, the new iPod classic delivers all the…
Apple Shows Off New iPod nano
Apple today introduced the all new iPod nano, bringing video playback, an enhanced user interface featuring Cover Flow, and an incredible new design to the world's most popular music player. The new iPod nano features a larger two-inch display with 204 pixels per inch, which…
Apple Slashes iPhone Price
Apple today announced that it is on track to sell its one millionth iPhone before the end of September, and to make iPhone affordable for even more customers this holiday season, it is lowering the price of the most popular iPhone model with 8GB of…
Apple and Starbucks Team Up on Mobile iTunes Store
Apple and Starbucks today announced an exclusive partnership that lets customers wirelessly browse, search for, preview, buy and download music from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store at Starbucks onto their iPod touch, iPhone or PC or Mac running iTunes while at a participating location. When…
Apple Shows Off iPod Touch, iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
Apple today introduced the new iPod touch featuring Apple's revolutionary multi-touch user interface that enables users to find and enjoy all of their music, videos and more on its gorgeous widescreen display with just the touch of a finger. First introduced on iPhone, the multi-touch…
Live Coverage of Apple Special Event [Coverage has begun]
In a short time Apple will be hosting a Special Event at Moscone West in San Francisco, the event begins at: 7:00AM - Hawaii 10:00AM - Pacific 11:00AM - Mountain 12:00PM - Central 1:00PM - Eastern 5:00PM - GMT 6:00PM - BST 6:00PM - London…
September 5th Special Event: iPod nano UI Screenshots
Think Secret has updated a previously written article with more information about the third-generation iPod nano which is expected to be released later on today. The rumour site claims that the nano will feature a high resolution screen with a resolution of 320 x 240…
"The Beat Goes On": Rumour Roundup
As with tradition, we will offer a roundup of the rumours before tomorrow's Special Event . Take a look at some past roundups, it's always fun to see how horrible inaccurate some rumours are; Special Event: Tuesday August 7th 2007 WWDC 2007 NAB Special Event…