Archive: 2007 — page 29
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New Leopard Seed Hits ADC
Following an announcement that Leopard will ship late, Apple has released a new seed to its developers. The latest seed contains a huge list of known issues. View details of the build over the jump.
Apple Officially Delays Leopard
In a completely surprise announcement Apple has officially made it publicly known that Mac OS X Leopard will be delayed until October of this year. Apple offered the following statement; iPhone has already passed several of its required certification tests and is on schedule to…
Citigroup Recommends Apple Ahead of Leopard, iPhone and iPods
Analysts at Citigroup have recommended that investors buy AAPL ahead of future product releases. These product releases are said to include Mac OS X Leopard, touch-screen video iPod, higher capacity iPod nanos, and a 3G version of the iPhone. The analysts at Citigroup expect Leopard…
In Brief: iTunes Subscription Service? Apple Seeks Fresh Store Concepts
iTunes Subscription Service? CNN has raised a rumour via its Media Biz website on Wednesday. The posting points at new evidence that Apple could be looking at adding a subscription service to the iTunes Store. CNN cited Les Ottolenghi, CEO of INTENT MediaWorks a company…
United Artists and MGM Join iTunes Store
Apple has confirmed via a press release that MGM and United Artists movies have joined the iTunes Store this morning. The movies are listed on the new releases section on the iTunes Store. Apple writes that MGM titles such as "Dances With Wolves,” “Mad Max,”…
AirPort Base Station Security Bolstered
Apple has released a Firmware Update for its latest AirPort Extreme Base Station, the 4.6MB update addresses fixes, security and compatibility issues with the Base Stations. This update includes general fixes, compatibility updates, and security improvements for the AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n. This…
Apple TV Advert Airs on TV
Apple has begun airing adverts advertising the Apple TV on television networks across America. The adverts began running sometime over the weekend without any word from Apple. The advert features the film 'School of Rock' playing on an iMac and as the camera pans away…
Apple Announces Sale of 100 Millionth iPod [Updated]
Apple announces 100 million iPods sold; via a 2-page spread in the Wall Street Journal | Monday April 9, 2007 Apple today announced via a press release that it has sold over 100 million iPods. “At this historic milestone, we want to thank music lovers…
Mac OS X Server Free with Mac Pro
Since the release of the new 8-Core Mac Pro, it appears that some European online stores; most notably the UK store are offering Mac OS X 10.4 Sever free with every new Mac Pro. UK online store showing Mac OS X Server as a free…
Further Apple TV Models, Updates?
AppleTVHacks.com has taken up some investigation into the layout of Apple's online store page for the Apple TV. The page appears to indicate multiple Apple TV products as opposed to a single one. On a similar note, LoopRumors reports that Apple is working on a…
Exclusive Processor in 8-Core Mac Pro
It has been revealed by Intel that the 3GHz Xeon processor used in the brand new 8-Core Mac Pro is an unannounced model. Bill Kircos commented for Intel; "We are indeed shipping a 3.0GHz Xeon version [and] expect to see faster gigahertz speeds for our…
Apple Discounts Cinema Displays [Updated - UK Price Drops]
Apple has today lowered prices of its Cinema Displays, the move comes at the same time as the release of the 8-Core Mac Pro. The following are the prices for Cinema Displays: 20-inch Display - $599 USD - £399 (-£130) 23-inch Display - $899 USD…
Apple Releases 8-Core Mac Pro
Apple has finally released the long-rumoured 8-Core Mac Pro . Apple describes the machine as; Meet the latest addition to the Mac Pro family: The world’s first 3.0GHz, 8-core Intel Xeon-based Mac Pro. Consider the bar officially raised. The officially specification on the new systems…
Leopard Coming in June?
Think Secret reports that reliable sources have stated that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is currently planned to be released at WWDC in mid-June. According to the site Leopard was scheduled for release towards the end of March but has been moved back. "Leopard is…
EU Price Probe into iTunes
The EU officially launched an investigation what the iTunes store charges users across Europe today. The move follows a complaint from a UK body called Which? that users have to pay more in the UK than other European countries. The commission believes that agreements between…
"Talk to you soon"
Apple has sent out emails to those who signed up to the mailing list on Apple's website . Talk to you soon - teaser email from Apple The email reads: Talk to you soon. Thanks for signing up. You'll be the first to hear the…
Jobs Answers Questions on DRM, The Beatles and iPod [Full Transcript]
AppleInsider provides a complete transcript of todays Q&A session that happened after the Apple and EMI press conference . After today's conference Steve Jobs and EMI Group CEO, Eric Nicoli fielded questions from journalists. Transcript courtesy of AppleInsider.com Q: When are The Beatles tracks going…
EMI Launches Superior Sounding, DRM Free Music on iTunes
In a press release EMI confirmed that it is launching new premium downloads for retail on a global basis, making all of its digital repertoire available at a much higher sound quality than existing downloads and free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. "Selling digital…
Coverage of EMI and Apple Press Event
Apple and EMI are currently holding a joint press conference in London. The event started at 1PM BST (8AM EST) and is said to discuss "an exciting new digital offering." It is widely expected that the event will involve EMI dropping DRM on select songs…
EMI and Apple Announcement - Dropping DRM
Yesterday it was reported that EMI and Apple will hold a joint announcement later today (1PM BST). At first it looked like it was an announcement that The Beatles would finally join the iTunes Store. It appears this is not the case, multiple sources are…