Archive: 2008 — page 27
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Softbank to Deliver iPhone to Japan
Softbank mobile announced today that they will bring the iPhone to the Japanese market "later this year". SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple® to bring the iPhone to Japan later this year. Softbank Mobile is a 3G only carrier…
Movie Downloads and Rentals Arrive on UK and Canadian Stores [Updated x 2]
As per rumours last week Apple today announced that movies from major film studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate UK are now available on the iTunes Store…
MobileMe to Feature iPhone Over-the-Air Contact, Photo, Calendar Syncing?
TUAW is reporting on what they believe to be an accurate view of what Apple's revamp of .Mac will hold for current and future users of the online service. TUAW notes that .Mac "will no longer be sold by Apple after WWDC" and that existing…
.Mac Outage Causes Stir
After much rumour over the l ast few days that .Mac will be re-branded and revamped at WWDC next week, a long service outage has sparked further speculation. At around 5.30pm Eastern time on Monday .Mac mail went offline for around 6 hours. During last…
Apple Confirms Apple Expo Pullout
Apple has officially announced that it will not attend this years Apple Expo which takes place during September in Paris, France. The news come via statement from French-based Mac Plus publication. "Year after year, Apple reduces its participation in trade shows because there often exists…
UK, Irish Universities Debut on iTunes U
The Open University, University College of London and Trinity College Dublin have all joined iTunes U, the three universities are the first to join the scheme outside of the US, Australia and New Zealand. iTunes U offers access to educational content from some of the…
Apple Launches Back to School Promo
Apple has officially launched its Back to School promo as expected. If you’re a student, faculty, or staff member and you buy a Mac before September 15, you can get a free iPod touch or iPod nano. After all, isn’t college about seizing every opportunity?…
In Brief: $200 Low-End iPhone? 3G iPhone Specs Revealed?
$200 Low-End iPhone? Digg founder and co-host of Diggnation Kevin Rose has posted a video where he explains that he expects a $200 lower-end iPhone to be introduced alongside the new 3G iPhone. Although most likely a coincidence the rumoured price point tallys with a…
Apple Back to School Promo to Offer iPod touch
Mac Rumors and AppleInsider are reporting that Apple is set to launch its annual Back to School promotion tomorrow. Sources have confirmed to both sites that Apple will offer a rebate up to $299 the equivalent value of an 8GB iPod touch. The offer will…
UK 3G iPhone to Retail for £100?
Times Online is reporting that the new iPhone could retail in the UK market for as little as £100. Apple is widely expected to allow mobile carriers to subsidise the new iPhone which is rumoured to see an introduction at WWDC which kicks off on…
Apple Owner of Me.com, Buying Up .Me Domains
After the n ews late last week that Apple could be renaming its suite of online services from .Mac to Mobile Me it appears that the company has also purchased the domain "me.com". Me.com currently points to Snappville.com but a Netcraft page for the domain…
.Mac to Become "Mobile Me"
Earlier rumours that .Mac will be renamed have become somewhat concreted by the discovery of references to an existing Apple trademark . A reference found in the latest iPhone 2.0 OS beta points towards the use of "Mobile Me" as the new name for .Mac.
.Mac Service to See Complete Revamp and Rename?
Reports are emerging that Mac OS X 10.5.3 is laden with hints that Apple will rename its online .Mac service. Codingrobots.com is reporting that changes to multiple strings in Mac OS X 10.5.3 point towards a new name for Apple's online Mail, web hosting, iDisk…
Fifth Avenue Apple Store Temporarily Closes, Apple Filming 3G iPhone Ad?
Apple's 24-hour Apple Store in Manhattan has closed this afternoon and is set to reopen in the morning. The Fifth Avenue Apple Store has seen very few closures in its lifetime, but Apple's retail page confirms that the Apple store will be temporary closed: Please…
Intel Delay Could Push back MacBook Revision
Intel confirmed yesterday that it will delay shipments of its upcoming Montevina chipset by as much as two months, with a formal launch in late-August. The delay could push the update to the MacBook notebooks to much later in the year. "There were two minor…
Apple Experiencing Issues with 3G iPhone Ramp?
Analyst, Nicolas Gaudois for UBS Invesment Research has issued a report to clients today in which he took the news of profit warnings from baseband chip maker Infineon as a sign that Apple's future iPhone model could see delays in ramping up manufacturing. "In our…
Apple Petitions World Trade Organisation
Apple is among a group of US tech companies who filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation on Wednesday. The complaint is over European tariffs on three categories of technology products, including flat-panel displays and printers. The taxes are as high as 14-percent in…
TV Programming Now Available Through iTunes Store in France
Apple has announced that TV shows are now available to purchase through the French iTunes Store. Hit television programming is available from France’s top networks including TF1, France Télévisions, Arte, Mediatoon’s Dargaud TV and Dupuis TV, along with hit US shows from The Walt Disney…
In Brief: Latest Samsung Handset Uses Safari Browser?
Samsung drew quite a bit of attention yesterday when it unveiled its latest slider phone the L870. Of particular interest is that the phones specification sheets list the handset as having a Safari web browser. It is unclear whether this is actually a documentation error…
Hutchison Brings iPhone to Hong Kong and Macau
Hutchinson Telecommunications has announced that it will bring the iPhone to subscribers in Hong Kong and Macau later this year. A more detailed timeframe for sale of the iPhone and pricing will be released later at a public introduction, Hutchison spokeswoman Mickey Shiu said by…