Archive: May 2010
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Apple Sells Two Million iPads in Less than 60 Days
Apple has today announced that after releasing the iPad in nine countries on Friday that it has sold more than two million units in under 60 days. iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional countries later this year. The iPad…
Apple TV Moving to Cloud Based Storage, iPhone OS and $99 Price Tag
The Apple TV has been neglected by Apple for a while now, with the release of the iPad the "hobby" vanished from the front page of Apple's online store but the details for the future of Apple TV look grand. Engadget reports from two sources…
iPad Arrives in UK, Europe, Australia, Japan and Canada
Today marks the day that the iPad is available in nine additional countries outside of the U.S. at 8.00AM local time Apple stores in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK will open their doors to customers wishing to pick up…
The Next iPhone: June 22, HD Moniker and Verizon
These two details are trivial to some, but lets be honest they may be the only two things we don't know about the next iPhone. For the sake of clarity let's recap what we do know. On April 19th Gizmodo posted those now infamous videos…
iTunes Continues to Dominate Music Industry
Data released today from the NPD group reveals that iTunes continue to dominate music retailers with a share of 28% of all music (digital and physical tracks and albums) purchased by U.S. consumers during Q1 2010. The data also shows that iTunes holds a 70%…
Walmart Slashes Price of iPhone 3GS
Walmart has this week slashed the price of the iPhone 3GS from $197 to $97 when sold with a contract. The move comes ahead of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 at which the company is expected to unveil a new iPhone dubbed iPhone HD and…
iPhone HD Set for Early June Release
It doesn't come as particularly shocking news but Boy Genius Report is saying today that AT&T has confirmed to its employees that the next-generation iPhone will be available in June. The phone will be available for purchase in June, not July, and from what we've…
Munster Labels WWDC 2010 "a non-event"
In a note to clients this morning Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has labelled the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference as "a non-event" for Apple's share price and expects few surprises. In the note Munster writes that the iPhone Steve Jobs is expected to unveil will…
Apple Seeds Build 10F58 of Mac OS X 10.6.4
Apple today gave a select number of developers access to the fifth build of Mac OS X 10.6.4. Build 10F58 includes a multitude of fixes and like the previous build of Mac OS X 10.6.4 contains no known issues. Mac OS X 10.6.4 build 10F58…
Apple to Bring iPad to High Street Stores on Launch Day in UK
Apple has reportedly signed a deal with DSGi in the UK which owns high street stores Currys, Dixons and PC World. The deal will see the iPad available across 139 UK stores owned by DSGi this coming Friday when it launches in nine countries including…
U.S Back to School Promo Begins
Apple has today kicked off the annual "Back to School" promotion within the U.S. and Canada. Those qualified to take part in the promotion will receive a free iPod when purchasing a new Mac via a rebate of up to US$199 or C$219. The offer…
Apple v. Kodak: More Details on the International Trade Commission Investigation
On April 15, 2010, concurrent with the filing of its lawsuit discussed here , Apple also filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission requesting an investigation against Kodak regarding patents identified as 6,031,964 and Re38,911. A copy of the Complaint, sans exhibits…
Apple Not Beginning New Mac Advertising Campaign
Last week Apple pulled all mentions of its previous "Get a Mac" advertising campaign pointing all mentions towards what looked like a new campaign called "Why you'll love Mac". Now it appears that referring to "Why you'll love a Mac" as a fresh campaign could…
Apple Won't Disappoint at WWDC
One Mac Rumors reader contacted Apple CEO Steve Jobs to enquire about how Apple intends to blow Google out of the water following a slew of announcements from them last week. The short email directed at Jobs gleaned a quick fire response that simply read…
Steve Jobs to Headline WWDC 2010
Apple has today announced that in two weeks time Steve Jobs will kick off the Worldwide Developers Conference in 2010. Steve Jobs will host a keynote presentation to begin WWDC 2010 on Monday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m PST. This year’s WWDC sold out in…
Apple Begins "Why You'll Love a Mac" Advertising Campaign
Apple has begun a new advertising campaign that looks to have replaced the "Get a Mac" campaign which Apple began in 2006. The last set of TV commercials from the "Get a Mac" campaign began airing in the US in October 2009. Apple has now…
iPad App Stores and iBookstores Go Live Internationally
Yesterday saw the slow roll out of iPad App Stores in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The move is ahead of the release of the iPad in these nine countries on Friday, May 28. Later in the day yesterday…
iPod touch with Camera Featured in Latest Leak
Vietnamese website Tinthe has once again posted a leak, this time of an iPod touch with a built-in camera. The 64GB iPod touch which carries a label stating it as DVT-1; DVT stands for "design verification test" suggesting a model late in the testing procedures…
A Look at the MobileMe Mail Beta
Last week Apple announced to MobileMe members that it was to begin a beta of a new look webmail client. Over the last few days those invites have been rolling in and the beta is live. Largely the MobileMe Mail beta is very similar to…
Apple Releases Fourth Beta of iPhone OS 4.0
Apple has today on a predictable bi-weekly cycle although later than usual released the fourth beta of iPhone OS 4.0 which was originally released at a media event held by Apple earlier this month. iPhone OS 4.0 beta 4 build 8A274b is a 365MB download…