Archive: 2010 — page 18
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Johnny Cash Song 10 Billionth Download
Yesterday Apple's iTunes Store reached the 10 billionth song download milestone , today the company has announced the competition winner and the 10 billionth song. In a press release Apple stated that the 10 billionth song, “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash, was…
Apple COO Tim Cook Speaks at Goldman Sachs Conference
Earlier this week Apple COO Tim Cook who led the company during Steve Jobs' time off in early 2009 spoke candidly about Apple. During the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference Cook gave a talk about Apple including some interesting details about the company's products…
Apple Continues Mac OS X 10.6.3 Testing [Seed Notes]
Apple has once again released a build of Mac OS X 10.6.3 to developers for testing prior to a public release. The build labelled 10D561 is largely similar to previous releases and continues to contain no known issues. Of note Mac OS X 10.6.3 10D561…
Apple Adds 'Explicit' Category to App Store
Following severe criticism and a furore following Apple pulling over 5000 "overtly sexual" apps from the iPhone and iPod touch App Store it seems that Apple is attempting to right a wrong. It has been revealed that a new category is available for Apps but…
iTunes Celebrates 10 Billion Song Downloads
Since the iTunes Store opened in April 2003 Apple has led a major change to the music industry and today celebrated the sale of the 10 billionth song from the online store. Apple celebrated the sale of 1 billion songs in February 2006 and 3…
CBS to Sell TV Shows for $1 on iTunes
CBS is looking to experiment with the pricing on TV shows on the iTunes to see if a lower price will spur a sales increase. CBS is looking to sell some TV shows through iTunes for as little as $0.99 according to the New York…
RAM Modules Destined for 2010 MacBook Pro Spotted
Despite the expectation that new MacBook Pro models were going to arrive towards the start of the month Apple has yet to release the rumoured machines. Today more evidence of the new MacBook Pros has been discovered. ThesMac.gr has published a screenshot of memory modules…
Apple Strips App Store of Questionable Apps
A furore began towards the end of last week when it became apparent that Apple had begun removing up to 5,000 apps from the App Store for containing "overtly sexual" content. The change in policy has caused some confusion and some apps remain untouched despite…
Video Reveals Apple Data Centre Progress
Last year it was revealed that Apple would be building a 500,000 square feet date centre in Maiden, North Carolina. Apple agreed to locate the huge data centre in North Carolina after the state offered a $46 million tax incentive. A video posted on Data…
Apple Begins Airing Two New iPhone Adverts
Two new adverts for the iPhone have begun airing on U.S. television over the weekend and have been promptly posted on Apple's website . Of note is that the adverts have moved away from the recent theme of advertising the App Store and returned to…
Jobs Shunned Flash During WSJ Meeting
Rumours suggest that when Apple CEO Steve Jobs met with Wall Street Journal editors to show off the iPad the subject quickly turned to Adobe Flash and the lack of compatibility. The details published by Valleywag say that during the meeting Jobs defended Apple's decisions…
Mac OS X 10.6.3 Nears Release With Latest Build [Seed Notes]
Apple today has released the next build of Mac OS X 10.6.3 to registered developers. The latest build labelled 10D558 and weighing in at 710.5MB has been delivered in close proximity to the last build and the attached notes remain unchanged. Sources continue to insist…
In Brief: Apple Bumps App Store Over-the-Air Download Limit
Apple has in the last week doubled the download limit for App Store downloads when using a carriers 3G network. Previously Apps downloaded from the App Store would have to be downloaded using WiFi if over 10MB, this limit is now 20MB and is said…
US ITC to Investigate iPhone and Blackberry
Following a complaint filed by Kodak last month against Apple and Research in Motion (RIM) the U.S. International Trade Commission has announced that it will investigate the iPhone and Blackberry makers. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester…
Report Details Apple Supplier Secrecy Battle
A Reuters report on Wednesday details the issues Apple's suppliers and manufacturers have with guarding the secrets that they hold. The piece particularly focusses on the Foxconn manufacturing plant in China. Tipped by a worker outside the Longhua complex that a nearby Foxconn plant was…
Apple Offers MacBook Repair Program for Hard Drive Issues
Apple has begun a MacBook Repair Extension Program for Hard Drive Issues to repair or refund owners of black or white MacBooks sold between approximately May 2006 and December 2007 who have suffered faulty hard drive issues. Symptoms are described as a flashing question mark…
iPhone Becomes Registered Trademark of Apple
Apple has been officially awarded the "IPHONE" trademark in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under number 3,746,840 covering International Classes 9, 28 and 38. Of interest from the award which covers both the name and logo is that the trademark includes classes 9, 28…
Jobs Agrees to Participate in Autobiography
The New York Times is reporting that Steve Jobs will participate with an author in writing an authorised biography of the Apple CEO's life. According to the report the book is still in early stages on planning but Jobs has invited author Walter Isaacson to…
Apple Issues Update to Tackle Mac Pro Audio Issues
An issue that has plagued early 2009 Nahalem-based Mac Pros has been purportedly rectified with a small update from Apple. The issue would cause a 20 percent performance drop when audio was played in Mac OS X, and playing music in iTunes causes temperatures to…
Apple Begins 10 Billion Song Countdown
The iTunes Store is quickly approaching the download of the 10 billionth song and will mark the moment by giving away a $10,000 iTunes gift card. Since the store opened in April 2003 it has reached multiple milestones, iTunes reached its first billion songs downloaded…