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2022 posts filed under Apple News
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Apple TV Software Update Available, Aluminium Keyboard Firmware
Apple today released a software update for the Apple TV but has yet to reveal any details of the update. Apple TV 3.0.2 is said by users who have updated to make no noticeable changes. Until Apple releases a related support article smart speculation suggests…
Apple Scores 25% Smartphone Market Share
Both IDC and comScore recently released reports on smartphone market share for the last quarter of 2009. According to comScore Apple's share grew to 25.3% up from 24.1% in the previous quarter in the U.S. At the same time Research in Motions's share fell to…
Mac OS X 10.6.3 Build 10D552 Available, Release Imminent
Less than a week after the previous seed Apple has given developers access to the latest build of Mac OS X 10.6.3, labelled 10D522. The build which weighs in at 737.2MB contains almost identical seed notes to the previous build and still contains no known…
Apple Releases Aperture 3 with Over 200 New Features
Apple today released a major update to its powerful photo editing and management software . Aperture 3 packs over 200 new features including Faces, Places and Brushes. Building on the innovative Faces and Places features introduced in iPhoto ’09, Aperture 3 makes it even easier…
Apple Could Lower iPad Pricing on Demand
Apple has stated that it intends to stay "nimble" on iPad pricing if sales are sluggish upon release. The information comes from a note to clients from analyst Bill Shope on behalf of Credit Suisse recounting meetings with Apple executives. Shope starts with downplaying the…