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Latest iPad Advert Touts iPad as 'Iconic'
Today Apple released yet another advert for the iPad, this time touting the tablet device as iconic and showing off some of the best of the 60,000 apps available. The new advert entitled 'iPad is Iconic' is in the style of Apple's previous iPad adverts…
Second Build of Mac OS X 10.6.7 Reaches Developers
Apple has today given developers access to the second build of Mac OS X 10.6.7. The latest build labelled 10J846 comes just five days after the release of the first build. The new build which remains under 400MB for the delta update and just over…
App Store Downloads Surpass 10 Billion
Apple today announced that 10 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store by over 160 million iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users worldwide. The 10 billionth app downloaded, Paper Glider, was purchased by Gail Davis of Orpington, Kent, UK. As the winner of…
Apple Seeds First Build of Mac OS X 10.6.7
Apple has today given developers access to the first build of Mac OS X 10.6.7. The build labelled 10J842 weighs in at 339MB for the delta update and just under 1000MB for the combo. The first build of Mac OS X 10.6.7 comes just a…
iOS 4.3 Beta 2 Released to Developers
Just over a week after the release of the first beta of iOS 4.3 to developers Apple has given registered iOS developers access to the second beta for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Apple TV. The second beta of iOS 4.3 carries the build number…
Notes of Interest From Q111 Conference Call
Today Apple held a live conference call with financial analysts to discuss the company's first fiscal quarter results for 2011 which it announced earlier . Present during the call was Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer and COO Tim Cook who is currently taking on Apple's day…
Apple Posts Record $26.7 Billion in Revenue During First Quarter 2011
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 first quarter which ended December 29, 2010. The Company posted revenue of $26.74 billion and net quarterly profit of $6 billion, or $6.43 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $15.68 billion and net…
Looking Ahead to Apple's Q1 2011 Earnings
On Tuesday Apple will announce its first quarter of 2011 fiscal results at 4.30PM EST (9.30PM GMT) and as always the eyes of Wall Street, analysts and bloggers will be firmly in Apple’s direction. Apple will also hold a conference call at 5PM EST (10PM…
Apple Board Grants Steve Jobs Medical Leave
Steve Jobs today informed Apple employees that he has been granted a medical leave of absence from the board of directors. Team, At my request the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I…
Apple Shifts 5 Million Beatles Tracks on iTunes
Apple has informed The Loop that it has sold over 5 million Beatles tracks worldwide and 1 million albums. "Abbey Road" is the best selling album in the U.S. according to Apple and "Here Comes the Sun" is the best-selling song. The Beatles went on…
Apple Begins Countdown to 10 Billionth App Download
Apple has today begun counting down to the 10 billionth App Store download. To celebrate the milestone Apple will give away a $10,000 iTunes gift card to the person who downloads the 10 billionth app. As of today, nearly 10 billion apps have been downloaded…
Apple Delivers iOS 4.3 Beta to Developers
Apple has today released the first beta of iOS 4.3 to registered developers. The iOS 4.3 beta is available for iPod touch (3rd and 4th gen), iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPad, for the first time iPhone 3G devices are excluded from the update. Apple…
Notes on the Verizon iPhone
Apple and Verizon wireless today jointly announced that the iPhone 4 would be available from the carrier on February 10. Existing customers will be able to pre-order the iPhone 4 online on February 3, ahead of general availability. The new CDMA iPhone 4 features a…
iPhone 4 Comes to Verizon
Apple and Verizon have today announced with Verizon hosting an event in New York City that the iPhone will be available on the Verizon Wireless network beginning on Thursday, February 10. Qualified Verizon Wireless customers will be given the exclusive opportunity to pre-order iPhone 4…
Mac OS X 10.6.6 Available
To make the Mac App Store available to users of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Apple has today released Mac OS X 10.6.6. The update which entered developer testing at the start of November 2010 "is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow…
Mac App Store Goes Live
As expected Apple's Mac App Store has today gone live . The Mac App Store opens with over 1,000 free and paid apps available. The Mac App Store is available for Snow Leopard users through Software Update as part of Mac OS X v10.6.6. “With…
Apple Releases Minor iWork Update
Apple had today released iWork 9.0.5 which contains updates for Pages and Keynote as well as improvements across the entire iWork suite. Apple offers the following notes on the iWork 9.0.5 update: All iWork 9.0.5 Applications Adds public sharing and private upload options for iWork.com…
Financial Times Dubs Steve Jobs 'Person of the Year'
The Financial Times has named Apple CEO Steve Jobs 'Person of the Year'. In an opinion piece on Jobs, Richard Waters and Joseph Menn discuss Apple's come back from a position that is described as a "floundering" and "washed up". Discussing Steve Jobs' keynote in…
Stability Update Available for iPhoto '11
Apple has this week released a minor update to iPhoto '11, the update "improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues" as well as adding new email options. iPhoto 9.1.1 - 62.09MB This update adds new email options to iPhoto '11. It…
Apple Shutters Mac OS X Downloads Page
Apple has revealed to developers that it will be shutting down the Mac OS X Downloads page on January 6, coinciding with the launch of the Mac App Store. Apple issued an email to developers this week revealing that it will no longer offer Mac…