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Apple Releases Three iPhone Adverts, Coming June 29
Apple has released three new adverts for the iPhone, in particular a release date of June 29th has been confirmed in the adverts that have aired on TV. The first advert called "Never Been an iPod" demonstrates how the iPhone is like no other iPod…
Apple Prepping MacBook Pro Update?
Mac Rumors , AppleInsider and Think Secret are all reporting that Apple is planning to release updated MacBook Pro's as early as this coming Tuesday. AppleInsider offers some brief details on the update, the MacBook Pro's are said to take some enhancements from Intel's Santa…
iTunes Plus Songs Tagged
Erica Sudan of O'Reilly is speculating that Apple may be tagging the AAC section of iTunes Plus tracks. Erica's research led her to create a secondary iTunes account and download two tracks on two separate accounts. This morning I created a new account over at…
Apple Sends New Seed of 10.4.10 to Developers
MacRumors is reporting that Apple has seeded builds 8R208 (PPC) and 8R2208 (Intel) of Mac OS X 10.4.10. The site states that areas of change are Image RAW, WebCore JavaScript, and ImageCapture.
YouTube to Encode in H.264 for Apple TV
Earlier in the week at D5 conference Steve Jobs showed off an Apple TV with the ability to show videos from YouTube. At the time Walt Mossberg raised the question of quality, Steve Jobs assured Walt that things would improve over time. YouTube on the…
AT&T to Deliver IPTV to Apple TV?
Engadget is reporting that sources tell them that Apple and AT&T are working on adding IPTV capabilities to the Apple TV. The sources state that the release plans are yet to be "worked out". Engadget compares the service to AT&T's current TV service called U-verse…
Apple Updates Xserve Lights Out Firmware
Apple has released an update called Xserve Lights-Out Management Firmware Update 1.0. The update which is 760k in size is said to combine security and reliability updates to help improve the monitoring and management of Xserve. This update includes changes to the Lights-Out Management environment…
Apple Joins S&P 100
Standard and Poor's announced on Thursday that Apple Inc. will join its S&P 100 index. The company will replace MedImmune Inc. on the index following the end of trading on Thursday. The S&P 100 is a selection of the top 100 companies from the S&P…
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Share Stage at All Things Digital Conference [Updated]
As reported earlier in the week Steve Jobs and Bill Gates took the stage a few hours ago with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates share stage at D: All Things Digital Conference Soon the great Silicon Valley soap opera will…
Jobs Opens Up Regarding iPhone
During today's interview at the D: All Things Digital Conference Steve Jobs took some questions from the audience, a complete transcript is available from Engadget. Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal and Steve Jobs chat at D5 Conference During the session Jobs let go…
Steve Jobs Speaks at 'D: All Things Digital' Conference
Steve Jobs has taken part in a solo interview at the Wall Street Journal's conference D: All Things Digital. Walt Mossberg and Steve Jobs sat down together this afternoon to have a one-to-one discussion about Apple's future. Steve Jobs holds up iPhone while talking to…
YouTube on Apple TV, 160GB HD Version in June
Apple has announced that YouTube videos will be able to be viewed on Apple TV as of mid-June. “This is the first time users can easily browse, find and watch YouTube videos right from their living room couch, and it’s really, really fun,” said Steve…
Think Secret Plays Down MacBook Pro HD
Think Secret is keen to knock customers hoping to receive a new model of the 17-inch MacBook Pro featuring a high-definition display. The site reports that the forthcoming MacBook Pro upgrade will not feature a new display. Back in 2005 a PowerBook G4 revised manual…
In Brief: Apple's Market Value Hits $100 Billion, Analysts Up Price Targets
Apple's Market Value Hits $100 Billion In early morning trading Apple Inc.'s share rose as high as $116.06 per share, with 8861,875,000 shares outstanding this puts Apple's market cap at $100,029,212,500. Apple market cap reaches $100 billion as share price surpasses $116 per share During…
iTunes 7.2 Allows DRM Free Downloads (iTunes Plus)
Apple is now offering iTunes 7.2 for download, the update which is 29.6MB for Mac and 36.3MB for Windows is described as follows by Apple; With iTunes 7.2, preview and purchase iTunes Plus music—new higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads from participating music labels. Apple and EMI…
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Appearance Tomorrow
As reported in February Apple CEO, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Co-founder and Chairman will make a joint appearance at the D: All Things Digital Conference tomorrow. During the unrehearsed on-stage conversation Gates and Jobs will briefly discuss the history and future of the digital…
QuickTime Security Patches Java
Following last weeks Security Update Apple has today released an update for QuickTime player. The update which is 1.4MB for Macs and 1.1MB for Windows patches two issues within QuickTime 7.1.6 relating to Java. Apple describes the update as follows: This update is recommended for…
Quanta Gains "New" iPhone Contract
The Commercial Times is reporting that Quanta Computer has received an order to build 5 million iPhone units for shipment in September 2007. The original order of iPhone's was placed with Foxconn with a shipment date of June. On the same note DigiTimes offers some…
AT&T Executive Talks iPhone
Brier Dudley of the Seattle Times offers an interview with Glenn Lurie, president of National Distribution for AT&T's wireless operations, responsible for National Retail Operations, National Dealers, Direct Mail/Direct Response, Resale, eStore Sales and Service via Cingular.com, as well as Prepaid/Hybrid Sales The interview offers…
DRM Free Music Coming to iTunes This Week?
During April, EMI and Apple announced that they would begin selling DRM-free music files on the iTunes Store during May. With May coming to an end quickly PaidContent.org has questioned EMI over the original plans: Asked for a progress update on delivery of its new…