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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 to Open Berlin Retail Store
It has been revealed that Apple will open a retail store in the German capital Berlin later this year. The store location on Kurfürstendamm avenue inside the historic UFA Film-Bühne was revealed by the Kurfürstendamm.de website over the weekend. The tenancy that Apple has secured…
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…
Verizon iPhone Chatter Continues
Rumours and discussion around when and how the iPhone will make an appearance on Verizon's network have not stopped over the weekend, but at least numerous sources coming together is beginning to give a picture of what to expect in the coming weeks. Late last…
Dubious iPad 2 Rumours Surface
Previous rumours about the second generation iPad have given us some insight into when the device might ship but details on exactly what the new iPad will be like are few and far between. Today Digg founder Kevin Rose has given his two cents into…
Verizon to Host Event January 11
Verizon Wireless has today sent out an invite to select members of the media inviting them to an event being hosted in New York City on January 11, 2011. The event which is largely expected to be the stage for the introduction of the Verizon…
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…
Mac App Store to Open Doors 12 PM ET
Ahead of Apple's Mac App Store release The Loop has revealed that the store will go live at 12 PM Eastern time (5 PM London, 9 AM Pacific). The Loop has historically had excellent sources within Apple. It is likely that the opening of the…
Leaked iPhone Parts Surface, Destination Model Not Known
Today a video showing in great detail parts that look destined for an iPhone has surfaced. At this stage it is complete speculation whether the purported parts are for the iPhone 5, the Verizon iPhone or are an elaborate copy cat phone but they show…
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…
Verizon iPhone Release Date Speculation Rises
As 2011 approaches it looks certain that the new year will see AT&T lose its exclusive hold of the iPhone and Verizon to begin distributing the handset in the U.S. Speculation is now beginning to rise on when exactly this event will occur. A report…
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…
Apple TV Sales Approach One Million
Apple announced today that it expects to sell its one millionth Apple TV since the new device went on sale in early September . Apple also said that Tunes users are now renting and purchasing over 400,000 TV episodes and over 150,000 movies per day—although…