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Apple Attempting TV Show Pricing Cut
FT.com is reporting that Apple is pushing US TV networks to reduce the price of their TV shows to help "spur demand" on the iTunes store. Apple has suggested during meetings to much resistance that TV show prices be reduced from $1.99 to $1. Financial…
Is this the Apple Tablet?
Images have emerged that are the most convincing mockups of the Apple tablet so far. It is unknown whether they are real and any issues with the photos are backed up with this statement from the original poster "the person who took/released them purposefully manipulated…
Notes of Interest From Fiscal Q110 Earnings Call
Following the release of Apple's first fiscal quarter results earlier today the company held a conference call for media and analysts. Below is a list of notes from the conference call.
Apple Records $15.86 Billion in Revenue During First Quarter 2010
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter which ended on December 26, 2009. Apple posted revenue of $15.68 billion and a net quarterly profit of $3.38 billion, or $3.67 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $11.88 billion and net…
Looking Ahead to Apple's Q1 2010 Fiscal Results
On Monday Apple will announce its first results for the 2010 fiscal year. The results which will be watched closely by analysts, bloggers and wall street are expected around 4.30PM EST (9.30PM GMT) with a conference call being held at 5PM EST (10PM GMT). As…
Developers Receive Latest Mac OS X 10.6.3 Build [Seed Notes]
Over the weekend developers began receiving the latest build of Apple's third update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The latest build of Mac OS X 10.6.3 is labelled 10D538 and weighs in at 772.9MB. The latest build contains just one known issue affecting Front…
Apple to Announce Verizon iPhone?
Peter Misek, analyst with Canaccord Adams speculated this week that Apple will announce during its special event on January 27 that the iPhone will be coming to Verizon during the summer. Alongside this prediction Misek also expects Apple to announce iPhone OS 4.0. In Misek's…
Sources Leak Details of Tablet Appearance
AppleInsider publishes details of what its sources believe the upcoming and long-rumoured Apple tablet will look like. The tablet is expected to be announced this coming Wednesday when Apple is due to hold a special media event. AppleInsiders sources suggest that the tablet will take…
Vodafone Sells 100,000 iPhones in 8 Days
Since January 14 when the iPhone went on sale with Vodafone UK the carrier has sold 100,000 iPhone 3G and 3GS units. "The demand from both consumer and business customers has been phenomenal. They want an outstanding phone on an outstanding network and we're delivering…
10-inch AMOLED Apple Tablet Unlikely
Following suggestions that Apple had bought up almost all supplies of 10.1-inch LCD, OLED displays Ars Technica has busted the rumour concluding that Active Matrix-OLED displays are highly unlikely to be a part of Apple's rumoured touchscreen tablet. Ars spoke to Barry Young, managing director…
Analyst Sees 2010 Dominated by Mac
Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster has this week raised his Mac sales estimate for Q1 2010 which ended December 31st, 2009 and will be reported on by Apple this coming Monday and simultaneously dubbed 2010 year of the Mac. Munster now estimates that during Q1 2010…
Apple to Replace Google Search on iPhone with Bing?
BusinessWeek reports that Apple and Microsoft are in talks and have been for several weeks to bring Bing to the iPhone as the default search engine, replacing Google. According to BusinessWeek Apple and Google now consider each other primary enemies and that "Microsoft is now…
Psystar Files Appeal
As its attorney had previously indicated, Psystar is appealing Judge Alsup's Order effectively ceasing all of their operations. What is a bit surprising is that Psystar has also filed multiple Orders regarding the sealing of confidential documents. A copy of the docket entries may be…
Tablet Shipping Delayed Until June?
Despite not yet even existing in the publics eyes one analyst writes that the tablet will have a similar launch pattern to its sibling, the iPhone. Shaw Wu analyst for Kaufman Brothers writes that "the product would most likely not ship in volume until the…
Features of iPhone OS 4.0 Rumoured
A new batch of rumours concerning iPhone OS 4.0 have circulated the internet today in particular the rumours point towards "multitasking" and a new method of syncing contacts and calendars. The rumours which come from a "trusty" source are published by Boy Genius Report and…
Apple Releases Security Update 2010-001
Security Update 2010-001 – Snow Leopard - Leopard Security Update 2010-001 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: Apple Security Updates .
Boot Camp Update Brings Windows 7 Support
Boot Camp Software Update 3.1 for Windows 32/64-bit This update adds support for Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate), addresses issues with the Apple trackpad, turns off the red digital audio port LED on laptop computers when it is not being used, and…
Apple to Hold Media Event January 27th
In line with rumours Apple has sent out invitations to select members of the media inviting them to a special event to be held on January 27 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The invite sent to members of the media today simply…
Apple Strikes Back at Nokia in Patent Dispute
In the ongoing saga between Apple and Nokia it was reported over the weekend that Apple has struck back at Nokia filing its own complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC). The move from Apple to ban the imports of Nokia mobile phones into the…
Kodak Sues Apple and RIM
Kodak has filed a complaint with the US Internal Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that both the iPhone and Blackberry use technology to preview images that infringes Kodak patents. In addition Kodak has filed two sperate cases against Apple saying that the iPhone infringes patents related…