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China Unicom and Apple Reach iPhone Deal, Maybe
According to a report by Shanghai Securities News Apple and China Unicom have entered into a three-year agreement to begin selling the iPhone in China. The source stated to Shanghai Securities News that China Unicom could begin selling the iPhone around late September and the…
Apple Seeds iPhone OS 3.1 Beta 3 and SDK
Sticking to the schedule of bi-weekly releases Apple has today given iPhone developers access to the latest version of iPhone OS and SDK. Beta 3 of iPhone OS and SDK 3.1 labeleld builds 7C116A and 9M2808 respectively bring Apple one step closer to the release…
Toshiba Increasing NAND Production Ahead of iPod Refresh
Taiwan based publication DigiTimes is reporting that Toshiba is expected to increase production of NAND to over 90% of its capacity. Despite this massive increase Toshiba has told the market that supply will be limited, suggesting that the supplier is seeing strong demand from Apple…
Apple's Tablet Coming Q1 2010
Following a recent resurgence of rumours surrounding Apple's touchscreen tablet Mac project, AppleInsider has stepped in once again with what the rumour site believes to be hard facts. AppleInsider who refers to the project as a "tablet device" never mentioning the word netbook in its…
Latest Snow Leopard Build Packs a Few Goodies
Yesterday Apple made the latest update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard available to developers, the update pushed the operating system to build 10A421. In the last few builds very little has changed with Apple making minor tweaks to the performance and operation of Exposé…
Apple Updates Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Developers who are actively testing the latest incarnation of Mac OS X were greeted with an update today. Build 10A421 of Mac OS X Snow Leopard comes just 10 days after the previous release and comes as a 741MB download. In the Software Update utility…
Apple Dominates Higher End PC Market Revenue
According to data released by the market research firm NPD, Apple claimed 91 percent of the revenue market share for computers costing upwards of $1000 during the month of June. The data which is gathered only through "brick-and-mortar" retail channels shows a continuing trend for…
AT&T Activated 2.4 Million iPhones Users in Q209
During its fiscal Q209 results AT&T credited the iPhone once again with driving revenue for the company, currently the iPhone makes up just under half of AT&T's total revenue. During the quarter AT&T activated 2.4 million iPhone subscribers, 34 percent of them were new to…
Logic Studio Released Featuring New Logic Pro and MainStage
Alongside updates to Final Cut Studio, Apple today also released Logic Studio which features massive upgrades to both Logic Pro and MainStage. Logic Pro 9 features new Amp Designer and Pedalboard plug-ins that provide realistic virtual guitar amps and stompbox effects to create amazing custom…
Apple Updates Final Cut Studio
Apple has today released an update to Final Cut Studio with over 100 new features and brings new versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color and Compressor. Final Cut Studio features Final Cut Pro 7 which expands Apple's ProRes codec family to support…
Apple and Verizon Working on Tablet?
The notoriously unreliable and often outright outlandish Scott Moritz over at The Street has published a rumour suggesting that Verizon and Apple could be working together on the long rumoured tablet Mac. Matching previous rumours of a device with a 9- to 10-inch display Moritz…
Notes of Interest from Fiscal Q309 Earnings Call
Following the release of Apple's third fiscal quarter earlier today the company held a conference call for media and analysts. Below is a list of notes from the conference call. 4% year-over-year Mac unit growth (4% quarterly decrease) Notebooks make up two thirds of all…
Apple Announces Fiscal Third Quarter 2009 Results [U]
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 third quarter ended June 27, 2009. The Company posted revenue of $8.34 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.23 billion, or $1.35 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.46 billion and net…
China to Receive WiFi-Less iPhone Come September
According to a report published last week a specially built iPhone could make its way to China in September . The report credits Foxconn (Hon Hai) as helping piece together a deal between Apple and Chinese carrier China Unicom. According to Beijing regulations mobile devices…
iPhone App Review: Rolando 2: Quest For The Golden Orchid
Description: The sequel to the iPhone Game of the Year has arrived in style! Get ready to roll as you guide a massive cast of characters on a funky new quest filled with action and surprise behind every touch. Developer - ngmoco, Inc Rolando 2…
Concerns Over Mac Shipments Quashed
On Monday Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster issued a note to clients containing his concerns over Apple's Mac sales during its third fiscal quarter of 2009. Munster's note told clients that preliminary computer shipment data from NPD due Monday afternoon would be key to his…
Street Expectations High Ahead of Quarterly Results
On Tuesday July 21, Apple will release its Q309 fiscal earnings, naturally towards the end of this week and no doubt on Monday and Tuesday of next week analysts and the street have been hedging bets on where Apple will land. To recap during the…
Talk of O2 Exclusivity Ending
This week there have been numerous reports that suggest O2 in the UK is coming to the end of its exclusive agreement to sell the iPhone. Neither of the two reports match up in there details which does cast doubt upon the rumours. The first…
Apple v. Psystar: Misc. Court Orders Entered
Today there has been activity on both the California and the Bankruptcy Court dockets. As expected, Judge Alsup (California) has allowed the substitution of counsel by Psystar. Those requests, particularly when no dates are affected and the other party does not object, are routinely approved…
iMovie Update Addresses iPhone 3GS Video Issues
iMovie 8.0.4 - 35.56MB This update improves overall stability and fixes a number of other minor issues. The issues addressed include: Fixed a problem with incorrect rotation when working with video created by iPhone 3GS Resolved instability when adding multiple beat markers in some languages…