CBS News Correspondent Science and Technology correspondent Daniel Sieberg points out that no one can even officially confirm it exists, but that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill frenzy. It may even have fueled it.
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Posted January 27th, 2010 by Jonny
Posted January 27th, 2010 by Jonny
Engadget has published a series of images purporting to capture the Apple tablet. They show an object that’s bolted down to a table, an object running very iPhone-like applications.
Posted January 27th, 2010 by Jonny
The digital release of the benefit recording of the recent US “Hope For Haiti Now” telethon will enter the U.S. album charts at #1 this week with about 175,000 units sold, reports Hypebot
This represents under three days of digital only sales and is a first for a download only release. “Sources tell Hypebot that the recording is also on track to debut at #1 in some 20 countries, as well as, be one of the top full weekly sellers in iTunes history.”
Actor George Clooney has used his muscle to convince all involved to hand over 100 per cent of earnings to help the stricken island. This article tells us about some of the systemic problems encountered getting aid to victims there.
You can purchase your copy of the album here.
Posted January 27th, 2010 by Jonny
Terry McGraw, McGraw-Hill chairman, president & CEO: “Yeah, Very exciting. Yes, they’ll make their announcement tomorrow on this one. We have worked with Apple for quite a while. And the Tablet is going to be based on the iPhone operating system and so it will be transferable.
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Posted January 26th, 2010 by Jonny
Apple is reported to be attempting to secure a better deal for iTunes-using TV show customers, pushing for lower prices from TV networks.
The Financial Times reports the company to be pushing for shows to cost $1 – half the current cost.
Apple is trying to convince networks that lowering prices would increase sales, thereby making up for any loss in revenue they’d see from the cut.
Posted January 26th, 2010 by Jonny
Vodafone has announced that nearly 450,000 customers have signed up to its music subscription services in Europe since it inked DRM-free deals with all four major labels in 2009.
That’s the largest number of paying music subscribers in Europe, the operator claimed. Over 2 million DRM-free tracks are currently available, set to grow to 6 million this year.
In December, over 100,000 customers signed up to one of a range of music services offered across the eight largest Vodafone markets in Europe.
Growth in customer subscription numbers is being driven both by the monthly 10-track MP3 bundles as well as from ‘all you can eat’ unlimited access subscription services.
Posted January 26th, 2010 by Jonny
PRS for Music has signed a pan-European licensing deal with iTunes which should enable the opening of digital stores in new European nations.
Posted January 26th, 2010 by Jonny
The latest Apple tablet fakery or the real deal? You get to decide, or enjoy the chance to witness the real deal tomorrow…
“These ones come from designer Dustin Curtis, who claims he has “reason to believe these are real, and that the person who took/released them purposefully manipulated the reflections to add doubt about their authenticity,” says Digital Beat. Read the rest of this entry
Posted January 25th, 2010 by Jonny
Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 first quarter ended December 26, 2009. The Company 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 quarterly profit of $2.26 billion, or $2.50 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 40.9 percent, up from 37.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 58 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Posted January 25th, 2010 by Jonny
This could run for a while, as the battle for the smartphone market becomes ever more vicious – now it appears the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington will look into Nokia’s claims against Apple.
The ITC will investigate Nokia’s patent-infringement claims against Apple. If the investigation falls against Apple then iPhone, iPod and Mac shipments into the computer company’s biggest market – the US – may be banned.
