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YouTube introduces music downloads
YouTube announces tie-in with iTunes and Amazon: YouTube bosses have introduced a new feature that allows users to download music via the site. YouTube announces tie-in with iTunes and Amazon: YouTube bosses have introduced a new feature that allows users to download music via... more
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Apple Laptop: New “brick” Laptop better prices
Several weeks ago, word that a new manufacturing process for apple laptop cases was in the works, and there was widespread speculation about what the word “brick” would mean.Previously, speculation has centered on a new design, derived from the Macbook Air, which the company introduced earlier this year at its annual MacWorld conference.
Now, however, economics and price will probably get more attention than the company’s latest industrial design. One site reported that the entry price of an Apple Macbook laptop would fall to $799, potentially a drop of $300.
In July, after an unusually strong quarter, Apple’s chief financial officer teased analysts with hints that the company was preparing to introduce a new class of products that would give the rest of the consumer electronics industry fits. Several weeks ago, word that a new manufacturing process for apple laptop cases was in the works, and there was widespread speculation... more -
Adobe Confirms Flash for iPhone, Awaits Apple's Approval
Adobe has announced that a Flash player is in the works for Apple's iPhone.
...it's up to Apple whether or not Adobe's application will be approved.
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$800 Macbooks? Say WHAT?!?
Some Apple retailers in the United States have been given price lists for a new Apple laptop line, and there’s a big surprise: an $800 laptop. The information comes from a source we would categorize as reliable, would have access to such information, and who has been accurate in the past.
According to the source, Apple retail stores have been given price sheets that list 12 price points for the new range, with prices between $800-$3100. Current lines only have 8 price points, 3 Macbooks starting at $1099, 3 Macbook Pros and 2 Macbook Airs. According to the source, retail outlets usually get the price lists 10 days before products hit the market. Technical specs for the new laptops were not included on the price sheet.
An $800 laptop would be the first sub-$1000 laptop offered by Apple, and would signal a shift from Cupertino to target a broader range of price sensitive customers for the first time. Whether this laptop is a sub-laptop or ultra-portable we simply don’t know, it could be Apple more aggressively pricing their new Macbook range, or it could be a completely new laptop altogether, presumably utilizing the much discussed “Apple Brick” manufacturing process (pic above). What we do know is that there will be four additional price points, so unless the updated versions of existing lines are offered with more options, we would presume that Apple may actually launch an entirely new laptop. Some Apple retailers in the United States have been given price lists for a new Apple laptop line, and there’s a big surprise: an $800... more -
Apple announces October 14th laptop event (brick)
Apples looooooong anticipated laptop event has finally been legitimized after months of speculation and rumor...October 14th marks the date that the new MacBooks will be announced.
The rumors have reached a fever pitch with Chinese websites throwing out purported MacBook shells hand over fist. Apples looooooong anticipated laptop event has finally been legitimized after months of speculation and rumor...October 14th marks the... more -
OFICIAL!!! APPLE EVENT OCT 14!!!! (Nuevas MacBooks)
[UPDATE 4:30PM -Rumor] La gente de bbGadgets parece que descubrieron por deducción el secreto detrás de la foto de la invitación al evento de “The Spotlight turns to notebooks” , asumieron que si el logo de la manzana es 1.5″ standard, se tomaron la tarea de medir la MacBook y sacaron cuenta que diagonalmente mide 13.3″ que por cierto son las medidas de las actuales MacBook y que podria concordar con las fotos que han salido del alegado “Brick. [UPDATE 4:30PM -Rumor] La gente de bbGadgets parece que descubrieron por deducción el secreto detrás de la foto de la invitación al ev... more
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Make charging your iPhone child's play - with iYo-yo
Genius ... Play with yo-yo, attach Firewire, charge iPhone. Keep it kinetic kids.
Warning - may not actually exist yet ... though stranger things have happened ... neat idea.
d Genius ... Play with yo-yo, attach Firewire, charge iPhone. Keep it kinetic kids. ... more -
Will Apple introduce laptops for under $1,000?
LATimes blogger Michelle Quinn:
"Apple Inc. has invited the press and industry analysts to an event at its Cupertino headquarters on Oct. 14 to talk about notebook computers.
Apple's MacBook line of laptops are long overdue to be refreshed, analysts have said. The question is price: Will Apple introduce laptops that are under $1,000?
The timing would be right for a new line of notebooks starting at $800, says VentureBeat, given that consumers are scared about the economy, their jobs and their retirement. Apple's stock price is down more than 50% from the beginning of the year, in part out of fears that consumer spending has already seized up.
The invitation comes when there have been rumors for weeks that Apple has built a new manufacturing process to make less expensive laptops that appeared to be carved out of a single brick of aluminum. But AppleInsider this morning dismissed this new manufacturing talk, claiming it has photos of the real new laptop.
In its last earnings call, Apple executives did hint there was a 'future product transition,' which would cut into the company's bottom line. It would be something, they said, that the competition would find difficult to catch up to.
Those intriguing sentences made some think Apple was planning a tablet-style computer. With Apple, it could be anything." LATimes blogger Michelle Quinn: ... more -
Apple to cheapen the Macbook?
Rumours have surfaced that the new Macbook model will possibly have a substationally lower price tag than current models. While the current range has to cost at least $1099 (around £634) for the basic Macbook, the new range is though to go down to around $800 (£461). However, the information is so far only based on US sources, so there is no info about how this'll work in the UK. I really hope the price does drop though - guess I'll wait till the new model comes out before I get a new one anyhow. Rumours have surfaced that the new Macbook model will possibly have a substationally lower price tag than current models. While the c... more
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YouTube adds iTunes click-to-buy links
YouTube has partnered with Amazon and iTunes to to incorporate an e-commerce element into its video pages. The idea is that, with a click, you can buy and download anything from music, books, games and other products related to the content within the YouTube video directly from the YouTube platform. YouTube has partnered with Amazon and iTunes to to incorporate an e-commerce element into its video pages. The idea is that, with a cl... more
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The iPod is dying, and the iPhone's rubbish
So says Steve Wozniak, one of the founders of Apple Inc, who reckons that the iPod has had its day, and is not too keen on the restrictions Apple have imposed on the iPhone either. In an interview with the Telegraph, he said that:
"The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one. Things like, that if you look back to transistor radios and Walkmans, they kind of die out after a while. It's kind of like everyone has got one or two or three. You get to a point when they are on display everywhere, they get real cheap and they are not selling as much."
And of the iPhone:
"Consumers aren't getting all they want when companies are very proprietary and lock their products down, I would like to write some more powerful apps than what you're allowed."
Though still technically a paid employee of Apple, Woz speaks some pretty damning words of his organisation.
Do you think the iPod has really had its day, or that Apple has become too restrictive towards its consumers? (I certainly think the latter is true) So says Steve Wozniak, one of the founders of Apple Inc, who reckons that the iPod has had its day, and is not too keen on the restric... more -
"New Batteries Directive" could force Apple to ship European iPhone with...
The problem with iPods and Apple's new iPhone is that they don't have removable batteries, meaning that effective disposal of the devices could be at best difficult, with the batteries posing a risk to the environment. As a result, a new European Union directive is being discussed to ensure that the batteries in gadgets must be easily removable prior to the device being disposed of.
Though Apple does offer a free recycling service for its products when they reach the end of their life, many argue that this is not enough, since it doesn't allow consumers to remove the batteries themselves.
As with most EU legislation, there's a lot of red tape and bureaucracy to get through before anything changes. Don't expect to see user-replaceable power packs on iPods and iPhones any time soon.
I'd never thought of how potentially damaging this could be, especially considering how few customers probably take advantage of Apple's free recycling scheme. I hope the directive passes - as long as it does really make it more likely for the batteries to be recycled, rather than for more to be produced and left lying about. The problem with iPods and Apple's new iPhone is that they don't have removable batteries, meaning that effective disposal o... more -
Apple sues school for using the same fruit in a logo
Now this sounds pretty bad: Apple have decided to sue the pants off The Victoria School of Business and Technology in Canada after it discovered that it was using the same fruit in its logo - ok, so VSBT could maybe have been a bit more original in their design, but Apple don't own the image of the fruit, do they? Sounds rather mean-spirited to me. Now this sounds pretty bad: Apple have decided to sue the pants off The Victoria School of Business and Technology in Canada after it... more
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Data suggests Apple has cruised past 10 million iPhone goal
The consensus estimates for iPhone sales figures for Apple’s Q4 (calendar Q3) were calling for approximately 4 million units. It now appears that Apple has sold at least 7 to 7.5 million iPhones in Q4 -- nearly 80% above consensus. Apple has far surpassed even Gene Munster’s bullish estimates of 5 million iPhone sales in Q4 according to the data.
At MacWorld 2007, when Apple was trading at the same price it is today, Steve Jobs and Apple set a bold goal of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008. Despite Apple’s consistent reassurances of meeting its goal, bearish analysts repeatedly raised irrational concerns about whether Apple could reach such lofty sales figures. In January, Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst who rarely comments on Apple, started the “missing iPhones controversy” which led to a herd of naive analysts to reduce their iPhone sales estimates to numbers that fell well below Apple’s 10 million iPhone goal for 2008. Sacconaghi forecasted that Apple would only sell 7.9 million iPhones in the period. This obviously put considerable pricing pressure on shares of Apple in February.
Kathryn Huberty of Morgan Stanley estimated that Apple would only sell 9.3 million iPhones for the year. Apple now appears to be on track to sell nearly double that number. Yet, Huberty and Sacconaghi weren't the only ones to grossly underestimate the company's iPhone performance. Keith Bachman of BMO Capital also jumped on bandwagon in February when he estimated that Apple would only sell 8.5 million iPhones in 2008. Scott Craig of Bank of America also maintained bearish iPhone estimates in February with an 8 million iPhone sales target. Several other analysts followed suit and are now likely to be proven wrong. The consensus estimates for iPhone sales figures for Apple’s Q4 (calendar Q3) were calling for approximately 4 million units. It now a... more -
Steve Jobs Suffers A Fake Heart Attack: Apple Shares Tumble
What on earth has CNN got against Steve Jobs? Apparently one of their sites reported that the Apple boss just suffered a heart attack and was rushed to hospital, unsurprisingly leading to mass panic with a huge drop in Apple shares, and surprise all round at Apple, not least for the perfectly healthy Jobs himself.
[see link for more...] What on earth has CNN got against Steve Jobs? Apparently one of their sites reported that the Apple boss just suffered a heart attack... more -
The MacBook Brick
The MacBook Brick is a block of high-quality, aircraft grade aluminum. It is the beginning.
The beginning of what?
It is the beginning of the new Apple manufacturing process to make MacBooks. It is totally revolutionary, a game changer. One of the biggest Apple innovations in a decade.
The MacBook manufacturing process up to this point has been outsourced to Chinese or Taiwanese manufacturers like Foxconn. Now Apple is in charge. The company has spent the last few years building an entirely new manufacturing process that uses lasers and jets of water to carve the MacBooks out of a brick of aluminum. The MacBook Brick is a block of high-quality, aircraft grade aluminum. It is the beginning. The beginning of what? ... more -
Motorola seeks to hire up to 300 Google Android developers
Palm may not have much of an appetite for Google's Android platform for mobile phones, but Motorola definitely does.
Reports in Top Tech News and elsewhere suggest that Motorola is looking to hire hundreds of Google Android developers. Indeed, a quick search of Motorola's job openings suggests that, indeed, Android is set to become a permanent fixture at Motorola, which has long built Linux-based phones but hitherto used MontaVista's Mobilinux.
The goal? Move from an internal development pool of 50 Android-savvy developers to 350. Palm may not have much of an appetite for Google's Android platform for mobile phones, but Motorola definitely does. ... more -
SEC Investigating Jobs' Heart Attack Story
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into whether the false claims that Apple CEO Steve Jobs suffered a heart attack were meant to drive down Apple's pricey stock.
The report appeared early on Friday morning on CNN's iReport.com, a "citizen journalism" site with stories written and submitted by readers. Such sites have become increasingly popular with news outlets, as everyday people have frequently been on the scene of major events and news scenes and their camera phone pictures were the first images shown from the event.
In this case, it backfired. A story from "Johntw" said, in part, "Steve Jobs was rushed to the ER just a few hours ago after suffering a major heart attack. I have an insider who tells me that paramedics were called after Steve claimed to be suffering from severe chest pains and shortness of breath."
iReport's readers labeled it as fraudulent, and Apple was forced to quickly issue a denial. However, Apple's stock took a big hit in the process, plunging 10 percent in less than 10 minutes before recovering to close down three percent. However, it was a down day on the market so most stocks closed down.
A CNN spokesperson told the Associated Press it would provide the SEC with information on "Johntw," and that he had never posted an iReport story before.
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Full story at link by Andy Patrizio// internetnews.com
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into whether the false claims that Apple CEO Steve Jobs suf... more -
'Citizen journalist' could face prison for fake Steve Jobs story
The gutsy (and stupid) "citizen journalist" who posted an erroneous story that said CEO Steve Jobs had a heart attack has the hallmarks of a short seller, and it's likely that he (or she) could face criminal charges and possibly prison time, according to one attorney.
"It's unlikely that anybody does this for kicks," says Scott Vernick, a partner at Fox Rothschild in Philadelphia. "People generally do this kind of thing because they have a position in the stock and they want to see it go one way or the other."
This isn't the first time Apple shares have been subject to violent swings due to product misinformation or speculation about Steve Jobs' health. Last year, bogus reports that the release of the iPhone and Leopard operating system would be delayed shaved $4 billion off Apple's market capitalization.
And earlier this year, shares of Apple took a beating on concerns that Jobs was battling cancer again after he appeared gaunt at a company event. Jobs declined to disclose the cause of his weight loss but denied it was cancer. When asked about the origins of the cancer rumors, Jobs told CNBC they were started by "hedge funds with a big short position on Apple."
In this case, the erroneous story, which appeared on CNN's iReport -- a citizen journalism site pitched as "unedited" and "unfiltered" -- prompted a sell-off of Apple shares, which dropped to $95.41 from $105.27, between 9:40 a.m. and 9:52 a.m. EST, before Apple denied the report and the stock recovered.
CNN says the story was removed after it was flagged by the community, and the user's account has been disabled, so at least that part of the system worked.
But since information seeded on the internet (to say nothing of one of the internet's premiere news brands) can seep into the markets virtually instantaneously, 12 minutes is an eternity during which time anybody with certain knowledge of the truth or falsity of the report could, you will pardon the expression, make a killing.
To boot, the subject of Jobs' health is exactly the sort of front-burner item that would tend to catch fire. Plus, Apple stock has been especially tormented lately, even given the downward spiral of the broad market, and has been trading at 52-week lows.
So giving a manipulator the benefit of less than perfect timing, it would have been possible to net a gain of about 10 percent. In about 10 minutes.
We don't know if the perpetrator had this particular plan in mind or was just having his jollies. But that is exactly how a person of larcenous intent would do it.
And assuming the Securities and Exchange Commission can prove the fake news writer published the post with the purpose of manipulating the stock, there would likely be criminal charges, says Vernick.
"These sorts of financial crimes or attempts to defraud investors carry criminal penalties and the possibility of imprisonment," says Vernick.
Similarly, in a 2000 case, 23-year-old community college student Mark Jakob published a fake press release suggesting Emulex would have to restate its earnings. The stock tanked and Jakob netted roughly $240,000 by shorting it. He got busted, though, and had to give up his gains and was sentenced to 44 months in prison. The gutsy (and stupid) "citizen journalist" who posted an erroneous story that said CEO Steve Jobs had a heart attack has th... more -
Steve Jobs Heart Attack Was Bogus - Nasdaq Rebounds After Apple Denial Statement
People have been trying to kill this guy off prior to the latest rumors. On August 28, 2008, Bloomberg erroneously published a 2,500 word obituary for Steve Jobs with his age and cause of death left blank. At Apple’s 2008 Let’s Rock event in September, Jobs started out his keynote speech by quoting Mark Twain, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” People have been trying to kill this guy off prior to the latest rumors. On August 28, 2008, Bloomberg erroneously published a 2,500 ... more
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