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Apple Releases iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 2 (for iPad)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:13:15 EST

Apple has released to developers the iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 2 for iPad. The 3.2 SDK was first released in January so developers could begin adapting their iPhone applications for the iPad.

The SDK supports the 1024x768 screen s...

Not All Major Publishers Reportedly On Board With Agency Model for eBook Pricing

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:46:23 EST

TBI Research reports that not all major book publishers are enamored with the "agency model" being pushed by a number of publishers inspired by Apple's forthcoming iPad tablet device and iBookstore online store to assert more control over their conte...

Apple's Research Into Social Aspects of Online Shopping Gaining Renewed Attention

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:01:19 EST

In April 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an Apple patent application revealing the company's research into ways of integrating social aspects into online shopping as part of enhancements to the visitor experience. As des...

Music Labels See Slower iTunes Sales Growth in Wake of Price Increases

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:49:15 EST

MediaMemo notes that Warner Music Group has reported seeing slower sales growth via Apple's iTunes Store since the introduction of variable pricing last year.

Warner Music Group (WMG) said this morning that it has seen unit sales grow...

Apple Releases Aperture 3 With Faces and Places Tagging Features

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:49:16 EST

Apple today announced the release of Aperture 3, adding over 200 new features to the company's professional photo editing and management application. The updated version includes the Faces and Places tagging features introduced in iPhoto las...

Apple Job Posting Suggests Video Recording Coming to Future iPad Models

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:41:29 EST

A new job posting on Apple's site suggests that the company is preparing to add still and video camera capabilities to its iPad tablet device in the future. The position is for a quality assurance engineer in the Media Systems division of Apple's br...

Current MacBook Pro Models Deleted From Best Buy's Inventory System? Updates Imminent?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:08:06 EST

Yesterday, a poster in our forums claiming to be a Best Buy employee reported that the company's internal inventory system had been updated to show that all MacBook Pro models had been "deleted", preventing Best Buy stores from ordering any new units...

Claimed Fourth-Generation iPhone Parts Surface Revealing Taller Form Factor

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:31:43 EST

iPhone 3GS on left, claimed fourth-generation iPhone on right
iPhone repair site iResQ has posted photos of what it claims are parts for the fourth-generation iPhone presumably due for launch later this year. Among the most notable fe...

Apple Open to iPad Price Cuts if Demand Lags?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:53:44 EST

The Wall Street Journal reports on a research note from Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope based on meetings with Apple executives revealing that the company has apparently left the door open to future price cuts on the iPad should customer demand not ...

Austrian Wireless Carrier Preparing to Offer Subsidized iPad

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:41:24 EST

TamsIJungle reports (via Engadget) that it received word from wireless carrier Hutchison Austria that the company is planning to offer subsidized iPads for users willing to commit to a two-year data contract with the company. According to Hutchison ...

Macworld San Francisco 2010 Kicks Off This Week

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:29:27 EST

Macworld Expo 2010 kicks off this week at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. The significance of this year's Macworld Expo has been significantly reduced due to Apple's decision not to participate. Apple cited the diminished i...

Intrinsity (Formerly Exponential Technology) Now Speeding Up ARM CPUs

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:23:38 EST

One of the major announcements alongside the Apple iPad launch was the fact that Apple is now in the chipmaking business. The Apple A4 is a system-on-chip that includes an ARM based processor that is believed to have been designed by the engineers A...

Make Your Own (Paper) iPad and iPad Sighting at NYC Starbucks

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:55:23 EST

While the iPad was officially announced in January, the iPad will not be available for purchase until late March. However, it seems some iPads have been seeded into the wild as David Vogler claims to have seen one in a New York City Starbucks (phot...

Unreleased Core i7 MacBook Pro 6,1 Benchmarked? Supplies Constrained

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:38:47 EST

A Geekbench result posted to their site on February 4th has generated a lot of excitement in our forums. The report seems to reveal the results for an unreleased Arrandale MacBook Pro running at 2.66GHz. Intel officially unveiled the new l...

Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.3 (Build 10D548)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:43:40 EST

Apple has seeded a new version of Mac OS X 10.6.3 to developers today. The last seed was released on January 22nd. According to reports, the newest version provides a number of enhancements and bug fixes for QuickTime X, 64-bit Logic, printing and ...

FCC Pointing to iPad as Harbinger of Increased Wireless Spectrum Needs

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:35:43 EST

MacNN points to a blog post written earlier this week by Phil Bellaria, a director in the National Broadband Task Force at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), expressing concern over increasing cellular network congestion and citing App...

Sling Media Denies Collaboration With AT&T on 3G Streaming

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:30:56 EST

Yesterday, AT&T announced that it had finally decided to allow Sling Media's SlingPlayer Mobile to stream video over the carrier's 3G network. As part of the announcement, AT&T claimed that it had "worked with" Sling Media to develop a version of th...

iPad Helping Book Publishers Gain More Control Over eBook Pricing

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:39:40 EST

Last weekend, book publisher Macmillan won out over Amazon in a battle over eBook pricing, switching to an "agency model" in which book prices are set by the publisher with retailers receiving a percentage (30% in Amazon's case) of the sales price. ...

Steve Jobs Rumored to Have Recently Traveled to New York for iPad Media Talks [Updated]

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:21:16 EST

Silicon Alley Insider reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs apparently traveled to New York City in recent days to meet with executives at The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal for discussions about bringing their content to the iPad.