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Confusion Over Facebook's Brief Appearance in Ping for iTunes

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:26:19 EDT

Screenshot from Follow Music and People with Ping video tutorial
With yesterday's release of iTunes 10, Apple also deployed a new music-focused social network feature known as Ping. When it initially launched yesterday, users creating...

Twitter for iPad Offers a Fresh New Interface

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:59:00 EDT

Tonight Twitter released a new update to their popular Twitter application that makes it a Universal app with native support for the iPad's large display. While native support has been a long requested feature for the official Twitter app, the compa...

Apple Posts September Media Event Video Stream in Multiple Formats

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:20:24 EDT

Apple has posted the full stream for today's Media event. While the stream had been available for Mac OS X 10.6 and iOS users immediately after the broadcast, it is now provided in multiple formats that can be viewed cross platform on both ...

iTunes 10 Now Available to Download

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:00:51 EDT

Apple has finally posted the iTunes 10 release for download. iTunes 10 was introduced today during the keynote event. The new version of the media management application features a streamlined interface and a new networking feature called P...

Apple's New iPod Touch and iPod Nano Commercials

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:00:50 EDT

During today's media event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced two new commercials, one each for the new iPod touch and iPod nano. Apple has now posted the commercials to its product-specific sites, as well as its YouTube page.

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Notes and Observations about Apple's iPod and Apple TV Announcements

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:59:58 EDT

Apple hosted their media event today and announced a number of new products and updates. For a summary of those announcements, see our previous coverage:

- Apple Announces All New iPod Models: Shuffle, Nano, and Touch
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Apple Announces All-New iPod Models: Shuffle, Nano and Touch

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:46:31 EDT

Along with announcing iOS 4.1 and the forthcoming iOS 4.2 for the iPad, Apple announced all-new iPod models at today's keynote event.

The new iPod shuffle will see the return of buttons and will still include the VoiceOver fea...

Apple Introduces Updated Apple TV with Netflix Integration, TV Show Rentals

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:43:05 EDT

As hinted early in the keynote with the mention of TV show rentals, Steve Jobs today announced the second generation of Apple TV hardware, a significant redesign for the device. At one-fourth the size of the original Apple TV, the new device ...

Apple Releases iTunes 10 With 'Ping' Social Networking for Music

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:36:18 EDT

Alongside new iPod models, Apple today introduced a new version of iTunes, dubbed iTunes 10. The new version of the media management application features a streamlined interface and a new networking feature called Ping, along with a new, more...

Apple Announces Pending Release of iOS 4.1, 4.2 Coming in November

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:35:21 EDT

At today's keynote event, Steve Jobs announced the upcoming availability of iOS 4.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch. Jobs noted that the long running proximity sensor, Bluetooth, and iPhone 3G performance bugs that have been raised by u...

Live Coverage of Apple's 2010 Fall Media Event

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:09 EDT

Outside Apple's media event in San Francisco (Source: CrunchGear)
Apple today is holding its traditional fall media event where it is expected to introduce several new and updated products and services, with iPods, iTunes, and Apple TV...

Next-Generation iPod Touch to Be 'Slightly Thinner' Than Current Models?

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:56:58 EDT

iLounge offers a number of details regarding the fourth-generation iPod touch rumored for introduction today that it believes to be correct. While much of the information regarding the physical features of the device is essentially the same as that ...

Intel CEO: Jobs 'Very Happy' With Intel-Infineon Deal

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:03:13 EDT

In an interview on the Fox Business Network earlier this week, Intel CEO Paul Otellini claims that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is "very happy" with Intel's deal to acquire Infineon's wireless chip unit. Infineon has provided components, including b...

Apple TV Reported to Retain Name, Updated Products Not Shipping Immediately?

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:48:10 EDT

According to a pair of tweets from Australian Macworld, a revised Apple TV should be introduced today with its current name rather than being rebranded as "iTV," and none of the products set for introduction today will see immediate availabil...

Can You Watch Apple's Live Keynote Stream? Requirements and Workarounds

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:49:42 EDT

It came as a surprise to everyone tonight when Apple announced that they would be live streaming video of their September media event across the web. The news, however, was somewhat dulled by the fact that Apple announced that the stream wil...

Apple Set to Debut 99-Cent iTunes TV Show Rentals From Fox and ABC

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:51:08 EDT

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts prepped for Apple's media event
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple will launch its 99-cent TV show rentals through the iTunes Store tomorrow, with Fox and ABC set to serve as launch partners for ...

Apple to Provide Live Video Stream for Media Event

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:07:47 EDT

Satellite broadcasting truck outside Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Apple announced this evening that they will be broadcasting their media event live over the internet.

Apple will broadcast its September 1 event onli...

Revamped Apple TV to Offer Netflix Streaming?

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:04:34 EDT

Bloomberg reports that Apple will be introducing a revamped Apple TV at tomorrow's media event, and that the new device will offer Netflix movie streaming. Netflix offers a subscription service allowing customers to receive DVDs and Blu-ray ...

Video of Next-Generation iPod Nano Touch Screen Surfaces

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:53:31 EDT

9 to 5 Mac shares a video discovered on YouTube showing a brief clip of the 3 cm x 3 cm touch screen supposedly destined for the next-generation iPod nano rumored for introduction at tomorrow's media event. While we've already seen the small touch s...

Next-Generation iPod Nano to Maintain Price Range, Ship Later?

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:26:40 EDT

3 cm x 3 cm touch screen expected to be used in new iPod nano
AppleInsider reports that it has received information claiming that Apple's next-generation iPod nano, rumored to carry a smaller form factor and touch screen, will maintain...