Posts Tagged ‘ iTunes ’

Apple is reportedly cracking the mobile-phone market in China by selling $1.5 million worth of iPhones to China Unicom. The move is expected to help Apple enter the growing market in China while also giving China Unicom a leg up against competitors. China Unicom subsidiary Guangdong Unicom has reached an agreement with Apple to purchase...
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The blogosphere is abuzz with speculation that Apple is planning a major event for early September during which it may unleash a major iPod line refresh. The company has a history of making iPod and music-related moves in the month of September, but Apple declined an invitation to comment. The latest rash of rumors...
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Why Apple Is More Valuable Than Google A look at what’s behind the Mac and iPhone maker’s now firm market-cap edge on the Web-search leader, and how it could one day challenge Microsoft By Peter Burrows While Apple’s capitalization has risen above that of Google for short bursts in the past, it has remained higher since...
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Thorough Comparison Between iPhone 2G and 3G Jan 14, 2009 20:38 Nikkei Electronics Teardown Squad This is the second article that detailed the internal structure of the “iPhone 3G.” Based on the first story, in which we torn down the iPhone 3G, we compared it with the previous model, iPhone 2G. We found Apple’s measures to enhance...
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Amazon Leaks Zune HD Pricing August 11, 2009, 09:24 AM PC World Want to get your hands on Microsoft’s new Zune HD? You may soon be able to pre-order the device from Amazon, and it could cost significantly less than the iPod Touch. The online retailer has launched a pre-order Web page for the...
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CourseSmart to offer e-textbooks for the iPhone San Francisco (CA) – CourseSmart has confirmed plans to offer 7,000 e-textbooks for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The academic textbooks – free for CourseSmart subscribers – will allow students to access digital notes and search for specific words or phrases. “Nobody is going to use their iPhone...
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Alpine Ships $100 iPod/iPhone Adapter By Amy Gilroy — TWICE, August 7, 2009 Alpine’s DPR-RDS1   Torrance, Calif. – In response to the recession, Alpine is offering a low-cost universal iPod/iPhone car radio adapter kit at a suggested $100, it said. As consumers are holding onto their cars longer, they may want to add iPod or iPhone capability to...
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Hot Portable Media Players to Look Out For by Ginny Mies August 5, 2009, 09:21 AM PC World Demand for stand-alone portable media players (PMPs) continues–even as the line between mobile phone and music player becomes more and more blurred. And the latest PMPs are packed with features and capabilities that go beyond Apple’s core...
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Google CEO Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors by PC World staff Be the first to comment | I like it!Tags: Apple, Eric Schmidt, Google More » on this topic Google’s Schmidt resigns from Apple’s board Indian outsourcer HCL acquires data center in the US Tie-up talks between Bharti Airtel and MTN extended August 3, 2009, 09:49 AM PC World Apple...
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Apple Makes Nice with Music Labels The four largest record companies are in talks with Apple about including more content with digital music sold at the iTunes store By Arik Hesseldahl Apple appears poised to plug at least two holes in its product lineup. Not only is the consumer-electronics maker working on a media-friendly tablet computer...
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This is shaping up to be another cat-and-mouse game like when Apple tried to out-maneuver the Hymn Project from decrypting iTunes DRM in 2006 and 2007 (remember that?). Palm has released Web OS 1.1 for its Pre smartphone and re-enable syncing with iTunes after Apple disabled it in iTunes 8.2.1. While it didn’t initially mention...
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Google launched its Latitude app for Apple’s iPhone and a interesting window on the Web vs. native decision process was open. The search giant’s Latitude app tracks you anywhere you go (if you want) and it has been a no-show on the iPhone and iPod touch even though the app has hit every other...
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