Alternatives to iTunes: Clearer, Smaller and Free
Apple is convinced 3 billion iTunes downloads can't be wrong. Amazon took a long look at the iTunes model and concluded there was plenty of room for improvement. Launched two weeks ago, the Amazon MP3 store aims to beat iTunes by offering lower prices and DRM-free downloads. Amazon's store offers thousands of albums priced at $8.99 or less and a million songs priced at 89 cents.
Alternatives to iTunes: Clearer, Smaller and Free
Alternatives to iTunes: Clearer, Smaller and Free
Fortune's Apple 2.0 Blog reports on an analyst research note by Berstein Research's Toni Sacconaghi Jr that reframes some of Apple's notebook marketshare numbers.
Apple's Consumer Marketshare Much Higher
Apple's Consumer Marketshare Much Higher
Pressing ahead with plans to release its long-awaited Leopard operating system by the end of the month, Mac maker Apple Inc. on Thursday expanded training of its technical support representatives to include all tiers both Stateside and abroad.
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Apple expands Leopard training to all of AppleCare
As ...
Apple expands Leopard training to all of AppleCare
Apple on Thursday afternoon launched as part of its website an official directory of iPhone and iPod touch Web applications, reinforcing its stance that third-party developers should focus their developmental efforts on Web 2.0 applications that func...
Apple launches official iPhone, iPod touch Web apps directory
Apple launches official iPhone, iPod touch Web apps directory
Apple has launched a directory of web-based applications designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch at http://www.apple.com/webapps/.
Apple Launches WebApps Directory
Apple Launches WebApps Directory
If a recent series of patent filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office is of any indication, Apple Inc. as early as next year could add force-sensitive detection to the repertoire of its fledgling multi-touch platform, AppleInsider b...
Apple files for second force-sensitive display patent
Apple files for second force-sensitive display patent
Complaints over Apple's use restrictions and recent software update for the iPhone have erupted in two lawsuits alleging Apple and its carrier partner, AT&T, engaged in illegal monopolistic behavior. Two separate lawsuits were filed Friday in San Jose, Calif. -- one in federal court and the other in state court and both seeking class action status.
Apple, AT&T Accused of iPhone Monopoly
Apple, AT&T Accused of iPhone Monopoly
Shares of Mac maker Apple Inc. rose nearly 2 percent in morning trading on the Nasdaq stock market after an analyst for investment bank Goldman Sachs raised his price target on the company to $195 from $165.
We would buy Apple shares into year-en...
Goldman raises Apple target, advises clients to buy shares
We would buy Apple shares into year-en...
Goldman raises Apple target, advises clients to buy shares
The latest incarnation of the classic iPod appears to be a stopgap measure targeted solely at consumers who make extensive use of storage capacity, but at the same time signals the beginning of the end for hard disk drive (HDD)-based iPods, according...
iPod classic: the last hurrah for HDD-based iPods
iPod classic: the last hurrah for HDD-based iPods
Tidbits's Glenn Fleishman claims that he has heard from a number of sources that Apple is nearing an announcement of some sort regarding 3rd party application development on the iPhone.
Apple to Announce 3rd Party iPhone App Development
Apple to Announce 3rd Party iPhone App Development
Apple is planning its first Brooklyn store as well as an outlet at the heart of Washington DC, according to separate reports.
Paper: first Brooklyn store in progress
An alleged source speaking with the New York Post claims that representatives ...
Briefly: Apple stores to land in Brooklyn, Washington DC areas
Paper: first Brooklyn store in progress
An alleged source speaking with the New York Post claims that representatives ...
Briefly: Apple stores to land in Brooklyn, Washington DC areas
HD-capable flat screen TVs and Windows notebooks -- not Apple iPods or iPhones -- rank atop this year's holiday wish list of American consumers who listed at least one digital lifestyle product amongst their most desired gifts.
In fact, the recent...
Study: HDTVs, Windows PCs crowd out Apple on holiday wish lists
In fact, the recent...
Study: HDTVs, Windows PCs crowd out Apple on holiday wish lists
Young people are putting themselves and others at risk because they do not know when to turn off their MP3 players or stop texting, experts warned Monday. Six years after the launch of the iPod heralded the age of mobile music, there are fears that people who grew up with such devices will see nothing wrong with driving or cycling while music blocks out other noise -- including car horns and emergency sirens.
Beware: Your iPod and Mobile Phone Could Be the Death of You
Beware: Your iPod and Mobile Phone Could Be the Death of You
Tell a friend. The music industry may still be suffering at retailers, but online word-of-mouth about music is anything but anemic. Several Web sites have latched onto the concept of recommendations as a way to sell new music, with one -- iLike -- attracting more than 10 million users in just a few months.
AOL Tunes In to Music Sharing
AOL Tunes In to Music Sharing
Engadget's Ryan Block has confirmed that a beta test of the latest jailbreak method for the 1.1.1 firmware of the iPhone and iPod touch works.
iPhone/iPod Touch 1.1.1 Jailbreak Complete, Security Ramifications
iPhone/iPod Touch 1.1.1 Jailbreak Complete, Security Ramifications
A new class-action lawsuit charges Apple and AT&T with intentionally breaking the iPhones of customers who unlocked or installed third-party applications on the handsets, and further alleges that the two firms conspired from the inception of their pa...
Class-action charges Apple, AT&T with unlawful business practices
Class-action charges Apple, AT&T with unlawful business practices
Renderings of a possible fourth Manhattan-based Apple flagship store have surfaced on the Web site of a New York City architectural firm, revealing a distinctive 30-story building with a huge, three-story glass and steel facade marked with a large wh...
Docs reveal plans for fourth Apple mega-store in Manhattan (images)
Docs reveal plans for fourth Apple mega-store in Manhattan (images)
Apple as early as Wednesday is expected to launch as part of its website a directory of official Web 2.0-based iPhone applications, AppleInsider has been told.
One developer familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous, said Apple repre...
Apple to launch official iPhone Web applications directory
One developer familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous, said Apple repre...
Apple to launch official iPhone Web applications directory
I don't own an iPhone, and I don't think I ever will. That may come as a surprise to anyone acquainted with my long history of owning and liking Apple products. It's not that I don't think it's an extraordinary device. Having tried it, I think it represents a fundamental step forward in what a mobile phone can be. It sure looks like it's going to be imitated six ways to Sunday.
Apple, Tear Down This Wall
Apple, Tear Down This Wall
For some time, newspapers have tried to either keep things the same or forcibly invent new delivery mechanisms and technologies for their product. Instead, the reverse is happening, and the iPod touch and iPhone, with the Internet in the user's pocket, have created the moment in time when the legacy newspaper is irrelevant, according to a New York journalism professor.
Is the 'iPod Moment' Here for Newspapers
Is the 'iPod Moment' Here for Newspapers