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iPhone 3G has slew of new applications

by Etan Horowitz [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[23.Jul.08] :. When Apple and AT&T released the iPhone last summer, it kicked off the era of the cell phone as a true computing platform that rivals - and in some cases beats - the experience of using a...

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What makes the iPhone 3G hot and not so hot

by Mike Wendland [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[10.Jul.08] :. Friday promises to be a dizzying day for Apple fans. There’s the iPhone 3G, the release of hundreds of new programs that will work on both the new phones and the first-generation versions,...

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Could old Macs be left behind by new operating system?

by John Boudreau [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[25.Jun.08] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple’s Leopard operating system isn’t even a year old, but its offspring, Snow Leopard, is already preparing to prowl. Earlier this month, Steve Jobs gave a hint -...

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Apple sells 5 billionth song through iTunes

by Rex Crum [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[19.Jun.08] :. SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. said it passed another online-music milestone Thursday in announcing that it has sold more than 5 billion songs through its iTunes Music Store. The sales figures suggest...

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Apple upgrades iPhone to 2.0 and adds a new 3G model

by Mike Wendland [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[10.Jun.08] :. Now there’s iPhone 2.0, a much upgraded version of the trendy smartphone from Apple that forever changed the way mobile devices communicate when it was first introduced a year ago. The new...

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Macworld faithful ready to see what Jobs has for ‘08

by John Boudreau [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[14.Jan.08] :. As one of Silicon Valley’s most innovative companies, Apple has created a virtual industry around making consumers guess what its next move will be. Fans of Apple products follow, praise and...

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Sony BMG MP3s to be available at Amazon.com

by David B. Wilkerson [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[14.Jan.08] :. CHICAGO - Sony BMG Music Entertainment said Friday its music will be available in MP3 downloads from Amazon.com later this month without digital rights management restrictions. Sony BMG becomes the...

 

Meet Apple’s new star, the Mac computer

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[31.Oct.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - For years, Apple has really been two companies: a mature, slow-growing one paired with a new, dynamic one, with the upstart driving the company’s renaissance. Apple’s...

 

Apple to open iPhone to outside developers

by Rex Crum [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[18.Oct.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO—Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Wednesday that the company will soon make it possible for third-party developers to build their own applications for use on the...

 

Amazon.com opens online music store

by Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[26.Sep.07] :. CHICAGO - Amazon.com wants to put a bruise in Apple Inc.’s digital music sales. By opening its own online music store Tuesday and setting the price for many best sellers at 10 cents cheaper...

 

It’s inevitable: Prices of tech products always drop drastically

by David Morrill [Contra Costa Times (MCT)]

[19.Sep.07] :. WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - If you haven’t learned how new technology is priced by now, the sudden cost cut by Apple of its iPhone earlier this month should have done the trick. Those who walked...

 

Improvements to iPod line lost in shuffle

by Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[12.Sep.07] :. A few interesting things were overlooked last week amid the uproar over the iPhone’s sudden price cut: Apple Inc.’s new line of iPods. The iPod Touch is a direct descendant of the...

 

‘Early adopters’ pleased with Apple’s iPhone concession

by Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[7.Sep.07] :. CHICAGO - Bill Schober refused to wait in a long line to be the first guy in his neighborhood to buy the super trendy iPhone. Instead, he waited until the middle of August for his new toy, “to...

 

iPhone outsells competitors, but will it hit target?

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[5.Sep.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - The iPhone is proving a popular product so far. But whether it’s going to live up to all the sales hype and expectations surrounding it is another matter. Apple’s...

 

Apple enthusiasts abuzz about rumored iPod update

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[29.Aug.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif.—Apple stoked the remarkable buzz machine that surrounds the company with an announcement it planned a “special event” next week, coyly dropping hints it involved...

 

Can Apple survive without Steve Jobs?

by Rex Crum [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[5.Jul.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO—In the world of technology, the words “Apple” and “innovation” have become practically synonymous. In one area, however, the maker of personal computers...

 

iPhone filled with iCandy that users will gobble up

by Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[3.Jul.07] :. After spending a weekend with Apple Inc.’s new iPhone, here’s what I think: iLike. I’m compelled to touch the phone and watch as my collection of digital content, with nearly 500...

 

Apple customers turn sour trying to activate iPhones

by Julie Sevrens Lyons [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[2.Jul.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - The giddy waiting in all those lines for a new iPhone? That has nothing on all the anxious waiting to get them activated. One day after Apple Computer’s much-hyped phone...

 

Will iPhone shake up the industry?

by Andrew D. Smith [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)]

[30.Jun.07] :. You may never buy an iPhone, but you should still thank Apple for building it. The frenzy surrounding the release Friday of Apple’s user-friendly multimedia cellphone - 11,000 print...

 

Hype building around latest fruit of Apple’s labor

by Clint Swett [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[28.Jun.07] :. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - At 37, commercial mortgage broker Tony Peric means business, yet he’s considering setting up camp outside an AT&T Wireless store this week in hopes of snagging an...

 

Celebrated iPhone: successful gamble could change industry

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[20.Jun.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Even for Apple, which has thrived on taking risks, the iPhone represents an audacious bet - possibly its biggest ever. When the new smart phone hits store shelves June 29, the...

 

Phone war heating up: With Apple’s iPhone set to debut, rivals promoting alternatives

by Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[13.Jun.07] :. This is usually the time of year when gadget news, like school, takes a summer break. Come fall, the gadget hype returns in anticipation of the coming holiday shopping season. Not this year. The...

 

Jobs: Apple still committed to PCs

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[12.Jun.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO - Apple dropped “computer” from its name, but not from its identity. In his keynote speech at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco on Monday, CEO...

 

A juicy Apple ripens: iPhone could have a ripple effect

by Jason Gertzen [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[6.Jun.07] :. KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The amazing Apple hype machine soon could help unaffiliated wireless carriers sell bunches of music-playing wireless phones. The debut of the much-heralded iPhone is thought...

 

One stage, two tech titans: Microsoft’s Gates, Apple’s Jobs

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[30.May.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Bill Gates and Steve Jobs will share a stage Wednesday night for the first time in more than 20 years to talk about technology’s present and future, but it’s their...

 

Wizardry of Woz: He’s still spreading the gospel of geek

by Clint Swett [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[23.May.07] :. SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Steve Wozniak never questioned that his calling was science and electronics. The 56-year-old co-founder of Apple Computer was weaned on Tom Swift books, and recalls being...

 

Apple’s hype phone

by Laura Goldman [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[21.May.07] :. Last week the FCC finally approved the iPhone and it should be on the market by June. I am putting a sell on Apple, the company that created the iPhone. One of the oldest axioms on Wall Street is...

 

iPhone gets approval from FCC

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[17.May.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple’s iPhone took a step closer to store shelves Thursday as regulators gave it their stamp of approval. The Federal Communications Commission issued a “grant of...

 

Amazon to offer digital music downloads

by Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[17.May.07] :. CHICAGO - Like Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. before him, Jeff Bezos is attempting to force a revolution on how consumers listen to and purchase digital music. Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon.com,...

 

Beatles on iTunes a ‘nonevent,’ analysts say

by Ben Charny [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[12.May.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO - Despite signs that Apple Inc. may land a historic deal with the Beatles to make the band’s entire catalog of music available on its iTunes store, analysts say that such a move...

 

Jobs defends Apple’s environmental record

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[3.May.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - His company under attack for its environmental record, Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday chalked the issue up to a PR problem - but did vow to make changes. In a letter...

 

Apple’s Leopard delay may signal deeper problems

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[13.Apr.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple’s ambition may be starting to get ahead of the company’s ability to achieve it. Renowned in recent years for its operational excellence, Apple in the last two...

 

The Mac and PC are coming to a big screen near you

by Craig Crossman [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[11.Apr.07] :. Apple wants you to see its Macintosh as the control center of all your media or to use the phrase of its CEO, the “Digital Hub” of everything you see and hear. Put all your music, videos...

 

Apple marks iPod milestone; SanDisk ramps up competitor

by Rex Crum [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[9.Apr.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. took time to pat itself on the back for reaching a milestone in iPod sales on Monday, but as it did, one of its chief rivals took the opportunity to unveil a new digital...

 

Digital music industry finally faces reality

by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[9.Apr.07] :. When Apple Inc. called a news conference last week, reporters on the tech and music beats believed they knew what was coming: CEO and Beatles freak Steve Jobs was going to make the announcement...

 

Is the Apple/EMI DRM-free world a paradise?

by Jason Gross

[4.Apr.07] :. No doubt that it’s big news when one of the last majors standing (EMI) gets in bed with Steve Jobs and friends to provide DRM-free music.  On the surface, this seems to be the breakthrough...

 

Music labels, Apple hit on iTunes restrictions

by Steve Goldstein [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[4.Apr.07] :. LONDON - The European Commission on Tuesday took the first step toward bringing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. and major record companies, objecting to territorial restrictions applied to...

 

EMI, Apple rock digital music world

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[3.Apr.07] :. It’s taken more than 10 years, but the music industry is finally starting to make peace with the MP3. In a groundbreaking move, EMI Group announced Monday that it will let digital music...

 

EMI, Apple to sell DRM-free music on iTunes

by Simon Kennedy and Dan Gallagher [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[2.Apr.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO - EMI Group said Monday it will reverse strategy and begin offering its entire digital music catalog without anti-piracy software on Apple Inc’s iTunes Store - making it the...

 
 
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