Report: DVR could turn Apple TV into multi-billion dollar business By integrating digital video recording (DVR) features into Apple TV, Apple stands to transform its niche media hub business into a serious growth driver worth over a billion dollars annually, according to one Wall Street analyst. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 157
Austria iPhone details revealed; Apple's design process exposed T-Mobile Austria has posted listings for the iPhone and its plans ahead of an Apple announcement. Also, a senior Apple engineer has revealed the company's unusual approach to its software design. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 13
iTunes makes $570m; Austria iPhone date; Japan iPod investigation Apple's iTunes media store drew in more than half a billion dollars across 2007 and is a small profit machine for Disney, say new estimates. Also, Austria may learn deals of its iPhone launch this week, and Japan is investigating an iPod nano breakdown. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 20
More evidence of Apple's iPhone eventually going Intel There's some more anecdotal evidence this week to suggest that Apple Inc.'s iPhone will eventually abandon its Samsung-based roots and make the jump to Intel's freshly-coined Atom architecture. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 40
iPhone SDK may block Firefox, Java, background apps Conditions set out in Apple's iPhone SDK are dampening hopes of porting some highly valued applications to the handheld device — including interpreted code, programs within programs, and background applications. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 82
MacBook Air software update targets ongoing freezing issues Apple this week released a small software update to the MacBook Air's system management control (SMC) that it hopes will put an end to intermittent freezing issues that have plagued some early adopters of the ultra-thin notebook. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 58
Charleston store enroute; Radeon HD 2600 fix; Atom roadmap Apple is taking the first steps to introduce its first store in South Carolina with job postings and retail negotiations. Also, the company has posted a firmware fix for Mac Pro workstations using ATI's Radeon HD 2600 XT video card, and a portion of Intel's Atom roadmap has leaked. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 9
Apple's iPhone 2.0 firmware to bring contact search? Tucked away in Apple's presentation of its iPhone and iPod touch version 2.0 upgrade was evidence of a search feature coming to the handset's contact list. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 30
Push email systems from RIM, Apple set to square off A topic of hot debate following Apple's iPhone enterprise announcements last week is whether the company's ActiveSync approach to push email will inevitably prove superior to Research in Motion's three-tier, NOC-based architecture. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 62
Apple helps launch $100 million iFund venture capital pool Apple has revealed that a major venture capitalist firm is making $100 million available to entrepreneurs looking to jumpstart businesses based on the iPhone and iPod touch. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 34
Apple posts iPhone Software Roadmap event stream Apple has already posted a streaming version of its special iPhone software event. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 20
Jobs on "marathon" meetings, successors, and iPods saving Apple A new interview with Apple chief Steve Jobs reveals some of the company's more extraordinary practices, including weekly reviews of the entire business. It also confirms Jobs' approach to a successor and the crucial role of the iPod in Apple's turnaround. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 38
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 chasing Apple's Safari Microsoft on Wednesday previewed the next generation of Internet Explorer, promising greater interoperability with modern Web standards that have thus far eluded the Windows-based browser and plagued developers' attempts to author truly browser and platform independent web sites. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 59
Native MySpace iPhone app; iTunes royalties; FNAC chases iPhone MySpace is rumored to be among the first developing third-party native iPhone software. Meanwhile, musicians listed on European iTunes stores typically earn more than their US counterparts, a major French retailer demands iPhone sales rights, and Kaspersky has built prototype Mac antivirus software. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 25
Citigroup: checks point to 3G iPhone within four months Following overseas meetings with members of the Taiwanese PC and consumer electronics supply chain, analysts for investment bank Citigroup said they have high convictions that Apple intends to roll out a 3G iPhone during the second quarter of the year. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 206
Apple well shy of movie rental goals While Apple promised 1,000 movie rentals for the iTunes Store in January, an in-depth search reveals that only 384 movies are available — and that the rarer-still HD titles scarcely take full advantage of the format. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 67
3G iPhone seen paving way for video capture, overseas adoption The advent of a 3G iPhone from Apple Inc. later this year will enabled a slew of often-sought media features and present the greatest opportunity for international adoption, according to a pair of Wall Street analysts, who've nonetheless reduced their price targets on the company given recent growth and economic concerns. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 78
Apple jobs: carbon composites, iPhone cameras, MacBook design As always, Apple is expanding its workforce; new postings, however, suggest that the company is investigating a return to carbon elements in its computers, expanding the iPhone's camera functionality, and prepping for the next generation of MacBooks. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 44
Apple to serve as regulator for iPhone app distribution Apple Inc. will have the final say over which third-party iPhone and iPod touch applications are deemed suitable for release, according to a new report, which also confirms several other suspicions previously waged regarding the firm's upcoming software developers kit (SDK) and its associated policies. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 141
O2 quarter boosted by iPhone; PayPal Safari warning; iPhoto 7.1.3 While its Irish division is just receiving the iPhone, O2 UK said on Thursday that the iPhone led its best-ever quarter at the end of 2007. Also, PayPal cautions users to avoid visiting its site with Safari, and Apple has issued an iPhoto fix. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 38
3G iPhone to launch mid-year with Infineon chip - report Current iPhone baseband supplier Infineon will provide Apple with a new chip solution for its next-generation iPhone, which is expected to launch by mid-year, investment bank UBS said Thursday. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 98
Apple exec: iPhone "not married" to single-carrier model Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Investment Symposium, Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook stated that the iPhone isn't beholden to the one-carrier strategy used so far, even if it makes the most sense from a business standpoint. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 56
Apple holds big plans for 'iPhone University' on college campuses Two weeks before the iPhone went on sale last June, Apple Inc. flew representatives from five universities — including four of the nation's top-tier schools — out to its Cupertino campus to cement deals for a new educational learning initiative dubbed 'iPhone University.' Katie Marsal 18 years ago 39
R&D, travel expenses suggest Apple plans big 2008 - report The sheer amount of money spent by Apple on research — as well as maintaining chief executive Steve Jobs' private jet — suggests that the company is working feverishly on international iPhone releases and new products, according to a new research note from Morgan Stanley. Katie Marsal 18 years ago 16
