Tag: Apple
Apple adds children’s picture books to the iBookstore
Yesterday, Apple gave publishers the ability to add illustrated books to the iBookstore, and today, children’s picture books make an appearance on the store. Parents...
Apple releases 6 free iOS development books
If you’re thinking about getting into the iPhone development game this winter, Apple’s just made your life a little bit easier by releasing six developer...
Rumor: Murdoch’s Daily coming January 17th, what about iPad 2?
A partnership between Apple and News Corp., the release of a subscription model, and the release of a new “Daily” isn’t something that Apple lets...
Balsillie already talking up the PlayBook like it’s the next best thing
Some would argue that a CEO talking up a product before it launches is a sure sign that vapourware is on the horizon. The best...
EMI steals iTunes executive from Apple
Apple has lost a key player in their iTunes empire: Alex Luke has been poached by EMI. Luke has played a key role in Apple’s...
Microsoft, Apple, EMC, and Oracle team up to buy Novell patents
According to FOSS Patents’s Florian Mueller, Microsoft, Apple, EMC, and Oracle have teamed up as CPTN Holdings LLC in order to purchase 882 Novell patents...
Apple to replace Cover Flow with the Spiral interface
Patently Apple is reporting that Apple is planning on replacing Cover Flow with the “Spiral” GUI that was introduced in a patent back in September....
Offical: Mac App Store opens January 6, 2011
Apple’s finally opening the doors to the Mac App Store. The big day is January 6th. Apple will be opening the new App Store in...
Rumor: New MacBook Pros and iMacs to arrive sometime in “early” 2011
Digitimes is reporting that Apple will be releasing updated MacBook Pros and iMacs during the first half of 2011, according to a “source from upstream...
Apple’s update day continues: iTunes 10.1.1 released
On the heels of releasing the iBooks update, Apple has also pushed out iTunes 10.1.1. There’s nothing too huge about the release, outside of the...
QuickLook: iBooks gets updated to 1.2 and now includes collections
The rumors were true: Apple has included book and PDF based “collections” in the iBooks application with their recent 1.2 update, available as of today....
CNET updates CNET TV app, now includes live streaming
If you like any of CNETs podcasts, videos, or even their general punditry, you’ll be happy to know that they’ve released updates to their CNET...
Running live TV events on the Apple TV is clearly on the minds of the big wigs at DirecTV
We probably don’t have to tell you that television is undergoing a massive facelift these days. The only thing keeping my cable connection around these...
Find “exact” duplicates in iTunes with the option key
Re-importing your iTunes library can be a bit of a mess. M3U files from the past always come back to haunt me. Between M3U files...
MobileMe undergoing maintenance tonight
Apple’s going to be taking down MobileMe starting at 10PM PST tonight for some scheduled maintenance. That means that syncing, online calendars and contacts will...
Turn off Ping auto-tweets; Apple turns on iTun.es URL shortener
I don’t “love” Ping, but I do find myself using it from time to time. I love suggesting music to people, and Ping seems to...
Rumors persist: Apple working on smaller iPads
Steve Jobs flat out dismissed the notion that Apple was working on a 7-inch tablet, calling them dead on arrival while on a financial call...
Paul Allen’s vague lawsuit against Apple shown the door
Back in August, Paul Allen filed patent infringement claims against Apple, and every other major tech company in the industry. Most of the defendants claimed...