Apple opens its first retail store in France
Today Apple opened its second store on mainland Europe at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France. They don't stop there, however; another store in Montpellier, France opens next week on November 14th and one near the Opera Ganier to debut in the summer of 2010. France's first Apple store... Read on »
Fortune names Steve Jobs 'CEO of the decade'
Fortune magazine has named Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, as "CEO of the decade". In an article confirming the title, Fortune wrote: "How's this for a gripping corporate story line: Youthful founder gets booted from his company in the 1980s, returns in the 1990s, and in the following decade survives two... Read on »
Hacker sneaks into jailbroken iPhones, demands ransom fee
Apple's iPhone is rather popular for a few reasons, and one of those is 'jailbreaking'; that is, freeing your device from Apple's limitations and installing any software desired. However, it's not all good news, as a hacker has recently broken into some phones and demanded a ransom. The hacker broke... Read on »
Apple said to offer $30 iTunes TV subscriptions next year
Apple's iTunes Store is the biggest online media distributor on the planet; it offers music, movies, games for the iPod and iPhone,... Read on »
Orange UK confirms iPhone date and pricing
According to details published on the Orange UK website today, the iPhone will be available to Orange customers very soon. Until now,... Read on »
iTunes update kills Pre syncing
Apple has updated its iTunes platform making the current version 9.0.2. While it does add some new support for the newly released Apple TV 3.0 software, the biggest news is that this update breaks the ability for the Palm Pre to sync with iTunes. The cat and mouse game has... Read on »
Apple TV 3.0 and iTunes 9.0.2 updates available now
Apple's Apple TV device is a rather low-profile one; even the Cupertino company itself stated that it's just a "hobby" for them, but it's certainly a popular device for those who use it. Today, they've updated it to version 3.0, bringing some welcome changes. The general UI of the Apple... Read on »
Apple App Store Milestone: 100,000 apps
Reaching yet another milestone, Apple's App Store has broken the 100,000 approved applications mark. According to TheNextWeb, Apple has approved 101,713 applications and games. Of course, not all of these are available immediately as many have just been accepted. The App Store currently has 93,000 released applications. This is up... Read on »
New Macbook Pros in the works?
It appears Mac lovers might be in for a treat in the near future, following some digging by Apple technology site Applesana.es. Having browsed through the configuration files of the latest build of Mac OS X, the most recent operating system out of Cupertino, the site claims to have found... Read on »
ZFS filesystem for Mac OS X is dead
Apple's official project of porting ZFS to Mac OS X has been cancelled. In a simple message posted by MacOS Forge, Apple stated only "the ZFS project has been discontinued. The mailing list and repository will also be removed shortly." ZFS is an advanced file system and logical volume manager... Read on »
Apple tries to gatecrash Win 7 launch with new commercials
In the light of Microsoft releasing their brand new operating system, Windows 7, Apple did not stay quiet. Apple released three new "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" advertisements, focusing on users switching from Windows to Mac, in an attempt to pick up some more market share from upgrading consumers.... Read on »
Apple announces Q4 financial results, beats expectations
The Cupertino-based company Apple has today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter, beating out the predictions and thusly seeing some nice stock price increases. This quarter has seen Apple hit its best results in the history of the company, boasting a rather hefty $1.67 billion profit. The results,... Read on »
Apple's Time Capsules dying in under 18 months
Apple's Time Capsule backup device has a lifespan of less than 18 months, if device users are telling the truth. This figure comes from The Apple Time Capsule Memorial Register, which is a new site at which Time Capsule users log the serial number of their device, the date of... Read on »
Apple now allows In App Purchase in free iPhone applications
Apple's In App Purchase feature for iPhone applications, introduced in iPhone OS 3.0, has been great for developers; it allows them to sell content within their applications, instead of creating entirely new ones. Now, Apple is allowing this feature in free apps; previously, it was restricted to paid. As announced... Read on »
Teens admire Steve Jobs for making the world a better place
According to a survey by Junior Achievement, Steve Jobs is the most admired entrepreneur amongst 35 percent of teenagers, with nearly two-thirds of respondents who chose him saying they did so because he has "made a difference in/improved people's lives or made the world a better place." Eighty-Five percent of... Read on »
No refunds from Apple's App Store
Apple has come clear on its return policy for the App Store; don't even think about it. Apple has stated that there will be no returning of an App purchased on the App Store If you want to try out one of the new navigation programs that can run upwards... Read on »
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