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WSJ on touch BlackBerry; Intel 4-core; T-Mobile at 100K iPhones

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 00:00
A report by the Wall Street Journal further kindles rumors of a touchscreen BlackBerry going toe-to-toe with the iPhone this year. Meanwhile, T-Mobile Germany reports selling more than 100,000 iPhones since launch, Singapore Airlines offers passenge...

Intel: Apple tablet comment simply untrue

Thu, 05/15/2008 - 18:00
Intel Corp. today is scurrying to clean up a mess made by Germany's ZDNet on Wednesday when it reported that an Intel exec had confirmed the ongoing development of a iPhone-like tablet at Apple, a report which the chipmaker now claims is patently fal...

Mac OS X 10.5.3 moving along, on course with iPhone 2.0?

Thu, 05/15/2008 - 17:00
Apple continues to plug away at the next maintenance and service update to Mac OS X Leopard, which may be on track for a release around the same time as the company's iPhone software v2.0, according to one tipster. People familiar with ongoing tes...

Apple filing places iPhone networks at restaurants, zoos, concerts

Thu, 05/15/2008 - 15:00
Apple Inc.'s iPhone can already playback video, browse the Internet, and place phone calls, but a new filing by the handset maker suggests it may one day take your lunch order and serve as a tour guide at the local zoo. The concept calls for a sho...

Mexican iPhone, iTunes June rumor; Wall Street retail; Boston unveiled

Thu, 05/15/2008 - 02:15
Mexicans will get an iTunes Store to match the iPhone for a launch next month, according to one report. Also, the same may be true for Brazil; Apple may be close to securing its Wall Street store; and Apple has taken the wraps from its Boston store....

WWDC sold out with over 5,000 attendees

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 23:00
Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, scheduled for June 9-11, has sold out for the first time ever. Attendance at the event has rapidly grown as interest in the Mac platform has snowballed in proportion to rapid new sales of Macs. Build It and ...

Intel exec vouches for Atom-based Apple Newton tablet - report

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 22:15
A high ranking Intel executive is said to have made comments this week that corroborate reports of a Netwon-like mini-tablet under development at Apple, as originally revealed by AppleInsider last year. Intel Germany chief Hannes Schwaderer report...

AT&T now limiting iPhone sales to one, requiring plastic

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 21:00
AT&T in an internal memo to its retail department on Wednesday instated a couple of new policies regarding sales of Apple Inc.'s increasingly hard-to-find iPhone, primarily that customers are allowed to purchase only one of the handsets until further...

O2 fuels 3G iPhone frenzy as Bharti says deal signed for India

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 19:00
Telefonica's O2 subsidiary, the exclusive provider of Apple's iPhone to the UK and Ireland, has stoked anticipation of a 3G model with fresh comments Wednesday. Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel has signed a deal that will make it the second iPhone provider i...

AT&T to boost 3G speeds more than fivefold by 2009

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 17:20
AT&T said Wednesday it plans to boost the speed of its 3G wireless network to speeds of 20 megabits per second in 2009, paving the way for over-the-air downloads that are more than five times faster than what customers can achieve today. Speaking...

Swiss iPhone announcement raises eyebrows given rumors

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 15:00
Swisscom on Wednesday confirmed it will begin selling Apple's iPhone in Switzerland this year, possibly bolstering a recent report on the matter which also stated that the handset would arrive with video conferencing and other fresh features. "The...

Swiss iPhone rumor; BlackBerry Thunder; Apple gay-friendly

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 01:20
Switzerland will be yet another carrier offering the 3G iPhone, claims a local newspaper. Meanwhile, rumors have surfaced of a "true" iPhone-slaying touchscreen BlackBerry; Google has launched a new iPhone reader beta; a study finds the iPhone still...

Microsoft releases Office 2008 SP1, says VBA to make return

Tue, 05/13/2008 - 16:00
Microsoft on Tuesday released Service Pack 1 for Office 2008 and also provided a glimpse at its roadmap for the Mac productivity suite by announcing the return of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in the next version. Since its release at Macwor...

Steve Jobs to showcase OS X, iPhone platforms at WWDC

Tue, 05/13/2008 - 14:35
Apple announced Tuesday that a team of Apple executives, led by CEO Steve Jobs, will kick off the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 9, 2008 at San Francisco's Moscon...

HBO shows arrive on iTunes starting at $1.99 an episode

Tue, 05/13/2008 - 14:30
Confirming unofficial reports earlier this week, HBO and Apple on Tuesday formally announced that television programming from HBO is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store at prices between $1.99 and $2.99 an episode. Among th...

QuarkXPress 8 to target Adobe's Creative Suite this August

Tue, 05/13/2008 - 06:00
Quark, Inc. is preparing to release a major new version of its flagship QuarkXPress software this fall, aimed at cementing its lead in the market for professional desktop publishing against Adobe's rival InDesign product, AppleInsider has learned. ...

BlackBerry Bold stands as 3G iPhone's chief rival

Tue, 05/13/2008 - 01:50
With the announcement of the first 3G BlackBerry compatible with the same high-speed networks as the upcoming 3G iPhone, Research in Motion has set itself up for what will likely be the defining smartphone battle of 2008. To most observers, the B...

New Time Machine option in 10.5.3; Boston store opens Thursday

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 23:00
A new option scheduled to arrive alongside Mac OS X 10.5.3 will allow Time Machine users to chance backups while on battery power. Meanwhile, Apple has announced that its Boston flagship shop will open its doors this Thursday. And Ireland is the late...

HBO shows coming to iTunes under new pricing structure?

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 19:00
HBO, the premium television subsidiary of Time Warner, is reported to have reached an agreement with Apple that will see its hit television programming made available for purchase on iTunes in the next couple of weeks. Citing HBO executives famili...

New deals seen tripling Apple's addressable market for iPhone

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 18:30
A flurry of new agreements between Apple and international wireless carriers has given American Technology Research higher conviction in the iPhone's near-term growth prospects, prompting an analyst at the firm to raise his price target on the compan...