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Friday, 09 May 2008

Apple settles two Canadian iPod battery lawsuits

Jonny Evans

Apple's problems with early iPod battery life continue, company agrees to pay up to $3.54 million to owners of first, second and third-generation iPods in Canada.

Friday, 09 May 2008

Warner: digital sales climb, but losses continue

Jonny Evans

Warner confirm digital sales growth, as digital music sales now account for 23.8 per cent of its music revenues - though still insufficient to prevent operating loss.

Friday, 09 May 2008

Gear4 offers Duo system for iPods

Jonny Evans

Gear4's Duo is both a 38-watt powerful home system and a punchy set of portable speakers, all combined inside one system

Friday, 09 May 2008

NBC streams shows for iPhone, iPod touch

Jonny Evans

While still not playing through iTunes, US broadcaster NBC has introduced TV show streaming services for US owners of iPhones or iPod touch.

Friday, 09 May 2008

Facebook go Nutsie for iTunes streaming

Jonny Evans

Upload your iTunes music library as an XML file and new service will allow Facebook users to offer their top playlists for streaming through their Facebook user ID.

Friday, 09 May 2008

AT&T yanks iPhone free WiFi info from site

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US online)

Only hours after posting information that indicated iPhone owners would receive free access to AT&T's public wireless hotspots, the company pulled all references to the service from its website.

Thursday, 08 May 2008

iPhone for Latin America

Jonny Evans

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico and Uruguay to get iPhone.

Thursday, 08 May 2008

O2 out of stock of iPhones

Jonny Evans

O2 confirms both existing model iPhones are 'no longer available', sets scene for new model launch

Thursday, 08 May 2008

No iPhone price cut for France

Peter Sayer

France Télécom does not plan to change the price it charges for Apple's iPhone until a new model is on the market.

Thursday, 08 May 2008

iPhone Doom developers sing SDK praises

Jonny Evans

Apple's decision to use OS X within the iPhone is boosting Mac development, but the device is already head and shoulders above Windows and Nokia smartphones, open source developers explain.

Wednesday, 07 May 2008

iPhone unlocking remains 'significant'

Jonny Evans

"The gap between the number of iPhones expected to be sold and the actual number that we are activating continues to be significant, and we expect this trend to continue."

Wednesday, 07 May 2008

Orange plots iPhone for Spain, Poland, others

Jonny Evans

Apple and Orange are discussing a move to offer the iPhone through additional countries, with Spain and Poland specifically named by Orange CFO.

Wednesday, 07 May 2008

AT&T staff cancel June holidays

Jonny Evans

Employees at AT&T retail stores across the US have been told not to book holiday time between 15 June and 12 July. Does this hint at an early release for the iPhone 2.0?

Wednesday, 07 May 2008

Multi-carrier strategy for iPhone

Jonny Evans

Vodafone may not have secured an exclusive deal to carry iPhone in Portugal as report claims local telcos remain in talks to secure similar deals.

Wednesday, 07 May 2008

Apple ships fifth version of iPhone SDK

Jonny Evans

Apple has released the fifth beta version of the iPhone SDK as it expands its Developer Program internationally.

Tuesday, 06 May 2008

Egami Media reaches iTunes deal

Jonny Evans

Egami Media to offer content through iTunes, making shows and films available for download and/or rental through the service, agrees to make films available on the same day they ship on DVD, 'when possible.

Tuesday, 06 May 2008

Nine Inch Nails album free online

Jonny Evans

Nine Inch Nails latest album now available for free download, ten-track album available in multiple formats now, with CD due to ship later this year.

Tuesday, 06 May 2008

iPhone Developer Program internationalises

Jonny Evans

International developers can now obtain the certification required to make applications available for the iPhone through the App Store.

Tuesday, 06 May 2008

Japan plots 'iPod tax'

Jonny Evans

Japanese government mulls new tax levy on iPod, digital media player and digital hard disk recorder sales, money raised intended to compensate rights holders.

Tuesday, 06 May 2008

Apple to sell iPhone 2.0 globally

Jonny Evans

Apple is clearly gearing up for a huge international launch of the next-gen iPhone, which will be available in key markets, potentially soon including introduction in China, software suggests.

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