Apple pitching TV plan to broadcasters
Industry insiders are saying that Apple is currently speaking with a wide range of broadcasters about the content that would be required to support their rumored upcoming TV subscription service.
Industry insiders are saying that Apple is currently speaking with a wide range of broadcasters about the content that would be required to support their rumored upcoming TV subscription service.
There are apparently problems between Apple’s iTunes and either Windows 7 or a certain processor from Intel (or both), according to reports from users who have experienced iPhone sync failures.
The Apple App Store, and the number of apps that it contains and which are downloaded from it, have been given a great deal of the credit for the success of the iPhone, but when is enough enough?
An offhand remark in a presentation by a New York Times editor has the much-prophesied tablet computer back in the news and connected once again to the news business.
As expected our favorite fruit company has delivered its best ever quarter for Macs and iPhones, resulting in revenues of nearly $10 billion and a $1.67 billion profit. So, even as the recession bites deeply and unemployment rises, the company’s growing legion of customers continue to single out Mac, iPod and iPhone as being the value leaders in every category where Apple competes.
One of the latest Apple rumors is that the company is planning to bring FM radio with live pause and iTunes tagging, such as they recently introduced on the iPod Nano, to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
There have been a few exceptions, but in the vast majority of cases consumers simply cannot get a refund on App Store purchases. With prices rising, should this Apple policy change?
Apple’s share of the enterprise market has stalled south of 10 percent and, although worth billions, it probably won’t be growing in any big way any time soon. The villains? Corporate IT departments, of course, which can’t see the dollars for the cents, which is the argument of old — Macs cost too much and are too much trouble.
The Apple App Store, famous for its huge popularity and rapid growth, is seeing the prices of its apps rise precipitously, a trend which at least one analyst feels will continue to accelerate.
With federal investigators looking into Apple’s rejection of Google Voice, as well as a gentleman’s agreement between the two companies not to hire away each others’ employees, the Cupertino, California-based maker of computers, media players and smartphones may be seeking to disentangle itself from the search giant by creating a mapping service to replace Google Maps on the Mac and iPhone.