Apple Dismisses Beatles Rumor as 'Unsubstantiated'
Apple is denying claims that it has signed a deal to bring the Beatles library to the iTunes Store. Rumors began circulating that the two parties had struck a deal after word surfaced last week that Paul McCartney is ready to offer the band's works as digital downloads.
Apple Dismisses Beatles Rumor as 'Unsubstantiated'
Apple Dismisses Beatles Rumor as 'Unsubstantiated'
Apple's west coast advertising agency is believed to be laying the groundwork for a new series of iPhone commercials that will mark a departure from the handheld demonstration clips currently airing on network television.
Over the weekend, the Los...
Briefly: Apple agency casting for "iPhone 2" commercial
Over the weekend, the Los...
Briefly: Apple agency casting for "iPhone 2" commercial
With the price of NAND flash memory slumping below manufacturers' cost, Taiwanese suppliers are looking towards Apple's next big thing in hopes that it will help revitalize the market later this year.
Citing sources at Taiwan memory makers, DigiT...
Suppliers hope Apple Newton pad boosts Flash orders
Citing sources at Taiwan memory makers, DigiT...
Suppliers hope Apple Newton pad boosts Flash orders
We previously reported on Page 2 about reports that Paul McCartney has reached a $400 million agreement with iTunes for the distribution of the Beatles' back catalog.
Beatles on iTunes Maybe Not Yet...
Beatles on iTunes Maybe Not Yet...
Tucked away in Apple's presentation of its iPhone and iPod touch version 2.0 upgrade was evidence of a search feature coming to the handset's contact list.
As noted in a post by blarg Kaboom, an inconspicuous magnifying glass icon -- visible for j...
Apple's iPhone 2.0 firmware to bring contact search
As noted in a post by blarg Kaboom, an inconspicuous magnifying glass icon -- visible for j...
Apple's iPhone 2.0 firmware to bring contact search
Select Lionsgate movies on DVD will soon come bundled with an iTunes digital copy, the company announced Monday. The additional, bundled copy will be just like movies purchased from the iTunes Store in that they can be transferred to iTunes and then viewed on a PC or Mac, iPod with video, iPhone or on wide-screen television with Apple TV.
Lionsgate Bundles iTunes Versions with DVDs
Lionsgate Bundles iTunes Versions with DVDs
Paul McCartney has given the go-ahead for the Beatles' catalog to be released online in a money-spinning deal. McCartney 65, and Ringo Starr, the only other surviving Beatle, will net millions, along with the families of John Lennon and George Harrison. The collection is estimated to be worth $403 million and is predicted to dominate the download chart for months when it is released on Apple's iTunes.
iTunes Gets Beatles Into Its Life
iTunes Gets Beatles Into Its Life
A topic of hot debate following Apple's iPhone enterprise announcements last week is whether the company's ActiveSync approach to push email will inevitably prove superior to Research in Motion's three-tier, NOC-based architecture.
In a report iss...
Push email systems from RIM, Apple set to square off
In a report iss...
Push email systems from RIM, Apple set to square off
Lionsgate announced that they are working with Apple to provide iTunes Digital Copies on select DVD and Blu-ray releases.
Lionsgate Adding iTunes Digital Copy on DVD and Blu-ray Discs
Lionsgate Adding iTunes Digital Copy on DVD and Blu-ray Discs
Leading indie film house Lionsgate said Monday that it is working with Apple to provide Digital Copy for iTunes, offering customers who purchase select DVDs an additional copy of the film formatted for iTunes.
Just like movies purchased from the i...
Lionsgate joins Apple's Digital Copy for iTunes program
Just like movies purchased from the i...
Lionsgate joins Apple's Digital Copy for iTunes program
Financial Times reported that in the wake of Sony's Blu-ray win over HD-DVD, that Sony is in talks with both Microsoft and Apple about inclusion of Blu-ray with future machines. Microsoft had previously been shipping an HD-DVD accessory for their Xb...
Apple in Talks with Sony about Blu-ray Drives
Apple in Talks with Sony about Blu-ray Drives
After receiving access to the iPhone and iPod touch through Apple's SDK, Sun Microsystems says it will release a version of Java for the two Apple devices.
The decision was made just a day after Apple announced its SDK plans and after an investiga...
Sun plans Java for iPhone, iPod touch
The decision was made just a day after Apple announced its SDK plans and after an investiga...
Sun plans Java for iPhone, iPod touch
It's easy to see why iPods would be alluring targets for criminals: The music players are valuable and easy to resell, and people absorbed in their personal soundtracks can be vulnerably oblivious to their surroundings. However, could the temptation for stealing iPods be so strong that they're behind an increase in the crime rate? Researchers at a public policy institute say yes.
iPods and iCrime
iPods and iCrime
So the iPhone can't run Flash -- sorry, you can't use it to watch Homestar Runner cartoons. However, that's not necessarily the biggest concern in the world for people who'd love to run an iPhone on an enterprise network. Their concern is usually that the things just don't have robust enough features or security for a business environment. Now, Apple has answered those concerns.
iPhone Goes Corporate, Jobs Trash-Talks Adobe, Nine Inch Nails Bucks the System
iPhone Goes Corporate, Jobs Trash-Talks Adobe, Nine Inch Nails Bucks the System
With its victory last month in the high-definition DVD format war, Sony is now said to be entertaining talks with rivals Apple and Microsoft over supplying its Blu-ray drives for future generations of the pair's electronics devices.
Microsoft has ...
Sony in Blu-ray talks with Apple, Microsoft
Microsoft has ...
Sony in Blu-ray talks with Apple, Microsoft
The iPhone software developers kit (SDK) introduced by Apple on Thursday is proof the company is determined not to replicate mistakes made during the onset of its Mac platform, investment bank Piper Jaffray said Friday.
In research note released t...
iPhone SDK evidence Apple has learned from past mistakes
In research note released t...
iPhone SDK evidence Apple has learned from past mistakes
Apple has revealed that a major venture capitalist firm is making $100 million available to entrepreneurs looking to jumpstart businesses based on the iPhone and iPod touch.
Launched by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) at Apple's iPhone Sof...
Apple helps launch $100 million iFund venture capital pool
Launched by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) at Apple's iPhone Sof...
Apple helps launch $100 million iFund venture capital pool
Apple's SDK roadmap announcements were expected to primarily introduce the company's plans for releasing development tools for casual developers, but chief executive Steve Jobs started the event by introducing broad initiatives to greatly improve the...
Apple's iPhone takes on the Enterprise
Apple's iPhone takes on the Enterprise
Apple has posted a Quicktime stream of their iPhone SDK event today. While we've already summarized today's announcements, it's never quite the same as watching it yourself .
Quicktime Stream of Apple iPhone SDK Event
Quicktime Stream of Apple iPhone SDK Event