Apple's App Store could emerge as $1.2B business by 2009
Investment bank Piper Jaffray is urging investors who typically focus only on Apple's hardware announcements to also pay attention to the company's iPhone software strategy, particularly its upcoming App Store, which could balloon into a $1 billion m...
Apple's App Store could emerge as $1.2B business by 2009
Apple's App Store could emerge as $1.2B business by 2009
Apple in the past 48 hours has provided its developer community with a wealth of new pre-release software, including the first external builds of both Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Safari 4, as well as a fresh build of iPhone Software v2.0.
Separately, developers attending WWDC 2008 were provided with a physical Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard installation disc, pictured below, containing the first build of the next-generation operating system to leave Apple's corporate boundaries.Apple seeds iPhone build 5A331, OS X 10.6 build 10A96, Safari 4
In the previously referenced New York Times article, Steve Jobs revealed that Apple's acquisition of P.A. Semi will be directed at the iPod and iPhone specifically
P.A. Semi Acquisition for iPod and iPhone Chips
P.A. Semi Acquisition for iPod and iPhone Chips
O2 published the pricing scheme of the new iPhone 3G in the UK. The new iPhone is now free on higher priced tariffs.
A 3G iPhone wasn't the only new offering Apple showed off during the keynote presentation at its Worldwide Developers Conference Monday. Its new online service, MobileMe, also made its debut. Described by CEO Steve Jobs as [Microsoft] Exchange for the rest of us, MobileMe syncs the user's push e-mail, contacts, calendar, picture gallery and data over multiple devices.
Apple Promises Smooth Syncing With MobileMe
Apple Promises Smooth Syncing With MobileMe
Apple has responded to concerns spreading across internet blogs regarding the health of Steve Jobs after photos taken Monday at the WWDC conference in San Francisco show him looking a little more frail than usual.
Specifically, the Wall Street Jou...
Apple says Steve Jobs feeling a little under the weather recently
Specifically, the Wall Street Jou...
Apple says Steve Jobs feeling a little under the weather recently
It looks like that the new iPhone 3G will be available in Austria from two carriers. ONE (Orange Austria) announced that they will also offer the iPhone 3G on 11th July.
ExtremeTech's Jim Lynch posted ten reasons why he won't buy the iPhone 3G
MacRumors posted a news story that Apple has released an early version of Safari 4 to developers
Apple has started seeding developers with an early version of Safari 4 (5526.11.2). The release comes amidst news of Apple's plans for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) which will focus on performance and quality.Apple Seeds Safari 4 to Developers
Apple Insider reports that Apple previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server
Apple at its annual developers conference Monday revealed that Snow Leopard Server, the next generation of Mac OS X Server, will deliver new core software technologies and services designed to better connect businesses.Apple previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server
Having digested Apple's iPhone 3G announcements from Monday, analysts at both Citigroup and Lehman Brothers have sharply raised their 12-month price targets for the electronics maker.
We remain aggressive buyers of Apple shares at current levels...
Citigroup hikes Apple target to $287, Lehman to $234
We remain aggressive buyers of Apple shares at current levels...
Citigroup hikes Apple target to $287, Lehman to $234
In the wake of Apple's iPhone 3G announcement and AT&T's press release detailing their new agreement with Apple, additional details are surfacing regarding the companies' attempts to reduce the number of customers unlocking their iPhones for use on o...
AT&T and Apple Tightening Policies to Reduce iPhone Unlocking
AT&T and Apple Tightening Policies to Reduce iPhone Unlocking
Apple on Monday evening released QuickTime 7.5, which improves application compatibility and addresses five distinct security issues.
As of press time, the 60MB update was available only via Apple's Software Update mechanism, located under the App...
Apple releases QuickTime 7.5
As of press time, the 60MB update was available only via Apple's Software Update mechanism, located under the App...
Apple releases QuickTime 7.5
Addressing one of the most outstanding complaints regarding feature limitations in third-party iPhone applications, Apple on Monday said it has developed a push notification service that will feed programs with data even when technically shut down.
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Apple tackles iPhone background app limits with push service
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Apple tackles iPhone background app limits with push service
MacRumors reports that Apple posted a quicktime stream of Steve Jobs' WWDC 2008 Keynote
WWDC 2008 continues throughout the week, but the remainder of the contents are under non-disclosure agreements, so few other official announcements will be made.Apple Posts Quicktime Stream of WWDC 2008 Keynote
As part of its introduction of iPhone 3G, Apple has also unveiled the final version of its iPhone 2.0 software, including the App Store, iWork and Office document support, and numerous other features not mentioned during the March SDK event.
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Apple details iPhone 2.0 software, App Store
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Apple details iPhone 2.0 software, App Store
Apple's new iPhone 3G may have made the biggest splash in the smartphone pond on Monday, but it wasn't the only splash. Earlier in the day, Samsung Electronics debuted its Omnia, a device seen as an iPhone contender. Samsung's Omnia features the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system, a wide 3.2-inch WQVGA LCD screen, a five-megapixel CMOS camera and a high-resolution touchscreen interface.
Samsung Promises iPhone Rival on Apple's Big Day
Samsung Promises iPhone Rival on Apple's Big Day
Alongside the iPhone 3G, Apple on Monday introduced MobileMe, a new Internet service that delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars from the MobileMe service in the cloud to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs.
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Apple introduces MobileMe "push" internet service
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Apple introduces MobileMe "push" internet service
During its developers conference on Monday, Apple previewed Mac OS X Snow Leopard, which will build on the success of OS X Leopard with a focus on performance and stability.
Rather than add new features, the Cupertino-based Mac maker said the goal of Snow Leopard will be to enhance the performance of OS X, set a new standard for quality and lay the foundation for future OS X innovation.Apple previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard with QuickTime X
At today's Worldwide Developer Conference Keynote address, Apple previewed iPhone Firmware 2.0 and highlighted some additional features of the developer SDK.
Apple Previews iPhone Firmware 2.0, Additional SDK Notes
Apple Previews iPhone Firmware 2.0, Additional SDK Notes