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Apple Draws Criticism From One of Its Own

Oct 30, 2007 10:53 AM CDT

Apple Draws Criticism From One of Its Own

Co-founder Wozniak raps Jobs for locking iPhone

(Newser) - Apple has taken heat for its decision to lock its iPhone and prevent third parties from developing software, but now the company is facing criticism from one of its own. Laptop Magazine spoke to Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs in the 1970s and who had some cutting...

NBC's Zucker Snaps at Apple

Oct 30, 2007 4:20 AM CDT

NBC's Zucker Snaps at Apple

Accuses iTunes of destroying music revenue

(Newser) - NBC chief Jeff Zucker has launched an extraordinary attack on Apple, accusing the digital download service iTunes of destroying revenue in the music industry, reports Apple Insider.com. "Apple has destroyed the music business—in terms of pricing—and if we don’t take control, they’ll do...

Netflix in Heated Race for Online Movies

Oct 27, 2007 3:10 PM CDT

Netflix in Heated Race for Online Movies

Company offers 5% of flicks online, and stays relevant by picking up indie fare

(Newser) - They beat Blockbuster, but can Netflix outpace rivals in the race to show downloaded movies on TV? "It's like a three-act play, and we're in the opening minutes of the second act," said Netflix exec Steve Swasey. Act two is where startups like Vudu take on giants like...

Apple Debuts User-Generated Ad

Oct 26, 2007 4:28 PM CDT

Apple Debuts User-Generated Ad

Big-time remake of Nick Haley's unofficial YouTube spot highlights trend in user-generated content

(Newser) - Apple's next iPod Touch commercial was born in the mind not of some slick ad exec but of a British university student with a little free time. Eighteen-year-old Apple devotee Nick Haley married kickin' music with animations of the Touch's features last month and posted the result on YouTube—where...

Early Adopters' Bragging Rights Dwindle

Oct 24, 2007 12:32 PM CDT

Early Adopters' Bragging Rights Dwindle

iPhone-style steep and rapid price drops becoming norm

(Newser) - Only two months after the launch of the iPhone, Apple angered its fan base of early adopters by dropping the phone's price sharply. Apple's move signals a broader shift in product life cycles: the shelf life of bragging rights for which early adopters of new gadgets pay premium prices is...

AT&T Profits Boosted by Wireless Sales and iPhone

Oct 23, 2007 5:06 PM CDT

AT&T Profits Boosted by Wireless Sales and iPhone

Wireless subscriptions reached 65.7 million

(Newser) - AT&T quarterly profits went up 42%, boosted by strong wireless sales and by the ever-nifty Apple iPhone. Total wireless sales hit 65.7 million, much of the increase coming from the company's purchase of BellSouth—which made AT&T the sole owner of Cingular. “We had an excellent...

Apple Numbers Lift Markets

Oct 23, 2007 3:38 PM CDT

Apple Numbers Lift Markets

Earnings punch through the crunch

(Newser) - Stocks closed up today, thanks partially to good news from Apple, which reported a 67% increase in quarterly profit after yesterday's close. Tech in general continued to bolster the markets despite broader economic worries. The Dow rose 109.26 to 13,676.23, the Nasdaq was up 45.33 to...

Apple Fourth Quarter Swamps Wall Street Estimates

Oct 22, 2007 11:57 PM CDT

Apple Fourth Quarter Swamps Wall Street Estimates

New Mac sales records lead earnings success

(Newser) - Apple reported yesterday that it dramatically outstripped estimates for fourth-quarter profits, news that bumped the company's stock up 6% in after-hours trading. Apple saw $6.22 billion in sales this quarter for earnings of $904 million ($1.01 per share), a 67% improvement over the same time last year. Analysts...

iPod Ad Tunes Up Feist's Career

Oct 22, 2007 5:16 PM CDT

iPod Ad Tunes Up Feist's Career

(Newser) - If you've seen the iPod Nano ad featuring "1234" by Feist, you probably have the song stuck in your head. You're not alone: Since the TV spot first aired last month, the song has shot up the iTunes charts, hit No. 4 on SoundScan, and propelled sales of the...

Afternoon Rally Fades, Revives

Oct 22, 2007 3:45 PM CDT

Afternoon Rally Fades, Revives

Tech-heavy Nasdaq outperforms other indexes

(Newser) - The markets seesawed today as an afternoon rally faded then revived, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq. Friday's bloodbath lingered into this morning, but a speech by Fed governor Randall Kroszner raised hopes for a rate cut, reports the Journal. The Dow closed up 44.95 at 13,566.97, the...

Apple's Bite Bigger Than Ever

Oct 22, 2007 2:37 AM CDT

Apple's Bite Bigger Than Ever

Computer sales surge as new operating system nears debut

(Newser) - Sales of Mac computers are booming, boosted by the success of Apple's iPod and iPhone among PC users. Apple will move into third place among computer makers today—behind Hewlett Packard and Dell, reports the New York Times. The surge comes just as Apple is about to release the new...

Lawsuit to iPhones: You're Toxic

Oct 21, 2007 10:09 AM CDT

Lawsuit to iPhones: You're Toxic

(Newser) - A California environmental group has announced it's filing a lawsuit against Apple's popular iPhone, demanding the company eliminate "dangerous" toxic chemicals from the gadgets or include a warning label on the product as required by state law. At issue are phthalates, suspected of causing birth defects, that are used...

iPhone Software Creation Kit Coming in Feb.

Oct 17, 2007 4:09 PM CDT

iPhone Software Creation Kit Coming in Feb.

Jobs says delay is to ensure security against viruses and malware

(Newser) - Apple will release a software development kit for the iPhone and iPod touch in February, CEO Steve Jobs wrote in a letter on Apple's website. The kit will allow third-party developers to create native applications for the devices. Jobs said the delay was needed to ensure that the platform would...

Apple Slashes Price of DRM free iTunes

Oct 16, 2007 4:39 PM CDT

Apple Slashes Price of DRM free iTunes

Songs now cost the same with or without copy protection

(Newser) - Apple has dropped the price of its Digital Rights Management (DRM)-free iTunes Plus songs from $1.29 to 99 cents, the same price at which it offers its copy-protected songs, news.com reports. The move looks like a response to the September 25th launch of Amazon's mp3 store, which offers...

Apple's Leopard Debuts Oct. 26

Oct 16, 2007 1:38 PM CDT

Apple's Leopard Debuts Oct. 26

New Mac OS stacks, backs up files; it retails at $129

(Newser) - Apple's highly anticipated new operating system Leopard will premiere on October 26. The delayed OS has over 300 new features, including Stacks, which piles together similar folders, documents, or applications—and then can fan their contents into an arc for browsing, AppleInsider reports. Using his favorite superlative, Apple boss Steve...

Greenpeace: iPhone Should be Greener

Oct 15, 2007 4:26 PM CDT

Greenpeace: iPhone Should be Greener

Environmental group also slams Steve Jobs for hypocrisy

(Newser) - Apple talks a green game, but the iPhone isn't as environmentally friendly as many of its competitors, says Greenpeace. The company got a pat on the back from the group last May for Earth-friendly electronics, but since then has fallen behind other cell phone makers, with some potentially nasty chemicals...

Labels Team Up to Bruise iTunes

Oct 12, 2007 2:12 PM CDT

Labels Team Up to Bruise iTunes

Universal leads effort against Apple's control of prices; new store part of plan

(Newser) - Universal Music is acting on industry-wide anger toward iTunes’ policies, teaming with Sony and potentially Warner on a new subscription service that could make music essentially free. Still a prototype, Total Music would charge makers of music players $5 a month, PC World reports; they would then offer unlimited downloads...

iPod Nano Catches Fire in Man's Pocket

Oct 6, 2007 2:38 PM CDT

iPod Nano Catches Fire in Man's Pocket

Battery on 2-year-old device may have burst into flames

(Newser) - Apple may have another fire to put out—literally. Danny Williams says he was at work in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport when his 2-year-old iPod Nano caught fire in his pocket. “If TSA had come by and seen me smoking, they could have honestly thought I was a terrorist,...

Apple to Firms: It's OK to Write iPhone Software

Oct 5, 2007 5:44 PM CDT

Apple to Firms: It's OK to Write iPhone Software

After update uproar, specific developers may get access to platform

(Newser) - Having roused the ire of iPhone third-party software developers and users when its software update 1.1.1 permanently deactivated modified handsets, Apple is now corralling a groups of developers under strict confidentiality who may be given free reign to develop native apps for the iPhone, Fortune reports.

Unlockers Buying 10% of iPhones

Oct 4, 2007 2:57 PM CDT

Unlockers Buying 10% of iPhones

With a view toward resale, hackers put footprint on market

(Newser) - One of every 10 iPhones sold in September was bought to be unlocked and resold, an investment bank has estimated. The anecdotal research comes from several hours spent monitoring Apple stores; the analysts assumed that all iPhone purchases of the maximum five per customer were made by hackers, appleinsider.com...