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AppleSony to Launch Online Entertainment Store in 2010Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2009 - 11:23am.
 Tokyo
- Sony (NYSE: SNE) announced plans on Friday to launch a new online store next year that will sell books, music and movies next year, and deliver content to
networked televisions and other devices. The company did not provide many
details about the "Sony Online Service," as it is tentatively being
called, but is expected to be positioned as a competitor to Apple's iTunes
Store.
tags: Games | Video | TV | Sony | Apple | Movies | Publishing | Books | iTunes Store | Sony Online Service |
iTunes Preview Offers Store Data Without Launching iTunesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2009 - 11:38am.
Los Angeles
- Apple (NASD: AAPL) has introduced a new website for its iTunes Store, which will direct
users looking to preview content the option to view it online without having to
launch the iTunes application, Apple Insider reports. The new iTunes Preview
site also lets users browse by artist and album, and view biographies, track
length and pricing details. Song samples, however, are still tied directly to
the iTunes application.
Orange U.K. Sells 30,000 Units on iPhone Launch DayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 12, 2009 - 11:07am.
London - U.K. mobile
operator O2 sold 30,000 Apple (NASD: AAPL) iPhones on their first day on sale in the
country, a company spokesman announced on Twitter. "Orange UK had sold more than 30k iPhones, smashing what
we believe is the previously published first day sales records for a phone in
the UK!," tweeted Orange's Conor Maples.
iBiquity Digital Releases $79 HD Radio Accessory for iPhoneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 11, 2009 - 2:32pm.
Columbia,
Md. - HD Radio technology
developer iBiquity Digital on Wednesday introduced a new accessory for Apple's
iPhone and iPod touch that will enable reception of HD Radio broadcasts. When
paired with a free application from Apple's App Store, the $79 Gigaware Navigation
Control HD Radio Receiver can receive HD Radio broadcasts, complete with
"iTunes Tagging" that lets users tag songs heard for later purchase on
iTunes.
Apple Now Offers 250 HD Movie Titles on iTunes StoreAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 10, 2009 - 11:36am.
Cupertino,
Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has expanded the
library of HD movies available for purchase from its iTunes Store to 250,
according to a promotional email from the company. New titles available for
$19.99 include "Up," "WALL*E," "G.I. Joe,"
"Twilight," nine James Bond films and a pre-order for "Star
Trek."
RadioShack Stores to Sell Apple's iPhoneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2009 - 11:54am.
Fort Worth,
Texas - Electronics retail store
chain RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) announced on Monday that it will begin selling Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone
next year. The device will first be sold at RadioShack stores in the Dallas and New
York metro areas this month. RadioShack stores
already stock T-Mobile phones, and its kiosks in Sam's Club stores sell Verizon
Wireless products.
U.K.'s O2 to Allow iPhone Unlocking After Contract ExpiresAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2009 - 11:53am.
London - U.K. wireless carrier O2 plans to
allow customers to unlock their Apple (NASD: AAPL) iPhones for use on competing networks, according
to an interview with CEO Matthew Key published by the Times Online. "Once
the iPhone becomes available on other UK networks, we will allow O2
customers to unlock their iPhones, although of course they will still need to
honor any outstanding contract period they have. At the end of their contract
period, they are entirely free to move to another operator," Key told the
Times. O2 competitors Orange and Vodafone are
expected to offer the iPhone in the U.K.
Shazam Releases $4.99 Premium Mobile Music ID AppAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2009 - 11:50am.
London
- Shazam, the provider of a song identification service for mobile devices, on
Monday launched a new premium mobile application, Shazam Encore, on Apple's (NASD: AAPL) App
Store. The application, available for a one-time fee of $4.99, provides quicker
song tagging; music recommendations; Shazam music charts; and a car mode where all
songs played on the radio are tagged while a user is driving. In addition, new
users of the existing free Shazam application -- which counts over 10 million
downloads on the App Store -- will be limited to five tags per month.
Ticketing Firm CTS Eventim Partners with iTunes StoreAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2009 - 11:49am.
Hamburg,
Germany - CTS
Eventim, a Germany-based online ticketing company, has partnered with Apple's
iTunes Store to market its concerts to iTunes Store customers, Billboard
reports. Under the deal, iTunes customers will receive access to Eventim
concert pre-orders before the general sale date, while Eventim.de will provide
concert promoters with iTunes-related marketing opportunities.
Apple: App Store Counts 100,000 Apps, Hits 2 Billion DownloadsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 12:32pm.
Cupertino,
Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) said on Wednesday
that there are now more than 100,000 applications available for download by
iPhone and iPod touch owners at its App Store. The company said that users from
77 countries have downloaded more than 2 billion apps since the store's
inception.
Report: Apple Stores to Utilize iPod Touch as Checkout ScannerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 12:31pm.
Los Angeles
- Apple (NASD: AAPL) plans to switch from using Microsoft Windows-based computers to
register customers' checkout transactions in its retail stores to using its own
iPod touch, Apple Insider reported. The device will be used to scan barcodes
and swipe credit cards, while customers will sign for credit card purchases right
on the iPod touch's screen, using the Pogo stylus accessory.
Apple Sells 5,000 iPhones in China DebutAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 8:52am.
Hong Kong - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has sold just 5,000 iPhones in China since
its launch there last week with carrier partner China Unicom, Bloomberg
reported, citing comments from China Unicom president Lu Yimin.
Report: Apple Pitching Networks $30 iTunes TV SubscriptionsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 7:59am.
New York
- Apple (NASD: AAPL) has been pitching TV networks a plan to offer an iTunes-based TV
subscription service that would cost about $30 a month, All Things D reported,
citing multiple unnamed sources.
AuroraFeint Lands Funding for iPhone Game PlatformAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 7:13am.
Burlingame,
Calif. - AuroraFeint, the
provider of a game development platform for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone, has received a
multi-million dollar investment from Japanese mobile service provider DeNA,
VentureBeat reported.
China Unicom Begins Selling iPhone Sans Wi-FiAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 30, 2009 - 9:52am.
Beijing - China Unicom has
begun selling Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone in China
-- albeit without the key feature of Wi-Fi connectivity, Reuters reported. The
iPhone is now available from 2,000 Unicom retail stores; the company hopes to
sell 5 million in three years, according to Chinese news reports cited by
Reuters. A company spokesman told Reuters the company expects its next batch of
iPhones to include Wi-Fi.
Apple Breaks Palm Pre Sync with iTunes for Third TimeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 30, 2009 - 9:50am.
San Francisco
- Apple (NASD: AAPL) has broken the Palm (NASD: PALM) Pre's ability to sync directly with iTunes, as if
it were an iPhone, for the third time. The new 9.0.2 iTunes software update
removes the feature. Palm had complained to the USB Implementers Forum that
Apple was misusing the technology to lock out competitors back in August, but
the standards body ruled in Apple's favor, and said that Palm may in fact be in
violation of its terms.
NBA Releases Live Mobile Video Streaming ApplicationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2009 - 9:34am.
Los Angeles
- The National Basketball Association (NBA) has released a new live mobile
video application, for platforms including Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and the Google (NASD: GOOG)
Android Marketplace, which will cost $40 per year.
tags: Mobile | Sports | Video | TV | Apple | NBA | BlackBerry | iPhone | Research In Motion | Google Android |
MySpace Adds Music Video Portal, iTunes Links, Artist DashboardAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 10:41am.
Los Angeles
- News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace on Thursday announced the launch of a number of new music-related
features, including a music video portal, integrated purchase links to iTunes, and
an analytics tool for artists and labels using the site to promote their
recordings.
tags: Video | Music | MySpace | Apple | Music Videos | iTunes Store | MySpace Music | Courtney Holt |
Lawsuit Claims Apple iPhone Infringes Nokia PatentsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 8:34am.
 Espoo, Finland - Cell phone maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK)
has filed a patent infringement against Apple (NASD: AAPL), claiming that the iPhone uses
technology covered by ten Nokia patents without permissions. Filed in federal
court in Delaware,
the lawsuit alleges that Apple is infringing Nokia patents related to GSM, UMTS
and wireless LAN standards, and technology such as wireless data, speech coding,
security and encryption.
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