Palm Investor Roger McNamee talks about the Palm Pre [Video]

9. March 2009

Check out this interview that Bloomberg did with Palm investor Roger McNamee as he discusses the upcoming Palm Pre. In the interview, McNamee acknowledges that the BlackBerry is the king of corporate email and that the iPhone is the king of music and movie playback. What I find interesting is that McNamee proceeds to position […]

iTunes App Store gets un-official competition

9. March 2009

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A new iPhone app called Cydia allows users to download iPhone applications that weren’t approved for sale on iTunes by Apple. SmokingApples has an interesting review of the Cydia shopping experience over here. Their conclusion? Will the Cydia Store be a success? Surely. There are many who have a jailbroken iPhone, and the relatively easy […]

Eminem loses iTunes royalty lawsuit

9. March 2009

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Cleanin’ out my docket. Wow, a new level of nerdity. Eminem’s production company, FBT Productions, recently lost their legal case against Universal Records where they alleged that artists should be entitled to higher royalty rates on sales made via iTunes. The demand for higher royalties wasn’t limited to music, and was actually made to encompass […]

Apple Event on March 24th to focus on Software?

9. March 2009

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MyAppleGuide reported about 2 week ago that they had received anonymous tips from two different sources indicating that Apple was planning a special hardware-centric event on March 24th. This date was then corroborated by a tip received by World of Apple. Rumors of a hardware focused event, however, were quickly put to rest once Apple […]

New Quicktime X interface in Snow Leopard [Pic]

9. March 2009

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Swedish site Feber.se has posted a photo of what it claims to be the new minimized interface of the upcoming Quicktime X player. Gone are the embedded window controls, and in its place are overlay controls, similar to the current UI of Apple’s DVD player and the way in which iTunes handles video while in […]

Report: Apple working on netbook

9. March 2009

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Digitimes, citing the Chineese-language Commercial Times, is reporting that Apple already has suppliers lined up for an upcoming touchscreen netbook that will launch sometime in the third quarter of this year. Rumors of an Apple branded netbook have been making the rounds for some time now, and have especially picked up steam given their growing […]