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Apple to Launch ‘Garageband for e-books’ on Thursday?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

Apple’s education-focused media event is scheduled for this Thursday, and more details seem to be leaking out. Earlier this evening, the Wall Street Journal reported that McGraw-Hill has been working with Apple on this project since last June. Now, ArsTechnica claims that one of the key components of Thursday’s announcement is a new publishing tool for eBooks. The current state of software tools continues to frustrate authors and publishers alike, with several authors telling Ars that they wish Apple or some other vendor would make a simple app that makes the process as easy as creating a song in GarageBand. Our sources say Apple will announce such a tool on Thursday. Apple is said to be announcing support for the ePub 3 standard as well, and hopes to open the door for publishers to easily create interactive e-books. Steve Jobs is said to have been intimately involved with the project for several years. Apple’s media event is being held at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City on Thursday, January 19. It is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM Eastern / 7:00 AM Pacific, and Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue has been reported to be a key figure in the presentation. Continue reading →

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Dropbox Indeed Balked at Major Acquisition Offer from Apple

Posted on October 18, 2011 by admin

Last month, word surfaced that popular file storage and sharing service Dropbox may have declined an $800 million acquisition offer from Apple, instead deciding to remain independent and raise its own financing. A new profile of Dropbox appearing as the cover story for a forthcoming issue of Forbes reveals that Apple did indeed pursue Dropbox, with Steve Jobs personally meeting with Dropbox founders Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi amid the possibility of a “nine-digit” deal. “I mean, Steve friggin’ Jobs,” remembers Houston, now 28 Continue reading →

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Remains of the Day: Nothing’s gonna change my world

Posted on October 7, 2011 by admin

We’ve put together a couple of Jobs-centric Remains columns in the past. But we’d like to acknowledge the man one more time as the remainders for Friday, October 7, 2011 make their way across the universe. Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs: Making a dent in the universe

Posted on October 6, 2011 by admin

Jason Snell remembers Steve Jobs, his life, and what he meant to all of us. Continue reading →

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Apple Australia Chief to Meet With MP Over Pricing Disparities

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

Apple Australia managing director Tony King has agreed to speak with Australian Member of Parliament (MP) Ed Husic about technology prices that are significantly higher in Australia than the rest of the world. Technology prices in general are much higher in Australia, even when accounting for exchange rates. Continue reading →

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Apple Targets New York City Stores Selling Counterfeit Apple Products

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

“Apple Story” in Flushing, Queens (Source: Greg Autry via BirdAbroad ) Reuters reports on a lawsuit filed by Apple against a pair of stores in New York City for their sale of unauthorized counterfeit Apple products. The trademark infringement suit was filed last month but has remained sealed until now in order to facilitate seizure of the counterfeit items from the two stores in the Chinatown section of Flushing in Queens. According to a court filing from Apple, the company sent representatives to Apple Story and Fun Zone in Flushing on “multiple occasions over several weeks,” where they bought an assortment of iPod, iPhone and iPad cases, as well as stereo headsets designed for use with iPhones. Continue reading →

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Early October Launch of iPhone 5 Confirmed by AT&T Vice President to Employees? [Updated]

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

BGR briefly reports that an AT&T vice president has confirmed to some employees that the iPhone 5 is indeed slated to launch in early October as has recently been rumored by several sources. Additionally, the VP communicated the following to a group of managers: “Expect things to get really, really busy in the next 35-50 days, so prepare your teams accordingly.” Apple’s carrier partners are frequently kept in the dark about Apple’s exact launch plans, although AT&T has proven to be one of Apple’s closer partners and hints from the carrier such as employee vacation blackouts have in the past narrowed down iPhone launch dates. Continue reading →

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No Apple Media Event on September 7th

Posted on August 12, 2011 by admin

Late yesterday, a report broke on Japanese site Kodwarisan claiming that Apple will be holding its annual fall media event on September 7th. Apple for the first time is expected to introduce new iPhone hardware at the event. But sources have now flatly denied to the well-connected Jim Dalrymple of The Loop that any such media event will take place on that date Continue reading →

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‘iPhone 4S’ and iPad 3 Coming in Late October?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by admin

Macotakara reports that it has received information indicating that Apple will be introducing the iPad 3 and “iPhone 4S” sometime early next month, with availability set for “late October”. The source offered no information, however, on plans for the iPhone 5, although rumors have suggested that Apple will introduce both a revamped iPhone 5 and tweaked iPhone 4 next month Continue reading →

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