Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 08:42 PM | Posted by kazouz
Apple will broadcast its September 1 event online using Apple’s industry-leading HTTP Live Streaming, which is based on open standards.
Viewing requires either a Mac running Safari on Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard, an iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 3.0 or higher, or an iPad.
The live broadcast will begin at 10:00 a.m. PDT on September 1, 2010 at http://www.apple.com.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 02:07 PM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
“Apple on Wednesday invited members of the media to its annual media-centric keynote, where it is expected to introduce new iPods and an updated Apple TV, set for Sept. 1 in San Francisco, Calif,” reports AppleInsider.
“The event will be held next Wednesday and will start at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, 1 p.m. Eastern, and will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Alluding to the music-themed nature of the event, the invitation includes an acoustic guitar with a sound hole in the shape of an Apple logo.”
Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 07:49 AM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
Apple should be holding a special event in mid-September, centerd around updating the iPod touch with features of the iPhone 4, according to a report by Kara Swisher of All Things Digital.
“That is likely to include a front- and rear-facing camera, which would allow the device to use FaceTime, Apple video-calling software that works over Wi-Fi.
There could also be an A4 processor in the iPod, which will give the even more oomph,” reports Swisher.
Continue reading Apple holding special event in September?
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 08:01 AM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
“Cyber security company, Kaspersky Lab, has identified the first virus to hit Google’s Android operating system, adding to the small but growing list of malicious attacks against smartphones,” writes James Hutchinson for ComputerWorld.
“The Trojan virus, named Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a, is distributed through a message sent to users prompting them to install a 13 kilobyte (KB) ‘harmless’ media player application. Once installed, the Trojan virus sends SMS messages to premium rate numbers without notifying the user.”
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 11:59 AM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
Philadelphia Business Journal reports that the Apple Store at 1607 Walnut St. in Center City Philadelphia will open its doors to the public at 5pm Friday, July 30.
Apple reports:
“The Apple Retail Store is the best place to test-drive and explore Apple products because it’s the one place you can find everything Apple — including some of the world’s most knowledgeable Apple people.”
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 09:50 PM | Posted by drawbob
Apple has sent out invitations to select members of the media informing them of a press coherence on Friday at 10am PST.
The conference is in regards to the iPhone 4 and is said to address the mounting concerns over the antenna reception issue.
We’ll have live coverage for you here.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 09:58 AM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
Saturday, Apple opened its Shanghai retail store, the second Apple Store in China.
“Over time, we expect multiple Apple retail stores in China and elsewhere internationally, and this increasing retail footprint should sustain the synergistic effects of multiple Apple stores in a region,” wrote analyst Mark Moskowitz in J.P. Morgan’s note to investors.
AppleInsider reports that there were hundreds of people lined up waiting for the flagship store to open its doors. Earlier this year, Apple announced plans to open 25 new stores in the most populous nation on earth.
Continue reading China’s second Apple Store opens in Shanghai.
Monday, July 12, 2010 at 12:36 PM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
Though he was not present at the annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley for the tenth year in a row, the company Steve Jobs helped found was nevertheless a hot topic of discussion at the event.
“It’s hard not to be aware of them,” said one sidelined senior media executive. “Apple wants to sell devices. For them, the higher the quality, and the lower the cost of the content, the better.”
Reuters reports that Apple’s boss missed out on a week of networking amongst industry leaders such as Eric Schmidt, Warren Buffet, Bob Iger and Bill Gates.
Continue reading Steve Jobs skips Sun Valley conference.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 09:58 AM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
Bloomberg reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be making a rare appearance at the Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho this July.
The annual recreational retreat was reportedly the original forum for the deal Disney made to buy ABC.
The last time Jobs attended the conference was in 2005, and before that in 1999. The Apple co-founder could be looking to form content partnerships for Apple media devices and/or generate publicity for the recently launched iPad.
Continue reading Steve Jobs to appear at Allen & Co. conference.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 01:35 PM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto and for the first time Quebec City, Canada will each see an expansion in their number of Apple retail stores sometime soon.
MacNN reports that this Canadian Apple Store expansion is spread more or less evenly across the country from east to west.
Continue reading Apple opening five new stores in Canada.
Monday, June 07, 2010 at 11:57 AM | Posted by kazouz
San Francisco - 1 pm Eastern time.
- The audience is awaiting Steve Jobs’ arrival on the podium.
- Steve Jobs steps on the podium at 10:01am Pacific time
- Jobs discusses iPad success: international presence, apps
- Discusses App Store approval process: reasons for rejection 1. app doesn’t function as advertised 2. use of private APIs 3. the app crashes
- Demonstrates some apps: NetFlix, Farmville, Guitar Hero
Continue reading Jobs introduces iPhone 4: live updates from WWDC 2010 keynote.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 at 11:38 AM | Posted by kazouz
Apple CEO Steve Jobs was last night’s guest in the Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital’s D8 conference.
The following video clips show Jobs discussing topics such as AT&T, the Gizmodo incident, Google, Foxconn, and Flash with unsurpassed passion.
Steve Jobs on its Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn
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