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Comments: 200 +-   Apple Newton vs. Apple iPhone on Thursday November 26, @03:29PM

Posted by timothy on Thursday November 26, @03:29PM
from the you-have-been-on-my-lawn-for-10-years dept.
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An anonymous reader writes "CNET UK has written a head-to-head piece entitled Apple Newton vs Apple iPhone. Despite the Newton being released some 10 years ago, and despite the iPhone being a phone, not a tablet, the site's editors believe the Newton is the more innovative of the two Apple products. The two devices were tied over four rounds, but in the 'Special Powers' element, where the iPhone was praised for its iPod capability, the Newton countered with its ability to play MP3s, connect to iTunes and 'its ability to work as a phone' because 'Blam! Not even the iPhone can do that.'"
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Comments: 96 +-   For September, Book-Related Apps Overtook Games On iPhone on Monday November 02, @05:00AM

Posted by timothy on Monday November 02, @05:00AM
from the fall's-good-contemplative-reading-weather dept.
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ruphus13 writes "In a sign that ebooks are rising in popularity, a recent survey by mobile analytics company Flurry revealed that users may be using the iPhone for more intellectual pursuits, and not just the visual sizzle. The 'book-related' apps on the iPhone overtook games in terms of new apps released. According to the post, 'Book-related apps saw an upsurge in launches in September ... So much so that book-related applications overtook games in the App Store as a percentage of all released apps. The trend isn't an aberration. In October, one out of every five new applications launching on the iPhone was a book ... from August 2008 to the same month in 2009, more apps were released in the 'games' category than any other and, as a result, the iPhone (and iPod touch) became a new handheld gaming platform, one that impacted the Nintendo DS. '"
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Comments: 306 +-   Why Won't Apple Sell Your iTunes LPs? on Tuesday October 13, @08:52AM

Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 13, @08:52AM
from the can-anyone-think-of-a-reason? dept.
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jfruhlinger writes "Over the weekend there's been a bit of controversy over the fact that Apple has effectively shut indie artists out of the iTunes LP market by charging $10,000 in design fees. But the real question is why Apple is in charge of designing the new iTunes LP at all, since the format is based on open Web design technologies. There's at least one iTunes LP already available outside the iTunes store. Why won't Apple sell it?"
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Comments: 656 +-   Palm Ignores USB-IF Warning, Restores iTunes Sync on Saturday October 03, @01:34PM

Posted by kdawson on Saturday October 03, @01:34PM
from the gauntlet-firmly-on-floor dept.
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An anonymous reader writes "Palm's cat and mouse game with Apple continues. Ignoring the warning from the USB Implementers Forum, with its WebOS 1.2.1 release this morning Palm has restored iTunes media synchronization in its new Pre smartphone — and gone so far as to extend sync to photos. And, according to Digital Daily, it has done this, once again, by using Apple's USB vendor ID. Does the USB-IF have any recourse here? Does Apple?"
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Comments: 216 +-   How the iPod Nano's Video Abilities Stack Up on Monday September 14, @06:57PM

Posted by timothy on Monday September 14, @06:57PM
from the now-equipped-for-one-night-stands dept.
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andylim writes "Recombu.com has pitted the iPod Nano's video capabilities against an iPhone 3GS, a Nokia 5530 XpressMusic and Flip Mino HD. This simple test shows how the camera deals with motion, colour and audio. The iPod Nano's camera seems to offer a basic yet decent video experience and some might say delivers a higher picture quality than the iPhone 3GS's camera. What's interesting is how well it deals with close-ups."
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Comments: 185 +-   AVG Update Breaks iTunes on Saturday July 25, @07:20PM

Posted by kdawson on Saturday July 25, @07:20PM
from the one-man's-virus-is-another-man's-music dept.
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nate_in_ME writes "After getting a positive from the AVG virus detector while playing music on iTunes just a few minutes ago, I did a bit of research. It appears that AVG has recently pushed an update to the virus definitions that flags every iPod/iTunes related file as being infected with the 'Small.BOG' trojan. Interestingly enough, AVG does not have any information on this particular virus in their virus encyclopedia. Discussion on the Apple forum is up to 4 pages and climbing. One user there had an interesting thought: 'Maybe Palm has some shares in AVG...MUAHAAAA!!' (on page 3)."
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Comments: 841 +-   Apple Update Means Palm Pre Can No Longer Sync With iTunes on Wednesday July 15, @05:34PM

Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 15, @05:34PM
from the watch-the-antitrusters-froth dept.
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endikos writes "Apple updated iTunes to version 8.2.1. According to the changelog, it offers bug fixes and 'addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices.' In other words, 'Buzz off, Palm Pre. You ain't no iPhone.'"
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