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Apple stories: 401 news summaries

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Apple Shoots Down Report of Trouble With Universal

iTunes talks with major label said to be ongoing

Jul 3, 07 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - iTunes and the Universal Music group are still at the bargaining table, and reports that the online retainer and the megalabel have changed the terms of their agreement are "just not true," Apple says. The tech giant contradicted a report in yesterday's New York Times, saying through... More »

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Viacom • iTunes • Apple • Universal Music Group • music label

iPhones Sales May Hit 500K

First-weekend sales look like they'll double earlier estimates

Jul 2, 07 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - First-weekend sales of Apple's much-anticipated iPhone may even beat the hype, reaching 500,000, according to one expert who earlier forecast  sales in the 200,000 range. In some locations, 50 cashiers were processing over 1000 iPhones an hour, reports CNNMoney.  Apple has set a goal of selling 10... More »

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iPhone • Apple • mac

Universal's iTunes Deal Hits Sour Note

Major music vendor will pull out of long-term contract with Apple

Jul 2, 07 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the latest volley in the escalating war between the music industry and Apple's iTunes, Universal Music Group will not renew its contract with the online music seller, the New York Times reports. The digital retailer will still feature artists signed by Universal, the largest music company in the world,... More »

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iTunes • Apple • Vivendi • Universal Music Group

iPhone Calling! But Not for You, or You ...

Some early adopters report long delays in activating service

Jul 1, 07 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone became available Friday, and the grousing started minutes later. Customers around the country reported long delays in activating service, and when they weren't able to use their new gadgets to call their friends to complain, they took their frustrations to the Internet, the Mercury News reports. "I... More »

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iPhone • Apple • AT and T • gadget

iPhone Frenzy
Inspires Profiteers

Scalpers find imaginative ways to take a bite of Apple

Jun 28, 07 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple and AT&T aren’t the only ones cashing in on the iPhone craze. The Washington Post reports on strategies—both high-tech and low-brow—being deployed to profit on tomorrow's release. Many of those camping on lines around the country are being paid for their trouble; offers on... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Apple • iPod • Craigslist • AT and T

Pogue Says iPhone Buildup Rings True

Influential Times reviewer gives gadget qualified imprimatur

Jun 27, 07 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Times' David Pogue joins a chorus of critics singing the praises of the iPhone, Apple's "gorgeous" cell-cum-iPod. Reviewers love the gadget's look, style, software, and usability. But they haven't failed to pick up a few clear drawbacks, including the sluggish AT&T network, the lack of video and... More »

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iPhone • Apple • gadget

Even iPhone Competitors Expect Boom

Tide of anticipation
may lift all boats in smartphone market

Jun 26, 07 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rival phone-makers are wetting their lips for Friday's launch of the iPhone, even if it corners their market in the short term. T-Mobile, Motorola and other companies pushing their own multitasking smartphones hope that the splash Apple's device is already making will ripple out—particularly by popularizing expensive and underutilized... More »

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iPhone • Apple

iPhone Lust Spreads North

Alaskans who want the new gadget get a primer

Jun 24, 07 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Technophiles who've been describing the iPhone as "cool" may not realize that residents of the coolest state want the gadget, too—and they don't much care that AT&T doesn't offer service in Alaska. An enterprising Anchorage Daily News reporter spells out the borderline-unethical details, which begin with getting... More »

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Alaska • iPhone • Apple • gadget

iPhone Madness Has AT&T on High Alert

Exclusive service provider ready to go under the microscope

Jun 21, 07 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Day-after-Thanksgiving shopping madness may look like a tea party compared to the day the iPhone goes on sale, and AT&T says it's ready for a record-breaking launch next Friday. The company is hiring 2,000 extra employees to deal with anticipated demand for the sexy new gadget, the Journal ... More »

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iPhone • Apple • AT and T • gadget

19M Ready to Pick Up iPhone

More than twice
as many users as projected hear Apple's new gadget calling

Jun 18, 07 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone doesn't even hit stores until next week, and already 19 million American cellphones users have it on their shopping lists. The estimate, drawn from a survey of 11,000 Americans, is good news for Apple, which projects sales of 10 million units through the end of 2008, and... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Apple • AT and T • gadget

New Music Service Takes on iPhone

Wireless companies, music labels enter cell phone media market

Jun 13, 07 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Top music labels and wireless providers have launched a new service across the Atlantic, in a bid to undercut the momentously hyped iPhone, Apple's upcoming phone-cum-mp3. MusicStation will be available in Europe and Asia imminently, and lets users tap into a catalog of over a million songs from their cell... More »

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music • music industry • music downloads • cell phones • iPhone • Apple • MusicStation • Nokia • Sony • Sony Ericsson • Samsung

Apple Wants to Send Windows Users on Safari

Jobs sees chance to grab larger share of browser market

Jun 12, 07 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple will venture into Microsoft's turf again, this time making a version of its web browser Safari compatible with Windows. Microsoft's Internet Explorer commands 78% of the browser market compared to Safari's 5%, reports the Wall Street Journal, but Apple's interest in expanding its share is only part of the... More »

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Steve Jobs • Microsoft • Apple • web browser • Windows • Microsoft Windows • Internet Explorer • Safari • computer

Apple Courts Studios for Rental Rights

At $3 a pop, 30-day movie loans will pit computer giant against cable, satellite

Jun 11, 07 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple is buttering up top movie studios as it prepares to launch a video-on-demand service to contend with cable and satellite companies. Apple plans to offer each movie as a 30-day rental for $2.99, and it's telling studios the term of lease means they won't take a hit on... More »

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Steve Jobs • DirecTV • Comcast • film • Apple • mac • iPod • piracy • DVD • rentals • video on demand • movie on demand • download • movies

iPhone Rings High Note
for Apple

Smartphone may surpass hype,
drive stock up to $160

Jun 7, 07 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - With buzz over Apple's new iPhone vibrating on high, investors are betting that Apple's stock—which has doubled in the past year to $122 per share—will climb to upwards of $160. The iPhone hits stores June 29, and is set to achieve Apple's once far-fetched goal of selling 10... More »

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stock market • iPhone • Apple • mac • stocks • iPod • buzz • BlackBerry • smartphones • gadget

New iTunes Offerings Raise Privacy Worries

DRM-free tracks contain purchaser's name, email address

Jun 5, 07 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple's announcement that iTunes would make DRM-free music available omitted a significant detail: The personal information embedded in regular tracks is also in the non-privacy-protected tunes. That raises privacy concerns, the AP reports, including the possibility that the unencrypted information might make it easier for music companies to crack down... More »

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iTunes • online privacy • Apple • DRM free music

iPhone Hits Stores June 29

Mac will release feverishly anticipated super-gadget—but will the hype ring hollow?

Jun 4, 07 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The wait will be over for millions of tech groupies on June 29—when the iPhone, the highly anticipated device that merges web browsing, music playing, and telephoning, will hit Apple and AT&T stores worldwide. But the hype over what some call "the God machine" has already reached... More »

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Steve Jobs • cell phones • iPhone • Apple • mac • gadget

Gates and Jobs Banter in Rare Face-to-Face

Tech gods praise each other, discuss the PC guy from the Mac ads

May 31, 07 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Long-time rivals Bill Gates and Steve Jobs quipped and reminisced their way through their first joint public appearance in two decades at last night's D: All Things Digital conference in San Diego. The two tech kings ditched their traditional rivalry for a cozy, back-and-forth love fest. We've been "secretly... More »

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technology • Steve Jobs • Microsoft • Bill Gates • Apple

Amazon Sings New Tune
for Online Music

Web giant will sell non-piracy-protected tracks in digital store

May 16, 07 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon is going where Apple tried (and failed) to: a DRM-free online music store. Set to launch this year, Amazon’s venture won't sell tracks protected by digital rights management, the anti-copying technology that music labels have required Apple’s iTunes to use. To stay DRM-free, Amazon will partner with... More »

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music • Internet • iTunes • Apple • digital rights • EMI Music • Amazon.com

Tech Guru Takes Mass Approach

WSJ's Walt Mossberg is the Everyman of high-tech—and the public is listening

May 8, 07 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The New Yorker profiles columnist and technology prophet Walt Mossberg, whose word has decided the fate of many a digital revolution. Mossberg's mantra is that technology should be easy and elegant, and he tells Ken Auletta that companies like Mac and Microsoft still have a ways to go in satisfying... More »

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technology • Microsoft • Wall Street Journal • Walt Mossberg • Apple

New OS Delay Shows Strains At Apple

"They've shaken people's confidence in their ability to execute," says analyst

Apr 13, 07 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone is coming on time, but at a price: Apple's new Leopard operating system is on hold until October. The decision reflects an overstretched company that's expanding faster than its small staff can handle, analysts say. Apple's talent for innovation, showcased by products like the iPod—and more recently,... More »

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technology • iPhone • Apple • iPod • AppleTV • operating system • Mac OS X Leopard

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