BusinessWeek columnist takes a stab at '08 predictions
BusinessWeek Dec 28, 07 7:36 PM CST
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Overloaded with prediction lists, Business Week polishes the crystal ball and looks ahead to see what won't happen in the media world in 2008. The writers won't win the current strike DreamWorks isn't going to leave Paramount after all Apple won't reinvent TV viewing "Juno" won't win an Oscar Google won't buy a major media company
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Desktop is 'elegant, handsome, and cleverly designed'
Wall Street Journal Dec 28, 07 6:38 PM CST
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The iMac’s latest challenger is coming from an unlikely source: Dell. The maker " long associated with boxy, boring machines" brings the buzz with its newest contender, the XPS One, raves the Wall Street Journal ’s Walt Mossberg. The sleek desktop machine, he says, is “elegant, handsome, and cleverly designed," and “matches or exceeds the iMac in hardware design.”
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Move comes as HP nixes software that supported the site
Reuters Dec 28, 07 8:14 AM CST
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Wal-Mart shuttered its 10-month-old video download service without fanfare last week, ending a disappointing experiment for the bargain retailer, Reuters reports. The site was scrapped after Hewlett Packard canceled the software that supported it, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman said. HP said it made the move after the market failed to perform "as expected."
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Fox deal presages plans to shake up online distribution
Associated Press Dec 27, 07 11:53 PM CST
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Apple is getting ready to formally announce the launch of its online movie rental business, the AP reports. Fox is already on board, as the FT reported yesterday, and other studios are expected to follow in making their movies available for rent through iTunes. Apple's also planning a widespread licensing deal for its FairPlay anti-piracy technology.
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DRM-free iTunes competitor continues to attract big labels
Digital Trends Dec 27, 07 2:21 PM CST
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Amazon’s burgeoning mp3 service landed another big fish today, adding Warner Music’s catalog to its online store. The Amazon shop aims to compete with Apple’s iTunes, selling songs for 89 cents as opposed to Apple’s 99 cents and without digital rights management software that makes sharing songs difficult and limits which players will play them.
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New releases to be offered on iTunes
Financial Times (UK) Dec 27, 07 5:40 AM CST
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In a groundbreaking deal 20th Century Fox will offer its new DVD releases as downloadable rentals on Apple's iTunes Store, the Financial Times reports. New Fox DVD releases will also come with special iTunes-compatible versions of the film that can be easily ripped from the disc. Fox will join Disney as the only other studio offering new releases on iTunes.
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Hot gadgets help company muscle past IBM, Dell, Intel in value
Bloomberg Dec 26, 07 3:40 PM CST
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Apple's shares hit a record high today, climbing $1.80 to $200.60 before retreating to close at $198.95. Strong sales of the Macintosh computer, iPod, and iPhone fueled the rally, reports Bloomberg, and Apple says sales this holiday season will be the highest in its 31-year history. The company's stock price has more than doubled in 12 months, meaning Apple now has a higher market value than Dell, IBM, and Intel.
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Or is this just core satire by the popular spoof blog?
Fake Steve Jobs Dec 24, 07 6:16 AM CST
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Is Apple trying to shut down Fake Steve Jobs? Real Steve Jobs has said he finds his impersonator’s satirical blog amusing, but now Fake Steve writes that Apple has offered him $500,000 to quit, at one point threatening to sue him if he declined. FSJ stood on principle and turned down the money … assuming any of this really happened.
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Tech-savvy nation
may not be all that jazzed about Apple's
bells and whistles
BusinessWeek Dec 21, 07 11:36 AM CST
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Japan’s tech-savvy market may be a tough sell for Apple’s iPhone, which will face more competition from handset makers there than it has anywhere else in the world, reports BusinessWeek . The market already has phones that send e-mail, browse the Internet, and, more important, are compatible with newer third-generation wireless networks that Apple hasn’t hooked into yet.
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Think Secret published unreleased corporate info, inside scoops
DailyTech Dec 20, 07 4:02 PM CST
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After seven years publishing sneak previews on all things Apple, website Think Secret has been run out of the water by its biggest target. While die-hard Apple-pickers flocked to the site for breaking news on updates and upcoming software, Apple found the site a nuisance, and launched a lawsuit in 2005 targetting it for leaking trade secrets, DailyTech reports.
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Seeks exclusive partner for iPhones
Reuters Dec 18, 07 10:34 PM CST
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Apple wants to bring the iPhone to Japan to compete with some of the most futuristic phones around, but it's being choosy in its search for a partner, Reuters reports. Apple is in talks with DoCoMo and Softbank, the country's biggest and third-biggest mobile operators respectively, but they're both wary of granting the big slice of revenue Apple demands.
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Operating system becomes Apple's most successful yet
Apple Insider Dec 17, 07 9:56 PM CST
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The NPD market research group says that the lates version of the operating system, Leopard, is Apple's most successful yet, reports Apple Insider. In its first month on the shelves, sales were 20% higher than last year's Tiger release, despite promotion being stepped down a little. Tiger sold 30% more than the year before's Panther, which outsold its Jaguar predecessor by 100%.
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Computing birthplace draws new industry to Californian shores
Financial Times (UK) Dec 17, 07 1:00 PM CST
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Silicon Valley is being reborn as a telecom hub, as phone companies jockey for computing technology and battle to compete with Apple and Google. Nokia, which opened a major research center in Palo Alto last year, has named its first Golden State-based technology chief. It's one of several firms rushing to “Smartphone Valley” to get their networking ducks in order.
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