technologyexpert.blogspot.com - 1/6/2009
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Those who said that the absence of Steve Jobs at Macworld would mean less spectacular announcements were so wrong. The rumors of the unibody MacBook Pro and the DRM-less iTunes were made reality on Tuesday. As announced, Apple's Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Worldwide Product ...
apple.com - 1/5/2009
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apple.com —
January 5, 2009 Letter from Apple CEO Steve
Jobs Dear Apple Community, For the first time in
a decade, I m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote. Unfortunately, my decision to have ...
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Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs
techcrunch.com - 12/31/2008
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techcrunch.com —
We’ve got this from three independent sources close
to Apple: expect a large screen iPod touch device
to be released in the Fall of ‘09, with a 7 or 9 inch screen. Prototypes have been seen and handled by one of our sources, and Apple is talking to ...
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Large Form iPod Touch To Launch in Fall ‘09
gizmodo.com - 12/31/2008
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gizmodo.com —
According to a previously reliable source, Apple misrepresented
the reasons behind Macworld and Jobs' keynote cancellation .
Allegedly, the real cause is his rapidly declining health. In fact, it may be even worse than we imagined: Steves health is ...
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Steve Jobs' Health Declining Rapidly, Reason for ...
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Unibody MacBook Pro, DRM-less iTunes Highlight Macworld Keynote
DriverHeaven.net —
... Those who said that the absence of Steve Jobs at Macworld would mean less spectacular announcements were so wrong. The rumors of the unibody MacBook Pro and the DRM-less iTunes were made reality on Tuesday.
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Apple to Replace 17" MacBook Pro Batteries in Stores
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... You'll recall that Apple, continuing a trend in its latest products, announced that the new unibody 17" MacBook Pro would not have a swappable battery. For those interested, however, it has already ...
Dell Adds a 256GB SSD Option to Its Laptops
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... On Friday, Dell added a 256GB solid-state drive (SSD) option to is Inspiron M1330 and Inspiron M1730 laptops, matching Apple, which announced a 256GB SSD option for its unibody Macbook Pro earlier this month. ...
iLife '09 Available on Jan. 27: Apple
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... Announced earlier this month at Macworld, iLife '09 is set to ship on January 27th, according to an Apple press release.
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Apple and EMI Announce the iTunes Pass
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... Until this year it's been $0.99 for all tracks at iTunes. However, at Macworld, Apple announced tiered pricing was coming soon. And now another option has been announced: the iTunes Pass. ...
iTunes Tiered Pricing to Start April 7th: Report
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... At Macworld, Apple announced that tiered pricing was coming to iTunes, but didn't announce exactly when, although they did say "April." The LA Times has reported that, although Apple has not publicly announced the date, the company has been telling the music industry 4/7. ...
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Apple unveils all-new 17-inch MacBook Pro
engadget.com 1/6/2009 —
Apple just confirmed the totally expected yet eagerly anticipated unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro. They're calling it the world's thinnest and lightest 17-inch laptop. It features a 1900 x 1200 LED backlit display, with a 700:1 contrast ratio, wider ...
Sources: Apple to expand DRM-free music, new pricing
news.cnet.com 1/6/2009 —
Apple has cut deals that will finally enable iTunes to offer songs free of copy protection software from the three largest music labels, according to two sources close to the negotiations. In exchange, Apple has agreed to become more flexible on ...
Apple to Replace 17" MacBook Pro Batteries in Stores
technologyexpert.blogspot.com 1/14/2009 — You'll recall that Apple, continuing a trend in its latest products, announced that the new unibody 17" MacBook Pro would not have a swappable battery. For those interested, however, it has already detailed the battery replacement plan it has lined ...
Apple Rumored To Be Turning Itunes Into A Drm-Free Music Store
techlime.com 12/9/2008 — We can’t count the number of times we’ve heard from one random source or another that Apple was about to pull the trigger on a subscription-based / 100% DRM -free music service, and given how those have worked out in the past, we’d highly recommend taking this one with a ...
Pranksters inflitrate live MacWorld feed —
The Register 1/6/2009
Blasphemy on Jobsian high holy day As unfounded as they may be, reports of Steve Jobs's demise have spread to a live feed of MacWorld provided by Apple gossip site MacRumors after griefers managed to breach the website's security.…
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