Universal Music Group’s Interscope-Geffen-A&M record label executive Jimmy Iovine said his label is already working on bringing 24-bit music to consumers, according to CNN.iTunes users may get higher quality tracks soon“We’ve gone back now at Universal, and we’re changing our pipes to 24-bit. And Apple has been great,” he said. “We’re working with them and…
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New MacBook Pro May Include SSD, Hard Drive Combo
New MacBook Pro rumors keep coming inApparently the new MacBook Pro models will include an internal sold stage drive (SSD) with between 8GB and 16GB storage for the operating system, and a standard internal hard drive for data and applications. Apple will reportedly offer an SSD build-to-order option for customers that don’t want a traditional…
Photo: President Dines with Steve Jobs, Others
President Obama dines with tech industry leadersThe photo captured the President, along with Mr. Jobs, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz, and more.According to White House representatives speaking ahead of the dinner, “The president and the business leaders will discuss our shared goal of promoting…
DOJ, FTC Looking at Apple Subscription Rules
DOJ, FTC are looking into Apple’s new in-app sales rulesThe rules Apple is imposing on developers require them to include an in-app purchase option whenever they offer a system for purchases and rentals outside of the application. Sticking with its standard App Store policy, Apple will take a 30 percent cut from sales and rentals…
Vogue Struts its Stuff on iPad
Vogue’s iPad debutThere isn’t any word on whether or not readers will be able to subscribe to the digital magazine, or if each issue will be available only as a stand alone app. With Apple’s recent policy change requiring in-app subscription support if a subscription option is available outside of the app, Vogue publisher Conde…
iPhone 4 Lands Top Honors at Mobile World Congress
The event judges had this to say about the iPhone 4:Great screen, sharp design, fantastic materials, and phenomenal ecosystem for app developers. In a tight race, the iPhone 4 built on the success of its predecessors to set the pace for smart phones.The awards list also included “App of the Year on the Apple Platform,”…
Apple CEO Steve Jobs to Meet with President Obama
Steve Jobs to talk tech with President ObamaA White House official commented “The president and the business leaders will discuss our shared goal of promoting American innovation, and discuss his commitment to new investments in research and development, education and clean energy.”Mr. Jobs has been on medical leave for several weeks, but is still involved…
Microsoft Brings Zune HD Support to the Mac
Windows Phone 7 Connector lets Mac users sync iTunes content and photos with Windows Phone 7 devices or the Zune HD, uploads photos to iPhoto, supports browsing the content of connected devices, and manages software updates for devices. The application doesn’t, however, sync calendars and contacts.Windows Phone 7 is free and available through Apple’s new…
Deutsche Telekom Hints at iPhone with NFC
According to Engadget, the reference to the iPhone supporting NFC appeared in a presentation slide at the conference, but Apple wasn’t mentioned by name.An iPhone with NFC? MaybeNFC is a technology mobile phone service providers and manufacturers have been rolling out to let customers use their handset as a digital wallet. Simply by holding their…
Judge Dismisses Overheating iPad Lawsuit
“The Court concludes that these allegations are insufficient,” wrote U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel, according to Computerworld. “At the least, Plaintiffs must identify the particular commercial or advertisement upon which they relied and must describe with the requisite specificity the content of that particular commercial or advertisement.”The plaintiffs alleged the iPad “overheats so quickly…
iPhone to Get 4-inch Screen
Increasing the size of the iPhone’s display would bring the combination iPod and smartphone more in line with competitor’s screen sizes. The Nexus S and Galaxy S from Samsung, for example, both use 4-inch displays.Rumors say the iPhone screen is growingAccording to the DigiTimes sources, Apple wants a larger screen iPhone to better compete in…
iPhone mini May Drop RAM Storage
Accessing music, video and photos on the iPhone mini “would be a mostly cloud-based iOS,” according to Cult of Mac’s anonymous sources.The rumored changes to MobileMe include a new Internet-based iTunes library storage system for iPhone users. Since content would be pushed wirelessly to them, the need for large amounts of RAM for local data…
Apple Rounds Up GRAMMY Winners for iTunes Store
Since the iTunes Store GRAMMYs page includes nominees and winners, there’s a long and varied list of artists to check out. Some of the winners include The Suburbs for album of the year, Need You Now for record of the year, and Need You Now for song of the year, too. Train won a GRAMMY…
MobileMe Revamp to be Free, Include Cloud Music Service
The cloud-based iTunes storage will apparently support Internet-based streaming, giving users access to all of their music, video and photo content without needing to store everything on their iPod, iPhone or iPad. Storing iTunes libraries online will also free users from connecting to their computer to sync content.MobileMe may add new iTunes cloud featuresWhile the idea…
WSJ: iPhone mini in the Works
The smaller iPhone model, according to unnamed sources, is “N97,” which could be an insider jab at Nokia and its N97 smartphone. The entire front surface of the phone will make up the display, it will be thinner and lighter than current iPhone models, and it will sport voice-based navigation controls.Apple may put the iPhone on…
WSJ: Jobs is Still Running Apple
Unnamed sources told the WSJ that Mr. Jobs is participating in meetings via phone calls, and is taking some meetings in his home.Mr. Jobs “is continuing to work on are the next version of the iPad tablet computer, expected out in the next couple of months, and a new iPhone, expected to be released this…
Nokia Turns to Microsoft for Smartphone OS
Along with Windows Phone 7, Nokia will use Microsoft’s Bing search engine and Microsoft adCenter for in-app advertisements, and will merge its Ovi app store into Microsoft Marketplace. Microsoft promised to start using Nokia Maps for its location services, and will take advantage of Nokia’s customer billing services in regions where credit cards aren’t widely…
iSync plugins Adds Nokia E5, E7 Support
iSync plugins for Mac OS XiSync plugins lets users sync contacts and calendar data between their Mac and mobile phone models that Apple doesn’t natively support via its iSync application. nova media’s plugins add support for more than 250 different mobile phone models.iSync plugins is priced at €9.95, or US$11.84, and is available for download…
American Express Intros Free iTunes Songs Promo
Users need to complete the online registration process at the American Express Web site to link their credit card to iTunes before picking the tracks they want to download. The first five songs purchased with the linked American Express credit card will be automatically refunded.There aren’t any restrictions on which songs can be downloaded, and…
HP Hires Former Apple WWDC Boss
Word of Mr. Kerris’s new position first surfaced thanks to The Loop, and was later confirmed by MobileCrunch.During his time at Apple, Mr. Kerris also worked on the the iLife suite, along with the Final Cut Pro and Logic development teams.Mr. Kerris’s experience will come in handy at HP since he’ll be involved in helping…
Steve Jobs Spotted at Apple, Looking Good
Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaking at a media event in 2010Mr. Cross saw Mr. Jobs walking through Apple’s main lobby talking on his phone. Before he could get close enough to talk, Mr. Jobs was out the door where he hopped into a waiting car.The fact that Mr. Jobs was seen at the headquarters for…
BBC Planning New iPlayer for iPad
The BBC’s new iPlayer for iPad appThe new iPlayer app will support live TV and radio, access to the complete catch-up program catalog, series stacking, personalized favorites, and an improved user interface.“Having stuck our toe in the water last year with the iPad (initially, we quickly repurposed our big screen version), this new native app…
Rumor: Apple Dropping Boxed Software from Retail Locations
Rumor claims boxed software on the way out for Apple StoresThe Mac App Store is Apple’s new online service where customers can purchase applications for their computer in the same way that they buy apps for their iPhone and iPad at the iTunes-based App Store.While the idea of offering customers software downloads instead of retail…
Verizon iPhone 4 Packs CDMA, GSM Chip
“The Qualcomm MDM6600 chip supports HSPA+ data rates of up to 14.4 Mbps and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A/Rev. B. It supports both GSM and CDMA—which means that Apple could have supported GSM,” the iFixit team said. “Why didn’t they? It may be that it was easier to design antennas for a CDMA-only phone — this…