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Apple Launches Subscription Service, but Will It Save Magazines, Newspapers?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsIf Apple is trying to give the publishing industry a nudge in the right direction, it sure has a funny way of showing it. Just two weeks after the debut of The Daily, Apple has revealed its long-awaited app subscription plan "available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store." The new distribution platform is by most accounts a win for consumers, who will now pay for their favorite content-based apps on a long-term basis, but it's an entirely different story according to publishers and app developers. Enter CEO Steve Jobs, to explain how Apple makes its cut: "Our ...
Will Apple's Black Friday Sale Live Up to the Hype?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Nov. 23) -- This sale is going to be bigger than the Beatles. Actually, for all of its careful planning, the Apple hype machine has a history of underwhelming Black Friday shoppers. Nevertheless, Steve Jobs and company are featuring a "Wrap It Up This Friday" teaser on the Apple Store home page to entice customers who will still be digesting turkey when they begin their Black Friday shopping sprees. "You'll find dozens of great iPad, iPod, and Mac gifts for everyone on your list," reads the teaser, featuring a holiday gift box decorated in various Apple products. Although holiday discounts ...
ITunes Offers the Beatles; the Internet Is Not Impressed
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Nov. 16) -- Huge sigh of relief. Steve Jobs will finally be able to make that Beatles playlist on his iTunes. After much speculation, Apple announced on Tuesday that iTunes will now offer 16 Beatles albums, starting with "Please, Please Me" (released in 1963) through "The Beatles, 1967-1970" (released in 1973). Most albums will cost you $12.99 a piece, but more dedicated fans will be able to spring for the digital box set -- actual box not included -- while less album-oriented followers can purchase singles at $1.29 a pop. Now if only they'd release that limited edition Yellow Submarine ...
What Will Apple Reveal At Tuesday's iTunes Event?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Nov. 15) --Even by Apple hype standards, the message currently posted on the company's website is enough to get make you wonder what Steve Jobs has in store for the world. "Tomorrow is just another day," the screen's text reads. "That you'll never forget." Yes, Apple is at it again, whetting appetites for yet another product roll out. On Tuesday at 10 a.m. , the company will hold an event to announce changes to iTunes, just in time to squash a little of that @Facebook.com thunder. The Apple.com home screen currently features four clocks -- California, New York, Tokyo, and London -- ...
Apple Unveils New MacBook Air, Lion OS X, Mac App Store at 'Slow' Keynote
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Oct. 20) -- A new version of Mac OS X 10.7 known as "Lion" was unveiled today at Apple's "Back to the Mac" media event, meeting expectations that the tech giant would introduce its latest "large cat"-themed operating system. What is most interesting about this innovation is the inclusion of iOS style app store where users can download and access apps in seconds. Although not the biggest surprise of the event, Apple also revealed the latest hardware in its series of MacBook Air laptops. A new edition of iLife also made its debut. Here are some initial reactions from Twitter: General ...
iPhone 4: Way Cool, but Is Anyone Recycling Their Old Ones?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyThis has been quite a week for novelty and inspiration. Alongside the USA's dramatic victory over Algeria in the World Cup and the longest tennis match in history, Apple also rolled out the latest incarnation of its incredibly popular iPhone. In Japan, where the launch for the iPhone 4 began on Thursday morning, Apple's exclusive wireless carrier had sold out by early afternoon. In the United States, more than 600,000 pre-orders for the new phone crashed the system on Wednesday. One eager soul in Dallas camped out at an Apple store a full week before the launch. Some in the telecommunications ...
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