Apple: Billions of Songs, Billions of Apps, Not Much Profit (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance)
Apple is patting itself on the back for delivering 10 billion songs from its iTunes store. And it frequently boasts about the number of Apps customers download from iTunes, as well -- the tally is now past 3 billion.
QNX Aviage Multimedia Suite is Now ‘Made for iPod’ (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Furthering its commitment to help automotive customers simplify the design of in-car infotainment systems, QNX Software Systems today announced that the QNX® Aviage® Multimedia Suite now offers enhanced support for Apple iPods.
RealPlayer SP for the Mac Makes it Easy to Move Video Onto Mobile Phones, iPods and Other Devices (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
RealNetworks® released RealPlayer® SP Beta for Mac today at www.real.com, a free software download that lets people easily take videos from their Mac onto their favorite devices like the Apple iPod, home entertainment and game systems, and mobile phones, and also share them with friends on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
Apple Estimates Start Rolling In (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance)
So just how good a quarter will Apple have? Independent analyst Andy Zaky thinks the answer is "very good" indeed.
China regrets WTO ruling on movie, music imports (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
China expressed disappointment Tuesday at a WTO ruling that it is illegally restricting imports of movies, music and books but gave no immediate sign whether it could keep trying to defend the controls.
Apple says it will build NC data warehouse (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Apple Inc. announced Wednesday it would build a data center in North Carolina, two days after the state Legislature agreed to special tax breaks designed for the technology giant to invest $1 billion in the project.
iPods Are Wedding Gift Faux Pas Says Retrevo Gadetology Survey (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SUNNYVALE, Calif.----The response was overwhelmingly positive: consumer electronics are not only acceptable wedding gifts, they're the gift of choice, according to the new Retrevo® Gadgetology study that reveals how people feel about giving and receiving consumer electronics such as digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 players, or other popular gadgets as wedding gifts.
Apple’s New Plans For Wireless Downloads (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
*Apple* already sells iPods through kiosks in airports and stores, but the company also has plans for units that will let people load up on digital movies and music on the go. AppleInsider dug up a patent detailing Apple's plan to develop a kiosk that will let owners of iPods, iPhones and other devices buy content through "virtual physical connection," meaning the units would eliminate the need ...
Apple Subsidiary Bets iPhone Top-Sellers Will Move Beyond Entertainment (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
Productivity tools are hardly among the top-selling apps on the iPhone, but even so, Apple subsidiary FileMaker is banking on Bento, its popular database software for Macs, being a winner among iPhone users, too.
Apple Building Its Own Chip For iPhone? (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
When news surfaced that Apple had hired Bob Drebin, former CTO of chipmaker AMD's Graphic Products Group, it kicked off speculation that the iPhone maker is planning on designing its own chips.