Archive | September 23rd, 2009
Who needs iTunes? The Beatles seem to be doing just fine without it
Every year, the Apple rumor mill is abuzz with news that The Beatles will finally be coming to iTunes, and every year, music fans are disappointed when they find out that they were wrong. Just a few weeks ago, many speculated that The Beatles on iTunes was all but a done deal, and that it […]
Continue reading...Adobe announces upcoming release of Photoshop Elements 8 for the Mac
23. September 2009
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Adobe today announced the release of Photoshop Elements 8 for both the Mac and PC. Photoshop Elements is essentially a watered down, yet significantly cheaper version of Adobe’s popular and flagship product, Photoshop. The most recent version of Photoshop Elements for the Mac was version 6, with the seventh iteration only available for Windows users. […]
Continue reading...Apple stock surges to 52 week high of $188 a share
23. September 2009
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Earlier today, Apple’s stock price capped off an impressive run by hitting a 52 week high of $188 a share, though it eventually closed out the trading day at $185 a share. The chart below, courtesy of BusinessInsider, highlights Apple’s run to 180 over the past 11 or so months, and how varying Apple related […]
Continue reading...Accounting board approves rule change re: recognition of iPhone revenue
23. September 2009
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Today, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) voted to allow companies like Apple to recognize income from sales on products like the iPhone instantaneously, as opposed to spreading out the revenue income over the course of 24 months, as Apple currently does due to accounting regulations. The rule change will not officially go into effect […]
Continue reading...David Pogue responds to critics over “conflict of interest” accusations
23. September 2009
Over the past few weeks, New York Times tech journalist David Pogue has been singled out as someone with a conflict of interest to the extent that he makes a living publishing books about tech software like OS X, while at the same time, he’s tasked with objectively reviewing them. Two weeks ago, the Times […]
Continue reading...Eminem might soon meet Apple in court… again
23. September 2009
If rapper Eminem and Apple aren’t able to reach an agreement by tomorrow, the two sides may find themselves in court over Apple allegedly selling 93 of Slim Shady’s songs on iTunes without the express permission of Eight Mile Style LLC, Eminem’s music publisher.
Continue reading...USB Forum comes down hard on Palm for spoofing Apple’s USB vendor ID re: iTunes syncing
23. September 2009
The cat and mouse game over the Palm Pre’s ability to sync with iTunes may soon be coming to an end. Just a few weeks ago, Apple released an iTunes update which prevented the Pre from syncing up with iTunes. Shortly thereafter, Palm answered with an update of its own with the release of webOS […]
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23. September 2009
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