Archives: September 2007

Jaman Pushes Commercial AppleTV Hack

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 28

One of these days I really need to sit down and try Jaman.com. Maybe by then I'll have picked up an AppleTV, which I admit I haven't tried yet either....

Revolving Door At Apple's General Counsel Office

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 28

Well that didn't last. Word out of Apple this morning is that senior vice president and General Counsel Donald J. Rosenberg, who joined from IBM less than 11 months ago...

Apple Stock At Lifetime High

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 25

Apple stock is up $2.52 today on no specific news other than the iPhone unlocking clampdown from yesterday. Stock site The Fly On The Wall calls this a breakout to...

Office For Mac '08 Pricing Announced

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 25

Office '08 is coming, but will you buy it? Typical of Microsoft there are several versions, and several confusing pricing schemes. One including student versions (which is what most everyone...

Virgin Digital, RIP

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 25

And so it was that Virgin Digital, the online music outpost of the music retailer Virgin Megastore, bid the world goodbye. But here's the interesting bit: The store is advising...

Apple Clamps Down On iPhone Hacking

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 24

It's getting serious now. Hack your iPhone and apparently you run the risk of killing it when the next software update rolls around. That's the word out of Apple HQ...

So Long PowerPC

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 24

It had to happen sometime, and it looks like the end of support for PowerPC chips in older pre-Intel Macs may be upon us soon-ish. Apple Insider that intermittently accurate...

Radioshift: Rogue Amoeba Does It Again

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 24

I received an email from Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba, the independent software house that has given the world such cool apps as Audio Hijack Pro and Airfoil has yet...

iPhone To France: Official

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 20

Looks like the iPhone is landing in France next. James at PaidContent.org noticed the report out from Thomson Financial quoting France Telecom CEO Didier Lombard as saying the iPhone would...

If Its Wednesday, It Must Be Berlin

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 19

As expected, Apple and T-Mobile have announced their iPhone plans for Germany. Give it another day or so and you can bet Steve will be in Paris, rounding off the...

iPhone: An International Sensation?

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 18

It’s been pretty hard to miss the news that Apple has got the ball rolling on plans to launch the iPhone in the UK with Telefonica’s O2 as its carrier...

145 Operating Systems On One PC. Care to go for 146?

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 14

Download Squad note with interest the case of the guy who installed three versions of DOS, five versions of Windows, and 137 different flavors of Linux onto a single computer...

This Will End Well, Not: Apple Sets iPhone Rebate Terms

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 14

In the continuing saga concerning how far Apple can go in irking, irritating and generally pissing off its iPhone customers comes the latest word today that Apple has set the...

A Million iPhones

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 10

Sheesh. Apple promised to sell its millionth iPhone before the end of September and here it is only the 10th and the goal has been reached. At that rate, Apple...

SanDisk Answers The iPod Torrent

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 10

If there's one company that can really be considered a rival to the iPod, at least in terms of having a measurable market presence, its the Sansa players from...

Some Leftover Thoughts From A Busy Week

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 07

A few more thoughts on the iPod – iTunes news this week. 1. Someone at NBC-Universal had a very bad week. I’m almost certain that no one at NBC had...

Breaking: $100 Rebate To Early iPhone Customers

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 06

Looks like it was a little early to cut prices on the iPhone by a third. Steve's got a letter up on the Web site right now pledging to give...

A Sinking Feeling Down in San Antone?

Posted by: Peter Burrows on September 05

For the boys down at AT&T;, Apple's iPhone partner, there was plenty not to like about Steve Jobs' many announcements today. Here's a few: Hope you enjoyed those Ringtone profits...

So Where are the iPod Phatty Jokes Now?

Posted by: Peter Burrows on September 05

OK, I'll admit it: based on the pics that made the rounds last week, I thought the new iPod nano was going to be the black sheep in the family...

Thoughts On The Non-Beatles Non-Announcement

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 05

I don't know why I care so much at this point other than I've been writing about the rocky relationship between Apple and The Beatles for so so so very...

Cliff Is At the Apple Event....And Sending Emails

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on September 05

Here's the rundown as I get it on announcements at the Apple event in San Francisco. Latest count on the iTunes library is 6 million songs, and 3 billion sold...