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2 Million iPads Sold in 60 Days

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:20:28 +0000

Apple is selling one million iPads every month. On Friday, April 30 (28 days after the device’s release), Apple sold its one millionth iPad; exactly one month later the company announced it has sold two million iPads. “Customers around the world are experiencing the magic of iPad, and seem to be loving it as much as we do,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. The iPad recently became available internationally, and Apple plans to start selling it in nine more countries in July and additional countries later this year. If the iPad continues to sell this well, it may surpass even the most optimistic forecasts.

Apple adds samples to iTunes preview website

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:51:16 +0000

Apple has enabled Web-based samples of music available in the iTunes Store via the iTunes Preview Web site – prior to this, sample music was limited to iTunes itself. Nevertheless, it seems that the overall goal is to increase iTunes music discovery via Web search engines, all of which are now indexing the iTunes Preview Web site. Despite the fact that you can play samples in your browser, the iTunes Preview site pushes you to iTunes whenever possible.

Rumor: Apple’s Black Friday sale 2009

macfunia — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:13:19 +0000

The BoyGeniusReport received a rumor earlier this week that claims to have the details on Apple’s Black Friday 2009 plans. The rumor contains a “leaked” image that displays all the deals for the day, which include up to 30% off iPods (excluding the iPhone and iPod shuffle), up to 25% off Macs, and up to 15% off accessories. The sale would only be valid for November 27th, 2009, and as far as I can gather, only in store (not online). We’ve put in a request to Apple for comment, and will update this post if and when we hear from them.

Apple already working on Mac OS X 10.7

macfunia — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:56:58 +0000

Believe it or not, Apple has already begun work on the successor to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Well, actually, you should believe it—Apple has probably been working on Mac OS X 10.7 since 10.6 was announced. We have long known that Snow Leopard was designed to set the stage for future versions of Mac OS X. Chances are good that even at that point in time, Apple already had a roadmap ready for at least some of the features that 10.7 would include.

Apple launches 21.5-inch, 27-inch iMacs

macfunia — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:13:23 +0000

Apple today revised its iMac line featuring brilliant LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure. The new iMac line, starting at $1,199, is the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz, and Core i5 and i7 quad-core processors for up to twice the performance. Every new iMac ships with a wireless keyboard and the all new wireless Magic Mouse, the world’s first mouse with Multi-Touch technology.

iFunia DVD to iTunes Converter supports new iTunes 9

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:11:27 +0000

Apple on Tuesday released iTunes 9.01 , an update to media management software. iTunes 9 provides a number of fixes, including issues browsing the iTunes Store, fixes for unexpected quits, syncing Podcasts in playlists, sorting albums with multiple discs, and improves application syncing for iPod touch and iPhone. Recently, we updated iFunia DVD to iTunes Converter for Mac with iTunes 9 support. This app helps Mac users rip DVD into iTunes supported formats with only 3 easy steps. It’s available at http://www.ifunia.com/dvd-to-itunes-converter-mac.html with the price of $32.

Apple Officially Announces iPod/iTunes Event

macfunia — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:40:19 +0000

We knew it was coming, but that doesn’t make it any less exciting. Apple has officially announced the upcoming event for the iPod with another classic iPod silhouette and a cheeky slogan. “It’s only rock and roll, but we like it.” The Apple event will be held on September 9 and we’re expecting to finally hear about iTunes 9, with some new features, as well as iPods (Nano and Touch) with built-in cameras. Of course, there may be more but we’re not sure what. Don’t expect to hear about the Apple Tablet, it’s probably still too soon, but Steve Jobs will be back, so maybe we’ll get a nice “one more thing.”

Apple Keynote Rumored for September 7

macfunia — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:57:19 +0000

It’s that magical time of year once again, the time for Apple to plan its September event that always gets the entire tech industry excited or apprehensive Last year, despite the fact that Apple all but said the event would exclusively focus on the iPod, people still waited with bated breath to hear anything about what would eventually become the iPhone 3GS.

This time around, the music industry sources indicate that this event will again focus on music, probably with things relating to iTunes 9 and the rumored update to the iPod Touch, but people are still going to go, praying to any gods they worship (the Great All-Powerful Steve in most cases) that Steve Jobs will unveil the Apple Tablet that has been dominating rumors lately. Will it happen?

Apple Kills Pre’s Access to iTunes

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:31:41 +0000

We always knew it was too good to last. The fact that the Palm Pre could work with iTunes just seemed like one thing the manufacturers looked over. Palm even mentioned that the access could be terminated at any second, and they were right. Apple released a newer version of iTunes yesterday that cut off the syncing functionality with non-Apple media players.

While it wasn’t wholly unexpected, we didn’t really expect it to hit so soon. But apparently Apple was ready to get rid of the Palm. In the Software Update menu for the new version 8.2.1 Apple said that one of the fixes was to “address the issue with verification of Apple devices.” Later, Apple even went so far as to call out Pre manufacturers saying the newest version of iTunes stops devices “falsely pretending to be iPods, including the Palm Pre.” I don’t know about you, but those sound like fightin’ words to me.

So now we have to wait and see. Palm has apparently taken it the change personally, saying that it’s aimed as a direct blow to Palm users. So now it appears both sides have drawn the line and it’s Palm’s turn to see if they can come up with some sort of rebuff, a counterstrike aimed at Apple’s users. We don’t know what they should do, but we’re hoping they do something. If for nothing more than blog fodder.

iPhone 3G S: Apple Announces New Mobile Phone

macfunia — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:49:05 +0000

Apple has just announced a new version of the iPhone: the iPhone 3G S. The “S” apparently stands for “Speed,” with Apple indicating that the new device is “the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet.”

There will be two versions of the iPhone 3G S available: 16GB for $199, and 32GB for $299, and they’ll both be available on June 19th. Meanwhile, Apple also announced that it would be dropping the price on the current generation iPhone – iPhone 3G – to $99.

Other features of the iPhone 3G S include “longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands free voice control.” The device will include version 3.0 of iPhone’s OS software, which adds “more than 100 new features,” most notably copy/paste, MMS, and a new “find my iPhone” feature that helps you track down a missing device.

The iPhone 3.0 software will be available a couple days before the new device (on June 17th) as a free upgrade to existing iPhone users, and $9.95 for those with an iPod Touch. Now that the WWDC keynote has concluded, Apple has also updated its site with all of the details and specs.