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1. Sony takes on Apple's iTunes

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   Confirms plans to launch online app and music store Sony has confirmed plans to launch an online store that will sell music, movies, books and applications. 
The virtual marketplace will also allow users ...

2. Levinson quits Google over FTC concerns

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 12 October 2009

   Google has announced the resignation of Dr. Arthur Levinson from the company's board of directors. Levinson - who remains on Apple's board of directors - reportedly vacated his position after the Federal ...

3. Bethesda to disperse Fallout 3 DLC for the PS3 on September 24

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 17 September 2009

   Bethesda has confirmed that it will release Broken Steel - the first Fallout 3 DLC for the PS3 - on Thursday, September 24th. Broken Steel is expected to be followed by the release of "Operation: Anchorage" ...

4. Apple snaps up top Intel lawyer

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 15 September 2009

   The second high profile casualty of yesterday's Intel management reshuffle, ex-General Counsel Bruce Sewell, is moving down the road to Cupertino to take on the same role at Apple. The second high profile ...

5. Microsoft confirms Windows 7 is done

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 22 July 2009

   ... has ever released, as the software will have to repair the reputation and perception Windows Vista has damaged and defend Microsoft against rivals such as Apple’s Mac OS X and some Linux distributions, ...

6. Apple: No more iTunes for Palm’s Pre

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Wednesday, 15 July 2009

   Apple today released an update for its iTunes software, which shuts out devices that pretend to be an iPod or iPhone. Of course, the new iTunes mainly targets Palm’s Pre smartphone, which has been able ...

7. iPhone shakes up mobile games industry

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 09 July 2009

   A recently published report confirms that the iPhone has had a "significant" impact on the mobile games industry. According to Research & Markets, the popular device boosted demand for mobile content ...

8. Browser wars: Is Safari as fast as Apple claims?

   (Software/Software Features)

   Monday, 15 June 2009

   If you followed the Apple-dominated tech headlines over the past week, then you know that Apple’s Safari browser is the fastest web browser you can use at this time. That is, of course, if you believe ...

9. Apple confirms iPhone 3.0 specs

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Monday, 08 June 2009

     Apple has confirmed that iPhone 3.0 will offer over 100 new features, including MMS support for photos, contacts, audio files and map locations. In addition, the new OS is slated to provide iPhone ...

10. T-Mobile confirms G2 Android phone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 03 June 2009

    ... stereo Bluetooth support and a number of under new features running on a new Linux kernel (2.6.27). Apple is expected to introduce at least one new iPhone on June 8, while Palm will launch its Palm Pre ...

11. Google confirms FTC anti-trust investigation over Apple ties

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 08 May 2009

    ... Apple and Google. Chicago (IL) - Google has confirmed that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the company over possible anti-trust violations.   The probe is reportedly centered ...

12. Apple updates Mac mini, should you buy it?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 March 2009

    While many Apple commentators have been spelling doom for Apple's unique miniature Mac desktop, citing outdated technology that hasn't been updated in 20 months, Apple today proved that it indeed knows ...

13. UPDATED: Apple rejects South Park app for iPhone over "offensive" content

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 19 February 2009

    Boing Boing reports that the developers behind a new South Park iPhone application submitted it for approval four months ago. And now the developers have received a note from Apple which confirms the ...

14. UPDATED: Will CES kill Macworld?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 12 January 2009

      Despite Apple's withdrawal from this year's Macworld Expo (the move that nearly killed the event entirely right there and then) IDG, the show organizer, has pulled itself together and is now moving forward ...

15. Microsoft considers WebKit transplant for Internet Explorer

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 07 November 2008

    ... technology is now backfiring as the company sees itself trailing other browser engines such Apple's WebKit, Mozilla's Gecko, and Opera's Presto, all of which follow web standards more closely than IE. ...

16. Apple suggests Nvidia is dishonest about GPU failures

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 10 October 2008

      Apple took an unusually hard shot at Nvidia’s credibility yesterday: Apple said that it found that GeForce GPUs used in some Macbook Pro systems are failing, while Nvidia “assured” the company ...

17. Apple threatens to close iTunes Store over increased royalty claims

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 01 October 2008

      A new chapter in the standoff between Apple and the music industry has begun: Content owners and publishers are pushing for higher royalties that are paid to composers and songwriters and ask ...

18. Your daily iPhone rumor: Intel confirms Atom for 3G iPhone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 15 May 2008

    ... Apple’s iPhone will be available with Intel’s Atom chip. There is a lot of interest in Apple’s new iPhone these days, so it is no surprise that the news spread like wildfire. Intel soon denied the report ...

19. T-Mobile Austria confirms imminent launch of 3G iPhone

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Monday, 05 May 2008

    Austrian newspaper Der Standard reports that T-Mobile Austria has confirmed that a launch of Apple’s 3G iPhone is imminent. The publication indicated that Austria will be “one of the first countries ...

20. DVDs come under pressure from the-same-day iTunes digital releases

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Friday, 02 May 2008

      Analysis - Movie rentals and purchases in iTunes Store are catching up with DVDs big time with today's announcement that Apple's online media store will offer new and library titles the same day ...

21. Adobe confirms Flash for iPhone

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Wednesday, 19 March 2008

    Adobe Systems has confirmed it will develop a version of Flash Player for the iPhone. The news ends months of speculation on the matter. This month, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs said that Flash Player for ...

22. HD DVD’s rise and fall: A timeline

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 19 February 2008

    ...  Article Source 2005 Feb 23 HD DVD inclusion of AACS approved DVD Forum   Mar 10 Apple ...

23. Netflix confirms TV set-top box

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 03 January 2008

    ... is in contrast to other set-top devices like Tivo or Apple TV, which have can be accessed and operated entirely without the need to have a computer nearby. The Netflix box will be more officially unveiled ...

24. Game consoles 2007: It's Nintendo's market to lose

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Tuesday, 14 August 2007

    ...   PS3:  Blu-Ray improving, but PS-3 still in trouble This is still amazing to me; Sony dominated the gaming segment to almost the same degree that Apple dominates MP3 players and hopes to ...

25. Apple confirms first LED-based Macs coming in 2007

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 03 May 2007

    Apple has confirmed that it plans to launch Macs featuring LED backlight technology in 2007. The announcement came in a statement published on the Apple website which addressed the company's commitment ...

26. Ecma confirms Microsoft's Office Open XML format as standard

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 08 December 2006

    ... was brought forward by Microsoft as well as eleven other organizations - Apple, Barclays Capital, BP, The British Library, Essilor, Intel, NextPage, Novell, Statoil ASA, Toshiba, and the U.S. Library of ...

27. Apple confirms stock option grant concerns, board member resigns

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 04 October 2006

    Apple today reported the results of a three-month-long investigation into stock option grants to employees. While the company found "no misconduct" of any member of the current management team, Apple ...

28. Toshiba will manufacture wireless Zune for Microsoft, photos reveal

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 25 August 2006

    ... Zune prototype depicted in the FCC filing appears to have been derived from Toshiba's existing Gigabeat line of players, though with a round controller more similar to Apple's iPod, rather than the Gigabeat's ...

29. Mac Pro, new Xserve will feature dual Intel Xeons, will start shipping today

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 07 August 2006

    ... Francisco (CA) - Attendees at today's Apple Worldwide Developers' Conference, some of which included bloggers posting live news direct from the floor, were introduced by Apple senior marketing vice president ...

30. Microsoft confirms 'Zune' device to compete with Ipod

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 21 July 2006

    ... player device to compete with Apple's iPod. Redmond (WA) - In an exclusive interview with Billboard magazine that appeared only in print today, MSN entertainment marketing vice president Chris Stephenson ...

31. Apple confirms Mac OS X 'Leopard' the topic of Jobs' August keynote

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 26 June 2006

    As Apple confirmed this morning, CEO Steve Jobs will indeed preview the next version of the Mac OS X operating system, v. 10.5 "Leopard," during the company's Worldwide Developers' Conference on 7 August. ...

32. US Justice Dept. confirms probe into download price fixing

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 03 March 2006

    ... in allowing each other to include so-called "most favored nation" clauses in their contracts with music download services, ranging from as large as Apple's iTunes to as small as Wurld Media's Peer Impact. ...

33. Apple official confirms iTunes-Motorola hook-up

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Friday, 17 December 2004

      A Motorola cell phone that plays songs from Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes Music Store could be right around the corner, Apple's iTunes chief reportedly has confirmed. A Motorola cell phone that ...

34. Microsoft confirms delay of Virtual PC 7

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 13 May 2004

    ... of the Windows emulator available for owners of Apple's Power Mac G5. Read the complete story here.  ...

35. Apple UK confirms iPod add-ons launch

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 16 October 2003

      Apple UK has confirmed rumours that the Mac maker will introduce a set of iPod accessories, almost certainly later today when the company unveils the Windows version of iTunes and opens its iTunes ...

36. AMD confirms Applebred launch

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 20 August 2003

      AMD has confirmed the existence of the Applebred processor, and said that the Duron-branded core has already begun shipping. AMD has confirmed the existence of the Applebred processor, and said ...

37. Apple confirms Panther OS will be 32-bit

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 28 July 2003

      Apple has confirmed a Register report that Panther, aka Mac OS X 10.3, will not be a fully 64-bit operating system. Apple has confirmed a Register report that Panther, aka Mac OS X 10.3, will ...