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Apple updates iPod Touch with cameras, Facetime

The new 2010 iPod Touch has been revealed, including features that were expected but not included on the 2009 model. At just 7.2mm thick, the new Touch has shed some of its bulk including that rounded back many users complained about. A new microphone is included to support FaceTime, but should also work with other [...]
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New AppleTV loses the Hobby, gains streaming and TV rentals

Apple has finally taken the Apple TV out of ‘hobby’ status and loaded it up with features that will appeal to a wider audience. The new AppleTV model shrinks from 7″ square, for the previous model, to just 3.9″ square and slightly less than 1″ tall. In sharp contrast to the older model, which was [...]
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Apple announces new iPod Shuffle, Nano

Apple’s 2010 music event brought a number of welcome updates to most of the models in the iPod lineup. The shuffle has regained the buttons that were removed in the 3rd generation models, the nano became much smaller and gained a clip much like the shuffle has, and the nano also became an iOS device [...]
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Apple posts record Q3 revenue, defers some iPhone revenue until December

Apple held its Q3 2010 earnings call this afternoon, announcing its best quarter ever, even when compared to previous holiday quarters. Net income was up 78%, with revenues of $15.3 Billion compared to $9.73 Billion from the same quarter last year, with net quarterly profit of $3.25 Billion or $3.51 per diluted share. The company [...]
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The July 2010 press conference

To our knowledge this has not happened since Steve Jobs took back the reigns in 1997: Apple has scheduled a press conference for Friday, July 16th, seemingly without a new product to announce. The safe bet here is that Apple intends to address complaints about potential antenna problems on the new iPhone 4, however the [...]
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Unibody Mac Mini pops in at midnight

After 5 years, the Mac Mini has finally received a complete redesign. Along with updated internal components and other welcome changes, the new Mini sports a very slim Unibody look much like the AppleTV: The Mini is now a 7.7 inch square at 1.4 inches tall, compared to the old mini which was 6.5 inches [...]
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Apple announces iPhone 4, iOS 4, iMovie

Steve Jobs delivered Apple's 2010 WWDC keynote today, announcing a new iPhone, a number of new iPhone apps, and updated device and App Store sales data.
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Data caps, tethering arrive on the iPhone, iPad

Barely one month after the iPad 3G went on sale promising users unlimited 3G data for a reasonable price, AT&T has now decided that data caps make more sense and has done away with the $29 unlimited plan. As of June 7th, the company will offer 2 data-capped plans for all smartphones, the $15 DataPlus [...]
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Another record financial quarter for Apple

Apple has announced Q2 2010 earnings, recording 49% revenue growth year over year with $13.5 billion revenue and a 90% increase in profits to $3.07 billion
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iPhone OS 4.0 Summary

Today’s iPhone OS 4.0 preview included plenty of new features that have been requested by developers and users alike. We’ll run through a quick summary of the major additions to the operating system and go in-depth as more information becomes available. One of the biggest features that Apple has now added to iPhone OS 4.0 [...]
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Apple announces iPhone OS 4.0 event

Just days after the successful launch of the iPad, Apple sent out invitations for a media event at their Cupertino headquarters scheduled for April 8th, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. The invite banner, which can be seen above, leaves no doubt that the company will be previewing the next major version of their mobile operating system, iPhone OS 4.0.
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MacHeist 2010 nanoBundle is now live….

The timer on the MacHeist website hit zero tonight at 7PM EST, and though the initial launch was a bit delayed due to heavy site traffic, the new nanoBundle is now live.
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Apple pulls “sexy” apps from app store

A post over at TechCrunch details what may be a new policy change for iPhone Apps containing sexual content. The developer of the “Wobble iBoobs” App claims to have received a letter from Apple explaining that the app has been pulled from the store due to customer complaints. Update: A reader has pointed out that [...]
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Apple posts 27-inch iMac Display Firmware Update 1.0, halts iMac production?

Today Apple posted 27-inch iMac Display Firmware Update 1.0, which targets the display itself rather than the graphic hardware. The official release notes say this update is intended to fix “intermittent display flickering”, a common complaint with the new machines. In addition to the new firmware update, Hardmac is running a story that cites unnamed [...]
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Wild card in Apple’s iPad release dates is FCC approval

It may be surprising to some that Apple would announce a new device before obtaining regulatory approval from the FCC to sell it, but they don't yet have that approval.
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