Archive for August, 2007

Apple drops NBC after NBC drops Apple

August 31, 2007

Apple’s agreement with NBC ends in December. Since NBC would withdraw their shows in the middle of the television season, Apple has decided to not offer NBC TV shows for the upcoming television season beginning in September. NBC supplied iTunes with three of its 10 best selling TV shows last season, accounting for 30 percent of iTunes TV show sales

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Apple drops NBC after NBC drops Apple

August 31, 2007

Apple’s agreement with NBC ends in December. Since NBC would withdraw their shows in the middle of the television season, Apple has decided to not offer NBC TV shows for the upcoming television season beginning in September. NBC supplied iTunes with three of its 10 best selling TV shows last season, accounting for 30 percent of iTunes TV show sales

Originally Syndicated via RSS from Digg / Apple

The iPhone at two months: It’s all about the interface

August 31, 2007

“When I first walked into the house the day I bought my iPhone, I had a moment of panic. After six months of media frenzy and amongst all of the excitement, I had lost sight of the fact that the 8GB iPhone I bought at a nearby AT&T store had set me back $600. Not that I hadn’t been warned; the price information was everywhere…”

Originally Syndicated via RSS from Digg / Apple

The iPhone at two months: It’s all about the interface

August 31, 2007

“When I first walked into the house the day I bought my iPhone, I had a moment of panic. After six months of media frenzy and amongst all of the excitement, I had lost sight of the fact that the 8GB iPhone I bought at a nearby AT&T store had set me back $600. Not that I hadn’t been warned; the price information was everywhere…”

Originally Syndicated via RSS from Digg / Apple

Comparison of Leopard transparent menu bar from 9A410 to 9A527 (pics)

August 31, 2007

There was much shouting about how bad the “transparent” menu bar was in the WWDC release of Leopard beta. Turns out Apple listened to all the moaning… see for yourself.

Originally Syndicated via RSS from Digg / Apple

Comparison of Leopard transparent menu bar from 9A410 to 9A527 (pics)

August 31, 2007

There was much shouting about how bad the “transparent” menu bar was in the WWDC release of Leopard beta. Turns out Apple listened to all the moaning… see for yourself.

Originally Syndicated via RSS from Digg / Apple

Third Apple retail store burglarized this month

August 31, 2007

Burglars smashed the front window of the Apple Inc.’s Saddle Creek retail store in Memphis, Tenn. Tuesday morning, making off with $25,000 worth of goods in less than a minute flat.

Originally Syndicated via RSS from Digg / Apple

Third Apple retail store burglarized this month

August 31, 2007

Burglars smashed the front window of the Apple Inc.’s Saddle Creek retail store in Memphis, Tenn. Tuesday morning, making off with $25,000 worth of goods in less than a minute flat.

Originally Syndicated via RSS from Digg / Apple

An Open Letter to NBC re: Leaving Apple’s iTunes Store

August 31, 2007

Two years ago, the idea of paying $2 per episode for a TV show seemed almost crazy, thanks mostly to DVRs, VCRs and file-sharing networks. But the iTunes Store has changed that, and helped to popularize TV shows such as The Office, Battlestar Galactica, and Heroes in the process. Now NBC is threatening to pull out of iTunes. Sound off inside.

Originally Syndicated via RSS from Digg / Apple

An Open Letter to NBC re: Leaving Apple’s iTunes Store

August 31, 2007

Two years ago, the idea of paying $2 per episode for a TV show seemed almost crazy, thanks mostly to DVRs, VCRs and file-sharing networks. But the iTunes Store has changed that, and helped to popularize TV shows such as The Office, Battlestar Galactica, and Heroes in the process. Now NBC is threatening to pull out of iTunes. Sound off inside.

Originally Syndicated via RSS from Digg / Apple