In remarks Tuesday before the Council on Foreign Relations, Seidenberg cited a recent Wall Street Journal report that said Apple is working on a version of the iPhone that would be compatible with Verizon's network.

But he did not confirm the report or give any further details Tuesday."

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/06/2010 12:39:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

Apple sold 3.36 million Macintosh® computers during the quarter, representing a 33 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 8.7 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 100 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 21 million iPods during the quarter, representing an eight percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.

During the quarter Apple elected retrospective adoption of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s amended accounting standards* related to certain revenue recognition. Adoption of the new accounting standards significantly changes how the Company accounts for certain items, particularly sales of iPhone® and Apple TV®.

“If you annualize our quarterly revenue, it’s surprising that Apple is now a $50+ billion company,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting this week with a major new product that we’re really excited about.”

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/25/2010 05:30:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

It looks like the rumors from last week about a 4GB Apple iPhone heading to Wal-Mart are true if the Barron's Tech Trader Daily website sources are correct. Barron's writes:

"Remember last week’s rumor that Wal-Mart (WMT) is about to start selling Apple (AAPL) iPhones?

Apparently, it’s true. Both Bloomberg and the San Jose Mercury News quote employees at various Wal-Mart stores saying they expect to start selling the phone before the end of the month, likely between Christmas and New Year’s Day - maybe sooner.

According to the Merc, Kim Nguyen, manager of the cell phone department at the Milpitas Wal-Mart, said she was told by an AT&T representative that her store would be getting a 4 GB model. She also said the store was supposed to get some iPhones two days before Christmas."

Via Tech Trader Daily...

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¶ posted by Alan Grassia, Editor @ 12/08/2008 07:29:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

So get ready for iPhone 2.0: On Monday Apple (AAPL) is widely expected to introduce a zippier version that will operate on both a faster AT&T network, and speedier networks internationally. The price also will rock: $199, according to people with knowledge of the matter, down from the current $399 and $499. Sources declined to be cited by name or affiliation because Apple and AT&T haven't authorized anybody to speak publicly about pricing until after Monday's announcement. The $199 price is being subsidized, though USA TODAY could not confirm details."

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/09/2008 10:16:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

"ROME (Reuters) - Monday evening or Tuesday morning at the latest Telecom Italia should officially announce the launch date dell'iPhone, mobile cult of Apple. He said today a company source.

This coming Monday, in fact, the CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, speaking at a conference of developers organized by the company and Mac dell'iPod, to announce, according to analysts and the source, the launch of new 3G iPhone, what will be put up for sale, inter alia, in Italy, either by Telecom, through the mobile operator TIM, Vodafone.

"We must wait for them, then immediately comes after our announcement," said the source business.

Previously Tim is that Vodafone had announced the launch by the end of June, without specifying in detail the date and also some specifications of the new unit, which has a screen "touch screen", combines the functions of a phone with those of a digital music player and an electronic, and which has already been a huge success in the U.S. and the UK.

The new version of 3G will allow access to all services with a speed higher than the original version EDGE, prevailing in the U.S., and that 2G equivalent, for sale for several months in European countries like Germany (but which is also, with chip "unblocked" in some stores in Italy, with a price above 450 euros)."

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/06/2008 08:14:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

In its report, however, ValleyWag adds that the set took two days to construct on the same Warner Bros. lot lot used to film the movie "The Perfect Storm." It added that film from the shoot will be shown off during Steve Jobs' opening keynote address at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference.

In speaking to AppleInsider, one person familiar with the filming claims that one of the scenes portrayed two CIA-type individuals trekking through the halls of a high tech building carrying an aluminum case. After a series of mundane corridors, they arrive at an Apple Store Genius Bar where they open to case to reveal the "product." Via AppleInsider.

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/03/2008 09:08:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

In more signs that Apple is getting ready to release the 3G iPhone, Apple's own online store is now listing both the 8GB & 16GB iPhone as "unavailable".

This "unavailability" is not only on Apple's online store, Apple Retail Stores in New York and New Jersey are also completely out of iPhones. Something is brewing...

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 5/10/2008 03:08:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

"AT&T Mobility

Vacation Schedules

To: All Employees

Last year at this time we asked that all vacations be scheduled before June 15 or after July 15, to ensure adequate store staffing and to give everyone an equal opportunity to benefit from an exciting product launch. Thanks to your hard work, we experienced excellent sales during the mid-summer period. This year, the numbers you produced in 2007 will be hard to beat; but as a business, we must rise to the challenge, and make every effort to exceed last year’s sales results. Your management team is counting on you!

We’ll meet the challenge “head-on” by providing an exciting Summer Promotional Launch to enable your sales to soar. We again anticipate heavier than normal customer traffic in our stores, providing an excellent earning opportunity for every front line retail sales consultant (RSC) in company owned retail stores.

To ensure proper staffing during this period, Sales personnel planning to take approved time off are encouraged to schedule their vacations before June 15 or after July 12 to participate in the heavy selling period

Previously approved vacation will be allowed where voluntary rescheduling is not feasible

No additional vacation will be approved for 6/15 – 7/12."

The Boy Genius received this leaked memo last year . The latest memo is almost a year to the day of the original iPhone launch memo;)in case you were wondering the validity.

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 5/06/2008 02:12:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

"AT&T (T) is planning to put some extra shine on the even sleeker new Apple (AAPL) iPhone.

When the 3G iPhone is introduced this summer, AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone sales partner with Apple, will cut the price by as much as $200, according to a person familiar with the strategy.

AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of a new iPhone, bringing the price down to $199 for customers who sign two-year contracts, the source says. Apple is expected to have two versions of the new iPhone, an 8-gigabyte-memory and a 16-gigabyte-memory model with price tags widely expected to be $399 and $499.

The new iPhone is expected to be released on the one-year anniversary of the original iPhone debut June 27 or thereabouts. A few weeks prior to that launch, Apple is planning to stop supplies of the older model iPhone, according to the source. This will help clear out inventory and stir up demand for the new device. It will also attempt to avoid the public relations pratfall Apple made when it cut the price of the iPhone without warning last year. To soothe the ire among people who bought the iPhone just before the sudden markdown, Apple issued store credits.

A few details about the new iPhone have also been confirmed by the source. The new iPhone will be 2.5 mm thinner than the 11.7 mm original. The iPhone will also have a GPS chip for navigation and other location-based services."

Word on the street is the $199 price will only be available at AT&T stores. Apple stores will be selling an 8GB $399, and 16GB $499 (possibly unlocked) iPhone at a premium because we all know how easy and what lengths people will go to unlock the iPhone.

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/29/2008 06:15:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

Apple Store employees at all three New York locations — the original SoHo store, the 59th Street location, and the most recent addition, on West 14th Street — have confirmed that each store is sold out of iPhones, and they don't know when they'll be getting new ones.

"You can always go online," a representative from the 59th Street location said." Via The Huffington Post .

Apple's online store now shows a 5-7 day shipping on iPhones, previously Apple was shipping iPhones within 24 hours. What's going on ;)?

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/26/2008 09:35:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

“Developer reaction to the iPhone SDK has been incredible with more than 100,000 downloads in the first four days,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Also, over one million people have watched the launch video on Apple.com, further demonstrating the incredible interest developers have in creating applications for the iPhone.”

Apple also previewed the new App Store, a breakthrough way for developers to wirelessly deliver their applications to every iPhone and iPod touch user. Developers set the price for their applications—including free—and retain 70 percent of all sales revenues.

Leading developers such as AOL, Electronic Arts, Epocrates, salesforce.com and Sega have already demonstrated amazing applications using the SDK, and developer response continues to be phenomenal with more developers embracing the platform.

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/12/2008 09:56:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/27/2008 05:45:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

Business Week is reporting that the iPhone SDK, which was expected before the end of February will be late.

"There’s a week to go before Apple’s commitment to release the iPhone Software Developers Kit in February runs out of room. I’m hearing from one source that its going to be late. I’m not yet hearing any reasons why, and it’s sounding like the official release date could slide by anywhere from one to three weeks.

Apple had no comment, and as yet there’s no word on any events related to an SDK release next week. However I’m also hearing that the situation is fluid, and a lot of last-minute decisions are close to being made about what precisely will or will not be disclosed next week, if anything. There are, apparently, a lot of moving parts to something this complex."

As much as I want to believe it's going to happen next week, I have a feeling it won't. Apple isn't holding any type of media event for it (as far as we know. Stay tuned.

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/23/2008 01:52:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

Newman is the author of an avid iPhone developer who worked on the first native iPhone game, Lights Off and helped develop iPhone Atlas develop our initial 5-step native application install guide back in August." Via iPhone atlas .

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 12/26/2007 08:26:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

As of Wednesday, T-Mobile customers in Germany will have the option of buying an iPhone with a two year service contract for €399 (about US$581.08), or €999 (about $1,477.97) without a contract. The company will also unlock iPhone SIM cards on request for new customers and for iPhones that have already been purchased.

T-Mobile moved away from its exclusive iPhone service plans after Vodafone cried foul and claimed the exclusive contracts violated German laws that let customers use their cell phones with the carrier of their choice. The courts sided with Vodafone and issued an injunction ordering T-Mobile to offer the iPhone without a contract." Via iPod Observer .

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 11/21/2007 10:59:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 11/08/2007 08:37:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/22/2007 07:46:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

It will take until February to release an SDK because we’re trying to do two diametrically opposed things at once—provide an advanced and open platform to developers while at the same time protect iPhone users from viruses, malware, privacy attacks, etc. This is no easy task. Some claim that viruses and malware are not a problem on mobile phones—this is simply not true. There have been serious viruses on other mobile phones already, including some that silently spread from phone to phone over the cell network. As our phones become more powerful, these malicious programs will become more dangerous. And since the iPhone is the most advanced phone ever, it will be a highly visible target.

Some companies are already taking action. Nokia, for example, is not allowing any applications to be loaded onto some of their newest phones unless they have a digital signature that can be traced back to a known developer. While this makes such a phone less than “totally open,” we believe it is a step in the right direction. We are working on an advanced system which will offer developers broad access to natively program the iPhone’s amazing software platform while at the same time protecting users from malicious programs.

We think a few months of patience now will be rewarded by many years of great third party applications running on safe and reliable iPhones.

Steve

P.S.: The SDK will also allow developers to create applications for iPod touch. [Oct 17, 2007]

WOW!!!! Steve finally came around:)

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/17/2007 12:51:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

Apple has launched a Web apps site for the iPhone and iPod touch. Point your browser, I mean tap your multi-touch screen here ;)

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/11/2007 03:37:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

One developer familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous, said Apple representatives have been tracking down authors of Web-based iPhone apps and asking them to submit official screenshots, icons, web addresses and descriptions of their applications to the company.

The submission processes is said to be very similar to that required of developers who submit their Dashboard widgets to Apple's official Dashboard downloads directory. In an effort to keep the initiative hush-hush, Apple has also reportedly 'sworn' these developers 'to secrecy.'" Via AppleInsider .

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/10/2007 09:55:00 AM 0 comments links to this post

When I put my iPhone in its dock a few minutes ago I received the above message. This is the first time I have ever seen this. I wonder what kind of "diagnostic information" Apple is looking to obtain? ;)

**UPDATE**

When I clicked "Show Details" a new window opened up. Apple must want these logs. Notice Maps, MobileMail, MobileSafari, MobileToDoList, etc. all ending in .crash.

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/09/2007 04:52:00 PM 0 comments links to this post

It seems like the tide is turning in a bad way for Apple. Nokia is taking shots at Apple, and now people are making YouTube videos to vent their frustrations to Apple about the way they are locking out people who "Think different". Engadget has posted a YouTube video that speaks to the iPhone hackers. The video uses Apple's own "Think different" campaign. Check out the video here . I don't think Apple ever expected such a huge backlash, and now they're getting slapped with their own words.

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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 9/30/2007 09:33:00 PM 0 comments links to this post