Apple/Macintosh News

Apple agrees to settle iPod lawsuit

AP - Fri May 9, 7:19 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. has agreed to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits in Canada alleging it misled customers about the staying power of their iPods, the latest courtroom truce over the dwindling battery life of early generations of the device.

  • Freeway Web site editor adds RSS Feed action Macworld.com - Fri May 9, 8:00 AM ET

    Softpress Systems on Thursday announced the release of Freeway 5.1, a new version of its Web design software for Mac OS X. A free update for 5.0 users, Freeway is available in Express and Pro versions for $79 or $249 respectively.

  • Orb Claims It Can Stream Live TV to iPods PC Magazine - Fri May 9, 6:45 AM ET

    Orb Networks claims to have "the world's first way to stream live TV to the iPhone and iPod Touch."

  • Free Wi-Fi Expands with AT&T, Cablevision PC World - Thu May 8, 11:00 PM ET

    Two giant offers for free Wi-Fi extended, one from AT&T to iPhone users, and another from Cablevision for its millions of home territory broadband subscribers.

  • Apple Reportedly Offers $44 Credit To Canadian iPod Owners TechWeb - Thu May 8, 7:07 PM ET

    InformationWeek - The reward is based on a class-action lawsuit complaining some of the rechargeable batteries in devices bought before June 2004 died after three hours of use.

  • Photoshop Express public beta adds Flickr support Macworld.com - Thu May 8, 9:15 AM ET

    Editor's Note: On Wednesday night, after this article was published Adobe announced it was delaying the update's release because of a newly discovered bug. Get the details here.

  • Toshiba Makes MacBook Air Look Like a Brick PC Magazine - Thu May 8, 8:53 AM ET

    The Toshiba Portégé laptop sports a 12-inch screen, a full-size keyboard, and yet weighs only 1.7 pounds -- about half the weight of the MacBook Air and ThinkPad X300.

  • Academic says gadgets threaten Internet's future Reuters - Thu May 8, 8:27 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - The rise of gadgets like the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build the Internet, a leading academic has warned in a new book.

  • Steven Levy, a journalist from Newsweek magazine, holds the Apple iPhone outside the Apple store on New York's 5th Avenue, June 29, 2007. (Mike Segar/Reuters)
    Tethered gadgets threaten Internet future: academic Reuters - Thu May 8, 7:55 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - The rise of gadgets such as the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation which helped to build the Internet, a leading Oxford academic has warned in a new book.

  • Japan Eyes Adding Copyright Fee to IPod Price PC World - Thu May 8, 6:00 AM ET

    Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency has proposed adding a fee to the price of Apple iPods and other digital music and video...

  • Apple inks Latin American deal for iPhone AP - Wed May 7, 8:44 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO - In another step in the worldwide march of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to bring the multimedia gadget to more than a dozen countries starting later this year.

  • HTC's Touch Diamond Won't Touch iPhone 2.0 NewsFactor - Wed May 7, 4:38 PM ET

    Consumers wanting a touch-screen, Web-browsing, 3G-capable phone don't have to wait for the rumored 3G iPhone. HTC's new Touch Diamond matches -- some would say "copies" -- the features on Apple's breakthrough device while offering the speedy connections of 3G networks.

  • France Télécom Waiting for Next-gen IPhone to Change Pricing PC World - Wed May 7, 1:00 PM ET

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  • Indigo home automation software supports new devices Macworld.com - Wed May 7, 3:45 AM ET

    Perceptive Automation on Wednesday announced Indigo 3.0, a new version of their home automation software for Mac OS X. Indigo 3 costs $179.95l; version 2.0 users can upgrade for free. A 30-day trial version is available.

  • Vodafone Will Sell Apple's iPhone in 10 Countries NewsFactor - Tue May 6, 4:45 PM ET

    The march of Apple's iPhone around the world is picking up steam. Vodafone announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with the Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple to sell the device in 10 markets.

  • Apple's Technical Support Is the Best, Survey Finds NewsFactor - Tue May 6, 4:45 PM ET

    Calling computer tech support is generally not a happy way to spend an afternoon. Except, apparently, when calling Apple.

  • HTC's 3G Touch Diamond To Challenge Apple's iPhone NewsFactor - Tue May 6, 11:33 AM ET

    Apple's iPhone got new competition Tuesday as HTC unveiled the 3G Touch Diamond. The new smartphone will be HTC's flagship model as it vies to grab market share from touchscreen competitors.

  • A model presents an Apple iPhone at the T-Mobile Store in Cologne in this November 9, 2007 file photo. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)
    Vodafone, Tel.Italia iPhone deals end exclusivity Reuters - Tue May 6, 7:50 AM ET

    LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Telecoms companies Vodafone and Telecom Italia will both sell Apple Inc's iPhone in Italy, in an apparent break from previous exclusive carrier deals.

  • HTC Beats Apple to 3G With Microsoft-based IPhone Rival PC World - Tue May 6, 7:50 AM ET

    High Tech Computer announced the HTC Touch Diamond on Tuesday, a smartphone running Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional...

  • Microsoft's Zune media player is shown for the first time to the media in Redmond, Washington in this September 14, 2006 file photo. (Robert Sorbo/Reuters)
    Microsoft brings TV shows from NBC, others to Zune Reuters - Tue May 6, 6:56 AM ET

    SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said it will start offering television shows for its Zune portable media device, more than two years after Apple Inc introduced the feature for its iPod player.

  • Product review: Apple's little big iron InfoWorld - Tue May 6, 6:00 AM ET

    San Francisco - If I'm not otherwise engaged next Thursday morning, I just might spend my economic stimulus check to enter the PC server business.

  • An iPhone is displayed at an Apple Store in San Francisco, in January. British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced Tuesday that it will distribute Apple's wildly popular iPhone in 10 new countries including Australia, India and South Africa.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)
    Vodafone to distribute iPhones in ten new countries AFP - Tue May 6, 5:03 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced Tuesday that it will distribute Apple's iPhone in 10 new countries including Australia, India and South Africa.

  • Vodafone to distribute iPhones in 10 new countries AFP - Tue May 6, 3:15 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced Tuesday that it will distribute Apple's wildly popular iPhone in 10 new countries including Australia, India and South Africa.

  • Microsoft, chasing Apple, adds TV shows to Zune Marketplace AP - Tue May 6, 12:05 AM ET

    SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said late Monday it will now sell TV shows, including popular NBC series, on the Zune Marketplace, a move that brings its selection of content for the digital media player a step closer to what Apple Inc.'s iTunes offers for Apple's much more popular iPod.

  • AP launches news service geared for iPhone AP - Mon May 5, 10:42 AM ET

    NEW YORK - The Associated Press and more than 100 of its member newspapers are launching a service Monday that will make news stories available on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and other mobile devices.

  • Acrylic Ships Newspaper-Like Reader For Macintosh TechWeb - Fri May 2, 10:08 PM ET

    Unlike other newsreaders, the Times shows an entire story on its own, and doesn't launch the article in a separate Web browser.

  • Amazon, iPhone Counted In 'Open Platform' Trend Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 2, 6:02 PM ET

    Nearly everything is finding a home on the Internet, and software development is no different.

  • iPhone-Blackberry Battle Will Be Fought Over Keyboards TechWeb - Fri May 2, 5:40 PM ET

    Independent tests have found iPhone users make way more errors than users of handsets with tactile QWERTY keyboards.

  • Apple adds movie purchasing to Apple TV Macworld.com - Fri May 2, 12:30 PM ET

    Apple TV 2.0 owners can now buy movies directly from the set-top box, reversing a limitation that had in place since Apple updated Apple TV earlier this year.

  • Free Keynote Jam package released Macworld.com - Fri May 2, 10:00 AM ET

    Jumsoft on Thursday announced the release of Keynote Jam, a collection of pre-rendered images for use in Apple Keynote presentations. The software is available for download from the Web site now.

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