http://apple.corante.com/ news + developments: iPod, Mac and more en-us readme@mac.com 2005-12-07T17:11:26-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/12/07/more_nbc_shows_coming_to_itunes.php NBC President Jeff Zucker says more NBC shows will soon be available via iTunes.The NBC deal expands Apple's TV offering to 300 episodes of 16 different series and Zucker said that number will expand quickly as NBC Uni fills the... 39816@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-12-07T17:11:26-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/12/07/more_nbc_shows_coming_to_itunes.php NBC President Jeff Zucker says more NBC shows will soon be available via iTunes.The NBC deal expands Apple's TV offering to 300 episodes of 16 different series and Zucker said that number will expand quickly as NBC Uni fills the... 39815@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-12-07T17:11:26-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/12/06/nbc_universal_tv_shows_added_to_itunes.php Episodes from eleven TV shows owned by NBC, Sci-Fi and USA Network are now available for $1.99 on iTunes Music Store.NBC Universal and Apple today announced an unprecedented lineup of new primetime, cable, late-night and classic TV shows, including primetime... 39625@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-12-06T08:59:18-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/12/01/samsung_guity_of_price_fixing.php After accepting the plea and a previously arranged deal with prosecutors on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton ordered Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and its U.S. subsidiary, Samsung Semiconductor Inc., to pay $300-million (U.S.) — the second-largest fine in... 39188@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-12-01T12:57:26-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/21/enhanced_rss_from_microsoft.php Tech buzz of the day goes to Microsoft, not just for the launch of the Xbox 360, but for Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE) -- a proposal to extend RSS to make it easier to share data more easily. Call it... 38401@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-11-21T21:55:23-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/21/stockpiling_flash_memory.php Apple says it will prepay $1.25 billion USD over three months to secure a reliable supply of flash memory from five suppliers: Hynix, Intel, Micron, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba.“We want to be able to produce as many of our wildly... 38384@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-11-21T12:51:38-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/17/sony_cds_have_mac_malware_too.php Although Mac systems are not affected by the Windows-specific Sony rootkit threat, there may be Mac-specific DRM on some recent Sony CDs. Larry Loeb at SecurityITHub provides the details:Imogen Heap's new CD, "Speak for Yourself," on RCA Victor (a BMG... 38134@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-11-17T20:43:06-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/17/more_public_negotiations.php Forbes: EMI Says Apple's Jobs Will Change ITunes Pricing Today EMI Group boss Alain Levy said at press conference today that he believed Jobs would introduce multiple price points for iTunes music within the next year.The Forbes story doesn't add... 38103@http://apple.corante.com/ Recommended Reading 2005-11-17T11:14:50-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/16/buying_rights_versus_songs.php Has the success of the iPod given Apple too much control of the music business? I'm not sure how many consumers feel that way, but it certainly seems to be a problem for the recording industry. Who will rescue the... 38075@http://apple.corante.com/ Recommended Reading 2005-11-16T16:09:56-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/11/04/mactel_strategy_includes_windows_and_linux.php Here's some new ammunition for those who think Apple's move to Intel processors is about building computers that can run both Mac and Windows applications. Apple's U.S. patent application 0050246554 ("System and method for creating tamper-resistant code") describes scenarios in... 37687@http://apple.corante.com/ Predictions 2005-11-04T09:27:45-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/10/27/dig_faster.php AP reports that Yahoo plans to increase the price of its music rental service to $11.99 per month.Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said Yahoo's low rental prices didn't impress most consumers because the service isn't compatible with Apple's iPod--which boasts... 37527@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-10-27T16:17:14-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/10/27/rosa_parks_on_apple_site.php The front page of Apple.com notes the passing of Rosa Parks. The photo links to an inside page that tells you more about her life and accomplishments. Mike Evangelist reflects on Apple's Think Different heroes and tells a story from... 37521@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-10-27T12:30:11-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/10/24/itunes_store_in_oz.php After more than a year of speculation and false starts, Australia finally got its own iTunes Store today, with more than a million songs, music videos, exclusive content by local bands, podcasts, etc. One little problem: Sony BMG isn't on... 37264@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-10-24T22:56:10-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/10/19/pro_products_update.php Three announcements today: Apple Introduces Power Mac G5 Quad & Power Mac G5 Dual (featuring new dual-core PowerPC processors, PCI Express, better graphics) Apple Enhances PowerBooks with Higher-Resolution Displays, Longer Battery Life (15" and 17" models now support dual-layer DVD... 37169@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-10-19T17:28:21-05:00 http://apple.corante.com/archives/2005/10/12/one_more_thing.php The pink Madonna iPod was a no-show, thank goodness, but there were several pleasant surprises at today's Apple media event, including new iPods with video and a new iMac with built-in media center software. Updated iPod, available in black and... 36999@http://apple.corante.com/ Headlines 2005-10-12T14:50:58-05:00