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Apple iCloud streaming Movie storage deal imminent tip insiders

, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple is reportedly finalizing deals that will put iTunes movies in the cloud, allowing iPhone and iPad owners to stream the video content just as they can now access iTunes in the Cloud music. The service could launch as early as late 2011 or otherwise at the start of next year, the LA Times reports, with Apple's system an alternative approach to the Ultraviolet digital locker expected to launch with "Green Lantern" and "Horrible Bosses" this week. Read The Full Story

iPhone 4S Review [Updated]

, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [423]

Familiar and yet new, the iPhone 4S may not look different from the outside, but inside it’s a very different beast. With its fifth generation smartphone, Apple is keen to show that the devil is truly in the details: the iPhone 4S is wickedly fast, fiendishly well equipped and ruthlessly threatening to its mobile rivals. Can this really be your intelligent personal assistant, your multimedia hub and your window onto the cloud, all in one 9.3mm thick package? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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iTunes 10.5 with iCloud available for download now

, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [2]

Today we get our first glimpse of iCloud in action via iTunes 10.5, released one day ahead of the Wednesday launch of both iOS 5 and iCloud itself. This update to iTunes gives you features such as iTunes in the Cloud and wireless syncing of your iDevices via Wi-fi, and it’s available for download for both Mac and Windows PC computers today. The whole shebang drops this week, day by day, and we’ll all be living in the cloud by the end of the month!

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iCloud goes to iTunes and Lion first, iOS third

, Oct 8th 2011 Discuss [4]

It appears that the mobile ecosystem won't be the first or even the second to get updates that will allow iCloud functionality - instead it will be Mac OS X Lion and iTunes that make the move first. Of course the difference between the three won't be more than a day in advance of the launch of iOS 5, the mobile operating system coming out with the launch of the iPhone 4S. Updates are expected to be available BEFORE the October 12th launch of iOS 5 for both iTunes and OS X Lion, the exact date being either Monday or Tuesday (two or three days from the day this post is posted.) Read The Full Story

iCloud welcome email sent out early to some users

, Sep 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

Apple has reportedly begun distributing a welcome email for its iCloud service to some users ahead of the company's major event next Tuesday, when it's expected to unveil the iPhone 5, iOS 5, and the iCloud. It's not clear why certain individuals got this invitation early, but the broken link contained in the email suggests that it may have been accidentally sent. Read The Full Story

Apple removes iPod Classic click-wheel games from iTunes

, Sep 30th 2011 Discuss [5]

This is the 10th birthday for Apple's iconic mp3 player, the iPod Classic, and it will likely be its last. Following recent rumors that Apple will be discontinuing both the iPod Classic and the iPod Shuffle, it's been discovered today that Apple has removed the section in iTunes that was devoted to games made for the classic iPod's click-wheel. Read The Full Story

Apple unleashes iTunes 10.5 Beta 9 to developers

, Sep 30th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple has just released to developers iTunes 10.5 Beta 9, which is a required update for syncing with the beta version of the iTunes Match service that's expected to launch with the upcoming iOS 5 and iCloud. This beta update includes several bug fixes, performance enhancements, and some iTunes Match interface tweaks all wrapped in a 103MB download size. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5, N94 now listed in Apple’s inventory

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [21]

According to a new inside tip, Apple updated its inventory system today with the iPhone 5. Yesterday, we reported that two iPhones and three iPod touch devices had been added to the system, but that the codenames associated with those devices suggested that they were only minor upgrades, possibly the rumored iPhone 4S. Today’s inventory update, however, adds the N94 device, which has long been rumored as the codename for the iPhone 5.

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Apple seeds new Mac OS X 10.7.2 beta to developers

, Sep 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

Apple has just seeded a new beta build of Mac OS X 10.7.2 to developers ahead of the much anticipated iCloud launch. This new beta comes less than a week after the last beta was issued for testing and, interestingly, on the same day that Apple warned developers that it would be resetting all iCloud data. Read The Full Story

Apple stock hits record high, worth almost the combined value of Microsoft and Google

, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [15]

It's not clear what market forces were in play today, but Apple's stock hit an all-time high, reaching $413.23 per share at one point before dipping slightly to $411.63 at close. Amazingly, Apple is now worth over $23 billion more than Exxon, which it surpassed briefly last month, and is approaching the value of Microsoft and Google combined. Read The Full Story

iCloud being reset on September 22, signals imminent launch

, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple has announced that it will be resetting all iCloud backup data on Thursday, September 22. The iCloud feature has been available to developers for testing since the release of the iOS 5 beta 2 build. Developers have been made aware from the beginning that any data backed up to iCloud during this time would be wiped clean before the final release of the platform. Read The Full Story

Apple merging Apple IDs ahead of iCloud launch

, Sep 16th 2011 Discuss [3]

Apple may be working on a way to merge Apple IDs to avoid a big syncing mess when its iCloud launches in October along with iOS 5 and the iPhone 5. The company has long rejected the ability to merge Apple IDs, which is an issue for users that may have inadvertently signed up for more than one. This issue also plagues those who had a MobileMe account. Read The Full Story
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