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- New NBC shows are in iTunes Store
Filed under: Apple Corporate, iTS, iTunes
When NBC announced their intention to pull their content from the US iTunes Store by December, Apple promised to make that happen much sooner:
"Apple has decided to not offer NBC TV shows for the upcoming television season beginning in September."
A few hours later, NBC stated that their new shows will be available in the US iTunes Store. Today, I found Journeyman [iTunes link] and Chuck [iTunes link], two brand new shows, ready to go. I bet other hits like My Name is Earl and The Office, which premiere on Thursday night, will also be posted.
Why? I imagine a boardroom conversation that sounded something like this:
- NBC Exec. A: Heh. We showed them. We'll make a bundle on the new stuff and then, bam! We slam the door in December. Cha-ching!
- NBC Exec. B: Um, sir? They're going to pull all of our stuff immediately. No new shows.
- NBC Exec. A: *Wilhelm scream* B-But, they can't do that.
- NBC Exec. B: It's done, sir.
- NBC Exec. A: Damn. Get Jobs on the phone.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/new-nbc-shows-are-in-itunes-store/#comments - More "New Newton" rumors
What's more annoying than Chocolate Rain and the pointless Kid Nation uproar? The incessant "Apple is coming out with a new Newton" rumors.
Here's one from 2003:
"...There's good reason to believe that a jazzy new Newton II will be forthcoming, perhaps in January" (Yup, that's our good friend John Dvorak).
Another from 2004:
"...[A US company] 'approached Apple willing to buy [the] Newton and relaunch it. They are in ... negotiations with Apple...'"
I think we all remember - and would like to forget - the iWalk.
Today, AppleInsider is beating this decrepit, old horse. According to their "well-respected sources," a team has been very busy at Apple building a multi-touch handheld successor to the Newton. Sure. In other news, everyone who paid $7500 for a Twentieth Anniversary Mac will receive $100 Apple Store credit, OJ Simpson is Steve Job's personal hitman and the next AppleTV will play Pippin games.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/more-new-newton-rumors/#comments - iPhones still selling like hotcakes?
Despite the notable backlash at some of Apple's questionably-nefarious corporate agendas recently, Blackfriars' Marketing blog notes that iPhones are still selling rather well - and that stock is low in a dozen or so stores. GigaOM is also reporting people are causing noticeable queues at silly hours of the day at the twenty-four hour Fifth Avenue store, just to buy handsets.
Of course, the mass-buying could be purely down to people buying plenty of handsets to hack, brick, and re-lock to try and score a feature on Joy of Tech, but the reasons from Blackfriars seem to be slightly more business-orientated. Demand for the iPhone elsewhere in the world - particularly Europe, despite the fact there's now a launch date and pricing for at least some European territories - is clearly a tempting proposition for people looking to make a tidy profit from sending iPhones abroad, and plenty seem to be doing so.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/iphones-still-selling-like-hotcakes/#comments - Geek immortality is bestowed on one of our own
Filed under: Humor, TUAW Business
True geek heroes are made, not born. Well, the truth is, they're drawn -- by Nitrozac, in the perennial fan favorite Joy of Tech webcomic. The tech luminaries that have cartoon avatars include Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates... and now, disguised as a young Carrie Fisher, our own iPhone-hacking Rebel Alliance undercover leader Erica Sadun. You have to see the full version to really appreciate it. (Might as well play the theme while you read.)
I'm not sure where this ranks on Erica's list of life achievements (after all, she was quoted by the Associated Press this week), but it's a nice tribute to her hard work and dedicated efforts on behalf of iPhone users everywhere. From all of us at TUAW, thank you Erica and way to go, Joy of Tech!
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/geek-immortality-is-bestowed-on-one-of-our-own/#comments - First reports of iPhone VoIP application surface
Filed under: iPhone
It's not the first time we've heard the idea (SoonR Talk), but it does look like a true, calls-over-WiFi VoIP client for the iPhone could be just around the corner. Over at Blognation they've had a demo of one such solution from TruPhone.
Whilst the application still requires heavy use of the Terminal (and is strictly alpha-quality), TruPhone is promising a release that "includes simplifying the activation and adding seamless switching back and forth between VoIP when open WiFi is available and the use of the SIM card when out of WiFi range. It is important to note that it is NOT NECESSARY to break the SIM lock to use TruPhone's iPhone VoIP application."
If you've always wanted to use a SIP-compatible VoIP solution on your iPhone, it appears your wish is about to be granted.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/26/first-reports-of-iphone-voip-application-surface/#comments - In the wee small hours of the Hey! The Apple Store is down
Filed under: Retail
With Nik covering the early-morning East Coast shift from his perch on the way, way East coast, I rarely get to do this anymore... but since I already stayed up way past my bedtime, I'll share with you all that the Apple Store is down. It's almost certainly routine maintenance. Really. Almost 100% certain. Could be new laptops. No. Too close to Leopard. But maybe something.
OK, sure, not much to get excited about... but it's 1 am here in NYC, and I should have been in bed two hours ago, so why not let you all know?
Update 8 am ET: As noted below, the store has gotten a new look overnight.
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