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Apple Finally Starts Supersizing Its Free iTunes Samples

Peter Kafka in Media on December 9, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

Still not convinced you want to plunk down $1.29 for that new Black Eyed Peas single? Take your time! And then take some more time: Apple is boosting at least some of its free song samples from 30 seconds to 90 seconds.

Apple Finally Gets Around to Updating Apple TV

John Paczkowski in News on October 29, 2009 at 12:00 pm PT

It has been about two years since Apple last released a major firmware update for its Apple TV platform, so the release of Apple TV 3.0 today will come as welcome news to those who own the device. 3.0 is largely as rumored: Adding support for both iTunes LP and iTunes Extras.

Sexually Frustrated? There’s an App for That [UPDATED]

John Paczkowski in News on June 25, 2009 at 8:04 am PT

The parental controls included in iPhone 3.0 have opened up a a rich and fertile frontier in Apple’s App Store: Porn. An app called “Hottest Girls,” which previously featured pictures of women in their skivvies, this week began featuring ones of ladies wearing quite a bit less.

No iPhone at WWDC? Really?

John Paczkowski in News on May 13, 2009 at 4:33 pm PT

This morning we learned that Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference does not herald the return of CEO Steve Jobs. Now comes word that it may not herald the announcement of company’s next-generation iPhone, either.

Hope You’re Enjoying Your Little Moment in the Sun, Palm

John Paczkowski in News on January 9, 2009 at 10:48 am PT

CEOs and Palm evangelists convinced that the company’s new Pre handset is anything more than table stakes at the handset poker game would do well to consider two bits of Apple news and rumor that suggest Cupertino may be hard at work on a next-generation handset capable of mercilessly beating all others into sobbing submission.