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Not the iPad 3 or New TV — But Apple Planning Media-Related Event in the Big(ger) Apple This Month

Kara Swisher in Media on January 2 at 1:07 pm PT

Not the big one, but it’s an Apple event, so everyone will get excited anyway.

ITunes Music Update: Think Social, Not Streaming

Peter Kafka in Media on August 26, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

Odds are very low that you’ll see a new cloud-based streaming music service from Apple next week. But a Facebook-friendly one is a different proposition.

Apple to Investors: You’re Welcome

John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 20, 2010 at 1:38 pm PT

Apple’s first quarter was a blowout, as was the one before it. So too is the company’s latest. Reporting second-quarter earnings after the bell Tuesday, Apple rolled out the big numbers once again. The company posted a profit of $3.07 billion on revenue that rose 49 percent to $13.5 billion.

Using the iPad as a Standalone Device

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on March 24, 2010 at 2:42 pm PT

Readers ask about the iPad, the ThinkPad Edge and deleting cookies.

Apple: Billions of Songs, Billions of Apps, Not Much Profit

Peter Kafka in Media on February 25, 2010 at 4:53 am PT

Apple is patting itself on the back for delivering 10 billion songs from its iTunes Store. And it frequently boasts about the number of apps customers download from iTunes, as well–the tally is now past three billion. But you won’t hear Apple boast about how much money it’s making from iTunes. Because there’s not much to boast about.

First Impressions of the New Apple iPad

Walt Mossberg in Mossblog on January 27, 2010 at 6:49 pm PT

Walt Mossberg provides his first impressions on Apple’s new iPad tablet computer.

Reaching for the Height of Radio

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on January 26, 2010 at 2:21 pm PT

HD Radio offers better sound quality and more channels than regular radio–if you don’t mind a slight delay, says Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution.

Is That a Real New York Times App or a Fake? Apple Doesn’t Want to Know.

Peter Kafka in Media on January 14, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

Has the New York Times finally started charging people to read its news online? Not yet. But people who aren’t the New York Times are using the paper’s name and charging iPhone users to read the paper’s stuff–with Apple’s blessing. What gives?

Former Napster CEO’s “Dream” More of a Nightmare When You Really Think About It

John Paczkowski in News on January 6, 2010 at 12:00 pm PT

Best Buy said this morning that it is “streamlining Napster’s executive structure”–corporate parlance for sacking the faltering music service’s leadership, which has had a tough time finding a winning business model in a digital music world dominated by Apple’s iTunes Store. CEO Chris Gorog and President Brad Duea are both leaving Napster, which was acquired by the big-box retailer a little over a year ago.

Time (Finally) for the Tablet? Apple Developers Supersizing Their Apps for January Event.

Peter Kafka in Media on December 23, 2009 at 2:53 pm PT

The Apple tablet is threatening to approach Yeti status, but here’s an indication it will turn out to be very real, indeed: The company has told some of its key developers to prepare versions of their iPhone apps that will work on a device with a larger screen, in time for an event next month. Sound like a tablet to you?