9 posts and columns on Let’s Rock

Apple Agrees to Pay Self $14 Million

in News on September 11, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

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Let's Snooze: Apple Rebounds Slightly After iPod Refresh

in News on September 10, 2008 at 9:59 am PT

Apple’s much-anticipated “Let’s Rock” media event yesterday featured a group of largely expected announcements on updates to iTunes, the iPod Nano and the iPod Touch that left investors distinctly uninspired.

Jobs: Oh, One More Thing … I'm FINE

in News on September 9, 2008 at 9:57 am PT

Laughing off recent concerns about his health, a skinny–but energetic–Steve Jobs uncrated Apple’s latest hardware and software offerings this morning. Among them: iTunes 8 with HD, firmware updates for the iPod Touch and iPhone and a revamped line of iPods–including a new oval-shaped nano that is the thinnest iPod Apple has ever made.

Jobs: Oh, One More Thing … I’m FINE

in News on September 9, 2008 at 9:57 am PT

Laughing off recent concerns about his health, a skinny–but energetic–Steve Jobs uncrated Apple’s latest hardware and software offerings this morning. Among them: iTunes 8 with HD, firmware updates for the iPod Touch and iPhone and a revamped line of iPods–including a new oval-shaped nano that is the thinnest iPod Apple has ever made.

Apple CEO Prepares for Fall Investor Physical

in News on September 8, 2008 at 3:49 pm PT

The biggest news to come out of Apple’s “Let’s Rock” media event tomorrow may not be an iTunes 8 or a refresh of the company’s iPod line. It may not even be that rumored AppleTV with DVR and TV tuner capabilities–though that would certainly be a nice surprise. No, the biggest news to come out of “Let’s Rock” will be Steve Jobs and his health and health-problems–life-threatening or not.

Apple Predictions + Grain of Salt = Impossible

in News on September 8, 2008 at 2:27 pm PT

As usual before yet another big Apple event, the psychic friends network is in overdrive in anticipation of the iconic computer company’s “Let’s Rock” media gathering in San Francisco tomorrow. At this point, I think Apple could announce a change in the color of its bathrooms at its Cupertino HQ and it would be mayhem among the Mac faithful. But some of the focus is likely to be on its leader, Steve Jobs, whose gaunt appearance was the talk of Apple’s last event.

Apple's "Let’s Rock" Event More of an Easy-Listening Affair?

in News on September 8, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

To hear tell from AmTech analyst Shaw Wu, Apple’s “Let’s Rock” media event tomorrow may be a bit less rockin’ than the Mac faithful would like to believe. In a research note to clients Friday, Wu said the event could prove a letdown for anyone hoping to see new hardware beyond a fourth-generation iPod nano and a slimmer second-generation iPod touch.

Apple’s “Let’s Rock” Event More of an Easy-Listening Affair?

in News on September 8, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

To hear tell from AmTech analyst Shaw Wu, Apple’s “Let’s Rock” media event tomorrow may be a bit less rockin’ than the Mac faithful would like to believe. In a research note to clients Friday, Wu said the event could prove a letdown for anyone hoping to see new hardware beyond a fourth-generation iPod nano and a slimmer second-generation iPod touch.

iTunes 8 to Feature Slide-Out Keyboard, Dual Batteries?

in News on September 3, 2008 at 4:38 pm PT

The Apple rumor mill has such a hair trigger, that even passing mention of an unreleased product can set it into yammering motion. As happened today after Digg founder Kevin Rose offered up some purported insider information about the focus of Apple’s “Let’s Rock” media event in San Francisco next Tuesday.