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Apple’s Annual Autumn Event Falls on September 1

John Paczkowski in News on August 25, 2010 at 11:05 am PT

The official word has finally come down from Cupertino: Apple has issued a typically cryptic invitation to a special press event at 10 am on September 1, at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The only clue as to content is the invitation’s image of a guitar with a cutout of the Apple logo.

Imagine the Beatles on iTunes? "Don't Hold Your Breath," Says Yoko.

Peter Kafka in Media on August 6, 2010 at 6:26 am PT

The latest news in the Beatles-to-iTunes non-story: Still a non-story.

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The Beatles' Surprise E3 Appearance

Yukari Iwatani Kane, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 1, 2009 at 1:11 pm PT

Every year, the annual E3 videogame expo kicks off with media briefings by the three console makers: Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony. The trio vie to get the most buzz for their games and products by trying to one-up each other with the most entertaining, star-studded show they can muster up.

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Did She Take Be My Yoko Ono Too Seriously?

Nitrozac and Snaggy in News on February 27, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site. (Click on the image to see a bigger version.)

Beatles-Rock Band Deal Announced With Unprecedented Number of Beatles Puns

John Paczkowski in News on October 30, 2008 at 7:38 am PT

So those reports that the Beatles’ Apple Corps was in talks with Rock Band developers MTV Networks and Harmonix over the creation of a Beatles-themed videogame? True. According to a Beatles pun-riddled joint press release from Apple Corps Ltd., MTV and Harmonix this morning (what, no “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey”?), the companies have inked an exclusive agreement to develop what they exuberantly describe as “an unprecedented, experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles.”