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• • Is it because they don't have the rights to do just stream? Possibly.But my guess is that this is just one of those - let's not confuse anybody. You want to play it, it's gonna be there, wherever you are, whenever you want it. That's it -
    We know these things, but somebody else might get a bit frustrated.
• lot of confusion about whether or not the service was "streaming" or not.
• iTunes Match was a streaming service for both the Mac and iOS devices.
• Apple, however, later denied that the service was actually streaming. Instead they described it as "a simultaneous listen and download".
• Songs that are played are now permanently downloaded to your iPhone, iPod or iPad library. Even if you skip past a song, the entire song is saved directly to your device.

  • This is the case since Beta 7. Btw, that is a lot of betas...more than normally

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• • In the latest beta there is a new file called "RegulatoryInfo-N94AP@2x~iphone.png" which includes all the consumer regulatory logos for europe, US and canada.
• A little while back we'd already heard from our other sources that the N94 is set to be a cheaper version of the current iPhone 4 (probably the 8GB iPhone 4 mentioned by Reuters last week
• The only notable difference here is the funny dot right next to the sensor location above the earpiece -- the dotted pattern is very much like that used by the microphone and the webcam LED indicator on Mac computers, but obviously the latter is more likely the case here.
• N97 device -- previously reported by the Wall Street Journal as a tiny iPhone

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• Japanese site Macotakara has now spotted a white headphone jack claimed to be for the fifth-generation iPod touch
• A tapered iPhone 5 as has been rumored would presumably require a slanted headphone jack, leading to speculation that the flat parts are intended for the cheaper iPhone 4-based model informally known as the iPhone 4S.

  • Will Apple make two? No way, especially this year

• • A bunch of important blogs like PCMag and SFweekly contacted the Police department, who has no records of any investigation. The PD said they had passed on that information to CNet, but they still run with the story.
• The iPhone was lost in late July at Cava 22, a Mexican restaurant and bar in San Francisco's Mission District, according to CNET:
• Apple representatives contacted San Francisco police, saying the device was priceless and the company was desperate to secure its safe return, the source said. Still unclear are details about the device, what version of the iOS operating system it was running, and what it looks like.

  • According to CNet
• Apple tracked the iPhone to a home in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood. San Francisco police and Apple investigators reportedly spoke to a man in his twenties about the device, but he denied knowing about the lost phone.

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• Final Cut Studio, which includes Final Cut Pro 7 is available for £834 through the company's telephone sales line.
• Apple has said it is simply clearing stock of the old software.

  • Well, if they're clearing stock this should not last for long. Either way, this will go under the radar straight away.
    It's iMovie all over again.

• 9 to 5 Mac
• It is my pleasure to announce the promotion of Eddy Cue to Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services. Eddy will report to me and will serve on Apple’s executive management team.
• He is a 22-year Apple veteran and leads a large organization of amazing people. He played a major role in creating the Apple online store in 1998, the iTunes Music Store in 2003 and the App Store in 2008.
• In addition to overseeing the iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and iCloud, Cue will also take over leadership of the iAd mobile advertising group at Apple. iAd had been led by Quattro Wireless founder Andy Miller
• There has been speculation about what Apple might do to fill the currently-vacant Chief Operating Officer position previously held by Cook, and Ron Johnson's position as senior vice president for retail will soon be vacant as he leaves to take the CEO position at department store chain J.C. Penney.

  • Remember what happened with Papermaster? Came out of IBM to Apple (Senior VP of iPod/iphone). Successful guy in business, but could not fit into the "Cupertino mind set".

  • Will they bring somebody from the outside. I don't know how wise that would be. I think as an exec, these should "get" the philosophy of the company first, then take big responsibilities.

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• • P800...Mac is cool.

  • Pleeeeease Samsung!
    HP is gonna make a few more touch pads, not as resurrection of the product but probably tied to obligations with suppliers.
• a new report from DigiTimes on Monday claims that while Samsung is not interested in HP's PC business, it is allegedly considering a purchase of the webOS software
• Samsung could pick up where HP left off, powering not only its smartphones and tablets with webOS, but also using the software to augment and differentiate its Windows-based PC business.

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• • Apple has to respond to pressure. And they almost always do. After all, they're business is to please the consumer. So if there is no disadvantage, why not?!

  • Would this make sense?
    
• VR-Zone claims to have heard that Apple is still exploring the integration of USB 3.0 into their future computers.

• • Apple has put out a bunch of job listings in the last few weeks.
    I'm excited!

  • "We want to take Maps to the next level and rethink how people use maps, location and geo information," one listing reads. "We want to do this in a seamless, highly interactive and enjoyable way. We've only just started!"
• There are indications that Apple has been on a hiring spree in 2011 to improve its Maps application and location services.
• advertisement in March revealed the company is looking to "radically improve" Maps for the iPhone along with location services.

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• . The app can be used to open up any number of document formats, and then uses Adobe's own conversion services to assemble them however you want into a full PDF document

  • Universal app for £6.99
• can open everything from Word documents and Excel spreadsheets to images and OpenOffice documents,

• • Reuters reports Apple might already be looking somewhere else.

  • plans for its first retail store in London's financial district have been thrown into question as existing buildings surrounding the site may see their protected access to sunlight impinged upon by the development. Apple is said to be looking to build its store on the ground floor of a 10-story building planned for construction at 100 Cheapside in London.
• (Burlington, Ontario, Canada)
• (Augsburg, Germany):
• (Caserta, Italy)

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• Bury Council, facing budget cuts of £18 million, is reportedly to buy 22 of   the tablet computers to mount on dashboards guiding bin wagons around the   town in Greater Manchester. 

    

   

• It is understood the iPads will be used to compile a list of residents who do   not recycle and who needs assistance in putting their bins out. 

   

   

   Council management claims the new scheme will cut down on paperwork, which can   get dirty and lost in cabs. 

   

   

   Drivers will also be able log households which do not leave bins out or those   that are damaged or overweight. 

   

   

   All properties that do not leave recycling bins out will be recorded on the   iPads. Advice letters will then be sent out. 

   

   

   The council hope the scheme will cut the number of missed collections and   reduce costly follow-up visits in trucks. 

   

   

   Bury currently has the second lowest recycling rate and recycles the least   amount of paper and cardboard of all the councils in Greater Manchester. 

   

   

  • I say, give those guys an iPad.

  • And the public went mad!!! What??? iPads to Bin-men? 
    Why not paper? - Sure, why not use maps instead of GPSs. It's a false economy.

• • Moral of the story: Never buy any Apple products in a vicinity of MacD restaurants
• n iPad from two men in a McDonald’s parking lot
• According to a Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office report, Ashley McDowell, 22, told deputies that she was approached by two black males who claimed to have purchased iPads in bulk and were selling them for $300 apiece. After McDowell explained that she only had $180, the duo agreed to sell her the device at a cut rate.
• she instead discovered the wood with the Apple logo. The “screen”--which was framed with black tape--included replicas of iPad icons

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