Rumor: iTunes online music streaming to debut at WWDC
Filed under: iTunes
Since Apple acquired Lala back in December, we’ve wondered what its developers would do with their new purchase. Rumors suggest we’ll find out in a few weeks at WWDC. Macsimum news is reporting that a live streaming version of iTunes will debut at the conference.
Some have speculated that iTunes will move to a subscription model, but others don’t see it that way. Michael Robertson, former CEO of mp3.com, believes that Apple will create an “online locker” of your iTunes purchases. Once you buy a song or show or movie, it’s added to your online library for you to stream at will. That would be a great solution for users who currently have several space-hogging videos in their purchase history. Perhaps that’s what the North Carolina facility is for.
Personally, I’d welcome such a service with open arms. Even now, I play “video shuffle” with my iDevices, moving TV shows and movies back and forth as room and my interests change. How nice would it be to pull up any episode of BSG on any approved device without having to make room for it first? Very nice indeed.
TUAWRumor: iTunes online music streaming to debut at WWDC originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 14 May 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Rumor: iTunes online music streaming to debut at WWDC
Filed under: iTunes
Since Apple acquired Lala back in December, we’ve wondered what its developers would do with their new purchase. Rumors suggest we’ll find out in a few weeks at WWDC. Macsimum news is reporting that a live streaming version of iTunes will debut at the conference.
Some have speculated that iTunes will move to a subscription model, but others don’t see it that way. Michael Robertson, former CEO of mp3.com, believes that Apple will create an “online locker” of your iTunes purchases. Once you buy a song or show or movie, it’s added to your online library for you to stream at will. That would be a great solution for users who currently have several space-hogging videos in their purchase history. Perhaps that’s what the North Carolina facility is for.
Personally, I’d welcome such a service with open arms. Even now, I play “video shuffle” with my iDevices, moving TV shows and movies back and forth as room and my interests change. How nice would it be to pull up any episode of BSG on any approved device without having to make room for it first? Very nice indeed.
TUAWRumor: iTunes online music streaming to debut at WWDC originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 14 May 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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A4 microprocessor found lurking inside 4G iPhone
Filed under: iPhone
Well, look at that. The newest batch of leaked 4G iPhone photos includes crystal-clear* tear down shots, and one of them reveals what seems to be Apple’s own A4 processor. Engadget notes that “339S0084,” seen just below the Apple logo, identifies what we’re looking at as the A4, according to Chipworks.
The A4 is the Apple-designed system-on-a-chip (SoC) that’s manufactured by Samsung and currently used in the iPad. Nearly everyone who touches an iPad remarks on how snappy and responsive it is. Here’s hoping that the next iPhone offers similar performance — and prolonged battery life — with this thing under the hood.
Engadget further points out that “APL0398″ also appears on the chip that’s inside the iPad. As for the other markings, well, we don’t know what they indicate. We’ll let you know if we find out.
*This one’s blurry because I blew it up a bit to show the text on the chip.
TUAWA4 microprocessor found lurking inside 4G iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 12 May 2010 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Adobe to Apple: We love you, but…
Filed under: Apple
The Apple/Adobe cage match continues with a new campaign from Adobe. We first noticed it on Engadget this morning. It begins with the simple statement “We [heart] Apple” and goes on to say, “We love Flash and HTML 5. We love our 3 million developers. We love authoring code only once. We love all platforms and devices.”
It then describes what Adobe doesn’t love, including “…anybody taking away our freedom to choose what you create, how you create it and what you experience on the web.” After clicking through the ad, the user is brought to a page entitled “We [heart] choice” which features a letter from Adobe’s founders, Chuck Geschke and John Warnock. Some choice passages include:
“If the web fragments into closed systems, if companies put content and applications behind walls, some indeed may thrive – but their success will come at the expense of the very creativity and innovation that has made the Internet a revolutionary force…We believe that consumers should be able to freely access their favorite content and applications, regardless of what computer they have, what browser they like, or what device suits their needs. No company – no matter how big or how creative – should dictate what you can create, how you create it, or what you can experience on the web.”
In Adobe’s view, Apple is telling developers “it’s my way or the highway.” Apple, on the other hand, believes that Adobe is clinging out outdated, proprietary tools. The fervor began when the original iPhone failed to support Flash (both the iPhone and iPad still don’t) and the gloves came off when Steve Jobs published his “thoughts on Flash.” Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen responded in a matter of hours, and the public bickering has continued since.
In addition to the web ad, Adobe also has a full page ad in the Washington Post today. Their opinions are so diametrically opposed, it’s hard to see how this conflict will come to a resolution.
Thanks to reader Jeff Gates for his independent tip on this story!
TUAWAdobe to Apple: We love you, but… originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 13 May 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Latest iPhone prototype leaked by a duo of phone dealers
Filed under: iPhone
The Associated Press is reporting today that two Vietnamese phone dealers may be responsible for the most recent 4G iPhone leak. When mobile phone accessory salesman Tran Manh Hiep heard that someone was showing off a prototype iPhone in a Ho Chi Minh City cafe, he rushed there with his video camera to see it. The AP notes that another dealer, whose identity is unknown, had the phone. How he came into it is still a mystery.
Many suspected that the phone was a knock-off, as that region is rife with fakes from China. Hiep insists that it’s genuine, as “[my Mac] recognized it as an Apple product” when connected. Other than the lack of visible screws we saw on the unit Gizmodo bought, it’s virtually the same. There’s no word on whether an investigation will be launched.
Today, another image has surfaced from Vietnam supposedly showing the phone running iPhone OS 4.
It’s amazing to me that two devices have now gotten past Apple’s legendary security, and even more so that one ended up far across the globe. I’ll say one thing: it sure takes the fun out of the official announcements.
TUAWLatest iPhone prototype leaked by a duo of phone dealers originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 13 May 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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