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"Ever since Steve Jobs' keynote at the Macworld Expo in January, we've known that the iPhone is being released sometime in June. But we haven't known exactly when.
Now Cingular is confirming that the release date will be June 11. A customer service manager at Cingular (we called 800-947-5096 and were transferred to sales) gave us that date late Thursday, but, alas, said he didn't have any additional information beyond that.
That date is no coincidence. It's the first day of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, scheduled to be held in San Francisco from June 11 through June 15. (Incidentally, the agenda includes a focus on Leopard, the next generation of OS X that's supposed to be released sometime in the second quarter of 2007.) "

Apple Gets Behind the Album Format with New Offer

"Apple is throwing its weight behind the music industry's efforts to protect the album format by allowing fans to buy complete digital albums without having to pay again for songs they already own.
The record industry is keen to maintain the profitable album format, which is under threat as users of Web-based music download stores, such as Apple's iTunes and Napster, prefer to buy individual songs rather than whole albums.
Apple said on March 28 that iTunes is introducing a 'Complete My Album' service that offers customers who want to turn individual tracks into an album a 99-cent credit for every song they have already purchased from the album.
For example, if a customer had bought three 99-cent singles and decides to download the entire album with a listed price of $9.99, the customer would only have to pay $7.02.
Fans will only be able to take advantage of the discount within 180 days after first buying the songs, Apple said. "

Nike Ipod

"In an interview with AP Nike President and Chief Executive Mark Parker said that Nike "plans to make all its running shoes compatible with its Nike+ technology by the end of the year".

Currently only available for one of the company's trainers the Nike+ system allows runners to track their time, distance, pace, and calories burned with the Apple iPod.

"I won't get into specific dates or executions, but you can expect to see some of these new Nike concepts at retail this calendar year", Parker said."

PC World - Review: Apple TV Just Plain Works

"To say that Apple TV is the world's best media streaming device could be considered faint praise, the tech equivalent of calling someone the world's tallest midget. After all, most previous versions of these devices, which take music, video, and photos from your PC and play them on your TV and stereo, have been very reliable, easy to use and generally shunned by the buying public.
Apple has managed to rise above that kind of failure with its typical mantra: Keep it simple and make it pretty. Setting up our $299 Apple TV was a breeze, and anyone who's used an iPod will be instantly familiar with its extravagantly attractive interface."

Elton John Music coming online on Apple iTunes

"Elton John Music coming online on Apple iTunes
Famed musician Elton John has revealed that he would soon be making his entire catalogue of more than 30 music album available for digital download.
This would be the first this all of his songs would be made available for sale on the net legally. The catalogue features more than 400 songs.
Elton has already released some of his more recent work online in the United States but this upcoming release would feature all of his songs from his 40 years of career."

Apple '1984' ad mashup markets Barack Obama, not Macs

"A remix of the classic Apple Inc. '1984' television advertisement has political tongues wagging, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign issuing denials and YouTube Inc. scoring more than 600,000 views.
Rather than pitch a new-fangled computer, the 74-second video (see below) replaces the droning Big Brother of the original with images and words from Obama's rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.). And when it ends -- after the hammer tossed by an updated female athlete wearing, what else, an iPod, smashes an immense screen -- it's a revamped Obama campaign logo left standing, not the iconic Apple trademark.
The tagline of the mashup: 'On Jan. 14, the Democratic primary will begin. And you'll see why 2008 won't be like '1984.'' "

Strong Mac sales expected this quarter

"Via Jeff Gamet at The Mac Observer, interesting prognostications are coming from research and investment firm Piper Jaffray concerning this quarter's Mac sales. It turns out that Wall Street is expecting around 1.45 million Macs to be sold this quarter, compared to 1,606,000 last quarter. While a decline in sales may seem disappointing, the first quarter of the calendar year is normally weak, as it's after the holidays end and before the educational buying season begins. Last year, 1,112,000 Macs were sold during the first quarter of 2006, so an increase of 400,000 Macs sold would actually be quite startling. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster thinks it might be even more startling than that. "