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RFID on the next iPhone? Why?
Source: Christian Science Monitor

An RFID-equipped iPhone could open doors – literally – and advance the technology.

Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010
Source: Apple Insider

A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain says Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless i …

Apple shops tablet around Australia
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Apple is preparing to release a groundbreaking tablet computer in Australia and around the world early next year and has been in discussions with media companies about including their content on the device.

Blu-ray iMacs 'In A Few Weeks', Apple Ace Gruber Predicts
Source: BusinessInsider.com

New iMacs with Blu-ray players could be announced this month, Apple's first set of products supporting the hi-def disc format.

Apple Tablet Aiming To Redefine Newspapers, Textbooks and Magazines
Source: Gizmodo

Steve Jobs said people don't read any more. But Apple is talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a "new device." And they're not just going for e-books and mags. They're aiming to redefine print.

Apple Rehires a Developer of Its Newton Tablet
Source: The New York Times

If you were gearing up to launch a tablet computer — and these days, who isn't? — who would you hire to market it? One obvious candidate would be Michael Tchao, one of the original developers of Apple's groundbreaking but failed Newton personal digital assistant.

Ten New Details on the Apple Tablet
Source: iLounge.com

Want to know some more about Apple's upcoming tablet device? You're in luck. We've received the scoop from our reliable source—who correctly called the iPod nano 5G, iPhone 3GS and Chinese iPhone 3G months ago.

Microsoft will reveal two iPhone competitors in 2010
Source: 9 to 5 Mac

It isn't really our area of expertise, but we've gotten word that Microsoft will unleash two new Smartphones, probably at CES in January 2010.

Apple's fifth take: Ars reviews the iPod nano with video
Source: Ars Technica

Once again, we have taken a look at the new iPod nano to see if its new features are cool enough to keep it at the top of Apple's best seller list. And, since video is one of the nano's major new features, we compared its video quality to other pocket video cameras.

Apple: New Macs Coming Soon?
Source: Barrons

Research firm Wedge Partners thinks so. They assert in a note today that the company will release both new iMacs and new MacBooks "in the next several weeks."

Somebody Has To Say It: It's Time For iTunes Lite
Source: TechCrunch

Facebook integration. Tweeting my music interests. AppleTV. Full-screen album extras. App management. An entire online store. Smart playlists. CD burning. Ringtone creation. Tips the scales at 88MB. All this in what is essentially the only music player on OS X.

Technical issues could delay iPod camera upgrade
Source: Apple Insider

Just days before Apple is expected to unveil its new line of iPods, multiple reports are suggesting that some of the widely anticipated camera-equipped media players could be delayed due to technical difficulties. [Updated with info from Hardmac.]

Apple To Kill Off iPod Classic, Double Down On Touch, iPhone Developer Predicts
Source: Business Insider

Apple's annual iPod/iTunes product event will take place this Wednesday in San Francisco. In addition to announcing new iTunes features, Apple will almost certainly introduce an updated version of the iPod touch, and perhaps the iPod nano; rumors suggest they'll both get cameras.

Sony Walkman Outsells IPod for First Time in 4 Years
Source: Bloomberg.com

Sony Corp.'s Walkman digital music player outsold Apple Inc.'s iPod in Japan last week for the first time in more than four years, according to electronics research firm BCN Inc.

Apple Says It Has Approved App From Music Service Spotify
Source: paidContent.org

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) says it has approved an iPhone app from Spotify, a music service that some people believe represents a growing threat to iTunes.

Apple finally enters the world's biggest mobile market: China to get the iPhone in October
Source: Mobile Crunch

Major Chinese news portal 163.com is reporting [Google machine translation] that Apple has finally signed a deal with China Unicom to bring the iPhone 3G to mainland China in October.

How Big Is the Apple iPhone App Economy? The Answer Might Surprise You
Source: GigaOM

If I were to tell you that Apple's app economy was worth more than $2.5 billion a year, you would laugh hysterically, shake your head and walk out of the room, yes? Surf on over to some other web site? But here I am telling you exactly that! According to mobile advertising star …

Apple adds malware blocker in Snow Leopard
Source: ZD Net

Apple's commercials may give the impression that Macs are virus-free (.mov) but the company isn't taking any chances with the newest Mac OS X refresh.

Could an Apple HDTV plus an iPhone remote equal living room bliss?
Source: CNET.com

In a note to clients Thursday, Gene Munster, a senior analyst at investment bank Piper Jaffray, floated the notion that Apple would take a bite out of the TV market in 2011 by introducing its first television.

10 reasons Snow Leopard is ready for business
Source: Macworld

There are a variety of enhancements and refinements introduced in Snow Leopard, the next version of Mac OS X, which Apple announced will be available this Friday (August 28).

Madden NFL 10 for iPhone ready in September
Source: Macworld

Electronic Arts (EA) is getting ready to release the first installment of its legendary Madden NFL game franchise on the iPhone. The company on Monday offered a first glimpse of Madden on the iPhone, with news that the game will be released in September.

Apple Highest Grossing Retailer on Fifth Avenue as Crowds Swell
Source: Bloomberg.com

As vacancies increase and retail sales throughout the U.S. remain a shadow of the decade's boom, Apple Inc.'s stores are defying the recession.

Andy Kessler: Why AT&T Killed Google Voice
Source: Wall Street Journal

Earlier this month, Apple rejected an application for the iPhone called Google Voice.

Google-AT&T-Apple fight over Net calls draws FCC interest
Source: USA Today

Apple (AAPL) and AT&T (T) Friday are expected to tell the Federal Communications Commission why Google's free voice application, called Google Voice, is banned from the Apple iPhone. Google is also filing comments.

Report: iTunes 9 to support DVD ripping, Facebook
Source: Apple Insider

A report filed by a tipster claiming access to iTunes 9 says that it is "possible" the next version of Apple's media player will sport both DVD import and playback as well as Facebook integration, allowing users to advertise songs and playlists with their friends.

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