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iPhone to deliver eight hours of talk time

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Apple announced that iPhone will deliver significantly longer battery life when it ships on June 29 than was originally estimated when iPhone was unveiled in January. iPhone will feature up to 8 hours of talk time, 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback or 24 hours of audio playback. In addition, iPhone will feature up to 250 hours-more than 10 days-of standby time. Apple also announced that the entire top surface of iPhone, including its stunning 3.5-inch display, has been upgraded from plastic to optical-quality glass to achieve a superior level of scratch resistance and optical clarity.

With 8 hours of talk time, and 24 hours of audio playback, iPhone’s battery life is longer than any other ‘Smartphone’ and even longer than most MP3 players,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’ve also upgraded iPhone’s entire top surface from plastic to optical-quality glass for superior scratch resistance and clarity. There has never been a phone like iPhone, and we can’t wait to get this truly magical product into the hands of customers starting just 11 days from today.”

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Originally posted on June 18, 2007 @ 8:51 am

Apple to sell music via Bebo

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bebo.jpgStarting today, Bebo users in Ireland and the UK will be able to buy music from the iTunes store directly through the artist’s Bebo profile. The deal is a first for Apple and the second for Bebo after joining last year with online music store 7Digital.

The San Francisco-based Bebo network has nearly 9 million users and 500,000 musicians in UK and Ireland.

“The deal with Bebo will give Apple a deeper reach into the market segment of 16- to 24-year-olds, who are both keen users of social networking sites, and key consumers of music,” the Financial Times reported. “Some 32 percent of 16- to 24-year-old internet users visit social networking sites at least once a month, making the demographic the leader of the social networking trend.”

Originally posted on June 13, 2007 @ 7:54 am

iPhone to support third party web 2.0 apps

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iphone.jpgApple announced that iPhone will run applications created with web 2.0 Internet standards. Developers can create web 2.0 applications which look and behave just like the applications built into iPhone, and which can seamlessly access iPhone’s services, including making a phone call, sending an email and displaying a location in Google Maps. Third-party applications created using web 2.0 standards can extend iPhone’s capabilities without compromising its reliability or security.

“Developers and users alike are going to be very surprised and pleased at how great these applications look and work on iPhone,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Our innovative approach, using web 2.0-based standards, lets developers create amazing new applications while keeping the iPhone secure and reliable.”

iPhone starts shipping on June 29

Originally posted on June 11, 2007 @ 3:21 pm

Apple introduces Safari for Windows

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safari.jpgApple today introduced Safari 3, a fast and easy-to-use web browser for Windows PCs and Macs. Safari is the fastest browser running on Windows, based on the industry standard iBench tests, rendering web pages up to twice as fast as IE 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2. Safari 3 features easy-to-manage bookmarks, effortless browsing with easy-to-organize tabs and a built-in RSS reader to quickly scan the latest news and information.

“We think Windows users are going to be really impressed when they see how fast and intuitive web browsing can be with Safari. Hundreds of millions of Windows users already use iTunes, and we look forward to turning them on to Safari’s superior browsing experience too,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.

Safari 3 supports all modern Internet standards so users can view websites as they were meant to be seen, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG and Java. Safari software updates are delivered seamlessly through Apple’s Software Update application, which automatically checks for updates.

Originally posted on June 11, 2007 @ 3:15 pm

Apple in talks with Hollywood movie outfits

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apple.jpgApple Inc. is picking a new fight. This time against video-on-demand services from cable companies and satellite TV operators. According to Financial Times, the company is in talks with Hollywood’s biggest movie studios for a possible partnership on a new online film rental service.

In this new service, a 30-day rental would cost about $3 and allows buyers to move these films from a computer to just one device like iPod. Apple’s digital rights-management software will protect these films from being copied.

Movie studios include Sony Pictures Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros and Disney. All companies declined to comment on this venture.

Earlier, some movie studios expressed their concerns against tie-up with Apple for selling films, believing that digital downloading will significantly hurt DVD sales. This new concept of online film rental service, on the other hand, strongly appeals to these groups.

Originally posted on June 11, 2007 @ 1:59 am