Everything we've been told with regard to the iPhone's pricing structure has suggested that the 4GB would hit at $499 and the 8GB at $599, and that this would be an on-contract price -- expensive, yes, but likely still in the right range to keep sales brisk. New advertising allegedly leaked out of a consumer survey suggests that the 2-year contract price could come in a full two hundie lower, though: $299 for 4GB, $399 for 8GB. This would sorta jibe with a Cingular exec's comment regarding the availability of units to folks outside coverage areas at a contract-free price, but perhaps more importantly, it's fabulous news for folks who will be able to take advantage of a contract re-upping. Of course, this is all coming out of a survey -- perhaps gauging reaction to pricing -- so we need to wait for some more clarification from the powers that be before declaring our wallets a little less burdened come June.
Via Engadet
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Apple rises on Prudential comments
Shares of Apple Inc. climbed 4 percent in Wednesday afternoon trading after Prudential Equity Group said the computer and iPod maker is poised for a solid fiscal second quarter amid strong Macintosh sales.
Shares of Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple rose $3.35 to $89.25 on the Nasdaq Stock Market on average volume. Shares are down about 12 percent since touching a 52-week high of $97.80 a month ago when Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduced the long-anticipated iPhone.
"Our recent checks with industry contacts suggest a solid March quarter with seasonal iPod unit weakness being more than offset by stronger Mac sales and higher margins due to a favorable component cost environment," analyst Jesse Tortora wrote in a client note.
Tortora, who has a "Neutral Weight" rating on the shares with a $100 price target, said his checks with industry contacts in the Mac and iPod supply chains suggest Mac sales are tracking ahead of company expectations led by strength in the Macbook and iMac lines.
Tortora said iPod sales dropped so far this quarter on the heels of a strong holiday season. Sales of the video iPod and Nano appear weak, but have been partially offset by stronger sales of the iPod Shuffle as multiple color offerings were rolled out.
Looking at Apple's iPhone, a wireless Internet device and cell phone, Tortora said it will be sold exclusively through Apple stores and its Web site, in addition to AT&T's Cingular Wireless stores. Apple expects most of the iPhone sales to take place in Apple stores, since consumers will want a demonstration of the device's features.
Via Businessweek
Shares of Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple rose $3.35 to $89.25 on the Nasdaq Stock Market on average volume. Shares are down about 12 percent since touching a 52-week high of $97.80 a month ago when Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduced the long-anticipated iPhone.
"Our recent checks with industry contacts suggest a solid March quarter with seasonal iPod unit weakness being more than offset by stronger Mac sales and higher margins due to a favorable component cost environment," analyst Jesse Tortora wrote in a client note.
Tortora, who has a "Neutral Weight" rating on the shares with a $100 price target, said his checks with industry contacts in the Mac and iPod supply chains suggest Mac sales are tracking ahead of company expectations led by strength in the Macbook and iMac lines.
Tortora said iPod sales dropped so far this quarter on the heels of a strong holiday season. Sales of the video iPod and Nano appear weak, but have been partially offset by stronger sales of the iPod Shuffle as multiple color offerings were rolled out.
Looking at Apple's iPhone, a wireless Internet device and cell phone, Tortora said it will be sold exclusively through Apple stores and its Web site, in addition to AT&T's Cingular Wireless stores. Apple expects most of the iPhone sales to take place in Apple stores, since consumers will want a demonstration of the device's features.
Via Businessweek
Friday, February 16, 2007
Lionsgate Movies Now on iTunes
SANTA MONICA and CUPERTINO, California—February 12, 2007—Lionsgate and Apple® today announced that movies from Lionsgate will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com) starting today. iTunes customers will be able to purchase blockbuster Lionsgate films like “Terminator 2,” “LA Story,” “Basic Instinct,” “The Blair Witch Project” and “Dirty Dancing” and more than 150 titles coming to iTunes this month. The iTunes Store has become the world’s most popular online movie store, with a catalog of over 400 titles.
“We’re delighted to offer these incredibly popular Lionsgate films on iTunes, and look forward to adding even more films in the future,” said Steve Beeks, president of Lionsgate. “iTunes lets users download these wonderful films to watch on their computer, TV or iPod, so movie fans can take their favorite Lionsgate films with them anywhere.”
“The iTunes Store is by far the most popular online movie store in the world,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We’re thrilled to be adding this phenomenal collection of Lionsgate titles from Hollywood’s leading independent studio, including such blockbusters as ‘Terminator 2.’”
Lionsgate’s renowned collection of movie titles available on iTunes in the coming weeks include legendary action adventure films and thrillers such as “Total Recall” and “Rambo,” indie classics such as “Monster’s Ball” as well as perennial favorites such as “Chaplin” and “The Boys From Brazil.”
The iTunes Store features the world’s largest catalog with over four million songs, 350 television shows and, with the addition of Lionsgate, over 400 movies. The iTunes Store has sold over two billion songs, 50 million TV shows and over 1.3 million movies, making it the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store.
Movies purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store can be viewed on a computer, Apple TV or fifth generation iPod® and most are priced at $9.99 (US) each. Movies downloaded from the iTunes Store are downloaded in near-DVD quality at a resolution of 640x480 (up to 480, depending on the aspect ratio).
Lionsgate is the leading independent filmed entertainment studio and the Company is a premier producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content. Its prestigious and prolific library of more than 10,000 titles is a valuable source of recurring revenue and a foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the globe.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online store.
Via Apple
“We’re delighted to offer these incredibly popular Lionsgate films on iTunes, and look forward to adding even more films in the future,” said Steve Beeks, president of Lionsgate. “iTunes lets users download these wonderful films to watch on their computer, TV or iPod, so movie fans can take their favorite Lionsgate films with them anywhere.”
“The iTunes Store is by far the most popular online movie store in the world,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We’re thrilled to be adding this phenomenal collection of Lionsgate titles from Hollywood’s leading independent studio, including such blockbusters as ‘Terminator 2.’”
Lionsgate’s renowned collection of movie titles available on iTunes in the coming weeks include legendary action adventure films and thrillers such as “Total Recall” and “Rambo,” indie classics such as “Monster’s Ball” as well as perennial favorites such as “Chaplin” and “The Boys From Brazil.”
The iTunes Store features the world’s largest catalog with over four million songs, 350 television shows and, with the addition of Lionsgate, over 400 movies. The iTunes Store has sold over two billion songs, 50 million TV shows and over 1.3 million movies, making it the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store.
Movies purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store can be viewed on a computer, Apple TV or fifth generation iPod® and most are priced at $9.99 (US) each. Movies downloaded from the iTunes Store are downloaded in near-DVD quality at a resolution of 640x480 (up to 480, depending on the aspect ratio).
Lionsgate is the leading independent filmed entertainment studio and the Company is a premier producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content. Its prestigious and prolific library of more than 10,000 titles is a valuable source of recurring revenue and a foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the globe.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online store.
Via Apple
Apple fixes four security flaws
Apple issued four security updates on Thursday to fix flaws in Mac OS X and iChat identified by the Month of Apple Bugs project.
Two of the flaws could allow an attacker to execute code on an unpatched system, Apple said. Patches are now available on Apple's website or through the Software Update selection under the Apple menu on a Mac.
Apple noted that proof-of-concepts for the flaws were posted on the Month of Apple Bugs website. But it doesn't appear that attack code has surfaced using the concepts outlined by the project. Apple has fixed several flaws identified during the course of January by the project, but some remain open.
The two flaws that could lead to arbitrary code execution are found in Finder and iChat. There's a buffer overflow flaw in Finder that could allow an attacker to take control of a system by "enticing a user into mounting a malicious disk image", or tricking someone into enabling local access of a file supposedly stored on a remote server. Apple credited Kevin Finisterre, one of the participants in the Month of Apple Bugs project, for reporting the issue, something it did not do on the three other flaws patched on Thursday.
The other patch, for iChat, fixes an issue in which a user could click on a malicious URL in a chat session and trigger an overflow, possibly opening the system to an attacker.
Two patches concern flaws that require a malicious local user. This includes another iChat flaw that could cause the application to crash as well as a fix for a UserNotification flaw that could allow system files to be overwritten.
Via ZDnet
Two of the flaws could allow an attacker to execute code on an unpatched system, Apple said. Patches are now available on Apple's website or through the Software Update selection under the Apple menu on a Mac.
Apple noted that proof-of-concepts for the flaws were posted on the Month of Apple Bugs website. But it doesn't appear that attack code has surfaced using the concepts outlined by the project. Apple has fixed several flaws identified during the course of January by the project, but some remain open.
The two flaws that could lead to arbitrary code execution are found in Finder and iChat. There's a buffer overflow flaw in Finder that could allow an attacker to take control of a system by "enticing a user into mounting a malicious disk image", or tricking someone into enabling local access of a file supposedly stored on a remote server. Apple credited Kevin Finisterre, one of the participants in the Month of Apple Bugs project, for reporting the issue, something it did not do on the three other flaws patched on Thursday.
The other patch, for iChat, fixes an issue in which a user could click on a malicious URL in a chat session and trigger an overflow, possibly opening the system to an attacker.
Two patches concern flaws that require a malicious local user. This includes another iChat flaw that could cause the application to crash as well as a fix for a UserNotification flaw that could allow system files to be overwritten.
Via ZDnet
Apple/Cisco iPhone Trademark Spat Still Unresolved
Apparently fifteen days was not enough time to eke out a deal on iPhone trademark rights. Late Thursday night, Cisco agreed to give Apple yet another extension to respond to the lawsuit it filed against the Cupertino company on January 10.
According to the revised agreement between the two companies, Apple now has until February 21 to either work out a deal with Cisco or challenge the trademark lawsuit in court.
While an Apple representative was not immediately available for comment, Cisco spokesman John Noh said that the negotiations between the two companies are still ongoing and that "Cisco and Apple are still working on an agreement toward trademark usage and interoperability."
Cisco has claimed it has owned the iPhone trademark since 2000, when it acquired a company called Infogear. Although Cisco has not widely used the iPhone brand, the company began publicly using it about the time that Apple declared its intention to makret a phone under the iPhone name. The two companies began negotiation, which were due to expire on Feb. 15.
The legality of the second delay is still open to question. Presumably, because Cisco has agreed to the deal, Apple is not breaking any district court rules.
Via PCMag
According to the revised agreement between the two companies, Apple now has until February 21 to either work out a deal with Cisco or challenge the trademark lawsuit in court.
While an Apple representative was not immediately available for comment, Cisco spokesman John Noh said that the negotiations between the two companies are still ongoing and that "Cisco and Apple are still working on an agreement toward trademark usage and interoperability."
Cisco has claimed it has owned the iPhone trademark since 2000, when it acquired a company called Infogear. Although Cisco has not widely used the iPhone brand, the company began publicly using it about the time that Apple declared its intention to makret a phone under the iPhone name. The two companies began negotiation, which were due to expire on Feb. 15.
The legality of the second delay is still open to question. Presumably, because Cisco has agreed to the deal, Apple is not breaking any district court rules.
Via PCMag
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