Oct 04

iPod touch still maxes out at 64GB / $399, available in white October 12th

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While the iPhone 4S takes the headlines with its dual antennas and upgraded processor, we also have a new white iPod touch joining the family. Pricing for the “#1 portable game player” (Apple’s words, with some numbers to back them up) still starts at $199 for the 8GB version, going up $399 for a 64GB. All will be available in black or white October 12th. There’s no hardware changes to speak of, so hopefully all those sweet iOS 5 upgrades are enough to hold you. Check out the full details in our live blog or in the press release, conveniently available after the break.

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Gallery: New iPod Touch available in white October 12th

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Oct 04

Apple’s iPod nano now $149 for 16GB and $129 for 8GB (update: 2010 nanos get the goodies too)

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Apple keeps coming with the news from its “Let’s talk iPhone” event, and the latest is a price drop for its diminutive PMP, the nano. From now on, you’ll be forking over $129 for an 8GB version and $149 for twice the tunage space. Additionally, Cupertino’s tossing in big icons — as opposed to the grid of 4 that was the only option previously — 16 new clocks (Mickey Mouse included!) to go with all those fabulous watch accessories, and workout tracking abilities right out of the box so you no longer need a Nike+ shoe dongle to see how many calories you’ve burned. Not bad for a little guy, eh? Full PR after the break.

Update: Thanks to the folks over at 9to5 Mac, we now know that owners of 2010 nanos will get the software update with the new features too.

Gallery: Apple’s new Nano: Gallery

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Oct 04

iTunes Match hits US ‘end of October’ for $24.99

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We already had the details on iTunes Match, but now we’ve got a ballpark release date. According to Apple, the iTunes service will make its debut by the end of the month in the great U S of A, and it can be yours for $24.99 a year. Here’s hoping Apple’s got a nice, clean (DRM-free 256kbps AAC file) version of Monster Mash floating in the cloud for your Halloween listening pleasure.

iTunes Match hits US ‘end of October’ for $24.99 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 04

Apple announces Find My Friends feature for iOS 5

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Apple spent a fair bit of time recapping some already announced iOS 5 features during its keynote today, but it also got around to announcing a new one: Find My Friends. That will let you easily find friends in the real world who have opted to share their location with you, and you’ll also be able to invite friends to share their location for a limited time — when they’re driving to your house, for instance, so you can give them directions. Naturally, there are also some parental controls and other “simple” privacy settings.

Gallery: iOS 5 landing October 12

Apple announces Find My Friends feature for iOS 5 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 04

iOS 5 will be available October 12, iCloud launching the same day

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Mark your calendars, kids. Scott Forstall’s on stage here at “Let’s Talk iPhone” and just gave a hard date for iOS 5’s arrival: expect it to hit next week, on October 12th, with Apple’s iCloud service launching that same day. Though developers have been playing with it for four months now, this will be the first time the general, non-tinkering public gets to taste its 200-plus new features — a list that includes Newsstand, Reminders, iMessage, WiFi sync, Find My Friends, split keyboards, AirPlay mirroring for the iPad 2 (and iPhone 4S!) and the Notification Center. (And, you know, greeting cards, if you’re into that sort of thing.) iOS 5 will be free for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches, while iCloud’s standard 5GB of email / storage will come gratis to folks already using iOS 5 and Lion. Take note that if it’s iTunes Match you’re after (and you live in the states), you’ll have to sit tight a few more weeks yet.

Gallery: iOS 5 landing October 12

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Oct 04

Cards app for iPhone sends snail mail best wishes, for a price

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We’ve got at least one completely unexpected announcement from Apple’s Let’s Talk iPhone Event: a new app that sends out greeting cards. For $2.99 within the US and $4.99 internationally, sending a greeting card the old fashioned way is just one click away on your mobile, complete with notifications when your card is mailed. Taking shots at PC makers and Android’s apps are a given, but a bomb dropped on Hallmark? Welcome to the Tim Cook era. Check the liveblog and gallery below for more details.

Gallery: New iOS 5 feature: Cards

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Cards app for iPhone sends snail mail best wishes, for a price originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 04

Apple: 250 million iOS devices sold, 18 billion apps downloaded

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250 Million iOS Devices Sold
Among the glut of numbers coming out of the Apple keynote today, delaying the reveal of your next iPhone, was a particularly impressive one: 250 million. That’s the number of iOS devices sold. That’s 250 million iPhones and iPads in the wild worldwide, running a grand total of 18 billion apps between them, which have netted developers a whopping $3 billion. That ladies and gentlemen, is nothing to sniff at.

Apple: 250 million iOS devices sold, 18 billion apps downloaded originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 04

Apple: 16 billion iTunes songs downloaded, 300 million iPods sold

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Tim Cook’s dishing out plenty of numbers today, and there’s some big ones when it comes to the iPod and iTunes. He confirmed that there’s now been a whopping 16 billion songs downloaded from iTunes, and 300 million iPods sold. To put that in a bit of perspective, he also noted that it took Sony 30 years to sell a mere 220,000 Walkman cassette players.

Apple: 16 billion iTunes songs downloaded, 300 million iPods sold originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 04

Tim Cook: Macbook Pro and iMac are the best selling notebook and desktop in the US

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Tim Cook kicked off today’s ‘Let’s talk iPhone‘ event by the numbers, mentioning that “the MacBook Pro and iMac are the number one best selling notebook and desktop in the United States.” Apparently the Mac platform grew by 23 percent over the last year, versus a four percent growth from the PC sector. Brandishing a chart tracing the trend back five years, Cook says that Apple is now pushing 60 million Mac users worldwide, leaving Cupertino just shy of owning a fourth of the personal computer market. “There are still 77 percent of people who are buying something else,” Cook said, “We have an incredibly high ceiling here. We have a long way to go.”

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Oct 04

Apple: Six million copies of OS X Lion downloaded since launch

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Before we get to the real meat of things, Tim Cook’s just trotted out some Lion numbers — six million copies downloaded since launch, to be exact. According to the big Apple’s new CEO, that’s a growth of 80 percent over Snow Leopard. Of course, those numbers would mean nothing without a little comparison. Cook says it took Windows 7 20 weeks to meet 10 percent of Windows’ install base, compared to the two weeks it took Lion to reach the same portion of OS X users.

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