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Apple Approves iPhone Apps For Porn Stars Sunny Leone And Aria Giovanni

News America Now — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:28:03 +0000

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“Grindhouse Mobile Inc., the premier technical provider for adult mobile application development, including iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Symbian OS, Palm, Windows Mobile and others, has just launched ‘Version 1.0′ of the first and only official pornstar iPhone application for Sunny Leone and the official application for adult nude super star Aria Giovanni. Both of these brand new sexy apps are available now in the Apple iTunes®store. ” Link

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Apple Cuts Price For Apple TV

News America Now — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:47:14 +0000

“On Sunday night, the company dropped the price of the 160GB Apple TV to $229 and killed the 40GB model, which had previously been priced at $229.” Link

China Unicom Opens China To iPhone

News America Now — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:29:37 +0000

“Mobile operator China Unicom has signed a deal with Apple to launch the popular iPhone into the world’s largest mobile phone market.” Link

25% Of US Music Sales Via iTunes

News America Now — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:50:31 +0000

“The NPD Group has released amazing numbers this week: Apple is generating one quarter of all US music sales. Equally impressive, but less surprising, is that Apple is also responsible for 69% of all online music sales.” Link

Google CEO Eric Schmidt Leaves Apple Board

News America Now — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:50:12 +0000

“Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple’s board of directors Monday, citing conflicts of interest. Apple said in a statement that the company and Schmidt reached a mutual decision to split ties as Google enters new markets that directly compete with Apple’s iPhone and Mac operating systems.” Link

Analyst: I've Seen Apple's Tapplet Tablet

News America Now — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:35:34 +0000

“Barron’s is reporting that an un-named analyst has seen Apple’s forthcoming tablet and expects it to be announced in September with a ship date around November. ” Link

iPhone Virus Spreads Via SMS Text Messaging

News America Now — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:59:02 +0000

“The attack is enabled by a serious memory corruption bug in the way the iPhone handles SMS messages, said Miller, a senior security researcher at Independent Security Evaluators. There is no patch, despite the fact that Apple was notified of the problem about six weeks ago, he said. The attack is similar to an SMS attack demonstration CNET News wrote about in April in which mobile security firm Trust Digital was able to send an SMS to a phone that opened up a Web browser and directed the phone to a malicious Web site where malware could be downloaded. ” Link

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Report: Apple Tablet Coming Before Christmas

News America Now — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:56:06 +0000

“The talks come as Apple is separately racing to offer a portable, full-featured, tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution. The device could be launched alongside the new content deals, including those aimed at stimulating sales of CD-length music, according to people briefed on the project.” Link

Report: Apple Tablet Coming In 2010

News America Now — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:39:45 +0000

“The 10-inch, 3G-enabled tablet, akin to a jumbo iPod touch, is the latest brainchild of chief executive Steve Jobs. That distinction, as insiders will tell you, carries its share of baggage. Under the critical eye of Jobs, contours must be precise, each pixel of the interface has to match a particular vision, and there can be no fault — no matter how slight — or it’s back to the drawing board.” Link

Apple Beats Expectations With Third Quarter 2009 Results

News America Now — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:14:29 +0000

“The Cupertino, Calif. company reported stronger-than-expected revenue and better unit volumes for all its product lines. Wall Street had forecast sales of about 2.5 million Macs, and the company sold 2.6 million. The popular iPhone, which had a major software upgrade along with a new, pricier model this quarter, had sales of 5.2 million units. That was up from expectations of about 5 million. The iPod also exceeded predictions, with Apple selling 10.2 million iPods, versus forecasts of 10 million.” Link

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