Apple trading off Leopard for iPhone, for now

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) today released the following statement after market close at http://www.apple.com/ :

Apple Statement
PR Newswire - April 12, 2007 4:30 PM ET

"iPhone has already passed several of its required certification tests and is on schedule to ship in late June as planned. We can't wait until customers get their hands (and fingers) on it and experience what a revolutionary and magical product it is. However, iPhone contains the most sophisticated software ever shipped on a mobile device, and finishing it on time has not come without a price -- we had to borrow some key software engineering and QA resources from our Mac OS(R) X team, and as a result we will not be able to release Leopard at our Worldwide Developers Conference in early June as planned. While Leopard's features will be complete by then, we cannot deliver the quality release that we and our customers expect from us. We now plan to show our developers a near final version of Leopard at the conference, give them a beta copy to take home so they can do their final testing, and ship Leopard in October. We think it will be well worth the wait. Life often presents tradeoffs, and in this case we're sure we've made the right ones."

Click here for the complete story and analysis

Apple Innovations Roundup for 03-18-07

Apple Innovation News

Avid investors prepped for Apple surprises at NAB
Apple Insider - 15 Mar 2007
Investment research firm PiperJaffray on Thursday cautioned shareholders of video production firm Avid Technology , Inc . that shares could experience some short - term volatility should Apple ...

BofA echos reports of flash-based Apple sub-notebook in 2H07
Apple Insider - 14 Mar 2007
Bank of America Securities this week joined a chorus of other Wall Street firms who say they believe Apple Inc . is working on flash - based notebook and video iPod designs for a release sometime ...

Apple's multi-touch technology seen spawning "mega-platform"
Apple Insider - 13 Mar 2007
Financial experts at UBS Investment Research say they believe Apple Inc . is developing a " mega - platform " based around its recently introduced multi - touch display technology that will facilitate ...

Apple TV manufacturing ramp up to begin as early as today
MacDailyNews - 12 Mar 2007
" With last minute graphics - related issues seemingly sorted out , Apple Inc . expects to begin manufacturing ramp up of its long - awaited Apple TV wireless media hub as early as Monday , " ...

Apple job posting seeks engineer for next-gen multi-touch displays
MacDailyNews - 9 Mar 2007
" Although traditionally tight - lipped , Apple Inc . in a recent job posting has revealed plans to incorporate multi - touch display panels in more of its future products , "

Apple Innovation Blogs

Real Apple Innovation
12 Mar 2007 by Painfree
Whilst Apple Inc often claims innovation, the current rumour that it may be about to introduce a flash memory based notebook would be real innovation. Flash memory has the advantages of ruggedness and low power consumption compared to ...
Painfree - http://painfreeblog.blogspot.com/index.html

Editorial: Vista - Where's my innovation? Microsof...
16 Mar 2007 by 3DCOOL.COM
In other words, where has the innovation and imagination that went into the early Windows builds gone? There are scores of readers and critics that have pointed out the features in Vista and said, “You know, Apple has had that for a ...
3DCOOL BLOGS - http://3dcool.blogspot.com/index.html

The Innovation Index unchanged, still beats US major indices ...
16 Mar 2007 by Sanjay Dalal
Alphabetical list of the top 20 Innovators of The Innovation Index and their stock ticker symbols: 3M Company - (NYSE: MMM) Amazon.com, Inc. - (NASDAQ: AMZN) America Movil - (NYSE: AMX) Apple Inc. - (NASDAQ: AAPL) ...
Creativity And Innovation Driving Business - http://creativityandinnovation.blogspot.com/index.html

How to create and mantain the Apple Cult? - Instituto de Empresa ...
I am not an Apple fan. However, I do admit that I admire their Marketing Management and the cult they have created around the Apple brand. In this story I will describe the purchasing process of an Apple product by a fan, and how both ...
Marketing Weblog - Instituto de Empresa... - http://marketing.blogs.ie.edu/

The Apple Google Juggernaut - $66 Billion - Overtaking Microsoft?

If Apple and Google merge, the combined company will amass estimated revenue of $66.1 billion in 2009, thereby eclipsing Microsoft, whose estimated annual revenue in 2009 will be $62.4 billion. It will be a merger unlike any other in the history of mergers, and will create a powerhouse that might just topple the mighty Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) from the throne. Google CEO Eric Schmidt loves Apple to say the least, and signaled that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is working more closely with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference this week. Schmidt joined the board of directors of Apple last year.

Apple, Google and Microsoft are three of the top 20 Innovators of The Innovation Index.

When Schmidt was asked by an investor on whether Google might be developing “Google phone” to compete with Apple's highly anticipated iPhone, Schmidt responded:"I don't want to comment on rumors, I will tell you that Google and Apple are doing more and more things together through the normal course of communications ... We have similar goals and similar competitors."Google and Apple are already working closely together; when Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, announced the iPhone in January, it came packaged with Google Maps. (Apple Rising)

Apple and Google, or should we say AppGoogle, or GoogApple, will be a force to reckon with.

Rest of the story at:
The Apple Google Juggernaut - $66 billion - overtaking Microsoft?

Apple Innovations Roundup for 03-07-07

Apple Innovation News

Apple could yield $900m from Adobe CS3 launch
Macworld UK, UK
Apple will profit from the launch later this month of Adobe's first design suite built from the ground up for Intel-based Macs, a financial analyst said on ...

Apple TV ei giochi: una conferma da iTunes?
Tom's Hardware Guide, Italy
Nella giornata di ieri Apple ha rilasciato iTunes 7.1 e QuickTime 7.1.5, due software popolari per sistemi Windows e Mac. Tra le novità incluse citavamo il ...

Apple's new iTunes update fails to fix Windows Vista problems
EETimes.com
Apple's latest update to the PC-version of its iTunes music software fails to address a number of compatibility issues with Microsoft's Windows Vista ...

Google perceives closer ties with Apple
Earthtimes.org - NEW YORK: Is Google planning to forge closer ties with Apple? There are indications. Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt almost said so when he was asked ...

Apple to open 35-40 new stores in 2007
ipodnn, CA
Apple is aiming to expand its retail presence in the US as well as abroad, with plans to open 35-40 stores in 2007 with more than 10 of those planned ...

Apple exec disses Vista as no threat to Leopard
Computerworld, MA
Apple Inc.'s CFO yesterday said Windows Vista is no threat to Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" and argued that the steep hardware ...

Keyspan Enhances TuneView Remote for Apple iPod
Xtvworld (press release), India
Keyspan updates its new iPod accessory, TuneView, a powerful wireless remote that lets you browse and fully control your Apple iPod. ...

Latest iTunes Release Hints At Apple TV Gaming Future?
Inside Mac Games, TN
As reported on several Mac websites, the recently released iTunes 7.1 apparently includes localized text strings referring to games and the Apple TV media ...

New Apple products soon? Signs point to "Yes"
Ars Technica, MA - I was reminded yesterday that March 24 is considered a "significant" Apple day, and that there may be some possibility of an announcement of some sort on ...

Intel Chief Praises Apple's iPhone
Top Tech News, CA
Apple's iPhone is forcing a new wave of mobile device innovation, and validates the superiority of Unix-like systems on mobile devices over Windows, ...

Apple: Mac Sales Accelerating on Leopard, Adobe Creative Suite 3
Seeking Alpha, NY
Prudential’s Jesse Tortora yesterday raised his rating on Apple to Overweight from Neutral, and increased his price target to $105 from $100. ...

Apple TV: also a casual games console system?
GamePro.com
Announced just two months ago, Apple TV is Apple's newest attempt in bringing downloadable iTunes content from computers to television screens. ...

Apple is most innovative company — Fortune
Macworld UK, UK
The annual Fortune report also puts Apple at number seven among the top twenty companies in the world, and in second place in the computers category (behind ...

Apple releases iTunes 7.1, QuickTime 7.1.5, more
Apple Insider, AL
Apple Inc. on Monday delivered a new version of its iTunes media software that bundles support for the company's upcoming Apple TV media hub. ...

NAND flash to play bigger role in future Mac and iPod models
Apple Insider
Apple Inc . plans extensive use of NAND flash memory in future Mac and iPod models , which will include a new sub - notebook and widescreen video iPod , according to one Wall Street analyst.Citing ...

iPhone will cost at least $499, Apple exec says
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Apple Inc . predicted that 10 million customers will pay at least $499 to buy an iPhone next year because they realize most free mobile phones are worthless." A lot of people pay zero for the ...

Apple Innovation Blogs

Apple P2P?
Writer Bob Cringely looks at Apple TV media extender and wonders why it needs a 40 GB hard drive. Obviously the drive will be used for video storage, similar to Tivo. But it's not clear why or how it... Continue.
P2P File Sharing - http://www.p2p-weblog.com/

Understanding Apple's DRM
by schneier
Very interesting article about Apple's DRM system, which they call "FairPlay."
Schneier on Security - http://www.schneier.com/blog/

Games on Apple TV, So What?
by Nick Santilli
Apple TV is one of the products from Apple that so many were waiting with bated breath to finally hear about. The unit offers some interesting media options, but ultimately little in the way of new and exciting. ...
The Apple Blog - http://theappleblog.com

Apple TV To Play Games On...TV?
Nothing official yet from Apple on this, mind, but that looks pretty official to me. Which means it looks like you'll be able to play your iPod games on your TV. Why the hell you'd want to is another matter. I believe there are other, ...
Kotaku - http://www.kotaku.com

Apple Mail How to Access Gmail Using Apple Mail
by Scott
Personally, I love Apple Mail. It is such a simplistic email application and is very easy to use. Switching back and forth between Outlook, Entourage, and Apple Mail all day long it makes me really appreciate how simple Mac apps are to ...
Mac Utopia - http://www.scottkellam.com

Apple I-Phone
Something all techies should have seen.
Digg / Apple / digg - http://digg.com/apple

Zune watch out: Apple patented doubleshot
by Ryan Block
Potentially unfortunately for Microsoft, three days ago Apple was granted patent 20070048470, for "Housing of an electronic device formed by doubleshot injection molding". Filed August 16, 2005 by, among others, Johnny "iPhone" Ive ...
Engadget - http://www.engadget.com

Intel Working Against Apple iPhone
by Jonny
Intel make all of the blazing fast processors which belong to Apple and their line of Hardware. However they are planning to work against them in the portable scene where the iPhone is concerned. Battery life is a major factor when ...
Lawsy.net - http://www.lawsy.net

Apple releases Backup 3.1.1 update
Apple today released Backup 3.1.1, the latest version of its backup software for .Mac users under Mac OX...
macminute - http://www.macminute.com/

Apple Innovations Roundup for 02-27-07

Apple Innovation News

Apple TV shipping date postponed to mid-March
Good Morning Silicon Valley, CA
By Troy Wolverton.
Apple customers will have to wait a bit longer for its new Apple TV device. The company now plans to ship the gadget in mid-March. ...

Apple, Samsung, Sandisk sued over MP3
ITworld.com, MA
Little-known Texas MP3 Technologies Ltd. is taking on Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sandisk Corp. with a patent-infringement lawsuit. ...

Apple COO: iPhone on track for June launch
San Jose Business Journal, CA
Apple Inc.'s chief operating officer, Tim Cook, told conference-goers Tuesday that the iPhone is on track to release in June. ...

Mac OS infused with tools of the corporate IT trade
Macworld, CA
Apple, long a ghost in the corporate-infrastructure mainstream, is beginning to cast a shadow as IT departments discover Mac platforms that are being ...

Is Apple overhauling Logic to be a ProTools killer?
Ars Technica, MA
It might may seem like it, but it's been almost five years since Apple acquired the German company Emagic and made their Logic "music creation" software ...

Apple Attends Europe's Focus on Imaging
The Mac Observer
Apple has a large presence at Europe's largest imaging show being held in Birmingham from February 25th to 28th. Apple UK posted photos of the event on ...

Apple Innovation Blogs

Apple adds Ms. Pac-Man iPod game to iTunes Store
New iPod games have been few and far between in recent months, but Apple just added another one to its iTunes Store. Ms. Pac-Man is the game, and it's a faithful conversion of the classic arcade game. Ms. Pac-Man has four unique maze ...
digg / dig - http://digg.com/

Why Apple should license the iPhone platform
by Jon Fortt
Apple (AAPL) seems to have the most inspired answer yet, ... But that will only happen if Apple will license the touch navigation technology to other companies. ... I predict Apple has three years to decide whether to license the iPhone ...
The Utility Belt - http://blogs.business2.com/utilitybelt/

Apple TV Delayed
BREAKING NEWS I see that Apple shares are trading down in the pre-market. Driving that is the announcement that the company will delay the shipment of its Apple TV device until mid-March. Apple gave no reason why they are delaying. ...
The Digital TV Weblog - http://www.digitaltv-weblog.com/

Briefly: review; Apple FCP patent
In brief: MacNN has reviewed the Speck TechStyle-Puck case for Apple's second-generation iPod shuffle, Apple was granted a new patent for Final Cut Pro covering customized shading of a graphical user interface, Adobe CS3 is rumored to ...
MacNN The Macintosh News Network - http://www.macnn.com/

Daily Giz Wiz 257: Apple Airport Extreme
by Leo Laporte
On this edition of Turn the Tables Tuesday, a look at Apple's new Apple Airport Extreme. For more details and a chance to win the Mad Magazine "What The Heck Is It? ... Apple's new Airport Extreme, now with 802.11n. ...
TWiT.TV - Netcasts you love from people you trust - http://www.twit.tv

Vista inspires people to switch to Apple
by John Bollwitt People talked about it for years, saying that it was going to be this completely awesome OS that would rival everything Apple has been doing. This is exactly the type of thing that IT folks fear to hear, and with all the different ...
john bollwitt blog - http://audihertz.net/blog

Apple prepping updates for all Mac lines by June?
by Paul Miller - References
It all sounds plenty reasonable, there are a lot of products in Apple's flock that are getting a bit stale, but we're rather doubtful there are any sort of "tipsters well placed at Apple," spilling this info to the MacScoop folks. ...
Engadget - http://www.engadget.com

Apple To Get Into Ringtone Business
by Michael Arrington - References
This video presents a fairly compelling case that Apple will be getting into the Ringtone business with the release of the iPhone. ... My instincts tell me the studies are meaningless, though, and that Apple will sell these things as ...
TechCrunch - http://www.techcrunch.com

Apple files patent for “Cover Flow”
Apple has filed a new trademark application for “Cover Flow”. This covers “computer software for browsing the contents of a library of music or ... Apple Files ‘Cover Flow’ Trademark in US [via macnn]. Original post by Chris Scott Barr.
Gadget Addict - http://www.gadgetaddict.com

Apple and Cisco agree -- both will use iPhone name
Amazingly boring announcement from Apple and Cisco says they will both use the iPhone name and ... In full, it reads: SAN JOSE and CUPERTINO, California--February 21, 2007--Cisco and Apple today announced that they have resolved their. ...
Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog - http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/

First Apple iPhone ad spotted at the Oscars
by Norbert
During the 79th Annual Academy Awards, Apple managed to slip in a very nicely done iPhone ad. The 30-second spot includes clips from different TV shows and movies with about 30 actors (not sure about that) saying "hello" on the phone. ...
MobileGuerilla - http://www.mobileguerilla.com/

Apple Innovations Roundup for 02-21-07

Apple Innovation News

The iPhone Has Very Little New Technology: So Why Does Apple Need ...
InformationWeek, NY
Apple under the leadership of Steve Jobs has been a leader in innovation. Apple didn't invent the MP3 player; they just innovated it and made it mainstream. ...

Computerworld: Apple Macs are the most flexible, compatible ...
MacDailyNews
As competition drives innovation, it’s likely that the virtualization options for Macs will keep getting better and better." ...

The Virtue of Patents
Wall Street Journal (subscription), NY
And, without that money, they will be unable to invest in other new products and technology, meaning that innovation could become the purview of a few large ...

Beware the signs that point to the winner's curse
The Age, Australia
Lacking Apple's constant innovation, Dell's model was based on selling the same stuff that everyone else was flogging but with lower costs and tailoring it ...

Apple Innovation Blogs

Oy, I'ma Mac
by bwedwards
Looks like the Apple vs PC characters are a little different in England than in the US. In my opinion, the PC guy doesn’t look as nerdy as the American version, and the Mac person looks more like a footballer than a Gen-Y hipster—he’s ...
Innovation Science - http://brentblog.typepad.com/brentblog/

The Infinite Loop response that never was
by tom
Well we've been asking Apple to change since 2004. Given Apple changed its entire computer hardware and software range to run on new chips in just a year, it seems that some green innovation from Apple is long over due. ...
Greenpeace - Making Waves - http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/

A random guide to DRM
by Mike Mullane These can only be played on iPods, which are protected by Apple’s FairPlay system. ... can be used to view programmes, thus stifling technical innovation. ... Elsewhere, the French Parliament has passed a bill compelling Apple to open ...
MULTIMEDIA MEETS RADIO - http://multimediameetsradio.typepad.com/ebu/

The exhibition: Improving life
by oceanskies79 An innovation doesn't have to be of a grand scale, but it can neverthless contribute ... the odds as they present their designs and innovations to the world. ... I remember that I was playing on one of my uncle's Apple computer and ...
Places - http://oceanskies79places.blogspot.com/index.html

Up Close and Personal with the SupaCam DVi
by Nate ... two events may have been the development and future release of the Apple iPhone. ... for unknown innovation – is overwhelmed by the high-rollers of the industry. ... which is something the already-extra-hyped Apple iPhone can’t say. ...
ShieldZone Covered - http://www.shieldzone.com/blog

Peanuts? Soda? iPod? Mexican Airlines rents iPods

Mexican low-cost Airlines Volaris began renting out iPods for free on Feb 8, 2007, and is planning to charge about $5 per iPod rental per flight soon.

Volaris chose the 30 Gigabyte iPods to rent to the airline passengers. Volaris made the entrepreneurial decision to simply buy many iPods and begin renting the iPods to passengers.

"We're the first to use iPod's. We like it because no one else has it," said public relations officer Alfonso Collantes for Volaris.

According to the press release, the iPods are packed with Mexican TV shows and popular music, but the airline plans to load on U.S. sitcoms and other music genres. Also, the iPod's are not integrated into seat-back video screens, like the U.S. carriers are planning.

Insight:

There is a real market for iPod rentals across many industries. Airlines market is prime owing to the total time passengers have during the flight. Airports could be next. Amtrak and Bus Transportation services are also the low hanging fruit for iPod rentals. Perhaps coffee houses such as Starbucks may also begin the iPod rental service in the near future. Even libraries can begin an iPod rental service, and create a profitable cash flow.

For the complete story, click here.