Breakdown of Apple’s ‘It’s Only Rock & Roll’ Event

Apple today held their It’s Only Rock & Roll event & announced some new features & products as expected.
-iTunes 9 <-download link
-iPod classic 160GB model returns
-iPod touch 64GB model debuts
-iPod shuffle new colours & special edition & camera
-iPod nano with camera 
-iPhone OS 3.1
A pleasant return as Steve Jobs, Apple CEO delivers [...]

AT&T iPhone Exclusivity Ending?

Apple’s worldwide single-carrier exclusivity model for each nation is seen as fleeting, as a new report suggests the iPhone could be available for carriers other than AT&T in the U.S. within a year.
In his latest note to investors, Gene Munster, senior research analyst with Piper Jaffray, takes on 14 “unanswered questions” that surround Apple. They [...]

New Apple patent filings cover device ejection, text to speech + another Apple patent

Apple is exploring a new system that would automatically allow a portable device such as an iPhone or iPod to be safely disconnected from a host computer with a simple touch, according to a newly revealed patent filing.
Another patent made public Thursday shows that Apple is interested in a system that reads text messages and [...]

Verizon, Apple In Talks For 2010 iPhone?

Once believed to have blown its first chance at the iPhone, Verizon is now claimed to be in discussions with Apple for its own version of the iPhone in 2010.
Pointing only to anonymous people familiar with the negotiations as its sources, USA Today explains that Verizon reportedly entered serious talks before Steve Jobs’ hiatus and has been [...]

Steve Still Actively Involved; Working On New Device

The Wall Street Journal reports that Steve Jobs is actively involved in running Apple from home and that he is expected back in June.
People inside the company, business partners and others who are familiar with the situation say life at the Cupertino, Calif., company remains much the same as it did before. Those at other [...]

Apple rumored allowing real background apps on iPhone

After leaving its once-touted background push data feature by the wayside, Apple is now reportedly mulling an option that would let iPhone apps run background processes and give the phone true multitasking.

Adobe and Apple Team Up To Bring Flash To iPhone

Once thought to be building Flash for the iPhone mostly on its own, Adobe has mentioned at the World Economic Forum that it’s not only continuing work on the animation plug-in but has teamed up with Apple to make it a reality.

In an interview with Bloomberg at the Davos, Switzerland event, Adobe chief Shantanu Narayen describes [...]

Apple awarded key “multi-touch” patent covering the iPhone

Apple last week was awarded a monstrous 358-page patent covering the touch screen, graphical user interface, and methods that combine to define the iPhone user experience.
Dating back to September of 2007 and granted last Tuesday, U.S. Patent No. 7479949 lists many inventors; notably, Apple co-founder and chief executive Steve Jobs, iPhone software director Scott Forstall, and FingerWorks [...]