Following yesterday’s expansion of the iTunes Music Store, Ireland is now one of the few European countries that cannot download and purchase tracks–even though Ireland is the home of U2. Residents of the country cannot purchase the band’s new “Digital Box Set,” which was announced alongside the special edition U2 iPod yesterday.
Read MoreTrue to its word, Apple today began shipping its new iPod Photo, which was just introduced yesterday at a special Apple event in San Jose, CA. According to MacMinute readers, the new devices are shipping directly from Shanghai and are expected to arrive by November 3.
Read More– During Apple’s special music event yesterday, chief executive Steve Jobs provided some interesting statistics on sales from the iTunes Music Store. “I’ve read some articles that have said the online music industry is slowing down. We don’t know where that is coming from,” Jobs said. “We don’t normally share our data. We’re pretty secretive about it. But I want to share some data with you today so you can see what we see.”
Read MoreBusinessWeek has profiled Apple CEO Steve Jobs this week in the magazine’s greatest innovators of the past 75 years series. “More than anyone else, he brought digital technology to the masses. As a visionary, he saw that computers could be much more than drab productivity tools. Instead, they could help unleash human creativity and sheer enjoyment. A marketing genius, he conceived of elegant products that captured consumers’ imaginations.
Read MoreFollowing yesterday’s iPod announcements, Merrill Lynch has raised its estimates on Apple. Citing increased iPod shipments, the firm raised the estimate for the fiscal first quarter ending in December to earnings of 42 cents per share on revenue of $2.95 billion, up from earnings of 40 cents per share on revenue of $2.85 billion.
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