Apple today announced that more than two billion songs, 50 million television episodes and over 1.3 million feature-length films have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store, making it the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store, according to the company. “The iTunes Store now features the world’s largest catalog by far with over four million songs, 250 feature films, 350 television shows and over 100,000 podcasts.
Read MoreMicrosoft Corp.’s Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) today revealed at Macworld Expo the news Mac fans have been waiting to hear: A new version of Office for Mac is on its way. The Mac BU announced its intent to deliver the first Universal version of Office for Mac for PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs — Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Scheduled to be available in the second half of 2007, Office 2008 for Mac will allow Mac users to work smarter and more efficiently with new and enhanced tools that are simple, intuitive and easily discovered.
Read MoreApple CEO Steve Jobs today announced that Apple is dropping “Computer” from its corporate name. The company will now be know simply as “Apple Inc.” Jobs said that the name change is meant to reflect the fact that Apple has matured from a computer manufacturer to a full-fledged consumer electronics company.
Read MoreApple and Cingular today announced that Cingular, the largest wireless carrier in the US, will be Apple’s exclusive US carrier partner for the company’s new iPhone, unveiled today. As part of this multi-year partnership, Apple and Cingular are working together to provide innovative new features to mobile phone users, such as iPhone’s pioneering and unique Visual Voicemail, a first on any mobile phone in the world, according to the announcement.
Read MoreApple today introduced the new AirPort Extreme, a networking solution delivering up to five times the performance and twice the range of the previous AirPort Extreme. Based on 802.11n, AirPort Extreme extends a wireless network to even more areas in a home or office and makes streaming digital content and transferring large files faster and easier.
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