Apple Celebrates A Decade of iTunes with Timeline

5:26 PM, Apr. 25th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · iObserver

A Decade of iTunes

Apple announced the Apple Music Store—that's the iTunes Store today—on April 28th, 2003. That means on Sunday, April 28th, 2013, the iTunes Store will be 10 years old, and Apple is marking the event with a timeline appropriately called "A Decade of iTunes."

AT&T Q1 iPhone Activations Hit 4.8M

10:12 AM, Apr. 25th, 2013 · Jeff Gamet · iObserver

AT&T's most popular smartphone is still Apple's iPhone. The cell service provider reported it activated 4.8 million iPhones during its first fiscal quarter for 2013, making up some 80 percent of the company's smartphone sales.

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The fight for cell service, and specifically iPhone, subscribers in the U.S. is between AT&T and Verizon. Sprint is left to take what's left, and now it gets to share some of that with T-Mobile. Despite the growing number of Android phone users, Apple's iPhone still looks like the favorite for consumers, and AT&T's first quarter activations help back that up.

Amazon Reportedly Working on TV Settop Box for Video Streaming

2:04 PM, Apr. 24th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin · iObserver

Amazon TV

Amazon is reportedly working on its own TV settop box for streaming videos under its Instant Video -branded service. Citing three unnamed sources, Bloomberg said the product is being built in Amazon's Lab126 division in Cupertino, CA, under the direction of several settop and video engineering veterans.

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The question in our mind is why the networks and studios that have met Apple's desires in this same space with such resistance have so freely licensed streaming rights to Amazon.

Sprint iPhone Sales Flat Year-over-year

1:04 PM, Apr. 24th, 2013 · Jeff Gamet · iObserver

Sprint's first fiscal quarter earnings report is out, and the cell service provider said it activated 1.5 million iPhones during the quarter. That number is down compared to last quarter's 2.2 million activations during the holiday season, but is inline with year-over-year numbers.

PowerTrekk Charges Your iPhone by Magic. OK, Hydrogen & Water

12:30 PM, Apr. 24th, 2013 · Chuck La Tournous · iObserver

PowerTrekk review

Forget warp drive, Mr. Fission and flying cars. For a real glimpse of tomorrow's technology today, it's hard to imagine anything cooler than charging your iPhone with a tablespoon of water. Contributing Editor Chuck La Tournous looks at the PowerTrekk -- a hydrogen fuel cell that's barely indistiguishable from magic.

iTunes Store Highlights 10 Years of iTunes

9:27 AM, Apr. 24th, 2013 · Jeff Gamet · iObserver

Apple launched a special iTunes Store area on Wednesday called "A Decade of iTunes" to celebrate the ten year anniversary of its online music store. The iTunes Store first launched as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, and the special tribute store points out highlights from every year it's been up and running.

Apple Store Apps Adds iPhone Upgrade Eligibility Notification

7:30 PM, Apr. 23rd, 2013 · Jeff Gamet · iObserver

Apple released Apple Store 2.6 for the iPhone and iPod touch on Tuesday, adding the ability to receive notifications when iPhone owners are eligible for upgrades. The APple Store app lets users purchase products, set up in-store appointments, and more.

Apple’s Quarterly App Store Developer Payments Top $1B

6:52 PM, Apr. 23rd, 2013 · Jeff Gamet · iObserver

At least some developers selling their wares through Apple's App Store for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are making out based on comments from CFO Peter Oppenheimer. He noted during Tuesday's second fiscal quarter earnings report that Apple is now paying out over US$1 billion a quarter to third-party developers.