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iPhone gets one step closer to China
CNET News.com Staff | Jun 30, 2008
Talks about how to bring the iPhone to China have moved from hard-line negotiations to the logistics phase, Reuters is reporting. 
Now, talks with Chinese wireless carrier China Mobile have cleared their biggest hurdle, Apple's insistence on setting up a revenue-sharing agreement, according to Reuters. Apple has reportedly given up on that idea in favor of a model by which the carrier will subsidize the phone upfront, like the deal Apple now has with US provider AT&T and the vast majority of its carrier partners around the world. That has allowed the two companies to move forward with plans and move on to working out the logistics. However, there is still no timetable for when the iPhone will be released there, a China Mobile spokeswoman told Reuters.
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Microsoft to announce flash-based Zune
Greg Sandoval, CNET News.com | Oct 02, 2007
Microsoft plans to announce the second generation of Zune digital music players on Tuesday, according to a source close to the company.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is supposed to take part in the formal announcement of the new music player, the Web site BetaNews reported on Monday. A source with knowledge of the announcement confirmed the report when contacted by CNET News.com.
The upcoming player, which will be available in November, will be the first Zune to feature flash-based memory, BetaNews reported.
The site also said Zune's flash-based players will measure 3 inches (76.2mm) by 1.25 inches (31.75mm) and the device will look very similar to the iPod Nano.
A Microsoft spokesman did not immediately reply to an interview request.
Report: Olympus high-end SLR to debut Oct 17
Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com | Sep 10, 2007
Sony, Nikon, Canon and Panasonic have unveiled a gaggle of new SLRs, but Olympus has yet to show off its promised top-end model, at least to most of the world. According to DPreview this week, though, the unveiling will take place October 17.
"We have just received official word that Olympus will reveal the successor to their top-of-the-range E-1 digital SLR... on 17th October", the site said.
The camera initially looked like it might be called the EP-1, but more recent evidence suggests the name E-3. Some specifications from an anonymously released and unconfirmed document includes the following: 5 frames per second shooting, a 10-megapixel sensor, 11-point autofocus, sensor-shift image stabilization, a swiveling LCD, wireless flash control and a dust-reduction system.
Mac Mini updated to Core 2 Duo CPUs
Rich Brown, CNET News.com | Aug 08, 2007
Thanks to an uncommon Q&A session after the iMac and iLife '08 announcements, we also learned that the Mac Mini has received an update as well. The previous models came with Intel Core Duo chips. The new models get Core 2 Duos; a 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo T5600 chip in the S$1,048 (US$744.53) model and a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo T7200 on the S$1,348 (US$957.66) unit.
In addition to the faster clock speeds, adding Core 2 Duo also means 4MB of L2 cache on the S$1,348 (US$957.66) Mac Mini, an upgrade over the 2MB on the new S$1,048 (US$744.53) system and both older Core Duo-based units. That extra cache should translate to better performance on the S$1,348 (US$957.66) model, beyond its faster CPU clock speed. Apple also added iLife '08 to both new Mac Minis as well.
While both of today's Mac Mini updates are nice, our question from earlier remains: If you purchase a new Mac today, what happens when Apple's Leopard OS X update comes out in two months? Given that the Mac Mini is ostensibly Apple's budget system, potentially tacking on S$250 (US$177.61) or so for an upgrade down the road is an even bigger concern for potential purchasers of this system who are likely more price-conscious.
Apple schedules Mac event for next Tuesday
Tom Krazit, CNET News.com | Aug 01, 2007
| Editors' note: Apple Singapore is unable to comment on the upcoming event next Tuesday. |
Apple is going to hold a "product presentation" next Tuesday for members of the media that will focus on the Mac, according to an Apple representative.
The event will take place at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California, at 10am and "Apple executives" will be present, the representative said, declining to say whether CEO Steve Jobs will show up. Presumably, he'll be in the building.
The most recent Mac-related chatter has concerned a long-awaited redesign of the iMac, and other outlets, namely ThinkSecret, have already reported that Apple plans to introduce the new iMacs on August 7. The rest of the Mac lineup has been updated more recently than the iMac, which hasn't really been changed since Apple made the transition to Intel's chips.
Another report surfaced about a possible new iPod nano to come out next week, but the Apple representative emphasized this would be a Mac-related event, and it's somewhat unlikely that Apple would have two new products from different departments in a week that doesn't fall during Macworld. Mac shipments soared during Apple's third quarter, and if the iMac rumors are true, the company could have new all-in-one systems on its shelves prior to the start of the back-to-school shopping season.
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