Most the hot tech news today is really all about Apple! Apple’s rumored to shortly be announced streaming music subscription service iRadio, the U.S. Department of Justice anti-trust lawsuit against Apple for allegedly conspiring with publishers to set higher e-book prices and Apple’s upcoming World Wide Developer’s Conference which will be held next week and during which Apple is known for announcing some new service and/or product.
So basically here’s the Apple news for today!
iRadio: Apple has been long rumored to be working on a streaming music subscription service like Spotify and Pandora. And CNET reports that Apple has reached a deal with the Warner Music group to stream their music titles which leads to speculation that Apple will announce a launch date for their iRadio service at their World Wide Developer’s Conference next week.
Here’s a link to a CNET article on the subject titled “Apple reaches iRadio deal with Warner Music Suggesting WWDC launch:
DOJ E-Book Case Begins: Apple was one of the companies, along with five of the Big Six Publishers (the largest six publishers in the U.S.) to be investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice for e-book price fixing via an anti-trust lawsuit. The five publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin and Macmillan all settled the suite with the DOJ out of court but Apple spokesman insist Apple did not conspire with the previously mentioned publishers to set e-book prices and eliminate competition – particularly competition from the super e-book seller Amazon.
Here’s a link to an article on the subject that offers more in-depth information titled “Trial on E-Book Price-Fixing Puts Apple in Spotlight:”
Upcoming World Wide Developer’s Conference: Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference, which is popular with app makers for obvious reasons, kicks off next Monday, June 10. Apple CEO Tim Cook will give the keynote address at the WWDC and the tech rumor mill is buzzing with ideas as to what new products and/or services Apple will announce during the keynote address. One of the hotly rumored items is some new version of the Apple TV streaming player but other items may include new features of iOS 7 (the next generation of Apple’s mobile operating software for iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch), new SIRI (Apple’s voice activated assistant on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad) and more. We’ll have to wait until next week to know for sure of course but in the meantime we can speculate!
Here’s a link to an App Advice article titled “WWDC 2013 Countdown One More Thing Apple Should Announce June 10,” that talks about WWDC and the possibility of some type of new Apple TV device:
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/06/wwdc-2013-countdown-one-more-thing-apple-should-announce-june-10
And a link to a TechCrunch artilce titled “What To Watch For At WWDC 2013: More Freedom For Developers” that speculates perhaps Apple will allow app developers a bit more freedom in what types of apps and app options Apple will allow in its app store:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/02/what-to-watch-for-at-wwdc-2013-more-freedom-for-developers/
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Linda R.
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References
Chen, Brian. & Bosman, Julie. (2013, June 2). Trial on E-Book Price-Fixing Puts Apple in Spotlight. New York Times. Online.
Etherington, Darrell. (2013, June 2). What To Watch For At WWDC 2013: More Freedom For Developers. TechCrunch. Online.
Gamet, Jeff. (2013, June 3). DOJ Ebook Price Fixing Trial Against Apple Starts Today. The Mac Observer. Online. http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/doj-ebook-price-fixing-trial-against-apple-starts-today
Miller, Matthew. (2013, June 3). Apple works out deal with Warner Music; iRadio at WWDC likely. ZDNet. Online. http://www.zdnet.com/apple-works-out-deal-with-warner-music-iradio-at-wwdc-likely-7000016241/
Sloan, Paul. (2013, June 2). Apple reaches iRadio deal with Warner Music, Suggesting WWDC launch. CNET. Online.
Strange, Adario. (2013, June 3). Report: Warner Signs On for Apple iRadio Service. PC Mag. Online. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2419821,00.asp
Wolfe, Brian. (2013, June 3). WWDC 2013 Countdown: One More Thing Apple Should Announce June 10. App Advice. Online.
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