The Independent reports on a new patent application in the US which reveals that Apple is in the process of copyrighting software which would force consumers to watch or listen to adverts on its products.
On Tuesday, Apple holds its annual end-of-summer event. As usual, the subjects, announcements and star appearances are under the tightest of wraps, sending the media rumour mill into overdrive.
A French teenager suffered an eye injury when his girlfriend’s iPhone shattered. The incident came weeks after a British girl’s iPod exploded, sending the device flying into the air.
Apple has introduced a new iPod shuffle, its tiniest mp3 player, with a function that enables the music player to speak to its owner and announce the title of songs. The new model supports 14 different languages.
Apple appeared unfazed by the global economic crisis as it announced record quarterly profits, with revenue in excess of 10 billion dollars for the first time in the company's history. Apple sold 22.73 million iPods, an all-time high.
Apple is putting an end to anti-piracy software on iTunes, the company announced at Tuesday's Macworld Expo. Marketing vice president Phil Schiller also unveiled Apple's snazzy new MacBook Pro model.
