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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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Apple Cuts DRM and Prices on iTunes, Introduces 17-inch
MacBook
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Apple is cutting the price of
At the Macworld trade show Tuesday, Apple's top marketing
executive, Philip Schiller, said iTunes songs would come
in three pricing tiers: 69 cents, 99 cents and $1.29,
depending on the recording company they come from.
Beginning today, all four music labels?Universal Music
Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group and EMI, along with
thousands of independent labels, are now offering their
music in iTunes Plus, Apple?s DRM-free format with
higher-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding.
He also said Apple worked with all the major record labels
to get songs free of "digital rights management"
technology that limits people's ability to copy songs or
move them to different devices.
iTunes customers can also choose to download their
favorite songs directly onto their iPhone 3G over their 3G
network just as they do with Wi-Fi today, for the same
price as downloading to their computer.
New Mackbooks
Apple also today unveiled the new 17-inch MacBook Pro
featuring an aluminum unibody enclosure, and a new
built-in battery that delivers up to eight hours of use
and up to 1,000 recharges for more than three times the
lifespan of conventional notebook batteries. The new
17-inch MacBook Pro has a high resolution LED-backlit
display and the same large glass Multi-Touch trackpad
introduced with the new MacBook family in October. In
addition, the new 17-inch MacBook Pro includes NVIDIA
graphics and the latest generation Intel Core 2 Duo mobile
processors.
Measuring just 0.98-inches thin and weighing 6.6 pounds,
the 17-inch MacBook Pro is the world?s thinnest and
lightest 17-inch notebook. The 17-inch MacBook Pro is the
most powerful Mac notebook yet with the latest Intel Core
2 Duo processors available up to 2.93 GHz, up to 8GB DDR3
main memory and a graphics architecture that allows users
to switch between the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated
graphics processor for better battery life and the
powerful NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics
processor for higher performance. The new 17-inch MacBook
Pro includes a 320GB 5400 rpm hard drive standard with a
320GB 7200 rpm hard drive and 128GB and 256GB solid state
drives as options. As with the rest of the new MacBook
family, the 17-inch MacBook Pro includes a Mini
DisplayPort to connect with the new Apple LED Cinema
Display featuring a 24-inch LED-backlit widescreen display
with a built-in iSight video camera, mic and speakers.
The new 17-inch MacBook Pro will be shipping at the end of
January and will be available through the Apple Store
(www.apple.com), Apple?s retail stores and Apple
Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of
$2,799 (US).
Movie, pix software upgrades
Apple also rolled out upgrades to its home movie and photo
software on Tuesday atthe Macworld trade show.
The company introduced iLife? ?09, which features major
upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand, and includes
iDVD and an updated version of iWeb. iPhoto ?09 builds on
the ability to automatically organize photos into Events
by adding Faces and Places as new ways to easily organize
and manage your photos. iMovie ?09 expands on the fast
movie creation introduced in iMovie ?08 by adding the
depth users want through easy-to-use new features such as
the new Precision Editor, video stabilization, advanced
drag and drop, and animated travel maps. GarageBand ?09
introduces a whole new way to help you learn to play piano
and guitar with 18 basic lessons and optional lessons from
top artists such as Sara Bareilles, John Fogerty, Norah
Jones and Sting. iLife ?09 is included with every new Mac
purchase and available as a $79 upgrade for existing
users.
After this year's gathering, Apple is withdrawing from
Macworld, an event owned by IDG World Expo that in years
past had been populated by Apple faithful but will now
continue on without the tech giant. |
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