Vincent Neil

CNET: New iPod will be listed on the end of this month

This week, because issue and iPhone of new iPod are on a price reduction, the apple became the news star.

In San Francisco of U.S.A., the apple chief executive officer Steve and Jobs produces another one and is propagandized the media event this week, he has shown whom people looked forward to for a long time without telephone iPhone does notting.

On condition that lack some functions such as camera, E-mail,etc., it is still a very hot project to touch the fund ipod in a totally new way, it will be listed later this month. At Office 2.0 meeting this time, each conferee has been released one iPhone only available for showing free. In the talks, CNET reputable reporter Rafe Needleman discusses the commercial function of this kind of mobile phone today and in the future animatedly with every conferee to the developer.

It is reported, the new iPod appearance is similar to iPhone, just Uninstalled calls out the function, the capacity is 8G, the price will be 299 dollars. It has a touch-sensitive screen controlling device and built-in Wi-Fi aerial, can connect with Internet's directness, in addition there are browser functions. Users can download the song to iPod directly in this way, if users can connect this device with new iTunes shop, and does not need to connect with computer.

Another function of iPod is, if and the song which the users who enter Starbucks like there intends to buy in iTunes shop, then, users only need to press the icon on the screen, can download the relevant song.

As to this, Howard - Schultz, chairman of Starbucks, represents, Starbucks shop of U.S.A. will finish the installation of the relevant supervisory routine within two years, so that users enjoy the music service of apples in Starbucks shop to the limit.

CNET: The apple signs the patent about iPhone with Interdigital

Apple has signed the permission agreement of a patent with U.S.A. InterDigital Company, the external world estimates over 20 million dollars of patent fee. This agreement has contained iPhone already issued on the market at present and 3GiPhone issued soon.

At on Thursday, Interdigital reveals this to U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. This company shows, they have already signed a seven - year long agreement with the apple. The technology of this company mainly involves the mobile communication of the honeycomb, their technical patent is used in many kinds of cellular networks, EDGE network of AT&T as iPhone uses at present. But company this concentrate, come the intersection of 3G and technical research and development have energy already at present, including W-CDMA and HSDPA,etc.. This means, the distance of Apple has introduced a iPhone cell-phone of 3G already in the near future. The apple has already shown clearly, will sell the iPhone cell-phone in Europe before the end of the year. However, seeing that European 3G network has been already popularized, the industry personage thinks, iPhone that Apple will put out W-CDMA edition lands Europe.

It is reported, Interdigital, this news, has obtained investors to welcome, on Friday, the stock price of this company booms by 13%. What deserves to be mentioned is, while announcing the news of iPhone in January of this year, Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple, once showed, Apple has already filed 200 multinomial patented technology on the iPhone cell-phone. However, Apple is not expert at moving the communication skill, so they mainly buy the patent from other companies to authorize in these technically. The company of the apple makes a speech representatives have not issued any comment on this transaction either.

Britain

Reuter: The apple pushes iTunes Tagging

On Friday, Apple, the digital high tone quality is broadcast (HD Radio) Technological developer and iBiquity digital company of authorizing trader, and show in several major broadcasters, they will put out one kind to known as " iTunes will be marked " All new free service. Through this service, use the audience with high definition radio of the special label button, can be on the frequency modulation dial " Mark " The song which they heard, later bought through iTunes of the apple.

It is reported, JBL department of Hamann international industrial corporation, and the high clear radio that Polk Audio produces will have button of this label. A spokesman of iBiquity claimed to emerge since 2004, high definition radio had already sold " hundreds of thousands of " Taiwan. IBiquity shows, every broadcasting station, including the propaganda company of market leader's American clear channel, should go to together as soon as possible for starting hundreds of iTunes Tagging sites of the whole America.

The apple is accused, need to explain iTunes expenses standard to the British government for this week, the apple will meet committee member of European Union, discuss the price question of iTunes shop regarding European Union executive committee puts forward.

The apple will explain separately to four major record companies why the price of download of music will vary with country. The evidence collected, will deliver to the affairs commissioner Neelie of European Union's competition after the hearing will finish

Kroes is in the hand. In April of this year, because of the appeal of the fair trade office of Britain, the committee proposed against Trust's accusation. Britain iTunes users need to pay 79p from iTunes shop

Buy a song, it is probably equivalent to 1.16 euro, it is reported, the apple has already responded this accusation in Jun., but the detail has not been disclosed yet.