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September 05, 2005
EverythingDigital Podcast 2005-09-05
Updated iTunes phone rumors, an Australian court's ruling against Kazaa, HD DVD delays, Skype's plans for expansion in China, my new sponsor, how Massachusetts is dumping Microsoft Office, the planned absence of a keynote at Apple Expo Paris, and Epson's mini-projector.
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Maybe, Just Maybe, an iTunes Phone?
For as hyped up a product as it is, the Motorola iTunes phone is certainly running behind schedule. It was at Macworld Expo that Steve Jobs first talked about the new product, and ever since then the Apple rumor sites have been turning out countless rumors about its "upcoming" release.
Now, after so much waiting, we have another rumor. This week, Apple announced that it would be making a momentous digital music announcement on Wednesday, September 7. It is unknown whether this press event will even concern the long-awaited iTunes phone, but analysts and industry insiders alike believe that the time is right for such a release from Apple.
It has also been reported that Cingular may be the first carrier to incorporate the iTunes phone into its lineup, and that the company may even be working on something more than just servicing the new model. Sources say that Apple and Cingular could be working on a wireless version of the iTunes Music Store, allowing music purchases and downloads to be carried out straight from the mobile phone's interface.
While still unconfirmed, these rumors definitely suggest that Apple may have quite a bit up its sleeve for the Wednesday event.
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HD DVD Looking at a Late Start
It looks like Toshiba's next-generation HD DVD standard is suffering yet another setback in the battle with Sony's Blu-Ray over the chance to be the new hi-def DVD standard.
Yes, in addition to recent, devastating poll results showing that consumers greatly preferred Blu-Ray, Toshiba is at a loss in announcing that it will not be launching its new DVD format this year, but will instead be waiting until next year for the debut. This change of plans will almost certainly eliminate the advantage HD DVD might have had over Blu-Ray if Toshiba had launched it this year.
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