02/05/2008 by swordfish.

Following the release of Safari for Windows and Apple’s controversial decision to install it using the iTunes installer, it now seems thatSafari has tripled its market share.

According to Net Applications’ figures, Safari 3.1 took a 0.21% share of the market in its first month, up from the 0.07% of version 3, released a year earlier.

Source: PC Pro

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21/04/2008 by swordfish.

The 3G iPhone may be released to all service providers, rather than under an exclusive deal with just one, according to early reports.

The long-awaited 3G handset may be released under a non-exclusive deal in Italy, with Apple no longer enforcing profit-sharing schemes, claims the Italian newspaper, La Republica.

Until now the iPhone has been sold in all countries via one chosen operator, and a percentage of monthly tariff charges taken by Apple.

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16/04/2008 by swordfish.

UK mobile firms O2 and Carphone Warehouse are to cut the price of Apple’s iPhone by £100.

The 8GB iPhone will now cost £169, but the newer 16GB model will not receive a price cut.

O2 confirmed speculation that it would follow German carrier T-Mobile, which announced last week that it will drop the price for the 8GB iPhone to 99.

O2 has already reduced the cost of owning an iPhone by overhauling its tariff structure to allow users more voice minutes and text messages.

The news follows rumours of a possible 3G iPhone coming this summer. These cuts have added to speculation that suppliers are clearing out stock in anticipation of a new release.

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15/04/2008 by swordfish.

O2 is preparing to knock £100 off the price of the iPhone tomorrow, according to reports.

The claim was made on the website Mobile Today, which also suggests that Carphone Warehouse is set to follow. Neither company was willing to confirm the rumours though O2 says further information will be forthcoming this afternoon.

If the rumours prove to be true, it will undoubtedly fuel speculation that vendors are clearing stocks to make way for the widely anticipated 3G iPhone, expected in June.

Other commentators suggest it could be an aggressive attempt to bolster unconvincing sales of the device in order to meet sales targets.

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15/04/2008 by swordfish.

Tesco said on Tuesday it will open an online shop next month selling music, films, games and television programmes for iPods and other digital players.

The supermarket chain’s new download service will compete with Apple’s iTunes site as well as British operators like HMV, 7Digital and Woolworths.

It will replace its existing digital site that offers a limited selection of music in a format that can not be downloaded directly to iPods.

Tesco Commercial Director Graham Harris said he expected the launch in May to “shake up” the download market by attracting a wider range of consumers. “We wanted to create an exciting and easy-to-use entertainment shop that Tesco customers of all ages and technical ability can use and trust,” he said.

Download prices have yet to be announced.

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14/04/2008 by swordfish.

The UK music industry has called for Apple and other portable device makers to had over a slice of their revenues as compensation for fair use copying.

The Music Business Group (MBG), which numbers record company trade groups and rights collecting organisations among its members, backs proposals for change in UK copyright law that would provide legal backing for private copying of music to computers and portable players, so-called format shifting.

But it believes that rights holders should be compensated by a voluntary licensing scheme.

“The proposal we have put forward through the Music Business Group would see format-shifting copying (i.e. “CDs to iPods”) brought within the law,” MBG spokesman Richard Mollet explained in an email.

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