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2007: A year in review, January
Apple announces iPhone, Vista is launched while dual-format HD players and discs mark a possible solution to the format war 26 December 2007 9:00 GMT
2007 started off with a high profile lawsuit and a change in UK law.

Apple is never far from the gadget world's headlines but this time it was splashed over the nationals' front pages with news of alleged stock options backdating. The lawsuit claimed that "improper...
2nd gen iPhone nearly ready, Apple TV to get a revamp
Analysts fuel next-gen Apple product rumours 13 December 2007 7:44 GMT
Researchers for Goldman Sachs have been looking into the immediate future for Apple after visiting with suppliers and manufacturers in Asia to get the inside info.

The main news to come out of this cross-continental visit is that Apple is apparently to release...
Apple TV sales disappointing
Analyst claims sales are in a slump 10 December 2007 14:29 GMT
Sales of Apple TV have been well below predicted expectation for the media streaming set-top box.

Market Research firm Forrester claims that the Apple TV has failed to "catch the imagination" of consumers, revising its prediction from last May that Apple would...
O2 launches the Xda Stellar
Tytn II in O2 clothing 26 November 2007 11:41 GMT
O2 has announced the launch of the Xda Stellar - a 3G pocket sized Windows Mobile PDA with inbuilt GPS.

Essentially the HTC Tytn II in O2 clothing, the O2 Xda Stellar is the first Xda offered by O2 to come with both integrated sat nav capabilities and a full...
DivX to launch hardware to rival Apple TV
Media streaming prototype shown to press 24 August 2007 11:04 GMT
It seems that the folk behind the DivX video codec are working on an imminent hardware launch.

A device that could rival Apple TV was shown to media by DivX co-founder Jerome Rota.

The Rota prototype shown streams DivX media to your television...
"News" for Apple TV promised "soon" by Steve Jobs
But no surprise iPod announcements 7 August 2007 19:38 GMT
It was rumoured by a few that Apple would reveal new iPods today, but as the press event was said to be Mac-focused, which was from Apple direct, many dismissed the gossip.

They were right to do so as Apple revealed nothing on the iPod front which leaves the...
Apple TV updates mean you can stream your photos
Slide show, anyone? 4 July 2007 17:40 GMT
The combination of the recent Apple TV 1.1 software update and the 7.3 version of iTunes means that Apple TV now brings you the rather handy feature of being able to stream your photographs.

Just in time for those fascinating holidays pics too...
Roxio Crunch available for Windows
Converts vids for iPod, Apple TV and iPhone 27 June 2007 9:05 GMT
Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions, has launched a Microsoft Windows version of Roxio Crunch, which enables you to quickly and easily convert your fave videos for viewing on the go.

Decribed as the ideal companion to the iPod, Apple TV, and the highly anticipated...
YouTube is the twelfth iPhone application
Apple announces YouTube for iPhone 20 June 2007 17:18 GMT
Apple today announced that iPhone users will be able to enjoy YouTube clips on their iPhones.

This announcement ends immense speculation about what the mystery twelfth application on the iPhone's home screen could have been, but if you look to the iPhone picture...
Skin your Apple TV
Vinyl art gives your telly box a new look 7 June 2007 8:19 GMT
Rebel against conformist Mac minimalism and customise your Apple TV with one of these arty skins from iStyles.

The Apple TV Skins are made from ultra-high resolution with full-colour designs that are printed on premium grade adhesive-backed cast vinyl with...
Breaking news: the Apple store is down!
What's coming our way? 5 June 2007 12:25 GMT
It's Tuesday, the Apple store is down - what's heading our way?

Is it going to be the new MacBook Pros? Metal finished iMacs?

A surprise launch of the iPhone into the UK? (Joking!)

We'll keep you posted as soon as we know more...
New HTC touch phone revealed – it is the Elf!
We've got a sneak preview pic and specs 1 June 2007 11:24 GMT
We've got a great pic and some juicy gossip after Coolsmartphone got their hot little hands on the new HTC phone we told you about last week.

According the site the new device is called the Elf (how very LOTR) but will also be known as the HTC Touch P3450 –...
AT&T and Apple to partner on Apple TV too?
Rumours of IPTV capabilities in 2008 1 June 2007 10:57 GMT
Engadget is today reporting the possibility that Apple and AT&T may add IPTV capabilities to Apple TV from next year.

Quoting a "well-connected source" they speculate that Apple and AT&T's partnership over the iPhone may not be the only joint venture that the...
iPhone might be available on pay as you go
Leaked AT&T plans surface in the States 23 May 2007 11:46 GMT
Although details are very much yet to be confirmed both in the States and even more so here in Blighty, reports on the interweb are suggesting that Apple's iPhone may be available from launch on a pay as you go basis.

Techie news site the Boy Genius Report...
Sony Ericsson - is this the new phone?
Rumour-mills supported by pics and specs for the P700i 19 April 2007 10:44 GMT
We may have the first glimpse of the Sony Ericsoon P700i smartphone. Courtesy of a poster on the Esato forums we also know a few of the specs to expect.

The phone is likely to be run on Symbian OS, with a 2.6-inch QVGA 240 x 320 display. The handset is ramping...
Double-head Nokia rumours
Rumours on-heat for Nokia 13 April 2007 15:39 GMT
There have been two rumours about Nokia today, neither of them yet officially confirmed by the phone manufacturer but enough to get our taste buds going.

Both to do with developments of the company’s handsets. First up, the launch of the new Nokia N95 has stirred...
Techorati rumoured to be up for sale
Boasting uncharacteristically about figures 4 April 2007 14:40 GMT
Rumours are starting to surface that blog tracking website Technorati is up for sale.

According to commentators online, the rumours have started because the normally secretive site has just posted recent traffic figures showing a massive growth in visitor numbers.
Samsung Blu-ray player rumoured to not play 50GB discs
Discs not released in time for testing 30 August 2006 10:08 GMT
Although the Blu-ray disc format has been in the news in the last few days because movie titles have finally been announced for release in Japan, a quiet rumour has been circulating that is more damaging for the Blu-ray reputation.

According to the writer on...
Apple Power Mac may sport a new casing and specs at the WWDC
Yet more rumours from the world of Apple 4 July 2006 16:18 GMT
It has already been confirmed that Leopard will debut at the Worldwide Developers Conference next month. Now it looks like the operating system demo may be given on a Power Mac G5 replacement.

The website Think Secret has received confirmation that the top-range...
Apple rumoured to be launching movie store by year's end
Report suggests the sticking point is price 20 June 2006 12:15 GMT
Get ready for movies on your iPod.

Variety.com has reportedly obtained information from several sources that Apple is in serious negociations with movie studios to sell movies on iTunes.

But Steve Jobs and the studios have to agree on a price first.