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New York Times blogger Nick Bilton has claimed that Apple is deep in development on a Siri-powered, Apple-branded TV for release in either late 2012 or early 2013.

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As we mark the passing of Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs today, Brenna Hillier looks at the extraordinary impact of one man on the modern world.

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Apple has confirmed that founder and long-time CEO Steve Jobs has passed away after a long battle with cancer.

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Steve Jobs has finally resigned as Apple’s CEO, but the departure of the enigmatic visionary will not stop the rise of Apple as a major force in video games. Patrick Garratt reports.

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The man who guided Apple through its transition from an almost irrelevant computing platform to ubiquitous household name has stepped down.

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said the company has sold over 100 million iPhones.

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Apple has announced that over one million Apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store day one.

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Former Xbox exec Ed Fries has told Develop that Apple head Steve Jobs made a personal, angry phone call to Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer after Bungie sold out to the Windows firm in 2000.

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Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu has opined that Apple may be in the frame to buy a content firm such as EA, after Steve Jobs said in a call that “strategic opportunities” may be available to the company.

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Apple COO Tim Cook has just lauded Valve’s recent launch of a Mac version of Steam, calling the venture “a great shot in the arm”.

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During today’s Apple event, Steve Jobs not only bragged about iPod Touch outselling DS and PSP combined, but also announced that Game Center will finally be released along with iOS 4.1.

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Apple’s announced that 1.7 million units of the fourth generation iPhone have been sold since its worldwide release last week.

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iPad launched last weekend, and already it has sold over 450,000 units and garnered over 3.5 million app downloads.

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Apple’s announced iPad sold over 300k in its opening weekend on sale in the US.

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After weeks and months of speculation, Apple has finally revealed its tablet device known as iPad.

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Steve Jobs has stated that the reason iPod Touch does not have a camera, is because it’s a game machine, therefore you have to make it as inexpensive as possible.

“Originally, we weren’t exactly sure how to market the Touch,” Jobs told The New York Times. “Was it an iPhone without the phone? Was it a pocket computer? What happened was, what customers told us was, they started to see it as a game machine.

“We started to market it that way, and it just took off. And now what we really see is it’s the lowest-cost way to the App Store, and that’s the big draw. So what we were focused on is just reducing the price to $199.

“We don’t need to add new stuff. We need to get the price down where everyone can afford it.”

So there you have it. No camera on iPod Touch. If you have to have that feature, the redesigned Nano has you covered.

Via Kotaku (NY Times).

Apple has announced that 5.2 million iPhones were sold during Q 2 this year, which compared to last year, shows an increase of 626 percent year-over-year, when only 717,000 were sold during the same 2008 time frame.

Also, 10.2 million iPods were sold in Q2, which includes all models of the MP3 player. Compared to Q2 2008,  sales were down 7 percent.

Over 40 million iPhones and iPod touches have been sold to date and the App Store just passed the 1.5 billion download mark.

On the Mac front, 2.6 million were sold which is up 4 percent from a year ago.

Apple reported $8.34 billion in revenue with a net profit of $1.23 billion for the quarter as well.

Steve Jobs is one happy man, we reckon.

Full thing after the break courtesy of Reuters.

Thanks, PocketGamer.

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Speaking at an Apple product event tonight, Steve Jobs has slammed Blu-ray for being too expensive and too complex.

“Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt,” he said.

“It’s great to watch the movies, but the licensing of the tech is so complex, we’re waiting till things settle down and Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace.”

The comments aren’t likely to go down well with, well, people that like Blu-ray.

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