In the “no” column: the iPad tablet. The Beatles catalog. iPod Touch w/ built-in camera.
In the “yes” column: iTunes 9.0. Full-length album download format. Facebook & Twitter integration in iTunes. Lower iPod prices. Whole new iPod Nano with built-in video camera, FM radio tuner, microphone, speaker, pedometer, available today.
And all this under the long-awaited return of Steve Jobs.
Let’s break it down.
iTunes

iTunes got a major upgrade today in the form of iTunes 9.0, which sports a clean, fully redesigned interface and tons of enhancements both big and small:

The big news is iTunes LP (the project formerly code-named Cocktail), a snazzy new …read more

It’s officially official: as expected, Apple is hosting its annual iPod press conference/keynote/event/thing on September 9th. Mac fiends take note that you’ll want to set your timers for 10:am Pacific on that day, as every tech blogger in the universe will be live blogging from the event, which is set to be held at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

Invitations went out this morning to media, though they were sparse on details. It was pretty much just the image you see above, with the embedded “rock & roll” tagline, and the date and location listed. (Oh Apple, …read more

Oh, how I want this to be real. Okay, it’s not the rumored iTablet exactly, but more of a look at its operating system in action, from someone who claims to have access to the device’s developer’s kit. It’s short but sweet. Take a look:
What do you think? The smoothness of that transition looks slick enough to have originated from Apple. But who knows, it’s probably just somebody with too much time on their hands.
In related news, Gizmodo has exclusive info from an insider source who’s claiming that the Apple Tablet will have a 10″ screen, look like a giant …read more