Amazon has agreements with publishers Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins, having time to do this for a few days before the opening iBookstore from Apple. MacRumors wrote that the conditions of these transactions are similar to that in January, was struck with Macmillan. Amazon has made concessions to these publishers and authorized, and raise the price, and generally put a price on their own (so-called agency model sales).

At one time, Apple managed to attract many of the publishers is the opportunity to appoint their own price. Amazon they are banned, because of what cooperation it was on the verge of profitability, and sometimes even a loss. Since Apple have signed agreements such major publishers as Penguin, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette Book Group and Macmillan.

However, not all publishers managed to convince the benefits of the proposed Apple. Another major company, Random House, has not yet signed a contract with Apple.

Via MacRumors

According to CNet, Apple will provide their own streaming music service is not immediately with the start of sales iPad (April 3), and later in the year. This service, as previously reported, will enable users to store their own music on Apple servers and listen to it streaming from any device.

For many, this information will be disappointed because it was thought that the new service will immediately work on the iPad.

Recall that in December last year, Apple has acquired digital music service from Lala to turn it into a remote mediahranilische and connect to iTunes.

Via AppleInsider

Despite all the rumors about the possible appearance of CDMA-version of the iPhone for networks of Verizon, a well-known analyst Maynard Hume (Maynard Um) of UBS Investment Research is skeptical of such a possibility. According to him, this year's collaboration with Apple Verizon unlikely. He shared the view that the CDMA-phone may appear, but only in foreign markets: in China (China Telecom) and Japan (KDDI).

Hume believes that the new model iPhone, which will be traditionally presented in the summer, received an unusual touchpad on the back of the phone. Most probably will be able to play high-definition video, 5-megapixel camera, 64 GB NAND, the battery is increased volume, AMOLED-screen and new applications.

The analyst believes that the new iPhone will cost about the same as now produced a model iPhone 3GS, that is $ 199 and $ 299. Then 3GS become cheaper to $ 99 and replace in this price category 3G.

Analyst Mike Abramsky (Mike Abramsky) of RBC Capital Markets agrees with his colleague that if the CDMA-version and will appear, at first for China and Japan, and only then we can argue about the prospects of its appearance in the range of Verizon. If that happens, he writes, then due to Verizon subscribers iPhone sales could increase by 5-6 million units during the first year, increasing revenue Apple at $ 3.6 billion

Abramsky believes that the CDMA-version will be slightly smaller in size, it will have less memory, smaller screen, less than a fast processor will not front the camera, and cost will be either $ 99 (with a grant from the operator), if any, issued by the operator for free . Such an entry-level iPhone will be sold this year, 2 million, and the following – 12 million

Judge John Gruber (John Gruber) thinks that the new iPhone will be the same processor SoC-A4, as in the iPad, a frontal camera and a screen resolution of 960 × 640. Gruber inclined to think that in iPhone OS 4.0 and multitasking support for third-party applications.

Via AppleInsider

Vitrue has developed an application for the iTunes App Store Facebook. Now visitors of the most popular sotsseti can make purchases in the App Store, not leaving it. You can search for applications, share them with other users, view the most popular applications and much more.

The developer promises to eventually add more features to navigate applications become even easier. A lot of application – about 170 thousand. In addition, application developers will be able to advertise on Facebook their creations.

Via Mashable

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Resource MediaPost reported that on April 7 Apple introduced a new service iAd, through which enters the market of mobile advertising. Thus, it will be a response to the acquisition of Google company AdMob .

The source refers to an unnamed senior manager of Apple. The new service is supposed to be "revolutionary" and "a great step forward." The new division will utilize the resources and staffing firm Quattro Wireless, which Apple acquired in January for $ 275 million in AdMob, Google purchased for $ 750 million, according to unconfirmed information, then Google just broke in the price of Apple.

Here's how some time ago suggested Apple's chief financial officer Peter Openheimer (Peter Openheimer): «We got Quattro, because we wanted to provide developers an easy way to earn money for their applications more money, especially at the free applications.

Apple has never before engaged in mobile advertising, but before she had not been attractive mobile platform. Ten years ago, Apple wanted to add a banner in the search application Sherlock, but later abandoned this idea. Today, all the programs that are sold in iTunes, have no advertising.

Google also took a different path – has created around its open Android platform monoculture smartphones, allowing users to display targeted advertising messages. Google wants to expand the advertising monopoly on mobile devices, becoming hateful Microsoft in smartphones, with the only difference: it will not sell the license, and advertising and paid search results.

Apple has also has advantages, and considerable: at its disposal is the fastest growing mobile platform in the world, it has well-developed links with the developers of software for the iPhone, a single channel delivery of applications ( iTunes ). Offer developers an integrated service, advertising, Apple may well displace Google in the mobile advertising market.

The site AppleInsider refers to certain sources inside the Apple, according to which Jobs is planning to restructure the market for mobile advertising as well as to this has been to revolutionize the music players and phones.

The potential for this really is: as far back as 2007, iTunes had more than 500 million active user accounts, which makes the advertising market volume of about $ 2 billion since the figure has increased substantially.

Via AppleInsider

NPD survey showed that 51% of potential buyers would prefer a tablet netbook Apple. Even among those who already have some products Apple, 44% prefer a more traditional tablet MacBook. 66% of all respondents do not plan to buy iPad in the near future, definitely intend to do it 18%. The survey was conducted among people aged 18 to 34 years.

Notably, many who are planning to buy iPad, do so gradually. Basically, they stop the price of the device which seems to them a high. 57% believe the high price of even basic configuration iPad. Among the owners of Apple products is the number is 43%.

Most of those who plan to buy iPad, are primarily interested media player and Web browser.

"Given that most attracts people to iPad, easy to understand why those who already have similar functionality in other devices, whether iPod touch or laptop / netbook, do not want to spend $ 500 on a similar device", – said Stephen Baker (Stephen Baker) from the NPD.

However, Apple can not be afraid to start selling iPad , because, according to independent estimates, only the first day of taking pre-orders they had received over 240 thousand.

Via Electronista

Along with the release of iPad in the App Store application will appear from the cult Resource Wired. Of course, without advertising it can not do, but how much it will cost? Electronista , citing unnamed sources, says that some companies offer the publisher Condé Nast, which he publishes The New Yorker, Vogue and proper Wired, up to $ 200 000.

Two hundred thousand dollars Рit is alleged the price for advertising on eight pages in one issue. This price Cond̩ Nast, according to these sources, includes "additional opportunities" Рin particular, the client can update your ad and add video.

Bad things are going and have Wall Street Journal: has six companies, including Coca-Cola and FedEx, have bought advertising in the annex to the iPad. Four months in the WSJ for iPad are neither more nor less than $ 400 000. Monthly subscription for the readers will cost $ 18.

It seems, iPad is about to breathe new life into the advertising industry.

Norwegian developer submitted for approval to the App Store browser Opera Mini, known for his speed. At the International Congress of the mobile month ago Opera announced that the browser "six times faster than Safari». In this regard, it will be very interesting to see whether he would endorse Apple or not. Politics Apple in this regard is far from liberal, and especially with regard to browsers and other competing programs.

«Opera has made enormous efforts to create a customized, stylized, functional and highly responsive browser, which will most fully realize the capabilities of the iPhone for web-functional Opera, – says co-founder Jon von Tetzchner (Jon von Tetzchner). – The result of this work is the web browser for iPhone ».

Opera Mini browser is already released for Android and BlackBerry, though, so far only in beta. There is also a version for Windows Mobile.

In the first version of Opera Mini for iPhone will not function approximation pinch, but it is likely to appear in the future.

Via TechRadar

Company Flurry published statistics according to which games are 44% of all applications tested by Apple for iPad. And in second place with 14% is also close category – "Entertainment".

According to Peter Farago (Peter Farago), to Apple for testing using applications running in the iPhone OS 3.2. In total, Apple involved 50 testers, using for this purpose iPad running iPhone OS 3.2. This is a beta version of the OS, released in January, it enables developers to create applications tailored by iPad .

Exactly how many applications to date have been tested, Flurry is not reported, although it is known that it tracks about 20 thousand applications from the App Store.

Via AppleInsider