Apple officially cuts DRM-free track prices to $.99

In a move which can only be described as unsurprising, Apple has officially announced plans to lower the price of its iTunes Plus offerings (AKA iTunes sans-DRM) to $.99, instead of the higher-priced premium of $1.29. In other news, PirateBay is still $0.00 per song.[...] Thanks to BlindingEdge for providing this nice story on Digg.

iPhone Dev Team announces free unlock for iPhone 1.1.1

The iPhone Dev Team has announced AnySIM 1.1. According to the announcement by netkas, the software has been tested with both 1.0.2 and 1.1.1.[...] Thanks to NikF for providing this nice story on Digg.

Leopard: Final Features and Further Upgrade Details

We got a chance this morning to pose a few queries to Brian Croll, Senior Director of Mac OS X Product Marketing, about today’s Leopard release announcement. Here’s some of what he had to say, as well as some of the new features we’re looking forward to in the next release….Also: http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html[...] Thanks to airj1012 for providing this nice story on Digg.

Apple Answers Leopard Questions

Here’s the information we managed to eke out, including Leopard’s demands on MacBook Pro battery life, the possibility of Widgets on iPhone, and whether or not that cool R2D2 iChat hologram effect survived. (Care to place bets?)[...] Thanks to aberdean for providing this nice story on Digg.

DOT.TUNES streams your iTunes to iPhones and iPod Touch

DOT.TUNES is bringing streaming music to iPhone and iPod touch owners via two new plug-ins designed to interact with its audio server application, enabling users to access a complete iTunes library via Wi-Fi. The company’s plug-in for Apple’s iPod touch and iPhone provides a custom interface.[...] Thanks to Lou22Lou for providing this nice story on Digg.

Leopard: One big page listing all 300+ new features

All 300+ new features on one page over on Apple.com, this is new. And yes, it’s coming this Friday too.[...] Thanks to Ireland for providing this nice story on Digg.

Leopard release: October 26th

If you’re one of the many speculating the release date for Apple’s next version of OS X, Leopard, you can tick the other 10 of the remaining 11 business days left on the October calendar because it’s finally official: Mac OS 10.5 launches Friday, October 26th at 6.00pm, and may we just say friggin finally.[...] Thanks to antmags for providing this nice story on Digg.

OMG: Apple to Open the iPhone?

An official software-development kit may finally be announced at January’s Macworld. Why the wait? It may have something to do with Leopard[...] Thanks to 2courtneysmile for providing this nice story on Digg.

Apple limits iPhone service to AT&T account holders

If you buy an iPhone and don’t have AT&T service, it looks like Apple will be treating your iPhone as an iPod–with no 2 year service guarantee or even, for that matter, a 90-day service plan.[...] Thanks to luchid for providing this nice story on Digg.

iPhone report: most owners left Treos, Sidekicks behind

While we’ve seen a variety of surveys pitting the iPhone against its most notable rivals, a recent study conducted by the NPD Group breaks down the numbers behind who left what phone (and what carrier) to acquire an iPhone…[...] Thanks to zikzak for providing this nice story on Digg.