Month of October , 2005

As expected, Apple has made available Mac OS X 10.4.3 update through the Software Update utility.

Apple announced today that it has sold over 1 million videos on it iTunes since the launch of the videos section on October the 12th.

In contradiction with what we said late last week, when we were reporting that Mac OS X 10.4.3 update was coming soon, reports are claiming that Apple has not fixed yet the PowerMac G5 Single 1.8Ghz issue on this update.

Apple has updated its data backup utility, Backup, to version 3.0.1. Backup is coming bundled with any .Mac account.

Apple has updated two of its professionnal video applications, Final Cut Pro and Cinema Tools.

Apple has just quietly launched its Australian iTunes Music Store. Songs are priced $1.69 (AUS) each while videos are priced $3.39.

Users of the iPod nano have filed a class action suit against Apple this week. It is claimed that the new iPod nano scratches too easily and becomes unusable even during normal usage.

Apple could eventually launch its iTunes Music Store in Australia soon. The Australian music store should be announced on October the 25th and launched on October the 31st, according to press reports.

Sources reported that Apple is planning to release Mac OS X 10.4.3 update within the next ten days.

To date, the only information Apple has provided about Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is that it will come sometime between late 2006 and 2007 and that it will be Intel compatible. Meanwhile, anonymous sources revealed to MacosXrumors the first major feature of Leopard and it looks like it has to do with the Finder.

One day after the release of several pro products during a media event, Apple's stock soars to new all time highs.

Apple has made available three new updates through the Software Update utility and its web site this week:

During a media event scheduled by Apple today in New York, Apple has updated its PowerMac and Powerbook line-ups. It has also released Aperture, a new photo production application, and dropped pricing on its Cinema Displays.

Here is a detailed report of today's announcements:

Today Apple has released new Powerbooks, new PowerMacs, a new photo retouching application called Aperture. The company also slightly dropped pricing on its Cinema Displays.

Quick sum-up:

Apple's October 19 Pro media event starts in a few minutes. This conference will be presented by Apple's CEO by Steve Jobs.

For the third time in ten weeks, Apple has scheduled a press event so as to announce new products, keeping a constant buzz on the company's product releases.

According to MacNews.de, Apple has named Freddie Geier head of Apple germany. He succeeds to Frank Steinhoff who quited Apple nine months ago.

According to an unconfirmed report, Apple is planning to announce a professional photo retouching application, during the special press event scheduled for October 19th.

As MacWorld reports, just two days after its "One more thing..." Special Event, Apple asks again the press to come and attend another Special Event in New York, confirming our yesterday's report.

According to this report, today Apple has named Tim Cook its Chief Operating Officer. Tim Cook has been executive vice president of Worldwide Sales and Operations since 2002.

Apple's stock closed significantly higher today a day after the company announced several new products including a video-enabled iPod and a new iMac.

Apple has trademarked "Vingle" at the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office. The trademark has been filed on October the 7th and includes a logo. Apple filed the trademark three times with a different description.

Sources that can be qualified as reliable told MacosXrumors that although there have been many announcements yesterday, Apple is set to release another set of products as soon as next week.

Apple has just made available today's "One More Thing" special press event as a video webcast on its web site.

Apple has filed a trademark for the name "Tubes" and its logo on October 6. The description of the trademark is the following:

Apple has just announced it is making available paid video content on its iTunes music store, along with the release of a video-enabled iPod and iTunes 6.

CNBC just announced that it will have an exclusive interview with Apple's CEO Steve Jobs. The interview is scheduled at 4:00p.m.

Along with the new iMac and the new iPod that were released during today's special press event, Apple has updated iTunes to version 6 and QuickTime to version 7.0.3.

Just after the Special Event, Apple re-opened its online store but we can notice that the eMac line has disappeared from it. We may assume that Apple is stopping this product line.

However we can still find reference to this product if we browse the Hardware section of Apple's site and we take a look on the "Education" section of the page.

The eMac has been introduced for the education market in 2002. It was the cheaper Mac configuration (starting at $799) until Apple releases the $499 Mac mini on January 2005, during MacWord SF opening Keynote.

Today Apple released several new products during a special press event. The company unveiled a new iMac lineup, a new iPod with video features and two new applications: Photobooth, FrontRow. The popular music application iTunes has been updated to version 6 while Apple adds video content to its store.

The Special Event starts in a few minutes. We'll try to provide a quick and non exhaustive coverage on MacScoop.com.

Many signs that Apple is planning to make video-related announcements appeared during the last seven days. With almost all analysts and Mac-centric sites expecting Apple to introduce a video iPod, we thought it was interesting to publish the little information we got along with a rumour roundup.

Yesterday we provided you real-time transcript of Apple's Q4 financial results conference call, here is some information we'd like to point out:

Apple is currently webcasting its Q4 financial results conference call. Here is a quick and non-exhaustive live coverage:

Apple has just announced its Q4 financial results. The company posted net profit of $430 million (up from 106 million last year) or 50 cents per share, while its revenue rose by 56% to $3.68 billion from last year.

According to an article on TheStreet, Apple's retail market share in the U.S. PC market has significantly increased. It is now at 6.6% from 4.3% last year.

ThinkSecret confirms once again its own reports that new iPods are coming but without video feature and reveals that Apple will update four of its product lines during Wednesday's Special Event.

A Madonna fan site recently reported that Apple will release a pink Madonna Special Edition iPod during this week's Special Event.

ThinkSecret reports that Apple will not release the iPod video during the October 12 event. However, the site believes that new PowerMacs and new Powerbooks will be announced along with an improved iPod without video feature.

Apple has made available Logic Pro 7.1.1 and Logic Express 7.1.1 updates through the Software Update utility.

According to iLounge, the UK baed BBC TV channel has accidentally revealed in a web broadcast earlier today, that Apple will unveil the video iPod next week. The broadcast is not available any longer on BBC's site.

Apple has added the possibility to engrave a line of 40 characters on the iPod shuffle, when ordered from the Apple online store.

Sources indicated that Apple has sent invitations to the press for a special event that will be held on October 12, 10 a.m. at the California Theater, San Jose.

According to sources, Apple plans to announce new products as soon as next week. The announcements could coincide with Apple's financial results conference which is held on October the 11th.

Today, Apple's shares (AAPL) reached all time high during after hours trading on positive analysts' comments. Apple's stock price closed the regular trading session at $54.44 but exceeded $54.6 during after hours trading. The stock's 52 week high was $54.56 (and it still is if we don't count after hours trading).