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Associated Press Developing Subscription Service for iPad

The Associated Press, one of the world’s largest news wire services, will be building an iPad app in a move that counters the primarily ad-only model for news on the Web. According to the Financial Times, AP’s iPad plans were unveiled along with the creation of a new business unit called AP Gateway, which will […]

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Apple Releases iPhone OS SDK 3.2 Beta 3

Earlier this week, Apple released iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 3, the most recent update of the company’s iPhone OS development tools. Although details of the beta have emerged, MacNN is reporting that it allows “existing iPhone projects to include the necessary files” to support the iPad. Developers should thus be closer to producing working iPad […]

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Apple Hunting for Engineering Manager to Bring iPhone OS to “New Platforms”

A recent job posting from Apple may demonstrate that Apple plans to grow the iPhone OS. Per MacNN, the company is currently searching for an engineering manager to be based out of Cupertino. The person should specifically be responsible for a team handling low levels of the iPhone OS, including the “bring-up of new hardware […]

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Rumor: Hulu May Only Be Available to iPad Via Paid Service

Ok, this is strange and a bit frightening. Per MediaMemo, the Hulu TV streaming service may be offered by subscription only on Apple’s new hardware, according to a new report. Citing sources familiar with Hulu, which is owned by three of the largest U.S. broadcast networks, Peter Kafka reported Friday that the service, which is […]

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Apple Set to Offer Fairplay DRM Access to Book Publishers

Digital Rights Management software has never been universally popular, though Apple is offering publishers a crack at it. According to the Los Angeles Times, Apple will use the DRM to prevent piracy of titles sold on the multimedia device. Apple abandoned restrictive DRM for music titles last year when it removed FairPlay from the iTunes […]