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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 […]

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MWSF: iBooks App Won’t be Bundled with iPad

Yes, the iPad is coming. But it won’t come with the featured iBooks application. Per Apple’s product listing for the device, the iBooks application won’t be bundled with the iPad and will instead be downloaded from the App Store, a move which places it on an equal footing with other e-book readers on the market. […]

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Apple Releases Second Beta of iPhone SDK 3.2, Adds iPad Features

The iPad is coming, so developers might as well be ready for it. On Tuesday, Apple released the second beta version of its iPhone SDK 3.2 for the iPad. Per iLounge, the new version contains functions specifically designed for the iPad, including support for the unit’s 1024 x 768 resolution, other iPad-specific interface functions, and […]