iTunes Russia; no iPhone China talks; battery suit; Apple TV 2.0.2
Websites suggest Apple will introduce its iTunes Store to Russia. However, China Mobile is dampening hopes in its own country that isn't discussing the iPhone. Also, reports have Apple stores coming to New Orleans in the US and Bristol in England, while Apple has issued a fix for the iTunes .
Site posting suggests iTunes in Russia
Long absent in the Asian country, Apple may be ready with a more official Russian presence with an iTunes Store, according to new claims made by the regional IT site CNews.
The publication notes that two websites, iMacintosh.ru and iTunes-store.ru, both refer to apple.com and apple.ru e-mail addresses for support in their Internet registries. Both also proclaim "iTunes Store Russia" and list April 21st as the launch date for the store.
Billboards around Moscow also refer to the same timeframe. However, all the sites are also connected to Apple IMC, Russia's primary Apple reseller, rather than the Cupertino, Calif.-based Mac maker.
Apple hasn't commented on the report and typically doesn't pre-announce specific dates for iTunes Store openings, casting some doubt on the apparent introduction.
China Mobile refutes claims of iPhone talks
China's chief wireless carrier, China Mobile, isn't in any discussions to carry the iPhone, company chairman Wang Jianzhou has said this weekend.
The executive explains that Apple's business approach still prevents any discussion. Although not mentioned in the report, China Mobile has repeatedly said it couldn't accept revenue sharing as a matter of Chinese policy.
Still, Wang reiterates that the "door will remain open" if the demand exists.
Apple stores expected in New Orleans, western UK
At least two of Apple's future retail stores will target very wide gaps in otherwise well-served countries, ifo Apple Store reports.
The highest-profile among these will be the firm's first New Orleans area store. An outlet is now planned for the Lakeside Shopping Center in the Metairie area just north of the main city and is understood to be in the works now that the city's population is recovering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
Such a store, which doesn't yet have an opening date, will be just the second after the Baton Rouge location.
Simultaneously, a Bristol store in western Great Britain is reportedly planned for before the end of this year that will fill a large void between existing shops.
The retail location is most likely to surface near (but not inside) the Broadmead shopping area, according to ifo sources.
Apple buries hatchet over battery lawsuit
Rather than face a trial, Apple has agreed to settle a lawsuit regarding a battery fire in Japan.
An Osaka couple accused Apple in July 2007 of manufacturing a defective battery that caught fire and scorched both the husband and the carpet. Apple Japan has been willing to come to an agreement but has insisted that a court decide the amount: the two million Yen (roughly $20,000) originally sought is excessive, the Mac designer says.
The final terms remain private, though Sony is also implicated in the settlement and is known to have produced more than 9 million vulnerable batteries that required a global recall by Apple and other computer vendors.
Apple TV 2.0.2
Apple tonight has quietly launched firmware version 2.0.2 for its Apple TV media hub.
The update, available through the device's built-in update utility, isn't accompanied by release documentation but is currently believed to offer bug fixes that may address network reliability using 802.11n wireless.
Site posting suggests iTunes in Russia
Long absent in the Asian country, Apple may be ready with a more official Russian presence with an iTunes Store, according to new claims made by the regional IT site CNews.
The publication notes that two websites, iMacintosh.ru and iTunes-store.ru, both refer to apple.com and apple.ru e-mail addresses for support in their Internet registries. Both also proclaim "iTunes Store Russia" and list April 21st as the launch date for the store.
Billboards around Moscow also refer to the same timeframe. However, all the sites are also connected to Apple IMC, Russia's primary Apple reseller, rather than the Cupertino, Calif.-based Mac maker.
Apple hasn't commented on the report and typically doesn't pre-announce specific dates for iTunes Store openings, casting some doubt on the apparent introduction.
China Mobile refutes claims of iPhone talks
China's chief wireless carrier, China Mobile, isn't in any discussions to carry the iPhone, company chairman Wang Jianzhou has said this weekend.
The executive explains that Apple's business approach still prevents any discussion. Although not mentioned in the report, China Mobile has repeatedly said it couldn't accept revenue sharing as a matter of Chinese policy.
Still, Wang reiterates that the "door will remain open" if the demand exists.
Apple stores expected in New Orleans, western UK
At least two of Apple's future retail stores will target very wide gaps in otherwise well-served countries, ifo Apple Store reports.
The highest-profile among these will be the firm's first New Orleans area store. An outlet is now planned for the Lakeside Shopping Center in the Metairie area just north of the main city and is understood to be in the works now that the city's population is recovering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
Such a store, which doesn't yet have an opening date, will be just the second after the Baton Rouge location.
Simultaneously, a Bristol store in western Great Britain is reportedly planned for before the end of this year that will fill a large void between existing shops.
The retail location is most likely to surface near (but not inside) the Broadmead shopping area, according to ifo sources.
Apple buries hatchet over battery lawsuit
Rather than face a trial, Apple has agreed to settle a lawsuit regarding a battery fire in Japan.
An Osaka couple accused Apple in July 2007 of manufacturing a defective battery that caught fire and scorched both the husband and the carpet. Apple Japan has been willing to come to an agreement but has insisted that a court decide the amount: the two million Yen (roughly $20,000) originally sought is excessive, the Mac designer says.
The final terms remain private, though Sony is also implicated in the settlement and is known to have produced more than 9 million vulnerable batteries that required a global recall by Apple and other computer vendors.
Apple TV 2.0.2
Apple tonight has quietly launched firmware version 2.0.2 for its Apple TV media hub.
The update, available through the device's built-in update utility, isn't accompanied by release documentation but is currently believed to offer bug fixes that may address network reliability using 802.11n wireless.
Comments
This makes me angry.
They have said that all of western europe and scandinavia have iTunes store but we don't have ITS in Iceland so that's not true.
I'm so pissed, we want ITS here.
iTunes store in Russia and there's not an iTunes store in Iceland.
This makes me angry.
They have said that all of western europe and scandinavia have iTunes store but we don't have ITS in Iceland so that's not true.
I'm so pissed, we want ITS here.
What does availability of iTunes in an Asian country (as also noted in the article, see first sentence under first subheading) have to do with you guys?
yahoo answers -
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...3043552AA2Cz0L
wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
CIA World Factbook -
https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...k/geos/rs.html
Well yes, but the bulk of the country is in Asia.
Anyone notice this in the first paragraph of the article?
"while Apple has issued a fix for the iTunes ."
A fix for THE iTunes?
But very few asian people live there and even less will use iTunes there. :-)
iTunes store in Russia and there's not an iTunes store in Iceland.
This makes me angry.
Population of Russia: 142,000,000
Population of Iceland: 316,000
But very few asian people live there and even less will use iTunes there. :-)
Actually, according to the CIA World Factbook (your own link) the location of Russia is:
"Northern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean", which doesn't imply Europe at all.
You may not like to think of Russians as Asian because of some racist ideas, but Russia is, in fact, part of Asia, so people born there are in fact Asians.
Population of Russia: 142,000,000
Population of Iceland: 316,000
Percentage of population that pay for music.
Russia: 0%
Iceland: 100%
Now that's priceless.
And... iMacintosh? Yuck.
or is this just a bug fix update?
Actually, according to the CIA World Factbook (your own link) the location of Russia is:
"Northern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean", which doesn't imply Europe at all.
You may not like to think of Russians as Asian because of some racist ideas, but Russia is, in fact, part of Asia, so people born there are in fact Asians.
I have nothing against asians, but you're wrong. Most of the population of Russia lives in it's european part, and yes huge part of Russia in in Asia, but it's incorrect to call Russia an asian country. Open the map and see yourself - it's so big that part is in Europe, part is in Asia. Correct term for this is Eurasian. Russian culture is european even in it's far east regions and have nothing to do with Asia.
I have nothing against asians, but you're wrong. Most of the population of Russia lives in it's european part, and yes huge part of Russia in in Asia, but it's incorrect to call Russia an asian country. Open the map and see yourself - it's so big that part is in Europe, part is in Asia. Correct term for this is Eurasian. Russian culture is european even in it's far east regions and have nothing to do with Asia.
Russia is BOTH asian and European! The quote above says so!!! It says the area West of the Urals is Europe - which includes both Moscow and St Petersburg. People from these cities consider themselves to be European and they consider those in the far east of the country to be asian. It is not a race issue it is simple geography. It is stupid to refer to Russia as an Asian country as it is both european and asian therefore it is eurasian, but if you are thinking about who is most likely going to be making use of the software and referring to adverts in moscow it would be more correct to call it European rather than Asian but the best would be Eurasian. Trust me on this one my boyfriend is Russian and his entire family are in moscow, every single one of them and their friends would agree on this. It is only stupid americans who would think otherwise as they have never gotten over the racism towards russia from the cold war (as shown in pretty much every american film containing russian bad guys)
Got an "update software" announcement on my aTV yesterday, I'm in the UK soI thought it might be aTV take 2, so didnt do the update, any news on take 2 for the UK?
or is this just a bug fix update?
Take 2 update has been available worldwide since February, doesn't matter where you live.
My Apple TV happily updated to 2.0.2 last night, and I'm in the UK
Russia is BOTH asian and European! The quote above says so!!! It says the area West of the Urals is Europe - which includes both Moscow and St Petersburg. People from these cities consider themselves to be European and they consider those in the far east of the country to be asian. It is not a race issue it is simple geography. It is stupid to refer to Russia as an Asian country as it is both european and asian therefore it is eurasian, but if you are thinking about who is most likely going to be making use of the software and referring to adverts in moscow it would be more correct to call it European rather than Asian but the best would be Eurasian. Trust me on this one my boyfriend is Russian and his entire family are in moscow, every single one of them and their friends would agree on this. It is only stupid americans who would think otherwise as they have never gotten over the racism towards russia from the cold war (as shown in pretty much every american film containing russian bad guys)
Oh, I don't know about 'stupid Americans,' but the simple fact is unless someone decides to redraw maps and redo globes and redefines continents, everything from Papua New Guinea to Israel and Mauritius to Russia is formally in the continent called 'Asia.'
Your familial state of mind may not admit it or like it, but 'Eurasia' does not formally exist on a map, it is a concept. It is like saying 'New England' or 'Balkans' or 'Middle East.'
Long absent in the Asian country, Apple may be ready with a more official Russian presence with an iTunes Store
Okay yes, 75% of Russia[1] is in Asia, but the 25% that is in Europe has a land mass of 3,960,000 km2 and a population of 106,037,143. That makes it the largest nation in Europe in land and population.[2] I also have nothing against Asia, but I wouldn't say Apple is targeting an Asian market with this move.
[1] http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/c...e/eurlarge.htm (The big cities of Russia are mainly in the geologic European Plain)
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe (Detail of how population and land is distributed in Russia)
Oh, I don't know about 'stupid Americans,' but the simple fact is unless someone decides to redraw maps and redo globes and redefines continents, everything from Papua New Guinea to Israel and Mauritius to Russia is formally in the continent called 'Asia.'
Your familial state of mind may not admit it or like it, but 'Eurasia' does not formally exist on a map, it is a concept. It is like saying 'New England' or 'Balkans' or 'Middle East.'
But you guys are arguing from two different perspectives. She says Russia isn't Asian in its culture; you say it's Asian by geography. Both of you are right.
As a Russian myself, born in Asia, and married to a Japanese wife, I don't see Russia as Asian. I see it as Asiatic.
But for the sake of the iTunes market, it's not Asian at all, regardless of where its unpopulated landmass lies. Try flying over Russia at night, you'll see it.
As for Russians not paying for their music... it's changing. Many of folks I know had to open fake American iTunes accounts to *buy* music and other content. I'd love a legal iTunes service here. We have many rich people here. Our market size shouldn't be under-estimated.
Oh, I don't know about 'stupid Americans,' but the simple fact is unless someone decides to redraw maps and redo globes and redefines continents, everything from Papua New Guinea to Israel and Mauritius to Russia is formally in the continent called 'Asia.'
Your familial state of mind may not admit it or like it, but 'Eurasia' does not formally exist on a map, it is a concept. It is like saying 'New England' or 'Balkans' or 'Middle East.'
In similar ways, Europe really "doesn't exist" except politically speaking. Europe really isn't a continent, and hasn't been considered such for quite some time, that part has been mistaught. The idea of continent has to be distorted for Europe to be called a continent in its own. Eurasia isn't a concept, it's basically the name of the landmass (continent) on which that all these countries call home. It might not be on map showing political boundaries, but I'm pretty sure it's on some maps, though more geologically minded ones.
The dividing line for Europe / Asia in Russia is generally accepted to be the Ural mountains. West of that is called "Europe", East of the Urals is called "Asia".