$bbtitle
AAPL: 189.73 ( 0.00 ) AppleInsider RSS Feed
Search:
AppleInsider.com Archives Reviews Anonymous Mailer Submit Story AppleInsider Forums Polls Advertise on AppleInsider Contact AppleInsider
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

O2 iPhone boost; Jobs interview tonight; 10.5.3; AT&T adds 1.3m

By Slash Lane

Published: 11:00 AM EST

A recent iPhone price cut in the UK has spurred sellouts at O2 and Carphone Warehouse stores. Meanwhile, an interview with Steve Jobs will air tonight as part of a documentary on Pixar; Apple has pushed out a new build of Mac OS X 10.5.3; and AT&T added another 1.3 million subscribers in the first quarter.

UK iPhone sell-out

UK shoppers flocked to the retail shops of O2 and its retail partner Carphone Warehouse last week after the British wireless carrier announced a 100 pound price drop on the 8GB iPhone, MobileToday is reporting.

O2 stores in Newcastle, Birmingham and London said they each sold out of the touchscreen handset last Wednesday, the same day the price cuts were announced.

"And an employee in Carphone Warehouse’s flagship store on London’s Oxford Street said sales had doubled from 30 per day to 60, while another Carphone staffer commented: ‘We usually sell one or two a day, but yesterday we sold about 20 – it was like launch day again.’"

O2 was expecting its stock to be replenished ahead of this week, the report says.

Steve Jobs and The Pixar Story

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, along with Tom Hanks and George Lucas, will be among the interviewees in a vibrant documentary on the history of Pixar animation studios set to air at 10:00 p.m. local time Tuesday (tonight) on the Starz movie channel.

"Here's the problem with this documentary, which charts the birth, near-death, and explosion of the multiple-Oscar-winning animation studio:," reads a description from Entertainment Week. "It will make you realize that your job sucks. Because unless you work for John Lasseter at the MIT-meets-Romper Room HQ, hatching hits like Toy Story and Cars, then you have no idea how rewarding a job can be."

Mac OS X 10.5.3 build 9D23

Just days after privately releasing Mac OS X 10.5.3 build 9D22 to its vast developer community, Apple on Monday evening pushed out yet another build of the impending update to its Leopard operating system carrying build number 9D23.

According to people familiar with the distribution, the latest build lists no known issues and Apple made no changes to the twelve core areas of the software for which developers should reserve their testing efforts.

However, the new build added eight new code corrections to a bug fix list now sprawling nearly 180 items long. Amongst the most recent additions were resolutions to issues with mounted Boot Camp volumes, Safari bookmarks and .Mac Mail accounts, and memory leaks spurred by Finder accessibility windows.

Based on timeframes provided to AppleInsider, the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update should be released to Leopard users within the next two weeks.

AT&T profits rise 22 percent

AT&T Inc. said Tuesday that first-quarter profits rose 22 percent, fueled largely by the addition of 1.3 million net wireless subscribers -- a sign that the nation's largest wireless carrier has thus far escape the adverse affects of a slumping U.S. economy.

Net income rose to $3.46 billion, or 57 cents a share, up from $2.85 billion, or 45 cents a share. Meanwhile, revenue increased 6.1 percent to $30.74 billion from $28.97 billion.

The exclusive U.S. wireless provider for Apple's iPhone said wireless sales were up 18 percent to $11.8 billion and that it ended the first quarter with a nation-leading 71.4 million mobile customers.

Filed under : Mac OS X, iPhone 19 Comments ] 
Story topics: Mac OS X 10.5.3, AT&T, Steve Jobs  [ Tell a Friend ] [ Print ] [ Story Link ] 

Mac Poker players can play Full Tilt Poker for Mac and get 100% to $600 free with bonus code MP600, courtesy of Online Poker Mac
AppleInsider Features
Hot Forum Topics

Recent Articles
WSJ on touch BlackBerry; Intel 4-core; T-Mobile at 100K iPhones
Intel: Apple tablet comment simply untrue
Mac OS X 10.5.3 moving along, on course with iPhone 2.0?
Apple filing places iPhone networks at restaurants, zoos, concerts
Mexican iPhone, iTunes June rumor; Wall Street retail; Boston unveiled
WWDC sold out with over 5,000 attendees
Intel exec vouches for Atom-based Apple Newton tablet - report
AT&T now limiting iPhone sales to one, requiring plastic
O2 fuels 3G iPhone frenzy as Bharti says deal signed for India
AT&T to boost 3G speeds more than fivefold by 2009
Swiss iPhone announcement raises eyebrows given rumors
Swiss iPhone rumor; BlackBerry Thunder; Apple gay-friendly
Microsoft releases Office 2008 SP1, says VBA to make return
Steve Jobs to showcase OS X, iPhone platforms at WWDC
HBO shows arrive on iTunes starting at $1.99 an episode
QuarkXPress 8 to target Adobe's Creative Suite this August
BlackBerry Bold stands as 3G iPhone's chief rival
New Time Machine option in 10.5.3; Boston store opens Thursday
HBO shows coming to iTunes under new pricing structure?
New deals seen tripling Apple's addressable market for iPhone
AT&T now showing "iPhone Black" model in device listing [u]
SingTel to offer iPhone out East; TIM chief says 3G model in June
3G settings discovered in latest beta of iPhone firmware
Online Apple Stores run dry of iPhones
iTunes France TV job; .Mac refresh rumor; NYC shortages return
Apple settlements: Canadian iPod credit, notebook adapter refunds
Job listings hint at multi-carrier iPhone in Australia, Brazil
Briefly: Mac OS X 10.5.3; AT&T iPhone hotspot access; Vista sales
Apple developing 3D gaming controller for Apple TV
O2 says Apple's iPhone "no longer available" [updated x2]
NBC prefers Zune DRM [U]; VMware beta; iMac's 10th birthday
America Movil to sell Apple's next-gen iPhone in Mexico
Briefly: Spain, Poland iPhone talk; iPhone SDK beta 5; AT&T memo
Flash Wars: Adobe Fights for AIR with the Open Screen Project [Part 3 of 3]
NBC at iTunes UK; Caris and Piper outlooks; new '3G iPhone' photo
Apple to begin selling 3G iPhone in late June?
More unofficial Mac clones up for sale on eBay
Flash Wars: The Many Enemies and Obstacles of Flash [Part 2 of 3]
Apple to offer iPhone in Italy through multiple carriers
Vodafone inks deal with Apple to sell iPhone in ten countries

AppleInsider Market Place

Sell your Laptop - working or not. Free shipping.: Get an instant online quote and sell your laptop today !

Believe in Office: Save Up To 25% on Office 2004 For Mac. Visit Our Site for Details!

IBackup - SMB Online Backup: IBackup is the preferred online storage and backup service of choice for SMBs for its ease of use, security and value. Offers automated backup and restore, file selection and securiy.

Kredit auf Online Kredit Index - Here is some credit information for our German visitors.
Download free software - everyday updated freeware files

  189.73 ( 0.00 )

-->
Advertisements







AppleInsider RSS Feed
AppleInsider © 1997-2008
Please review our Privacy Policy.
Written/Edited/Compiled by the AppleInsider Staff.