Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Apple : Exclusive: Sony denies it's planning to snub iTunes

Apple : Exclusive: Sony denies it's planning to snub iTunes

Exclusive: Sony denies it's planning to snub iTunes

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 07:26 AM PST

Despite persistent rumours online this month that Sony Music may be looking to pull out of Apple's iTunes music store at some point soon, a Sony Music UK rep has vehemently denied that this is part of the company's online music strategy.

A recent report from Australia's The Age this week suggested that Sony's new Music Unlimited service marks the beginning of a move away from Apple iTunes.

Sony denies plans to move from iTunes

Michael Ephraim, head of Sony Computer Entertainment in Australia, explained to the news outlet that it could well be time for Sony to review its partnership with Apple and iTunes.

When speaking about the potential future success of Music Unlimited, Ephraim said: "Does Sony Music need to provide content to iTunes?'

''Currently we do. We have to provide it to iTunes as that's the format right now.

"[But] publishers are being held to ransom by Apple and they are looking for other delivery systems, and we are waiting to see what the next three to five years will hold."

Still, it's early days for Music Unlimited, with a spokesperson for Sony, who asked to remain anonymous, telling TechRadar this week that there was "no question of Sony Music pulling out of iTunes," adding that this story was little more than an example of the internet twisting the facts and taking a single quote from an exec out of context.

Rumour: Apple to expand iPhone 5 screen to 4 inches

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 06:03 AM PST

Following persistent rumours of plans for a smaller, cheaper Apple iPhone nano, the latest Apple rumour this week is that the Cupertino-based tech giant is planning to release an iPhone 5 with a larger, 4-inch screen.

Details of Apple's next gen model reportedly leaked from component suppliers via Digitimes suggesting that Apple will release a larger-screened iPhone in order to compete with the growing threat from Android in the 4-to-7-inch smartphone market, such as Samsung's' Galaxy S and Google's Nexus S.

We need a bigger screen

That's according to component suppliers, who told DigiTimes that the production lines for Apple's next gen iPhone have begun testing.

"The component suppliers noted that the production lines for Apple's next generation iPhone have begun testing, and Apple is interesting (sic) in expanding the screen size to 4-inches to support the tablet PC market as the vendor only has a 9.7-inch iPad in the market," notes Digitimes anonymous source.

"What is worth noticing is that Dell has re-defined the market position of the Dell Streak 5 – which was originally focused on the tablet PC market – as a super phone. The Dell Streak 5 uses a 5-inch panel which stands in the gray area between tablet PC and handset segments and indicates there is an overlap in the market for 4- to 7-inch panels.

iPhone 4 currently features a 3.5-inch widescreen touch-controlled 'Retina' display, with Apple reportedly looking to increase the size of the screen by 0.5 inches to compete with the numerous other 4-inch touchscreen phones on the market.
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