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<strong>2010</strong> Buyers’ <strong>Guide</strong> iPod hisTory<br />
June 9<br />
iPhone 3G, 2.0 Software<br />
Finally Dated<br />
After months of leaks,<br />
Apple sets a July 11 release<br />
for iPhone 3G (8GB/$199,<br />
16GB/$299), a faster, plasticbodied,<br />
and GPS-enabled<br />
iPhone intended to appeal<br />
to new and international<br />
customers. Seventy countries - including Japan and<br />
Australia - will get the new model, with software<br />
version 2.0 and the App Store pushed off to match<br />
the 3G’s launch date; a “push” notification system for<br />
both e-mails and apps is under development. Rate<br />
plan announcements anger many potential buyers,<br />
leading to petitions for lower prices, some effective.<br />
July 11<br />
iPhone 3G Bows<br />
Starting in Australia and<br />
New Zealand, the iPhone<br />
3G begins a weekend of<br />
worldwide launches. Lines<br />
form at Apple and partner<br />
stores, but activation delays,<br />
dropped calls, and software<br />
problems disappoint buyers.<br />
Still, Apple sells 1 million<br />
units in three days.<br />
September 9-11<br />
New classic, nano, touch released<br />
Confirming earlier leaks, Apple unveils the<br />
fourth-generation iPod nano (8GB/$149,<br />
16GB/$199), repacking the prior model<br />
in a taller, more colorful aluminum shell,<br />
and the second-gen iPod touch (8GB-<br />
32GB/$229-$399), with a speaker, volume<br />
buttons and Nike + iPod wireless support.<br />
A 120GB ($249) iPod classic replaces the<br />
old 80GB and 160GB models, and four iPod<br />
shuffle colors are updated to brighter tones.<br />
2008 continued<br />
June 19<br />
iTunes Store Sells 5 Billion Songs<br />
Now with a catalog of over 8 million tracks,<br />
the Store also claims to be the world’s most<br />
popular online movie store, as well.<br />
July 10<br />
iTunes 7.7, App Store, Apple TV 2.1<br />
One day before the release of iPhone<br />
3G, Apple releases iTunes 7.7, adding<br />
the App Store and an initial slate of 500<br />
downloadable applications, 25% of them<br />
free. The company also releases Apple<br />
TV software 2.1, which like iTunes 7.7 lets<br />
iPod touches and iPhones serve as remote<br />
controls for playback of their libraries.<br />
July 21-30<br />
163m iPods, 6.1m iPhones Sold<br />
September 9<br />
iTunes 8: HD TV Shows + Genius<br />
Apple releases iTunes 8, adding HD TV show<br />
downloads -<br />
including NBC’s<br />
- plus a photoheavy<br />
Grid library<br />
view, a Genius<br />
feature to find<br />
music similar to a<br />
selected song, and<br />
a new visualizer.<br />
September 17<br />
4GB iPod nanos appear<br />
Without warning, new 4GB iPod nanos<br />
appear in Europe, suggesting that Apple<br />
decided late on the top 16GB capacity.<br />
October 21, 2008<br />
174m iPods, 13m iPhones Sold<br />
iPhone sales beat predictions, due to 30,000<br />
selling locations worldwide.<br />
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