Apple has just made history by surpassing Wal-Mart to become the United States’ No. 1 music store. It marks the first time in history that a seller of digital downloads has beaten a big CD retailer. According to market research firm NPD Group, Apple sold more albums in January and February than any other U.S. retailer. The NPD Group said that Apple probably received a sales boost during the two months when people started cashing in the iTunes gift cards (a $20 sample is pictured ... Read More

But Apple has not released it there yet. See in above picture: aside from the obviously Chinese labels, notice that the network bar doesn't show AT&T. As I said in an earlier blog, China is one of the biggest knock-off markets in the world. Aside from that, they are also considered one of the biggest smugglers. Factories in Shanghai, China produce millions of gadgets each day: from laptop computers to flat screen television sets, to the latest in mobile technology: the iPhone. Out of ... Read More

Apple iPhone Apple just announced memory upgrades for both gadgets. After being released in June and September of 2007, respectively, the iPhone is now available in 16GB; and the iPod Touch is now available in 32GB. That’s 2000 more songs, 100 more music videos or 20 more TV episodes for the iPhone -- double that for the iPod Touch. Maps, Mail, Stocks, Weather, and Notes are some of the main applications now added to the iPod Touch – porting them from the iPhone. ... Read More