Tim Cook:
We are especially proud of our record June quarter iPhone sales of over 31 million and the strong growth in revenue from iTunes, software and services. We are really excited about the upcoming releases of iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks, and we are laser-focused and working hard on some amazing new products that we will introduce in the fall and across 2014.
The high points of the results filing include:
Apple:
Podcasts on iTunes launched in the summer of 2005 and since then, we’ve seen countless episodes downloaded and streamed. But the heart of podcasting is finding your favorite voices in this exciting field and subscribing to the best ones. To celebrate 1 billion podcast subscriptions, we’re highlighting some of the most popular podcasts of all times, as well as a collection of captivating new shows.
Liz Gannes at All Things D:
The company just sent developers an email explanation, after pushing them off for the past three days with notices that the site was down for maintenance.
Apple says developers’ “sensitive personal information” was encrypted, so it has not been accessed.
Before it reopens the developer site, Apple is “completely overhauling our developer systems, updating our server software, and rebuilding our entire database,” the email said.
Chuck Skoda tweeted earlier that “Skeuomorphism is alive and well” in Logic Pro X, linking to this page on Apple’s site, which shows plug-ins and sounds that come bundled with the application.
In the classical sense, “skeuomorphic” design is when an app’s UI looks like real-world devices. That’s what Logic Pro X is steeped in. Dials on amps in the application look like dials on amps do in the real world.
Either the NDA really is dying, or someone is about to get a super fun call from Apple’s legal team.
Update: The videos are still there, but Rene Ritchie at iMore is reporting they are indeed in violation of the NDA. Update 2: Aaaaaaaaand they’re gone.
Federico “Special Business” Viticci:
The concept of the App Store is, like iTunes, strong enough to last for a decade and more. The App Store service and apps were built and designed in 2008, and they can’t stand the weight of a million apps anymore. Apple will need to focus on discovery, improved search, personalized recommendations, developer relations, and new markets if they want to bring the App Store to the next level.
Dan Moren, Macworld:
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote on Wednesday handed down her ruling in the case between the Department of Justice and Apple over ebook price-fixing, saying that Apple conspired with the five major publishers to raise rates. A trial on damages will be held to decide how much relief the U.S. government and a coalition of U.S. states are entitled to.
Not surprisingly, Apple says it will be appealing the ruling.
Matthew Panzarino:
Remember, the next billion customers that Apple has to sell to were around 6 when the iPhone was introduced. They quite literally have no idea what the world was like without it.
Now, they’re 14 or 15 or 16 and looking for something that doesn’t feel as static, as heavy, as old. iOS 7 looks absolutely fantastic when paired with the iPod touch colors already, but there are even more opportunities to make their play for the younger crowd.
Cody Fink and Thomas Brand have some good thoughts on the subject.
Here’s the Hustle & Flow writer and director:
There’s always been this feeling in Memphis that we’re a little bit worried about what people think about us. And even when you kind of have an attitude like, “Man, I don’t care what people think about me,” you can just smell the bullshit. They really do. They worry. Hustle & Flow got caught up in that. “What are we saying about our city?” “What are we saying about the people?” Well, first of all I’m not saying everybody is like the people in this movie, and also, what’s wrong with the people in this movie? So there’s that thing. And so, when the Grizzles and the whole “Whoop That Trick” thing happened, I think there was an attitude shift where nobody wanted to apologize for being Memphis anymore. And instead of being like, “Well, if only we could take you to a Peabody brunch you would see that we’re not rude or caustic or animals, we’re civilized,” now it’s like, “Oh, you’re saying something bad about my city, well, fuck you.”
Thomas Brand looks back at the wallpapers Apple has bundled with its desktop operating systems over the years.
David Chartier:
For all the incredibleness of the MacBook Air’s new battery, the device is still dependent on WiFi hotspots and, let’s face it, the internet is an essential ingredient these days for getting most things done. Now, keep in mind that adding 4G radios to the MacBook Air likely poses its own share of challenges that Apple has clearly decided to avoid for the Mac, at least so far. In general, it seems like 3G/4G radios have never been very popular in notebooks for some reason. Plus, a 4G radio would add weight to the MacBook Air—renowned for its thin and light design — and, of course, affect that incredible 12-hour battery or, in PCMag’s case, 15-hour battery.