Apple Inc. Press Releases Apple In house <![CDATA[Applen App Storessa historialliset 50 miljardia latauskertaa]]>
”Apple haluaa kiittää mahtavia asiakkaita ja ohjelmistokehittäjiä 50 miljardin ladatun ohjelman merkkipaalun saavuttamisesta”, sanoi Eddy Cue, Applen internet-ohjelmistoista ja -palveluista vastaava varatoimitusjohtaja. ”App Store mullisti tavan käyttää mobiililaitteita ja loi kukoistavan ohjelmien ekosysteemin, joka on tuottanut yli yhdeksän miljardia dollaria kehittäjilleen. Olemme aivan innoissamme siitä, että saavutimme tämän virstanpylvään alle viidessä vuodessa.”

App Store avattiin heinäkuussa 2008, jolloin siellä oli 500 ohjelmaa. Alusta alkaen Applen uskomaton kehittäjäyhteisö on luonut ohjelmia, joilla voi tehdä melkein mitä tahansa iPhone-, iPad- ja iPod touch -laitteissa.

”Menestyksemme App Storessa vuonna 2008 yllätti meidät täysin”, kertoi Rich Riley, Shazamin toimitusjohtaja. ”Ja melkein viisi vuotta myöhemmin meitä ällistyttää edelleen se, miten mielellään ihmiset käyttävät Shazamia iPhonellaan tai iPadillaan. App Storen myötä voimme vaivattomasti tarjota käyttäjille päivityksiä, jotka tuovat heidän laitteisiinsa uusia hienoja ominaisuuksia, sekä tarjota Shazamin helposti uusien käyttäjien löydettäväksi ja ladattavaksi.”

”Perustimme yrityksen vuonna 2008 kolmen ystävän kesken tarkoituksenamme luoda tasokkaita oppimiseen tarkoitettuja ohjelmia lapsillemme”, sanoi Caroline Hu Flexer, yksi Duck Duck Moosen perustajista. ”App Store toi Wheels on the Bus -ohjelman maailman ulottuville suureen tyyliin. Kuusitoista ohjelmaa myöhemmin meillä on miljoonien vanhempien, lasten ja opettajien kannattajakunta sekä 20 kokoaikaisen työntekijän kasvava yritys, emmekä voisi olla tyytyväisempiä menestykseemme.”

”App Storella on ollut erittäin tärkeä rooli siinä, kuinka meidät on saatu miljoonien iOS-käyttäjien käsiin. Se on mullistanut liiketoimintamme”, totesi Elizabeth Francis, Gilt.com-sivuston markkinointijohtaja. ”Ohjelmiemme avulla jäsenemme pääsevät katselemaan suosikkialennusmyyntejään Gilt-sivustolla joka päivä, missä tahansa ja milloin tahansa. App Storen asiakkaat ovat osoittautuneet uskolliseksi ostajakunnaksi ja he ovat auttaneet Giltiä kasvamaan tämän päivän kansainvälisesti tunnetuksi brändiksi.”

Mullistava App Store tarjoaa yli 850 000 ohjelmaa iPhonen, iPadin ja iPod touchin käyttäjille 155 eri maassa, mukaan lukien yli 350 000 natiiviohjelmaa iPadille. Asiakkaat voivat valita peräti 23 eri ohjelmakategoriasta, joihin lukeutuvat Lehtikioskissa tarjolla olevat sanoma- ja aikakauslehdet, pelit, liiketoiminta, uutiset, urheilu, terveys ja kuntoilu sekä matkailu.

*50 miljardia yksittäistä latausta, joihin ei sisälly uudelleenlatauksia eikä päivityksiä.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

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]]> <![CDATA[Apple Worldwide Developers Conference käynnistyy 10. kesäkuuta San Franciscossa]]>
”Odotamme innolla kokoontumista vuoden 2013 WWDC:hen yhdessä iOS:n ja OS X:n uskomattoman kehittäjäyhteisön kanssa,” totesi Applen tuotemarkkinoinnista maailmanlaajuisesti vastaava johtaja Philip Schiller. ”Kehittäjillämme on ollut kaikkien aikojen tuotteliain ja kannattavin vuosi, ja haluamme esitellä heille ohjelmistotekniikan ja kehitystyökalujen uusimpia edistysaskeleita, jotta he voivat luoda uusia, innovatiivisia ohjelmia. Maltamme tuskin odottaa, että he saavat iOS:n ja OS X:n uudet versiot käsiinsä WWDC:ssä.”

Vuoden 2013 WWDC:n tapahtumia ovat:

• Yli 100 teknistä tilaisuutta, joissa Applen tekniset asiantuntijat pitävät esityksiä monista uusimpien iOS- ja OS X -tekniikoiden kehittämiseen, käyttöön ja integrointiin liittyvistä aiheista;
• yli 100 käytännön laboratoriota ja tapahtumaa, joissa on mukana yli 1000 Applen asiantuntijaa ja joissa kehittäjille tarjotaan kooditason apua, ideoita parhaista kehitystekniikoista ja vinkkejä siihen, miten he voivat parhaalla mahdollisella tavalla hyödyntää iOS:n ja OS X:n tekniikoita ohjelmissaan;
• iOS:n ja OS X:n uusimmat innovaatiot, ominaisuudet ja mahdollisuudet sekä keinoja parantaa ohjelman toiminnallisuutta, suorituskykyä, laatua ja suunnittelua;
• mahdollisuus tutustua tuhansiin muihin iOS- ja OS X -kehittäjiin eri puolilta maailmaa – viime vuonna mukana oli kehittäjiä yli 60 eri maasta;
• innostavia ja inspiroivia lounashetkiä teknologian, tieteen ja viihdemaailman johtavien ajattelijoiden ja vaikuttajien kanssa; sekä
• Apple Design Awards -palkinnot, joilla annetaan tunnustusta teknisesti erinomaisille, innovatiivisille ja loistavasti suunnitelluille iPhone-, iPad- ja Mac-ohjelmille.

Kehittäjät voivat ostaa lippuja tai katsoa päivityksiä ja lisätietoa WWDC:n verkkosivustolta osoitteesta (developer.apple.com/wwdc).

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

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Pilgrim
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]]> <![CDATA[Apple raportoi toisen vuosineljänneksen tuloksensa]]>
Yritys myi vuosineljänneksellä 37,4 miljoonaa iPhonea, kun myynti vuotta aikaisemmalla neljänneksellä oli 35,1 miljoonaa. Apple myi vuosineljänneksen aikana myös 19,5 miljoonaa iPadia, kun myynti vuotta aikaisemmalla neljänneksellä oli 11,8 miljoonaa. Yritys myi lähes 4 miljoonaa Macia verrattuna vuoden takaisen neljänneksen 4 miljoonaan.

”Olemme tyytyväisiä voidessamme raportoida ennätyksellisestä maaliskuun vuosineljänneksen liikevaihdosta. Se on iPhonen ja iPadin vahvana jatkuvan menestyksen ansiota”, sanoi Applen toimitusjohtaja Tim Cook. ”Tiimimme työskentelevät ahkerasti todella vaikuttavien uusien laitteiden, ohjelmistojen ja palveluiden parissa, ja olemme hyvin innoissamme tulevista tuotteista.”

”Kassatilanteemme on edelleen erittäin vahva. Vuosineljänneksen toimintojen kassavirta oli 12,5 miljardia dollaria ja kassan loppusaldo 145 miljardia dollaria”, sanoi Applen talousjohtaja Peter Oppenheimer.

Applen taloudellinen ohjeistus tilikauden 2013 kolmannelle neljännekselle:

• liikevaihto 33,5–35,5 miljardia dollaria
• käyttökate 36–37 %
• toimintakulut 3,85–3,95 miljardia dollaria
• muut tulot/(menot) 300 miljoonaa dollaria
• veroaste 26 %

Apple lähettää suoratoistona reaaliajassa toisen vuosineljänneksen tulosta koskevan neuvottelupuhelunsa. Se alkaa klo 14.00 PST-aikaa 23. huhtikuuta 2013 eli kello 00.00 Suomen aikaa 24. huhtikuuta osoitteessa www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq213. Tämä webcast on myös saatavana myöhemmin toistettavaksi noin kahden viikon ajan.

Tämä lehdistötiedote sisältää tulevaisuutta arvioivia lausuntoja, mukaan lukien mutta niihin rajoittumatta lausunnot yrityksen arvioidusta liikevaihdosta, käyttökatteesta, toimintakuluista, muista tuloista/(menoista) ja veroasteesta. Näihin lausuntoihin sisältyy riskejä ja epävarmuustekijöitä, ja todelliset tulokset voivat olla erilaisia. Riskeihin ja epävarmuustekijöihin lukeutuvat muun muassa kilpailu- ja taloustilanteen vaikutukset kuluttajien ja yritysten ostopäätöksiin koskien yrityksen tuotteita sekä yrityksen reaktiot kyseisiin tekijöihin; jatkuvat kilpailupaineet markkinoilla; yrityksen kyky tarjota tuotteita markkinoille ja synnyttää asiakaskysyntää uusille ohjelmille, tuotteille ja teknisille innovaatioille oikeaan aikaan; tuotejulkistusten, siirtymien, tuotehinnoittelun ja -valikoiman muutosten ja/tai komponenttikustannusten nousun mahdolliset vaikutukset yrityksen käyttökatteeseen; varastoriski, joka aiheutuu yrityksen tarpeesta tilata tai sitoutua tilaamaan tuotekomponentteja ennen asiakastilauksia; tiettyjen yrityksen liiketoiminnalle oleellisten, yhdestä lähteestä tai rajoitetuista lähteistä saatavien komponenttien ja palveluiden saatavuus jatkossa kohtuullisilla ehdoilla tai ylipäätään; vaikutus, joka yrityksen riippuvaisuudella kolmansien osapuolten tarjoamista valmistus- ja logistiikkapalveluista voi olla valmistettavien tuotteiden ja suoritettavien palveluiden laatuun, määrään ja kustannuksiin; yrityksen kansainväliseen toimintaan liittyvät riskit; yrityksen riippuvaisuus kolmansien osapuolten immateriaaliomaisuudesta ja digitaalisesta sisällöstä; mahdolliset vaikutukset, jos yrityksen todetaan loukanneen muiden immateriaalioikeuksia; yrityksen riippuvaisuus tukkumyyjien, operaattoreiden ja muiden tuotteidensa jälleenmyyjien suorituksista; tuotteiden ja palveluiden laatuongelmien mahdolliset vaikutukset yrityksen myyntiin ja käyttökatteeseen; keskeisten johtajien ja työntekijöiden työskentelyn jatkuminen; sota, terrorismi, väestön terveyteen liittyvät ongelmat, luonnonkatastrofit ja muut olosuhteet, jotka voivat häiritä tuotteiden saatavuutta, toimitusta tai kysyntää; sekä muiden oikeusprosessien epäsuotuisat tulokset. Lisätietoja yrityksen tulokseen mahdollisesti vaikuttavista tekijöistä on ajoittain United States Securities and Exchange Commissionin (SEC) säilyttämien yrityksen julkisten raporttien osioissa ”Risk Factors” ja ”Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, mukaan lukien SEC:lle toimitettavat yrityksen 10-K-selvitys 29. syyskuuta 2012 päättyneestä tilikaudesta, 10-Q-selvitys 29. joulukuuta 2012 päättyneestä vuosineljänneksestä ja 10-Q-selvitys 30. maaliskuuta 2013 päättyneestä vuosineljänneksestä. Yritys ei ole velvollinen päivittämään tulevaisuutta arvioivia lausuntoja tai tietoja. Ne perustuvat päiväyksensä aikaan käytettävissä olleeseen informaatioon.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Yhteystiedot medialle:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683
]]> <![CDATA[Applen pääoman palautusohjelma kasvaa reilusti yli kaksinkertaiseksi]]>
Osana tätä ohjelmaa hallitus on nostanut osakkeiden takaisinostovaltuutustaan viime vuonna ilmoitetusta 10 miljardista dollarista 60 miljardiin dollariin. Tämä on historian suurin yksittäinen osakkeiden takaisinostovaltuutus ja sen odotetaan toteutuvan vuoden 2015 loppuun mennessä. Apple aikoo myös käyttää vuosittain noin miljardi dollaria rajoitetuista osakkeista aiheutuvien vaateiden vastineeksi.

Lisäksi hallitus on hyväksynyt 15 prosentin lisäyksen yrityksen neljännesvuosittaiseen osinkoon ja on tänään ilmoittanut 3,05 dollarin osingosta kantaosaketta kohden. Osinko maksetaan 16. toukokuuta 2013 osakkeenomistajiksi 13. toukokuuta 2013 pörssipäivän päättyessä merkityille henkilöille. Apple on yksi maailman suurimpien osinkojen maksajista noin 11 miljardin dollarin vuosittaisilla maksuillaan.

Laajennetun pääoman palautusohjelman lisäksi yritys suunnittelee lainanantoa ja aikoo julkistaa lisätietoja tästä lähitulevaisuudessa.

Johtoryhmä ja hallitus jatkavat pääoman palautusohjelman jokaisen elementin vuosittaista tarkastelua.

”Olemme onnekkaita ollessamme asemassa, jossa voimme enemmän kuin kaksinkertaistaa viime vuonna julkistamamme pääoman palautusohjelman laajuuden”, sanoo Applen toimitusjohtaja Tim Cook. ”Uskomme vakaasti siihen, että osakkeiden takaisinosto on hyvä tapa käyttää pääomaamme, ja siitä syystä olemme päättäneet ohjata suurimman osan pääoman palautusohjelman laajuuden lisäyksestä osakkeiden takaisinostoon.”

”Tulemme jatkossakin palauttamaan pääomaa osakkeenomistajille osinkojen, osakkeiden takaisinostojen ja rajoitetuista osakkeista aiheutuvien vaateiden vastineiden muodossa”, kertoo Applen talousjohtaja Peter Oppenheimer. ”Käytössämme on enemmän kassavirtaa kuin mitä tarvitsemme liiketoimintojen hoitamiseen, tulevaisuuden investointeihin ja strategisten mahdollisuuksien hyödyntämiseen tarvittavan joustavuuden ylläpitämiseen.”

Tämä lehdistötiedote sisältää tulevaisuutta arvioivia lausuntoja, mukaan lukien mutta niihin rajoittumatta lausunnot yrityksen tulevaisuuden näkymistä sekä osinkoihin, osakkeiden takaisinostoihin ja lainanantoon liittyvistä suunnitelmista. Näihin lausuntoihin sisältyy riskejä ja epävarmuustekijöitä, ja todelliset tulokset voivat olla erilaisia. Riskeihin ja epävarmuustekijöihin lukeutuvat muun muassa kilpailu- ja taloustilanteen vaikutukset kuluttajien ja yritysten ostopäätöksiin koskien yrityksen tuotteita sekä yrityksen reaktiot kyseisiin tekijöihin; jatkuvat kilpailupaineet markkinoilla; yrityksen kyky tarjota tuotteita markkinoille ja synnyttää asiakaskysyntää uusille ohjelmille, tuotteille ja teknisille innovaatioille oikeaan aikaan; tuotejulkistusten, siirtymien, tuotehinnoittelun ja -valikoiman muutosten ja/tai komponenttikustannusten nousun mahdolliset vaikutukset yrityksen käyttökatteeseen; varastoriski, joka aiheutuu yrityksen tarpeesta tilata tai sitoutua tilaamaan tuotekomponentteja ennen asiakastilauksia; tiettyjen yrityksen liiketoiminnalle oleellisten, yhdestä lähteestä tai rajoitetuista lähteistä saatavien komponenttien ja palveluiden saatavuus jatkossa kohtuullisilla ehdoilla tai ylipäätään; vaikutus, joka yrityksen riippuvaisuudella kolmansien osapuolten tarjoamista valmistus- ja logistiikkapalveluista voi olla valmistettavien tuotteiden ja suoritettavien palveluiden laatuun, määrään ja kustannuksiin; yrityksen kansainväliseen toimintaan liittyvät riskit; yrityksen riippuvaisuus kolmansien osapuolten immateriaaliomaisuudesta ja digitaalisesta sisällöstä; mahdolliset vaikutukset, jos yrityksen todetaan loukanneen muiden immateriaalioikeuksia; yrityksen riippuvaisuus tukkumyyjien, operaattoreiden ja muiden tuotteidensa jälleenmyyjien suorituksista; tuotteiden ja palveluiden laatuongelmien mahdolliset vaikutukset yrityksen myyntiin ja käyttökatteeseen; keskeisten johtajien ja työntekijöiden työskentelyn jatkuminen; sota, terrorismi, väestön terveyteen liittyvät ongelmat, luonnonkatastrofit ja muut olosuhteet, jotka voivat häiritä tuotteiden saatavuutta, toimitusta tai kysyntää; sekä muiden oikeusprosessien epäsuotuisat tulokset. Lisätietoja yrityksen tulokseen mahdollisesti vaikuttavista tekijöistä on ajoittain United States Securities and Exchange Commissionin (SEC) säilyttämien yrityksen julkisten raporttien osioissa ”Risk Factors” ja ”Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, mukaan lukien SEC:lle toimitettavat yrityksen 10-K-selvitys 29. syyskuuta 2012 päättyneestä tilikaudesta, 10-Q-selvitys 29. joulukuuta 2012 päättyneestä vuosineljänneksestä ja 10-Q-selvitys 30. maaliskuuta 2013 päättyneestä vuosineljänneksestä. Yritys ei ole velvollinen päivittämään tulevaisuutta arvioivia lausuntoja tai tietoja. Ne perustuvat päiväyksensä aikaan käytettävissä olleeseen informaatioon.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Yhteystiedot medialle:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683
]]> <![CDATA[Neuvottelupuhelu tilikauden 2013 toisen neljänneksen tuloksesta]]> MITÄ: Neuvottelupuhelu Applen tilikauden 2013 toisen neljänneksen tuloksesta

MISSÄ: Neuvottelupuheluna. Numero median edustajille on (877) 616 0073 (Yhdysvallat, maksuton) tai +1 (816) 581 1579. Näppäile vahvistuskoodi 111412.

MILLOIN: Tiistaina 23. huhtikuuta 2013 kello 14.00 PST-aikaa eli 24. huhtikuuta kello 00.00 Suomen aikaa.

UUSINTALÄHETYS: Neuvottelupuhelun uusintalähetyksen voi kuunnella milloin tahansa alkaen keskiviikosta 24. huhtikuuta kello 04.00 Suomen aikaa aina keskiviikkoon 8. toukokuuta kello 04.00 Suomen aikaa saakka. Uusintalähetyksen puhelinnumero on (888) 203 1112 (Yhdysvallat, maksuton) tai +1 (719) 457 0820. Näppäile vahvistuskoodi 2954408.

WEBCAST: Apple tarjoaa tilivuoden 2013 toisen neljänneksen tulosta koskevasta neuvottelupuhelustaan reaaliaikaisen äänen suoratoistolähetyksen käyttäen Applen omaa alan johtavaa multimediaohjelmistoa QuickTimea. Reaaliaikainen webcast alkaa kello 14.00 PST-aikaa tiistaina 23. huhtikuuta 2013 / kello 00.00 Suomen aikaa 24. huhtikuuta osoitteessa www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq213. Webcast on myös saatavilla myöhemmin toistettavaksi noin kahden viikon ajan. Webcast voidaan toistaa missä tahansa iPhonessa, iPadissa tai iPod touchissa, jossa on iOS 4.2 tai uudempi, missä tahansa Macissa, jossa on OS X 10.5 tai uudempi tai missä tahansa PC:ssä, jossa on QuickTime 7 tai uudempi. Jos Windows-PC:llesi ei ole asennettu QuickTimea, saat sen osoitteesta www.apple.com/fi/quicktime.

Tallenne on Applen omaisuutta, ja sitä suojaavat Yhdysvaltain tekijänoikeuslaki ja kansainväliset sopimukset. Kaikenlainen kopioiminen ja levittäminen on ehdottomasti kielletty ilman Applen kirjallista etukäteishyväksyntää. Jos sinulla on kysyttävää, ota yhteyttä Applen tiedotusasioista tai sijoittajasuhteista vastaavaan yhteyshenkilöön.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Yhteystiedot medialle:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683
]]> <![CDATA[Apple avaa iBookstoren Japanissa]]>
”Olemme innostuneita avatessamme iBookstoren Japanissa ja tarjoamme laajan valikoiman japanilaisia kustantamoja ja kirjailijoita”, sanoi Applen internet-ohjelmistoista ja -palveluista vastaava johtaja Eddy Cue. ”Uskomme, että asiakkaat ihastuvat siihen, kuinka mukaansa tempaavan ja vuorovaikutteisen lukukokemuksen kirjat tarjoavat ja kuinka upeilta ne näyttävät iPadissa.”

”Meistä on mahtavaa saada kirjamme iBookstoreen”, sanoi KADOKAWA Group Holdingsin toimitusjohtaja Tsuguhiko Kadokawa. ”Ennen kaikkea arvostan sitä, että iBookstoren avulla voimme tarjota lukijoillemme laajan kirjon lukukokemuksia, joita he eivät voi saada mistään muualta ja jotka ovat mahdollisia vain iOS-laitteessa.”

iBookstoren asiakkaat voivat valita laajasta valikoimasta tehostettuja kirjoja, jotka näyttävät uskomattomilta iPadissa. Saatavilla on myös ainoastaan digitaalisesti julkaistavia teoksia, kuten Ryu Murakamin romaanit ”At the Airport”, ”Exodus of Middle-School Students” ja ”I’ll Always Be With You, Always”, jonka jokaisessa luvussa on lukukokemusta syventäviä vuorovaikutteisia sähköposteja.

”Olen innostunut voidessani tarjota kolme teostani yksinoikeudella iBookstoressa ja toivon, että lukijat pitävät niistä yhtä paljon kuin minä”, sanoi kirjailija ja elokuvantekijä Ryu Murakami. ”Olen ollut Apple-käyttäjä yli 20 vuoden ajan. iBookstore on tuonut minulle kirjailijana mahdollisuuden kertoa tarinoita tavalla, joka ei yksinkertaisesti ole mahdollinen fyysisessä kirjassa.”

Rakastetut lastenkirjat kuten ”Piyo-chan: A Letter for Piyo” heräävät eloon vuorovaikutteisten elementtien, siirrosten ja äänten avulla, ja uudet suosikit, kuten ”Toy Story 3: So Long Partner” tekevät ääneen lukemisen omassa tahdissa helpoksi.

”On todella innostavaa, kuinka uskomattomalta ’Piyo-chan: A Letter for Piyo’ näyttää iBookstoressa”, sanoi Gakken Holdingsin pääjohtaja Hiroaki Miyahara. ”Olemme tehneet tästä rakastetusta japanilaisesta lastenkirjasta entistä houkuttelevamman upeilla animaatioilla ja vuorovaikutteisuudella, joka tekee oppimisesta hauskempaa.”

Keittokirjat ovat vieläkin hyödyllisempiä iBookstoressa. Saatavilla on esimerkiksi kulinarismin asiantuntijan Kiyomi Ishizawan ”I Love Cheesecakes!”, josta on helppoa etsiä reseptejä ja raaka-aineita. Lisäksi iBookstore tarjoaa bestseller-romaaneja, kuten Hiro Arikawan ”Sora-Tobu Kouhoushitsu”, Nagaru Tanigawan ”Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu” ja Tow Ubukatan ”Tenchi Meisatsu”. iBookstoresta voi ostaa ja ladata myös maailmankuuluja manga-teoksia, kuten Eiichiro Odan ”ONE PIECE,” Mari Yamazakin ”THERMAE ROMAE” ja Hirohiko Arakin täysväriversio sarjakuvasta “JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE” Part 4, joka on saatavilla digitaalisessa muodossa ainoastaan iBookstoresta.

iBookstore on saatavilla 51 maassa, ja se tarjoaa satoja kategorioita, kuten keittokirjat, historiakirjat, elämäkerrat, kuvakirjat ja lastenkirjat. Ilmaisia kirjoja on saatavilla 155 maassa. iBooks-ohjelma iPhonelle, iPadille ja iPod touchille on ladattu maailmanlaajuisesti 130 miljoonaa kertaa.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Yhteystiedot medialle:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683
]]> <![CDATA[iTunes U:n sisällön latauksia jo yli miljardi]]>
”Tapa, jolla erilaiset opettajat ja opiskelijat käyttävät iTunes U:ta on inspiroiva”, totesi Applen internet-ohjelmistoista ja -palveluista vastaava johtaja Eddy Cue. ”iTunes U:n tarjoaman uskomattoman sisällön ansiosta opiskelijat voivat oppia aivan uudella tavalla. iTunes U -kursseille on nyt ilmoittautunut yli 250 000 osanottajaa, mikä tarkoittaa merkittävää muutosta tavassamme opettaa ja oppia.”

Yli 1200 yliopistoa ja korkeakoulua sekä 1200 peruskoulua ja toisen asteen oppilaitosta tarjoavat yli 2500 julkista kurssia ja tuhansia yksityisiä taiteen, luonnontieteiden, terveyden ja lääketieteen, opettajakoulutuksen, liiketalouden ja muiden alojen kursseja. Johtavat yliopistot, kuten Duke, Yale, Cambridge, MIT ja Oxford laajentavat kurssejaan ottamalla yli 100 000 opiskelijaa yksittäisille iTunes U:n kursseille. Stanfordin yliopiston ja Open Universityn sisältölataukset ovat puolestaan ylittäneet 60 miljoonan rajan. Ohio State Universityn Matthew ”Dr. Fus” Stoltzfusin kemian johdantokurssille osallistui yli 100 000 iTunes U:n opiskelijaa sen ensimmäisenä järjestämisvuonna.

”iTunes U -kurssini ovat herättäneet valtavaa kiinnostusta muiden kuin korkeakouluopiskelijoiden joukossa”, kertoi professori Stoltzfus. ”Olen tehnyt yhteistyötä lukion opettajien kanssa, jotka käyttävät iTunes U -materiaaliani oppituntiensa valmisteluun sekä eri puolilta maailmaa tulevien lukiolaisten kanssa, jotka auttavat luokkatovereitaan kurssieni avulla ja jopa eläkeläisten kanssa, jotka lataavat iTunes U -kurssejani ylläpitääkseen henkistä vireyttään.”

Yli 60 prosenttia iTunes U -ohjelman latauksista tehdään Yhdysvaltojen ulkopuolelta, mikä antaa kaikenkokoisille kouluille mahdollisuuden jakaa sisältöään maailmanlaajuisen yleisön kanssa. iTunes U:n ainutlaatuinen näkyvyys kaikkialla maailmassa tuo opettajille (kuten Irvinen kaupungissa sijaitsevan Kalifornian yliopiston pofessori Dan Stokolsille) maailmanlaajuista tunnustusta ja mainetta heidän omilla aloillaan.

”iTunes U:n avulla olen voinut kertoa kiinalaisille opiskelijoille ja kollegoille tutkimuksesta, joka käsittelee jatkuvan monen asian samaan aikaan hoitamisen, tiedon yliannostuksen ja stressin yhteyttä toisiinsa, keskustella tieteellisistä julkaisuista ja tutkinto-ohjelmista eurooppalaisten opiskelijoiden kanssa sekä vaihtaa australialaisten opiskelijoiden kanssa tietoa asuinalueen suunnittelun vaikutuksista liikunnallisuuteen ja liikalihavuuteen yhteisötasolla”. Näin totesi professori Stokols, jonka ympäristöpsykologian kurssille osallistui yli 170 000 opiskelijaa iTunes U:ssa. ”Minulle on ollut erittäin palkitsevaa sekä opettajana että oppijana voida vaikuttaa niin moniin opiskelijoihin, joiden mielenkiinto ympäristöpsykologiaa kohtaan on herännyt ilmaisen iTunes U -kurssini myötä.”

”Näen menestystä silmieni edessä joka päivä”, kertoo Chrissy Boydstun, Teksasissa sijaitsevan Mansfieldin itsenäisen koulupiirin opettaja. Kyseisessä koulupiirissä kaikille yli 10 000 lukiolaiselle ja opetushenkilöstöön kuuluvalle on hankittu iPad. ”Opiskelijat ovat innostuneita ja tekevät ahkerasti töitä voidessaan hyödyntää hyppysissään olevaa valtavaa tietomäärää mielekkäällä ja tehokkaalla tavalla. Mielestäni on hienoa, että iTunes U tarjoaa opiskelijoille mahdollisuuden saavuttaa paljon enemmän kuin mitä tavallinen oppitunti tai luento voi tarjota.”

Opettajat voivat luoda iTunes U -sisältöä 30 maassa. Viimeiseksi mukaan ovat tulleet seuraavat maat: Brasilia, Etelä-Korea, Turkki ja Yhdistyneet Arabiemiirikunnat. Näihin kursseihin ja muuhun opetussisältöön pääsee käsiksi iTunes U -ohjelman avulla 155 maassa. iTunes U:n yli tuhansien yksilöllisten oppimateriaalien lisäksi App Storessa on nyt saatavilla yli 75 000 iOS-laitteille suunniteltua, oppimiseen tarkoitettua ohjelmaa. Tämän lisäksi kirjoittajat ja kustantajat voivat jatkossakin herättää ideoita ja tarinoita eloon Mac App Storen ilmaisen iBooks Author -ohjelman avulla jakaen yli 10 000 Multi-Touch-kirjaa maailmanlaajuisen yleisön kanssa.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Petter Ahrnstedt:
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi:
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683
]]> <![CDATA[Apple päivittää Retina-näytöllä varustettujen MacBook Pro kannettavien prosessorit ja hinnat]]> Retina-näytöllä varustetusta MacBook Prosta entistä nopeamman ja
edullisemman päivittämällä prosessoreja ja alentamalla lähtöhintoja.
13 tuuman Retina-näytöllä varustetussa MacBook Prossa on nyt uusi 2,6 GHz
prosessori ja 256 Gt flash-muistia. 15 tuuman Retina-näytöllä
varustetussa MacBook Prossa on nyt entistä nopeampi 2,4 GHz neliytiminen
prosessori, ja malliston tehokkaimmassa 15 tuuman kannettavassa on uusi 2,7
GHz neliytiminen prosessori ja 16 Gt muistia. Lisäksi Apple ilmoitti
tänään, että Retina-näytöllä ja 128 Gt flash-muistilla varustetun 13
tuuman MacBook Pron sekä 256 Gt flash-muistilla varustetun 13 tuuman
MacBook Airin hinnat ovat nyt entistä edullisemmat.

MacBook Pron Retina-näyttö on maailman tarkin kannettavan näyttö. Olipa
kyseessä sitten sähköpostin lukeminen, tekstin kirjoittaminen,
HD-kotivideoiden editointi tai ammattitason valokuvien parantelu, kaikki
näyttää kirkkaalta, yksityiskohtaiselta ja tarkalta tarjoten verrattoman
katselukokemuksen. Retina-näytöllä varustetun MacBook Pron flash-muisti
on jopa neljä kertaa nopeampi perinteisiin kannettavien kovalevyihin
verrattuna. Se mahdollistaa entistä luotettavamman toiminnan, todella
nopean käynnistymisen ja jopa 30 päivän valmiusajan.

Hinnat ja saatavuus
Lisätietoja päivitettyjen Retina-näytöllä varustettujen MacBook Pro
-kannettavien ja MacBook Air -mallien hinnoista ja saatavuudesta saa Apple
Online Storesta (www.apple.com/fi) ja Applen valtuuttamilta
jälleenmyyjiltä.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit
sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on
digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan
ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan
iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden
tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Petter Ahrnstedt:
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi:
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683
]]> <![CDATA[iTunes Store teki uuden ennätyksen 25 miljardilla myydyllä kappaleella]]> www.itunes.com/fi). Chase Buchin ”Monkey Drums” (Goksel Vancin Remix) oli 25. miljardis kappale ja sen osti Phillip Lüpke Saksasta. 25. miljardinnen kappaleen lataajana Phillip saa 10 000 euron suuruisen iTunes-lahjakortin.

”Olemme kiitollisia käyttäjillemme, joiden kiinnostus musiikkiin viimeisten 10 vuoden aikana on tehnyt iTunesista maailman johtavan musiikin jälleenmyyjän”, totesi Applen internet-ohjelmistoista ja -palveluista vastaava johtaja Eddy Cue. ”Keskimäärin yli 15 000 ladatulla kappaleella minuutissa iTunes Store yhdistää musiikinystävät ja heidän suosikkiartistinsa, kuten Adelen ja Coldplayn kaltaiset kansainväliset tähdet tai The Lumineersin kaltaiset uudet artistit tavalla, jota emme olisi ikinä osanneet kuvitella.”

”iTunes on monella tapaa tasoittanut pelikenttää muusikoille. Olipa kyseessä sitten ilman sopimusta oleva muusikko, indiemusiikin edustaja tai merkittävä artisti, iTunes on paikka, josta useimmat ihmiset ostavat digitaalista musiikkia”, totesi The Lumineersin kitaristi ja laulaja Wesley Schultz. ”iTunes ei jätä ketään muusikkoa ulkopuolelle vain siksi, ettei hän ole vielä tunnettu tai suosittu.”

iTunes Store on maailman suosituin musiikkikauppa, jonka valikoimassa on yli 26 miljoonaa kappaletta, josta on ladattu yli 25 miljardia kappaletta ja joka on saatavilla 119 maassa. iPhone-, iPad-, iPod-, Mac- ja PC-käyttäjille iTunes Store on paras tapa etsiä, ostaa ja ladata musiikkia verkosta laillisesti. Kaikki iTunes Storessa oleva musiikki toimitetaan Applen DRM-vapaassa iTunes Plus -muodossa korkealaatuisella 256 kb/s AAC-koodauksella ja äänellä, jota on lähes mahdoton erottaa alkuperäisestä äänityksestä. iTunes-pilven avulla voit ladata aikaisemmin ostamiasi iTunes-kappaleita laitteillesi ilman lisäkustannuksia ja uudet musiikkiostokset latautuvat iOS-laitteillesi automaattisesti.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Petter Ahrnstedt:
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi:
Pilgrim
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683
]]> <![CDATA[Apple kasvattaa Retina-näytöllä varustetun iPadin kapasiteetin 128 gigatavuun]]> -malleihin verrattuna, joten tilaa on entistä enemmän tärkeälle sisällölle, kuten kuville, dokumenteille, projekteille, esityksille, kirjoille, elokuville, TV-ohjelmille, musiikille ja sovelluksille.

”Yli 120 miljoonaa myytyä iPadia kertoo selvästi, että kuluttajat kaikkialla maailmassa ovat mieltyneitä iPadeihinsa ja löytävät päivittäin entistä painavampia syitä työskennellä, opiskella ja pelata iPadeillaan vanhojen PC-koneidensa sijaan”, totesi Applen maailmanlaajuisesta markkinoinnista vastaava varatoimitusjohtaja Philip Schiller. ”Kun tallennustilaa on kaksin verroin ja tarjolla on verraton, varta vasten iPadille suunnitellun yli 300 000 sovelluksen kokoelma, yrityksillä, opettajilla ja luovien alojen ammattilaisilla on entistä enemmän syitä käyttää Padia kaikkiin työhönsä liittyviin ja henkilökohtaisiin tarpeisiinsa.”

iPadilla on edelleen merkittävä vaikutus liike-elämässä, sillä nykyään lähes kaikki Fortune 500 -yritykset ja yli 85 prosenttia Global 500
-yrityksistä joko käyttävät tai testaavat iPadia. iPadin suuremmasta tallennustilavaihtoehtojen valikoimasta hyötyvät yritykset, jotka käyttävät säännöllisesti suuria datamääriä, kuten 3D CAD-tiedostoja, röntgenkuvia, videoeditointeja, musiikkiraitoja, projektisuunnitelmia, koulutusvideoita ja huolto-ohjeita. Suuremmalla tallennustilalla varustetusta iPadista hyötyvät niin ikään yli 10 miljoonaa iWork-käyttäjää ja asiakkaat, jotka luottavat muihin vaikuttaviin ohjelmiin, kuten joukkueen videoiden analysointiin ja digitaalisten pelikirjojen luomiseen tarkoitettuun Global Apptitudeen, uskomattomaan 48 raidan Auria-tallennusjärjestelmään tai arkkitehtipiirustusten ja teknisten piirustusten luonnosteluun tarkoitettuun AutoCADiin.

”Oma iOS:lle tarkoitettu AutoCAD WS -ohjelmamme suunniteltiin, jotta asiakkailla olisi vaivaton mahdollisuus käyttää suunnitelmiaan milloin vain ja missä tahansa”, kertoi Autodeskin AutoCAD-tuotteista vastaava varatoimitusjohtaja Amy Bunszel. ”Nämä tiedostot ovat usein suuria ja erittäin yksityiskohtaisia. Siksi ohuen ja kevyen iPadin Multitouch-näyttö, integroitu kamera ja koko päivän kestävä akku todellakin hyödyttävät iPad-käyttäjiä, kun he katselevat, muokkaavat ja jakavat AutoCAD-dataansa.”

”iPadin ominaisuuksien ja toimintojen ansiosta voimme asettaa uuden standardin mobiililaitteella tehtävälle moniraitaäänitykselle ja muokkaukselle”, totesi WaveMachine Labsin toimitusjohtaja Rim Buntinas. ”Auria-ohjelman käyttäjät voivat toistaa 48 24-bittistä ja 96 kHz mono- tai stereoraitaa yhtä aikaa, äänittää samanaikaisesti jopa 24:lle näistä raidoista sekä muokata ja miksata tutuilla työkaluilla. Kannettavuutensa ja koko päivän kestävän akkunsa ansiosta iPad on mullistanut koko äänittämisen äänialan ammattilaisten näkökulmasta. Artistit voivat sen ansiosta äänittää missä tahansa.”

”Asiakkaittemme päämääränä on voittaa jalkapallopelejä ja iPadissa toimiva GamePlan-ratkaisumme eittämättä auttaa pelaajia valmistautumaan mahdollisimman hyvin”, totesi Randall Fusee, yksi Global Apptituden perustajista. ”iPadissa yhdistyvät verrattomalla tavalla turvallisuus, ohuus ja keveys, uskomaton Retina-näyttö ja riittävä teho suurien datamäärien käsittelyyn. Tämän ansiosta me voimme tarjota tuotteen, joka vie videoiden tarkastelun uudelle tasolle ja antaa viime kädessä käyttäjillemme parhaan vaihtoehdon valmistautumiseen, suoritukseen ja voittoon.”

Neljännen sukupolven iPadissa on upea 9,7 tuuman Retina-näyttö, Applen suunnittelema A6X-siru, FaceTime HD -kamera, iOS 6.1 ja ultranopea langaton tekniikka**. iOS 6.1 sisältää tuen LTE-verkoille kaikkialla maailmassa*** ja iTunes Match -tilaajat voivat ladata iCloudista yksittäisiä musiikkikappaleita iOS-laitteilleen.

iPadissa voidaan käyttää yli 800 000 App Storesta saatavaa sovellusta, joihin sisältyy yli 300 000 varta vasten iPadille suunniteltua sovellusta. Tarjolla on laaja valikoima kategorioita mukaan lukien kirjat, pelit, liiketoiminta, uutiset, urheilu, terveys, tiedonhaku ja matkailu. iPad tukee myös yli 5 000 Lehtikioskissa tarjolla olevaa sanomalehteä ja aikakauslehteä sekä yli 1,5 miljoonaa iBookstoresta saatavaa kirjaa.

Hinnat ja saatavuus
Neljännen sukupolven iPadin uudet 128 Gt versiot ovat saatavilla tiistaista 5. helmikuuta alkaen, mustina tai valkoisina. 128 Gt iPadin kaikki versiot ovat myynnissä Apple Online Storessa (www.apple.com) ja valikoiduilla Applen valtuuttamilla jälleenmyyjillä.

*1 Gt = miljardi tavua; todellinen alustettu kapasiteetti pienempi.
**Verkkonopeudet riippuvat operaattorin verkosta. Tarkista yksityiskohdat operaattoriltasi.
*** Lisätietoja LTE-operaattoreista löytyy osoitteesta www.apple.com/ipad/LTE.
Videosisältö vaihtelee maittain

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Petter Ahrnstedt:
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi:
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683

]]> <![CDATA[Apple päivittää iOS:n 6.1:een]]>
”iOS 6 on maailman edistyksellisin mobiilikäyttöjärjestelmä ja koska iOS 6:een on siirtynyt lähes 300 miljoonaa iPhonea, iPadia ja iPod touchia vain viiden kuukauden sisällä, se saattaa olla historian suosituin uusi käyttöjärjestelmäversio”, kertoo Applen maailmanlaajuisesta markkinoinnista vastaava varatoimitusjohtaja Philip Schiller. ”iOS 6.1 tuo LTE-tuen laajemmille markkinoille kaikkialla maailmassa, joten entistä useammat käyttäjät voivat nauttia ultranopeasta Safarilla selaamisesta, FaceTime-videopuheluista, iCloud-palveluista sekä iTunesin ja App Storen latauksista.”

iOS 6:n ominaisuuksiin kuuluu Siri, joka tukee entistä useampia kieliä sekä urheilutulosten, ravintolasuositusten ja elokuvien esitysaikojen helppoa saatavuutta; Kartat-ohjelma Applen suunnittelemilla karttanäkymillä, käännös käännökseltä etenevä navigointi ja Flyover-näkymä; julkaisemisen suoraan ilmoituskeskuksesta, Siristä ja Facebook-yhteensopivista sovelluksista mahdollistava Yhteystiedot- ja Kalenteri-ohjelmien Facebook-integraatio; jaetut kuvavirrat iCloudin kautta sekä Passbook, joka on helpoin tapa säilyttää kaikkia asiakirjoja yhdessä paikassa. iOS 6.1:n muihin päivityksiin sisältyy mahdollisuus hankkia Yhdysvalloissa elokuvalippuja Sirin avulla Fandangon kautta. Lisäksi iTunes Matchin tilaajat voivat ladata iCloudista yksittäisiä musiikkikappaleita iOS-laitteisiinsa.

Mullistava App Store tarjoaa yli 800 000 sovellusta iPhone-, iPad- ja iPod touch -käyttäjille ja yli 300 000 natiivia iPad sovellusta. App Storen asiakkaat ovat ladanneet yli 40 miljardia ohjelmaa ja Apple on maksanut yli seitsemän miljardia dollaria uskomattomalle kehittäjäyhteisölleen. Asiakkaat voivat valita sovelluksia 23 eri kategoriasta, mukaan lukien Lehtikioskissa tarjolla olevat sanomalehdet ja aikakauslehdet, pelit, liiketoiminta, uutiset, urheilu, terveys ja kuntoilu sekä matkailu.

Saatavuus
iOS 6.1 on saatavilla ilmaisena ohjelmistopäivityksenä tänään. iOS 6.1 on yhteensopiva iPhone 5:n, iPhone 4S:n, iPhone 4:n, iPhone 3GS:n, iPadin (kolmas ja neljäs sukupolvi), iPad minin, iPad 2:n ja iPod touchin (neljäs ja viides sukupolvi) kanssa. Kaikki ominaisuudet eivät välttämättä ole saatavilla kaikissa tuotteissa. Lisätietoja saat osoitteesta www.apple.com/fi.

*LTE on saatavilla iPhone 5:een, iPad miniin ja neljännen sukupolven iPadin Wi-Fi + Cellular -malleihin valituilla operaattoreilla. Verkkonopeudet riippuvat operaattorin verkosta, tarkista yksityiskohdat operaattoriltasi.
**Lisätietoja LTE-operaattoreista löytyy osoitteista www.apple.com/iphone/LTE ja www.apple.com/ipad/LTE.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Yhteystiedot medialle:
Petter Ahrnstedt:
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi:
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683
]]> <![CDATA[Apple julkisti ennätystuloksen]]>
Keskimääräinen viikoittainen liikevaihto oli 4,2 miljardia verrattuna vuoden takaisen neljänneksen 3,3 miljardiin dollariin.

Yritys myi vuosineljänneksellä ennätykselliset 47,8 miljoonaa iPhonea, kun myynti vuotta aikaisemmalla neljänneksellä oli 37 miljoonaa. Apple myi vuosineljänneksen aikana myös 22,9 miljoonaa iPadia, kun myynti vuotta aikaisemmalla neljänneksellä oli 15,4 miljoonaa. Yritys myi 4,1 miljoonaa Macia verrattuna vuoden takaisen neljänneksen 5,2 miljoonaan. Lisäksi Apple myi vuosineljänneksen aikana 12,7 miljoonaa iPodia. Myynti vuotta aikaisemmalla neljänneksellä oli 15,4 miljoonaa.

Applen johtokunta on päättänyt, että yrityksen kantaosakkeille maksetaan 2,65 dollarin käteisosinko osaketta kohden. Osinko maksetaan 14. helmikuuta 2013 osakkeenomistajiksi 11. helmikuuta 2013 pörssipäivän päättyessä merkityille henkilöille.

”Olemme innoissamme yli 54 miljardin dollarin liikevaihdosta ja yli 75 miljoonan iOS-laitteen myynnistä yhdellä vuosineljänneksellä”, sanoi Applen toimitusjohtaja Tim Cook. ”Luotamme vahvasti tuotantoomme ja keskitymme jatkossakin innovatiivisuuteen ja maailman parhaiden tuotteiden valmistamiseen.”

”Olemme tyytyväisiä vuosineljänneksen toimintojemme yli 23 miljardin dollarin kassavirtaan”, sanoi Applen talousjohtaja Peter Oppenheimer. ”Teimme kaikkien aikojen uuden ennätyksen iPhonen ja iPadin vuosineljänneksen myynnissä, laajensimme merkittävästi ekosysteemiämme ja saavutimme Applen kaikkien aikojen korkeimman vuosineljänneksen liikevaihdon.”

Applen taloudellinen ohjeistus tilikauden 2013 toiselle neljännekselle:

• liikevaihto 41–43 miljardia dollaria
• käyttökate 37,5–38,5 %
• toimintakulut 3,8–3,9 miljardia dollaria
• muut tulot/(menot) 350 miljoonaa dollaria
• veroaste 26 %

Apple lähettää ensimmäisen vuosineljänneksen tulosta koskevan neuvottelupuhelunsa suoratoistona reaaliajassa. Se alkaa klo 14.00 PST-aikaa 23. tammikuuta 2013 eli kello 00.00 Suomen aikaa 24. tammikuuta osoitteessa www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq113. Tämä webcast on myös saatavana myöhemmin toistettavaksi noin kahden viikon ajan.

Tämä lehdistötiedote sisältää tulevaisuutta arvioivia lausuntoja, mukaan lukien mutta niihin rajoittumatta lausunnot yrityksen arvioidusta liikevaihdosta, käyttökatteesta, toimintakuluista, muista tuloista/(menoista) ja veroasteesta. Näihin lausuntoihin sisältyy riskejä ja epävarmuustekijöitä, ja todelliset tulokset voivat olla erilaisia. Riskeihin ja epävarmuustekijöihin lukeutuvat muun muassa kilpailu- ja taloustilanteen vaikutukset kuluttajien ja yritysten ostopäätöksiin koskien yrityksen tuotteita sekä yrityksen reaktiot kyseisiin tekijöihin; jatkuvat kilpailupaineet markkinoilla; yrityksen kyky tarjota tuotteita markkinoille ja synnyttää asiakaskysyntää uusille ohjelmille, tuotteille ja teknisille innovaatioille oikeaan aikaan; tuotejulkistusten, siirtymien, tuotehinnoittelun ja -valikoiman muutosten ja/tai komponenttikustannusten nousun mahdolliset vaikutukset yrityksen käyttökatteeseen; varastoriski, joka aiheutuu yrityksen tarpeesta tilata tai sitoutua tilaamaan tuotekomponentteja ennen asiakastilauksia; tiettyjen yrityksen liiketoiminnalle oleellisten, yhdestä lähteestä tai rajoitetuista lähteistä saatavien komponenttien ja palveluiden saatavuus jatkossa kohtuullisilla ehdoilla tai ylipäätään; vaikutus, joka yrityksen riippuvaisuudella kolmansien osapuolten tarjoamista valmistus- ja logistiikkapalveluista voi olla valmistettavien tuotteiden ja suoritettavien palveluiden laatuun, määrään ja kustannuksiin; yrityksen kansainväliseen toimintaan liittyvät riskit; yrityksen riippuvaisuus kolmansien osapuolten immateriaaliomaisuudesta ja digitaalisesta sisällöstä; mahdolliset vaikutukset, jos yrityksen todetaan loukanneen muiden immateriaalioikeuksia; yrityksen riippuvaisuus tukkumyyjien, operaattoreiden ja muiden tuotteidensa jälleenmyyjien suorituksista; tuotteiden ja palveluiden laatuongelmien mahdolliset vaikutukset yrityksen myyntiin ja käyttökatteeseen; keskeisten johtajien ja työntekijöiden työskentelyn jatkuminen; sota, terrorismi, väestön terveyteen liittyvät ongelmat, luonnonkatastrofit ja muut olosuhteet, jotka voivat häiritä tuotteiden saatavuutta, toimitusta tai kysyntää; sekä muiden oikeusprosessien epäsuotuisat tulokset. Lisätietoja yrityksen tulokseen mahdollisesti vaikuttavista tekijöistä on ajoittain United States Securities and Exchange Commissionin (SEC) säilyttämien yrityksen julkisten raporttien osioissa ”Risk Factors” ja ”Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, mukaan lukien SEC:lle toimitettavat yrityksen 10-K-selvitys 29. syyskuuta 2012 päättyneestä tilikaudesta ja 10-Q-selvitys 29. joulukuuta 2012 päättyneestä vuosineljänneksestä. Yritys ei ole velvollinen päivittämään tulevaisuutta arvioivia lausuntoja tai tietoja. Ne perustuvat päiväyksensä aikaan käytettävissä olleeseen informaatioon.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Yhteystiedot medialle:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683
]]> <![CDATA[Neuvottelupuhelu tilikauden 2013 ensimmäisen neljänneksen tuloksesta]]> MITÄ: Neuvottelupuhelu Applen tilikauden 2013 ensimmäisen neljänneksen tuloksesta

MISSÄ: Neuvottelupuheluna. Numero median edustajille on +1 (877) 616 0073 (maksuton Yhdysvalloissa) tai +1 (816) 581 1579. Näppäile vahvistuskoodi 427753.

MILLOIN: Keskiviikkona 23. tammikuuta 2013 kello 14.00 PST-aikaa eli 24. tammikuuta kello 00.00 Suomen aikaa.

UUSINTALÄHETYS: Neuvottelupuhelun uusintalähetyksen voi kuunnella milloin tahansa alkaen torstaista 24. tammikuuta kello 03.30 Suomen aikaa aina torstaihin 7. helmikuuta 2013 kello 03.30 Suomen aikaa saakka. Uusintalähetyksen puhelinnumero on +1 (888) 203 1112 (maksuton Yhdysvalloissa) tai +1 (719) 457 0820. Näppäile vahvistuskoodi 1474555.

WEBCAST: Apple tarjoaa tilivuoden 2013 ensimmäisen neljänneksen tulosta koskevasta neuvottelupuhelustaan reaaliaikaisen äänen suoratoistolähetyksen käyttäen Applen omaa alan johtavaa multimediaohjelmistoa QuickTimea. Reaaliaikainen webcast alkaa kello 14.00 PST-aikaa keskiviikkona 23. tammikuuta 2013 / kello 00.00 Suomen aikaa 24. tammikuuta osoitteessa www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq113. Webcast on myös saatavilla myöhemmin toistettavaksi noin kahden viikon ajan. Webcast voidaan toistaa missä tahansa iPhonessa, iPadissa tai iPod touchissa, jossa on iOS 4.2 tai uudempi, missä tahansa Macissa, jossa on OS X 10.5 tai uudempi tai missä tahansa PC:ssä, jossa on QuickTime 7 tai uudempi. Jos Windows-PC:llesi ei ole asennettu QuickTimea, saat sen osoitteesta www.apple.com/fi/quicktime.

Tallenne on Applen omaisuutta, ja sitä suojaavat Yhdysvaltain tekijänoikeuslaki ja kansainväliset sopimukset. Kaikenlainen kopioiminen ja levittäminen on ehdottomasti kielletty ilman Applen kirjallista etukäteishyväksyntää. Jos sinulla on kysyttävää, ota yhteyttä Applen tiedotusasioista tai sijoittajasuhteista vastaavaan yhteyshenkilöön.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple on digitaalisen musiikin kehityksen kärjessä iPodien ja iTunes-verkkokaupan ansiosta. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Yhteystiedot mediaa varten:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 (8) 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683]]> <![CDATA[iPad minin ja 4. sukupolven iPadin Wi-Fi + Cellular -mallit tulevat saataville Kiinassa ensi perjantaina]]>
iPad mini on täysin uudenlainen iPad, joka on 23 prosenttia ohuempi ja 53 prosenttia kevyempi kuin kolmannen sukupolven iPad. Siinä on komea 7,9 tuuman Multi-Touch-näyttö, FaceTime HD -kamera ja 5 megapikselin iSight-kamera, ultranopea langaton tekniikka* ja uskomaton 10 tunnin akkukesto.** Neljännen sukupolven iPadissa on upea 9,7 tuuman Retina-näyttö, uusi Applen suunnittelema A6X-siru, FaceTime HD -kamera ja ultranopea langaton tekniikka*. Sekä iPad minissä että uudessa neljännen sukupolven iPadissa on iOS 6.

iPad minin Wi-Fi + Cellular -malleja saa mustana ja grafiittina tai valkoisena ja hopeana 16 Gt:n, 32 Gt:n ja 64 Gt:n kapasiteetilla. Neljännen sukupolven iPadin Wi-Fi + Cellular -malleja saa mustana tai valkoisena 16 Gt:n, 32 Gt:n ja 64 Gt:n kapasiteetilla. Lisäksi saatavilla on iPad 2.

Kiinassa iPad mini ja neljännen sukupolven iPad tulevat saataville Apple Retail Store -myymälöihin, Apple Online Store -verkkokauppaan (www.apple.com) ja valituille valtuutetuille Apple-jälleenmyyjille.

*Verkkonopeudet riippuvat operaattorin verkosta. Tarkista yksityiskohdat operaattorilta.
**Akun käyttöaika riippuu laitteen asetuksista, käyttötavasta ja muista tekijöistä. Todelliset tulokset vaihtelevat.

Apple suunnittelee maailman parhaat henkilökohtaiset tietokoneet Macit sekä OS X:n, iLifen, iWorkin ja ammattilaisohjelmistoja. Apple johtaa musiikin vallankumousta iPodeillaan ja iTunes-verkkokaupallaan. Apple on uudistanut matkapuhelimen kehittämällä mullistavan iPhonen ja App Storen ja luo kannettavien medialaitteiden ja tietokoneiden tulevaisuutta iPadilla.

Yhteystiedot medialle:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8 703 3056

Mariam Rguibi
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683
]]> <![CDATA[App Store Tops 40 Billion Downloads with Almost Half in 2012]]>
“It has been an incredible year for the iOS developer community,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “Developers have made over seven billion dollars on the App Store, and we continue to invest in providing them with the best ecosystem so they can create the most innovative apps in the world.”

In 2012, the husband and wife team at Imangi Studios saw their game Temple Run downloaded more than 75 million times; Backflip Studios and Supercell, two emerging game development studios, brought in over $100 million combined for their leading freemium titles DragonVale and Clash of Clans; and emerging services including Uber, Flipboard, HotelTonight, and AirBnB attracted millions of users on iOS. Companies including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Autodesk, Marvel and Major League Baseball continued to expand their iOS offerings, while developers like JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Interactive and Bottle Rocket Apps continued to push the boundaries of what iOS apps can do.

“The success of our game Temple Run in 2012 was nothing short of astonishing,” said Keith Shepherd, co-founder of Imangi Studios. “We were simply looking to create a game that was fun and easy to play, but once it hit the App Store, the game took off. This past year, we saw more than 75 million downloads of Temple Run on iOS.”

“Our success on iOS has been incredible,” said Samir Hanna, vice president of Consumer Products for Autodesk. “We set off with the modest goal of bringing SketchBook to iPhone users as a way of introducing them to Autodesk. Fast forward three years, we now offer 20 apps to iOS users that have achieved more than 50 million downloads, and we continue to roll out new creativity and design tools that appeal to both professionals and consumers.”

“The App Store provided us with opportunities beyond our wildest dreams,” said Bad Robot Interactive’s JJ Abrams. “Our app Action Movie FX was designed to bring Hollywood special effects to anyone’s self-made video, whether that be on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, and we’re just thrilled that millions of fans around the world were as excited as we were about the possibilities that this app brings.”

“Bottle Rocket Apps now employs over 100 full-time employees, dedicated to nothing but building great apps,” said Calvin Carter, president of Bottle Rocket Apps. “In my 20 plus years in technology, I have never seen such a vibrant marketplace for software like the App Store.”

Apple offers developers a wealth of resources and tools to help them make great apps, plus a robust ecosystem and marketplace which provide customers a safe and easy way to discover them. Apple also provides developers great ways to monetize apps including in-app purchase, subscriptions and advertising, and helps market and support developer efforts in the App Store and beyond.

The revolutionary App Store offers more than 775,000 apps to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users in 155 countries around the world, with more than 300,000 native iPad apps available. App Store customers can choose from an incredible range of apps in 23 categories, including newspapers and magazines offered in Newsstand, games, business, news, sports, health & fitness and travel.

*40 billion unique downloads excluding re-downloads and updates.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Mariam Rguibi
mariam.rguibi@pilgrim.fi
+358 44 2645 683
]]> <![CDATA[iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales in China Top Two Million]]>
“Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with the best first weekend sales ever in China,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “China is a very important market for us and customers there cannot wait to get their hands on Apple products.”

iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology*—all while delivering even better battery life.** iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features including: Shared Photo Streams, all-new Maps app, Passbook organization and even more Siri features and languages including Mandarin.

*Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks, check with your carrier for details.
**Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019
]]> <![CDATA[Apple Launches iTunes Store in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa & 52 Additional Countries Today]]>
Movie fans can choose from a wide selection of films available for rent or purchase from the iTunes Store, with many available in stunning HD, from major studios including 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures, as well as leading local distributors.*

The iTunes Store is available in 119 countries and is the best way for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music online. All music on the iTunes Store comes in iTunes Plus, Apple’s DRM-free format with high-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings.

iTunes in the Cloud lets you download your previously purchased iTunes music to all your iOS devices at no additional cost, and new music purchases can be downloaded automatically to all your devices. In addition, music not purchased from the iTunes Store can gain the same benefits by using iTunes Match, a service that stores your entire music library in iCloud for access at any time, from any iOS device. iTunes Match is available for purchase in the new countries added today.

Customers also have access to the revolutionary App Store with more than 700,000 apps available in 155 countries.

Pricing & Availability
iTunes 11 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Store and is available as a free download from apple.com/itunes. iTunes Store purchases require a valid credit card with a billing address in country.

*Movies are available today in Russia, Turkey, India and Indonesia, and will be available in select additional countries.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019

]]> <![CDATA[iPhone 5 Arrives in South Korea & More Than 50 Additional Countries in December]]>
iPhone 5 is currently available in 47 countries around the world including the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan and the UK. iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features including: Shared Photo Streams, Facebook integration, all-new Maps app, Passbook organization and even more Siri features and languages.

iPhone 5 comes in either black & slate or white & silver for a suggested retail price of €699 for the 16GB model, €799 for the 32GB model and €919 for the 64GB model. iPhone 5 will be available through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com/fi), and select Apple Authorized Resellers.

iPhone 4S is also available and iPhone 4 is available for free with a two-year contract from participating carriers.

iPhone 5 will be available in South Korea on Friday, December 7 and on Friday, December 14 in Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Grenada, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. iPhone 5 will also be available on Friday, December 21 in Barbados, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Egypt, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St.Vincent & the Grenadines, Tunisia, Uganda and Vietnam.

*Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks. Check with your carrier for details.
**Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019

]]> <![CDATA[iPad mini & iPhone 5 Arrive in China in December]]>
iPad mini is a completely new iPad design that is 23 percent thinner and 53 percent lighter than the third generation iPad, and features a stunning 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display, FaceTime HD and 5 megapixel iSight cameras, ultrafast wireless performance* and an incredible 10 hours of battery life.** The fourth generation iPad features a gorgeous 9.7-inch Retina display, new Apple-designed A6X chip, FaceTime HD camera and ultrafast wireless performance*. Both iPad mini and the new fourth generation iPad come with iOS 6.

iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless*—all while delivering even better battery life.** iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features including: Shared Photo Streams, all-new Maps app, Passbook organization and even more Siri features and languages.

iPad mini with Wi-Fi models come in black & slate or white & silver in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. The fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi models come in black or white in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. In China, iPad mini and the fourth generation iPad will be available through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com/cn), select Apple Authorized Resellers and by reservation from Apple retail stores. Reservation requests will be accepted daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Thursday, December 6 for pick up the following day. Additionally, iPad 2 will also be available.

iPhone 5 comes in either black & slate or white & silver in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models. In China, iPhone 5 will be available through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com/cn), select Apple Authorized Resellers and by reservation from Apple retail stores. Reservation requests will be accepted daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for pick up the following day. iPhone 4S is also available and iPhone 4 is available for free with a two-year contract from participating carriers.

*Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks. Check with your carrier for details.
**Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019


]]> <![CDATA[iMac Available on November 30]]> www.apple.com/fi), Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. The 27-inch iMac will be available for order through the Apple Online Store and will begin shipping in December.

Redesigned from the inside out, the new iMac packs high performance technology into an aluminum and glass enclosure that measures just 5 mm thin at its edge and features a reengineered display that reduces reflection by 75 percent. The new iMac includes 8GB of 1600 MHz memory, a 1TB hard drive, third generation quad-core Intel Core i5 processors that can be upgraded to Core i7, and the latest NVIDIA GeForce graphics processors that deliver up to 60 percent faster performance. Fusion Drive is an innovative new storage option that gives customers the performance of flash and the capacity of a hard drive by combining 128GB of flash with a standard hard drive to create a single storage volume that intelligently manages files to optimize read and write performance.

The 21.5-inch iMac is available with a 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.2 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M for a suggested retail price of €1 399 (€1 137,40 ex VAT); and with a 2.9 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.6 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M for a suggested retail price of €1 599 (€1 300 ex VAT). The 27-inch iMac is available with a 2.9 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.6 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M for a suggested retail price of €1 949 (1 584,55 ex VAT); and with a 3.2 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.6 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX for a suggested retail price of €2 129 (€1 730,89 ex VAT).

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019

]]> <![CDATA[AC/DC Now on iTunes]]> www.itunes.com). From their 1976 debut High Voltage to seminal classic Back In Black and 2008 smash hit Black Ice, every one of AC/DC’s 16 studio albums, along with four live albums and three compilation albums, are available for the first time ever on the iTunes Store. All tracks are Mastered for iTunes, and fans have the ability to download full albums or simply purchase their favorite individual songs. Fans can also choose from two specially packaged digital compilations: The Complete Collection, the complete iTunes-exclusive AC/DC catalog; and The Collection, which includes all 16 studio albums.

AC/DC’s thunderous and primal rock and roll has excited fans for generations with their raw and rebellious brand of music, which also resonates with millions of new fans discovering AC/DC everyday. Their growing legion of fans will now experience the intensity of AC/DC’s music in a way it has never been heard before. AC/DC’s music has been Mastered for iTunes, ensuring the music is delivered to listeners with increased audio fidelity, more closely replicating what the artists, recording engineers and producers intended.

The full catalog which has all been Mastered for iTunes includes:

Collections
The Collection (all studio albums for € 79,99)The Complete Collection (all studio albums, live albums and box sets for € 109,99)

16 Studio Albums
High Voltage (1976)
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)
Let There Be Rock (1977)
Powerage (1978)
Highway To Hell (1979)
Back In Black (1980)
For Those About To Rock We Salute You (1981)
Flick Of The Switch (1983)
74 Jailbreak (1984)
Fly On The Wall (1985)
Who Made Who (1986)
Blow Up Your Video (1988)
The Razors Edge (1990)
Ballbreaker (1995)
Stiff Upper Lip (2000)
Black Ice (2008)

4 Live Albums
If You Want Blood You’ve Got It (1978)
Live (1992)
Live (2 Volume Collector’s Edition) (1992)
Live At River Plate (2012)

3 Compilation Albums
Bonfire (1997)
Backtracks audio (2009)
Iron Man 2 soundtrack (2010)

The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular music store with a catalog of over 26 million songs and over 20 billion songs downloaded, and is available in 63 countries. The iTunes Store is the best way for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music online. All music on the iTunes Store comes in iTunes Plus, Apple’s DRM-free format with high-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings. iTunes in the Cloud lets you download your previously purchased iTunes music to all your iOS devices at no additional cost, and new music purchases can be downloaded automatically to all your devices.

Columbia Records is one of the most respected and successful record labels in the world, and is home to established superstars and exciting new talent. Columbia Records is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
08-703 3056

Benny Tarantini
Columbia Records
Benny.Tarantini@SonyMusic.com
(212) 833-5858

]]> <![CDATA[HTC and Apple Settle Patent Dispute]]>
“HTC is pleased to have resolved its dispute with Apple, so HTC can focus on innovation instead of litigation,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC.

“We are glad to have reached a settlement with HTC,” said Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. “We will continue to stay laser focused on product innovation.”

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019

]]> <![CDATA[Apple Sells Three Million iPads in Three Days]]>
“Customers around the world love the new iPad mini and fourth generation iPad,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We set a new launch weekend record and practically sold out of iPad minis. We're working hard to build more quickly to meet the incredible demand.”

The new iPad mini features a stunning 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display, FaceTime HD and iSight cameras, ultrafast wireless performance* and an incredible 10 hours of battery life**. The new fourth generation iPad features a gorgeous 9.7-inch Retina display, new Apple-designed A6X chip, FaceTime HD camera and ultrafast wireless performance.

Both iPad mini and the new fourth generation iPad with Retina display are available in 34 countries including the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and the UK, and will be available in many more countries later this year, including mainland China. Demand for iPad mini exceeded the initial supply and while many of the pre-orders have been shipped to customers, some are scheduled to be shipped later this month.

Pricing & Availability
iPad mini with Wi-Fi comes in either white & silver or black & slate, and is available in the UK for a suggested retail price of €339 inc VAT (€275,61 ex VAT) for the 16GB model, €439 inc VAT (€356,91 ex VAT) 32GB model and €539 inc VAT (€438,21 ex VAT) the 64GB model. Fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi models are available in black or white for a suggested retail price of €509 inc VAT (€413,82 ex VAT) for the 16GB model, €609 inc VAT (€495,21 ex VAT) for the 32GB model and €709 inc VAT (€576,42 ex VAT) for the 64GB model. Both iPad mini and fourth generation iPad are available from the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com/fi), and select Apple Authorized Resellers.

iPad mini with Wi-Fi + Cellular and fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular will be available in the US in a few weeks and in many more countries later this year. iPad mini with Wi-Fi + Cellular will be offered for a suggested retail price of €469 inc VAT (€381,30 ex VAT) for the 16GB model, €569 inc VAT (€462,60 ex VAT) for the 32GB model and €669 inc VAT (€543,90 ex VAT) for the 64GB model. Fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular will be offered for a suggested retail price of €639 inc VAT (€519,51 ex VAT) for the 16GB model, €739 inc VAT (€600,81 ex VAT) for the 32GB model and €839 inc VAT (€682,11 ex VAT) for the 64GB model. Additionally, iPad 2 is available at €399 inc VAT (€324,39 ex VAT) for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and just €519 inc VAT (€421,95 ex VAT) for the 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G model model where they are sold now.

*LTE is available through select carriers. Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks. Check with your carrier for details.
**Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019
]]> <![CDATA[Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results]]>
The Company sold 26.9 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 58 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 14.0 million iPads during the quarter, a 26 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.9 million Macs during the quarter, a 1 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 5.3 million iPods, a 19 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.

Apple’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $2.65 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on November 15, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 12, 2012.

“We’re very proud to end a fantastic fiscal year with record September quarter results,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We’re entering this holiday season with the best iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod products ever, and we remain very confident in our new product pipeline.”

“We’re pleased to have generated over $41 billion in net income and over $50 billion in operating cash flow in fiscal 2012,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO. “Looking ahead to the first fiscal quarter of 2013, we expect revenue of about $52 billion and diluted earnings per share of about $11.75.”

Apple will provide live streaming of its Q4 2012 financial results conference call beginning at 2:00 p.m. PDT on October 25, 2012 at www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq412. This webcast will also be available for replay for approximately two weeks thereafter.

This press release contains forward-looking statements including without limitation those about the Company’s estimated revenue and diluted earnings per share. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ. Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company’s reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company’s products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and/or increases in component costs could have on the Company’s gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company’s need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company’s business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company’s dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company’s international operations; the Company’s reliance on third-party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company’s dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company’s products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company’s sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other legal proceedings. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial results is included from time to time in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of the Company’s public reports filed with the SEC, including the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 2011, its Forms 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2011; March 31, 2012; and June 30, 2012; and its Form 10-K for the year ended September 29, 2012 to be filed with the SEC. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
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Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019

NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit Apple’s PR website (apple.fi/pr), or call Apple’s Media Helpline at 09 476 152 28.

]]> <![CDATA[Apple Introduces iPad mini]]>
“iPad mini is every inch an iPad. With its gorgeous 7.9-inch display, iPad mini features the same number of pixels as the original iPad and iPad 2, so you can run more than 275,000 apps designed specifically for iPad,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “iPad mini is as thin as a pencil and as light as a pad of paper, yet packs a fast A5 chip, FaceTime HD and 5 megapixel iSight cameras and ultrafast wireless―all while delivering up to 10 hours of battery life.”

iPad mini comes in a beautiful new aluminium and glass design that is just 7.2 mm thin and weighs only 0.68 pounds. The 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display delivers the same iPad experience users have come to expect, in a design that has 35 percent more screen real estate than 7-inch tablets and up to an astonishing 67 percent more usable viewing area when browsing the web. The dual-core A5 chip delivers responsive graphics and a fast, fluid Multi-Touch experience, while still providing all-day battery life.

iPad mini features a front-facing FaceTime HD camera and a 5 megapixel iSight camera on the back with advanced optics for taking sharp still pictures and recording full 1080p HD video. The iSight camera includes video image stabilization and both cameras feature backside illumination to let users capture great pictures in low light. iPad mini also allows easy sharing of photos with friends and family using iCloud’s Shared Photo Streams.

iPad mini features dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi support for speeds up to 150 Mbps,³ which is twice the Wi-Fi performance compared to previous iPad models. iPad mini is available in Wi-Fi + Cellular models which are world-ready with built-in support for ultrafast wireless standards, including LTE¹ and DC-HSDPA, so you can browse, download and stream content fast from wherever you are. iPad mini data plans will be available with no contract so you can simply sign up and activate service directly from your iPad.⁴ The Personal Hotspot feature means you can share a fast cellular data connection via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or USB with up to five other devices such as MacBook Pro, iPod touch or another iPad.⁵

The new fourth generation iPad features the amazing 9.7-inch Retina display and includes a new Apple-designed A6X chip that delivers up to twice the CPU performance and up to twice the graphics performance of the A5X chip, all while delivering an incredible 10 hours of battery life in the same thin and light iPad design. Other new features include a FaceTime HD camera, twice the Wi-Fi performance when compared to previous iPad models and support for additional LTE carriers worldwide.⁶

iPad mini and fourth generation iPad both feature support for the Lightning connector that is smaller, smarter and more durable than the 30-pin connector. Lightning connector accessories are available to support cameras, SD cards and VGA or HDMI digital video.⁷ Existing iPad Smart Covers and the iPad Smart Case are compatible with fourth generation iPad, and new polyurethane Smart Covers custom-designed for iPad mini are available in pink, green, blue, light gray, dark gray and (PRODUCT) RED for €39.

iPad runs over 700,000 apps available on the App Store, including more than 275,000 apps designed specifically for iPad, from a wide range of categories including books, games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. iPad also supports the more than 5,000 newspapers and magazines offered in Newsstand and the more than 1.5 million books available on the iBookstore. The iTunes Store puts the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store at your fingertips with a catalogue of over 26 million songs, over 190,000 TV episodes and over 45,000 films. The new iBooks app for iPad lets users read ebooks in over 40 languages. iBooks also lets users experience an entirely new kind of ebook that’s dynamic, engaging and truly interactive. Ebooks created with Apple’s new iBooks Author offer gorgeous, fullscreen ebooks with interactive animations, diagrams, photos, videos, custom fonts, mathematical expressions and much more.

Pricing & Availability
iPad mini with Wi-Fi models will be available in black & slate or white & silver on Friday, November 2, for a suggested retail price of €339 for the 16GB model, €439 for the 32GB model and €539 for the 64GB model. The fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi models will also be available on Friday, November 2, in black or white for a suggested retail price of €509 for the 16GB model, €609 for the 32GB model and €709 for the 64GB model. iPad mini and the fourth generation iPad will be sold through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi), and select Apple Authorized Resellers in the US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

iPad mini with Wi-Fi + Cellular and fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular will start shipping a couple of weeks after the Wi-Fi models. iPad mini with Wi-Fi + Cellular will be offered for a suggested retail price of €469 for the 16GB model, €569 for the 32GB model and €669 for the 64GB model. Fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular will be offered for a suggested retail price of €639 for the 16GB model, €739 for the 32GB model and €839 for the 64GB model. Additionally, iPad 2 is available at €399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and just €519 for the 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G model.

Customers can begin pre-ordering all models of iPad mini and all models of the fourth generation iPad on Friday, October 26 through the Apple Online Store in the US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

¹LTE is available through select carriers. Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks. Check with your carrier for details.
²Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
³Based on theoretical speeds, actual speeds may vary.
⁴Only available on some carriers.
⁵Personal Hotspot requires supporting data plan. Customers should check with their carrier for availability.
⁶LTE is available through select carriers.
⁷Sold separately. Video content varies by country.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019

]]> <![CDATA[Apple Introduces 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display]]>
“The 13-inch MacBook Pro is our most popular Mac, and today it gets completely reinvented with a new thin and light design, fast flash storage and a gorgeous Retina display,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With vivid colours, razor sharp text and more pixels than anyone else’s 15 or 17-inch notebooks, the Retina display completely changes what you expect from a notebook.”

The new MacBook Pro packs more than 4 million pixels into its 13-inch Retina display, nearly twice the number of pixels in an HD television. At 227 pixels per inch, the Retina display’s pixel density is so high the human eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels at a normal viewing distance, so images look sharp and text looks like it does on the printed page. With four times the pixels of the current 13-inch MacBook Pro, you can view and edit video in pixel-accurate HD and see a new level of detail in high resolution images. The 13-inch Retina display uses IPS technology for a 178-degree wide viewing angle, and has 75 percent less reflection and 29 percent higher contrast than the current generation.

Featuring flash storage that is up to four times faster than traditional notebook hard drives, the all-new MacBook Pro is extremely responsive, whether it’s waking from sleep or launching your favourite apps.* Fast flash storage combined with the latest Intel dual-core processors gives the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display plenty of power to run your most demanding apps with ease.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 processors with the option to choose faster 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 processors, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 8GB of 1600 MHz memory, and up to 768GB of flash storage. Two Thunderbolt and two USB 3.0 ports allow users to connect to multiple displays and high-performance devices, and a new HDMI port offers quick connectivity to an HDTV. The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display also features a FaceTime HD camera, dual microphones, improved speakers, three-stream 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, and a MagSafe 2 power port.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro battery delivers up to 7 hours of wireless productivity and can remain in standby for up to 30 days.** With the all new Power Nap feature in OS X Mountain Lion, your MacBook Pro with Retina display stays up to date while it sleeps. Power Nap automatically refreshes Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, and Photo Stream, and when the notebook is plugged in, downloads software updates and backs up your Mac using Time Machine.

Continuing Apple’s commitment to energy efficiency and the environment, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display meets stringent Energy Star 5.2 requirements and achieves an EPEAT Gold rating.*** Each unibody enclosure is made of highly recyclable aluminium and comes standard with energy efficient LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass. Apple notebooks contain no brominated flame retardants, are PVC-free and are constructed of highly recyclable materials.

The new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display ships with OS X Mountain Lion, bringing Messages, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, AirPlay Mirroring, Dictation, Game Center and the enhanced security of Gatekeeper to your Mac. With iCloud built into the foundation of OS X, Mountain Lion makes it easier than ever to keep your content up to date across your Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Pricing & Availability
The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is available with a 2.5 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, 8GB of memory and 128GB of flash storage starting at € 1 799 (€1 462,60 ex VAT); and with 256GB of flash storage starting at €2 129 (€1 730,89 ex VAT). Configure-to-order options include faster dual-core Intel Core i7 processors and flash storage up to 768GB. Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at apple.fi/macbook-pro/. The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is available today through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi), and Apple Authorized Resellers.

*Testing conducted by Apple in October 2012 using preproduction MacBook Pro with Retina display configurations. For more information visit apple.fi/macbook-pro/features-retina/.
**The Wireless Web protocol testing was conducted by Apple in October 2012 using preproduction MacBook Pro with Retina display configurations. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings. For more information visit apple.fi/macbook-pro/features-retina/.
***Claim based on energy efficiency categories and products listed within the EPA ENERGY STAR 5.2 energy database as of October 2012. EPEAT is an independent organization that helps customers compare the environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. Products meeting all of the required criteria and at least 75 percent of the optional criteria are recognized as EPEAT Gold products. The EPEAT program was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For more information visit www.epeat.net.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019

]]> <![CDATA[All-New iMac Features Stunning Design, Brilliant Display & Faster Performance]]>
“With a stunning design, brilliant display and faster performance, we’ve made the world’s leading all-in-one desktop computer better in every way,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “The all-new iMac is unbelievably thin, yet packs an incredible amount of performance and technology into our most innovative desktop.”

Redesigned from the inside out, the new iMac packs high-performance technology into an aluminium and glass enclosure with up to 40 percent less volume than its predecessor and an edge that measures just 5 mm thin. Built with an unprecedented level of fit and finish, the new iMac delivers an amazing desktop experience in a gorgeous design. The new iMac also features a completely reengineered display that reduces reflection by 75 percent while maintaining brilliant colour and contrast. In the new design, the cover glass is fully laminated to the LCD and an anti-reflective coating is applied using a high-precision plasma deposition process. Every iMac display is individually calibrated using an advanced spectroradiometer.

The new iMac features third generation quad-core Intel Core i5 processors that can be upgraded to Core i7. The latest NVIDIA GeForce processors deliver up to 60 percent faster performance for advanced gaming and graphics intensive apps. Every new iMac now comes standard with 8GB of 1600 MHz memory and a 1TB hard drive, and customers can choose to configure their iMac with up to 32GB of memory and a new 3TB hard drive, or 768GB of flash storage for ultimate performance. With two Thunderbolt and four USB 3.0 ports, the new iMac delivers even greater expandability and support for high-performance peripherals.

Fusion Drive is an innovative new storage option that gives customers the performance of flash storage and the capacity of a hard drive. It combines 128GB of flash with a standard 1TB or 3TB hard drive to create a single storage volume that intelligently manages files to optimize read and write performance. Fusion Drive adapts to the way you use your iMac and automatically moves the files and apps you use most often to flash storage to enable faster performance and quicker access.

Apple also updated the Mac mini with third generation dual-core Intel Core i5 and quad-core Intel Core i7 processors that are up to twice as fast and have integrated graphics that are up to 65 percent faster.** Mac mini comes standard with 4GB of 1600 MHz memory with support for up to 16GB. Retaining its amazingly compact aluminum design, the new Mac mini now includes four USB 3.0 ports in addition to its Thunderbolt, HDMI, SDXC, Gigabit Ethernet, and FireWire 800 ports.

Both iMac and Mac mini meet stringent Energy Star 5.2 requirements and achieve an EPEAT Gold rating.*** iMac uses up to 50 percent less energy than the previous generation when idle, and features LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass. Mac mini retains its status as the world’s most energy efficient desktop computer, using only 11W when idle. Both the iMac and Mac mini include PVC-free components and cables, contain no brominated flame retardants, and use highly recyclable materials and material-efficient packaging designs.

iMac and Mac mini ship with OS X Mountain Lion, bringing Messages, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, AirPlay Mirroring, Dictation, Game Center and the enhanced security of Gatekeeper to your Mac. With iCloud built into the foundation of OS X, Mountain Lion makes it easier than ever to keep your content up to date across your Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Pricing & Availability
The 21.5-inch iMac is available with a 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.2 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M for a suggested retail price of €1 399 (€1 137,40 ex VAT); and with a 2.9 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.6 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M for a suggested retail price of €1 599 (€1 300 ex VAT). The 21.5-inch iMac will be available in November through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi), and Apple Authorized Resellers.

The 27-inch iMac is available with a 2.9 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.6 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M for a suggested retail price of € 1 949 (€1 584,55 ex VAT); and with a 3.2 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.6 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX for a suggested retail price of €2 129 (€1 730,89 ex VAT). The 27-inch iMac will be available in December through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi), and Apple Authorized Resellers.

The Mac mini is available with a 2.5 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, 4GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive for a suggested retail price of €659 (€535,77 ex VAT); a 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz, 4GB of memory and a 1TB hard drive for a suggested retail price of €859 (€698,37 ex VAT); and a 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz, OS X Server, 4GB of memory and two 1TB hard drives for a suggested retail price of €1 069 (€869,11 ex VAT). The Mac mini is available today through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi), and Apple Authorized Resellers.

Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at apple.fi/imac/ or apple.fi/mac-mini/.

*Testing conducted by Apple in October 2012 using preproduction iMac configurations. For more information visit apple.fi/imac/features/.
**Testing conducted by Apple in October 2012 using preproduction Mac mini configurations. For more information visit apple.fi/mac-mini/features.html.
***Claim based on energy efficiency categories and products listed within the EPA ENERGY STAR 5.2 energy database as of October 2012. EPEAT is an independent organization that helps customers compare the environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. Products meeting all of the required criteria and at least 75 percent of the optional criteria are recognized as EPEAT Gold products. The EPEAT program was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For more information visit www.epeat.net.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019

]]> <![CDATA[iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million]]>
“Demand for iPhone 5 has been incredible and we are working hard to get an iPhone 5 into the hands of every customer who wants one as quickly as possible,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “While we have sold out of our initial supply, stores continue to receive iPhone 5 shipments regularly and customers can continue to order online and receive an estimated delivery date. We appreciate everyone’s patience and are working hard to build enough iPhone 5s for everyone.”

iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology*—all while delivering even better battery life.**

Pricing & Availability
iPhone 5 comes in either white & silver or black & slate and is available from the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores, and through select carriers and select Apple Authorised Resellers in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the UK.***

iPhone 5 will roll out worldwide to 22 more countries on September 28, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

* LTE is available through select carriers. Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks, check with your carrier for details.
** Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
*** Not all features are supported in all countries.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019
]]> <![CDATA[Phone 5 Pre-Orders Top Two Million in First 24 Hours]]>
“iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered the previous record held by iPhone 4S and the customer response to iPhone 5 has been phenomenal,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “iPhone 5 is the best iPhone yet, the most beautiful product we’ve ever made, and we hope customers love it as much as we do.”

iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new user features including: an all new Maps app with Apple-designed cartography, turn-by-turn navigation and an amazing new Flyover view; Facebook integration for Contacts and Calendar, with the ability to post directly from Notification Center; Passbook, the simplest way to get all your passes in one place; new Siri features, including support for more languages, easy access to sports scores, restaurant recommendations and movie listings;*** Siri and Facebook-enabled apps like Photos, Safari and Maps; and Shared Photo Streams via iCloud.

Pricing & Availability
iPhone 5 comes in either white & silver or black & slate and will be available from Apple’s retail stores on Friday, September 21 at 8 a.m. local time, the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), select carriers and select Apple Authorised Resellers in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the UK.

iPhone 5 will roll out worldwide to 22 more countries on September 28, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

* LTE is available through select carriers. Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks, check with your carrier for details.
** Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
*** Not all features are supported in all countries.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
ahrnstedt.p@apple.com
+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019

]]> <![CDATA[Apple Introduces iPhone 5]]>
SAN FRANCISCO—September 12, 2012—Apple today announced iPhone 5, the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology*—all while delivering even better battery life.** iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features including: the all new Maps app with Apple-designed cartography and turn-by-turn navigation; Facebook integration; Passbook organisation; and even more Siri features and languages.
 
“iPhone 5 is the most beautiful consumer device that we’ve ever created,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “We’ve packed an amazing amount of innovation and advanced technology into a thin and light, jewel-like device with a stunning 4-inch Retina display, blazing fast A6 chip, ultrafast wireless, even longer battery life; and we think customers are going to love it.”
 
iPhone 5 is the thinnest smartphone in the world, with an all-new 7.6 mm anodised aluminium body that is 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than iPhone 4S. Designed with an unprecedented level of precision, iPhone 5 combines an anodised aluminium body with diamond cut chamfered edges and glass inlays for a truly incredible fit and finish.
 
The new 4-inch Retina display on iPhone 5 delivers even more pixels than iPhone 4S, making the already incredible Retina display even better. By making the screen taller, not wider, iPhone 5 is just as easy to use with one hand so you can tap, type and scroll the same way you always have, while enjoying even more of your content including amazing apps optimised for the larger Retina display, widescreen HD video, a full five days of your Calendar and more of every web page.
 
iPhone 5 supports ultrafast wireless standards including LTE and DC-HSDPA, so you can browse, download and stream content even faster. To support the latest LTE technology, Apple has pioneered a unique single-radio LTE solution that provides blazing fast speeds while fitting perfectly into the new remarkably thin design. iPhone 5 features dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi support for a wireless experience up to 150 Mbps.***
 
The all-new A6 chip was designed by Apple to maximise performance and power efficiency to support all the incredible new features in iPhone 5, including the stunning new 4-inch Retina display—all while delivering even better battery life. With up to twice the CPU and graphics performance, almost everything you do on iPhone 5 is blazing fast for launching apps, loading web pages and downloading email attachments.
 
The 8 megapixel iSight camera is the most popular camera in the world and with iPhone 5, it’s even better. The new camera is completely redesigned with incredible optical performance, yet amazingly it’s 25 percent smaller than the camera in iPhone 4S. The new iSight camera in iPhone 5 features a sapphire crystal lens cover that is thinner and more durable than standard glass with the ability to provide crystal clear images. The new panorama feature lets you capture jaw-dropping panorama images of up to 28 megapixels by simply moving the camera across a scene in one smooth motion. New video features include improved stabilisation, video face detection for up to 10 faces and the ability to take still photos as you record. A new FaceTime HD front facing camera makes FaceTime calls incredibly clear and can also be used for self portraits and recording 720p HD video. iPhone 5 also allows you to share photos with friends and family using iCloud’s Shared Photo Streams.
 
iPhone 5 features the new Lightning connector that is smaller, smarter and more durable than the previous connector. The all-digital Lightning connector features an adaptive interface that uses only the signals that each accessory requires, and it’s reversible so you can instantly connect to your accessories. The Lightning-to-30-pin Adapter is also available to connect iPhone 5 to legacy 30-pin accessories.****
 
iPhone 5 introduces new enhanced audio features including a new beam-forming, directional microphone system for higher quality sound, while background noise fades away with new noise canceling technology. iPhone 5 now includes support for cellular wideband audio for crisper word clarity and more natural sounding speech. Wideband audio will be supported by over 20 carriers worldwide at launch. iPhone 5 comes with the new Apple EarPods featuring a breakthrough design for a more natural fit and increased durability, and an incredible acoustic quality typically reserved for higher-end earphones.
 
iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new user features including: an all new Maps app with Apple-designed cartography, turn-by-turn navigation and an amazing new Flyover view; Facebook integration for Contacts and Calendar, with the ability to post directly from Notification Center; Passbook, the simplest way to get all your passes in one place; new Siri features, including support for more languages, easy access to sports scores, restaurant recommendations and movie listings;***** Siri and Facebook-enabled apps like Photos, Safari and Maps; and Shared Photo Streams via iCloud.
 
Pricing & Availability
iPhone 5 comes in either white & silver or black & slate and will be available from the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi), Apple’s retail stores, and through Everything Everywhere, Orange, O2, T-Mobile, Vodafone, 3 and select Apple Authorised Resellers. iPhone 5 will be available in the UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the US on Friday, September 21, and customers can pre-order their iPhone 5 beginning Friday, September 14. iOS 6 software will be available on Wednesday, September 19 as a free software update. Pricing for the iPhone 5, iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 will be available prior to launch.******
 
iPhone 5 will roll out worldwide to 22 more countries on September 28, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
 
* LTE is available through select carriers. Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks, check with your carrier for details.
** Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
*** Based on theoretical speeds, actual speeds may vary.
**** Sold separately.
***** Not all features are supported in all countries.
****** Availability varies by carrier.
 
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]]> <![CDATA[Apple Introduces New iPod touch & iPod nano]]>
SAN FRANCISCO—September 12, 2012—Apple today introduced the new lineup of the world’s most popular music players including the incredible all-new iPod touch and reinvented iPod nano. The new iPod touch is the thinnest iPod touch ever and features a brilliant 4-inch Retina display; a 5 megapixel iSight camera with 1080p HD video recording; Apple’s A5 chip; Siri, the intelligent assistant; and iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. The new iPod touch comes in a gorgeous new ultra-thin and light anodised aluminium design, and for the first time ever, iPod touch comes in five vibrant colours. The new iPod nano is the thinnest iPod ever featuring a 2.5-inch Multi-Touch display; convenient navigation buttons; built-in Bluetooth for wireless listening; and the new iPod nano comes in seven gorgeous new colours.
 
“With over 350 million sold, iPod is the world’s most popular and beloved music player,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Music lovers may have a difficult time deciding between the reinvented iPod nano, the thinnest iPod ever, and the all-new iPod touch with its stunning 4-inch Retina display, 5 megapixel iSight camera and ultra-thin design—both in beautiful new colours.”
 
The new iPod touch has been redesigned with a brilliant 4-inch Retina display in an ultra-thin and light anodised aluminium body—the thinnest iPod touch ever at just 6 mm thin and weighing just 88 grams. With Apple’s dual-core A5 chip inside, iPod touch delivers up to twice the processing power and up to seven times faster graphics than the fourth generation iPod touch, all while maintaining incredible battery life of up to 40 hours of music playback and up to eight hours of video playback.* And, for the first time ever, iPod touch is available in five vibrant colours.
 
The new iPod touch includes a 5 megapixel iSight camera with autofocus, support for 1080p video recording with video image stabilisation, face detection and an LED flash, and the new panorama feature that lets you capture gorgeous panoramic photos by simply moving the camera across a scene. Every new iPod touch comes with a colour-matched iPod touch loop, a clever and convenient wrist strap you can use while taking photos, recording video and playing games.
 
The new iPod touch comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 features, and for the first time, features Siri, the intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking. Siri arrives on the new iPod touch with support for more languages, easy access to sports scores, restaurant recommendations and movie listings.** The new iPod touch also includes: built-in Facebook integration with ability to post directly from Siri; Shared Photo Streams via iCloud; and other key iOS features like iMessage, FaceTime, Mail and Game Center. Now you can wirelessly display your iPod touch screen right on your HDTV with AirPlay Mirroring, allowing you to stream photos, videos, music, apps and play games on your big screen TV.***
 
The reinvented iPod nano is the thinnest iPod ever, at just 5 mm, and features the largest display ever built into an iPod nano, allowing you to enjoy more of your music, photos and widescreen videos. The new iPod nano features a 2.5-inch Multi-Touch display to make navigating your music even easier; a home button to quickly get back to your home screen; and convenient buttons to easily control volume and quickly play, pause or change songs without looking. The new iPod nano gives music lovers built-in Bluetooth for wireless listening with Bluetooth-enabled headphones, speakers and cars. At 30 hours, the new iPod nano offers the longest music playback of any iPod nano so you can enjoy your playlists* and FM radio even longer. With built-in fitness features including a pedometer and support for Nike+, iPod nano users will be ready to take their music walking, running or anywhere they like. The new iPod nano comes in seven gorgeous new colours with fun colour-matched wallpapers.
 
With the App Store on iPod touch, users have access to the world’s largest and best collection of over 700,000 apps, including over 175,000 game and entertainment titles. Customers also have the iTunes Store at their fingertips, giving them instant access to the world’s largest catalogue of over 26 million songs, 190,000 TV episodes, 45,000 movies and 1.5 million books to purchase and download directly to their iPod touch.***** 
 
Both iPod touch and iPod nano come with the new Lightning connector that is smaller, smarter and more durable than the previous connector. The all-digital Lightning connector features an adaptive interface that uses only the signals that each accessory requires, and it’s reversible so you can instantly connect to your accessories. The Lightning-to-30-pin Adapter is also available to connect iPod touch and iPod nano to legacy 30-pin accessories.**** 
 
iPod touch and iPod nano also come with the new Apple EarPods featuring a breakthrough design for a more natural fit, increased durability and an incredible acoustic quality typically reserved for higher-end earphones.
 
Pricing & Availability
Pre-orders for the new iPod touch in pink, yellow, blue, white & silver, black & slate begin September 14 through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi) for a suggested price of €339 inc VAT (€275,61 ex VAT) for the 32GB model and €449 inc VAT (€365,04 ex VAT) for the 64GB model. The new iPod touch will be available in October through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers. The fourth generation iPod touch is available in black and white for €229 inc VAT (€186,18 ex VAT) in a 16GB model and € 279 inc VAT (€226,83 ex VAT) in a 32GB model through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi), and Apple Authorised Resellers. iPod touch requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port, Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later and iTunes 10.7 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 10.7 or later. An Apple ID is required for some iPod touch features. iOS 6 will also be available as a free software update for iPod touch (fourth generation) customers allowing them to experience the amazing new features including Facebook-enabled apps like Photos; Shared Photo Streams via iCloud; and Passbook, the simplest way to get all your passes in one place. 
 
iPod nano will be available in October in pink, yellow, blue, green, purple, silver and slate for a suggested price of €189 inc VAT (€153,66 ex VAT) in a 16GB model through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi), and Apple Authorised Resellers. iPod shuffle is available today in pink, yellow, blue, green, purple, silver and slate for a suggested price of €65 inc VAT (€52,85 ex VAT) in a 2GB model through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers. iPod shuffle requires a Mac with a USB 2.0, Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later and iTunes 10.7 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 7, Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 10.7 or later. iPod nano requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port, Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later and iTunes 10.7 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 7, Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 10.7 or later.
 
(PRODUCT) RED models of iPod shuffle, iPod nano and iPod touch are available through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi) and Apple’s retail stores.
 
* Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
** Not all features are supported in all countries. 
*** AirPlay Mirroring is only supported on the fifth generation iPod touch.
**** Sold separately.
***** Content varies by Country.
 
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

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Apple
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]]> <![CDATA[Apple Unveils New iTunes]]> SAN FRANCISCO—September 12, 2012—Apple today announced the new iTunes for Mac and PC featuring a completely redesigned player, seamless integration with iCloud, and a stunning new look for the world’s most popular online music, apps, TV and movie stores. The new iTunes is coming in October and will feature a dramatically simpler and cleaner interface that keeps your favourite iTunes content at the forefront. With iCloud integration, your music, movie and TV purchases made on any of your iOS devices or computers is conveniently displayed in your iTunes library on your Mac or PC, available anytime you want them. The redesigned iTunes Store, App Store and iBookstore have been rethought to make buying your favourite content on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC simpler than ever.
 
“We created iTunes because we love music and we’re going back to our roots with an incredibly clean design that keeps your music at the forefront,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “The new iTunes works seamlessly with iCloud, always keeping your entire library at your fingertips, and we’re adding great new features that make listening to your music more fun.”
 
The redesigned iTunes features a full-window interface on your Mac or PC that’s simpler and cleaner, always keeping your favourite content in front of you. The new library view makes it easier to view your music, TV shows and movies, allowing you to click on the category of content you want to browse and that’s all you will see. The expandable album view allows you to see track listings for an individual album, while letting you continue to browse your music library. The new search feature searches across your entire iTunes library, including music, movies and TV shows. The re-imagined MiniPlayer makes it easy to control your music with a small tool bar, you can skip to the next song or search for something new to play—all without having to open your library. Up Next is a fun new way to see what songs are coming up and queue songs or albums you want to hear next.
 
With iCloud, all of your iTunes purchases are in the cloud and can be accessed from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC or Apple TV. The new iTunes features seamless integration with iCloud, which automatically puts all of your purchases into your library on your Mac or PC, regardless of which device you used to make the purchase. iCloud also remembers where you are in your favourite movies or TV shows no matter which device you’re viewing on.
 
The redesigned iTunes Store, App Store and iBookstore feature a clean design that makes shopping easier and more fun. Featured content is showcased right at the top and easy-to-browse shelves serve up popular music, movies and TV show choices. You also have a preview history that shows you all of the music, movies and TV shows you’ve sampled. iCloud keeps your preview history across all of your devices. Additionally, users can preview 90 second clips of songs while continuing to browse the store.
 
The new iTunes will be available in October as a free download at www.itunes.com.
 
The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular online music, app, TV and movie store with a catalogue of over 26 million songs, over 700,000 apps, over 190,000 TV episodes and over 45,000 films. The iTunes Store is the best way for iOS, Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music and video online. iTunes is the world’s most popular media player for Mac and PC.*
 
*Content varies by Country.
 
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
 
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Apple
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]]> <![CDATA[Craig Federighi, Apple’s Vice President of Mac Software Engineering & Dan Riccio, Apple’s Vice President of Hardware Engineering Join Apple’s Executive Team as Senior Vice Presidents]]>
Apple also announced that Bob Mansfield, who announced his retirement in June, will remain at Apple. Mansfield will work on future products, reporting to Tim Cook.

As senior vice president of Mac Software Engineering, Federighi will continue to be responsible for the development of Mac OS® X and Apple’s common operating system engineering teams. Federighi worked at NeXT, followed by Apple, and then spent a decade at Ariba where he held several roles including vice president of Internet Services and chief technology officer. He returned to Apple in 2009 to lead Mac OS X engineering. Federighi holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Riccio, as senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will lead the Mac®, iPhone®, iPad® and iPod® engineering teams. He has been instrumental in all of Apple’s iPad products since the first generation iPad. Riccio joined Apple in 1998 as vice president of Product Design and has been a key contributor to most of Apple’s hardware over his career. Dan earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1986.

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Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
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Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019
]]> <![CDATA[Mountain Lion Downloads Top Three Million]]>
“Just a year after the incredibly successful introduction of Lion, customers have downloaded Mountain Lion over three million times in just four days, making it our most successful release ever,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.

Mountain Lion features include the all new Messages app, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, Facebook integration*, Dictation, AirPlay Mirroring and Game Center. iCloud integration makes it easy to set up your Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Messages, Reminders and Notes, and keep everything, including iWork documents, up to date across all your devices. For more information or to download Mountain Lion visit apple.com/fi/osx/specs/.

In addition to Mountain Lion, the Mac App Store offers thousands of apps in Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity, Utilities and other categories, and is the largest, fastest growing PC software store in the world. Users can browse new and noteworthy apps, including apps that take advantage of new features in Mountain Lion, as well as check out staff favorites, top charts for free and paid apps, and user ratings and reviews. For more information visit apple.com/mac/app-store.html.

*Facebook integration will be available in an upcoming software update to Mountain Lion.

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Apple
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Anu Virtanen
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+ 358 40 717 9019
]]> <![CDATA[Mountain Lion Available Today From the Mac App Store]]>
“People are going to love the new features in Mountain Lion and how easy it is to download and install from the Mac App Store,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With iCloud integration, Mountain Lion is even easier to set up, and your important information stays up to date across all your devices so you can keep editing documents, taking notes, creating reminders, and continue conversations whether you started on a Mac, iPhone or iPad.”

With more than 200 innovative new features, Mountain Lion includes:
  • iCloud integration, for easy set up of your Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Messages, Reminders and Notes, and keeping everything, including iWork documents, up to date across all your devices;
  • the all new Messages app, which replaces iChat and brings iMessage to the Mac, so you can send messages to anyone with an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or another Mac;
  • Notification Center, which streamlines the presentation of notifications and provides easy access to alerts from Mail, Calendar, Messages, Reminders, system updates and third party apps;
  • system-wide Sharing, to make it easy to share links, photos, videos and other files quickly without having to switch to another app, and you just need to sign in once to use third-party services like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Vimeo;
  • Facebook integration, so you can post photos, links and comments with locations right from your apps, automatically add your Facebook friends to your Contacts, and even update your Facebook status from within Notification Center;
  • Dictation, which allows you to dictate text anywhere you can type, whether you’re using an app from Apple or a third party developer;
  • AirPlay Mirroring, an easy way to wirelessly send an up-to-1080p secure stream of what’s on your Mac to an HDTV using Apple TV, or send audio to a receiver or speakers that use AirPlay; and
  • Game Center, which brings the popular social gaming network from iOS to the Mac so you can enjoy live, multiplayer games with friends whether they’re on a Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Additional features in Mountain Lion include the revolutionary new Gatekeeper, which makes downloading software from the Internet safer; Power Nap, which automatically updates your apps and system while your Mac is asleep; and a faster Safari browser. New features for China include significantly improved text input, a new Chinese Dictionary, easy setup with popular email providers, Baidu search in Safari, and built-in sharing to Sina Weibo and popular video websites Youku and Tudou.

Pricing & Availability
OS X Mountain Lion is available from the Mac App Store for €15,99. Mountain Lion requires Lion or Snow Leopard (OS X v10.6.8 or later), 2GB of memory and 8GB of available space. For a complete list of system requirements and compatible systems, please visit: apple.com/fi/osx/specs. OS X Server requires Mountain Lion and is available from the Mac App Store for €15,99. The OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date upgrade is available at no additional charge from the Mac App Store to all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 11, 2012.

*Facebook integration will be available in an upcoming software update to Mountain Lion.

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Apple
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]]> <![CDATA[Apple Reports Third Quarter Results]]>
The Company sold 26.0 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 28 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 17.0 million iPads during the quarter, an 84 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4.0 million Macs during the quarter, a two percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 6.8 million iPods, a 10 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.

Apple’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $2.65 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on August 16, 2012, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 13, 2012.

“We’re thrilled with record sales of 17 million iPads in the June quarter,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We’ve also just updated the entire MacBook line, will release Mountain Lion tomorrow and will be launching iOS 6 this Fall. We are also really looking forward to the amazing new products we’ve got in the pipeline.”

“We’re continuing to invest in the growth of our business and are pleased to be declaring a dividend of $2.65 per share today,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO. “Looking ahead to the fourth fiscal quarter, we expect revenue of about $34 billion and diluted earnings per share of about $7.65.”

Apple will provide live streaming of its Q3 2012 financial results conference call beginning at 2:00 p.m. PDT on July 24, 2012 at www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq312. This webcast will also be available for replay for approximately two weeks thereafter.

This press release contains forward-looking statements including without limitation those about the Company’s estimated revenue and diluted earnings per share. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ. Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company’s reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company’s products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and/or increases in component costs could have on the Company’s gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company’s need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company’s business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company’s dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company’s international operations; the Company’s reliance on third-party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company’s dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company’s products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company’s sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other legal proceedings. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial results is included from time to time in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of the Company’s public reports filed with the SEC, including the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 2011, its Forms 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, and its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 to be filed with the SEC. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.

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]]> <![CDATA[FY 12 Third Quarter Results Conference Call]]> WHAT: Apple FY 12 Third Quarter Results Conference Call

WHERE: Via conference call. The dial-in number for press is (877) 616-0062 (toll-free) or (719) 219-0039. Please enter confirmation code 691025.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 2:00 p.m. PDT/5:00 p.m. EDT

REBROADCAST: The conference call will be available as a continuous rebroadcast beginning Tuesday, July 24 at 5:30 p.m. PDT/8:30 p.m. EDT through Tuesday, August 7 at 5:30 p.m. PDT/8:30 p.m. EDT. The dial-in number for the rebroadcast is (888) 203-1112 (toll-free) or (719) 457-0820. Please enter confirmation code 1260435.

WEBCAST: Apple will provide live audio streaming of its FY 12 Third Quarter Results Conference Call using Apple’s industry-leading QuickTime
multimedia software. The live webcast will begin at 2:00 p.m. PDT on July 24, 2012 at www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq312 and will also be available for replay for approximately two weeks thereafter. The webcast is available on any iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 4.2 or above, any Mac running OS X 10.5 or above or any PC running QuickTime 7 or later. If you do not have QuickTime installed on your Windows PC, it is available at www.apple.com/fi/quicktime.

This recording is the property of Apple and protected by US copyright law and international treaties. Any reproduction or distribution is strictly prohibited without prior written approval from Apple. Please contact Apple Public Relations or Investor Relations with any questions.

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]]> <![CDATA[New iPad Arrives in China on Friday, July 20]]>
The new iPad Wi-Fi models will be available in black or white for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599 (US) for the 32GB model and $699 (US) for the 64GB model. The iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular models will be available for a suggested retail price of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model and $829 (US) for the 64GB model. In China the new iPad will be available through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com/fi), select Apple Authorised Resellers and by reservation from Apple retail stores. Reservation requests will be accepted daily from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. beginning Thursday, July 19 for pick up the following day. Additionally, iPad 2 is available at a more affordable price starting at just $399 (US).

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

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]]> <![CDATA[Bob Mansfield, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, to Retire]]>
“Bob has been an instrumental part of our executive team, leading the hardware engineering organization and overseeing the team that has delivered dozens of breakthrough products over the years,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We are very sad to have him leave and hope he enjoys every day of his retirement.”

“Dan has been one of Bob’s key lieutenants for a very long time and is very well respected within Apple and by the industry,” added Cook. “Our hardware engineering team is the best engineering team on earth and will not miss a beat during the transition.”

As senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, Mansfield has led Mac® hardware engineering since 2005, iPhone® and iPod® hardware engineering since 2010, and iPad® hardware engineering since its inception. Mansfield joined Apple in 1999 when Apple acquired Raycer Graphics, where he was vice president of Engineering. Mansfield earned a BSEE degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1982.

Riccio currently serves as vice president of iPad Hardware Engineering and has been instrumental in all of Apple’s iPad products since the first generation iPad. Riccio joined Apple in 1998 as vice president of Product Design and has been a key contributor to most of Apple’s hardware over his career. Dan earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1986.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

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]]> <![CDATA[Apple Launches iTunes Store in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan & Nine Additional Countries in Asia Today]]>
HONG KONG—June 27, 2012—Apple today announced the launch of the iTunes Store
in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and nine additional countries in Asia featuring an incredible selection of local and international music from all the major labels and thousands of independent labels. The iTunes Store features local artists including Jay Chou, Girls Generation and Andy Lau, international artists including ADELE, The Beatles and Jason Mraz, and world-renowned classical musicians including Lang Lang, Yo Yo Ma and Yuja Wang. Customers can choose from over 20 million songs available to purchase and download on the iTunes Store.
 
Apple is bringing the iTunes Store to music fans in Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Customers can also rent or purchase movies from the iTunes Store, with many available in stunning HD, from major studios including 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures. The iTunes Store joins the revolutionary App Store™ which offers more than 650,000 apps to consumers in 155 countries.
 
The iTunes Store is the best way for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music online. All music on the iTunes Store comes in iTunes Plus, Apple’s DRM-free format with high-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings.
 
iTunes in the Cloud lets you download your previously purchased iTunes music to all your iOS devices at no additional cost, and new music purchases can be downloaded automatically to all your devices. In addition, music not purchased from the iTunes Store can gain the same benefits by using iTunes Match, a new service that stores your entire music library in iCloud for access at any time, from any iOS device. iTunes Match is available for purchase in the new countries added today.
 
Pricing & Availability
iTunes 10.6.3 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Store and is available as a free download www.apple.com/fi/itunes/. iTunes Store purchases require a valid credit card with a billing address in country.
 
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
 
Press Contacts:
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Apple
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Anu Virtanen
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+ 358 40 717 9019
]]> <![CDATA[Apple Introduces All New MacBook Pro with Retina Display]]> SAN FRANCISCO—June 11, 2012—Apple today unveiled an all new 15-inch MacBook Pro featuring a stunning Retina display, all flash storage and quad-core processors in a radically thin and light design. Measuring a mere 0.71 inches and weighing only 4.46 pounds, the completely redesigned MacBook Pro sets a new standard in performance and portability for pro users.
 
“The MacBook Pro with Retina display pushes the limits of performance and portability like no other notebook,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “With a gorgeous Retina display, all flash architecture and a radically thin and light design, the new MacBook Pro is the most advanced Mac we have ever built.”
 
The new MacBook Pro Retina display is the world’s highest resolution notebook display with over 5 million pixels, 3 million more than an HD television. At 220 pixels-per-inch, the Retina display’s pixel density is so high the human eye cannot distinguish individual pixels from a normal viewing distance, so text and graphics look incredibly sharp. The Retina display uses IPS technology for a 178-degree wide viewing angle, and has 75 percent less reflection and 29 percent higher contrast than the previous generation.
 
Featuring a precision engineered aluminum unibody design and an all flash storage architecture, the all new MacBook Pro is the lightest MacBook Pro ever and nearly as thin as a MacBook Air. Flash storage that is up to four times faster than traditional notebook hard drives enables the all new MacBook Pro to play four simultaneous streams of uncompressed 1080p HD video from internal storage.* The flash storage architecture also delivers improved reliability, instant-on responsiveness and 30 days of standby time.
 
The MacBook Pro with Retina display features the latest Intel Core i7 quad-core processors up to 2.7 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.7 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M discrete graphics, up to 16GB of faster 1600 MHz RAM and flash storage up to 768GB. Two Thunderbolt and two USB 3.0 ports allow pro users to connect to multiple displays and high performance devices, and a new HDMI port offers quick connectivity to HDTVs.
 
The MacBook Pro battery delivers up to 7 hours of wireless productivity, and uses advanced chemistry and Adaptive Charging technology to provide up to 1,000 recharges.** The MacBook Pro also features a FaceTime HD camera, glass Multi-Touch trackpad, full-size backlit keyboard, dual microphones, enhanced speakers, 3-stream 802.11n Wi-Fi and a thinner MagSafe 2 power port.
 
OS X Lion, iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes and other Apple apps including Aperture and Final Cut Pro X have been updated to take full advantage of the new MacBook Pro with Retina display. The updated Aperture 3.3 also includes revolutionary new image adjustment features and now supports a unified photo library so photographers can move seamlessly between iPhoto and Aperture.
 
The all new MacBook Pro ships with OS X Lion. Starting today, customers who purchase a Mac are eligible for a free copy of OS X Mountain Lion when it becomes available. Mountain Lion introduces innovative features including the all new Messages app, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, AirPlay Mirroring, Game Center and the enhanced security of Gatekeeper. With iCloud built into the foundation of OS X, Mountain Lion makes it easier than ever to keep your content up to date across all your devices.
 
Pricing & Availability 
The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is available through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.fi), and Apple Authorized Resellers. The 15-inch MacBook Pro is available with a 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz, 8GB of memory and 256GB of flash storage starting at € 2 349 (€ 1 909,76 ex VAT); and with a 2.6 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.6 GHz, 8GB of memory and 512GB of flash storage starting at € 2 979 (€ 2 421,95 ex VAT). Configure-to-order options include faster quad-core processors up to 2.7 GHz, up to 16GB of memory and flash storage up to 768GB.
 
Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at apple.com/fi/macbook-pro.
 
*Testing conducted by Apple in June 2012 using preproduction MacBook Pro configurations. For more information visit  apple.com/fi/macbook-pro/features/.
 
**The Wireless Web protocol testing was conducted by Apple in June 2012 using preproduction MacBook Pro configurations. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings. For more information visit apple.com/fi/macbook-pro/features/.
 
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
 
Press Contacts:
Petter Ahrnstedt
Apple
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Anu Virtanen
anu.virtanen@pilgrim.fi
+ 358 40 717 9019
]]> <![CDATA[Apple Updates MacBook Air and Current Generation MacBook Pro with Latest Processors and New Graphics]]> SAN FRANCISCO—June 11, 2012—Apple today updated MacBook Air with the latest Intel Core processors, faster graphics and flash storage that is up to twice as fast as the previous generation.* The current generation 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro have also been updated with the latest Intel Core processors and powerful discrete graphics from NVIDIA. Apple’s popular AirPort Express has been redesigned to include features previously available only in AirPort Extreme.
 
“Today we’ve updated the entire MacBook line with faster processors, graphics, memory, flash storage and USB 3 connectivity,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “We’ve made the world’s best portable family even better and we think users are going to love the performance advances in both the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.”
 
Available in 11-inch and 13-inch designs, the new MacBook Air features the latest Core i5 and Core i7 dual-core processors and is perfect for browsing the web, making movies and managing photos. The new integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 is up to 60 percent faster and gives the MacBook Air plenty of power to tackle games and videos.** MacBook Air features flash storage up to four times faster than traditional hard drives for instant-on performance and fast access to your apps and data. Now with 4GB of faster memory, configurable up to 8GB, you can run memory-intensive apps with ease. MacBook Air also features a new FaceTime HD camera that delivers high-definition 720p. 
 
The 13-inch MacBook Pro features the latest Intel Core i5 or Core i7 dual-core processors up to 2.9 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.6 GHz. The 15-inch MacBook Pro features the latest Intel Core i7 quad-core processors up to 2.7 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.7 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M discrete graphics. Both the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro can be configured with a 1TB hard drive or SSDs up to 512GB that are up to twice as fast as the previous generation.
 
MacBook Air and MacBook Pro both feature a high-speed Thunderbolt port and two USB 3.0 ports to easily connect to external displays and a wide variety of high performance peripherals. The 13-inch MacBook Air, and 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro deliver up to 7 hours of wireless battery life, and the 11-inch MacBook Air delivers up to 5 hours. Mac notebook batteries use advanced chemistry and Adaptive Charging technology to provide up to 1,000 recharges.***
 
The MacBook Air and MacBook Pro ship with OS X Lion. Starting today, customers who purchase a Mac are eligible for a free copy of OS X Mountain Lion when it becomes available. Mountain Lion introduces innovative features including the all new Messages app, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, AirPlay Mirroring, Game Center and the enhanced security of Gatekeeper. With iCloud built into the foundation of OS X, Mountain Lion makes it easier than ever to keep your content up to date across all your devices. 
 
Priced at just €99, the new AirPort Express features a completely redesigned compact enclosure and new wireless and connectivity capabilities. Simultaneous dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi allows users to easily create a network that delivers optimal performance and range. The AirPort Express also features an audio-out port to connect external powered speakers or an A/V receiver and use AirPlay to wirelessly stream from iTunes on your Mac or iOS device. A USB 2.0 port allows you to share a printer wirelessly over your network, and an additional ethernet port lets you connect to other computers and network devices. Setup is built right into OS X and iOS and can be done in just a few simple steps, and with AirPort Utility 6.0 for OS X Lion and iOS you can access a visual map of your network for viewing and reconfiguring devices.
 
Pricing & Availability
The 11-inch MacBook Air comes with a 1.7 GHz processor, 4GB of memory and is available with 64GB of flash storage starting at € 1 099 (€ 893,50 ex VAT), and 128GB of flash storage starting at € 1 199 (€ 974,80 ex VAT). The 13-inch MacBook Air comes with a 1.8 GHz processor, 4GB of memory and is available with 128GB of flash storage starting at € 1 299 (€ 1 056,10 ex VAT), and 256GB of flash storage starting at € 1 599 (€ 1 300 ex VAT). Configure-to-order options include a 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, up to 8GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 onboard memory and up to 512GB flash storage. 
 
The 13-inch MacBook Pro is available with a 2.5 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of memory and 500GB hard drive starting at € 1 299 (€ 1 056,10 ex VAT), and with a 2.9 GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB of memory and 750GB hard drive starting at € 1 599 (€ 1 300 ex VAT). The 15-inch MacBook Pro is available with a 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 4GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, and 500GB hard drive starting at € 1 949 (€ 1 584,55 ex VAT); and with a 2.6 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, and 750GB hard drive starting at € 2 349 (€ 1 909,76 ex VAT). Configure-to-order options include faster quad-core processors up to 2.7 GHz, additional hard drive capacity up to 1TB, up to 8GB of memory and solid state storage up to 512GB. 
 
Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at apple.com/fi/macbookair or apple.com/fi/macbook-pro/. The updated MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are available through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com/fi), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
 
*Testing conducted by Apple in June 2012 using preproduction MacBook Air configurations. For more information apple.com/fi/macbookair/features.html.
 
**Testing conducted by Apple in June 2012 using preproduction MacBook Air configurations. For more information apple.com/fi/macbookair/features.html.
 
***The Wireless Web protocol testing was conducted by Apple in June 2012 using preproduction MacBook Pro and MacBook Air configurations. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings. For more information apple.com/fi/macbook-pro/features/.
 
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
 
Press Contacts:
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Apple
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+ 358 40 717 9019

]]> <![CDATA[Mountain Lion Available in July From Mac App Store]]> SAN FRANCISCO—June 11, 2012— Apple today announced that OS X Mountain Lion, the ninth major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, will be available in July as a download from the Mac App Store. Mountain Lion introduces more than 200 innovative features including the all new Messages app, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, Facebook integration*, Dictation, Power Nap, AirPlay Mirroring, Game Center and the enhanced security of Gatekeeper. With iCloud built into the foundation of OS X, Mountain Lion makes it easier than ever to keep your content up to date across all your devices.
 
“The pace of innovation on the Mac is amazing, OS X Mountain Lion comes just a year after the incredibly successful launch of Lion,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With iCloud built right in and the new Notification Center, Messages, Dictation, Facebook integration and more, this is the best OS X yet.”
 
Using your iCloud account, Mountain Lion makes it easier than ever to set up your Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Messages, Reminders and Notes. The new Reminders and Notes apps help you remember important tasks and jot down your thoughts quickly, while iCloud automatically keeps everything up to date. Documents in the Cloud works with iCloud-enabled apps including Apple’s iWork suite so you can always access and edit your documents on any device.
 
The new Messages app replaces iChat and brings iMessage to the Mac, so you can send messages to anyone with an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or another Mac. You can include attachments, high quality photos and HD video, and your iMessages appear on all your devices so you can pick up a conversation right where you left off. iMessage includes group messaging, delivery and read receipts, typing indicators and secure end-to-end encryption. The Messages app also supports traditional instant messaging services, including AIM, Yahoo!, Google Talk and Jabber.
 
Mountain Lion streamlines the presentation of notifications, and with Notification Center you can see all your notifications from OS X and third party apps in one convenient place. You can customize which apps send you notifications, the type of notification you receive, and how many items are shown in Notification Center. When you want to focus on your work or watch a movie, you can choose to temporarily suspend all notifications.
 
New system-wide Sharing is built into Mountain Lion, making it easier than ever to share links, photos, videos and other files. Clicking the Share button allows you to share quickly without having to switch to another app, and you just need to sign in once to use third-party services like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Vimeo. Facebook and Twitter are integrated with Notification Center so you can receive notifications when someone sends you a message or mentions you in a post or Tweet.
 
With built-in support for Facebook, you can post photos, links and comments with locations right from your apps. Once you’ve signed in, your Facebook friends automatically appear in Contacts with their profile photos. Your Facebook notifications work with Notification Center in Mountain Lion, and you can even update your Facebook status from within Notification Center.
 
Dictation is built into Mountain Lion and allows you to dictate text anywhere you can type, whether you’re using an app from Apple or a third party developer. Mountain Lion also introduces Power Nap, an innovative new feature that keeps your MacBook Pro with Retina display and MacBook Air (second and third generation) up to date while it sleeps. Power Nap automatically refreshes Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Photo Stream, Find My Mac and Documents in the Cloud, and when plugged in, downloads software updates and backs up your Mac using Time Machine. 
 
The revolutionary new Gatekeeper feature makes downloading software from the Internet safer by giving you control over which apps can be installed on your Mac. You can choose to install apps from anywhere, just as you do today, or for maximum security you can set Gatekeeper to allow only apps from the Mac App Store. The default setting allows you to install apps from the Mac App Store and apps from developers that have a unique Developer ID from Apple. In addition to checking daily for security updates, Mountain Lion includes app sandboxing to keep misbehaving apps from compromising your system, and kernel ASLR for improved protection against buffer overflow attacks.
 
Additional new features in Mountain Lion include:
 
• AirPlay Mirroring, an easy way to wirelessly send an up-to-1080p secure stream of what’s on your Mac to an HDTV using Apple TV, or send audio to a receiver or speakers that use AirPlay;
• Game Center, which brings the popular social gaming network from iOS to the Mac so you can enjoy live, multiplayer games with friends whether they’re on a Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch;
• a faster Safari with a unified Smart Search Field, iCloud Tabs that present your open tabs across your devices, and a new Tab View to quickly swipe through them; 
• new features for China, including significantly improved text input, a new Chinese Dictionary, easy setup with popular email providers, Baidu search in Safari, built-in sharing to Sina Weibo and popular video websites Youku and Tudou; and
• over 1,700 new APIs that give developers access to the latest core OS and web technologies, as well as the newest features of OS X, including Documents in the Cloud, Notifications, Sharing and Game Center.
 
Pricing & Availability
OS X Mountain Lion will be available in July from the Mac App Store for $19.99 (US)**. Mountain Lion requires Lion or Snow Leopard (OS X v10.6.8 or later), 2GB of memory and 8GB of available space. For a complete list of system requirements and compatible systems, please visit: apple.com/fi/osx/. OS X Server requires Mountain Lion and will be available in July from the Mac App Store for $19.99 (US). The OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date upgrade is available at no additional charge via the Mac App Store to all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 11, 2012. 
 
*Facebook integration will be available in an upcoming software update to Mountain Lion.
**Local pricing available closer to launch.
 
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
 
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Apple
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]]> <![CDATA[Apple Previews iOS 6 With All New Maps, Siri Features, Facebook Integration, Shared Photo Streams & New Passbook App]]>
“iOS 6 continues the rapid pace of innovation that is helping Apple reinvent the phone and create the iPad category, delivering the best mobile experience available on any device,” said Scott Forstall, Apple's senior vice president of iOS Software. “We can’t wait for hundreds of millions of iOS users to experience the incredible new features in iOS 6 including the new Maps app, expanded Siri support, deep Facebook integration, Shared Photo Streams and the innovative new Passbook app.”

iOS 6 includes an all new Maps app with vector-based map elements that make graphics and text smooth, and panning, tilting and zooming incredibly fluid. New turn-by-turn navigation guides you to your destination with spoken directions, and the amazing Flyover feature has photo-realistic interactive 3D views. Real-time traffic information keeps you updated on how long it will take to get to your destination and offers alternate time-saving routes if traffic conditions change significantly. Additionally, local search includes information for over 100 million businesses with info cards that offer Yelp ratings, reviews, available deals and photos.

Siri, now available for the new iPad as well as iPhone 4S, includes language support for English, French, German and Japanese, and adds support for Spanish, Italian, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese. Siri is optimized for use in 15 countries and helps you get even more done with just your voice, whether it’s finding the latest sports scores or making restaurant reservations. You also can ask Siri to update your status on Facebook, post to Twitter or launch an app. Additionally, Siri takes hands-free functionality even further with a new Eyes Free mode, enabling you to interact with your iPhone using nothing more than your voice.

Built-in Facebook integration is the best ever in a mobile device, allowing you to sign in once and post from Notification Center, Siri and Facebook-enabled apps, including Photos, Safari and Maps. Your Facebook friends’ information is kept up to date across all your iOS devices, automatically updating details in Contacts when they change, and scheduling events and birthdays in your Calendar. You can also “Like” content directly from the App Store™ and iTunes and see what your friends recommend.

With more than 125 million users already enjoying iCloud, iOS 6 introduces new ways to share photos with friends and family using Shared Photo Streams. Simply select the photos you want to share, pick which friends you want to receive the album, and the Shared Photo Stream album is instantly available on their iOS devices, iPhoto and Aperture on their Mac, via the web or even through Apple TV. You and your friends can leave comments on or “Like” any photo in a shared album.

The new Passbook app is the simplest way to get all your passes in one place, such as boarding passes and baseball tickets. Passbook lets you scan your iPhone or iPod touch to use a coupon, get into a concert or check into your hotel. Passbook automatically displays your passes on your Lock Screen based on a specific time or location, so when you walk into your favorite coffee shop your loyalty card appears and you can scan it to buy a coffee or check your balance. Passbook can even alert you to last minute gate changes or flight delays at the airport.

Building on Apple’s commitment to provide innovative solutions for education and accessibility, iOS 6 introduces Guided Access. This new feature allows a parent, teacher or administrator to disable hardware buttons to lock an iOS device into a single app, especially useful for test taking or helping someone with a disability stay focused on learning. Guided Access also includes the ability to confine touch input to certain parts of the screen.

Additional new iOS 6 features include:

• enhancements to Safari, the world’s most popular mobile browser, such as iCloud tabs, offline reading lists, photo uploads and full screen view;
• support for FaceTime calls over cellular networks;
• the ability to set up a VIP Mailbox, making it easier to quickly view messages from important people you designate as VIPs;
• the option to decline incoming calls with a quick message, set a callback reminder and enable a new Do Not Disturb option; and
• a whole new set of improvements and services specifically for iOS users in China, such as improved text input and built-in support for popular Chinese services including Baidu, Sina Weibo, Youku and Tudou.

Availability
The iOS 6 beta software and SDK are available immediately for iOS Developer Program members at . iOS 6 will be available developer.apple.com as a free software update for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, the new iPad, iPad 2 and iPod touch (fourth generation) this fall. Some features may not be available on all products.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

Press Contacts:
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Apple
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+46 8-703 3056

Anu Virtanen
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+ 358 40 717 9019
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