Post by CMF Newsman on Jan 3, 2012 6:47:18 GMT -5
Not new iPads, nor an Apple TV, but Apple is planning an "important but not large-scale" event in New York at the end of January with a media-related announcement, according to AllThingsD, citing "sources close to the situation".
The lowered expectations ahead of the event, which the site says will include Apple's head of internet software and services Eddy Cue, suggest that it will relate to publishing or media content.
The suggested location – on the US east coast, traditionally the stronghold in America of publishing media empires and of its advertising businesses – also implies that it will relate to printed media, and so books or magazines, or advertising.
Apple hardware launches made in the US have all occurred in west coast locations for at least the past five years, and there is no suggestion that the upcoming announcement will break that pattern.
Read more: www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/03/apple-new-york-event
The lowered expectations ahead of the event, which the site says will include Apple's head of internet software and services Eddy Cue, suggest that it will relate to publishing or media content.
The suggested location – on the US east coast, traditionally the stronghold in America of publishing media empires and of its advertising businesses – also implies that it will relate to printed media, and so books or magazines, or advertising.
Apple hardware launches made in the US have all occurred in west coast locations for at least the past five years, and there is no suggestion that the upcoming announcement will break that pattern.
Read more: www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/03/apple-new-york-event