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Apple to get ‘Social’ networking app for iTunes 9
by pallavi gupta

Rumors surrounding iTunes 9 have it that Apple is planning to make a major thrust in social networking. With digital media ready to come up with ‘Social’ application, it is believed that iTunes 9 is heading to enter the world of online communities.

It is being said that the application will be different from iTunes and would work like Yahoo’s One Connect software and will allow you to update Facebook status.
It has, however, yet not been revealed as to whether it will be an iPhone app or one to be used on computer.
With your music integrated into the process, with this application, you will be able to broadcast the music you are listening to.
Apart from that, you will also be able to share your music likings with your friends and broadcast your music status as well.
It will also enable you to share your iTunes library with others.

Apple Tablet PC Could Take In $1.2 Billion

Sales of 2 million tablets priced between $500 and $700 could add 3% to Apple revenue in 2010, analyst says 
By Antone Gonsalves

Piper Jaffray senior analyst Gene Munster estimates that Apple could sell $1.2 billion worth of tablet PCs the first year the device is available.

Munster issued a report Friday saying that an unidentified Asian component supplier has received orders from Apple. This gives credence to long-standing, unconfirmed reports that an Apple tablet PC could be released by early 2010.

Munster believes Apple could sell 2 million tablets at a price range between $500 and $700. Based on the midpoint price, sales could reach $1.2 billion, adding 3% to Apple revenue in 2010.

The analyst's report follows a July Financial Times report that Apple could launch a tablet PC with a 10-inch diagonal screen as early as September. Quoting people who had been briefed on the project, the Times reported that the device would have the same capabilities as the iPod Touch, but with a larger screen that would make the gadget better for watching video or reading electronic books.

Apple has repeatedly denied that it would release a netbook, but a tablet would be a very different premium option, more in line with the company's approach to the PC market. Apple offers products at the high-end of the market, enticing buyers with innovative design, ease of use, and bundled software.

An Apple tablet would amount to a premium option to today's netbooks, inexpensive mini-laptops that are the fastest growing category in the PC market. Priced at less than $500, the systems have proven very popular during the current economic recession.