Reuters

BEIJING–Apple Inc said on Tuesday it had launched an online shop selling second-hand Apple products in China, offering discounts of up to 22 percent, as it looks to beef up its business in the country.

These are products that were previously sold and returned to Apple and have undergone quality tests, the company’s website said.

The refurbished products available on Apple’s Chinese website ranged from a 308 yuan ($44) iPod shuffle to an iMac computer costing more than 14,000 yuan ($2,047).

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By Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net

APPLE CEO Steve Jobs won’t be delivering the keynote in this year’s MacWorld event (January 5 to 9).

The iconic Apple CEO has recently confirmed the cause of his weight loss, disproving speculations that it was due to cancer.

In a letter, Jobs said everyone can relax and enjoy the MacWorld event, as he stressed that doctors have found that a hormone imbalance has been causing his continuous weight loss.

He wrote:

The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I’ve already begun treatment. But, just like I didn’t lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my doctors expect it will take me until late this Spring to regain it. I will continue as Apple’s CEO during my recovery.

He called for the Apple community to support him in his recovery.

To read his full letter, click here.

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By Glenn Chapman
Agence France-Presse

SAN FRANCISCO — A “Tap Tap Dance” videogame built exclusively for Apple’s hip iPhones was launched Thursday, challenging users to stay in rhythm with songs by tapping the device’s screen in time to the music.

Offering an Internet-age stage for a new generation of musicians, the game is the brainchild of Tapulous, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California.

“We went from a game familiar to people that play ‘Guitar Hero’ or ‘Rock Band’ to something more similar to an interactive music video,” said Tapulous chief executive Bart Decrem. “We are really pushing forward and defining our own experience. We are really proud of that.”

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By Agence France-Presse

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple replaced advice on Wednesday that people install anti-virus software on Macintosh computers with assurances that the machines are safe “out of the box.”

The move prompted online speculation as to whether Apple was merely polishing the Macintosh image or that the increasingly popular computers are as impervious to hackers as the California company maintains.

Apple routinely touts how rarely Macintosh computers are afflicted with malicious software as compared to machines based on Microsoft Windows operating systems, which run more than 90 percent of the computers in the world.

On Tuesday Apple removed a 2007 Knowledge Base posting telling people to install “multiple anti-virus utilities” in Macintosh computers to thwart ill-willed software savants with arrays of defenses.

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By Marjorie Gorospe
INQUIRER.net

HAVING a hard time with your own PC? Tired of not being cool enough to switch to an Apple computer? Well, you don’t have to go any further to find sexy and cool Apple products located in one store. There’s now one in Alabang Town Center owned by Ben Loo.

INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Lawrence Casiraya got to talk to Ben Loo and here’s the video interview:

A fan of Apple products, Loo opened an Apple store, dubbed Switch, to encourage more local users to consider switching from using the PC to Apple. The store offers everything from the latest iPod, iPhone, MAC notebooks and other peripherals genuinely manufactured by Apple Inc.

Loo calls his target market “potential switchers.” The store in Alabang may be a long drive for most people. But he wants to concentrate first in small community and not jeopardize their business with the current competition.

Having been an Apple user for a long time, Loo admits that he is always awaiting for the next innovative Apple product.

At the present, he’s very excited and is looking forward to all “switchers” coming to see his store.

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