A year ago, we predicted that the iPhone would soon have 1% of the browser market share, if Apple met its sales goals.

It not only appears to be doing that, but the iPhone is an unqualified hit, capturing 17 percent of the smartphone market and becoming the most important device in new media.

Apple today announced some minor updates to Apple TV:

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How To

HD TV shows
Purchase the leading HD TV shows directly from the iTunes Store. (US only)

Movie browsing by actor and director
Browse movies on the iTunes store by actor and director. Select “More” on the movie page and browse the actor and director list on the left to [...]

Fortune reports that Apple is threatening to kill the iTunes Store over music royalties. 
The Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, D.C. is expected to rule Thursday on a request by the National Music Publishers’ Association to raise royalty rates on songs purchased from online music stores, like iTunes, from 9 cents to 15 cents per track. 
“If [...]

Apple has announced iPhone Developer University - a new program designed to help educational institutions create curriculum for developing iPhone applications. 
The iPhone Developer University Program is a free program designed for higher education institutions looking to introduce curriculum for developing iPhone or iPod touch applications.
The University Program provides development resources, tools for testing and debugging, [...]

 Alex Sokirynsky, developer of Podcaster, a podcast client for the iPhone, is making the switch to Google’s Android smartphone platform. 
Apple banned Podcaster from being sold in the App Store because “it duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes.”
“It seems that Apple has shut me down,” says Sokirynsky. ”All I wanted was for someone from Apple [...]

Friday, we reported on Almerica Podcaster, a podcast client for the iPhone that Apple banned from the store because it duplicates features offered by the iPhone’s native software. 
We said:
Rejecting an app because it competes with Apple’s own software, though, sends the signal that people shouldn’t develop podcast-related applications for the iPhone.
This is bad for podcast fans, [...]

Almerica reports that Apple has rejected the hotly anticipated Podcaster iPhone application from the App Store:
Today I finally got a reply from Apple about the status of Podcaster.
Apple Rep says: Since Podcaster assists in the distribution of podcasts, it duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes.
That’s right folks, it duplicates the functionality of [...]

Apple today released iPhone 2.1 software.
Here’s what’s in the update:

Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
Significantly better battery life for most users
Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
Faster installation of 3rd party applications
Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications
Improved performance in text messaging
Faster loading and [...]

Apple’s Let’s Rock event today offered anticipated updates to the iTunes and Apple’s iPod lines, but failed to do two things that many were hoping for: eliminate concerns over Steve Jobs’ health and offer “one more thing” - an unexpected introduction with some “wow”. 
Jobs noted wryly that “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,” but [...]

Take Control Books has published a new ebook, Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac, 2nd Edition.
The ebook, by Andy J. Williams Affleck, covers what you need to begin your first podcast, without spending much (if any) money.
Changes in the book include coverage of WireTap Studio and Übercaster; updated Garageband coverage and tips on getting great interviews. 
Take Control of [...]