Apple announced that it will provide content from Youtube through the Apple TV, its living-room appliance released in January. The company also released a new Apple TV model which sports a 160GB hard drive.

Microsoft announced its first device which uses the Multi-Touch technology also present in the iPhone. It's not a digital media player, it's not a mobile phone, it's neither a TabletPC, it's a coffee table!

Apple has just posted an update to iTunes, bringing it to version 7.2 and enabling the purchase or the upgrade of your library to DRM-free music.

Here's a brief summary of the latest iPhone rumours:

Apple has posted an update for QuickTime 7.1.5. It fixes security issues related to QuickTime for Java.

This update is recommended for all users and improves the security of QuickTime 7.1.6.

Apple has made posted a Security Update numbered "2007-005". It is intended to both both Panther (10.3.9) and Tiger (10.4.9) users.

The Mac mini, Apple's entry-level screen-less, keyboard-less and mouse-less Mac, introduced in January 2005 in the sub-$800 segment could be abandonned.

Apple Inc. reached a market capitalization of over $100 billion for the first time of its history on Wednesday. MacScoop provides you a retrospective and a full analysis of Apple's current situation for the occasion.

The next iteration of iMacs, Apple's all-in-one mid-range desktops, could come in only two form factors - leaving the 17 inch model in the dust - report claims.

Several reports on the Internet pointed out that Apple is working on a Mac OS X 10.4.10 update.

UPDATEx2: Regarding the fake email sent to employees, MacRumors claims to have heard of an ongoing internal investigation at Apple, with suspicions towards a former employee.

UPDATE: Engadget provides explaination on why the false information on the delay of the iPhone and Leopard was published.

The iPhone has passed the FCC certification, allowing Apple to start selling the product on late June as initially planed.

Here is an iPod/iTunes news catch-up for this week:

UPDATE: Apple's online stores are back online.

Apple has updated web site, informing visitors that its MacBook line-up has been updated with newer models offering slight performance, RAM and storage improvements.

UPDATEx3: Apple's online stores are now open again.

UPDATEx2: Apple has updated its site and announces the release of a refreshed MacBook line-up. More here.

UPDATE: The US Apple online store is closed as well, this is clearly not just a maintenance down-time :)

Apple has started closing its European online stores. This is usually sign of an imminent product release.

Apple executives and shareholders gathered on Thursday at the company's Cupertino-based headquarters for this year's shareholders meeting.

Apple has sent email teasers to all of its ADC (Apple Developer Connection) members, reminding them they still have time to register for the event.

The teaser states:

ThinkSecret claims to have source "pointing the possibility" that Apple releases touch-screen iPod as soon as on Tuesday.

UPDATE: Apple has posted three new ads on its web site. "Choose a Vista", "Genius", "The Party Is Over", but still not the ad mentioned in this story.

Readers noted that Apple has started airing a new ad in the U.S. TV networks. It focuses on how a PC user struggles to install new drivers for the upgrade to Windows Vista.

Eric Bachard has just announced on his blog that Sun Microsystems has decided to bring official support to the development of his OpenOffice port to Mac OS X.

Apple has just filed another Mac OS X related patent at the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office. It describes a Multiple-Dashboards feature that uses 3D to switch between each dashboard.

UPDATE: Greepreace has almost immediately responded to Apple's statement with much enthousiasm.

Apple has published a statement on its web site entitled "A Greener Apple" earlier today providing several arguments demonstrating the company's environmental policy is way better than other players of the market.

Apple has just posted three updates through the Software Update utility and its support web site.

Apple confirmed through a press release today that the company's CEO, Steve Jobs will perform the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) opening keynote presentation.

Apple has recently started taking registration for Apple Expo 2007, the Paris - Porte de Versailles based Apple show which takes place on September 25-29.