Is there a com-pany on earth, in any industry, that is as restless and innovative as Apple? I don't think so. On Sept. 1, it introduced a batch of new iPods, a completely over-hauled Apple TV device, a new version of iTunes with a cool social-networking feature, and an update to the operating system that powers its mobile devices-the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Apple CEO Steve Jobs also gave a sneak peek of the next iteration of that mobile OS, which ships in November and will let you zap movies, music, and photos over the air from one device to another. This barrage of stuff was even more impressive considering that it's been only four months since the iPad shipped and two months since the iPhone 4 arrived. And yet, by Apple's standards, this was a pretty low-key, even humdrum, affair.
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