Apple Inc. has applied for the new gTLD .apple and the status is currently delegated. Apple Inc. also is going to own the new gTLD .beats since it acquired Beats Electronics, LLC. On September 17, 2015 Apple Inc. has purchased 29 new .com domain names according to whois records and IMO, these domain name registrations appear to relate to what "will be" URL's using the .apple gTLD as a … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Registers Several New iSurvey Domain Names
Apple Inc. may have something new to announce sometime soon? Maybe on September 9, 2015 at the Apple event we may hear a new "i" term, iSurvey? Well the above is speculation but it's backed up by some solid facts! Apple Inc. has registered the domain names: AppleiSurvey.com and AppleiSurveys.com! They continued with protection domain registrations Apple-iSurvey.com, Apple-iSurveys.com and … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Registers 4 .org “Apple News” Domains 87 Days AFTER Announcing It’s News App
On June 8, 2015 Apple Inc. announced a new "News" app that will be included in the fall release of iOS 9, that is powered by Apple News Format™. Fast forward to today, September 2, 2015 and Apple Inc. registers the following domain names with MarkMonitor: AppleNewsFormat.org AppleNewsPublisher.org News-Publisher.org NewsPublisher.org All .org domain names. The domain name … [Read more...]
Apple Is Going Head to Head with iHeart Music Festival With Apple Music Fest: Domain Regs Say So
Is Apple planning on going head to head with Clear Channel's iHeartRadio.com which has its music festival called iHeart Radio Music Festival? Well, Apple Inc. registered 11 new domain names relating to a Music Festival on August 4, 2015. Those new domain names are: AppleiTunesMusicFestival.com, AppleMusicConcert.com, AppleMusicConcerts.com, AppleMusicEvents.com, AppleMusicFest.com, … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Acquires 170 iCloud Domains From Xcerion
In April 2011 Apple Inc. reportedly paid $4.5 Million dollars for the one domain name iCloud.com from a company named Xcerion. Fast forward some 4 years later and now 170 iCloud related domains have transferred ownership from Xcerion to Apple Inc according to whois records. Some Facts 167 of the domain names "start with" the term iCloud 2 start with My 1 starts with OS … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Wins AppleId.com and AppleAccount.com In UDRP
Apple Inc. has secured two domain names recently with two different UDRP filings on the domain names AppleID.com and AppleAccount.com . AppleID.com The AppleID.com domain name was registered on May 26, 2004 and was secured by Apple Inc. in a UDRP case #D2015-0582 with a status of "Terminated". The terminated status often relates to the respondent not putting up a fight and transferring the … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Secures AppleID.com Domain Name
Apple Inc. has secured the domain name AppleID.com according to whois records from a Hiroshi Kaneko of Toyko. The domain name was registered May 26, 2004 and held the same registrant email ever since being created, which indicates that Hiroshi has owned the domain name ever since creation. The Apple Id is a "user name" used for iTunes, iCloud and many of Apple's products and … [Read more...]