Archives: May 2004
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Skype for Mac OS X announced by developer Skyper Limited
Skyper Limited has announced the Mac version of Skype, its free and simple application that enables you to make free calls…
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Sony and McDonald’s join in Big Mac Music giveaway
Sony Music, the recorded music company, has linked with McDonald’s, the fast food chain, in an effort help to build a following for its new online music site…
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Microsoft studying online music rental system
We rent homes. We rent cars. We rent movies. Why not rent music? It might be a very good deal. We now have more options…
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Wi-Fi is old hat for Mac users; Apple launched Airport in July 1999
Wi-Fi is a shining example of how wireless innovation can itself shed the constricting cables of conventional wisdom…
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Washington Post: Sony’s internet music service ‘is an embarrassment to the company that gave the wor
If anybody can get Internet music downloads right, it should be Sony. The company has years of experience selling records…
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Pixar runs on Power Mac G5s and Mac OS X
From the beginning, even before Jobs signed on as CEO, Pixar has been at the forefront of technology, said Nick DeMartino…
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Apple Safari browser shows increase in global usage share
OneStat.com today reported that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has a total global usage share of 93.9 percent…
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Apple’s Pro Mouse is truly a joy to use… for about five minutes
I think it’s safe to say that Apple Computer, Inc. makes the best one-button mouse in the world. Yes indeed, Apple’s Pro Mouse…
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Report: Apple could eventually open more than 100 retail stores helping grow Mac market share
Apple could eventually open more than 100 stores, including a store in China, according to Sr. vice-president for Retail Ron Johnson…
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Apple’s eMac such a good value with excellent Mac OS X, great software bundle
Apple’s eMac has made a strong impression on The Advertiser’s Chris Oaten…
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Henrico iBooks raise concerns among some parents
A mother in Richmond, Virginia, is raising concerns about the use of laptop computers in her son’s high school…
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Columnist: Dell DJ a junky knockoff of the superior Apple iPod
The Dell DJ [is] a fast follower and straightforward knockoff of the iPod. Like all the devices in this category, the DJ uses a non-removable computer…
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Apple to open retail store in Syracuse’s Carousel Center
At Carousel Center, what goes around, comes around. What apparently is coming around again is talk of an Apple Computer store…
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Why Microsoft won’t be able to decimate Apple’s iPod with cheap music players
Microsoft is apparently preparing to battle the iPod. Not satisfied with decimating the Macintosh with undercut pricing…
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Secret pix of Apples new aluminum Cinema Displays to debut at WWDC
Ok, so youre finally going to be able to get a Cinema Display that matches the brushed aluminum of your G5 PowerMac…
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Secret pix of Apple
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iTunes fuels resurgence of interest in music – and music sales
The beleaguered global music industry says it expects to see an increase in music sales next year. New legal download services combined…
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First Windows 64-bit virus appears; Macintosh unaffected
W64.Rugrat.3344 is a direct-action infector (it exits memory after execution) of IA64 Windows Portable Executable…
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Report: Apple may launch European iTunes Music Store by mid-June
Apple could be ready to launch its iTunes Music Store (ITMS) in Europe by the middle of June, sources said to be familiar with the…
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Business Week columnist: Apple iPod market share not as huge as you might think
With iPod mania running full tilt, many people assume that Apple (AAPL ) utterly dominates the markets for digital-music players…
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Analysts: Apple could pick up market share in near future
A new report released by research firm Gartner predicts that around 260 million personal computers will ship in 2004…
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Microsoft: we’ll sell music players that will ‘look and feel’ as good as Apple iPod for 80% less
Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, will begin selling portable music players for as much as 80 percent less…
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Microsoft scrambling to catch Apple Mac’s searching capabilities
Microsoft Corp. is developing technology that takes search functions beyond the Internet, allowing users to pore through e-mails…
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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.3.4 Update, Mac OS X 10.3.4 Server Update
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.3.4 Update which delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for Mac OS X v10.3…
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Apple injects iTunes into China by way of Founder; sowing seeds for Founder-branded iPod?
About the time Mao Zedong was being laid to rest and China was turning into the world’s largest factory, businessmen all over the world…
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