One of the oddest facts about the Wintel versus Unix (including Linux and the Mac) debate is that the Wintel proponent practically brag about…
Month: January 2005
PC Magazine review gives Apple’s iPod shuffle 4 out of 5 stars
Minimalism has always been a guiding principle at Apple, and the new iPod shuffle is an outstanding example. The slim white shell encases…
USA Today: Apple’s new Mac Mini could sell in mass quantities
Matthew Williams started thinking about switching to an Apple computer after he fell in love with the company’s iPod digital music player…
Apple Q4 European sales climb 33.2 percent, nearly double that of the overall market
Apple’s success continues in Europe, according to analysts at IDC, noting that 2004’s fourth quarter saw Apple deliver its highest quarterly…
Cringely: the full story about Apple Mac mini’s purpose has not yet been told
Steve Jobs is so enigmatic. A couple weeks ago at MacWorld, he introduced the 2.9 lb. Mac Mini and the reaction was so great it was like he…
Microsoft MapPoint technology at work, a microcosm of the Windows Experience
A MacDailyNews reader has sent along instructions for creating a very nice visual explanation about how Microsoft helps take you where you want to go today…
Washington Post’s ‘Filter’ ends as Cynthia Webb bids farewell (new site recommendation)
My work at washingtonpost.com and penning Filter has been a wonderful learning experience, a healthy challenge and most of all a lot of fun…
Bear Stearns raises Apple earning forecast, no normal seasonal weakness seen for iPod this quarter
Apple Computer (AAPL)earnings forecast was raised by Bear Stearns to $2.25 a share from $2.10…
LSU’s Center for Computation & Technology launches Apple Xserve supercomputing cluster
Apple Computer and LSU’s Center for Computation & Technology are joining to co-sponsor the official launch of Nemeaux, the newest addition…
Apple Mac mini, iMac G5 models hold top three spots in Amazon’s Desktop Computer Top Sellers list
Amazon’s list of their most popular desktop computers shows Apple’s Mac mini and iMac G5 models as the top three best sellers. Amazon’s list…
Is Apple Computer dropping the ball on design as it reaches for the mass market?
You’ve read the same exciting story about design for years. As it goes, corporate America recognizes design as a point of difference…
Report: Apple’s Mac mini power connector hints at upcoming add-ons
Earlier this month Apple unveiled the Mac mini, a new desktop computer which it says was designed specifically for the consumer and education…
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer continues to lose share; Firefox, Safari, others show gains
Internet Explorer is continuing to lose share to the open-source Firefox Web browser,” Matt Hicks reports for eWeek. “In the past month…
Wired Magazine designates Apple’s iPod as ‘Tired’ – again
The latest issue of Wired Magazine’s (February 2005, issue 13.02, not yet available online) “Wired, Tired, Expired” lists the mythical “iPhone” as…
David Coursey gives Apple’s new ‘Mac mini’ an ‘A’ grade and ‘iPod shuffle’ a ‘C-’
A $499 Mac ought to be the ultimate ‘switcher’ box. Not that most Windows users actually switch to Macintosh, but many have bought a Mac…
USA Today: Apple’s iPod shuffle should ‘send shivers through’ competitors
I was testing the aptly named iPod Shuffle, the latest gem from Apple Computer’s mushrooming iPod family. Shuffle earns its moniker from the…
Banc of America raises Apple to ‘buy’ and lifts price target to $85
Banc of America Thursday raised its rating on Apple Computer Inc. to “buy” from “neutral” and increased its price target on the iPod…
Bye-Bye Bill: another columnist dumps Windows for Apple Macintosh
I had a chance to ponder my revenge just the other day as I watched the remains of my laptop being wheeled out of the house…
OWC releases its first 100GB Mercury On-The-Go portable storage solutions
Other World Computing (OWC), a leading provider of products and services for the Macintosh marketplace, has begun shipping its first 100 GB…
What’s going on behind the scenes between Apple and Sony?
Sony missed out on potential sales from MP3 players and other gadgets because it was overly proprietary about music and entertainment…
Analyst: Apple’s retail outlets will be critical in selling Mac minis to Windows users
In a research note released to clients analyst Charles Wolf postulates that with Apple ‘frequently described as a religion,’ the Apple Stores…
Apple ‘Mac mini’ runs Mac OS X which has so far never been attacked by a successful virus
If my e-mail from readers is any indication, more Windows users are thinking of switching to Apple Computer’s Macintosh models than at any time in a decade…
Wall Street Journal’s Mossberg: Free Microsoft program to battle spyware has serious flaws
Microsoft, whose Windows operating system has been plagued by viruses, spyware and other security problems in recent years…
Creative’s self-declared ‘MP3 player war’ against Apple isn’t going very well
MP3 player maker Creative Technology failed to outsell Apple’s iPod during the holiday sales season, it emerged today when the company…
Apple VP Phil Schiller: iPod shuffle won’t cannibalize iPod mini, iPod sales
Apple’s recent announcement of a new, inexpensive iPod called iPod Shuffle is well-received among price-conscious users. However, there…
Sony lowers sales outlook for year, blames weak MP3 player, other electronics, Vaio PC sales
Sony Corp. lowered its sales outlook Thursday for the fiscal year ending March 31, blaming poor performance and growing competition…
New Mac mini could make Apple ‘a serious player in the PC market once again’
It’s a truism about the computer industry that when your competitors are talking in public about how they’re not worried about you…
ThinkSecret’s Ciarelli gains pro bono legal help in defense of Apple lawsuit
A lawyer specializing in freedom of speech and the Internet said Wednesday he will defend free of charge a 19-year-old publisher…
Cornell University’s Mac users ‘uniformly unhappy’ with Napster
Cornell students have developed a love-hate relationship with the Napster online music service: A lot of them love it, and a few hate it…
Do not eat iPod shuffle
On Apple’s iPod Shuffle page, the device is placed next to two packs of gum, to show just how darned ‘mini’ it is…
With a few tweaks Apple’s new ‘Mac mini’ could be a superb set-top box
The apparent result of a mandate to shrink different, the Mac mini is a pioneering computer that, unlike previous small consumer Macs…
Tech writer Thurrott on Apple’s Macworld Expo 2005 announcements
Although it’s only a fraction of the size and popularity of CES, MacWorld Expo always draws a disproportionate amount of attention because…
IT bosses claim Apple ‘irrelevant’ to businesses
Leading IT bosses claim that despite Apple’s recent revival – largely around its consumer products – the company will continue to have…
Apple’s iPod shuffle causes stampedes of customers, sells out as quickly as they appear in stores
The first crop of Apple’s elusive iPod Shuffle is being plucked off shelves as quickly as they appear in stores across the Valley this week…
Apple Computer could sell 21 million iPod shuffle units in 2005
Global sales of portable digital music players are expected to rise significantly this year, the world’s second-largest manufacturer of MP3 players…
Apple shows strong Mac shipment growth, market share gains in fourth quarter 2004
Worldwide shipments of personal computers grew 13.7 percent in the fourth quarter on strong demand from small- and medium-sized businesses…
AdAge: Pepsi to promote Apple iTunes giveaway during Super Bowl
According to AdAge.com, Pepsi-Cola Co. has purchased 2.5 minutes of airtime in The Super Bowl on Sunday, February 6, 2005…
iRiver hires U.S. porn starlet Jenna Jameson to promote portable media players
MP3 [player] manufacturer Reigncom [also known as “iRiver”], recently described as an ‘outstanding firm’ by Microsoft CEO Bill Gates…
Portable digital device maker iRiver bites into Apple (literally) via website
iRiver’s global home page currently sports an interesting animated image of a blonde woman model alternating…
Apple and Pepsi announce iTunes Music giveaway, promotion runs January 31 – April 30, 2005
Apple and Pepsi have teamed on another Music Promotion which is expected to be announced during the The Super Bowl. The promotion is slated…
Apple says up to 4-week wait for iPod Shuffle; initial stockpile rumored at 2 million units
It could be deja vu all over again for Apple Computer Inc. Just one week after launching the tiny iPod Shuffle, a lightweight and much cheaper…
Tech columnist Wendland: ‘Apple’s new iPod Shuffle to be the next must-have product’
Apple’s new iPod Shuffle is about to be the next must-have product… Now, critics contend that’s a reverse psychology thing, aimed at covering…
