Archives: September 2005
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Merrill Lynch lowers Apple Computer rating from ‘buy’ to ‘neutral’
Merrill Lynch has lowered its rating on Apple shares from Buy to Neutral. The financial firm says Apple’s execution…
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Tech pundit Enderle: ‘Microsoft wrote the first Mac OS’
In an article regarding Palm’s decision to use Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 for their next Treo…
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The Motley Fool: Apple did the right thing in quickly addressing cracked iPod nano screens
After about a week of various Apple Computer fan sites posting complaints about screens cracking on Apple’s newest flash-memory digital music player…
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Does buying from iTunes Music Store mean you’re committed for life to Apple’s FairPlay DRM?
If you’re a customer of Apple’s iTunes digital music store, you will eventually reach that point of no return where you’re basically committed for life…
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Apple shares continue slide on iPod nano screen issues
Apple Computer Inc. shares fell more than 4% Wednesday when the company said it would replace units of its new iPod nano…
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Ars Technica: ‘Matthew Peterson, public avenger’
You may have heard of Matthew Peterson, the individual behind the now infamous (and defunct) website flawednanoplayer.com…
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Why Symantec’s ‘scare tactics’ don’t worry Mac users
Security vendor Symantec has once again pointed the knife at Apple Macintosh users…
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Apple Mac OS X ‘lookupd’ issues and possible workarounds for Safari slowdowns, glitches
One of several buggy areas of Mac OS X is the ‘lookupd’ program, which is responsible for the critical job of translating hostnames…
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Apple shares fall on iPod nano screen issues
Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) fell $1.47, or almost 3%, to $51.93 after the company confirmed…
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Much-ballyhooed iPod nano screen concerns ‘a real but minor issue’
Regarding the much-ballyhooed iPod nano screen “issues”
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Dell goes after Apple’s high-end Mac market with ‘XPS brand’ desktop and laptop ‘luxury’ Windows PCs
Cut price tin marketer Dell has started to flog what it is calling a luxury range of PCs aimed at high end businesses…
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Warner music exec discusses decapitation strategy for Apple iTunes Music Store
Michael Nash, Warner’s digital strategy chief, suggested labels might have no choice other than cut Apple’s digital music sales off at a stroke…
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Apple replaces iPod nano cracked screens; handful of units affected, WSJ: ‘barrage of complaints’
The Wall Street Journal today is reporting that Apple will offer to replace iPod nano screens that cracked too easily due to a vendor quality control issue…
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Apple iTunes for Windows Mobile 5 spotted?
I managed to get my hands on Apple iTunes for Windows Mobile 5.0. After the Motorola ROKR Apple seems to get seriously into the mobile phone business…
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Apple responds to iPod nano screen issues
Apple has responded to reports of iPod nano screen issues…
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Apple iPod division head: iPod and mobile phones best left separate
In an interview with the German daily Berliner Zeitung on Monday, Apple vice president and iPod division head Jon Rubenstein expressed his feelings…
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Apple Computer one hot brand, the must-have label
Apple has always had a loyal, albeit small, base of dedicated followers. However, the increased brand conscious 18 to 25 market have made Apple…
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Apple Canada announces claims process for iPod levy refunds
Apple Canada has announced a claims process for customers who bought IPods from Dec. 13, 2003 to Dec. 21, 2004 and were charged a levy…
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I have my iPod nano, where’s yours?
Take out four credit cards from your wallet. Stack them and hold them in your hand. Apple’s iPod nano is about the same weight and half an inch less wide…
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Report: significant Apple Mac mini update imminent
Apple Computer has begun to inform service providers of a revision to its Mac mini desktop computer that is now expected to quietly make its debut…
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Google celebrates 7th birthday, makes Google Video Mac and Linux compatible
Google, celebrating its seventh birthday today, has revamped its video search service. Google Video now plays back search results in a large video window…
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$500 bounty offered for proof of first Apple Mac OS X virus
All, right, I’m sick of people reporting that Mac OS X is ‘mostly’ virus-free. It is, as far has been proven, ENTIRELY virus-free. Macs are not magical…
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Will alleged iPod nano screen issues hurt Apple’s sales?
The high street chain Dixons says it was selling an average of five [Apple iPod nano units] per minute over the weekend…
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Microsoft backs cheaper, less sophisticated, lower capacity HD DVD over Apple-backed Blu-ray format
Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp., the leading suppliers of chips and software for most of the world’s personal computers, are throwing their support…
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Apple teams with Detroit Public Schools to provide students with Macs, iPods, digitial cameras, more
The Detroit Public Schools and Apple Computer Inc. have inked an up to $1.2 million, four-year deal in which the district will lease computer equipment…
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