Every year, Apple issues a new iLife upgrade, and every year, I stare in wonder at my Mac’s monitor, noting the improvements…
Month: January 2006
Thurrott: ‘I highly recommend Apple’s new Intel-based iMac’
I’ve been using a new Intel-based Apple iMac since last week. I had been curious to see how the machine would compare to…
Windows PC users infected with worm face loss of all Microsoft, Adobe files; Mac users unaffected
A fast-spreading e-mail worm is raising alarms because its sole purpose is to obliterate the everyday working documents…
Boston Herald: Apple’s iWork ‘06 upgrades ‘really sweet’
With all the fuss over new hardware at the latest Apple Macworld in San Francisco earlier this month, it’s no surprise that software…
Attempting to protect Windows PCs from viruses, worms while Mac users surf the Net with impunity
How safe is your computer? You may not know it, but here’s a group of malicious, devious people out there who get their kicks wreaking…
Google: no interest in Napster, no plans to develop music store at this time
Napster Inc. shares ballooned as much as 50% Tuesday after a report said Google Inc. might buy the online music service pioneer, but…
Motorola and Cingular launch new SLVR L7 iTunes phone
Cingular has debuted the Motorola SLVR L7 iTunes mobile phone for US$199…
Analyst sees new Apple iBooks by April, ‘media hub’ product, 1GB iPod nano, iPhone within a year
Analysts for UBS Investment Research this week emphasized confidence in Apple’s long term strategy and updated their predictions on forthcoming products…
Apple’s iTunes Music Store grabs leadership of German online music market
Apple has broken its customary reticence to reveal its German sales figures through the service. The company now claims the iTunes Music Store…
Personal Computer World: Apple iLife ‘06 ‘a must have for any Mac user’
Bundled with new Macs and sold separately for £55 (US$79), Apple iLife ’06 is a one-stop shop for home multimedia projects. Aimed specifically at…
Tech writer: ‘virus-and-spyware-prone Windows isn’t the way to go – get a Mac’
Big things are happening in personal computers this winter. On the Macintosh side, Apple Computer has begun its momentous rollout of Macs…
Wharton School of Business: Apple makes digital rights management (DRM) work with iPod+iTunes
Big media players are accustomed to watching the ratings for the most popular music, video and book content. But perhaps they should pay more attention…
MaxConnect allows for third hard drive in Apple Power Mac G5
MaxUpgrades announces MaxConnect, ATA/IDE hard disk drive mounting kit, that enables a third hard disk drive to be installed without a PCI host Controller…
Google considering Napster acquisition
Internet giant Google is considering an extensive alliance with Napster, which could include an outright acquisition, as it plots its move into…
Apple Store Garden State Plaza grand opening celebration this Saturday, February 4
To celebrate the Grand Opening of their newest retail store, Apple Store Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey, Apple is featuring a week of special events…
Advertisers scramble to aim commericals at Apple’s video-capable iPod users
“Since Apple Computer Inc.’s video iPod made its debut less than four months ago, users have been able to download their favorite TV shows free from ads…
Step-by step instructions for booting Windows XP on an Apple Intel-based Mac
“Ramblings of a Computer Guru” blog has posted step-by-stp instructions for booting Windows XP on a…
eWeek: Intel transition a ‘security non-issue’ for Apple Mac
OS vulnerabilities are a result of OS characteristics, and the CPU they run on is pretty much irrelevant…
Apple Computer shares rise over 4-percent in heavy NASDAQ trading
Shares of Apple Computer (AAPL) rose $2.97, or 4.12% to hit $75.00 on heavy volume of 48,975,113 shares…
BusinessWeek writer: Apple iPod sounds, looks terrific, ‘my advice is to get one of these devices’
BusinessWeek’s Stephen Baker thought he’d buy a nice little Apple iPod nano and load its flash memory with four gigs of his favorite songs…
Apple continues to lead 1394 Trade Association in 2006
Representatives from a world-class set of consumer electronics, computer and semiconductor companies will lead the 1394 Trade Association in 2006…
Windows boss Allchin: ‘We have no plans to move Vista to Macintosh hardware’
Retiring Windows boss Jim Allchin talked with The Seattle Times’ Brier Dudley about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Vista operating system…
Apple iTunes Store now selling TV shows before network broadcast premiere
Nickelodeon and Comedy Central are putting shows on iTunes before they broadcast on television. Nickelodeon just put a new episode of Zoey 101 called…
Cut the cords: Belkin ‘CableFree USB Hub’ to offer wireless USB four-port hub in spring 2006
Belkin has announced its new CableFree USB Hub, the industry’s first USB Hub that does not require a cable to connect to the computer…
‘Jumping Steve’ iTunes visualizer released: features dancing Apple CEO Steve Jobs
Memention has released “Jumping Steve” which is a free iTunes visualizer with an animated jumping jack of Apple CEO Steve Jobs…
San Francisco Chronicle: GarageBand 3 has by far the most extensive package of podcasting features
Apple has revised its music-creation program, GarageBand, to be more podcast friendly, not only to sell more Macintosh computers…
Apple’s secrets hidden in far-flung trademark offices across the globe
If you want an idea of what’s next to come out of Apple Computer’s idea factory, you might want to look to Hong Kong. Or maybe Singapore…
Belgium’s Belgacom Skynet Music Club to be folded into Apple’s iTunes Music Store
Launched in 2002, Belgacom Skynet Music Club has grown to be one of Belgium’s leading digital music platform via iTunes…
Banc of America cuts Apple Computer target price to $82 from $85
Banc of America Securities reiterated its neutral rating on Apple Computer (AAPL) but lowered its price target to $82 from $85…
Former Apple board member Edgar Woolard Jr. talks about Apple CEO Steve Jobs
Former Apple board member Edgar Woolard Jr. talks about Apple CEO Steve Jobs in an interview with BusinessWeek’s Peter Burrows…
Windows chief Allchin: Buy Windows Vista for the security
If new features won’t get you to upgrade to Vista, security enhancements should, according to Windows chief Jim Allchin…
Pixar’s Lasseter quickly axes Disney’s ‘Toy Story 3’
John Lasseter, the creative chief of Pixar Animation Studios, has wasted no time asserting who is boss after Pixar’s takeover by Walt Disney…
RUMOR: 13-inch widescreen Apple Intel-based iBook (MacBook?) Core Solo due this spring
This spring Apple is expected to roll-out the a new series of iBook consumer laptops built around a 13-inch widescreen display…
Apple adds new ESPN and ABC Sports programming to US iTunes Music Store
Apple’s iTunes Music Store has added new programming from ESPN and ABC Sports…
Apple Store Brent Cross grand opening photos
We arrived at around 8.15am to be greeted by a very small turn out, we placed ourselves in the queue at around the 30 position…
Review: Apple’s iWeb software perfect for publishing photos, movies, podcasting, simple blogging
With Apple’s new iWeb software, you can create a page, edit its contents later, and then repost the updated page…
Waterproof and drop-resistant OtterBox released for Apple iPod, iPod nano
Otter Products, LLC. has released the OtterBox for Apple’s video-capable iPod and OtterBox for iPod nano…
Computerworld: Apple’s MacBook Pro ‘fast, really fast – looks like a real winner’
Computerworld’s Yuval Kossovsky had some real “pick it up and use it” hands-on time with Apple’s new MacBook Pro at a special Apple event he attended last week…
Trainz railroad simulator seeking Apple Macintosh beta testers
Auran, the developers of Trainz, a railroad simulator, are seeking beta testers to help them shake the bugs out of a forthcoming Mac version…
Red Apple iPod coming soon?
A bold global charity initiative from U2 icon Bono could see the introduction of a special edition red iPod from Apple…
eWeek article about potential Mac OS X security exploits is fiction, factually wrong
eWeek writer Paul F. Roberts’ piece on the Mac looks like a detailed article on potential security exploits which may be uncovered with the Mac’s switch…
New Apple patents reveal portable tablet device, tablet video game application
On Jan. 26, 2006, the US Patent & Trademark Office revealed a patent titled ‘Methods and apparatuses for operating a portable device based on an accelerometer.’
