Apple Computer on Tuesday introduced… a revamped Mac mini aimed at making the pint-sized computer an easy addition to living room entertainment centers…
Month: February 2006
Old Apple Mac mini G4 vs. new Mac mini’s graphics and video specs
Apple’s old Mac mini G4 versus the new Intel-based Mac mini video specs…
With today’s announcements, Apple’s vision is becoming clearer and bolder
For those used to big announcements from Apple, the company’s media event at its headquarters here on Tuesday might have been a disappointment…
Apple debuts iPod Hi-Fi speaker system, leather cases for 5G iPod, iPod nano
Apple today announced iPod Hi-Fi, an all-new high-fidelity speaker system that works seamlessly with the iPod to redefine the home stereo system…
Apple introduces new Intel-based Mac mini
At Apple’s special media event today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced a new Mac mini with Intel Core Solo and Intel Core Duo processors…
Apple Store currently offline [Updated 1:45pm EST: Store has reopened]
It’s Tuesday (the day of Apple’s special media event, 10am PST) and the Apple store is offline…
Microsoft acknowledges handheld PC-like portable ‘Origami’ device
A new portable media device that allows users to listen to music, play video games, browse the Internet and jot handwritten notes…
Apple Mac OS X has a lot more vulnerabilities than Windows XP?
In yesterday’s article ‘Is Mac OS as safe as ever,’ Joris Evers poses the age old question if Mac OS security is myth or reality…
Analyst: Apple could debut Mac mini, iPod accessories, ‘game box’ at event today
Lehman Bros. analyst Harry Blount said the new products Apple Computer is expected to unveil at a media event scheduled in Cupertino…
Enderle: Security vendors see Apple as next big opportunity
t’s no coincidence that not long after security vendors began beating the drum about possible exploits of the Mac OS X operating system…
Joke of the Day: Red Herring headline: ‘Creative may be iPod threat’
Creative Technology, which has sought to make a digital media device that could rival Apple’s best-selling iPod, appeared to get more serious about the market Friday…
SanDisk exec on competing with iPod: ‘Apple has always been happy with 2-3 percent of the market’
Digital music executives from around the world gathered in here yesterday to powwow about their business. But there was one notable absence…
New Intel-based entertainment-focused Apple Mac mini due tomorrow?
Apple CEO Steve Jobs turned 51 on Feb. 24. While the mercurial man behind the Macintosh may have received gifts last week, he’s apparently poised…
Report: Flash, H.264, Windows Media trail RealVideo quality
“StreamingMedia.com today announced publication of two new research reports, ‘Proprietary Streaming Codecs, 2006’ and ‘Flash Codecs, 2006.’
As Apple Mac grows in popularity, will security issues increase?
Users of Apple Computer Inc.’s Macintosh computers have long enjoyed the technology equivalent of a safe neighborhood, where the viruses and security nuisances…
Apple event rumors center around movies
Apple’s mysterious summons to Cupertino tomorrow has the rumor mill watching the maker of Macs and iPods closely. The smart money is on movies…
Apple to hold special media event tomorrow
A reminder that in an email sent last week to media outlets, Apple invited the media to visit Apple’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters…
Apple shows Intel-native Aperture 1.1
Apple is showing an updated version of its professional photography workflow application, Aperture at the Photography Marketing Association…
What if Microsoft redesigned Apple iPod packaging?
What if Microsoft redesigned Apple iPod packaging?
Can Apple’s switch to Intel processors help Mac crack Windows’ corporate desktop stranglehold?
Jason Castan, principal of Emperor’s Mind, a systems integrator working in corporate and specialist graphics markets in Melbourne and Sydney…
Apple MacBook Pro a ‘drop-dead gorgeous laptop’
On Friday I received one of the first 15.4in MacBook Pros to be given to any journalist. I’ve been buzzing ever since…
Apple buys 107,000-square-foot data center in Newark
Ever-expanding Apple Computer Inc. has acquired an impressively equipped but never-used data center in Newark for an estimated $45 million to $50 million…
Steve Jobs patiently waits to tear down his 30-room Jackling House ‘abomination’
Apple CEO Steve Jobs hasn’t been able to do is convince preservationists that his plan to demolish a California house would improve…
Microsoft to offer six versions of Windows Vista
Microsoft Corp. plans six core offerings of its upcoming Windows Vista operating system, targeting how people use computers instead of PC hardware specifications…
Pink debuts iPod-compatible necktie
First their was the Commuter Shirt, now shirt maker [Thomas] Pink has launched yet another way to ensure your iPod nano…
Samsung’s iPod nano killer software created by former Apple Mac, iPod designer
“When Samsung, the consumer electronics giant, decided to mount a serious challenge to Apple Computer’s iPod music player early last year…
Microsoft wants to steal Apple’s thunder, to announce ‘innovative concept in development’ on Tuesday
Microsoft is about to announce a new product or technology from Microsoft Research, and the mysterious product offering is slowly coming into focus…
Stock futures up on speculation that Apple will snap up Disney
“U.S. stock market futures tilted higher Monday, helped by a published report suggesting that Walt Disney & Co. may be snapped up by Apple Computer…
RUMOR: Low cost Intel based Mac mni coming this Tuesday, ‘MacBooks’ (iBooks) at later date
At a special media event to be held on its campus next week, Apple Computer will unveil a new line of low-cost Intel-based Mac mini…
Apple to offer full-length feature films via iTunes Store, debut ‘MacBook’ as early as Tuesday
Apple, whose iTunes internet music site sold its billionth tune last week, is preparing to launch a film download service…
Woz heartily denies ‘Apple should spin off iPod’ quote
In a striking report on Thursday, the Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper reported Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer…
RUMOR: Apple to debut iPod ‘Hi-Fi’ Boombox this Tuesday
Among the products Apple will debut at next Tuesday’s media event will be the iPod ‘Hi-Fi’ boombox…
Barron’s: Apple Computer could buyout Disney
Barron’s on Saturday said it’s possible that Apple could make a bid to buyout Disney after CEO Steve Jobs…
RUMOR: Second image of Apple’s video iPod or tablet Mac posted online
Following on from yesterdays leaked image. Here’s the same iPod but in clearer conditions…
Apple’s iTunes Music Store: ‘one billion suckers served?’
Personally I’ve never bought an iTune and I don’t own an iPod. I think Apple’s DRM is awful and represents a major step back for us all…
Windows XP running on Intel-based Apple Macintosh
We now have Windows XP running on the Intel-based Macintosh — as a guest operating system under the Linux version of VMware…
CNET wants your Apple stories
Apple Computer’s celebrating its 30th birthday, and you’re invited. Tell us how the company’s products have impacted…
Former Apple exec calls for next-gen HD boycott
Apple’s former director of video product marketing Mike Evangelist is calling for a boycott of next-generation HD video products…
The Idiot’s Guide to Mac Viruses For Dummies 101
Tech pundits and other media weasels have been falling all over themselves in the race to describe the recent “Mac virus” scandal in the purplest…
Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ Macworld bloopers video
Even Steve jobs slips up from time to time…
Apple iPod, iTunes Music Store absolutely rule Japan’s digital-music player market
“iPod mania is alive and well in Japan — one of the most competitive consumer-electronics markets on the planet. Despite an array of well-entrenched Japanese rivals…
Analyst: Mac sales not slowing, iPod shipments could slightly exceed expectations
Piper Jaffray senior research analyst Gene Munster maintained a rating of ‘outperform’ on Apple Computer, saying the company is poised…