In a video interview posted online, MarketWatch’s Rex Crum interviewed Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster who explains…
Month: March 2006
Millions may ignore Macs, but it’s harder to ignore Apple’s subversive, catchy advertising
Think different. For the rest of us. Everything is easier on a Mac. Millions of customers ignore Apple Computer…
Analyst: Apple in driver’s seat when it comes to renegotiating with music labels
Three years ago, Apple Computer Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs persuaded major recording companies…
Global digital music sales tripled in 2005 thanks to Apple’s iTunes Music Store
Global sales of digital music are continuing to rise, generating revenues of $1.1 billion US for record companies…
20 great moments in Apple Computer history
“Like any good Silicon Valley success story, the tale of Apple Computer begins in a garage,” David M. Ewalt writes for Forbes. “This particular home–in Los Altos, Calif.–belonged to the parents of Steve Jobs, a 21-year-old college dropout, and was frequently visited by two of his friends, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Jobs and Wozniak […]
Quiz Friday: The Great Apple History Challenge
Three decades is a long time, and Apple is a company rich with history. This short quiz will challenge the Mac expert…
How to easily create Mac OS X rescue CD or DVD
I remember something very special about my old System 6 machine. That is, the System file was about 400-600 KB…
Report: Apple Computer may soon launch its own music ‘iPhone’
Apple Computer may soon launch its own music handsets, leveraging the success of its iPod music players…
Tech writer: Apple’s iPod+iTunes ‘closed’ system will move into a niche like Macintosh computers
Apple Inc’s iTunes music store seems to be rapidly becoming one of the most powerful retailers in the history of the world. Never before have we seen global…
Forbes: Apple Computer more powerful than ever, but what does the future hold?
Thirty years after its humble start, Apple Computer seems more powerful than ever. Last year it posted record sales and earnings…
Samsung YP-25 ‘iPod nano killer’ aims to knock Apple off its throne
Samsung is joining the likes of Sony in a battle to knock the iPod off its MP3 throne. Samsung’s attempt to steal the music player market…
Forbes online poll: What’s The Worst Product Apple Has Ever Released?
Forbes is running an online poll, “What’s The Worst Product Apple Has Ever Released?”
CNET writer: If Apple Computer is so great, how come it’s so small?
“If Apple Computer is so great, how come it’s so small? With all the hoopla surrounding the company…
The Beeb posts ‘How much do you know about Apple’ quiz in honor of Apple’s 30th birthday
The BBC’s web site features a 10-question multiple choice quiz, “How much do you know about Apple?”
Dilbert gives glimpse behind-the-scenes of would-be Apple iPod Killer’s marketing meeting
Dilbert’s comic strip today shows us what must have gone on – and unfortunately for some latecomers, may still be happening…
Apple to buy at least 20% of Hynix’s NAND Flash chips through 2010
Apple Computer Inc., the world’s largest maker of portable music players, agreed to buy at least 20 percent of Hynix Semiconductor…
Sony’s UMD format ailing: ‘It’s another Sony bomb – like Blu-ray,’ says Universal Studios exec
A year after it was launched in the US, the PlayStation Portable’s days as a hand-held movie-viewing device appear numbered…
Forrester Research: Apple far outpaces Microsoft in consumer electronics brand trust
Forrester Research’s ‘The 2005 Technology Brand Scorecard’ collected feedback from consumers on 48 technology brands…
Apple announces Final Cut Studio 5.1 now shipping; First Universal version runs up to 2.5x faster
Apple is now shipping the first Universal version of its Final Cut Studio video production suite that delivers up to 2.5x…
Apple’s 30th anniversary rumors
Well, there’s apparently a big to-do coming up this weekend. It’s Apple’s 30th Birthday and we’re starting to hear some rumors…
RUMOR: Apple ‘iPhone’ put on hold
Contrary to published reports, two independent sources speaking on condition of anonymity recently disclosed to…
Glasgow hospitals begin using iPods for new recruit training
“Glasgow hospitals have begun using iPods to train new recruits…
Pfeiffer Consulting: Mac vs Windows: Total Cost of Ownership, Productivity and Return on Investment
Pfeiffer Consulting has released a 200 page report, “Macintosh/Windows: Cost and Productivity Analysis – Total Cost of Ownership, Productivity and Return on Investment,”
Apple iTunes Store ‘Scrubs’ TV show deal marks new first in digital downloads
NBC Universal and Walt Disney-ABC TV Group said Wednesday that they would jointly make available their quirky hospital comedy ‘Scrubs’ on Apple…
Apple lawyer: ‘Even a moron in a hurry’ can tell difference between iTunes and Beatles’ Apple Corps
Lawyers for Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday asserted the company’s right to distribute music through its iTunes Music Store…
Mac OS X flaw crashes Safari, Finder
A blogger has identified an apparent flaw in the Apple’s Mac OS X graphics display engine, ImageIO, that will crash the…
Dvorak: ‘Apple Computer should change its name for good’ to avoid future Apple Corps litigation
When the Apple Corps first sued Apple Computer Inc. in 1981 (winning a reported $80,000) over its trademark I thought the computer…
Apple is far healthier company at 30 than it was at 20
Apple Computer is turning 30 but its meteoric rise in the music business makes it look more like it’s 17…
Congressman lauds Apple iPod volume control software update as ‘important first step’
Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy & Commerce Committee…
Apple shares surge after EU raises fresh Windows Vista concerns
Shares of Apple Computer gained as rival Microsoft Corp. faced new pressure from the European Union’s top antitrust body…
Business SaaS solution now available to Apple Safari users
Norada Corporation, the provider of the Solve360 communicating and collaborating Web solution for small business, announced today…
Apple vs. Apple opening arguments begin in UK High Court
As the unmistakable opening notes of the disco hit “Le Freak” thumped through the High Court on Wednesday…
With shares drooping, is Apple again ripe for the picking?
“In recent months, Apple Computer’s stock has drooped ever lower. But have the shares fallen so low that the former can’t-miss…
Some famous quotes from Apple CEO Steve Jobs
One of the great things about Steve Jobs is what comes out of his mouth. The CEO of Apple Computer…
Zengobi launches Universal version of Curio for Mac OS X
Zengobi today announced the availability of a Universal version of Curio, its award-winning brainstorming and document…
Apple adds NBC’s ‘Scrubs’ to iTunes Store TV Shows lineup, adds ‘Season Pass’ for ‘South Park’
Apple today added NBC’s Emmy-winning “Scrubs” to their iTunes Store. So far, it looks like…
Visiongain: Apple ‘iPhone’ launch imminent
Visiongain believes that the next product to be released by Apple is the much-rumored “iPhone.” The Apple-branded mobile phone
Enderle: Microsoft employees voice concerns about working for dysfunctional company
For anyone that has ever worked for a failing company wandering over to “Mini-Microsoft” will be a bad trip down memory lane…
Over its 30 year history, Apple Computer has compiled many heroes and villains
Every story has its heroes and villains, and the history of Apple Computer is no exception…
CNET celebrates three decades of Apple Computer
30 years after its founding, Apple Computer has grown from a tiny start-up to a household name and cultural icon known…
For three decades Apple has sizzled while Microsoft has nearly always come up short
“Several years ago a Microsoft honcho fired off a 2,000-word e-mail to let me know I was a blockhead…
Apple releases iPod software update; provides volume limit setting for iPod
Apple today announced a software update for the iPod nano and fifth generation iPod, allowing customers to easily set their own personal maximum volume limit…
