There’s a poem on a wall at Apple Computer’s headquarters that starts like this…
Month: March 2006
Happy 5th Birthday to Apple’s Mac OS X!
Here’s the official Apple press release…
Adobe software engineer explains why Photoshop for Intel-based Macs is taking so long
By now you have probably figured out that we aren’t releasing Universal Binaries of our current application versions…
‘Thirty Apple Years – A Celebration… Through Their Advertisements’ happens April 1st in Melbourne
To celebrate the thirty-year history of Apple Computer, starting with the orginial Apple I through to the latest Intel-based Macs…
Apple pushes Intel to ‘Think Different’
Apple Computer’s switch to Intel chips has obviously had a huge impact on the Mac community…
60-percent of Windows Vista code to be rewritten
Up to 60% of the code in the new consumer version of Microsoft new Vista operating system is set to be rewritten…
US Commerce Secretary Gutierrez backs Apple against proposed French copyright law
US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez backed angry protests by Apple Computer over a new French law that would throw open…
The Sims Complete Collection ships for Macintosh
Aspyr Media, Inc. and Electronic Arts today announced The Sims Complete Collection has begun shipping for Macintosh…
Microsoft CEO Ballmer promises ‘amazing wave of innovation’ in 2006
As Intel plots its rebound, longtime partner Microsoft also hopes to get its groove back by unleashing what…
Microsoft reorganizes moribund Windows unit
Microsoft Corp. announced a broad reorganization Thursday of the unit that produces its flagship Windows operating system…
BBC Newsnight’s Livingstone thinks he knows all about Apple iPod, iTunes, pirates, and more
If you’re Apple computers [sic], you’ll make more money by selling the iPods expensive and the music cheap…
Microsoft’s inability to ship Windows Vista leaves door open for Apple
“I’ve got as much reason to hate Microsoft as anyone else does — after all, I use a computer…
BenQ exec: Apple’s iPhone ‘definitely coming’
aiwan’s BenQ believes Apple will indeed offer a mobile phone product. One company executive this week said the ‘iPhone’ is…
Tech writer: Forget booting Windows on Macs, now is the time for Apple Mac to take back share
I said I wanted it: A Mac that can run Windows. With Apple Computer’s transition to Intel microprocessors well under way…
BusinessWeek poll: Will you buy an Apple Mac due to Microsoft Windows Vista delay?
BusinessWeek is currently running an online poll…
Analyst on Dell+Alienware: ‘If you’re going to spend that kind of money, get a Mac’
Dell may be breaking out of the box. Often criticized for garden-variety PCs that differ little from competing consumer brands…
Apple announces two-year partnership with French university on iPod education technologies
The timing was a bit awkward, to put it mildly. On Mar. 22, the day after the lower house of France’s legislature passed a radical new digital-rights…
Microsoft Vista fumble could lead to score for Apple Mac; Mac OS X Leopard may beat Vista to market
If there’s one company that stands to benefit from the delay of Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system, it’s Apple Computer, analysts said…
Universal launches film download/DVD service in UK
Universal Pictures has launched a new service in Britain that will sell digital downloads of movies such as ‘King Kong’ along with a DVD copy…
Microsoft manager lectures Apple on security
Microsoft program manager Stephen Toulouse In a series of entries on his personal blog has challenged Apple…
Dell acquires PC maker Alienware in bid to corner market on gaudy case designs
Dell announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PC maker Alienware…
Analysts: Apple could benefit from Microsoft’s latest Vista slip
The delayed launch of Microsoft’s Vista is expected to negatively affect the company and overall winter 2006 PC demand…
EU says probe of Apple’s UK iTunes Music Store limited to pricing, not interoperability
The European Commission is probing Apple Computer Inc. over the pricing of music sold by its iTunes online store…
Forbes: Microsoft’s Vista slips again – Steve Jobs must be waking up a happy man this morning
The new version of Microsoft Windows, called Vista, has slipped again. It was originally going to ship in 2003…
What’s the difference between Mac OS X and Vista? Microsoft employees are excited about Mac OS X
It certainly sounded like Microsoft leadership committed to us, our customers, our partners, and our shareholders that Vista would be out in 2006…
Fortune: Apple’s iPod Hi-Fi delivers ‘big sound from a small package’
Apple has now designed a speaker system especially for the iPod and the digital music age. The iPod Hi-Fi ($349) essentially replaces…
Gearlog: Apple Macs are very fast Windows PCs
Gearlog has successfully booted Windows XP on an Apple iMac 20-inch, a MacBook Pro, and a Mac Mini Intel Core Duo and run some benchmarks…
Wired’s Kahney: Proposed French copyright protection law a good thing for consumers in the long run
New legislation in France would force Apple Computer to open the iPod and iTunes to competitors…
Will Apple’s Steve Jobs bid France adieu?
French lawmakers want all digital-music players to adopt common software standards. Is this Jobs & Co.’s cue to pack up its iPods…
Quanta secures Apple contract for ‘video iPod devices’
Quanta Computer Inc. has secured contracts from Apple Computer for the manufacture of video iPod devices, the Economic Daily News reported…
Vista delay causes Windows-dependents slump in pre-market trading; Apple rises
U.S. stock-index futures declined after Microsoft Corp. said the next version of its Windows software program will be delayed…
UBS analyst: No special Apple Computer 30th anniversary event
Shares of Apple Computer Inc. slipped 4 percent Tuesday, after an analyst said the company will likely not be holding…
Enderle on MS Vista slip: ‘I personally can not recall Apple ever getting an opportunity like this’
Today Microsoft announced that it plans to delay the consumer launch of its Windows Vista operating system to January 2007…
Samsung launches 32GB Flash disk in 1.8-inch form factor for portable computers
Samsung is first to announce a Flash storage device that aims to completely replace the traditional hard drive in some mass market mobile computers…
Apple calls proposed French DRM law ‘state-sponsored piracy,’ predicts iPod sales increase
Apple Computer Inc. said on Tuesday a proposed French law that would force Apple to make sure that songs bought on its iTunes music store…
Microsoft delays Windows Vista again – this time until January 2007
Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to delay the consumer launch of its much-anticipated Windows Vista operating system to January 2007…
Apple’s iTunes Music Store dominance under attack?
“It’s no secret that Apple rules the digital music world. But does the maker of the iPod and the popular iTunes music store finally…
State of Maine awards middle school contract to Apple Computer for 34,000 iBooks
The State of Maine Division of Purchases and the Maine Department of Education announced today that Apple Computer, Inc…
Jonathan Ive to speak at The Art Center Design Conference on March 25th in Pasadena
Apple Computer’s Senior Vice President of Design, Jonathan Ive, head of the team revolutionizing one product category after the next…
Running Microsoft’s Windows XP won’t melt your Mac (but the fan may never stop running)
“It appears that the fans in Macs do indeed go on regardless of which OS is running, though there is apparently some concern about…
French National Assembly approves digital copyright bill; could affect Apple’s FairPlay DRM
The French National Assembly approved a digital copyright bill on Tuesday that will require DRM (digital rights management) developers…
European patent application shows Apple ‘iPhone’ info?
A search of the European Patent Office reveals a patent application from Apple entitled ‘Database programs for handheld devices’ that was…
