Anti-virus maker Symantec Corp. is warning that it has detected a new piece of malware that tries to exploit a flaw…
Month: June 2006
Apple executes smooth transition to Intel-powered Macs
As well as the transition to Intel chips has gone, a few issues remain. Chief among them is the arrival
Microsoft faces prospect of class-action lawsuit over Windows Genuine Advantage
In the good old days of 2001, Microsoft started an aggressive anti-piracy initiative that is still alive today…
Study: iPod ownership reaches new high
A new study by global market research firm Ipsos indicates that as many as one in five Americans over the age of 12 now own portable MP3 Players…
UBS: stock options probe unlikely to hurt Apple
Apple Computers’ announcement that an internal investigation has uncovered stock option grant irregularities…
Call of Duty 2 demo now available for Mac
Call of Duty 2 redefines the cinematic intensity and chaos of battle as seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers…
French lawmakers give final approval to watered-down ‘iTunes law’
French lawmakers gave final approval Friday to legislation that could force Apple Computer Inc…
MacZOT and Inventive offer iClip 3.7 for free
MacZOT and Inventive are offering iClip 3.7 for free (June 30-July 2, 2006 only)
Analyst: Apple to release ‘AppleVision’ set-top box ‘TiVo killer’
Most Apple watchers are spending their time gaping at the current runaway success of the company…
Running Windows programs on Apple Mac without Windows
A company called CodeWeavers is using an open-source technology called Wine to allow some Windows programs…
Adobe Releases Flash Player 9 (PowerPC only)
Adobe released Flash Player 9, but it’s only for PowerPC-based Macs…
Apple releases iPod Software updater for iPod, iPod nano, iPod shuffle
Apple today released iPod Updater 2006-06-28 which delivers…
Apple joins growing list of companies entangled in stock option ‘irregularities’
More U.S. companies have become entangled in the controversy over suspicious timing of stock option…
Microsoft’s Office 2007 slips again
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it would delay the release of its Office business software suite…
Apple to investigate stock option grant ‘irregularities’ made between 1997 and 2001
Apple today announced that an internal investigation has discovered irregularities related…
Apple’s obsessive secrecy helps generate big sales
Apple Computer Inc. generates buzz for its new products by obsessively enforcing a strict secrecy policy…
Apple releases iTunes 6.0.5 with Nike+iPod Sport Kit sync features
Apple today released iTunes 6.0.5…
Wish List for Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
What is coming in Mac OS X 10.5, code-named Leopard? Does anyone outside the executive suite…
Sleek design of Apple products mirrored in architecture of company’s high-profile retail stores
To those who dwell in the design universe, Apple Computer has accomplished the near-impossible: making nerdy computing products seem…
New Apple Mac email campaign asks PC users multiple choice question
Steven Lynch over at HardOCP reports that a new Apple Computer email advertising campaign…
Fixes and features Apple should build into Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Macworld editors and contributors Rob Griffiths, Christopher Breen, Jason Snell, Jim Dalrymple…
Maine inks deal with Apple for 36,000 iBook G4 notebooks for students and teachers
The Maine Department of Education has signed a four-year, $41 million contract with Apple…
When chairs fly: Another Microsoft exec jumps ship for Google
It hasn’t been a good month for Microsoft’s Google-fighters…
U.S. Senate committee rejects net neutrality proposal
A US Senate committee on Wednesday, with a tie vote, rejected a proposal that would have required…
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard video shows tabbed Finder
Speculation season is in full swing…
MTV Networks & Apple bring more music, comedy & entertainment programming to iTunes Music Store
MTV Networks and Apple today announced that new television programming…
Report: Apple replacing discolored 13-inch White MacBook top cases
After many complaints from disappointed Macbook Users, who bought brand new macbooks…
Mac OS X 10.4.7 enables two finger right-click on 15-inch MacBook Pro
Numerous 15-inch MacBook pro owners and MacDailyNews readers have emailed us with news of an undocumented…
Apple shares dip to eight-month low on news of unannounced iPod delay
Shares of Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday fell to an eight-month low after a Wall Street analyst…
MSNBC’s Krakow: Apple’s MacBook ‘the best notebook computer I’ve ever used’
Before I came to work at MSNBC, all the computers in my house were Macs. But at MSNBC, I was forced to work on a PC…
Apple releases QuickTime 7.1.2
Apple today released QuickTime 7.1.2 which addresses an issue…
Security alert: Mac OS X authentication dialogs can lie
Some time ago now, in fact in November of 2003, I reported to Apple that it was possible…
Western Digital settles hard drive capacity class-action lawsuit
Western Digital Corp. is offering free software to about 1 million consumers…
Does Apple face delivery issue if they want to sell movies via iTunes Store?
Since Apple unveiled its iTunes Music Store in spring 2003, bloggers have batted around the idea…
O’Reilly MacDevCenter Review: Parallels Desktop for the Mac is ‘amazing’
Let’s get this out of the way first. The short version of this discussion of Parallels Desktop for the Mac…
Analyst Wu: New iPods may face delays of as much as six months
Shares of Apple Computer fell over 2 percent in early morning trading after one Wall Street analyst said…
Where are the MacBook-compatible MagSafe adapters for cars and airplanes?
Apple’s MagSafe power connector for MacBooks is revolutionary…
The Wired 40: Apple #2, Microsoft drops to #36, Dell falls off list
What makes a company wired? We start by looking for the basics: strategic vision, global reach…
Microsoft acquires iView Multimedia
Microsoft has acquired iView Multimedia, developer of MediaPro…
Flip4Mac WMV 2.1 Beta with Intel-powered Mac support
Flip4Mac WMV is a collection of Windows Media Components for QuickTime that allow you to play…
ComputerRentals.com announces record Q2 sales based on high demand for Apple Macs
Computer & AV Solutions, a leading privately-held technology rental company, has announced record-setting…
White Apple MacBooks turning yellow?
First it was swelling batteries, now some Apple computer users are reporting a very different problem…
