Earlier this month, Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveiled new hardware at the company’s…
Month: August 2006
Sony’s shares slide on PlayStation 3 and battery troubles
Amid rampant speculation over Sony’s ability to deliver ample supplies of its upcoming game console…
Apple investors cheer as Jobs wins again by getting Creative
It’s been a lousy few weeks for Apple. Between an ongoing investigation…
Taylor Hicks sues over Apple iTunes Music Store releases
‘American Idol’ winner Taylor Hicks has sued…
Apple to recall 1.8 million Sony-made iBook G4, PowerBook G4 batteries
Apple Computer Inc. is issuing its own big recall of laptop computer batteries…
Microsoft butchers Vista yet again: say buh-bye to full HD playback in 32-bit Vista
Microsoft revealed today that no 32-bit versions of Windows Vista will be able to play back…
Creative says they will continue making new Zen MP3 player models
Like the proverbial cat that swallowed the canary, Creative Technology Chief Executive Sim Wong Hoo is smiling…
Feds clear Apple MacBook Pro batteries of safety defects
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has reviewed substandard batteries for Apple’s…
Piper Jaffray: Apple Computer shares trading at a discount
Analyst firm Piper Jaffray believes Apple (AAPL) stock is actually trading at a discount…
Apple and Creative settle – the bigger picture
Apple and Creative Technology, Ltd. yesterday announced a broad settlement ending all legal disputes…
Hints of new products in the air as Apple’s iPod season looms
There has been little activity out of Cupertino on the iPod front recently…
Creative Tech shares surge in early trading, Apple also up
Technology stocks looked to shake off the previous session’s losses in early trading…
Creative Tech’s investors cheer iPod decision but company’s woes far from over
Investors cheered Creative Technology’s 100 million US dollar settlement from rival Apple Computer…
Is Dell doomed?
These are the dog days of Texas summer, with grass bleached yellow and the mercury hitting…
Windows portion of PC industry has serious issues while Apple’s Mac thrives
The computer industry, or the Windows portion of it, seems to have come down with a case of the Mondays…
Professional Inventors Alliance: Dell’s lack of engineering expertise to blame for exploding laptops
The Professional Inventors Alliance has blasted Dell over the recent battery fiasco…
Shareholders allege Apple execs reaped ‘millions’ in unlawful profits
Life for Apple’s lawyers became even busier this week after a fourth lawsuit…
Analyst: Apple’s relatively small settlement with Creative removes threat hanging over iPod
Apple Computer and Creative Technology announced Wednesday that they had amicably settled…
Apple & Creative settle: Apple pays $100M for ‘Zen’ patent, Creative plans iPod accessories
Apple and Creative Technology, Ltd. today announced a broad settlement ending all legal disputes…
AP: Time to think different, Apple Mac beats Dell on price, software compatibility, and more
For years, Macintosh computers have been praised for their cool looks and elegant simplicity…
How options-backdating irregularities can affect your Apple Computer stock
Bellwethers such as Apple Computer Inc. have gotten delisting warnings from the Nasdaq Stock Market…
Apple to utilize high density NAND flash in ‘iPhone,’ next-gen iPods?
Apple entered into a $500M agreement with Intel and Micron last November helping…
RUMOR: Microsoft Zune’s user interface revealed in images
iLounge has posted details on the Zune’s user interface…
Apple faces MacBook supply issues due to overwhelming demand
Apple Computer is once again facing a problem that it has become all too familiar with…
After years of cranking out hit iPod models, has Apple Computer hit a wall?
Apple hasn’t had a significant update to its iPod product line this year…
Microsoft’s Windows is inherently more vulnerable to severe malware than Apple’s Mac OS X
On August 13 at 3:04 AM, a Windows server that I’ve been running for all of two weeks…
Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and others working on battery standard
To some observers, it may seem like closing the barn door after the horses have escaped…
Qantas first airline to restrict in-flight Dell laptop use due to fire-prone batteries
Qantas is issuing an advisory to all passengers on its flights on the safe use of Dell notebooks…
SafariPod launches hand-carved jungle animal iPod stands
A new web site and product brand, SafariPod, has been announced today…
Windows Vista Beta 2 plagued by bugs; release date could slip yet again
What began as a murmur a few months back is turning into an audible grumble…
Microsoft develops new consumer product: selling vaporware for the holidays
Microsoft Corp. is considering discounts or other promotions during the holidays…
The Motley Fool: SanDisk’s new MP3 players vs. Apple iPod juggernaut
Here we go again — another challenger to Apple’s seemingly impenetrable iPod franchise…
How Apple could make an iPod for television
A few weeks ago, my colleague Paul Boutin observed in these pages that Apple had once again…
Apple Mac desktops, notebooks top PC Magazine’s Annual Reader Satisfaction survey – again
The similarities are almost eerie. This year, readers gave us the lowdown on over 13,000 desktop PCs…
ComputerRentals.com now carries Apple’s powerful new Mac Pro
ComputerRentals.com has announced that the company stocks it’s desktop rental inventory with the all new Apple Mac Pro…
Leaked Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard screenshots
There’s nothing quite like a nice bunch of leaked next-gen Mac OS X screenshot…
Leopard downloads prompt Apple retail firings
At least five employees of Apple’s retail stores have been fired after downloading copies…
More blood on Apple iPod’s Click Wheel: Dell’s ‘DJ Ditty’ flash-based MP3 player is dead
A search through Dell’s Web site comes up dry if you are looking for the DJ Ditty digital music player…
BaldGeeks release Geo-Calc 2.0
BaldGeeks today announced the release of Geo-Calc 2.0…
Rumor: Intel and Apple working on ‘intelligent device’
The latest rumor is that Intel and Apple are working together on a kind of intelligent…
Samsung debuts 8GB music, video phone
Samsung Electronics has developed a music-player cell phone with 8GB of built-in flash memory…
Analyst: Apple Macintosh will always be a niche player
Apple has released a beta of software that will allow its new Intel-based Macintosh desktops and laptops…
