One time manager of Pink Floyd, Sincere Management’s Pete Jenner slammed iTunes for its effect on album…
Month: November 2008
Mac software introduced for digital audiobook downloads from public libraries
OverDrive, the leading global distributor of digital audiobooks, eBooks, and other media, introduced…
We’ve never seen anything like this in our careers: ‘Apple’s greatest idea yet’
There is an Apple story that I don’t want you to miss. It’s bigger than the Mac…
AdMob October 2008 Metrics Report: Apple iPhone now the #1 device worldwide
AdMob, the world’s largest mobile advertising marketplace, today announced the iPhone is now the #1 device worldwide…
Report: Apple iPhone 3G coming to Wal-Mart, select Sam’s Club stores on December 28th
It looks like Wal-Mart will indeed begin selling the iPhone 3G on December 28th…
Insider emails show Microsoft feared Mac OS X vs. Windows Vista comparison in 2005
More than a year before Windows Vista’s release — and long before Apple Inc. started poking fun…
Apple exec: Mac OS X Snow Leopard to be released first quarter of 2009
Apple’s Director of Engineering of Unix Technologies Jordan Hubbard spoke at LISA ’08 last week…
BusinessWeek’s Hesseldahl blows it: reports Apple has no Multi-Touch notebooks, ‘beaten’ by HP
From the first time Steve Jobs demonstrated ‘the pinch’—the two-finger gesture used to zoom in and out…
Judge dismisses ‘Mac cloner’ Psystar’s antitrust counterclaim; Apple not a monopolist
Psystar’s counterclaims against Apple have been dismissed…
The Washington Times reviews Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook: ‘Worth every penny’
From the sleek case to the high-powered computing plant behind the brushed aluminum, this is a computer with a lot going for it…
IBM to acquire Transitive
IBM today announced it plans to acquire Transitive Corporation, a privately held technology company…
Microsoft discounts Zunes in desperate bid to increase anemic sales
A mere two months after introducing Zunes with minor updates, Microsoft plans…
As Macintosh approaches 25, The Register offers up an Apple Inc. report card
In two short months, Apple’s Macintosh will turn 25 years old…
NPD: New MacBook family fuels 28% YOY surge in October Apple Mac sales
A slowing global economy had little impact on Apple’s computer business last month…
Apple Store Online now taking orders for new 24-inch LED Cinema Display
Apple’s new 24-inch LED Cinema Display is now available for order from the U.S. Apple Store…
Beleaguered Motorola stoops to bribery to woo developers from Apple iPhone
How does once-hot mobile phone maker Motorola plan to capture developers’ attention away from Apple’s iPhone?
Can IBM keep Mark Papermaster from working at Apple?
Apple may have a real fight on its hands if it believes Mark Papermaster is the right man to nurture the iPhone…
After dumping Microsoft Access, Macy’s prepares for Thanksgiving Day Parade with FileMaker Pro 9
Macy’s Parade & Entertainment Group is gearing up for next week’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City…
Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang steps down
Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang is stepping down. Here is Yang’s memo to Yahoo employees verbatim…
CNET reviews Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook: ‘a winner’
With the new 13-inch MacBook looking and feeling more like the more expensive 15-inch MacBook Pro line than ever…
Gamers’ iPhones can emulate Wii Remotes; game uses iPhone as motion-based controller
A Palo Alto company has released the first video game that wirelessly connects a personal computer…
MLB.com dumps Microsoft’s Silverlight for Adobe’s Flash
Microsoft is losing MLB.com, Major League Baseball’s online unit and one of the Web’s most successful subscription services…
China Mobile CEO says company still in talks with Apple for iPhone launch
China Mobile’s chairman and chief executive Wang Jianzhou, speaking at the GSMA Mobile Asia Congress in Macau on Tuesday, said…
Apple’s new MacBooks use High Definition Content Protection (HDCP) to protect iTunes Store media
This movie cannot be played because a display that is not authorized to play protected movies is connected…
Apple’s iTunes App Store posts Google Mobile App featuring iPhone voice search
Apple has (finally!) posted Google’s updated Google Mobile App for iPhone and iPod touch which now features…
Apple releases Trackpad Firmware Update 1.0 for new unibody MacBook, MacBook Pro models
Apple has released Trackpad Firmware Update 1.0 which addresses an issue where trackpad…
Apple releases QuickTime H.264 Compatibility Update 7.5.5
Apple has released QuickTime H.264 Compatibility Update 7.5.5…
U.S. Postal Service’s ‘Shipping Assistant’ excludes Apple Mac users
The United States Postal Service, supported by customers and taxpayers to the tune of roughly $75 billion annually…
Sun releases StarOffice 9; adds with native support for Apple’s Mac OS X
Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced the availability of StarOffice 9 and its…
Apple sued for ‘hairline cracks’ in iPhone casing
A lawsuit filed against Apple and AT&T on November 4, 2008 charging misrepresentation…
Should Apple institute ‘kill switch’ for stolen iPods?
With police urging iPod users to be wary of would-be muggers in the face of what some call an ‘epidemic’ of thefts…
Piper Jaffray: Apple’s Mac, iPhone, and iPod sales expected to do okay in holiday quarter
Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster unveiled his latest read on Apple demand Monday…
Apple’s Mac OS X security strategy differs from Microsoft’s Windows
Like Microsoft, Apple must issue security patches from time to time, but the two companies have very different distribution approaches…
Obama forced to quit CrackBerry addiction, but likely to keep using his Mac
The president’s e-mail can be subpoenaed by Congress and courts and may be subject to public records laws, so…
Aspyr launches first slate of games and apps for iPhone and iPod touch
In this last quarter of 2008, Aspyr will be launching a handful of games and apps for the iPhone and iPod touch…
Apple set to release Mac OS X 10.5.6 soon
The release of Mac OS X 10.5.6 could be just around the corner…
Associated Press ‘journalist’ smears Apple Mac
Gadget makers love to sell us on all the things their devices can do, whether it’s letting us chat…
Some companies better-positioned as cellphone makers brace for shake-up
The cellphone industry is poised for its first major shake-up since the beginning of the decade…
Apple’s iPhone 3G launched in Venezuela
Venezuela, the only Latin American country so far that hasn’t sold Apple’s iPhone 3G, now has it…
Apple iPod user: ‘I’d rather be stabbed than give up my iPod’
Ashley Roberts had an iPod tucked in her pocket when three teens surrounded her in her Scarborough…
The StarPhoenix reviews Apple’s new 15-inch MacBook Pro: light, incredibly strong, a wonder
Apple’s new 15-inch MacBook Pro’s new unibody enclosure is a wonder…
Apple delaying Google voice search app for iPhone and iPod touch?
Google today unleashed its improved Google Mobile App for Apple iPhone and iPod touch to the press and supposedly to Apple. But…
