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Month: February 2009
Apple’s Safari 4 Public Beta is a UI disaster
“A few days ago, Apple surprised everyone by releasing the first beta of Safari 4, the company’s latest version…
Microsoft’s Windows Vista handily wins the 2009 Fiasco Awards
Microsoft’s Windows Vista has won the 2009 Fiasco Awards, which were awarded…
Microsoft CEO Ballmer dismisses Apple’s iPhone as hype, says Windows Mobile has market momentum
As software giant Microsoft is warning of continued economic hardship after its first round of layoffs ever…
Apple hires Ernst & Young to replace KPMG as independent accounting firm
Apple on Friday named Ernst & Young as its independent accounting firm, replacing KPMG…
Analyst: Apple ramps up iPhone 3G production due to increase in global demand
Research firm Wedge Partners this morning said in a research note that its checks have found…
Who nixed ‘uSirius StarPlayr’ app for iPhone, Apple or Sirius XM?
The uSirius StarPlayr app for Apple’s iPhone, which has been in development since last year…
Why the Japanese do not hate the iPhone
People are waiting in queue to get iPhone today in some of the SoftBank stores in Tokyo…
O2: Apple iPhone hits 1 million mark in U.K.
iPhone sales are continuing to accelerate,’ said Matthew Kay, CEO of O2 UK…
OWC offers instant rebates for Modbook and MacBook to Modbook conversions
Other World Computing (OWC) today announced two instant rebates, on the purchase of an Axiotron Modbook…
PC Mag reviews Apple’s 17-inch MacBook Pro: Thin-bodied wonder still the lightest and the prettiest
Part media center, part workstation, the Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch has been revered over the years…
Apple opens indie music portal through U.S. iTunes Store
pple has moved to support US independent labels and musicians with the soft launch of a dedicated arena…
Apple returns push capability to MobileMe
Apple has implemented new features and updates in its subscription based MobileMe cloud services…
Apple to open Mac slots to Blu-ray?
New licensing terms will make it easier for Apple to add Blu-ray drives to its computers…
Dow Jones Newswires: ‘Microsoft has STARTED to copy Apple’
Microsoft Corp.’s chief financial officer Chris Liddell offered a grim assessment of the near-term future on Thursday…
DoCoMo halts BlackBerry Bold sales due to overheating
NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan’s biggest mobile phone operator, said on Friday it has halted sales…
ABC incorrectly bills Woz as ‘The Mac Mastermind’ in ‘Dancing with the Stars’ promo (with video)
ABC is incorrectly billing Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak as “The Mac Mastermind” in their “Dancing with the Stars” promo…
InfoWorld: Safari 4 Public Beta is mighty fast, well in front of rivals in cutting edge standards
You already know Safari. It’s the only browser that ships with OS X, in the same manner…
Apple delivers service message to MobileMe members
Apple today sent out an email to MobileMe members…
CBS launches TV.com app for Apple iPhone and iPod touch; plays full episodes of TV shows
CBS is taking the iPhone where no iPhone has gone before…
Beleaguered Dell’s 4Q net plummets 48% as shipments swoon and margins continue to deteriorate
Dell Inc.’s fiscal fourth-quarter net income slumped 48% as shipments fell globally…
Apple, Psystar seek pre-trial protection order; trial scheduled for November 9, 2009
Apple and unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar have agreed to restrict access…
That cool BlackBerry Storm ad? It’s not from RIM
A video is making the rounds, with some outlets incorrectly reporting and/or inferring that it is a real ad…
Why Apple is winning the mobile apps battle (plus, what Rob Glaser thinks of Windows Mobile)
The profusion of online ‘app stores’ for mobile-phone software programs is a nightmare for developers…
What’s on tap for Apple’s WWDC 2009?
Like most well-heeled technology reviewers, BusinessWeek’s Steve Wildstrom knows…
Pwn2Own hacker contest to target Apple’s iPhone
Hackers and computer security experts gathering on March 18 in Vancouver, British Columbia…
Analyst: Apple’s iPod touch will kill off Sony’s PSP
Game Brief’s Nicholas Lovell has predicted the death of PSP at the hands of Apple’s iPod touch…
Apple preps Mac OS X 10.5.7
Apple yesterday seeded Mac OS X 10.5.7, the next maintenance release for Leopard…
Computerworld reviews Apple’s Safari 4 Public Beta: innovative, fast, fun
Apple Inc.’s decision to offer a public beta of its new Safari 4 Web browser…
Paul Thurrott reviews Apple’s Safari 4 Public Beta for Windows: ‘Horrible, cluttered and ugly’
It’s been almost two years since I’ve looked at Apple’s Safari browser in any official capacity…
CNBC’s Jim Goldman on beleaguered Dell: ‘The company’s a mess and will continue to be’
Dell will release its fourth quarter earnings after the bell tonight, and despite some draconian cost cuts…
BusinessWeek asks for your vote on 2009’s most innovative company
Every year BusinessWeek ranks the most innovative companies in the world…
Apple iPhone and Verizon Wireless?
Rumors of an iPhone deal between Verizon Wireless and Apple, bubbling since the fall…
The kooks come out of the woodwork for Apple’s annual shareholders meeting
Shareholder meetings at Apple are a lot like city council meetings in, say, Berkeley, Calif…
iPhone-controlled electric car to demo at Geneva Motor Show
The iChange ditches car keys in favor of an iPhone, which clips into a holder on the dashboard…
David Coursey: ‘Steve Jobs will never return to the helm at Apple’
I have come to the sad conclusion that Steve Jobs will never return to the helm at Apple…
ProcessAway turns millions of iPhone and iPod touch devices into mobile credit card terminals
Rapadev today released ProcessAway for iPhone and iPod touch…
Apple updates MobileMe service with Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery and Login improvements
Apple’s MobileMe service has recently been updated with improvements…
Boxee runs on Apple TV 2.3.1
For those of you with Apple TVs, we want to let you know that boxee…
Apple’s Safari 4 Public Beta: issues and fixes
The new Safari 4 preview is, as expected, exhibiting incompatibilities with third-party software…
Apple director reiterates: CEO Steve Jobs plans June return
Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs still expects to return from his medical leave at the end of June…
Adobe releases Flash Player security patch
A potential vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Flash Player 10.0.12.36…