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Analyst: Apple’s new Mac mini ‘a good first step into the living room’

Apple Computer on Tuesday introduced... a revamped Mac mini aimed at making the pint-sized computer an easy addition to living room entertainment centers... [Full Story]

Old Apple Mac mini G4 vs. new Mac mini’s graphics and video specs

Apple's old Mac mini G4 versus the new Intel-based Mac mini video specs... [Full Story]

With today’s announcements, Apple’s vision is becoming clearer and bolder

For those used to big announcements from Apple, the company's media event at its headquarters here on Tuesday might have been a disappointment... [Full Story]

Apple debuts iPod Hi-Fi speaker system, leather cases for 5G iPod, iPod nano

Apple today announced iPod Hi-Fi, an all-new high-fidelity speaker system that works seamlessly with the iPod to redefine the home stereo system... [Full Story]

Apple introduces new Intel-based Mac mini

At Apple's special media event today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced a new Mac mini with Intel Core Solo and Intel Core Duo processors... [Full Story]

Apple Store currently offline [Updated 1:45pm EST: Store has reopened]

It's Tuesday (the day of Apple's special media event, 10am PST) and the Apple store is offline... [Full Story]

Microsoft acknowledges handheld PC-like portable ‘Origami’ device

A new portable media device that allows users to listen to music, play video games, browse the Internet and jot handwritten notes... [Full Story]

Apple Mac OS X has a lot more vulnerabilities than Windows XP?

In yesterday's article 'Is Mac OS as safe as ever,' Joris Evers poses the age old question if Mac OS security is myth or reality... [Full Story]

Analyst: Apple could debut Mac mini, iPod accessories, ‘game box’ at event today

Lehman Bros. analyst Harry Blount said the new products Apple Computer is expected to unveil at a media event scheduled in Cupertino... [Full Story]

Enderle: Security vendors see Apple as next big opportunity

t's no coincidence that not long after security vendors began beating the drum about possible exploits of the Mac OS X operating system... [Full Story]

Joke of the Day: Red Herring headline: ‘Creative may be iPod threat’

Creative Technology, which has sought to make a digital media device that could rival Apple’s best-selling iPod, appeared to get more serious about the market Friday... [Full Story]

SanDisk exec on competing with iPod: ‘Apple has always been happy with 2-3 percent of the market’

Digital music executives from around the world gathered in here yesterday to powwow about their business. But there was one notable absence... [Full Story]

New Intel-based entertainment-focused Apple Mac mini due tomorrow?

Apple CEO Steve Jobs turned 51 on Feb. 24. While the mercurial man behind the Macintosh may have received gifts last week, he's apparently poised... [Full Story]

Report: Flash, H.264, Windows Media trail RealVideo quality

"StreamingMedia.com today announced publication of two new research reports, 'Proprietary Streaming Codecs, 2006' and 'Flash Codecs, 2006.' [Full Story]

As Apple Mac grows in popularity, will security issues increase?

Users of Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh computers have long enjoyed the technology equivalent of a safe neighborhood, where the viruses and security nuisances... [Full Story]

Apple event rumors center around movies

Apple's mysterious summons to Cupertino tomorrow has the rumor mill watching the maker of Macs and iPods closely. The smart money is on movies... [Full Story]

Apple to hold special media event tomorrow

A reminder that in an email sent last week to media outlets, Apple invited the media to visit Apple's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters... [Full Story]

Apple shows Intel-native Aperture 1.1

Apple is showing an updated version of its professional photography workflow application, Aperture at the Photography Marketing Association... [Full Story]

What if Microsoft redesigned Apple iPod packaging?

What if Microsoft redesigned Apple iPod packaging? [Full Story]

Can Apple’s switch to Intel processors help Mac crack Windows’ corporate desktop stranglehold?

Jason Castan, principal of Emperor's Mind, a systems integrator working in corporate and specialist graphics markets in Melbourne and Sydney... [Full Story]

Apple MacBook Pro a ‘drop-dead gorgeous laptop’

On Friday I received one of the first 15.4in MacBook Pros to be given to any journalist. I've been buzzing ever since... [Full Story]

Apple buys 107,000-square-foot data center in Newark

Ever-expanding Apple Computer Inc. has acquired an impressively equipped but never-used data center in Newark for an estimated $45 million to $50 million... [Full Story]

Steve Jobs patiently waits to tear down his 30-room Jackling House ‘abomination’

Apple CEO Steve Jobs hasn't been able to do is convince preservationists that his plan to demolish a California house would improve... [Full Story]

Microsoft to offer six versions of Windows Vista

Microsoft Corp. plans six core offerings of its upcoming Windows Vista operating system, targeting how people use computers instead of PC hardware specifications... [Full Story]

Pink debuts iPod-compatible necktie

First their was the Commuter Shirt, now shirt maker [Thomas] Pink has launched yet another way to ensure your iPod nano... [Full Story]

Samsung’s iPod nano killer software created by former Apple Mac, iPod designer

"When Samsung, the consumer electronics giant, decided to mount a serious challenge to Apple Computer's iPod music player early last year... [Full Story]

Microsoft wants to steal Apple’s thunder, to announce ‘innovative concept in development’ on Tuesday

Microsoft is about to announce a new product or technology from Microsoft Research, and the mysterious product offering is slowly coming into focus... [Full Story]

Stock futures up on speculation that Apple will snap up Disney

"U.S. stock market futures tilted higher Monday, helped by a published report suggesting that Walt Disney & Co. may be snapped up by Apple Computer... [Full Story]

RUMOR: Low cost Intel based Mac mni coming this Tuesday, ‘MacBooks’ (iBooks) at later date

At a special media event to be held on its campus next week, Apple Computer will unveil a new line of low-cost Intel-based Mac mini... [Full Story]

Apple to offer full-length feature films via iTunes Store, debut ‘MacBook’ as early as Tuesday

Apple, whose iTunes internet music site sold its billionth tune last week, is preparing to launch a film download service... [Full Story]

Woz heartily denies ‘Apple should spin off iPod’ quote

In a striking report on Thursday, the Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper reported Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer... [Full Story]

RUMOR: Apple to debut iPod ‘Hi-Fi’ Boombox this Tuesday

Among the products Apple will debut at next Tuesday's media event will be the iPod 'Hi-Fi' boombox... [Full Story]

Barron’s: Apple Computer could buyout Disney

Barron's on Saturday said it's possible that Apple could make a bid to buyout Disney after CEO Steve Jobs... [Full Story]

RUMOR: Second image of Apple’s video iPod or tablet Mac posted online

Following on from yesterdays leaked image. Here’s the same iPod but in clearer conditions... [Full Story]

Apple’s iTunes Music Store: ‘one billion suckers served?’

Personally I've never bought an iTune and I don't own an iPod. I think Apple's DRM is awful and represents a major step back for us all... [Full Story]

Windows XP running on Intel-based Apple Macintosh

We now have Windows XP running on the Intel-based Macintosh — as a guest operating system under the Linux version of VMware... [Full Story]

CNET wants your Apple stories

Apple Computer's celebrating its 30th birthday, and you're invited. Tell us how the company's products have impacted... [Full Story]

Former Apple exec calls for next-gen HD boycott

Apple's former director of video product marketing Mike Evangelist is calling for a boycott of next-generation HD video products... [Full Story]

The Idiot’s Guide to Mac Viruses For Dummies 101

Tech pundits and other media weasels have been falling all over themselves in the race to describe the recent "Mac virus" scandal in the purplest... [Full Story]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ Macworld bloopers video

Even Steve jobs slips up from time to time... [Full Story]

Apple iPod, iTunes Music Store absolutely rule Japan’s digital-music player market

"iPod mania is alive and well in Japan -- one of the most competitive consumer-electronics markets on the planet. Despite an array of well-entrenched Japanese rivals... [Full Story]

Analyst: Mac sales not slowing, iPod shipments could slightly exceed expectations

Piper Jaffray senior research analyst Gene Munster maintained a rating of 'outperform' on Apple Computer, saying the company is poised... [Full Story]

Apple iTunes Music Store’s billionth song downloader wins big

"It may well have been the best 99 cents Alex Ostrovsky ever spent. Early yesterday, he paid that amount to download... [Full Story]

Amazon’s digital download service unlikely to make much headway against Apple’s iTunes Store

Last week, various news outlets picked up the story that the world’s top online retailer, Amazon.com, is planning its own digital download service... [Full Story]

Google debuts Dashboard Widgets for Mac webpage

Google has launched their "Google Mac Dashboard Widgets" webpage... [Full Story]

Hard-core Windows PC user tries Apple Macintosh for the first time

Once you've driven a Ferrari, it's hard to go back to your Toyota Corolla. Not that I've ever driven a Ferrari, nor do I own a Corolla... [Full Story]

Boinx Mouseposé 1.3 goes Universal

Boinx Mouseposé is now a universal application for all Macs, PowerPC- and Intel-based. The tool, which helps presenters... [Full Story]

Apple restricts access to Mac OS X source code bits in effort to curb Mac OS X on x86 hacks

Apple has begun restricting access to the source code of key components of Mac OS X, in what looks like a bid to prevent the Intel version... [Full Story]

Report: Apple says ‘not able to take large orders of Mac minis right now’ ahead of Feb 28th event

According to a blogger on FreeMacBlog.com, he was recently told by an Apple representative that the company... [Full Story]

Desperate much? Yahoo! calls on record labels for DRM-free downloads

The head of Yahoo!'s digital music service has called for record labels to allow downloads to be sold free of any DRM restrictions... [Full Story]

Happy 51st birthday, Steve Jobs!

Happy Birthday, Steve! Today is Apple CEO and founder and Pixar CEO Steve Jobs' 51th birthday. Jobs was born on February 24, 1955... [Full Story]

MaxUpgrades lowers prices on MaxProtect II Rigid Cases for Apple Powerbooks

MaxUpgrades today lowered the prices on MaxProtect II, impact resistant rigid cases for Apple Powerbook... [Full Story]

Apple’s iTunes+iPod market dominance underscored with more than 1 billion songs sold

"If you still think of online sales as a business on the fringe of the music industry, take another look. Digital downloads have become a force... [Full Story]

Is Steve Jobs human after all?

Maybe Steve Jobs is human after all. Over the past seven days, reports have surfaced of three new electronic miscreants... [Full Story]