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Apple was right all along: vertical market quality trumps horizontal market woes

I have always had to defend my love of the vertical markets, especially to the hortizontal dominated business world... [Full Story]

Apple debuts flyer, retail staff t-shirts with slogan ‘We can help you do it all’

Perhaps in concert with this week’s TV commercial campaign, the retail stores will debut a... [Full Story]

Parallels releases Workstation 2.1 Beta6 for Mac OS X

Parallels has released Workstation 2.1 Beta6 for Mac OS X which offers users a number of important features... [Full Story]

Couldn’t you just buy a Mac and run Windows?  Microsoft CEO Ballmer: ‘No, we prefer real PCs’

Steve Ballmer was interviewed by German newspaper "Die WELT" in an article published yesterday and some questions... [Full Story]

Microsoft profit miss may be latest blow to company morale

Microsoft Corp.'s share price may not be the only casualty of the software powerhouse's surprise earnings miss... [Full Story]

Maine schools offered chance to buy over 30,000 Apple iBooks for $48 each

A laptop for $48? The answer is yes - and we're talking more than 30,000 of them... [Full Story]

Top 5 creative uses for your Apple iPod

You just spent $400 on an iPod, and all you're using it for is music? Come on, you might as well get a little... [Full Story]

Apple applies for ‘smart’ touch-screen virtual keyboard, wireless iPod remote control patents

Apple Computer has filed patents for a 'smart' touch-screen virtual keyboard... [Full Story]

Report: Apple vs. Apple judgement to be handed down May 8th

The judgement in the Apple versus Apple case will take place on Monday May 8 at 10.30am... [Full Story]

Report: Apple TV ad campaign to launch next week will be for Macintosh

Apple Computer is planning on hitting the airwaves with ads geared around the Mac next week, CEO Steve Jobs said... [Full Story]

What shape might an ‘Apple Mac Media Center’ take?

The 'Apple Media Center' din is growing, again. For those of you who dare ride the bucking rumor bronco... [Full Story]

Happy 3rd Birthday to Apple’s iTunes Music Store!

Apple's iTunes Music Store turns three-years-old today... [Full Story]

Recurring joke: Sony preps ‘iPod Killer’ - again

Sony is preparing to take another swing at Apple Computer's iPod digital music player, a top Sony executive said today... [Full Story]

Apple releases Keyboard Update 1.0

Apple has released Apple Keyboard Update 1.0 which is recommended for... [Full Story]

London Times lunacy: Apple plans iPod redesign to counter slowing sales of the digital music player

Apple is planning a 'significant redesign' of the iPod to counter slowing sales of the digital music player... [Full Story]

Apple CEO Jobs hints at media center Mac; says ‘major advertising campaign’ starts next week

Shareholders of Apple Computer Inc. haven't had much to complain about lately. While many other tech companies' shares are stagnant... [Full Story]

Cringely: Apple must replace Microsoft Office, buy Adobe Systems for attack on Microsoft to succeed

Over the past three weeks, we've laid out in this column a sequence of clues and events that suggest Apple... [Full Story]

Steve Jobs: no interest in being Disney exec, plans to spend more time at Apple

Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs said Thursday he had no interest in becoming an executive at The Walt Disney Co... [Full Story]

Apple to hold Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘Listening Party’ at all US, Canada and UK Apple Stores on May 2

Apple will hold a "Listening Party" cross-promotion on Tuesday, May 2, at all US, Canada and UK... [Full Story]

MoboVivo readies TV show content for Canadian iPod owners

"It's starting small, but Calgary's MoboVivo believes it will be first in Canada to offer legal... [Full Story]

WaterField Designs debuts protective SleeveCase for Apple 17-inch MacBook Pro

WaterField Designs, a leading San Francisco based designer of custom-fitted computer cases and bags... [Full Story]

Notes from Apple shareholders’ meeting: ‘exciting’ TV ad campaign to launch next week

Apple held its annual meeting for company shareholders at its Cupertino, Calif. campus this morning. The meeting... [Full Story]

Windows user since 1995 converts to Apple Mac

There were several things that had been keeping me from switching. First, the cost of the Macs is quite a bit more than PC's... [Full Story]

Mossberg: Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard will allow Windows Vista to run on Macs

Each week The Wall Street Journal's Walter S. Mossberg answers tech questions for his readers... [Full Story]

Apple ‘digital media’ patent application hints at iTunes Movie Store

On April 27, the US Patent & Trademark Office revealed an Apple patent titled... [Full Story]

Force open Apple’s FairPlay?  What has possessed the French this time?

The French take pride in their revolutions, which are usually hard to miss — mass uprisings, heads rolling and such... [Full Story]

Mac users can now use Windows, will Windows PC users shift to Apple’s Mac OS X or vice versa?

One of the big stories in technology this year has been Apple's decision to move its Macintosh line of computers... [Full Story]

Microsoft CEO Ballmer urges bosses to sack as many underperforming staff as possible each year

Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of Microsoft, urged British businessmen yesterday to follow his example... [Full Story]

Apple’s Fifth Avenue ‘Glass Cube’ retail store grand opening on May 6 in New York City

Apple has revealed the actual grand opening date for the Fifth Avenue (NYC) retail store... [Full Story]

Apple releases 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro battery life specs

It's official. With the release of the 17-inch MacBook Pro, Apple has completed battery life testing... [Full Story]

Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta5 for Mac OS X released with USB support and more

Parallels has released Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta5 for Mac OS X which allows users to use... [Full Story]

BeLight Software releases freeware Image Tricks 2, based on Mac OS X’s Core Image technology

BeLight Software has released freeware Image Tricks v2.0, a new version of their image generator that uses Mac OS X... [Full Story]

Rumor: Apple axes bulk of Aperture team, app’s future in doubt

Apple recently asked the engineering team behind its Aperture photo editing and management software to leave... [Full Story]

iPod Garage to evolve into iProng on May 8th

After more than two years of operation, iPod Garage has announced that it will change its name to iProng... [Full Story]

$50,000 worth of Apple iPods topple like dominoes in Tekserve ad

When you run the largest single location independent Mac shop in the country, you are bound to have a lot of spare... [Full Story]

Apple releases Pages 2.0.1 Update

Apple today released Pages 2.0.1 Update which Apple's notes say addresses issues with charts... [Full Story]

Apple releases Keynote 3.0.1 Update

Apple today released Keynote 3.0.1 Update which Apple's notes say should be installed... [Full Story]

Knockoff iPod nanos - called ‘Nano Apples’ - selling well in Taiwan

As young consumers scramble to snap up Apple Computers' iPod series of portable music players, imitation products... [Full Story]

Apple patent shows LCD display that simultaneously takes pictures while showing images

We could soon see a new kind of display screen from computer maker Apple – one that simultaneously... [Full Story]

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space beams onto Apple Macs

Developer Digital Eel and publisher Shrapnel Games are very excited to announce that the galaxy's greatest... [Full Story]

Samsung claims to have won contract for next-gen Apple iPod chip design

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. on Wednesday claimed that the company grabbed a major MP3 chip design win... [Full Story]

Buh-bye Freehand? Adobe offers Freehand to Illustrator migration guide

Adobe has just posted a rather comprehensive FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide as well as a brief tech... [Full Story]

Microsoft begins automatic scans of Windows PCs for unlicensed software

Microsoft today began expanding its anti-piracy program by quietly pushing out a software update... [Full Story]

Montana Senator Conrad Burns won’t accept Apple iPod sent by iPac

In the last six years, Senator Conrad Burns' campaign has taken $59k from TV/Music/Movie PACs... [Full Story]

Dvorak: Microsoft should just kill Internet Explorer

I think it can now be safely said, in hindsight, that Microsoft's entry into the browser business and its subsequent... [Full Story]

Call of Duty 2 for Mac hits beta status, final version to ship in May

Call of Duty 2 for Mac has hit beta status. The game, scheduled to ship in May, is licensed from Activision... [Full Story]

Special limited time deal: Apple Certified 17-inch iMac G5 1.9 GHz with built-in iSight camera: $999

The Apple Store currently has a special deal on refurbished iMac G5's for a limited time. You can get a... [Full Story]

Report: Apple withdraws Quanta video iPod order, shifts to unspecified vendor

The Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN), on March 22, indicated that Quanta Computer was added... [Full Story]

ZDNet First Take: Apple’s 17-inch MacBook Pro 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo

With a solid array of components, a terrific set of features, and the lightest weight of any laptop its size... [Full Story]

Confused columnist on Apple’s 17” MacBook Pro: ‘you can get a couple of decent Dells’ for that price

Apple has rolled out a slick new 17-inch version of its MacBook Pro, the Intel-powered replacement for the Powerbook... [Full Story]

University of California puts video lectures on Apple’s ‘iTunes U’

The University of California, Berkeley, has given tech-savvy students another reason not to go to class... [Full Story]

Many believe Mac market share increases coming now that Apple Macs can run Windows applications

As if its success with iPod wasn’t enough, Apple looks to be on a winner with its new Intel Macintosh platform... [Full Story]

A switcher’s guide to Windows, Mac OS X

It seems like every other blog, forum, or tech enthusiast site is talking about Apple's new Boot Camp beta... [Full Story]

RUMOR: iPod nano featuring ‘significant internal redesign’ due fall 2006

Apple Computer has begun assembling plans and aligning suppliers for a redesign of its iPod nano... [Full Story]

Apple Expo Paris 2006 to take place September 12-16

Apple Expo Paris has opened their 2006 website and announced Expo dates of September 12-16... [Full Story]