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Apple joins Khronos Group dynamic media consortium

Apple Computer is one of the latest industry heavyweights to become a member of the Khronos Group... [Full Story]

Audible extends exclusive iTunes Store deal with Apple through 2010

Audible shares inched up slightly Monday after the company said it will extend its exclusive... [Full Story]

Apple shares get boost from BofA upgrades

Shares of computer and iPod maker Apple Computer Inc. jumped in afternoon trading... [Full Story]

What’s wrong with .Mac?

Apple Computer's latest advertising campaign, pegged to the slogan... [Full Story]

ZoomAlbum now available for Mac OS X

ZoomAlbum software is now available for Mac OS X users... [Full Story]

PC Advisor: Apple MacBook ‘a terrific piece of hardware, quite a product’

Apple's MacBook consumer notebook line packs so many clever, practical features... [Full Story]

Verizon to launch iPod-like ‘Chocolate’ phone

Verizon Wireless plans to release of a mobile phone with a design that resembles the iPod... [Full Story]

Aspyr updates Civilization IV and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005

Aspyr Media, Inc. has released a free update for Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005... [Full Story]

French anti-iTunes law deemed unconstitutional

The controversial French law which would have forced Apple to make music from its iTunes... [Full Story]

Analyst: Apple selling more notebooks than Wall Street realizes

"Apple is selling more notebooks than Wall Street realizes and should beat earnings... [Full Story]

Apple gaining traction as Mac market share increases

Mac is back... [Full Story]

With another new Apple Retail Store coming to Virginia, Mac market share poised for growth

A pair of Apple Computer symbols debuted at MacArthur Center last week, marking... [Full Story]

Prime Minister Tony Blair meets with Apple’s Steve Jobs, other high-tech CEOs

A risk-taking culture and close ties with universities are big reasons for the success of... [Full Story]

Apple’s ‘Get a Mac’ ads too harsh?

Apple has recently started an advertising campaign for the Mac and other specific features... [Full Story]

The Observer: What happens when Steve Jobs leaves Apple?

Apple is the world's definitive 21st-century company, harnessing like no other the possibilities... [Full Story]

Apple initiates worldwide 15-inch MacBook Pro battery exchange program

Apple has initiated a worldwide battery exchange program for certain rechargeable... [Full Story]

Want Microsoft’s promised Windows Vista security now? Get a Mac

More than a few analyst have made the connection between Vista's UAC and the long-available security... [Full Story]

Free Mac OS X Screensaver sets your windows flying

With free Mac OS X screensaver Fenêtres Volantes (Flying windows) your windows take off flying... [Full Story]

USB Beverage Chiller keeps your drink cold while you’re at your Mac

The USB Beverage Chiller, from CoolIT Systems of Calgary, Alberta, was designed... [Full Story]

BofA ups Apple Computer to ‘buy,’ expects ‘iPhone’ in 2007, shares rise in early trading

Apple Computer shares are seeing the benefit of a broker upgrade in early trading today... [Full Story]

Microsoft Windows Vista demo goes bad

It seems like Microsoft's operating system presentations have a tendency to go awry... [Full Story]

Apple brewing ‘Perfect Storm’ of Mac sales?

PC users don't really get the Mac and have never gotten the Mac... [Full Story]

More details of Apple’s iWork spreadsheet software surface

Clarifying information surrounding the name of the forthcoming application... [Full Story]

Another Dell laptop goes up in flames

Another Dell laptop has undergone spontaneous combustion, prompting the evacuation... [Full Story]

Parts of French ‘iPod Law’ struck down as unconstitutional

The French Constitutional Council has declared major aspects of the so-called iPod law unconstitutional... [Full Story]

Piper Jaffray maintains ‘outperform’ rating, $99 price target on Apple Computer shares

Piper Jaffray Analyst Gene Munster commented on Apple Computer this morning... [Full Story]

Apple replacing ‘whiny’ MacBook Pro boards

After our post on Wednesday about Apple officially recognizing... [Full Story]

Flip4Mac releases Universal Windows Media player

Flip4Mac has released a Universal version of its Windows Media solution... [Full Story]

BusinessWeek survey: Apple’s global brand value grows 14-percent

Apple's global brand value grew by almost 14 percent over the past year, according to a BusinessWeek... [Full Story]

Microsoft CEO Ballmer prepares analysts for yet another Windows Vista delay

Microsoft's real, real busy these days, so if you're waiting for something to happen on the Vista... [Full Story]

Free Avery Mac Label Expert software now available

Whether you need to perform a mail merge or create labels for CD’s and DVD’s... [Full Story]

RealNetworks CEO Glaser a little miffed with Microsoft over Zune

Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of RealNetworks, seemed a little miffed with Microsoft... [Full Story]

Metallica joining Apple’s iTunes Store spells beginning of end of old recording industry model

Heavy metal band Metallica was one of the last holdouts against the digital age of music... [Full Story]

Mossberg: Jump through hoops trying to secure Windows or just get a Mac

If you're running a Windows computer, you must install an array of security software... [Full Story]

Microsoft to spend hundreds of millions, several years on Zune trying to catch Apple iPod+iTunes

Microsoft does not expect an immediate return on its outlay for its upcoming "Zune" media player... [Full Story]

Ballmer: I’m Microsoft’s ‘primary champion of innovation’

Steve Ballmer made his first solo presentation, sans Bill Gates, at the annual Microsoft... [Full Story]

Ten-year-old Apple Newton beats latest Microsoft Windows ‘Origami’ UMPC

We pitted the Apple Newton Messagepad against the latest Samsung Q1 ultra-mobile PC (Origami project)... [Full Story]

Will the New Nike+iPod Sport Kit sell more iPod nanos and Nike shoes?

Music, physical movement, technology and being cool have long gone hand in hand... [Full Story]

Apple files several media-related patents

Recent Apple patent applications... [Full Story]

RUMOR: ‘Mac Pro’ to feature several custom components co-developed by Apple and Intel

If you've been reading previous reports from Rumors on the upcoming Mac Pro... [Full Story]

PC World writer’s advice for Microsoft: ‘Stop making crap’

PC World magazine's Stephen Manes offers some parting advice for Bill Gates... [Full Story]

High-def video add-on coming to iPod

In about five months, you'll be able to watch high-definition video on your iPod... [Full Story]

ABI Research: iTunes could be Apple’s ‘Trojan Horse’ in home audio-video market

According to ABI Research, Apple's iTunes service has the potential to outstrip... [Full Story]

Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors officially released

Intel Corp. unveiled its new Core 2 Duo processor lineup today, increasing the pressure... [Full Story]

Memorex reveals iFlip portable video player for iPod

Memorex has provided iLounge with exclusive details and photos... [Full Story]

Merom notebooks to ship late August

Intel has published the details of the first 'Merom' mobile Core 2 Duo processors... [Full Story]

In wake of Zune announcement, should ex-Microsoft ‘partners’ join iPod ecosystem?

Nearly five years have passed since Apple introduced the first-generation iPod... [Full Story]

E! & Apple debut Paris Hilton’s ‘The Simple Life,’ Playboy’s ‘The Girls Next Door,’ & more on iTunes

E! Entertainment and Apple today announced that hit programs from E! Entertainment Television are now available... [Full Story]

Microsoft tries to get box assemblers to design Windows PCs as Apple-like ‘objects of pure desire’

A How-To kit for the ideal PC has been making the rounds of leading design shops... [Full Story]

Solid-state NAND Flash hard drives inch closer to portable computers

IM Flash Technologies is boosting the capacity of its NAND flash memory chips... [Full Story]

Adobe exec: ‘Director is not dead’

"Long-time Director users have been wondering where the product has been heading even before Macromedia... [Full Story]

Apple friend or foe to music industry?

As new models develop for the music industry, it could increasingly find itself at odds with Apple... [Full Story]

GarageBand.com raises $2.5 million; develops ‘iLike’ service

GarageBand.com announced today it has secured its first round of institutional investment... [Full Story]

Symantec details more security holes in Microsoft’s Windows Vista

Security researchers at Symantec have published the second of three reports calling out potential security issues... [Full Story]

Zune: Apple cannot lose. Microsoft cannot win.

The announcement of Zune did one thing, if one thing only. It didn't just send fear through... [Full Story]

Microsoft about to lose the software business just as IBM lost the PC business in ‘80s

Microsoft is about to lose the software business... [Full Story]

Elgato EyeTV2 with Front Row-style interface for Macs (link to video)

This week's ScreenCastsOnline has a first peak at Elgatos new EyeTV 2 software... [Full Story]