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The Washington Post: ‘New competitors can’t measure up to Apple’s iPod’

Apple's new models don't mark a major shift in the iPod formula, but still worked far better than two other players... [Full Story]

What will become of the ‘Cult of Mac’ now that Apple has become ubiquitous?

Few businessmen have captured the public’s consciousness as effectively... [Full Story]

CBS orders up ‘Genius Bar’ TV comedy pilot

CBS has committed to shoot a comedy pilot called 'Genius Bar,' written by two former producers of... [Full Story]

New in Mac OS X 10.4.8: ‘Zoom using scroll wheel’

There’s a new feature in the Mac OS X 10.4.8 Keyboard & Mouse's "Mouse" System Preferences panel... [Full Story]

Apple’s iTV will be much more like an upscaled iPod than a downscaled PC

Steve Jobs described the iTV as Apple's entry into the living room, as if it were a strategic move... [Full Story]

New Apple Mac Pro launched in Middle East

Arab Business Machine (ABM), Apple’s independent marketing company in the Middle East... [Full Story]

Sony asks a dozen laptop makers to join recall

Sony urged a dozen laptop computer makers around the world to recall more of its defective batteries Friday... [Full Story]

Podcaster of the year Laporte wants to change ‘podcast’ to ‘netcast,’ looks for Microsoft’s help

The podcaster of the year told an audience of 1,000 at the Podcast Expo in Ontario, California... [Full Story]

Apple releases Aperture 1.5 Update

Apple today released Aperture 1.5 Update which delivers more than 20 new... [Full Story]

Parallels Desktop for Mac Update Release Candidate 2 released

Parallels has announced the launch of testing for the Update Release Candidate 2... [Full Story]

Intel working with Apple on several next-generation technologies, Microsoft concerned

Computer Reseller News' (CRN) Paula Rooney has conducted an inteview with Intel Senior VP... [Full Story]

Analyst: Zune could lead to ‘civil war’ between Microsoft and Windows Media partners

Microsoft Corp. will likely lose money on its new music player, Zune, against Apple Computer... [Full Story]

Coca-Cola and Apple team up for new music site

Coca-Cola and Apple have announced details of a unique music partnership... [Full Story]

Apple releases Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.8

Apple today released Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.8 which... [Full Story]

University of Nebraska-Lincoln IS Manager: ‘Macintosh has a slight advantage in security’

During the 1990s, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was split down the middle... [Full Story]

Newsfactor asks: ‘Is it ethical to own an iPod?’

Those who believe that Apple is acting out of line can always boycott the company's products... [Full Story]

Review: Verizon Wireless ExpressCard/34 wireless broadband

Bare Feats' rob-ART morgan tests the Verizon Wireless ExpressCard/34 (Novatal V640) wireless broadband solution... [Full Story]

Stephen Colbert interviews Woz

Stephen Colbert interviewed Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak... [Full Story]

IBM to offer better Mac support, says ‘Apple Mac is a resurgent platform’

IBM Software will soon offer a better Macintosh client for Notes and is working on delivering... [Full Story]

Report: Apple and Wal-Mart in discussions over iTunes Store alliance

Apple and Wal-Mart are in discussions over an alliance that could allow the giant retailer... [Full Story]

Thurrott on Microsoft’s Zune: ‘The makings of a disaster, what the heck are these people thinking?’

Reportedly surprised by Apple's recent iPod price cuts, Microsoft this week announced... [Full Story]

Why Apple’s new .Mac webmail is important

Earlier this week Apple announced that a new version of webmail for Mac users is coming soon... [Full Story]

Toshiba to recall 830,000 more defective Sony-made laptop batteries

Toshiba is offering to replace a further 830,000 laptop batteries containing cells... [Full Story]

Apple to shift iPod production more heavily to Inventec vs. Quanta

Apple Computer will focus its new video iPod orders at Inventec rather than distributing... [Full Story]

Apple, mobile firms agree on music royalties deal

Companies representing a substantial majority of the UK digital music market... [Full Story]

Analyst: Microsoft Zune’s as good as dead on arrival

I responded last week to a comment left on our blog by Mike Evangelist hypothesizing... [Full Story]

Apple releases iWeb, iPhoto, Pages, Keynote, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand Updates

Apple today released... [Full Story]

Lenovo recalls 526,000 Sony laptop batteries; Sony to initiate global battery replacement program

Sony Corp. said Thursday it will initiate a global replacement program for certain battery packs... [Full Story]

iPod cases, attachments for new Apple iPod nano begin shipping

GizMac Accessories, designer and manufacturer of innovative “Gizmos for your Lifestyle,” starts... [Full Story]

The Motley Fool: ‘Intel to Dell: you guys stink’

Right about now, Dell has to be wondering: 'Intel was it something we said?' If Dell actually gives voice... [Full Story]

RUMOR: Revised Apple iSights, Extreme base stations coming soon

Apple Computer in a few weeks is expected to bring its AirPort Extreme base station... [Full Story]

BBC signs web deal with Microsoft

The BBC and Microsoft Corp took a step toward strengthening their working alliance yesterday... [Full Story]

Microsoft sets 30GB Zune price at $249.99

Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday its new Zune music player will be sold at a price... [Full Story]

Computerworld Mac user tries Microsoft’s Windows Vista on Apple MacBook Pro

Earlier this month, when I found I could install Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) on my MacBook Pro... [Full Story]

Zero-day attacks continue to hit Microsoft software; PowerPoint for Mac OS X affected

Microsoft issued a rare, out-of-cycle Windows patch on Tuesday that fixed one flaw... [Full Story]

ZDNet’s Kotadia: Symantec’s Mac OS X spyware prediction in flames

Symantec published its 10th Internet Threat Report this week and quietly admitted a few days later... [Full Story]

Martian Technology updates SlingShot with full iTunes 7 synchronization

Martian Technology has released SlingShot 2.0.3, an update to its file and music synchronization application for Mac OS X... [Full Story]

RCA Akimbo Player streams TV shows, Movielink movies from Internet to TV

Akimbo has announced that pre-orders are being taken for the new co-branded RCA Akimbo Player... [Full Story]

Apple’s iTunes 7.0.1 contains copious mobile phone mentions

Normally, an iTunes update wouldn't be much news. But this one has lots of mentions... [Full Story]

Symantec accuses Microsoft of withholding key Vista APIs

Symantec has accused Microsoft of withholding key information about its upcoming... [Full Story]

Symantec report fails to mention any threat of ‘Mac OS X malware’

The latest Internet Threat Survey from Symantec is a whopping 120 pages and unlike in its previous reports... [Full Story]

Microsoft releases Messenger for Mac 6.0 (Universal)

Microsoft's Mac Business Unit has released Messenger for Mac 6.0... [Full Story]

Review: Pac-Man for iPod

Namco was one of four companies outside of Apple picked to inaugurate Apple’s premium... [Full Story]

Apple impacts Avid: Avid shares drop more than 14%

Shares of Avid Technology fell more than 14% on Tuesday, after the company... [Full Story]

Report: Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.8 Update due soon

The soon-to-be-released Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.8 Update that will offer increased stability and... [Full Story]

Box Office Tickets releases Universal Binary version of RoBOT

Box Office Tickets Inc. has released a Universal Binary version of its RoBOT software... [Full Story]

Apple’s iTV: Where’s the DVR?

When Apple uncharacteristically showed an early preview of its tentatively named iTV... [Full Story]

Apple releases iTunes 7.0.1

Apple today released iTunes 7.0.1 which... [Full Story]

Analyst Wu maintains ‘buy’ rating on Apple, foresees pullback near-term

Senior analyst Shaw Wu of American Technology Research today removed Apple from the firm's Focus List... [Full Story]

Woz and former Apple execs buy Jazz Semiconductor

Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak and two other former company executives... [Full Story]

SageTV needs beta testers for Mac PVR software

SageTV is looking for users willing to beta test a Mac version of their personal video recorder... [Full Story]

Intel launches $1 million contest for more Mac-like PCs

Intel is the latest big player in the PC market to launch a campaign encouraging PC manufacturers... [Full Story]

Intel’s new ‘Multiply’ ads made with Apple Macs

Intel has debuted a new television ad, "Multiply," and also posted a behind-the-scenes video about... [Full Story]

Computerworld review: ‘Apple’s new iPods are better than ever’

Apple's latest iPods, which were released along with a major update of the company's iTunes software... [Full Story]

Intel gives ‘little more than a passing mention of Microsoft’s biggest product for ten years’

Confirming that we live in interesting times, Intel President and CEO Paul Ottelini's opening IDF... [Full Story]

Apple teases new .Mac webmail coming soon with drag-and-drop, built-in Address Book, and more

Totally new. Totally familiar. The new .Mac webmail is coming soon... [Full Story]

The Wall Street Journal interviews Apple co-founder Woz

In the mid-1970s, Steve Wozniak built the Apple I and then launched Apple Computer Inc... [Full Story]