CBS’s special “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commericals” aired tonight from 9-10pm ET/PT in the U.S…
Month: January 2004
Apple offers 10% off all iPods January 31 and February 1 only
Apple is offering 10% off on all iPod orders from the Apple Store. The offer is good on January 31 and…
Beleaguered Gateway to buy eMachines; combo could be 3rd largest Wintel box assembler
Struggling computer and consumer electronics maker Gateway Inc. announced yesterday that it is acquiring rival computer…
RIAA applauds Pepsi’s music giveaway ad for Apple’s iTunes Music Store
Downloading music online from rogue file-sharing networks got 14-year-old Annie Leith sued for thousands of dollars…
Apple releases Final Cut Express 2.0.2 Update
Apple has released Final Cut Express 2.0.2 which includes fixes and improvements for Final Cut Express 2….
Film Exec: if Eisner’s out ‘Steve Jobs could now be a candidate to run Disney’
Pixar Animation Studios, which produced last summer’s popular ‘Finding Nemo,’ said on Thursday that it was ending talks…
Apple to buy Pixar?
Now that Pixar and Walt Disney have gone their separate ways, does it make sense for Apple to buy Pixar?
Tech TV presents ‘the making of Pepsi, Apple iTunes ad’ story today
Sunday marks the launch of the long-promised campaign between Apple and Pepsi to give away 100 million free songs…
Pixar shares rise, Disney falls after film distribution deal breakup
Shares of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. rose while those of Walt Disney Co. fell on Friday after the two failed…
Virginia’s Arlington Public Schools want to switch from Mac to PC to save money
It’s the new age-old question, ‘Which is better, Mac or PC?’ The Arlington [Virginia] Public Schools are looking at making the switch…
RUMOR: Virginia Tech’s ‘Big Mac’ supercomputer to be ‘Supersized’
VT Xserve G5s to be at least 2.4GHz: The usual suspects say there is a very good reason for the timing of Virginia Tech’s…
Microsoft’s Mac-loving employees have unique perspective on personal computer landscape
People sometimes stare when Microsoft Corp. executive Tim McDonough opens his laptop in meetings…
Studios suitors ‘falling all over themselves’ to woo Steve Jobs’ Pixar
Now that the studio behind the blockbuster ‘Finding Nemo’ has cut bait with Walt DisneyCo., Pixar Animation Inc…
PC World: Mac OS X holdouts clinging to Mac OS 9.2 are ‘missing out by holding out’
No one likes migrating to a new operating system, even if it is OS X. Last month I asked you OS X holdouts out there…
Pepsi’s iTunes Super Bowl commercial available here via QuickTime
Pepsi-Cola’s iTunes Super Bowl commercial, which will kick off the Apple/Pepsi 100 million song giveaway is now…
Nudge Contextual Menu ‘nudges’ Mac OS X Finder to update its view
The Nudge Contextual Menu “nudges” the Finder to update the information it displays about a file or folder…
Pixar dumps Disney; Steve Jobs: ‘we’re moving on’
The cloud of uncertainty hovering over Disney thickened as Pixar closed the door on their distribution arrangement…
Analyst: Pepsi iTunes campaign will generate sales of ‘5-10 million songs per week by summer, or 200
Digital music goes prime time during this weekend’s Super Bowl. Pepsi-Cola’s launch Sunday of the highest-profile…
TuneRecycler.com debuts: ‘transforming useless soda caps into a force for good’
Pepsi is giving away 100 million iTunes songs under Pepsi bottlecaps…
Coca-Cola and MusicMatch announce joint promotion; songs won’t play on iPod
Coca-Cola Co., which famously offered to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony, now wants to teach the world to download…
USA Today: Apple’s GarageBand and the rest of iLife ‘04 are ‘top-flight’
Thanks to a recently introduced Apple program called GarageBand, I have a chance to be almost famous…
Apple launches free repair program for select iBooks; full refund for those who have already paid re
Apple Computer Inc. said Wednesday that it launched a three-year, worldwide repair program for certain of its iBook…
New version of Mydoom Windows virus appears, attacks Microsoft; Macintosh unaffected
Internet security experts found a new version of the Mydoom computer worm, dubbed the Mydoom.B…
The Age: Apple’s GarageBand is ‘music synthesis for the rest of us’
According to a playwright bloke named William Congreve who was known in the boozers of London about the end of the…
FBI agent: ‘Macs running Mac OS X can do just about anything’
Dave Thomas, former chief of computer intrusion investigations at FBI headquarters, and current Assistant…
Somebody’s selling a whole lot of sugared water on Apple.com
Apple is promoting the Pepsi + iTunes music giveaway on their home page. With the text “100 million free songs…
USA Today: Apple’s ‘1984’ ad a watershed event; Mac ‘now a niche machine for graphics snobs’
Apple Computer’s famous ‘1984’ commercial, which introduced the Macintosh, wasn’t the only computer…
iTuneAgent.com shows what’s happening on Apple’s iTunes Music Store
323 Incorporated, creator of MacAgent.com has announced the launch of iTuneAgent.com. In the same way MacAgent.com…
Virginia Tech ‘Big Mac’ supercomputer attracting potential customers
Virginia Tech’s decision to replace its ‘Big Mac’ supercomputer processors with Apple Computer Xserve G5 servers…
Pepsi-Cola reveals Super Bowl advertising playbook; details on Apple iTunes Giveaway
There will be five new commercials for Pepsi and Sierra Mist on Super Bowl XXXVIII. The spots, airing…
Apple adds ‘New Music Tuesdays’ tracks and exclusives to iTunes Music Store
Apple’s “New Music Tuesdays” continue to rock on weekly. Apple has announced new releases to the iTunes Music Store, including…
Forrester Analyst: Regardless of Virginia Tech ‘Big Mac’ supercomputer, IT pros will ignore Apple pr
Apple Computer has announced plans to ship its new XServe G5s to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University…
Latest Windows virus ‘MyDoom’ sets new infection records worldwide; Macintosh unaffected
A new computer virus that spreads using e-mail messages is breaking records for new infections that were set…
Apple’s ‘iPod mini’ pricing vs. other alternative players
The hefty price tag for the multihued player has left many scratching their heads and wondering what insane devotion…
BusinessWeek: Which format will win the music-downloading war?
A pitched battle for control of the music-downloading business is raging among Apple, Microsoft, RealNetworks, and Sony…
Gates: Windows ‘by far the most secure’ system; tries to use ‘Mac OS X secure through obscurity’ myth
As the latest mass-mailing worm spread across the Internet on Monday, infecting many tens of thousands of Windows PCs…
Apple releases AirPort 3.3 software; supports both AirPort Extreme and AirPort products
AirPort Extreme is Apple’s third generation AirPort product. It fetaures the latest wireless technology…
Virginia Tech to upgrade ‘Big Mac’ supercomputer to Xserve G5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will upgrade its supercomputer that uses Apple Computer…
‘MyDoom’ Windows virus spreads rapidly; Macintosh unaffected
A mass-mailing virus quickly spread through the Internet on Monday, compromising computers so that they attack…
Apple releases Security Update 2004-01-26 for Mac OS X
Apple has released Security Update 2004-01-26 via Software Update which delivers a number of security…
New iPods causing temporary ‘iPod Widows’ worldwide
The iPod is being blamed for causing rifts in relationships with a new breed of “iPod Widows” emerging…
BusinessWeek: Investors seem to be missing Apple’s upside
Steve Jobs has been on a roll. His iPod music player is the hottest product in the consumer-electronics market…
