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Month: February 2004
Telegraph writer really, really hates Apple iPods
I hate iPods. I mean, I really, really hate them. There, I’ve said it. My feelings towards Apple’s oh-so-clever digital…
Sorry Windows users – to get iLife you’ll have to get a Mac
Sometimes Windows PC users just don’t get it about Apple Computer. If only this brave but crazy company…
Musician: ‘GarageBand is snoozeware for the iPod generation’
Apple Computer’s new music-recording software, GarageBand, is a smash hit, if you listen to its chorus of fans…
New iRiver flash-memory player: one-eighth the capacity of Apple’s ‘iPod mini’ for US$80 more
iRiver today announced the unveiling of its iFP-599T, “the most feature rich and largest capacity flash-based memory player…
Howard Dean campaign to use Apple “Switch” ad format in Wisconsin primary
The Howard Dean campaign is asking visitors to the Howard Dean website to vote for their favorite of…
MyDoom strengthens over weekend; Microsoft.com suffers effects
The virulent MyDoom.b worm’s attack on Microsoft.com is beginning to gather strength, reports mi2g…
Apple.com traffic jumps 593 percent following Pepsi Super Bowl commercial
Apple iTunes, which advertised that it was partnering with Pepsi to give away 100 million free songs…
Napster 2.0 posts US$15 million relaunch loss
Napster-owner Roxio more than doubled its net losses year-on-year thanks mainly to increased spending…
Microsoft, Disney partner on digital media delivery; Disney licenses Microsoft’s Windows Media DRM
Microsoft and the Walt Disney Co. have struck an alliance that will see the two companies working closely together…
Woz: HP iPod brings ‘the expediency of iPods to the Windows world, benefits both PC users and Apple’
With Apple iPod deal, HP decides it’s better to switch than fight…
Access Music releases free Apple Loops collection for GarageBand
Access Music GmbH, the company behind the award winning Virus Synthsizer series, has released a free Apple Loops…
Marginalizing Windows: running a business on Mac OS X and Linux
The new company is significantly more Unix-y, with a PC laptop for the CFO and the CEO, but Macs for everybody else…
Apple shipments surge 25 percent overall, notebook shipments jump 40 per cent in UK
Apple delivered 25 per cent growth in the UK in Q4 2003. ‘Apple had quite a successful quarter in the UK in Q4…
RUMOR: Apple reportedly working on Video iPod
I thought that Apple would forgo an iPod portable video player (PVP), but the company is reportedly working on one…
ZDNet: Apple’s iLife ‘04 ‘perhaps the best $50 you could spend on software right now’
Apple’s new iLife ’04 package, introduced last month at Macworld, arrived on my desk a few days ago…
Power Mac G5 desecrated with PC guts ‘a barely believable hoax’
he Overclockers.com website published a barely believable hoax last week detailing the gutting of a brand new…
Windows AIM users finally join Apple’s iChat AV party eight months after it started
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) users can now establish live video streaming conversations with iChat Macintosh users…
From iMacs to Big Macs: Apple Japan President to take McDonald’s Japan CEO job
Apple Japan Inc.’s President may be trading iMacs for Big Macs after he steps down from the computer company…
Apple releases Backup 2.0.1 for .Mac members
Backup 2.0.1 adds quality and reliability improvements to scheduled backups and is recommended for all Backup 2.0 users…
Mac OS X Themes: Max updates ‘Milk’ and ‘Aluminum Alloy’
Max Themes has posted updates for both “Milk” and “Aluminum Alloy” Mac OS X Themes…
Apple releases Bluetooth Software 1.5
Apple has released Bluetooth Software 1.5 which offers better support for Bluetooth headsets and printers (6.1MB)…
Apple releases iChat AV 2.1 Public Beta; compatible with AIM 5.5 for Windows
Apple has released iChat AV 2.1 Public Beta which supports videoconferencing with the new AOL Instant Messenger 5.5…
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.5 upgrade launched; compatible with Apple’s iChat AV
America Online, Inc. today announced the launch of the most recent upgrade to the popular AOL Instant Messenger…
OSViews: ‘Apple’s decision to not make cheap junk will kill the iPod’
A lot of talk has been making the rounds about the iPod, the iTunes Music Store and Apple’s ability to avoid repeating past…
AP: Apple’s iLife ‘04 ‘could even persuade some longtime Windows users to relent and buy a Mac’
A lot of high-tech companies strive to be the hub of a digital lifestyle, but unless they’re pushing an expensive Media Center PC…
Apple CFO Anderson to retire on June 1, 2004; will join Apple’s Board of Directors
Apple today announced that Fred D. Anderson, Apple’s executive vice president and CFO, will retire on June 1, 2004…
Apple gives twelve free GameHouse Puzzles, more to .Mac members
Apple has added to it’s .Mac member’s benefits offerings…
Mac owners boast of virus, worm immunity vs. Windows’ swiss cheese security
Mac owners have long boasted of their immunity to viruses. But with Unix-based OS X, it’s a whole new ball game…
Steve Jobs blasts Disney during Pixar conference call
Boosted by a record quarterly and full-year performance, Pixar Animation Studios chief Steve Jobs on Wednesday…
Wall Street Journal’s Mossberg: Apple GarageBand a ‘terrific tool, another feather in Apple’s cap’
I’ve been testing GarageBand and found that it actually does enable even someone like me, with neither musical…
Microsoft debuts 64-bit Windows XP Preview OS
Microsoft now offers a public preview of its 64-bit operating system for computers based on Advanced Micro Devices’ Athlon 64…
Apple take number one spot in US & Canada ‘Brand of the Year’ survey
Apple finally inched past American cheap-chic retailer Target for the first time to claim the number one spot…
Paul Thurrott reviews Apple iLife ‘04; calls for ‘iLife for Windows’
At MacWorld San Francisco 2004 last month, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs introduced the company’s latest suite…
The Motley Fool: Apple iLife software suite for Windows?
Apple sold out of iPods during its 2004 first quarter, shipping 733,000 players and booking $256 million in revenue…
RUMOR: Apple’s version of the Bose Wave Radio on the way?
Rumors that Apple plans to enter the home-appliance market are some of the most recent whispers…
iTunesSaver 2.0 displays artwork, track info of songs as Mac OS X Screen Saver
iTunesSaver is a basic screensaver that displays the artwork (if available) and track information of the…
Analyst: Apple’s iTunes Music Store will win UK market in the end
UK music download portals such as MSN and Tiscali will snatch the lion’s share of the online music market…
Yahoo cooking up iTunes-like online music service, iPod-like media player
Yahoo, rethinking earlier plans, is quietly exploring ways to develop a music download service as archrivals Microsoft…
Save $30 at Apple Store on orders of $299 or more through Feb. 14
Apple has sent out an Apple Store eNews message…
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…
iTunes-using Coke drinkers switching to Pepsi?
MacDailyNews gets email and many recent emails are from Coke drinkers going through withdrawl as they switch…
