Skyper Limited has announced the Mac version of Skype, its free and simple application that enables you to make free calls…
Month: May 2004
Sony and McDonald’s join in Big Mac Music giveaway
Sony Music, the recorded music company, has linked with McDonald’s, the fast food chain, in an effort help to build a following for its new online music site…
Microsoft studying online music rental system
We rent homes. We rent cars. We rent movies. Why not rent music? It might be a very good deal. We now have more options…
Wi-Fi is old hat for Mac users; Apple launched Airport in July 1999
Wi-Fi is a shining example of how wireless innovation can itself shed the constricting cables of conventional wisdom…
Washington Post: Sony’s internet music service ‘is an embarrassment to the company that gave the wor
If anybody can get Internet music downloads right, it should be Sony. The company has years of experience selling records…
Pixar runs on Power Mac G5s and Mac OS X
From the beginning, even before Jobs signed on as CEO, Pixar has been at the forefront of technology, said Nick DeMartino…
Apple Safari browser shows increase in global usage share
OneStat.com today reported that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has a total global usage share of 93.9 percent…
Apple’s Pro Mouse is truly a joy to use… for about five minutes
I think it’s safe to say that Apple Computer, Inc. makes the best one-button mouse in the world. Yes indeed, Apple’s Pro Mouse…
Report: Apple could eventually open more than 100 retail stores helping grow Mac market share
Apple could eventually open more than 100 stores, including a store in China, according to Sr. vice-president for Retail Ron Johnson…
Apple’s eMac such a good value with excellent Mac OS X, great software bundle
Apple’s eMac has made a strong impression on The Advertiser’s Chris Oaten…
Henrico iBooks raise concerns among some parents
A mother in Richmond, Virginia, is raising concerns about the use of laptop computers in her son’s high school…
Columnist: Dell DJ a junky knockoff of the superior Apple iPod
The Dell DJ [is] a fast follower and straightforward knockoff of the iPod. Like all the devices in this category, the DJ uses a non-removable computer…
Apple to open retail store in Syracuse’s Carousel Center
At Carousel Center, what goes around, comes around. What apparently is coming around again is talk of an Apple Computer store…
Why Microsoft won’t be able to decimate Apple’s iPod with cheap music players
Microsoft is apparently preparing to battle the iPod. Not satisfied with decimating the Macintosh with undercut pricing…
Secret pix of Apple�s new aluminum Cinema Displays to debut at WWDC
Ok, so you�re finally going to be able to get a Cinema Display that matches the brushed aluminum of your G5 PowerMac…
Secret pix of Apple
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iTunes fuels resurgence of interest in music – and music sales
The beleaguered global music industry says it expects to see an increase in music sales next year. New legal download services combined…
First Windows 64-bit virus appears; Macintosh unaffected
W64.Rugrat.3344 is a direct-action infector (it exits memory after execution) of IA64 Windows Portable Executable…
Report: Apple may launch European iTunes Music Store by mid-June
Apple could be ready to launch its iTunes Music Store (ITMS) in Europe by the middle of June, sources said to be familiar with the…
Business Week columnist: Apple iPod market share not as huge as you might think
With iPod mania running full tilt, many people assume that Apple (AAPL ) utterly dominates the markets for digital-music players…
Analysts: Apple could pick up market share in near future
A new report released by research firm Gartner predicts that around 260 million personal computers will ship in 2004…
Microsoft: we’ll sell music players that will ‘look and feel’ as good as Apple iPod for 80% less
Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, will begin selling portable music players for as much as 80 percent less…
Microsoft scrambling to catch Apple Mac’s searching capabilities
Microsoft Corp. is developing technology that takes search functions beyond the Internet, allowing users to pore through e-mails…
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.3.4 Update, Mac OS X 10.3.4 Server Update
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.3.4 Update which delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for Mac OS X v10.3…
Apple injects iTunes into China by way of Founder; sowing seeds for Founder-branded iPod?
About the time Mao Zedong was being laid to rest and China was turning into the world’s largest factory, businessmen all over the world…
Woz visits Pennsylvania elementary school to cap 19-year friendship with school’s librarian
After exchanging pleasantries and Christmas cards with Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak for almost 20 years…
Microsoft website hacked, defaced by ‘Outlaw Group’
It seems like it has been a while since we were witnessing major hacks on corporate websites, but an entity calling themselves…
Mac OS X 10.3.4 could come as early as this week
Apple Computer seeded developers on Monday with yet another external build of Mac OS X 10.3.4 Panther…
Apple iPod posters spoofed with Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal theme appear in New York City
A spoof of Apple Computer’s fluorescent iPod posters commenting on the recent Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal started cropping up around New York…
MSNBC Video for Windows, IE users only; no Mac support offered
MSNBC, a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC News, has updated their online Frequently Asked Questions section to reflect thier “no Mac users welcome” policy…
MainConcept debuts MPEG Encoder for Macintosh
MainConcept, a world leader in codec and video editing technology, today announced the immediate availability of its MPEG…
Apple’s Mac G5 64-bit processor means speed for video editors and content creators
It’s been nearly a year since Apple rolled out its groundbreaking new personal computer, the G5. A 64-bit platform…
FileMaker Server 7 now available
FileMaker has announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Server 7, the new server software for hosting FileMaker Pro 7 database files…
ClearOne intros AccuMic PC echo-canceling mic for personal computers
ClearOne Communications Inc., a comprehensive provider of conferencing products and services, today introduced AccuMic PC…
How Mac OS X Mail’s Junk Filter works and how it can work better for you
I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that Mail’s Junk Mail filter, when properly configured…
Ocean Waves 0.6 for Mac OS X can lull you to sleep, works with iPod
Ocean Waves 0.6 generates simulated sound of ocean waves. Unlike the recorded real sound of ocean waves on audio CDs…
Washington Times: Is it absurd to spend $2,500 on a desktop computer? Not if it’s a Mac
Is it absurd to spend $2,500 on a desktop computer? Well, that depends on who you are and what you want to do…
Government Computer News: Apple ‘iBook is a lean, clean machine’
The G4 Apple iBook reminds me a little of a greyhound. Looking sleek and way too delicate, it becomes a ‘Like, wow, man!’ competitor…
RUMOR: New 4G iPod to offer encoding capabilities
According to a seemingly reliable, yet unconfirmed report, the micro-chip Apple plans to use in its 4th generation…
Thurrott asks for portable Apple Macintosh buying advice
So I sold my 17-inch widescreen iMac to a friend (for a smoking deal) this week… What now? Part of me honestly considered…
Unsanity updates free utility to fix latest Mac OS X ‘URL Schemes’ vulnerability
A vulnerability in Apple’s Mac OS X results in a potential situation in which a malicious person could execute arbitrary…
W Hotels to heavily promote Apple’s iTunes Music Store
Ever since W Hotels was launched in 1998, the chain has tried to position itself as the cool and hippest of hotel brands…
