A vulnerability has been reported in Mac OS X, allowing malicious web sites to compromise a vulnerable system…
Month: May 2004
Sony lumbers after Apple but it’s not working
In a windowless room near Sony’s headquarters in the Shinagawa district of Tokyo, shelves hold hundreds of versions of…
Why is Steve Jobs playing coy with Pixar?
Coy is rarely a word used to describe Steven Jobs. So it is more than a little surprising that he seems almost…
Mac users and Muslims: both misunderstood by the vast majority
The choice to use a Mac or to be Muslim in today’s world is not easily understood. In a world where the vast majority of computers are PC…
Microsoft’s Office 2004 for Mac OS X holds appeal for business Mac users
The latest Macintosh edition of Microsoft Corp.’s Office suite does text, e-mail, spreadsheets and presentations with aplomb…
Newsday reviewer gets confused about Apple’s iPhoto
The extraordinary growth of digital cameras in the mass market has left millions of consumers with billions of snapshots loitering inside their cameras’ memories…
Apple posts Security Update 2004-05-24 for Mac OS X 10.3.3, 10.2.8
Security Update 2004-05-24 for Mac OS X 10.3.3 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended…
Cringely: is this the beginning of the end for Macintosh hardware?
The news was… that Apple [created] a separate iPod division because the little music players are such a huge success…
The Wired 40: Apple Computer ‘the new face of consumer electronics’ rockets from nowhere to number 3
Wired Magazine’s “Wired 40” is about masters of innovation, technology, and strategic vision – 40 companies driving the global economy…
MIT Media Lab Professor: Tech should be simple like Apple iPod, not bloated like Microsoft Windows
Dr. John Maeda, an associate professor of design and computation at the M.I.T. Media Lab and an award-winning graphic designer…
Study: 100 million PCs to be replaced this year
Nearly 100 million PCs are likely to be replaced this year, with 120 million being swapped out in 2005, according to data research firm Gartner…
Analysts: Apple’s new ‘iPod division’ may signal expansion of digital device range
Analysts have suggested that Apple’s moves to create a separate division within the company for the iPod could lead to the company…
‘Troubleshooting Mac OS X, Second Edition’ e-book released
The X Lab has published “Troubleshooting Mac OS X, Second Edition,” a major update to their e-book dedicated…
LavaPad USB-powered multicolor illuminated mouse pad debuts
The FX Game Pad (more aptly referred to as LavaPad in TikiMac circles) has a built-in multicolor LED light system that allows the user…
Napster beats Apple iTunes Music Store to Europe with UK launch
Digital download service Napster scored a major victory over archrival iTunes by launching in Britain on Thursday…
Unsanity releases free utility to fix 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 commands…
Group of America’s largest corporations complain about software vulnerabilities, security expenses
Chief executives from some of the largest U.S. companies are criticizing the technology industry in a lobbying campaign…
Tech writer: ‘Mac OS X is even with, or behind, Windows XP’
Given Apple’s never-ending marketshare losses, [slowing down new Mac OS X releases] is probably a bad idea…
Apple creates new division for iPod to be led by Jon Rubenstein
Apple Computer has created a new division within the maker of the Macintosh computer to sell its popular iPod…
Apple Computer ranks 49th in April 2004 Top 50 U.S. Internet Property Rankings
Internet audience measurement service comScore Media Metrix today announced the Top 50 U.S. Internet Properties for the month of April 2004…
Apple’s iTunes software development kit for Windows spurs developers
Independent software programmers are using new tools provided by Apple Computer to write add-on applications for the company’s…
Middle East likely to get chain of ‘Apple Centres’
Having made recent inroads into the IT retail sector, Arab Business Machines (ABM) – regional distributor for Apple…
Sony in talks to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sony Corp. said on Wednesday it was in exclusive negotiations with movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. on a possible…
Apple adds Windows XP support to .Mac’s Homepage feature
According to Apple, their .Mac HomePage feature now lets you be even more creative with new features that include brand-new templates…
Apple redesigns .Mac with persistent navigation links, new features
In an email sent to .Mac memebers today, Apple has announced changes and improvements to their .Mac service…
Dell Digital Jukebox to sync with desktop Linux, Apple declined offer to support iPod
Lindows, Inc. announced today the commercial support of the Dell Digital Jukebox (Dell DJ), a portable MP3 music player…
PC Magazine reviews Apple’s iTunes 4.5 calling it ‘outstanding digital music package’
Over the span of about a year, Apple’s iTunes Music Store has gone from being a concept to being the dominant player…
Ihnatko: Apple needs to make cheaper iPod, license FairPlay to continue iTunes’ dominance
Apple doesn’t have a cackling monopoly on the market for digital music, but it’s making jolly progress…
Apple to slow pace of new Mac OS X versions ‘a little bit’
Apple Computer plans to continue rapidly bringing out new versions of Mac OS X, but it won’t continue at quite the pace…
Star-studded list of tech execs to endorse President Bush for another term
A star-studded list of technology executives on Wednesday will endorse President Bush for another term, saying they believe the Republican candidate’s…
Apple’s Mac OS X on Intel, AMD personal computers works slowly in initial release
For years, Mac users have been able to run Windows on their machines using products like Microsoft’s Virtual PC…
Mac OS X Safari, Internet Explorer users urged to change preferences to protect against security iss
In what is being described as a ‘highly critical’ vulnerability, security firm Secunia on Monday issued an advisory to all Mac OS X…
Eminem gets go-ahead to proceed against Apple in copyright infringement claim
A federal judge in Detroit has ruled that Eminem can proceed with copyright infringement claims against Apple Computers…
Apple seeks patent for translucent windows, similar to features shown in Microsoft’s Longhorn previe
Apple is seeking a patent on a method for rendering translucent-appearing windows, technology that appears similar to features Microsoft…
Apple adds .Mac member benefits, updates features
Apple has updated .Mac Internet applications, and added free gifts, member-exclusive specials and discounts, downloads, and tutorials…
Large Chinese PC supplier Founder to pre-install Apple iTunes in every PC
Founder, one of the largest PC suppliers to the Chinese market, and Apple today announced that every Founder PC will come pre-installed…
Apple launches Keynote Design Contest, winner to get 23-inch Cinema Display
Create a killer presentation expressing your favorite passion, using Keynote – Apple
Apple releases GarageBand 1.1
Apple has released GarageBand 1.1 which addresses isolated performance and stability issues, allows per-track Echo settings similar to other effects…
Intel hits ‘thermal wall’ with inefficient microprocessors, Apple Power Mac G5 uses less power to ac
Two weeks ago, Intel, the world’s largest chip maker, publicly acknowledged that it had hit a ‘thermal wall’ on its microprocessor…
iClip 3 multiple clipboard application released for Mac OS X
Inventive, Inc. announces the release of iClip version 3 productivity software for Apple Macintosh computers with OS X…
That’s ‘Doctor Woz’ to you
North Carolina State University Chancellor Marye Anne Fox on Saturday conferred an honorary Doctorate of Sciences…
Hitachi to double Apple ‘iPod mini’ hard drive production
Hitachi Ltd’s hard disk drive unit said Sunday that it will spend about $200 million to double the disk drive output…