I.B.M. plans to announce today a software strategy for corporate desktop personal computers and hand-held devices…
Month: May 2004
Apple iTunes Music Store vs. Sony Connect is no contest, Apple wins with ease
If anybody can get Internet music downloads right, it should be Sony Corp. The company has years of experience selling records…
Knight Ridder columnist: Apple 12-inch PowerBook G4 ‘does it all easily and elegantly’
I wanted a laptop along for other reasons: viewing and modifying photos using image-editing software…
Windows Sasser worm creator confesses, arrested in Germany
German police have arrested an 18-year-old man suspected of creating the Sasser computer worm, believed to be…
What can Apple add to ‘Tiger’ that Mac OS X ‘Panther’ doesn’t provide?
‘Tiger’ is the name of the next release of Mac OS X, Apple Computer announced this week, following its habit of naming…
Apple: rumors untrue, iTunes Music Store songs will remain 99-cents per track
Apple Computer Inc. on Friday flatly denied a report that the computer maker was planning to raise prices for songs bought…
ZDNet AnchorDesk: ‘Sony’s Hi-MD MiniDisc players really could challenge Apple iPod’
Although Apple is entrenched in the top MP3 player and MSP spots, Sony has two competitive advantages…
Apple releases iBook G4 Graphics Update 1.0
Apple has released iBook G4 Graphics Update 1.0 which is recommended for the 12-inch 1GHz, and 14-inch 1.2GHz iBook G4…
MTV jumps into Apple iTunes-dominated online music service fray
MTV Networks is expected to launch an online music service powered by MusicNet later this year, making it the latest big brand…
NY Post: Apple to raise some of the most popular iTunes song prices to $1.25
Music fans may have to start shelling out more to download some of the most popular songs on Apple’s iTunes digital music…
Adidas debuts ‘smart’ running shoe, computer adjusts cushioning in mid-stride
Every once and awhile a story catches out interest and it has nothing to do with Apple or the Mac or “other Apple products.” Consider this…
Gartner: Worms jack up the total cost of Microsoft Windows
Dealing with widespread worms like Sasser raises the cost of using Windows, a research analyst said Wednesday…
iPod Browser 1.5 released
iPod Browser allows users to browse songs on your iPod and copy/backup songs to your Mac. The application’s…
PC Magazine: Microsoft ‘Longhorn’ preview shows ‘an Apple look’
The first day of WinHEC 2004 (the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) in Seattle had, as expected, a major track on Longhorn…
MacNewsWorld gets it wrong, reports iTunes 3.3 million songs sold last week included 500,000 free so
Apple said Wednesday that users downloaded a record number of songs from its iTunes Music Store since an upgrade last week…
Music biz fears of Euro iTunes Music Store show Apple’s power in online music biz
Apple has won an unusual vote of confidence from the European music industry. The major labels are so convinced that…
Apple iPod’s real genius is changing the way music is experienced
‘Just take those old records off the shelf, I sit and listen to ’em by myself,’ Bob Seger sings in ‘Old Time Rock and Roll,’ a staple of classic-rock radio…
Report: Music labels delay Euro iTunes Music Store fearing Apple domination
Music labels are dragging their feet in licensing their songs to Apple Computer because they fear its long-promised European music download…
Associated Press: ‘No one has come close to iTunes’ ease of use and features’
A year after Apple Computer Inc. proved that commercial music downloads from the Internet can be both convenient and legal…
NY Times pans Sony Connect debut: ‘maybe they ought to call it Sony Disconnect’
Sony Connect, the new online music service that opened for business on Tuesday [is] easy-to-use but, in its debut version, almost embarrassingly crude…
Analysts: Sony vs. Apple ‘likely to clash for years, but will likely end in detente’
Japanese electronics giant Sony’s latest foray into the digital music retail business this week unleashes the most potent…
Apple’s iTunes Music Store sold 3.3 million songs in last week, over 20,000 iMixes posted
Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded a record setting 3.3 million songs from its third generation…
Free iTMS Extractor saves music videos, movie trailer from Apple’s iTunes Music Store
iTMS Extractor from Ollie Wagner is a little utility to effortlessly save music videos and movie trailers…
Can Apple play role of market leader or will iPod go the way of Mac?
The runaway success of the iPod poses a happy problem for Apple Computer Inc. that the computer maker has not…
Columnist: Apple should spin off music biz, move beyond Mac to serve Windows market
If Apple were to spin out a minority stake of its iPod business, it could rake in big bucks in an initial public offering…
Developer source: Microsoft ‘Longhorn’ to require some serious hardware
Microsoft is expected to recommend that the “average” Longhorn PC feature a dual-core CPU running at 4 to 6GHz…
Apple’s Newton will never die: Newton-powered mobile blogging
Further proof that Apple’s Newton will never die: A Seattle blogger is using the brick-like PDA to run the very latest in personal…
Microsoft having difficulties matching Apple Mac’s user experience and emotional attachment
For the last 20 years Apple has been leading the charge in making computing easier for mere mortals. Microsoft has always strived…
Sony debuts online music store, 99-cent songs in iPod-incompatible ATRAC3 format
Sony Corp. entered the bourgeoning digital music market Tuesday, launching an online music download service that the electronics…
A look at the G5 and an analyst who thinks Apple does not offer servers
For most of its first 20 years of existence, Apple relied on Motorola for all of its processor development. Then, in 1995, Apple…
Techworld unbelievably screams ‘Mac OS X riddled with security holes’
Apple has released a range of patches for security holes – both old and new – for its Mac OS X operating system…
Windows Sasser worm mutates, knocks out banks, EC; Macintosh unaffected
In the space of three days, four variants have emerged, each capable of causing machines that run on Microsoft’s Windows operating systems…
Analyst Enderle: Sony way too late to compete with Apple iPod, iTunes
By taking on industry leader Apple, Sony will compete with a company that has sold 3 million iPods and 70 million songs…
Apple releases Security Update 2004-05-03 for Mac OS X 10.2.8 Client and Server
Apple has released Security Update 2004-05-03 for Mac OS X 10.2.8 Client and Server…
Apple releases Security Update 2004-05-03, 2004-04-05 for Mac OS X 10.3.3 Server
Apple has released Security Update 2004-05-03 (10.3.3 Server) which delivers a number of security enhancements…
Apple releases Security Update 2004-05-03 with Security Update 2004-04-05 incorporated
Apple has released Security Update 2004-05-03 which delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended…
Apple posts ‘Wild Postings’ iPod ad online in QuickTime
Apple has released a QuickTime version of its iPod / iTunes TV ad which was recently filmed in New York City…
Steve Jobs to keynote WWDC, to preview Mac OS X 10.4 ‘Tiger’
Apple today announced that Steve Jobs will kick off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote…
Windows Sasser worm severely disrupts UK coastguard; Mac users remain unaffected
Coastguard stations around the UK have been severely disrupted after a computer worm brought down IT systems…
Time Mag: ‘Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is clearly superior’ to Windows version
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is clearly superior to its PC counterpart for most users. Last fall Microsoft put out a bloated…
NewsWeek: Apple iTunes prices should be lower, music labels ‘just don’t get it’
Last Wednesday brought two pieces of news in the ever evolving digital music wars. On the positive side…
Windows Sasser net worm spreading rapidly; Macintosh unaffected
Many versions of Windows are at risk from Sasser. Disruption caused by a new internet virus known…
