Virgin Digital, Richard Branson’s move on the digital music market, will launch in the UK next September, a month…
Month: June 2004
Sophos releases of Anti-Virus for Mac OS X
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses from spam and viruses, today announced the release of Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X…
H.264 Video Codec adopted for next generation DVDs; to ship in Apple’s QuickTime next year
Apple today announced that the DVD Forum has ratified the H.264 Advanced Video Codec (AVC)
to be included in the next generation…
Apple sells 800,000 songs in first week with Euro iTunes Music Store
Apple today announced that music fans in the UK, France and Germany have purchased and downloaded more than 800,000 songs…
Electronics firms move towards compatible gadget standards; Apple notably absent
A consortium of the world’s largest computer and electronics companies on Tuesday established ground rules for building compatible…
Pennsylvania school district to equip 620 students with Apple laptops
After 18 months of discussion, the Kutztown School Board has decided to enter into a four-year contract with Apple Computer…
President Bush, candidate Kerry tout universal broadband access while drawing contributions from tec
Presidential candidates are touting widespread broadband as a boost for employment and rural education, but a close look…
Alien Skin Software releases Eye Candy 5: Textures
Alien Skin Software today announced the immediate availability of Eye Candy 5: Textures, a plug-in collection of 10 texture generators…
COLSA to build ‘MACH 5’ Apple Xserve G5 supercomputer for US Army, to run Mac OS X ‘Panther’ Server
COLSA Corporation today announced the purchase of 1566 dual processor 1U rack-mount 64-bit Xserve G5 servers from Apple…
Apple posts ‘iPod Your BMW’ TV ad online via QuickTime
Connect with music like never before behind the wheel of your BMW 3 Series, and X3 and X5 SAV, Z4 Roadster or MINI…
Apple & BMW unveil ‘BMW iPod Adapter,’ first seamless integration of iPod and car audio system
Apple and BMW Group today announced the BMW iPod Adapter, the first seamless integration between iPod and a car audio system…
Australian Apple resellers brace for Power Mac G5 delays, demand predicted to outstrip supply
Apple resellers are bracing themselves for fresh stock problems following the announcement of dual processor 1.8GHz…
BBC News profiles Steve Jobs
When Steve Jobs founded the Apple computer company, he changed the face of computing. And this week his revolution…
Apple hold keys to online music kingdom with iTunes Music Store
I have seen the future of music on the net – and it works. It’s the Apple iTunes store. Actually, anyone with a US credit…
Apple announces Apple Remote Desktop 2; will be available in July
Apple today announced Apple Remote Desktop 2, the second generation of Apple’s asset management…
Virginia Tech’s ‘Big Mac’ Apple G5 cluster not on top 10 supercomputers list
The Japan Marine Science and Technology Center’s Earth Simulator remains the world’s most powerful computer, according…
After Windows PC users get a taste of Apple, will they consider a Macintosh next?
Which company has released the coolest products for PC users in the past year or two? Hint: it’s not Microsoft, HP or Dell. You guessed it: it’s Apple Computer…
Does Apple CEO Steve Jobs have ‘iPod-on-the-brain’ disease?
Last week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs sat down with the Wall Street Journal’s Walter S. Mossberg for a rare onstage…
Apple leads Wi-Fi space while late-to-the-Wi-Fi-party Intel stumbles
Intel’s soon-to-be-released Pentium-powered computers with new ‘Grantsdale’ innards will boast updated capabilities…
A look at Apple’s AirTunes, AirPort Express and the future
Wi-Fi networking is almost pass
Billboard: ‘Apple Computer’s iTunes Music Store has forever changed the online music landscape’
You could hardly call it a resounding success. Echo, the would-be digital music consortium of U.S. music retailers…
Steve Jobs: iPod not being used to drive people to Mac (but what about iPod Halo Effect?)
Neil McIntosh has posted a brief interview with Apple’s chief executive, Steve Jobs, conducted shortly after Tuesday’s…
Apple needs headless iMac or ‘new Mac LC’ for market growth
The last time my personal world was exploding with new Mac users was back in the early 90’s when Apple introduced…
Report: 50 percent of PC buyers who considered Macintosh in last year bought Macs’
A recently published survey reported that as many as 50 percent of PC buyers who considered a Mac over the last 12 months…
San Antonio school board votes to keep students’ 1,207 Apple iBooks
The school board here voted Tuesday to keep a pioneering high school program that equips every student and teacher with a wireless…
Guardian profile of Steve Jobs looks for Apple CEO’s ‘fatal flaw’
Jobs is a co-founder of Apple, the man behind the astonishing success of the computer animation firm Pixar…
Apple, BMW develop iPod music device for cars, likely to be first of several deals with automakers
Apple Computer Inc. and automaker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG are developing a device that will let users listen to songs…
Microsoft sending out ‘Xbox 2’ development kits consisting of modified Apple G5 systems
It appears that Microsoft, which launched Xbox in late 2001 after Sony’s PlayStation 2 and Nintendo’s GameCube consoles…
With PR strike against Apple’s iTunes, MyCokeMusic.com claims it is still Europe’s biggest online st
Coca-Cola’s music download site Mycokemusic.com has reacted to the launch of Apple’s iTunes with claims it is still Europe’s biggest online…
ComputerWorld: Apple’s 17-inch PowerBook ‘the creme de la creme’ laptop
Laptops are designed for portability, and not everyone would be happy lugging around a 17-in. laptop of any make…
Diagrams detailing Apple’s new liquid cooling system posted online
Last week Apple Computer, Inc. introduced its most powerful Power Mac model to date, which sports two 2.5GHz G5 processors…
BusinessWeek: Apple needs ‘to rebuild and reinvent its ties with small resellers’
The success of Apple’s retail stores has been one of the most surprising chapters in the feel-good story of the Think Different…
Apple posts video-on-demand QuickTime of London iTunes Music Store Launch
Apple has posted a video-on-demand QuickTime of the iTunes Music Store launch…
Napster dangles free music players in attempt to lure subscribers
Roxio Inc.’s Napster said on Wednesday it is offering free digital music players with a one-year subscription in the latest bid…
Microsoft developing own antivirus software for leaky Windows
Microsoft, whose Windows operating system is often knocked for flaws that leave it vulnerable to malicious computer viruses and worms…
Apple tearing up The Street, up strongly to hit new intraday 52-week high
Shares of Apple Computer (AAPL) are up $2.20, or 7.17%, to hit a new 52-week intraday high of $32.89 per share in heavy…
Apple up in early trading, hits new intraday 52-week high
Shares of Apple Computer (AAPL) are up $0.81, or 2.62%, to hit a new 52-week intraday high of…
Steve Jobs and iTunes Music Store video report available online
Paul Mason investigated how new technology is changing the music business. Apple launched its iTunes business in Europe…
Remembering Mac writer Rodney O. Lain
It was two-years ago this week that the Mac world lost a prolific Macintosh advocate, and I lost a friend…
Guardian columnist finds Apple iTunes ‘fantastic and easy to use’ but laments need for modern comput
Steve Jobs zipped around the iTunes music store yesterday. He watched free music videos, played songs, and showed…
Analysts question merits of Apple ‘video iPod’
Apple Computer already has a smash hit with its iPod digital music player, so it might seem a no-brainer to follow up with one that plays movies…
Internet attack strikes Microsoft, Google, Apple, Yahoo
An early morning Internet attack on Tuesday took down the Web sites of Microsoft, Google, Apple Computer and Yahoo, a tracking company said…
