Apple has released AirPort Express 6.1.1 and AirPort Extreme 5.5.1 for download…
Month: December 2004
PC Magazine names Apple eMac among ‘The Worst Products of the Year’
For Apple, the entry-level eMac really does represent Think Different. That’s because for a company that prides itself on quality, this computer…
Apple competitor sees signs of flash-based iPod coming soon
Today, with Apple reportedly poised to debut its first flash-memory-based music player after rocking the market for hard-drive devices…
Forbes writer tries to sell Creative Zen Touch to ‘Apple iPod Resisters’
Certainly, the iPod is a lovely little device that has changed the way Americans buy and listen to music,” Betsy Schiffman writes for Forbes.com…
Apple PowerBook G5, speed-bumped G4, or no new PowerBook models coming to Macworld Expo?
Now that we’re halfway through December and heading into Christmas Week with no PowerBook upgrades this fall, it’s looking extremely…
Companies looking to dump Windows in 2005 may find migration to Mac OS X well worth the effort
Companies out to jump the Windows ship in the year to come will find that, after having been tied so tightly to a single vendor…
Time Magazine profiles Apple CEO Steve Jobs in list of ‘People Who Mattered 2004’
Time Magazine has named their Person of the Year 2004: President of the United States, George W. Bush: “For sticking to his guns (literally and figuratively), for reshaping…
Report: Apple iPod shortages put projection of 4 million for quarter in jeopardy
Once upon a time, holiday shoppers fought over Cabbage Patch Dolls and Beanie Babies. This year, they’re going to the mat over iPods…
Apple iPod replacement battery lasts longer, costs less, easy to install yourself
MacDailyNews recently received an email that may be of interest to more people than you would think, thanks to some misinformation floating about…
Switching from PC to Apple Mac is so worth it – you will be pleased in the end
Paul Vaughn is “Mac Guy” for the San Antonio Express-News who recently received this question, “I am thinking about switching from a PC to a Mac…
Mac FUD alert: article quotes person saying Windows is more user-friendly than Mac
Several shoppers at the Apple store at a shopping mall in King of Prussia, Pa., doubted that the iPod’s success would translate into broader Apple sales…
The Independent: Apple’s iMac G5 ‘the ultimate computer for the home office’
Perhaps the ultimate computer for the home office is Apple’s latest iMac, the G5. The company has acquired a reputation for clever designs with its iMac line…
Analyst: Apple iPod poised to become platform if Apple realizes and seizes opportunity
I’ve heard lots of talk, too, from vendors certain that other music players will match iPod during 2005 and lay its lead to waste…
Want safe Internet surfing? Spend your time tweaking Windows or just get a Mac and be done with it
To see the e-mail I get every day from readers about security issues is to develop a deep discomfort with the state of computing today…
Playboy offers free ‘iBod’ download, calling it ‘a veritable ocular orgy’ for Apple’s iPod photo
Playboy is offering its own special brand of holiday cheer to iPod Photo owners–free soft porn. The adult entertainment icon has posted…
Apple sues anonymous people over leak of unreleased Apple product info on Web
Apple Computer Inc. is suing anonymous people who leaked details about new products by posting information on the Internet…
OWC and NewerTech announce replacement batteries for G3 ‘Dual USB’ and ‘Clamshell’ iBooks
Other World Computing (OWC) and Newer Technology Inc. today announced availability of NuPower high-capacity replacement…
Analyst: Apple’s iTunes Music Store ‘downloads could reach 474 million in calendar 2005’
Piper Jaffray today said an update from Apple Computer regarding the company’s iTunes Music Store download totals show potential upside for Apple…
David Letterman features Apple iPod, iPod mini on Late Show and posts video online
David Letterman last night featured Apple’s iPod mini, iPod, and a “new” iPod that holds “a billion songs” in the Late Show comedy bit…
Report: iPod, iBook, iMac G5, Power Mac G5 supplies constrained in UK
Apple is selling out of iPods across the world, not just in the US, and many Mac models are also seeing constraint, multiple sources have explained…
New Microsoft Internet Explorer exploit spoofs Web sites on fully patched Windows XP systems
Security researchers have uncovered a spoofing flaw in Internet Explorer that could turn out to be the perfect holiday gift for scammers…
Boston Globe: Apple’s iPod ‘as synonymous with music players as Kleenex is with tissues’
Many holiday shoppers are struggling to find one of the most explosively popular gifts in years: Apple’s iPod digital music player that stores…
iPod Garage: Apple will sell 6 million iPods this quarter
Five weeks ago, the iPod Garage boldly predicted that Apple would sell no less than six million iPods in the current holiday quarter…
Microsoft may charge extra for Windows spyware protection software
Microsoft Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to offer frustrated users of its Windows software new tools within 30 days to remove spyware programs…
Apple’s job listings reveal locations of five new Apple Retail Stores
Apple’s job listings page has confirmed five new retail store locations. The new stores include…
Detroit Free Press: Windows malware problem getting worse, it’s time to get a Mac instead
Talk about a lost weekend! As I write this Monday, I’ve just spent the better part of two days trying to remove adware and spyware…
OWC and NewerTech intro new AC Power Adapter for iBook G3, iBook G4, PowerBook G4
Other World Computing (OWC) and Newer Technology, Inc. today introduced the NewerTech AC Power Adapter. Available online for $49.95…
Apple Computer, other companies told to start expensing options by FASB
The nation’s accounting rulemaker decided Thursday that companies will have to begin deducting the value of stock options from their profits…
Apple Computer and Motorola ‘iTunes mobile phone’ likely to be announced in January at Macworld Expo
Apple Computer and Motorola could soon show us the mobile phone they are developing to play music purchased from Apple’s iTunes online music store…
OWC and NewerTech announce new high-capacity 1G and 2G Apple iPod replacement batteries
Newer Technology, Inc. and Other World Computing (OWC) today introduced a new high-capacity 1800mAh Apple iPod replacement Lithium-Polymer…
Analyst throws cold water on Apple iPod – Sirius Satellite radio deal
Sirius Satellite Radio was down 5 percent at $7.27 after Stifel Nicolaus analyst Kit Spring told clients that it’s unlikely that the company…
Inexpensive in-flight broadband Internet on airplanes coming by 2006
Want to surf the Net and phone the office at 35,000 feet? High-speed Internet and cell phone service in airplanes moved big steps closer…
The Motley Fool asks if investors should really be so bullish on Apple Computer?
This year has been very good for Apple. The stock jumped to a four-year high in November after a Wall Street firm doubled its price target…
Apple releases Mac OS X Server 10.3.7 Update
Apple has released Mac OS X Server 10.3.7 Update which delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for Mac OS X Server v10.3…
Walt Mossberg’s latest article is a good iPod+iTunes User’s Guide
By all accounts, millions of people will buy or receive Apple Computer’s iPod digital-music players this holiday season. The gadgets…
Apple iPods top many Christmas wish lists as analysts estimate 4 million will be sold this quarter
Nancy Burgess wasn’t entirely certain what an iPod was, but she was certain that it was the sole item on her 18-year-old daughter’s Christmas wish list…
Retailers report iPod and iPod mini shortages, Apple says they’re making them as fast as they can
Apple couldn’t ask for a better dilemma — with nine days left until Christmas, retailers are reporting a shortage of the popular iPod digital music player…
Companies look for ways to fight Apple’s ‘800-pound gorilla’ with iPod alternatives
Enter practically any electronics store and you’re likely to find a digital music player from Apple. It’s called the iPod and it weighs only a few ounces…
Apple Computer products top PC Magazine’s annual ‘Best of the Year’ survey
Apple has scored highly in PC Magazine’s reliability and service survey. The company came out on top with better than average…
Surging Apple iPod demand outstrips supply, some models currently sold out at Amazon
Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod digital music players are in short supply at U.S. retailers including Amazon.com Inc. and Best Buy Co. amid surging…
Apple’s iTunes Music Store downloads pass 200 million songs milestone
Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 200 million songs from the iTunes Music Store…
Time Warner raising Road Runner broadband speeds without increasing prices
As part of an ongoing race in the cable industry, Time Warner Cable is raising the speed of its broadband Internet offerings to 5 and 8 million bits per second…
