Sources have previously indicated that the mini revision, which is said to sport a 25% size increase to 5GB, would debut sometime…
Month: February 2005
Apple suspends legal action against three journalists
Apple has agreed to suspend legal action against three journalists who disclosed advance product information against the company’s wishes…
New York City students fall victim to ‘rash of vicious iPod muggings’
City students have become victims of a rash of vicious iPod muggings and a spike in larcenies at schools. One South Brooklyn transit…
AOL removes Napster pirate plug-in ‘Output Stacker’ from website
America Online yesterday removed from the Web site of its Winamp media player a software plug-in that is reportedly being used to make unauthorized…
Napster feels the heat over flawed copy-protection scheme
Less than three weeks after Napster Inc. began touting its all-you-can-rent music subscription service, the company finds itself refuting…
Sony CEO dismisses rumors the company will buy Apple, plans ‘iPod killer’
Sony Corp said it will release a product by the end of the year to compete with Apple Computer Inc’s popular portable digital music player iPod…
Apple’s iPod shuffle now available in select 7-Eleven stores in Taiwan
The nation’s iPod fans now have an easier way to bring home an iPod Shuffle, as Apple’s Taiwan branch has teamed up with the 7-Eleven…
Fidelity Investments now Apple’s biggest shareholder
Fidelity Investments, the world’s largest mutual fund firm, now is Apple Computer Inc.’s biggest shareholder. The firm boosted its shares…
Mossberg: switching to Mac from Windows isn’t for everybody, just most people
Over the past year, I have advised readers who are fed up with the plague of viruses and spyware on Windows PCs that one way out…
Motorola’s yet-to-be-unveiled ‘ROKR’ phone will be first Apple iTunes phone
Motorola Inc.’s recovery in 2004 has the company hungry for bigger sales and higher profits as it expands its range of products…
Apple Computer shares crack $90 to hit new intraday all-time high
Shares of Apple Computer (AAPL) are up $1.60 to hit a new all-time intraday high of $90.01 per share in heavy volume…
American Technology Research analysts reiterate ‘buy’ rating, raise target price on Apple Computer
Analysts at American Technology Research have reiterated their “buy” rating on Apple Computer Incorporated (AAPL) and have raised…
Apple Mac mini home theater dock concept and image posted online
While everyone scrambles to get the Mac mini into their home theaters, some people are thinking outside the box. This concept…
Safari’s and Firefox’s Pop-Up Blockers broken?
Just a quick note that we’ve noticed that the latest version of Safari (1.2.4 (v125.12)) seems to allow pop under ads that we and other site serve…
Apple CEO Steve Jobs warns record industry of Napster To Go’s security gap
If you want to spread bad news about Napster Inc., just tell Steve Jobs. The Apple Computer Inc. chief executive sent an e-mail Tuesday morning…
Environmentalists target Apple iPod as ‘electronic waste’
Environmentalists are targeting the iPod, Apple Computer’s phenomenally successful digital music player, as a symbol of the growing problem…
Motorola E1060 not, repeat not, the iTunes phone
A Motorola spokesperson noted to MobileTracker in an email early Wednesday morning that while iTunes was shown off with the E1060…
Tom’s Hardware: Apple Mac mini’s size, design, attractive price sets it apart
Its compact size, cool yet simple design and its attractive price set the Apple Mac mini apart from anything the competition has to offer…
Apple posts Worldwide Developers Conference 2005 pricing and registration information
Apple has announced the Worldwide Developers Conference 2005 will be held June 6-10 in San Francisco, CA…
Apple asks for new ‘Switcher’ stories
Apple has posted a new request for “New to Mac” switcher stories on its website…
UBS Analyst: Retail traffic appears to be ‘extraordinary’ for Apple
Apple Computer’s stock gained Monday, getting a lift to a new 52-week high from upbeat comments by a UBS analyst on the computer maker’s…
Apple hits new all-time high; likely to inspire tears of joy from even the most stolid of bulls
Apple Computer (AAPL) has rallied to another new all-time high today, spurred northward by positive musings from Merrill Lynch…
Users thwart Napster To Go’s copy protection; do the music labels realize the piracy potential?
Users have found a way to skirt copy protection on Napster Inc.’s portable music subscription service just days after its high-profile launch…
InterSystems introduces CACHÉ Database on Mac OS X
InterSystems Corporation today announced that its CACHÉ post-relational database is available for deployment on Mac OS X. The product was introduced…
Apple’s Mac mini is a convincing shot across Bill Gates’ bow
Windows users beset by computer viruses and spyware are hungry for alternatives. And, with impeccable timing, Apple Computer…
Sony Ericsson plans Walkman phone with AAC support
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB will unveil a mobile phone-cum-digital music player early next month, company President Miles Flint…
New rivals help elevate Apple Computer’s mystique
With handset makers, and just about everyone else, clamoring for a piece of Apple’s pie, the question arises: Could history repeat itself?
Merrill ups Apple price target on likely Cell chip use, Apple up big in pre-market trading
Apple Computer (AAPL) rose in pre-market action after Merrill Lynch lifted its price target on the stock to $102 from $85. Apple hit a high of $86.56…
Nokia to use Microsoft’s music formats on its handsets
Nokia and Microsoft, which have a history as rivals, have decided to work together when it comes to mobile music. Nokia, the leading cellphone…
Senior marketing executive resigns from Hewlett-Packard, joins Apple Computer
Hewlett-Packard Co. announced the resignation of a senior marketing executive Monday, less than a week after HP’s board of directors…
Napster-To-Go’s ‘rental music’ DRM circumvented
You know, if you sign up for Napster-to-Go and don’t realize that your music is going to disappear when you stop paying them money…
Motorola unveils ‘Apple iTunes phone’
Motorola showed a long-awaited music phone with Apple’s iTunes music player software Monday and unveiled a range of new handsets…
Apple honors GRAMMY award winning artists via iTunes Music Store
In recognition of the tremendous achievements of this year’s GRAMMY award winning artists, Apple is offering special pricing on all albums…
UBS raises Apple target price from $85 to $99 on Mac mini, iPod shuffle information
Analysts at UBS reiterate their “buy” rating on Apple Computer (AAPL). The target price has been raised from $85 to $99…
‘Napster To Go’ forces you to pay to keep your existing music
Whether you like Napster To Go, the online store’s new music subscription service, depends on whether you think of it as all-you-can-eat or…
Steve Jobs: Disney’s Eisner ‘a loose cannon’
Michael Eisner is still getting under Steve Jobs’ skin. During a conference call with analysts on Thursday, Jobs took aim at the Walt Disney Co. chief executive…
Apple’s Mac is not doomed to small market share forever; the ‘Ignorance Lag’ is ending
On Wednesday, January 29, 2003, in a moment of despair, I wrote, “Perhaps Apple is doomed to 5% maximum market share after all. Certainly, Apple will never…
Is Microsoft dying?
Is Microsoft dying? The health of established firms, especially great ones, is more difficult to diagnose. The balance sheet can give some clues, but…
ZDNet Commentator: ‘Apple fans have always been pains in the backside’
Apple fans have always been pains in the backside, an attitude the company has never failed to cultivate. Posters with Picasso, Einstein and other secular deities…
Apple’s decision to split its stock shows company has high expectations for the future
Apple today announced a two-for-one stock split, which will double investors’ shares held at the close of business on February 18. Trading of the newly split shares…
Forbes online poll: which company makes the best personal computers?
Forbes is running an online poll, “Which Company Makes The Best Personal Computers?”
Dell shares slide on sales disappointment
U.S. stocks lost ground Friday as disappointing quarterly results from Dell rekindled investor concern about slowing corporate earnings growth. Within the benchmark…
