Apple announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a two-for-one split of the Company’s common stock and a proportional increase in the number…
Month: February 2005
Henrico poll finds students are using iBooks successfully
Henrico County [Virginia] students are using their laptops successfully for learning, but they aren’t entirely convinced the computers help them do better in school…
Writer who questioned Mac’s value reports on first virus to attack Microsoft’s AntiSpyware package
Microsoft’s AntiSpyware package has not even been released as a finished product, and already it’s been hit by a virus. The BankAsh-A Trojan, as security company…
Napster CEO Gorog: ‘it’s stupid to buy an iPod’
Napster has revealed that it’s planning an aggressive marketing campaign again Apple’s iPod as part of its plans for a full launch of the Napster To Go portable subscription…
MP3tunes founder: Apple iTunes customers are renting the music, rather than buying it
First announced last week, online music service MP3tunes has officially launched. The service offers 300,000 songs, initially, and plans to add more in the coming…
Is it time to buy or sell stock in Apple Computer?
There isn’t much argument about Apple Computer’s bright future. The incredible popularity of the company’s iPod digital music system is just beginning to translate…
Tech writer: People are probably pretty satisfied with Windows and have no reason to switch to Mac
Here we go again. Yet another over-priced, over-hyped product from Apple that Mac fans are gushing about. That was predictable enough. But this time…
Report: Napster faces uphill fight to gain share, Apple prepared to run iTunes at a loss
Napster urged TV viewers to ‘Do the math!’ in a poorly-received Superbowl commercial on Sunday. But when we do the maths on Napster’s business…
Sirius CEO Karmazin looks to add satellite radio to Apple iPod; no deal – yet
Mel Karmazin is fixing to put Howard Stern – in iPods. The Sirius boss revealed yesterday that he has held talks with Apple CEO Steve Jobs about striking a partnership…
Report: 90 percent of emails opposed to Georgia’s Apple iBook program
In the first public announcement about his controversial laptop computer program, Cobb schools Superintendent Joe Redden told board members Wednesday…
65,000 Apple iBooks for Georgia schools one of the largest school laptop programs in the country
Cobb County [Georgia] wants to spend nearly $70 million for 63,000 students and teachers to get state-of-the-art Apple laptop computers, complete…
Napster’s ‘iPodlessness’ doesn’t bode well for its future
Even though its Super Bowl ads were among the more forgettable pitches Sunday night, a new and not-so-naughty Napster is definitely back. Last night, the company…
HP CEO Fiorina’s ouster provokes dancing in HP’s cubicles
In January 2002, when I was still Editor of the technology business magazine Red Herring, I conceived an open letter from the editors…
Intel has no answer to the ‘Cell’ processor; will Apple use it in Macs?
IBM, Sony and Toshiba unveiled a new supercomputer-on-a-chip Monday that could disrupt Intel’s dominance of the computer industry…
Review: Olympus m:robe not an ‘iPod killer,’ fails on more than one level
Olympus blew oodles of cash on a splashy Super Bowl Sunday commercial for its new m:robe 500i, a combination music player and digital camera…
Napster reports earnings of $12.8 million for quarter
Napster Inc.’s revenue increased fourfold during its third fiscal quarter as the company’s online music service continued to grow. The seller…
Sirius has approached Apple on adding service to iPod
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said on Wednesday it has discussed with Apple Computer Inc. the possibility of adding its service to Apple’s popular iPod…
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.3.8 Update
Apple today released Mac OS X 10.3.8 Update which delivers improved compatibility and reliability for Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther” and is recommended…
Tech pundit Enderle looks at Apple’s Mac mini
Apple’s Mac Mini is a step in the right direction for the Appliance PC and what consumers are looking for. Last month I focused…
Hewlett-Packard ousts CEO Carly Fiorina, and what was with that ‘Apple iPod by HP’ deal anyway?
Carly Fiorina, one of the most powerful women in American business, was ousted as chairman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday…
Will Apple use the ‘Cell’ processor in Macs?
Setting up a battle for the future of computing, engineers from IBM, Sony and Toshiba unveiled details Monday of a microprocessor they claim…
Carly Fiorina resigns as boss of Hewlett-Packard
Carly Fiorina, the chairman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, has resigned the BBC is reporting. Ms. Fiorina said she was leaving…
Apple iPod monopolizes Microsoft VSLive’s developer conference booths
The iPod is everywhere these days, even at a Microsoft developer conference. The exhibit hall at this week’s VSLive, a conference…
Apple’s Mac mini makes using a Mac more affordable and more attractive than ever to Windows users
One’s first reaction to seeing the Mac mini face to face is: surely you can’t get a whole computer in that? A metal-and-white enclosure…
Washington Times: ‘Mac mini raises the bar for what a good, low-price computer can and should do’
The Mac Mini’s size (think of a slightly overgrown CD-ROM burner) makes it great for small spaces. And, it’s built to work with your existing keyboard…
Apple Mac mini, iMac G5 models hold 5 of top 6 spots in Amazon’s Desktop Computer Top Sellers list
Amazon’s list of their most popular desktop computers shows Apple’s Mac mini and iMac G5 models hold five of the top six best sellers…
Apple iTunes sees over 170-percent jump in traffic post-Super Bowl vs. Napster’s 30-percent increase
comScore Networks today released an analysis of the online impact of Super Bowl XXXIX. In 2005, consumers came to expect…
Apple breaks $80 mark, hits new all-time high
Apple Computer (AAPL) shares continued their nearly two-year-long rally by crossing the $80 mark Tuesday. In afternoon trading…
Second series of Steve Jobs and Apple’s 1984 Mac introduction videos posted online
The second series of video clips have been digitized from the surviving video tape of the launch of the original Macintosh in 1984…
Duke University’s iPod program is ‘going very well’
Duke University freshmen are using their school-issued iPods to learn Spanish vocabulary, recording lectures, analyzing music…
Steve Jobs: Microsoft copied original Apple Mac with Windows 95, now they’re copying us again
In his first extended interview since undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer last summer, Apple CEO Steve Jobs talked with Fortune Magazine’s…
Will Sony work with Apple or Microsoft or go it alone in digital music?
Steve Jobs (yes, him again) was working his way methodically through one crowd-pleasing new feature after another at Apple Computer’s…
New Mac mini helps Apple get its secret weapon – creative software – in front of Windows users
Apple’s new Mac mini certainly doesn’t break any new ground in technology; it’s basically just the same guts from a last-generation Mac portable…
Georgia school district to propose 63,000 Macs for students and teachers
Cobb County wants Apple Computer to provide laptop computers to more than 63,000 teachers and students in what would be one of the largest…
Will Apple take advantage of powerful new ‘Cell’ microprocessors?
In a new volley in the battle for digital home entertainment, I.B.M., Sony and Toshiba will announce details Monday of their newest microprocessor…
RealNetworks shares rise on report touting subscription music model
RealNetworks Inc.’s shares rose more than 20 percent Monday after a published report touted the company’s subscription music offering…
Report: Microsoft to release ‘Longhorn beta 1’ by June 2005
Microsoft is on track to release the first full test version of the next major Windows release by the end of June, a Microsoft executive told…
Apple Mac mini 4200RPM vs. 7200RPM hard drive shootout
The new Apple Mac mini is one terrific entry-level consumer Mac and we have a base 1.25GHz model that came with 256MB RAM and a 4200RPM 40GB…
Apple’s iPod and iTunes competitors continue whining about FairPlay
While Apple has its committed loyalists on the hardware side, it seems to have painted itself into a corner on the content side…
Fortune interviews Apple CEO Steve Jobs: How big can Apple get?
My God, there really has been a genie locked in that bottle! Apple’s innovation and creativity have been unleashed in a way that they…
Microsoft’s Gates espouses homogenous operating system environments for better security
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 49, talks about the thorny issues of computer security and other issues with SPIEGEL magazine. In the interview…
Apple’s ease of use the key to iPod platform’s wild success
The progression from vinyl to CD was fast, but techonomics would predict that the march from CDs to music file distribution will be even faster…
