CompUSA stores will hold special “Tiger World Premiere” events tomorrow, with giveaways and discounts 6:00pm – 10:00pm…
Month: April 2005
Bona fide Apple iPod killer? Nokia’s 4GB mobile ‘jukebox’ phone due by Christmas
Has the iPod met its match? A new ‘jukebox’ phone unveiled yesterday is aimed at challenging Apple’s multimillion-selling pocket-sized music system…
Apple releases SuperDrive Firmware Update
Apple has released SuperDrive Firmware Update which delivers updated SuperDrive firmware to improve reliability when accessing…
Infinity Broadcasting will debut all-podcasting radio format
Infinity Broadcasting Corp., a terrestrial radio company whose business model is being challenged by the iPod phenomenon, is borrowing…
Adobe ships Photoshop CS2 and Creative Suite 2
Adobe today shipped Adobe Photoshop CS2, an upgrade to the professional industry standard for digital image editing and creation…
Time Magazine article about RealNetworks’ Rhapsody makes no sense
Time Magazine takes a look at RealNetworks’ Rhapsody Music Service in their “Gadget of the Week” section…
Analysts search hard for signs of trouble with Apple Computer
To some analysts, Apple is so last year. The computer company was the ‘in’ thing in 2004, thanks to the megahit iPod line of music players…
People are already buying tracks from Apple’s Australian iTunes Music Store
Will they or won’t Apple launch the hotly awaited iTunes download in Australia this week? The company is not saying, but iPod fans have discovered…
Message Partners adds enterprise class anti-spam, anti-phishing protection for MacOS X email servers
Message Partners has announced the availability of enterprise class antispam and anti-phishing protection for MacOS X email servers…
Wired News: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘full of welcome surprises’
On Friday, Apple Computer will pull back the curtain on the latest major upgrade to Mac OS X. In keeping with its penchant for playing…
Windows czar Allchin says Apple copying Microsoft’s Windows Longhorn
Microsoft’s group vice president for platforms, Jim Allchin, the top executive responsible for Longhorn has participated in an interview with…
Windows is weak, Longhorn will be cosmetic upgrade; Apple can deliver killer blow to Microsoft
At this point, Longhorn seems to be a largely cosmetic upgrade–something that helps you organize your data a bit better, thanks to graphical views…
Apple upgrades Power Mac G5 line with dual 2.7GHz 64-bit processors and Mac OS X Tiger
Apple today unveiled the fastest, most powerful Power Mac G5 desktop line ever, featuring dual 64-bit PowerPC G5 processors running up to 2.7 GHz…
Apple reduces prices on Cinema Displays; 20-inch model now just $799, 23-inch model for $1499
Apple today announced that it has made its award-winning line of widescreen flat panel Cinema Displays more affordable than ever by reducing…
Thurrott: ‘Longhorn is in complete disarray and in danger of collapsing under its own weight’
To those MDN readers who tire of our coverage of Windows tech writer Paul Thurrott, please forgive us…
Can mobile phones and telecoms kill Apple’s golden iPod+iTunes combo?
Mobile phones that rock, jam, thunder, and swing are on the way. Wireless operators around the globe are working with music studios…
Ashlar-Vellum releases Graphite Plug-in for Apple Mac OS X Tiger’s Spotlight technology
Ashlar-Vellum has released their Graphite Plug-in for Apple Mac OS X Tiger’s Spotlight which extracts information from Ashlar-Vellum…
RealNetworks says ‘Harmony’ hack once again compatible with all Apple iPods
In the midst of a broader music release, RealNetworks has quietly renewed its iPod technology battle with Apple Computer…
The Motley Fool: RealNetworks’ new Rhapsody ‘is still largely on the sidelines of the music war’
RealNetworks has been gunning for Apple for quite some time, but today it announced a new subscription service connected to its Rhapsody…
Onkyo’s Remote Interactive Dock integrates Apple iPod with the company’s home entertainment systems
Onkyo has introduced its DS-A1 Remote Interactive Dock to provide seamless integration of iPod audio playback and photo display with millions…
RealNetworks launches new Rhapsody services, gives away 25 songs per month
Real has introduced the new Rhapsody — delivering free, legal access to a library of more than a million songs to anyone in the U.S. for the first time…
Publisher says Apple removed all its books from Apple stores due to upcoming Steve Jobs bio
John Wiley & Sons, a leading publisher of technology books, said Apple Computer has removed all its titles from the shelves of Apple stores…
Thurrott: Longhorn ‘has the makings of a train wreck’
In the cold light of morning, I’m reflecting a bit on Longhorn 5048. My thoughts are not positive, not positive at all. This is a painful build…
Apple iTunes Music Store killer? Real expected to add subscriptions to Rhapsody music service
Ten years after the release of its first RealAudio multimedia software, RealNetworks is hoping to kick-start its second decade with a new…
Apple iTunes Music Store killer? Real expected to add subscriptions to Rhapsody music service
Ten years after the release of its first RealAudio multimedia software, RealNetworks is hoping to kick-start its second decade with a new…
Amazon jumps the gun, lists Dual 2.7GHz Apple Power Mac G5 for sale
Amazon.com looks to have jumped the gun by posting a listing for a Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 complete with a “NEW” graphic…
Report: Apple’s Norwegian iTunes Music Store to open April 28 with song price around US$1.20
The Norwegian Mac-site, Mac1.no, today reports that the price for one song on the upcomming Norwegian version og iTMS will be…
Thurrott: Longhorn demos ‘unimpressive, fall short of graphical excellence found today in Mac OS X’
Paul Thurrott is writing about what he’s seeing at Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2005 over on the Windows IT Pro website…
Apple releases GarageBand 2.0.1 Update
Apple yesterday released GarageBand 2.0.1 Update which addresses…
Apple releases Xsan Update 1.0.1
Apple yesterday released Xsan Update 1.0.1 which delivers overall improved reliability…
eWEEK Editor Coursey: Longhorn so far ‘looks shockingly like a Macintosh’
Enterprise customers may go to 64-bit computing and Longhorn not so much for what they are as for what they aren’t. Count on it…
Due in late 2006, many of Windows Longhorn’s features have been in Mac OS X since 2001
Microsoft Corp.’s ambitious plan to keep data safe on PCs will make a scaled-down debut in the next release of Windows, though the operating system’s…
Microsoft’s Bill Gates might be Bono’s friend but owning an Apple U2 iPod is out of the question
When U2’s lead singer came to Seattle over the weekend for a concert, there was only one logical place to stay — the home of Bill Gates…
Microsoft employees leaving due to (and blogging about) malaise smothering company
Microsoft employees are becoming increasingly vocal about the ‘funk’ that the company finds itself in…
Microsoft CEO Ballmer emails explanation of company’s reversal on gay rights bill
The chief executive of Microsoft, Steven A. Ballmer, sent what company officials described as an unusual e-mail message on Friday evening…
Piper Jaffray: Demand for Apple Macs and iPods remains strong
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said that demand for the various Macintosh computers and iPods remains strong, and that Apple…
Wikitosh debuts; new ‘wiki’ designed specifically for Mac community
Wikitosh.com is a Wiki that has been specifically designed to support the Mac Community and in general it deals with all things related to Apple and Macintosh…
Apple’s iPod with satellite radio coming?
Combine the iPod with satellite radio and what do you get?
Apple’s Tiger debuts Friday while Microsoft’s Longhorn is burdened with one delay after another
Apple’s resurgent operating system, OSX 10.4, codenamed ‘Tiger,’ could open a new front in the perpetual conflict against Microsoft…
Russell Crowe spills the beans: Apple to launch Australian iTunes Music Store on April 28
While Apple will not comment, rumours the company will finally bring its popular iTunes Music Store to Australia are stronger than ever…
MicroNet’s ‘miniMate’ designed to match Apple’s Mac mini adds up to 400GB, more ports
The miniMate, MicroNet’s new external disk drive and port replicator, is created specifically to complement Apple’s new Mac Mini…
CSFB upgrades Apple to ‘outperform’ as Mac ‘poised to deliver strong growth, market share gains’
Analyst Robert Semple of Credit Suisse First Boston has upgraded Apple Computer to “outperform” from “neutral” on the belief that…
