What the heck Google is up to is a favorite topic of conversation this week in high tech circles. What’s driving this is a combination…
Month: August 2005
FBI Cyber Unit arrests Zotob, Mytob Windows worm makers in Turkey and Morrocco
Two men have been arrested by local authorities in Turkey and Morocco, and charged with creating and distributing the Zotob and Mytob worms…
Some U.S. library audiobooks don’t work on Apple iPods due to proprietary Microsoft WMA format
It seems you can’t listen to everything on your iPod. The Apple Computer devices account for more than 21 million of the 28 million total…
Over 200 CG visual effects shots created with Apple Mac OS X for ‘The Cave’
In a breakthrough project, Luma Pictures served as the principal visual effects supplier for The Cave, Lakeshore Entertainment’s…
Apple Mac OS X backup strategies
Having a backup strategy is essential for every Mac OS X user. When issues arise due to disk corruption, a problematic incremental…
Apple iPod class action lawsuit settlement approved by judge
A San Mateo County judge on Thursday approved the settlement of a class action suit that will offer relief to as many as 1.3 million iPod owners…
More blood on Apple iPod’s Click Wheel: Rio is dead
D&M Holdings Inc., today announced it would exit the mass-market portable digital audio player business, currently marketed under…
Analyst: Apple will sell 7.1 million iPods this quarter
American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu expects Apple will sell 7.1 million iPods in the current quarter…
‘Kutztown 13’ high school students offered deal, felony charges to be dropped
The case against the “Kutztown 13” — a group of high school students charged with felonies for tinkering with their school-issued Apple iBooks…
Windows worm halts production at 13 DaimlerChrysler U.S. plants
A computer worm temporarily halted production at 13 of DaimlerChrysler AG’s U.S. plants this week…
Mac developers see ‘smooth ride’ in transition to Intel-based Macs
There is one certainty for Mac developers: Change comes often to the Apple world. In the early 1990s, developers had to move their code from…
Apple to handle Mac ‘e-waste’ in Maine to avoid state-mandated recycling fee
By this time next year it will be illegal for Maine residents to dispose of computers and TV sets with other household trash, and the state…
MacJams posts more free collections of Apple Loops
MacJams has teamed with Advanced Media Group to offer GarageBand and other Mac musicians five weeks of free loops…
Analyst expects 3-6 million 4GB flash-based Apple iPod mini units to ship in second half 2005
In a move that could have big implications for the storage and chip markets, Apple will unveil a new flash memory-based iPod later this year…
World Wide Web Consortium objects to US Copyright Office’s Internet Explorer-only browser plan
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has written to the US Copyright Office regarding a notice of proposed rulemaking. The notice…
Report: Motorola to debut ROKR Apple iTunes phone on September 7
Motorola is planning to introduce the first of its much anticipated ROKR iTunes music phones in New York City early next month…
SIRIUS unveils portable satellite radio that captures, stores up to 50 hours of content (with image)
SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced the debut of its first wearable satellite radio, the SIRIUS S50, which allows users to capture and store up to 50 hours of SIRIUS content…
Free DigiTools 2.0 released for Apple Mac OS X
MegaWorks today announced the release of DigiTools 2.0, the first major update of the freeware multipurpose Mac OS X application…
Windows users fall victim to huge ID theft ring, 50 banks in danger; Apple Mac users unaffected
Thousands of computer users have been caught out by a huge ID theft ring. Security firm Sunbelt Software said it stumbled across a US-based server…
Inventive releases of iClip 3.7 for Mac OS X, features new ‘Dock-like’ behavior
Inventive today announced the release of iClip 3.7, a major update of its award-winning multiple clipboard & scrapbook software…
Broward County Schools chooses LANDesk software for 80,000 Macs and 20,000 Windows PCs
LANDesk Software, a leading provider of integrated systems and security management solutions, today announced that Broward County Public Schools…
Apple Store Annapolis to celebrate grand opening this Saturday
Apple Computer’s Apple Store Annapolis will celebrate their grand opening this Saturday, August 27, 2005…
McAfee announces Virex for Macintosh, virus protection for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
McAfee, Inc. today announced that McAfee Virex for Macintosh now offers support for the Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) operating system…
Apple Mac desktops, portables top PC Magazine’s 2005 Reader Satisfaction survey
According to PC Magazine’s 18th annual Reader Satisfaction Survey, on newsstands September 6, 2005…
RealMoney: Apple Computer stock rally should last weeks or months
Apple Computer (AAPL) hit an all-time high at $45 in February and pulled back in a deep correction. It found support in the low $30s…
Intel readies Mac OS X developer tools; Altivec (Velocity Engine) support uncertain
Intel Corp. will port its software developer tools to Mac OS X and will ship its first beta later this year, the chip maker told developers…
Zotob Windows worm knocks out North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
The Zotob Windows worm infected computers at Division of Motor Vehicles offices throughout North Carolina on Tuesday…
Apple Computer’s search for ‘Handwriting Recognition Engineer’ revives ‘Tablet Mac’ rumors
Apple has recently posted a job description for a “Handwriting Recognition Engineer” to work…
‘Google Talk’ due today, works with Apple’s iChat AV; Mac OS X version planned
Google Inc. plans to launch a long-rumored program Wednesday that provides both text instant messaging and computer-to-computer voice…
Beleaguered Gateway on the ropes, Gartner says PC industry due for shakeout
The PC industry could be due for a shakeout with slowing growth and flattening revenue likely to weed out some of the smaller players…
Cobb County Schools Superintendent Redden resigns over Apple iBook imbroglio
Cobb County schools Superintendent Joseph Redden announced his resignation Tuesday evening, ending months of controversy…
Apple’s iTunes Music Store Japan mistakenly sold some albums at 96% discount
Apple Computer Inc. must be singing the blues after discovering its Japanese iTunes Web site sold albums last week for just 50 yen each…
Students and teachers: going Mac could save you money on software
Pound for pound, Apple Macintosh systems are still pricier than many PCs. The recently introduced Mac Mini, which lists for $499 to $699…
Windows-only Google Desktop’s Sidebar plug-in ‘gdTunes’ controls Apple iTunes
Music indexing seems an obvious extension of Google’s content-aggregating activities. After all, music is widely searched, downloaded…
Intel shows new chips, talks ‘performance per watt’
Speaking at the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday company chief executive Paul Otellini said the industry is on a new ‘performance per watt’ course…
Arbitron Portable People Meter System successfully tracks podcasts
With podcasting making headlines as one of the latest technologies being embraced by terrestrial radio broadcasters, Arbitron Inc. has demonstrated…
Another day, another Apple iPod+iTunes ‘killer’
Apple’s version of the Maginot Line is the integration of the iTunes music store with the iPod and while people sincerely believe they can dethrone…
Dr. Mac: Wait just a little bit longer to upgrade to Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger
When Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger shipped in April, the rest of the media fawned over its hot new features and made you feel that Tiger was a must-have upgrade…
IT specialists: Bill Gates ‘had greatest impact on business computing in the past half century’
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has another trophy to place on his mantelpiece. Gates, who turns 50 in October, was voted the person who…
iPod Halo Effect strikes tech columnist, gets new Apple iBook after fifteen years of Windows
They are calling it the ‘iPod effect,’ where people who had never been exposed to Apple products prior to buying an iPod music player are so impressed…
VZAccess for Apple Mac OS X released for Kyocera KPC650 EVDO card (wireless broadband for PowerBook)
VZAccess for Macintosh for Kyocera KPC650 is now available. The software installs as an application, and brings full EVDO…
Ambrosia’s free ‘EasyEnvelopes’ Mac OS X Dashboard Widget released
EasyEnvelopes is a Mac OS X Tiger widget for Dashboard, so it is instantly available no matter what application you are using…
