Apple today announced that it has reached long-term supply agreements with Hynix, Intel, Micron, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba to secure…
Month: November 2005
Apple iPod settlement benefits delayed due to appeal
The Apple iPod Settlement Administration website has been updated recently…
TiVo adds Apple iPod support to TiVoToGo
TiVo Inc. is expanding its video recording service so users will be able to transfer recorded TV shows onto Apple Computer’s iPods…
Japan Today: Apple iPod+iTunes exposes ‘lame-ass efforts’ of Japanese competitors
In what must be a low point for Sony and for the Japanese consumer electronics industry in general, Apple has announced that it now…
Linux advocate calls for Apple to destroy Microsoft by selling Mac OS X for all PCs
I’m a Linux advocate. I always want Linux to win. But, I refuse to lie to myself when it comes to Apple’s potential with Mac OS X…
Retailers report Sony BMG, EMI copy-protected CDs turning off music buyers
It’s becoming a regular occurrence in CD shops across the country: an irate customer comes in complaining the CD they bought won’t play on their computer…
Why your next PC should be a Macintosh
Shopping for a computer would be easy, if it weren’t for that whole Windows-versus-Mac thing…
Hundreds line up for grand opening of Apple Store The Gateway in Salt Lake City (link to photos)
MacDailyNews reader “kdumont” has chronicled his adventures at the grand opening of the Apple Store The Gateway in Salt Lake City…
Apple ‘s latest iMac G5, iPod models may prompt owners to upgrade
The latest iPod, introduced last month, adds video playback, but not in the manner that Apple watchers expected…
Apple adds select models to special deal section including iBooks, PowerBooks, and more
Apple has added select Mac models to their special deals section at their online Apple Store…
Apple’s new iPod great for videos
Apple’s iPod has become the symbol of cool. There are a number of different flavors, from the…
To Apple designer Jonathan Ive, design and ease of use are as important as function
There are two things you need to know about Jonathan Ive, inventor [read: designer] of the iPod music player and the iMac computer…
Apple co-founder Woz to receive honorary doctor of engineering degree from Kettering University
Steve Wozniak, who helped revolutionize the world’s way of life by co-founding Apple Computers Inc., will receive…
‘Just Say No to Microsoft’ book a humorous read
There are so many reasons to Just Say No to Microsoft—the blue screen of death, Outlook email viruses, the never-ending influx of Windows patches…
Security flaw in Apple iTunes 6 affects Windows version
A critical vulnerability, found in some versions of Apple Computer’s popular iTunes, could enable attackers to remotely take over a user’s computer…
Apple needs to get cracking on a real groupware solution for Mac OS X
If you need the kind of groupware functionality you get from the Exchange ecosystem, there’s really nothing for you on Mac OS X, and that’s a real problem…
NIKE Appoints Apple COO Timothy D. Cook to Board of Directors
NIKE, Inc. today announced the appointment of Timothy D. Cook, Apple Computer, Inc.’s chief operating officer, to the company’s board of directors…
Apple rockets into top 10 of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ world’s most respected companies list
Four IT vendors are among the top 10 firms in this year’s World’s Most Respected Companies list from PricewaterhouseCoopers…
NBC Universal to offer film downloads via P2P service
NBC Universal said it marks the first time a major studio has licensed content to a P2P service…
Security flaw discovered in some Apple iTunes versions
A critical vulnerability has been found in some versions of Apple’s popular iTunes that could allow attackers to remotely take over a user’s computer…
Apple releases Front Row 1.0.1
Applke has released Front Row 1.0.1 which delivers overall improved reliability and compatibility for…
iTunes Music Store has larger share of UK music download market than rest of competition combined
Apple’s iTunes Music Store has a larger share of the UK digital music download market than the rest of its competitors put together…
BusinessWeek: Apple iMac G5, the best gets better, best consumer desktop around
Improving an excellent machine was the happy challenge facing Apple Computer designers as they worked up new versions of the iMac G5 desktop…
Apple dismisses EMI claim of iPod compatibility in upcoming EMI copy-protected CDs
EMI’s upcoming copy-protected CDs, which will use technology from Macrovision, and will at last be compatible with iPods, a change nearly a year…
Special ‘Lost Video Diaries’ series based on ABC’s ‘Lost’ could hit Apple’s iTunes Music Store
The mysteries of ABC’s “Lost” are about to get bigger — and smaller. The Emmy-winning hit is spawning a second series for mobile phones…
Griffin Technology’s ‘iFill’ loads your iPod with free new music
This week, my assistant Katie Boehret and I tested a new software product… called iFill, allows you to fill your iPod with songs…
Disney posts lower profit in fourth quarter, touts ABC’s Apple iTunes+iPod deal
Disney’s third-quarter earnings slid 27% from a year ago as the company’s movie studio bled red ink…
CSFB: Apple Computer is ‘top pick’ in personal computer market
Credit Suisse First Boston research analyst Robert Semple maintained a ‘marketweight’ rating on the PC hardware sector after October results…
Premier International alleges Apple iTunes breaches patents
The Inquirer reports that Illinois firm, Premier International, is suing Apple for claimed breaches of two of the company’s patents…
Analyst: new, even tinier Apple iPod shuffle in multiple colors could debut in January
A second-generation iPod shuffle digital music player from Apple Computer will be noticeably smaller than the existing model…
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: the yin and yang of the personal computing business
The careers of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs – ranked one and four respectively in the 2005 business leader list…
Leading Catholic cardinal warns parents about buying iPods for Christmas due to porn
A leading Catholic cardinal is warning Catholic parents to be careful when buying iPods…
Vote now for TIME’s Person of the Year (Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs on list)
TIME’s Person of the Year is the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or for ill…
Sony Boycott continues: Sony recalls XCP-tainted music discs, offers Red Book compliant CD exchanges
A letter posted online yesterday by Sony BMG Music Entertainment reads as follows…
Popular Science’s Best of What’s New 2005: Apple’s Spotlight search
Most desktop search tools are perpetually a step behind, periodically snooping your machine to find new and changed files. But Spotlight…
iTunes video to go: download video, TV shows to your notebook to watch on-screen or on your TV
The big news from Apple: You can now watch video on an iPod. But in my opinion, here’s the bigger news…
Apple iPod lands on National Retail Federation’s ‘Top Toy List’ for first time
Parents won’t have to guess too hard when it comes to buying the hottest toys for their kids this holiday season. This year…
USA Today: Apple iMac G5 ‘exquisite, handsome, mighty attractive’
Apple Computer is the latest tech powerhouse to stake a claim to your living room…
Will Apple’s iTunes Music Store be forced to raise prices by greedy music labels?
Get ready to pay more – and less – for iTunes. The 99-cents-per-song model could be history within the next year…
RUMOR: Intel-based Apple iBooks coming in January with extremely low price tags
Apple is planning to release its first entry-level iBook laptops with Intel processors next January at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, highly reliable…
Apple Store Trafford Centre to hold grand opening celebration this Saturday, November 19
Apple has announced the grand opening celebration of the company’s fourth UK Apple Store will kick off this Saturday, November 19th…
Is there really an Apple ‘iPod Halo Effect’ behind Mac sales or not?
For several years in the mid-1980s, after Apple had launched the Macintosh — the first personal computer with a graphical user interface…
