Hardly a week goes by that I don’t hear from a friend or colleague with a monumental Windows problem…
Month: November 2005
SonyBMG antics may well cause public to turn on them and turn many people onto Apple Macs
Beyond holding back the entry of iTunes Music Store in both Japan and Australia, where Apple decided to eventually open for business without SonyBMG…
Apple’s iTunes Music Store primed to become No. 1 Australian music site
Although visitor figures to the Australian iTunes music store, which opened for business two weeks ago, will not be known for two weeks…
Tech writer: Windows PCs highly vulnerable to zombie hijacking; get an Apple Mac instead
How low will spammers go? The latest findings of a Microsoft research project confirm that spammers are routinely hijacking PCs in order…
Apple’s Front Row software ‘radically simpler form of couch-driven computing’
About three years ago, Microsoft took a stab at that goal with its Media Center Edition of Windows XP…
Free DVD to Apple iPod video ripper HandBrake 0.7.0 released
HandBrake 0.7.0 has been released. HandBrake is a multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter for MacOS X…
Research firm predicts Apple will sell 10 million iPods in holiday quarter
he popular iPod Nano and the just-released video iPod are expected to lead a surge of holiday sales for Apple Computer…
Apple patent application describes Intel-based Macs that run Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows
Here’s some new ammunition for those who think Apple’s move to Intel processors is about building computers that can run both…
RUMOR: Apple’s Intel-based Macs coming in first quarter 2006
Along with its transition to Intel processors, Apple Computer in the first half of next year will introduce new eye-catching industrial designs…
Lugz sends Apple cease-and-desist letter over Eminem iPod+iTunes TV commercial
Lugz footwear said it has sent a cease-and-desist letter to both Apple Computer and its agency, Omnicom Group’s TBWA/Chiat/Day, over similarities between a commercial…
Analyst: Apple will retailiate against Microsoft’s Xbox 360’s unauthorized iPod interoperability
Officially, [Microsoft] says the new [Xbox 360] console can stream music from just about any MP3 player…
PC Magazine review gives Apple’s new iMac G5 with Front Row 4.5 out of 5 stars
The first two versions of the Apple iMac G5 were wonders of design and engineering, and the newest version continues on that same path…
Analyst: Disney’s ‘Chicken Little’ has huge implications for Steve Jobs’ Pixar
All eyes will be on a little chicken this weekend as Disney releases its first home-grown, entirely computer-generated feature…
Will Apple license Mac OS X and once again send in the clones?
In the months since Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the Mac was making the seismic shift from PowerPC to Intel processors…
Is Apple moving away from its computer roots?
Alright, it’s my turn to rant this week (today?), and this time around it’s about an editorial…
MacDailyNews and iPodDailyNews aim for speed with server upgrade this weekend
MacDailyNews and iPodDailyNews will be upgrading our ability to serve our growing traffic demands this weekend…
Microsoft’s bad press continues to pile up
We haven’t talked about Microsoft much lately because they haven’t really done anything news worthy in a long time…
‘Back Row’ project attempts to mimic Apple’s Front Row for Windows
Apple FrontRow provides a basic media experience including Music, Photos, DVD, and Video…
Reminder: upgrade to QuickTime 7.0.3 to avoid security vulnerabilities
Mac and Windows users are being advised to upgrade to the latest version of QuickTime…
Disney’s ‘Chicken Little’ crammed with snarky pop culture references, lacks qualities of Pixar films
Disney’s ‘Chicken Little’ begins with a ‘Lion King’ sight gag, quickly followed by a ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ sight gag, followed by…
AOL acquires MusicNow
America Online, Inc., today announced that it has acquired the business of a digital music subscription company called MusicNow…
Prudential Equity Group downgrades Apple Computer on recent stock appreciation
Apple Computer has been downgraded to neutral-weight from overweight by Prudential Equity Group…
Audible revenue surges 81% over prior-year quarter
Audible, which is the exclusive provider of spoken-word content for Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes Music Store, reported…
First Albany raises Apple target to $66, expects 9 million iPods next quarter
First Albany raised its target price on shares of Apple (AAPL) to $66 from $60, reflecting an upward revision of its 2006 earnings estimate…
Playboy, Penthouse may make video porn for Apple iPod players
Playboy Enterprises Inc. and Penthouse Media Group Inc., publishers of men’s magazines, may make adult movies for portable video players…
BusinessWeek tech writer seeks advice regarding switch from Windows to Apple Mac
I’m finally thinking of making the Switch from a home Windows PC to Apple. And if you don’t mind taking a little time…
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope at 720×304 MPEG-4 on Apple iPod
I just finished successfully encoding Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope directly from DVD to iPod format using the version of Handbrake…
Windows switchers, now’s your chance: Apple Mac mini with Mac OS X Tiger for $379
Windows switchers, now’s your chance! Apple is offering Mac mini units with Mac OS X Tiger, iLife ’05 and more for as low as $379…
Apple’s 5G video-capable iPod sales ahead of expectations, outsells popular iPod nano in some cases
Sales of Apple Computer’s new fifth-generation video iPod are coming in ahead of expectations, and in some cases appear to be outselling the very popular iPod nano…
Sony-BMG caves after copy-protected CD DRM uproar
On Tuesday, we reported the story of Mark Russinovich’s discovery that the new new Van Zant CD, published by music giant Sony-BMG, contains aggressive…
CBS Digital President considering selling TV shows via Apple’s iTunes
CBS is crossing another digitial threshold – literally. The broadcast network, Wednesday unveiled plans to distribute three episodes of prime-time sci-fi series…
The Guardian: Apple has enjoyed success before – only to see it vanish
Apple has stunned everyone with its latest product: beautifully designed, streets ahead of the competition and threatening to revolutionise…
Apple Computer shares crack $60 mark, hit new all-time high in morning trading
Shares of Apple Computer, Inc. (AAPL) this morning cracked the $60 mark to hit…
Samsung: no plans to launch ‘Apple iTunes Music Store killer’
Contrary to reports last week, Samsung Electronics Co. has no plans to enter the online music business with a system similar to Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes service…
tecStream allows for use of Apple’s Front Row on all networked televisions in your house
With tecStream, you can pull up your iMac Front Row menu and access your music, photos, videos, and DVDs from any television in the house….
Do the math: Napster posts $13.6 million second-quarter loss
Napster, still doggedly referring to itself as “the biggest brand in digital music” in their press releases, today reported financial results…
Nokia unveils new mobile micro browser with Apple’s WebCore
Back on June 13, Nokia announced that they had adopted Apple’s WebCore for a new mobile micro browser for 2006 – and today they delivered…
Apple Computer shares surge to new all-time high on video, Mac expectations
Shares of Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday jumped to a record high as investors made bets on growth in its digital music and video businesses…
How to fill your Apple iPod with video content
Last week, I took a look at Apple Computer’s latest iPod, which blends all the great features we’ve come to expect from the premier MP3 player on the market…
Apple releases Airport Update 2005-001
Apple today released Airport Update 2005-001 which fixes reliability and resolves AirPort compatibility issues with certain…
CBS features episodes of ‘Threshold’ TV series on Web
CBS, the top-ranked US television network, on Wednesday announced plans to broadcast for free three episodes of its new drama, Threshold…
Report: Apple Safari hits 3.55% share in US, Firefox hits 11.51% worldwide
OneStat.com today reported that Mozilla’s browsers have a total global usage share of 11.51 percent…
