Amazon.com Inc., the world’s biggest online retailer, said holiday sales worldwide set a record this year on demand for Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod…
Month: December 2005
New York Attorney General Spitzer probes digital download wholesale pricing
Eliot Spitzer is taking on the music industry again, this time over the pricing of digital downloads…
Forbes: Apple Computer was a very smart investment in 2005 with 103-percent total return
At this time last year, we asked our readers which technology hardware and equipment company they believed would be the smartest investment in 2005…
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from MacDailyNews!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!
Apple iPod Settlement now final
On December 20, 2005, the appeal filed by individual objectors to the Apple iPod Settlement was dismissed and the Settlement is now Final…
Girl gets gift of hearing thanks to cochlear implants, asks for Apple iPod for Christmas
Josie Caven, who was born deaf, will be able to hear Christmas carols for the first time after having cochlear implants in both ears…
Should Microsoft release source code for Internet Explorer for Mac?
Microsoft is currently in trouble with the European authorities over its failure to give competitors access to details of its server software…
MS-less MSNBC: NBC acquires majority control of MSNBC from Microsoft
NBC Universal announced today that it has reached a deal to acquire majority control of MSNBC, the 24-hour cable television news network…
Boston Herald writer: I earned a fatwa from ‘Appleheads’ over idea that Apple should buy Palm
“If you think politics arouses strong passions, try writing about Apple…
equinux pulls ‘TamTam’ GPS Mac software for TomTom GO due to lawsuit threat
The Dutch navigation-system manufacturer TomTom has threatened to file suit against the software developer equinux should…
PC Magazine: Apple Power Mac G5 Quad delivers ‘performance numbers we’ve never seen before’
Apple professionals expect a speed bump with each successive Power Mac model that comes out, and the 2.5-GHz Power Mac G5 Quad delivers a doozy of one…
Special ‘Inside: Battlestar Galactica’ premieres for free on Apple’s iTunes Store [UPDATED]
With all of the networks rushing to make programming available for iPod viewing, Sci Fi Channel is breaking some iTunes barrier…
TheStreet.com’s ‘Best Tech Gifts of 2005’ includes Apple iPod, Pod nano
TheStreet.com’s Cody Willard has penned an article called, “The Best Tech Gifts of 2005.” Willard recommends…
Trouble snowballs for Sony
The spyware controversy won’t go away for Sony. On Thursday, it came to light that the state of Texas is expanding…
Intel ‘Yonah’ specs, performance detailed; processor expected to power first Apple Intel-based Macs
Intel Corp. is preparing to make a splash early next year when it officially launches its next-generation dual-core ‘Yonah’ notebook processors…
Move to Intel-based Macs one of the most important switches Apple has ever made
One might confidently bet a couple of vital organs that Mr Jobs will show off the first of the new generation of Intel-powered Macs…
Evesham ‘Mini PC’ Mac mini clone costs more, offers less than the Apple original
It’s finally arrived – the first Mac Mini clone. Our review system was supplied by Evesham…
Apple’s ‘iPod’ and ‘iTunes’ among top Google, Froogle searches in 2005
Apple’s iPod and iTunes are among the most popular searches on Google and Froogle…
Microsoft may face US$2.4 million per day EU fine
Microsoft could be facing hefty fines by 25 January…
Video-capable iPod screen is bright, clear, crisp; content makes difference in viewing experience
You’ve got the whole TV world in your hand — if that’s where you want it. By now, you probably know…
Cincinnati ABC affiliate says ‘don’t waste your money’ on Apple iPod [UPDATED]
One of the hottest selling items this holiday season has been Apple’s iPod. But many stores ran out by early…
Apple shows no sign of slowing down in 2006 (iPod shuffle to be replaced with 1GB iPod nano?)
Apple Computer is making an absolute killing with its ultra small iPod Nano. How good is the bounty you ask?
Will Intel-based Macs incorporate ‘Viiv’ or not?
Ever since Apple Computer’s iTunes Music Store made internet song downloads both legal and easy…
Piper Jaffray: Apple iMac G5 sales very strong, selling better than expected; iPod supply good
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said that checks of Apple Computer specialist stores…
Vice President Cheney’s Apple iPod recharge takes precedence aboard Air Force II
Vice President Dick Cheney didn’t suffer for comfort on the cavernous cargo plane that he rode into Iraq and Afghanistan this week…
Apple tramples Sony in Japan: iPod grabs 60-percent share of DMP market, Sony drops under 10-percent
The No. 1 song in Japan in 2005 was ‘Seishun Amigo’ by male duo Shuji to Akira, but you could say the year’s biggest hit was really Apple Computer’s iPod…
Apple releases Aperture 1.0.1 Update
Apple today released Aperture 1.0.1 Update which addresses a number of issues related to reliability…
Texas expands tainted CD lawsuit against Sony BMG
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott expanded his lawsuit against Sony BMG Music Entertainment on Wednesday…
QuickTime, iTunes ‘moderately critical’ flaw discovered
A newly discovered flaw in iTunes and QuickTime could allow malicious users to compromise users’ systems…
Goldman Sachs analyst: Apple to move further away from Mac core in 2006
Goldman Sachs research analyst David C. Bailey maintained an ‘in-line’ rating on Apple Computer, but raised…
‘Highly critical’ flaw in discovered in Symantec AntiVirus for Mac OS X
Secure OS X reports on a ‘highly critical’ flaw that has been discovered in Symantec’s AntiVirus software for Mac OS X…
Slingbox coming to Apple Mac in January
“Just as TiVo and other digital video recorders ushered in the concept of “time shifting” a few years ago…
Have you visited an Apple Retail Store lately? Tell us about it
If you have visited an Apple Retail Store during the holiday shopping season, please tell us about your experience…
Have you visited an Apple Retail Store lately? Tell us about it
If you have visited an Apple Retail Store during the holiday shopping season, please tell us about your experience…
New iBooks imminent? FNAC lists Apple iBook 12-inch as ‘End of Life’ (EOL)
Hardmac.com, the english version of MacBidouille, reports that French electronic customers giant…
New iBooks imminent? FNAC lists Apple iBook 12-inch as ‘End of Life’ (EOL)
Hardmac.com, the english version of MacBidouille, reports that French electronic customers giant…
Apple product rumors fly in advance of January’s Macworld Expo
Apple is notoriously tight-lipped about its upcoming products and deals, but the rumor mill is in high gear as the company preps…
Intel and Apple work with PC, CE firms to develop Unified Display Interface (UDI)
A consortium of computing and consumer electronics companies have come together to create the successor to today’s DVI…
Apple and ABC add ‘Commander in Chief’ TV show to iTunes Store
Apple and ABC have added ABC’s new hit series “Commander in Chief” to the roster of TV shows available…
USA Today columnist: ‘2006 could be year that Apple CEO Jobs falls off pedestal’
Sometime in 2006, Steve Jobs will probably get hosed. That’s not so much a prediction as it is playing the odds…
Apple Computer is the next Starbucks
Like the specialty coffee purveyor, Apple is discovering that the sky’s the limit to the number of retail outlets it can successfully open…
Bundled Apple iTunes’ future in doubt on HP PCs in 2006
HP is preparing to reengage in the digital music market, following the termination of its exclusive deal with Apple to distribute…
