Apple’s iTunes is no longer just for tunes. Version 6 of the music manager-cum-store, which debuted last year alongside the fifth-generation iPod…
Month: January 2006
Consumer Council of Norway files a complaint regarding Apple iTunes Music Store’s terms of service
When you purchase music from iTunes they give themselves the right to single-handedly change your rights at any given later date…
Bear Stearns analyst: ‘Apple is becoming what Sony always wanted to be’
Bear Stearns maintained an ‘outperform’ rating and $103 price target on Apple Computer, citing numerous growth opportunities…
Analyst: Google may be close to developing Apple iTunes competitor
Bear Stearns maintained an ‘outperform’ rating on Google and said the Internet search giant may be looking to expand into…
Analyst: What battle for control of digital home? Apple has already won
Investors think there is a battle raging for control of the digital home. They’re wrong — Apple has already won…
Analyst: What battle for control of digital home? Apple has already won
Investors think there is a battle raging for control of the digital home. They’re wrong — Apple has already won…
Cringely wouldn’t be surprised to see Apple+Disney+Pixar+others as single huge company in 5 years
Before the Disney-Pixar deal, Steve Jobs had 80 percent of his wealth tied-up in Pixar. That kind of holding is very difficult to sell on the open market…
Thurrott: For any chance of success, Microsoft iPod competitor would have to be perfect
“I can confirm reports that Microsoft has been building potential iPod competitors in-house, and I’ve discussed this product with various people at the software giant…
Why are so many investors upbeat about Apple?
Why are so many investors upbeat about Apple Computer? There’s still the possibility (a good one, in my opinion) that many iPod users will switch to Mac…
Steve Jobs’ arrival at the Magic Kingdom could have more thrills than trip to Disneyland
Apple CEO Steve Jobs will have to navigate a minefield of conflicts as he runs Apple and sits on Disney’s board…
Security technologies that have made Mac OS X secure for PowerPC remain same for Intel-based Macs
The recent move by Apple Computer to begin shipping Macintosh computers that use microprocessors from Intel could open the door…
Windows virus threatens 170-year-old Toledo newspaper’s perfect record, Apple Macs save the day
Newspaper editors for a century have called each day’s paper ‘The Daily Miracle,’ in tribute to all the things that have to happen before…
iPod chip-maker PortalPlayer 4Q profit more than doubles on sharply higher sales
PortalPlayer Inc., a maker of chips for digital music players, said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on sharply higher sales…
Microsoft posts solid earnings, but some analysts see stagnant company
Microsoft reported solid earnings on Thursday, but the results won’t necessarily help the world’s biggest software company shake…
Thurrott: Intel-based Macs are just going to get better and better
There’s been a lot of debate about the relative performance of the new Intel Core Duo chips used in the new Apple iMac and upcoming MacBookPro…
Prize to boot Windows XP on an Intel Mac reward surpasses US$7,000
A self-professed Mac lover who jump-started a prize award for the first person to figure out how to boot Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac…
Analyst: Corel WordPerfect has not, repeat not, been eclipsed by Apple’s iWork
Sometimes I get totally ticked off about bad high-tech reporting and the feeding frenzy one story can generate…
Only one man can control Disney: Bob Iger vs. Steve Jobs
Only one man can control Disney. I know who I’m betting on…
Analyst: Microsoft’s frustration shows with decision to release Windows source code
Software analysts called Microsoft’s surprising announcement on Wednesday, that it will provide its source code to rivals, little more than eye candy…
Is it time for your business to consider Apple Macintosh?
While Apple Computer has been working hard to gain a competitive edge, Microsoft has appeared slow to react…
iLifesaver: Apple iPods help doctors dramatically improve stethoscope skills
For an instrument that was invented in 1819, the stethoscope still provides physicians with a wealth of medical information—provided they feel comfortable using it…
MacSpeedZone: Apple’s iMac Core Duo nearly as fast as Power Mac G5 Quad
“We are pleased to report that our testing results show that the new Dual Core Intel iMac, which clocks in at 2X 2.0GHz…
BusinessWeek: Steve Jobs poised to become the 21st Century’s first real media giant?
Now that the Apple Computer CEO has a bigger financial stake in the trials and tribulations of the Mouse House than anyone on the planet…
Google: ‘We made a big mistake with Google Video’
Google Inc., trying to extend its dominance of Internet search into the market for videos, said it made a mistake with the design of an online store…
Microsoft poised to create portable digital media device to rival Apple iPod
After getting trounced for four years in the digital music business by Apple Computer, Microsoft finally seems poised to do something about it…
BBC: Steve Jobs has ‘cemented his position as a main player in the technology and media industries’
Steve Jobs fortunes have revived in recent years and Disney’s purchase of animation firm Pixar may finally have…
ZDNet Australia publishes yet another Mac OS X security FUD article
ZDNet Australia’s Munir Kotadia is on a mission. His goal: to imply that Mac OS X has security flaws, ostensibly just like Windows…
Intel first to demonstrate working 45nm chips
Intel Corporation today announced it has become the first company to reach an important milestone in the development of 45 nanometer…
Apple adds MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central TV shows – including South Park – to U.S. iTunes Store
Apple has added seasons 1 and 2 of Comedy Central’s “South Park” TV show to their U.S. iTunes Store…
Beleaguered Creative reports 95-percent slump in quarterly profit
Creative Technology Ltd., maker of Nomad and Zen MP3 players, reported a 95 percent slump in quarterly profit on Thursday as it struggled…
iMac Core Duo a promising start for Apple’s transition to Intel-based Macs
Normally, a speedier computer that appears to be carbon copy of the one it replaced isn’t worthy of much attention…
Analyst: Apple seeing strong sales of iMac Core Duo, MacBook Pro, 5th generation iPod
Contrary to recent and unsubstantiated rumors, sales of Apple’s new Intel-based iMac Core Duo desktops and MacBook Pro portables both appear to be strong…
Apple and Stanford University open ‘Stanford on iTunes’ to the public
In an unprecedented move, Stanford University is collaborating with Apple Computer to allow public access a wide range of lectures, speeches, debates and other…
Red Hat working to provide Linux support for Intel-based Apple Macs
Red Hat representative Gillian Farquhar announced last week that the company plans to add support for Apple’s new Intel Macs to its popular distribution…
Analyst: Disney’s Iger ‘one of the few people in Hollywood who can work with’ Steve Jobs
Walt Disney Co.’s deal to acquire Pixar Animation Studios for $7.4 billion makes plenty of strategic sense, analysts said Wednesday…
InfoWorld: Apple perfects the desktop personal computer with new iMac Core Duo
It’s important to note that despite my fondness for Apple’s enterprise offerings, I’ve always felt the iMac might as well be made by a different company…
Increasing RAM improves Mac OS X’s ‘Rosetta’ performance?
Way back when, when the first Power Macs hit the streets, I found performance with older Mac apps to be perfectly awful…
Tesco’s Apple iPod UK sales trial goes ‘very well,’ chain considers larger rollout including Macs
Supermarket giant Tesco is continuing its advance into consumer electronics with a trial to hand over part of its store space to Apple…
Expert replaces iPod batteries blindfolded (photo)
As far as technical announcements at the 2006 Macworld Conference and Expo, nobody could compete with Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ stunning…
Colorado’s Boulder Valley Schools to dump Macs, switch to Windows PCs
About 2,000 new computers will go to Boulder Valley middle and high school classrooms this year to replace outdated ones…
Napster does the math: layoffs commence with 10-percent of workforce lopped off
Napster has just completed a round of layoffs, according to sources within the organization. The sources pointed to a 10 percent workforce reduction…
About Apple’s PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5GHz) Memory Slot Repair Extension Program
The PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5GHz) Memory Slot Repair Extension Program is a worldwide program covering repair or replacement of the memory slot…
