Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. on Wednesday claimed that the company grabbed a major MP3 chip design win…
Month: April 2006
Buh-bye Freehand? Adobe offers Freehand to Illustrator migration guide
Adobe has just posted a rather comprehensive FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide as well as a brief tech…
Microsoft begins automatic scans of Windows PCs for unlicensed software
Microsoft today began expanding its anti-piracy program by quietly pushing out a software update…
Montana Senator Conrad Burns won’t accept Apple iPod sent by iPac
In the last six years, Senator Conrad Burns’ campaign has taken $59k from TV/Music/Movie PACs…
Dvorak: Microsoft should just kill Internet Explorer
I think it can now be safely said, in hindsight, that Microsoft’s entry into the browser business and its subsequent…
Call of Duty 2 for Mac hits beta status, final version to ship in May
Call of Duty 2 for Mac has hit beta status. The game, scheduled to ship in May, is licensed from Activision…
Special limited time deal: Apple Certified 17-inch iMac G5 1.9 GHz with built-in iSight camera: $999
The Apple Store currently has a special deal on refurbished iMac G5’s for a limited time. You can get a…
Report: Apple withdraws Quanta video iPod order, shifts to unspecified vendor
The Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN), on March 22, indicated that Quanta Computer was added…
ZDNet First Take: Apple’s 17-inch MacBook Pro 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
With a solid array of components, a terrific set of features, and the lightest weight of any laptop its size…
Confused columnist on Apple’s 17” MacBook Pro: ‘you can get a couple of decent Dells’ for that price
Apple has rolled out a slick new 17-inch version of its MacBook Pro, the Intel-powered replacement for the Powerbook…
University of California puts video lectures on Apple’s ‘iTunes U’
The University of California, Berkeley, has given tech-savvy students another reason not to go to class…
Many believe Mac market share increases coming now that Apple Macs can run Windows applications
As if its success with iPod wasn’t enough, Apple looks to be on a winner with its new Intel Macintosh platform…
A switcher’s guide to Windows, Mac OS X
It seems like every other blog, forum, or tech enthusiast site is talking about Apple’s new Boot Camp beta…
RUMOR: iPod nano featuring ‘significant internal redesign’ due fall 2006
Apple Computer has begun assembling plans and aligning suppliers for a redesign of its iPod nano…
Apple Expo Paris 2006 to take place September 12-16
Apple Expo Paris has opened their 2006 website and announced Expo dates of September 12-16…
RUMOR: Apple asks studios to include iPod video content on Blu-ray discs
According to anonymous film industry insiders Apple has been asking studios to include iPod video content…
Apple to add collaborative whiteboarding features to iChat AV?
Further confirmation of iChat AV with whiteboarding features surfaced yesterday. iChat 4, due to be released with Leopard…
Apple’s new 17-inch MacBook Pro targets core graphics professional Mac market
Apple Computer Inc. introduced Monday the latest in its lineup of Intel-based Mac computers, a high-end MacBook Pro laptop…
Cost of Apple’s second 50-acre Cupertino campus could top $500 million
Steve Jobs said last week that Apple Computer had to beat long odds to find the site of its second campus in Cupertino…
Booq announces new sleeve for Apple’s 17-inch MacBook Pro
Booq has announced the Vyper XL2, a compact and durable laptop sleeve fitted expressly for Apple’s new 17-inch MacBook Pro…
NeXT’s OPENSTEP up and running on a MacBook Pro
The reason I am a Mac user, and an avid one at that, is Steve Jobs. But not in the way you might think…
Sony to license ‘LocationFree’ software for Apple’s Mac OS X
Sony Corporation announced today the licensing start of “LocationFree” software to Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd…
Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy steps down
After more than two decades at the helm, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy is stepping aside and leaving the top job…
Apple releases Xsan Admin 1.3 Update
Apple today released Xsan Admin 1.3 Update which delivers overall improved reliability for remotely administering…
The Motley Fool’s Beyers: Apple’s ‘un-freaking-believable’ attack against bloggers
There are some things I hate about Apple. Topping the list is its propensity to shut out reporters who have a habit of…
Report: Apple Mac workstations to feature Intel Woodcrest processors as early as third quarter 2006
Asia Pacific sales and marketing group general manager John Antone spoke with Computerworld’s Juha Saarinen…
Apple releases GarageBand 3.0.2 Update
Apple today released GarageBand 3.0.2 which addresses issues with video handling, podcast exporting…
FirmTek announces Serial ATA ExpressCard Adapter for Apple MacBook Pro
FirmTek, LLC, a pioneer and leader in Serial ATA (SATA) storage solutions for the Macintosh platform, today unveiled at NAB 2006…
Virtue for Parallels Workstation offers 3-D cube OS switching for Apple Macs
A slick new switching solution allows users to easily move between operating systems when using Parallels Workstation 2.1…
IT departments may look at Mac OS X due to latest delay of Windows Vista
“I’ve talked in the past about how IT departments need to rethink their positions against the widespread use of Apple computers…
Apple to accept podcast ads on iTunes
Coming soon to iTunes: ads. Apple — a brand that prides itself on the purity of the user experience — will soon put up billboards on its popular…
Microsoft points to Apple as proof competition exists in EU monopoly abuse appeal
In his opening remarks to the European Union’s Court of First Instance – where appeals to decisions made by the European Commission…
Foxtrot comic strip centers on Apple Mac’s ability to run Windows natively
Today’s “FoxTrot” comic by Bill Amend pokes fun at Windows’ deficiencies (spyware and virus plague) while highlighting…
Apple introduces 17-inch MacBook Pro with 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo
Apple today unveiled its new 17-inch MacBook Pro notebook computer featuring the Intel Core Duo processor…
Minor security flaws found in Mac OS X
Security-Protocols has discovered a few more minor security issues in Mac OS X that mainly pertain to how…
Apple Store Southlake Town Square grand opening photos
Apple opened their doors at a few minutes after 10:00am on Saturday, April 8th in Southlake, Texas…
Apple retains ex-iPod VP Rubinstein as consultant
Apple Computer Inc. said Friday it hired Jonathan Rubinstein as a consultant after he resigned as senior vice president…
Many expect Apple to launch its own cellular service (MVNO) before year’s end
Nana Furman doesn’t own a mobile phone, preferring not to be pestered with calls during her private time…
Video: Steve Jobs meets Cupertino City Council
“If you haven’t seen the video of Steve Jobs addressing Cupertino City Council the other night…
Microsoft’s silence is deafening regarding Apple’s Macs that can run Windows, too
Posturing is important in the tech world, where ‘coopertition’ — cooperating with your competition…
Apple Mac resellers preinstalling Boot Camp and Microsoft’s Windows XP
Several Apple resellers are marketing Intel-based Mac desktops and portables with Windows XP pre-installed…
Enough about Windows on Mac: most users choose Macs because of Mac OS X and iLife
Enough about Windows on Mac. The reason most Apple fans use Macs is Mac OS X and, of course, the iLife suite of digital lifestyle applications…