Apple’s decision to move its Macintosh computing platform to Intel processors has opened up a world of possibilities, none more obvious than the release…
Month: April 2006
Apple’s Boot Camp is first step towards Mac OS X Leopard’s inevitable support for virtualization
Clearly, Boot Camp is cool… but it’s a trial balloon: Apple is wading into the Windows ocean, one step at a time…
Video of Parallels running Windows XP on Mac OS X showing real time clock
“prodedgy” has posted a second screen movie capture of Windows XP running via Parallels virtualization software on Mac OS X which shows…
Bloomberg columnist: Apple should sell iPod porn
Apple Computer Inc. never seemed too bothered about whether it made money. Worrying about earnings was for the bean counters…
Apple sales up 47-percent in Croatia
Apple Computer Croatia official Nina Bulovec, during a presentation of the latest Apple Mac computers and software packages, reported a 47-percent increase in Mac sales…
Tests confirm Apple Mac just as fast at running Windows as any other x86 system
Despite Apple’s historic disdain for Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Apple’s Boot Camp software lets Windows applications…
Apple in talks with airlines about bringing iTunes music and video downloads to seat-backs in-flight
Aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system providers have held talks with Apple Computer on the possibility of licensing…
Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak autobiography ‘I, Woz’ coming this fall
“Steve Wozniak says he never intended to change the world. That was the other Steve, Steve Jobs…
Disney’s free shows online are 16×9 Flash 8 format, compatible with both Mac and Windows platforms
Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it would stream several hit ABC shows such as ‘Lost’ and ‘Alias’ for free over the Internet…
Apple introduces Apple Remote Desktop 3; now optimized for Intel-based Macs
Apple today announced Apple Remote Desktop 3, the third generation of Apple’s award-winning desktop management software…
Microsoft Windows Vista Beta running on Apple Intel-based Mac
A few weeks ago we launched our tongue-in-cheek contest to dual boot Windows Vista on an Intel Mac…
Miglia’s tiny TVMicro lets you watch TV on your Mac anywhere
TVMicro, powered by EyeTV 2, enables you to watch analog TV on your Mac anywhere. Barely the size of an iPod shuffle…
Enderle: Apple as Windows OEM
Last week, Apple became a tentative Windows platform OEM with its announcement of Boot Camp, which allows new Mac hardware…
Disney to stream ‘Desperate Housewives’ and ‘Lost’ for free with embedded ads
“Walt Disney Co.’s ABC Television will offer some of its most popular shows, such as ‘Desperate Housewives’ and ‘Lost,’ for free…
CNET: Apple’s Boot Camp is a smart gimmick
With only a 2.3 percent share of the U.S. PC market last year, however, the switch campaign has a long way to go…
Is Boot Camp a baby step toward Apple selling Windows machines?
Boot Camp is for those people who need to occasionally run programs or access services that are unavailable on the Mac…
Beleaguered Creative Technology reports largest operating loss in at least five years
Shares of Creative Technology, which has been losing in a battle with Apple Computer’s iPod, fell the most in nine months…
Apple’s superior hardware can now run Microsoft’s inferior Windows XP
While Boot Camp is being painted as a big win for Microsoft, it’s not. Apple currently holds anywhere from three to five per cent of PC market share…
Piper Jaffray maintains ‘outperform’ on Apple Computer with $103 price target
Apple’s move to allow Windows XP to run on Intel-based Mac computers will expand Mac’s market share, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster…
Apple iPods prove to be strong sellers in vending machines
At up to $300, they are not exactly an impulse buy, but Apple’s popular iPod music players are fast becoming the…
IT specialist: Apple’s Boot Camp ‘definitely makes the Mac more attractive’
“Apple Computer’s development of software that lets Intel-based Macintosh systems run Windows XP natively met with the approval of several Mac-friendly IT managers, who said that the embrace of Microsoft’s operating system will make it easier to deploy Apple hardware. Until now, Mac users who needed to run some Windows applications have had to do […]
Apple to hold Q2-06 conference call webcast on April 19
Apple’s conference call webcast discussing Q2 – 2006 financial results will begin at 2pm PT/5pm ET on Wed…
Quick primer to help Mac fans stay safe in Windows XP Boot Camp world
Convergence has come to the software world. Last week Apple pulled a feature planned for inclusion in the next generation…
VMware plans Mac version of virtualization software
If you think running Windows XP on an Apple Macintosh sounds like hot stuff, wait until something called virtualization takes off…
Apple trying to steal customers from Windows with Boot Camp by letting people try superior Mac OS X
I am experiencing the computer equivalent of an out-of-body experience. In front of me is Apple’s sleek new MacBook Pro laptop computer…
Apple reseller: Boot Camp could sway a ‘huge percentage’ of PC users to go to the Mac
Apple’s new tool to enable Intel-based Macintosh computers to run Microsoft Windows XP could lure more PC users to Mac hardware…
Analyst: Apple’s Boot Camp may bring ‘significant benefits’ beginning in 2006 holiday quarter
Apple Computer has again stunned the IT world by producing software that allows the rival Windows operating system to run natively…
Would-be iPod killers are failing to slay Apple giant
By now Apple’s sainted ipod should be seeing real competition. Some enterprising company should be developing…
Should Apple just go all the way and license Mac OS X to Dell, HP, Lenovo, others?
Dual-boot machines are still clunky, but portend an interesting future in which virtualization frees applications from operating systems…
Microsoft preps Windows-only ‘Monaco’ competitor to Apple’s GarageBand
Microsoft isn’t blanching at competition from Apple’s Boot Camp. In fact, the software giant is aiming straight at Apple…
Want to take the No Windows-Booting on Apple Macs Pledge?
Perhaps the biggest way that we [Mac users] define ourselves is in what we are not. We are not Windows users…
Banc of America cuts price target on Apple to $77 from $82
Banc of America cut its price target on the stock, citing Apple’s lower forecasts for iPod and Mac sales…
How to pitch like Apple CEO Steve Jobs (RDF not included)
Apple Computer, now celebrating 30 years of innovation, has revolutionized the way we use computers and listen to music…
A corporate view of Apple’s Boot Camp announcement
As everyone knows, I’m a great fan of Apple Computer…
BusinessWeek: ‘The dawn of era of the multi-personality Mac is upon us’
Boot Camp forces you to reboot to get Windows on your Mac. When you want to switch over to Windows…
The Motley Fool: Apple ‘may be the next Dell’
How do we value Apple’s stock now that Boot Camp has been released?
MacDrive bridges Apple ‘Boot Camp’ gap; allows access to files on Mac disks directly from Windows
Now that Intel-based Macintosh computers can run Windows XP, users are turning to Mediafour’s MacDrive software to access files…
Video of Parallels running Windows XP on Mac OS X
I installed the Mac OS X beta from Parallels and demonstrated the speed of XP by reinstalling Firefox…
Cringely predicts Apple Boot Camp for non-Apple PCs to allow Mac OS X to run on generic x86 boxes
Microsoft said a couple weeks ago [that Windows Vista] would be shipping later than expected and would miss the 2006 Christmas season…
Apple creates Braeburn Capital Nevada asset-management firm
Loaded with growing cash reserves, the computer maker has created an asset-management firm in a state with fewer taxes…
Will Boot Camp decimate licensing of some Mac game conversions?
With the introduction of Apple’s Boot Camp software, Intel- based Macs can now dual-boot Windows XP and Mac OS X…
Macs that run Windows will calm potential switchers’ irrational fears
Turning a decades-long rivalry on its head, Apple Computer introduced software today that it says will easily allow users to install…
