“When I attended AMD technology day last Thursday, senior AMD managers poked fun at Intel’s NetBurst architecture and the fact that Intel…
Month: June 2006
Brits plan to sue AllofMP3.com
Britons were warned Tuesday by the British trade association BPI that use of AllofMP3.com was illegal, although it did not plan…
Apple plays hardball: files counter-suit against beleaguered Creative in sympathetic Texas court
Apple Computer Inc., maker of market-leading iPod digital music players, has filed a second patent infringement lawsuit in the United States…
Google releases Google Video Player for Mac OS X
Google has released Google Video Player for Mac which includes the following features…
Free iPodBackup backs up your Mac OS X home folder to your iPod
iPodBackup is a shell script-turned-application (via Platypus) that backs up your home folder to your iPod using…
NCCU becomes first Apple ‘iTunes U’ school in North Carolina state system
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is the first in the University of North Carolina system to become an iTunes U…
iSMARTtrain 2.0.3 Polar heart rate software for Mac OS X released
OTAG Technologies announce the release of iSMARTtrain version 2.0.3, the latest update to their Mac OS X application…
Apple Store Ridgedale to celebrate grand opening in Minnesota on June 10
Apple will hold a grand opening celebration for their newest retail store, Apple Store Ridgedale…
Washington Times: Apple 17-inch MacBook Pro the ‘who’s-your-daddy’ of notebooks
Apple Computer’s 17-inch MacBook Pro is the ‘who’s-your-daddy’ version of notebook computing, a digital Cadillac Escalade…
Intel says Core 2 Duo will ‘enable breakthrough performance’
During a speech at Computex today, Intel senior vice president Anand Chandrasekher introduced products and technologies…
Apple says MacBook heat issues due to plastic strip
Apple has addressed the MacBook heat issue in a tech note on their website…
OWC drops prices on SuperDrive DVD/CD Mac upgrade kits
Technology solutions provider Other World Computing (OWC) today announced an immediate price reduction, with prices as low as $44.99…
Flip4Mac WMV for Mac OS X goes Universal
The Flip4Mac WMV component, used to play Windows Media content in the Quicktime player in Mac OS X…
Sherlock’s missing movie trailers explained
In Sherlock’s Movie channel, movie trailers may not appear even though other movie information…
Apple makes Intel Think Different; Mac-maker influencing Intel’s product roadmap
One year after Apple Computer announced plans to use Intel processors in its computers, Apple is pushing…
Smart companies should consider Apple Macs to cut IT costs
When it comes to IT investments by businesses large and small, it’s all about the numbers…
Back for an encore: Apple introduces new iPod U2 Special Edition
Apple today introduced the new iPod U2 Special Edition as part of a continued partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group…
Apple files second lawsuit against beleaguered Creative Technology
Apple Computer has filed a second copyright lawsuit and a trade complaint in the US against Creative Technology…
Google challenges Microsoft Excel, to release Web-based spreadsheet
Google plans to make available on Tuesday morning a test version of a Web-based spreadsheet program…
Analyst: Best Buy may ‘rapidly’ expand Mac pilot program
Best Buy is prepared to expand a new Mac pilot program to additional retail stores if the concept proves to be successful…
Microsoft CEO Ballmer spends two days unsuccessfully trying to clean Windows PC malware
Microsoft executives love telling stories against each other. Here’s one that platforms vice-president Jim Allchin…
Why I’m more productive on a Mac
There is a reason why I’m always that guy using one of the few Macs stranded away from the sea of PCs in the library…
NitroAV debuts 2-port FireWire 800 ExpressCard/34 for Apple MacBook Pro
NitroAV has announced an industry first: a FireWire800 ExpressCard/34 – the ‘ExpressWay Series’…
SPEED ‘s ‘Unique Whips’ TV show now available on Apple iTunes Store
As part of a deal recently announced between Fox Entertainment Group and Apple, the first two seasons of the hit SPEED…
AllofMP3 jeopardizes Russia’s WTO bid
A Russian Web site that lets visitors download albums for less than $1 is a smash hit with music fans…
MenuMeters: CPU, memory, disk, network monitoring menubar tools for Mac OS X
MenuMeters is a set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for MacOS X…
Mac OS X SlingPlayer pushed back 90 days
Despite our initial intent to deliver a Mac/OSX version of the SlingPlayer in Q2’06, we are moving our target to Q3’06…
Microsoft: No iPod killer planned
Microsoft reps have denied recent rumors alleging that it has partnered with a number of Japanese consumer…
Students and teachers: Buy a Mac, get a free iPod nano from Apple
Students and teachers, when you buy a Mac by September 16, 2006, you can get a free iPod nano…
Disney to sell movies over Internet via CinemaNow in Windows Media Video format
Walt Disney is planning to start selling movies over the Internet via CinemaNow, and this will include new film downloads…
iPapi: Boston Red Sox slugger Ortiz, others talk Apple iPods
David Ortiz, in the process of changing into workout gear yesterday, leans over and opens a Louis Vuitton shoulder bag…
Keane’s number one in jeopardy after iTunes error posts album early
British rockers Keane are devastated their chances of getting to number one in the album charts later this month…
Apple books large NAND flash orders, 8GB iPod nano on the way?
Following recent signs of recovery for the price of NAND flash, industry sources are confident that the industry should break out…
Apple pulls planned support center out of Bangalore, India
The company that redefined the way we listen to music has decided to call it quits in India. Apple, known for its popular iPods…
How to stream movies over a network via Apple’s Front Row
In ‘My multimedia Mac mini,’ I detailed the trial I had attempting to stream full-length movies from my Power Mac G5…
Apple to open retail store in Italy in September
Apple Computer plans to expand its retail operation to Italy this fall with the opening of a large retail store in Ponte di Nona…
CNET review: Apple’s 17-inch MacBook Pro is a dream (CNET rating: 7.3 out of 10)
Following on the heels of the 15.4-inch MacBook Pro and replacing the 17-inch PowerBook G4, the 17-inch MacBook Pro delivers…
Apple Store Freehold Raceway Mall part of Apple’s strategy to increase sales and visibility
Apple Computer Inc.’s new store at the Freehold Raceway Mall didn’t quite generate the buzz that its flagship New York store did…
Microsoft lawyer: talks with Adobe to use PDF have broken down, Adobe threatened legal action
Microsoft Corp.’s negotiations to use Adobe Systems Inc.’s technology in its new Office business software broke down earlier this week…
‘AppleBerry’ partnership between Apple and Research In Motion?
Is the day near when you will get music on your BlackBerry and e-mail on your iPod?
Aspyr releases Sims 2, Expansion pack updates
Aspyr Media, Inc. has released a free update for The Sims 2 along with Universal binary patches for The Sims 2 expansion packs…
Apple adds new ‘Mac@Work’ section to website
Apple has added a new section to Apple.com called “Mac@Work” which contains information…
