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Month: October 2006

Acer: Microsoft’s Windows Vista Home Basic is a lemon

Friday, October 27, 2006 2:59 pm46 Comments

Leading PC manufacturer Acer has accused Microsoft of ratcheting up the cost of Windows…

Oh, how will Apple ever stay distinctive with Intel inside?

Friday, October 27, 2006 11:52 am53 Comments

Apple Computer’s switch to Intel chips puts the company that once promised…

Apple Computer gets OK from Nasdaq for continued listing

Friday, October 27, 2006 11:28 am8 Comments

Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) said Friday that the Nasdaq Stock Market has granted…

Apple releases DVD Studio Pro 4.1.1

Friday, October 27, 2006 10:51 am4 Comments

Apple has released DVD Studio Pro 4.1.1 which addresses…

Apple to ship 15.4-inch MacBook next May?

Friday, October 27, 2006 10:39 am27 Comments

Apple is gearing up to launch a 15.4in MacBook next May, a year after…

Seemingly stupid Apple moves that were actually brilliant

Friday, October 27, 2006 10:21 am34 Comments

At the time Apple announced all of the following, the Mac faithful gasped…

Last day for MarketWatch ‘CEO of the year’ nominations

Friday, October 27, 2006 9:59 am8 Comments

Who would you nominate for CEO of the Year?

Steve Jobs’ best quotes ever

Friday, October 27, 2006 9:48 amWednesday, October 22, 201429 Comments

One of the great things about Steve Jobs is what comes out of his mouth…

Microsoft Zune unlikely to hit UK until 2008

Friday, October 27, 2006 9:22 am36 Comments

Microsoft’s iPod-rivalling Zune digital media player – still rumoured…

Apple debuts new .Mac webmail

Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:30 pm36 Comments

Apple today debuted the company’s new .Mac webmail…

Apple releases MacBook SMC Firmware Update 1.1, addresses issues with random shutdowns

Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:29 pm24 Comments

Apple today released MacBook SMC Firmware Update 1.1 which…

Mac Expo evicts Greenpeace campaigners

Thursday, October 26, 2006 5:39 pm49 Comments

Greenpeace campaigners have been booted out of MacExpo in London after other exhibitors…

PC Advisor: Apple’s 2G iPod nano ‘this Christmas’s must-have purchase’

Thursday, October 26, 2006 4:51 pm17 Comments

Only in the fast-paced world of technology could the words ‘What’s old is new again’ refer to a product…

Red vs. Blue: Companies ranked by political donations: Apple among bluest, Dell among reddest

Thursday, October 26, 2006 3:44 pm124 Comments

Should investors care about the political beliefs of executives?

Free video: ‘How to host multiple Web sites on a single Mac’

Thursday, October 26, 2006 3:00 pm6 Comments

FreeMacBlog.com has released the sixth video in a series on how to use your Mac as a server…

Web developers: Microsoft has no idea what’s going on

Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:43 pm22 Comments

As a Mac shop, most of our exposure to the pain of the Windows world…

Apple Store ABQ Uptown Albuquerque Grand Opening: Wednesday, November 1

Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:20 pm8 Comments

Apple Computer, Inc. will celebrate the Grand Opening of Apple Store ABQ Uptown…

Adobe Soundbooth audio software released as public beta

Thursday, October 26, 2006 12:00 pm25 Comments

Adobe Systems Incorporated today introduced the public beta of Adobe Soundbooth software…

Analyst: Apple Mac gains market share, the reason why is significant

Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:45 am43 Comments

I recently looked at the new Gartner PC market share numbers and was somewhat…

Apple Store Otay Ranch in Chula Vista, California Grand Opening: Friday, October 27

Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:16 am10 Comments

Apple Computer, Inc. will celebrate the Grand Opening of Apple Store Otay Ranch…

Apple files major chameleonic iPod touch display patent

Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:02 am29 Comments

On October 26, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple’s patent application titled…

Microsoft Windows Vista delayed yet again

Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:42 am55 Comments

PC manufacturers that expected to get their hands on the final version of Windows Vista…

Computerworld: Hands on with Apple’s new dual-core Xeon Xserve

Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:29 am4 Comments

I recently got a walk-through from Apple officials of the company’s new Intel-based Xserve…

Mossberg’s fall computer buyer’s guide: Apple iMac the best consumer desktop computer on the market

Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:16 am18 Comments

It’s time for my annual fall computer buyer’s guide, and this year my message is a little unusual…

Apple releases Final Cut Express HD 3.5.1

Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:01 am2 Comments

Apple has released Final Cut Express HD 3.5.1 Update which addresses…

RUMOR: Apple prepping monster eight-core Xeon ‘Clovertown’ Mac Pro

Thursday, October 26, 2006 9:40 am32 Comments

Apple Computer is prepping a lavish new version of the Mac Pro that will boast…

Is Apple’s iTunes Store DRM too restrictive?

Thursday, October 26, 2006 9:15 am31 Comments

The iPod-iTunes combination is the very definition of a digital walled garden…

Beleaguered Sony’s profit plunges 94% after battery recall

Thursday, October 26, 2006 8:55 am15 Comments

Sony’s profit plunged 94 per cent for the July-September quarter as a global battery recall…

Microsoft Windows’ innate charm?

Thursday, October 26, 2006 8:00 amNo Comments

Windows get a bad rap from Mac users because they’ve seen how much better personal computing…

Sony BMG Japan music catalog now available on Apple’s iTunes Store

Thursday, October 26, 2006 12:15 am13 Comments

BMG Japan and Apple today announced the availability of top Japanese…

Third Apple New York City Retail Store location confirmed

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 11:48 pm8 Comments

SL Green Realty Corp., along with its joint venture partner Jeff Sutton, has…

InfoWorld: Apple’s Xserve Quad 64-bit Intel Xeon ‘has no better in the sub-$5,000 category’

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 11:36 pm6 Comments

At the August 2006 Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco…

Microsoft Windows’ innate charm

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 5:59 pm51 Comments

Windows get a bad rap from Mac users because they’ve seen how…

DVD Jon’s iPod+iTunes FairPlay DRM hack may actually help Apple

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 4:05 pm37 Comments

This is obviously very controversial territory…

Apple’s ‘iTV’ is 11 years old?

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 2:51 pm71 Comments

When I heard Steve Jobs’ ‘special’ announcement about a new product for 2007 called the ‘iTV,’ I just rolled my eyes…

Microsoft tries to spur sales with Windows Vista coupons; eWeek says consider Apple Mac instead

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:42 pm33 Comments

People who buy certain Windows personal computers this holiday season…

iLike aims to make Apple’s iTunes more social

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 11:35 am21 Comments

This week, we tested a new software program that integrates with iTunes…

Apple’s Xserve Quad 64-bit Intel Xeon to ship in mid-November

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 11:22 am9 Comments

Apple’s new Intel-based Xserve workstations, announced in August, are now available for pre-order…

Apple’s Mac OS X 10.4.8 runs on any generic x86-based PC – sort of

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:35 am30 Comments

Mac OS X 10.4.8 will now run on any generic x86-based PC…

Microsoft issues IT security call to arms

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:42 am26 Comments

Microsoft has issued a call to arms at a gathering…

JupiterResearch: Apple’s iPod will dominate for foreseeable future; Microsoft’s Zune insignificant

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:25 am9 Comments

Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod will dominate the digital media device market in the next…

Apple does it again: New Macbook Pros much cheaper than Dell

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:59 am73 Comments

After seeing how well equipped the updated Macbook Pros…

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