Apple and CBS are being sued for trademark infringement by a competing interface manufacturer…
Month: May 2008
Associated Press issues retraction: Apple iTunes Store DRM-free is same price as protected tracks
Damage already done, The Associated Press has issued a retraction…
Welcome to the So-So: Microsoft to test Zune ads
Microsoft is planning a pilot program to test ads on Zune Social, the social-networking site…
Report: Apple’s next-gen iPhone headed for joint launch in Japan and Korea
Two of Asia’s most sought-after cellphone markets may carry the iPhone at the same time…
StopBadware.org coalition calls on Apple to fix Safari ‘carpet bomb’ issue sooner than later
The Google-backed StopBadware.org coalition has called on Apple to rethink its stance on whether the Safari…
RUMOR: Apple to debut next-gen iPhone on June 9 with immediate availability
We all suspected it, but now it is confirmed: someone very, very close to the 3G iPhone launch has told me that Apple…
Roku ‘Netflix Player’ box streams old movies and TV shows to your TV
Netflix today unveiled a new set-top box to be produced by privately held Roku Inc. that will allow subscribers…
Apple’s blistering Mac sales up 50 percent in April; iPod sales also rise
he blistering success of Apple’s personal computer business continues to turn heads, with Mac unit sales growing 50 percent…
T-Mobile to maintain Apple iPhone exclusivity in Germany
T-Mobile expects to remain the only seller of Apple’s coveted iPhone in Germany…
VistaPerfection released, Windows Vista theme for Apple iPhone
VistaPerfection 2.0 by Spec-Works is a theme that allows users to “re-skin” their jailbroken Apple iPhones in Microsoft Vista style…
Napster makes it to life support, begins selling DRM-free iPod-compatible MP3s
Napster Inc. begins selling MP3s Tuesday, a move the online music service hopes will lure iPod users…
Apple to celebrate Grand Opening of Apple Store Brandon (Florida) on May 24
Apple will be celebrating the Grand Opening of their latest retail store, Apple Store Brandon…
Airlines queue up to offer Apple iPod music and video integration
Airlines are queuing up to offer passengers the ability to play music and video content from their own Apple iPod…
Apple expected to take legal action against ‘Mac-cloner’ Psystar; sues iPod accessory maker Atico
Apple has filed a patent infringement and trademark lawsuit against iPod accessories maker Atico…
Steve Ballmer egged at Hungarian University (with video)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was egged by a protester during a speech he gave at a Hungarian University…
Microsoft past its prime, destined for decline?
Two successive Microsoft chief executives have long tried, and failed, to refute what we might call the Single-Era Conjecture…
Lux brings fullscreen Multi-Touch UI to Mac OS X
The NUI Group’s “Lux” is a public preview for an open source project which will be available in June…
RUMOR: Apple prepping wireless Multi-Touch keyboard for Apple TV
Rumor of an upcoming Apple TV update and the first Apple TV-specific accessory…
NPD: Apple corners premium market; Apple’s market share of PCs over $1,000 hits 66%
Two-thirds of PCs costing $1,000 or more sold via retail in the United States are Apple Macs.
Apple looks to expand ringtone selection, introduce ringbacks, music sales over 3G with iPhone 2.0
Apple has approached some of the major music labels to try to expand the variety of ringtones and other musical features…
Happy 7th Birthday, Apple Retail Stores!
The first two Apple Stores opened in Tysons Corner, Virginia and Glendale, California on May 19, 2001…
Microsoft says it’s back in talks with Yahoo
In light of developments since the withdrawal of the Microsoft proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft announced that it is continuing…
Apple iPhone’s China debut right around the corner?
Over the last few weeks Apple has been signing international iPhone distribution deals at an astounding pace…
Chicago Tribune: Apple’s iPhone rivals can’t compete
It has been nearly a year since Apple Inc. launched the elegant and easy-to-use iPhone…
Apple’s fast-growing global retail empire built on stellar customer service
Apple has seen the future, and it is about customer service…
And they wanted to block Safari: PayPal’s EV SSL page and its vaunted green URL vulnerable to attack
A serious scripting error has been discovered on PayPal that could enable attackers to create convincing spoof pages that steal users’ authentication credentials…
Apple’s massive iPhone 2.0 rollout: 42 countries, 575 million potential customers – and counting
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster summarized the flood of recent iPhone deals in a note to clients on Friday…
RIM co-CEO Lazaridis: BlackBerry Bold three years in the making, design not mimicking Apple iPhone
BlackBerry maker RIM this week hosted the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando, Fla…
Windows to Mac switcher dispels myths
There are lots of reasons that people don’t want to switch from Windows to Macintosh…
Report: Apple iPhone in Canada coming in June with Rogers’ $7 per month data plan
The Canadian iPhone is set to be launched in June and will potentially have the least expensive data plan of any carrier…
Thurrott: Long lines at Apple Store Grand Openings make me uneasy
My mother in law actually called me yesterday to find out if I was going to the opening of the Boston Apple Store…
Along with Red Sox players, crowds storm grand opening of Boston’s new Apple Store
There was Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek chatting nonchalantly with a couple of Apple guys…
Report: Taiwan flat-panel makers get orders for new Apple MacBook due Q308
AU Optronics Corp. and Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp., Taiwan’s top two flat-panel makers by revenue, have obtained…
Apple wins two coveted Black Pencils in 2008 D&AD design awards (now has most of any company)
The creative industry’s most elusive prize, the Black Pencil, was presented to 6 creative teams at the D&AD Awards Ceremony in London last night…
Report: Apple to please missile makers with long-term support of PA Semi’s existing PowerPC chips
Apple will indeed support PA Semi’s line of PowerPC-based processors…
Google releases App Engine Launcher for Mac OS X
On the Google Mac Team, one of our passions is keeping the Mac a first-class citizen for Google products and services…
Orange to bring Apple iPhone to Europe, Middle East, Caribbean and Africa
Orange today announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers later this year in…
Microsoft: Windows Mobile will grab 40% market share in 2012
Microsoft expects sales of its Windows Mobile platform products will account for 40% of the global smartphone market…
Lines form ahead of Apple Store Boylston Street grand opening
Lines have begun to form for the grand opening (today, 6pm EDT) of Apple’s newest and largest U.S. Apple Retail Store…
Apple patent application details iPhone server
Apple Inc.’s iPhone can already playback video, browse the Internet, and place phone calls, but a new filing by the handset maker suggests…
Feral Interactive to ship Eidos’ Battlestations: Midway for Mac on June 27th
Feral Interactive today announced Friday, June 27th as the release date for “Battlestations: Midway,” Eidos’ top-rated action strategy game for the Mac…
What’s coming from Apple at WWDC?
WWDC is drawing near, and its time for our almost traditional heap of speculation and wishful thinking…