Pixar began to take shape in the late 1970s, when George Lucas, after the success of ‘Star Wars,’ hired many…
Month: June 2008
Telefonica gets 300,000 Apple iPhone 3G pre-orders in Spain, UK
Telefonica has received 300,000 pre registrations in the U.K. and Spain to buy Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 3G…
Orange to launch Apple iPhone 3G in France on July 17; pricing and rate plans revealed
Orange has announced that they will launch Apple iPhone 3G in France on July 17…
Intel sees no Vista on horizon; decides not to ‘upgrade’ 80k employees to Microsoft’s Windows Vista
Intel, the giant chip maker and longtime partner of Microsoft, has decided against upgrading the computers…
BlackBerry-maker RIM misses analysts’ profit estimates, gives disappointing forecast; shares drop 8%
Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry e-mail phone, missed analysts’ profit estimates…
Starbucks to drop Apple iTunes promos, Gift Cards, cut back in-store CD sales?
Starbucks, which has been scaling back its once-grand ambitions to turn itself into an entertainment hub…
Microsoft releases Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.1 Update
Microsoft has released Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.1 Update which Microsoft says improves stability and fixes several issues…
Apple’s score plummets as Greenpeace expands ranking criteria in its Guide to Greener Electronics
Out of the 18 electronics companies evaluated in the 8th edition of Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics, only two…
Thurrott: Microsoft looks like it’s ready for the proverbial pasture
You’ve no doubt seen Apple’s infamous Switcher ads. Who hasn’t? In ad after ad, a Windows PC…
Apple to mouse: ‘We brought you into this world, and we can take you out’
ou’re probably using a mouse today, but you may never buy one again….
Adobe patches critical security flaw in Acrobat, Adobe Reader
Adobe has issued a security update for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader…
No one’s immune to Microsoft Windows hell – not even Bill Gates
For the opening piece in our series on Gates leaving daily life at Microsoft, one goal was to give a clear picture…
How will Apple remake iPod touch – and when?
We think there’s still a huge market for the iPod touch, such as people who don’t want to pay a minimum $70 per month…
Apple debuts hit TV shows in Australian iTunes Store (and Eddy Cue’s ‘thrilled’ as usual)
Apple today announced that television programming from Australia’s top networks including…
Russian carriers vie to bring Apple’s iPhone to Russia
Will VimpelCom be the first wireless operator to sell the iPhone in Russia? If Chief Executive Alexander Izosimov has his way, it will…
TheStreet.com’s Blum: Automator is awesome (I just don’t know who makes it or how it got on my Mac)
Want to know what might be the best reason to put a spiffy new Apple Mac in your small business office?
Nokia to buy out rest of Symbian for $410 million, offer it royalty-free
Nokia on Tuesday said it will buy the 52.1% of Symbian it doesn’t already own for approximately 264 million euros…
Spain’s ‘iPod Tax’ goes into effect July 1
panish consumers will from July 1 pay a special anti-piracy tax on all new gadgets capable of recording, copying or storing…
Apple, 9 others added to expanded patent infringement suit brought by Typhoon Touch Technologies
Typhoon Touch Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has significantly expanded its patent infringement suit…
Who would best succeed Steve Jobs from Apple’s current executive team?
There are 11 men in all — not counting Jobs. A handful are familiar faces to the small community of professional Apple watchers…
Microsoft launches biggest Mac-related hiring initiative since MacBU inception
The Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) at Microsoft is growing and Microsoft is launching their…
Is Apple’s iPhone the real iPod Killer?
Apple may be doing what the rest of the electronics industry has so far been unable to do: kill off the iPod…
iMarklet gives Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch users copy and paste alternative for social bookmarking
iMarklet, a web utility launched by iMarklet.com, a division of Speedus Corp., announced today…
iLounge announces ‘Quest for the Best iPhone App Contest’
Today, iLounge and Bowers & Wilkins are announcing the Quest for the Best iPhone App Contest, a chance for official iPhone developers…
Apple to celebrate Grand Opening of Apple Store North Star (San Antonio) on June 28
Apple will be celebrating the Grand Opening of their latest retail store, Apple Store North Star in San Antonio…
iSuppli: Apple’s 8GB iPhone 3G manufacturing and component costs are $173 per unit
Apple packed a lot of features into the latest version of the iPhone but managed to keep a tight lid…
RUMOR: Apple Macbook Pro to get Macbook Air-like keyboard
We have received some new information regarding Apple’s Macbook and Macbook Pro models…
New Mac OS X Trojan horse identified
The OSX/Hovdy-A Trojan horse, which relies on the user giving it permission to install itself…
iPresentee releases free Keynote Objects for Apple Keynote, iWeb and Pages
iPresentee, the developer of add-ons for Apple’s iWork and iLife applications, has released free Keynote Objects, a package of images…
An interview with Charles Jolley, one of the founders of SproutCore
On the back of the iPhone 3G news at WWDC, the next biggest thing was the launch of Mobile Me…
Many new features coming in Apple’s ‘no new features’ Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Apple is marketing the idea of there being ‘no new features’ for Snow Leopard, but…
Analyst estimates Apple will grab 27% share of North American smartphone market in 2009
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster estimates that 53 percent of Apple’s total addressable market for the new 3G…
Pacific Crest analyst ups Apple price target to $235; estimates $350 iPhone subsidy
Pacific Crest’s Andy Hargreaves this morning raised his price target on Apple (AAPL) to $235 from $225…
Apple adds iPhone distribution points in Germany, Italy
Apple has reached a deal with German computer reseller, Gravis, under which that company..
Softbank announces iPhone 3G pricing in Japan
Softbank Corp, Japan’s third-biggest mobile phone operator, said on Monday it would sell Apple Inc’s iPhones…
Google Android-based phones delayed at least until Q4 due to integration challenges
Google Inc. is learning that changing the cellphone industry isn’t easy…
CBS completes initial offering period of tender offer; will acquire control of CNET
CBS Corporation announced today that it has successfully completed the initial offering period of its tender offer…
Screenshots of Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Safari 4 posted online
Apfeltalk, a German-language website has published screenshots of Apple’s devleoper preview release of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Safari 4…
Why Apple’s $199 starting price for iPhone 3G appeals to so many
I asked some behavioral economists why the $199 starting price for Apple’s iPhone 3G is causing such excitement…
Forbes offers up seven iPhone 3G disappointments (and one of them is even completely valid!)
Apple’s new iPhone promises to be 4.7 ounces of awesome…
Analysts: Even without Steve Jobs, Apple can continue to be successful
The thought of Apple Inc. without Chief Executive Steve Jobs spooks many investors, but his absence might not spell long-term disaster…
Apple, HP sued over online build-to-order systems
A Texas company called Clear With Computers is suing Apple and HP over their configuration system for custom orders…
