Call it the soft underbelly of the subscription music business model, something none of the major players seems to want to talk about: It’s very easy to turn…
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RUMOR: new Apple ‘iPod mini’ due soon to feature color screen, possible 6GB capacity for US$249
Within the next two weeks Apple will announce an updated iPod mini with a color screen and higher capacity hard drive, Think Secret has learned…
Apple says goodbye to ‘Rendezvous,’ hello to ‘Bonjour’
Apple Computer in the coming months will change the name of its Rendezvous networking technology to ‘Bonjour,’ according to company documents…
RUMOR: New 2GHz Apple iMac G5 model due soon
Several tipsters are reporting that, like the iPod mini, iMacs are suddenly reflecting wait times of 7-10 business days for direct orders…
The Joy of Tech: Walter Mossberg on reasons not to switch to the Mac
The Joy of Tech today features…
Apple hit with class action lawsuit
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple Computer with two classes, one for Apple resellers and the other for consumers…
Cybersecurity advisor Clarke questions why anybody would buy from Microsoft
Don’t expect Richard Clarke to rely on Microsoft Corp.’s anti-virus or anti-spyware programs to protect his own computer…
Report: Early Microsoft Longhorn beta slips
Looks like the Longhorn client code that Microsoft will likely release at its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in very late…
Chicago Sun-Times: ‘Apple’s Mac Mini is a device of the most cunningly crafted evil’
The Mac Mini is the first desktop computer that I’ve ever lost inside my sofa. I didn’t have time to set it up on the day it arrived…
Bill Gates: Microsoft’s ‘responsible for the creation of the PC industry’
Microsoft Corp. has for decades been on the cutting-edge of technological innovation. Company co-founder and chairman Bill Gates spoke to…
CNET Executive Editor switches to Mac and he ‘ain’t ever going back’ to Windows
Twenty years after logging on for the first time, I’m logging off – forever. No, I’m not retiring but I am finally through with that soul-stomping repository…
Wacom introduces Cintiq 21UX interactive pen display with 21.3” color-accurate LCD
Wacom Technology Corporation today announced its Cintiq 21UX interactive pen display that allows users to work with a pen directly on a 21.3″ color-accurate LCD…
Survey shows Apple Macs owned by nearly 10 percent of US small and medium-sized businesses
Dell Computer Inc. continues to stretch out its lead over Hewlett-Packard/Compaq for desktop systems among small businesses…
RUMOR: 5GB Apple iPod mini due ‘as early as next week’
Sources have previously indicated that the mini revision, which is said to sport a 25% size increase to 5GB, would debut sometime…
Apple suspends legal action against three journalists
Apple has agreed to suspend legal action against three journalists who disclosed advance product information against the company’s wishes…
New York City students fall victim to ‘rash of vicious iPod muggings’
City students have become victims of a rash of vicious iPod muggings and a spike in larcenies at schools. One South Brooklyn transit…
AOL removes Napster pirate plug-in ‘Output Stacker’ from website
America Online yesterday removed from the Web site of its Winamp media player a software plug-in that is reportedly being used to make unauthorized…
Napster feels the heat over flawed copy-protection scheme
Less than three weeks after Napster Inc. began touting its all-you-can-rent music subscription service, the company finds itself refuting…
Sony CEO dismisses rumors the company will buy Apple, plans ‘iPod killer’
Sony Corp said it will release a product by the end of the year to compete with Apple Computer Inc’s popular portable digital music player iPod…
Apple’s iPod shuffle now available in select 7-Eleven stores in Taiwan
The nation’s iPod fans now have an easier way to bring home an iPod Shuffle, as Apple’s Taiwan branch has teamed up with the 7-Eleven…
Fidelity Investments now Apple’s biggest shareholder
Fidelity Investments, the world’s largest mutual fund firm, now is Apple Computer Inc.’s biggest shareholder. The firm boosted its shares…
Mossberg: switching to Mac from Windows isn’t for everybody, just most people
Over the past year, I have advised readers who are fed up with the plague of viruses and spyware on Windows PCs that one way out…
Motorola’s yet-to-be-unveiled ‘ROKR’ phone will be first Apple iTunes phone
Motorola Inc.’s recovery in 2004 has the company hungry for bigger sales and higher profits as it expands its range of products…
Apple Computer shares crack $90 to hit new intraday all-time high
Shares of Apple Computer (AAPL) are up $1.60 to hit a new all-time intraday high of $90.01 per share in heavy volume…
American Technology Research analysts reiterate ‘buy’ rating, raise target price on Apple Computer
Analysts at American Technology Research have reiterated their “buy” rating on Apple Computer Incorporated (AAPL) and have raised…
Apple Mac mini home theater dock concept and image posted online
While everyone scrambles to get the Mac mini into their home theaters, some people are thinking outside the box. This concept…
Safari’s and Firefox’s Pop-Up Blockers broken?
Just a quick note that we’ve noticed that the latest version of Safari (1.2.4 (v125.12)) seems to allow pop under ads that we and other site serve…
Apple CEO Steve Jobs warns record industry of Napster To Go’s security gap
If you want to spread bad news about Napster Inc., just tell Steve Jobs. The Apple Computer Inc. chief executive sent an e-mail Tuesday morning…
Environmentalists target Apple iPod as ‘electronic waste’
Environmentalists are targeting the iPod, Apple Computer’s phenomenally successful digital music player, as a symbol of the growing problem…
Motorola E1060 not, repeat not, the iTunes phone
A Motorola spokesperson noted to MobileTracker in an email early Wednesday morning that while iTunes was shown off with the E1060…
Tom’s Hardware: Apple Mac mini’s size, design, attractive price sets it apart
Its compact size, cool yet simple design and its attractive price set the Apple Mac mini apart from anything the competition has to offer…
Apple posts Worldwide Developers Conference 2005 pricing and registration information
Apple has announced the Worldwide Developers Conference 2005 will be held June 6-10 in San Francisco, CA…
Apple asks for new ‘Switcher’ stories
Apple has posted a new request for “New to Mac” switcher stories on its website…
UBS Analyst: Retail traffic appears to be ‘extraordinary’ for Apple
Apple Computer’s stock gained Monday, getting a lift to a new 52-week high from upbeat comments by a UBS analyst on the computer maker’s…
Apple hits new all-time high; likely to inspire tears of joy from even the most stolid of bulls
Apple Computer (AAPL) has rallied to another new all-time high today, spurred northward by positive musings from Merrill Lynch…
Users thwart Napster To Go’s copy protection; do the music labels realize the piracy potential?
Users have found a way to skirt copy protection on Napster Inc.’s portable music subscription service just days after its high-profile launch…
InterSystems introduces CACHÉ Database on Mac OS X
InterSystems Corporation today announced that its CACHÉ post-relational database is available for deployment on Mac OS X. The product was introduced…
Apple’s Mac mini is a convincing shot across Bill Gates’ bow
Windows users beset by computer viruses and spyware are hungry for alternatives. And, with impeccable timing, Apple Computer…
Sony Ericsson plans Walkman phone with AAC support
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB will unveil a mobile phone-cum-digital music player early next month, company President Miles Flint…
New rivals help elevate Apple Computer’s mystique
With handset makers, and just about everyone else, clamoring for a piece of Apple’s pie, the question arises: Could history repeat itself?
Merrill ups Apple price target on likely Cell chip use, Apple up big in pre-market trading
Apple Computer (AAPL) rose in pre-market action after Merrill Lynch lifted its price target on the stock to $102 from $85. Apple hit a high of $86.56…
Nokia to use Microsoft’s music formats on its handsets
Nokia and Microsoft, which have a history as rivals, have decided to work together when it comes to mobile music. Nokia, the leading cellphone…
