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 Biting the hand that feeds IT Copyright: Copyright 2006, Situation Publishing Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:27:37 +0100 Kerching!Apple CEO Steve Jobs is now an even wealthier man, and it has nothing to do with iPod sales. Disney is indeed buying Pixar, the computer animation studio Jobs bought off George Lucas, for a rumoured $7.4bn.… Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:04:51 +0100 No data kept, company claimsApple has updated iTunes 6.0.2's MiniStore feature to display an explanation panel describing what the facility does the first time a user activates it.… Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:28:19 +0100 Licenses PocketMacResearch in Motion (RIM) has licensed third-party utility PocketMac for Blackberry and will provide the $30 software to Mac-based Blackberry owners free of charge.… Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:10:18 +0100 Company's 'commitment' to Mac users doesn't go that farMicrosoft hasn't updated the Mac version of Windows Media Player since 28 November 2003, and it doesn't look like it's going to do so ever again - despite the software giant's plan, stated this week, to continue developing Office:Mac for the next five years or more.… Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:41:14 +0100 Track selection monitored but not stored, apparentlyApple has denied that it retains any of the information that the latest update to its hugely popular jukebox software, iTunes, creates as it monitor users' listening selections.… Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:40:50 +0100 Was the MacBook launched too soon?Analysis What an ungrateful bunch you are. This week Apple began its transition to Intel processors six months ahead of schedule, and all you can do is carp. Don't you know you're supposed to swoon over every shiny new piece of kit?… Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:42:08 +0100 Official agreement reached with AppleMicrosoft has committed itself to supporting Office on the Mac for at least the next five years, the head of the software giant's Macintosh Business Unit said this week.… Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:55:31 +0100 Musical chairsSecurity researchers have discovered four critical vulnerabilities involving Apple's QuickTime media player software and the download application for Apple's iTunes music store. The flaws create a means for hackers to take control of affected systems, according to eEye Digital Security, the firm that discovered the bugs.… Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:15:23 +0100 iBook iTweakedTired of waiting for Apple's long-rumoured tablet Mac to ship? Then US-based hardware mod project site, ThePlaceforitAll.com, may have the answer. It today offered the first of 100 12in iBooks re-tooled as a tablet, complete with stylus and touch-sensitive screen.… Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:40:17 +0100 Today's lucky number is 8086Apple's shares yesterday closed at $80.86 on the day CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first-ever Macintosh computers based on Intel microprocessors.… Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:56:50 +0100 Steve Iacocca goes car poddingMacworld A week after Microsoft and MTV pitched the Urge.com rival to iTunes, Apple Computer upped the ante in online entertainment and services.… Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:42:22 +0100 New iMacs come earlyMacworld Apple is shipping its first Intel-based Mac six months early and debuting its first Intel-based laptops. However, it seems that Intel technology does not herald Intel pricing.… Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:03:56 +0100 Jobs planning to slip into Jersey?Apple UK has confirmed it is turning down orders from residents of the Channel Islands made through its online store while it considers opening a dedicated site serving the small islands in the English Channel quite near France.… Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:05:08 +0100 How low can they go?Last year's MacWorld keynote introduced gave us the Mac Mini. Will this year's deliver the iBook Minus?… Thu, 05 Jan 2006 08:27:04 +0100 Spits out AppleCES HP's career as an Apple reseller has come to an end. The computer maker is expected to announce that it has dropped iTunes as the main music software on its PC and picked up the Rhapsody service from Real Networks as a replacement. This move follows HP's July decision to stop selling rebadged iPods.… Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:08:27 +0100 Mac-based GPS software developer beats the retreatRoute-planning software and GPS navigation hardware developer TomTom has successfully forced a small Mac software developer to stop offering code that allows users to maintain TomTom's Go device from a Macintosh.… Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:56:53 +0100 No more downloads after January 2006Microsoft will formally kill the Mac version of Internet Explorer on 31 January 2006, the software giant has admitted.… Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:04:16 +0100 Screw the carriers. OK, we won'tExclusive Apple has canned a software project that was guaranteed to prove controversial, just weeks ahead of its slated announcement at MacWorld Expo next month.… Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:36:35 +0100 Rumours gathering momentumAnother day, another Intel-based Mac launch progress rumour. The latest points to a widescreen iBook, to surface "early next year".… Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:16:48 +0100 Run-rate rising, tooApple has sold more than 3m video downloads since it began offering them through its iTunes Music Store some 55 days ago, the company revealed yesterday.… Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:20:38 +0100 Early 2006 launch date dashed?Apple's Intel-based Macs may not appear until June 2006, if claims made by sources at Taiwanese distributors are to be believed.… Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:16:19 +0100 Even a mac can have holesWhen the SANS Institute, a computer-security training organization, released its Top-20 vulnerabilities last week, the rankings continued an annual ritual aimed at highlighting the worst flaws for network administrators. This year, the list had something different, however: the group flagged the collective vulnerabilities in Apple's Mac OS X operating system as a major threat.… Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:42:21 +0100 Responding to speculation?Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner has added his voice to those predicting Apple will announce a notebook computer based on an Intel processor in January 2006.… Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:38:31 +0100 Gunning for Media Center Edition?Apple's abortive attempt to integrate an iPod Dock into the Mac Mini may yet come to fruition as the company prepares to enter the media centre arena using the diminutive computer.… Fri, 25 Nov 2005 18:22:58 +0100 All roads lead to...Apple has begun recruiting staff for its first store on mainland Europe.… Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:56:08 +0100 Or, how to beat Apple's iPod by leveraging 'open' standardsAnalysis The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has established a working group to develop a universal docking standard for portable devices, the US-centric organisation announced this week.… Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:05:35 +0100 January debut?Apple will announce new iBook consumer notebooks at Macworld Expo in January 2006 - just over a month from now - and they will be based on Intel processors.… Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:44:54 +0100 Kernel extensions installedSony BMG's controversial DRM code controversy may have now spread to Macs.… Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:01:13 +0100 Record high achievedApple's share price hit a record high yesterday, and it could well do so today.… Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:30:09 +0100 Major Tiger updateApple has released Mac OS X 10.4.3, the latest update to its operating system.… Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:12:32 +0100 iTMS = PVR for the 21st Century?Apple has sold more than 1m video downloads since it began offering the service on 12 October, the Mac maker said today.… Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:13:36 +0200 Powderfinger, Eskimo Joe et al ready for downloadApple has finally launched the Australian version of its iTunes Music Store after almost a year of speculation that the debut was imminent, and the appearance of the Aussie flag in the recently released iTunes 6.0.1 jukebox.… Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:11:20 +0200 Would-be class action claims foul playApple knew its iPod Nano was susceptible to scratching but chose to ship the product anyway - so claims a lawsuit filed against the Mac maker last week.… Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:31:27 +0200 PowerBooks polished tooWith what may be the final crank of the PowerPC handle, Apple has introduced dual-core machines into its professional desktop line-up, including a liquid-cooled virtual 4-way machine. The PowerBook range doesn't gain any chip improvements, but two of the models gain higher resolution screens.… Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:06:40 +0200 Are you content with the content?OK, we've got a lot of things to get through today, so let's get started. As Steve Jobs usually says, introducing another load of, um, stuff.… Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:11:48 +0200 XP Media Center? We've heard of itApple revamped its iMac range with home theatre features today, and as widely expected, at last added video playback capabilities to its iPod range.… Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:11:13 +0200 Best ever financials stuff 1995 figuresApple Computer has finally laid to rest the ghost of former chief exec Gil Amelio, yesterday unveiling gross revenues of $13.93bn and a net profit of $1.335bn, following its best-ever fourth (or any) quarter with revenues of $3.658bn and profit of $430m.… Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:11:22 +0200 Stock drops 10pc on iPod anxietyThere can be little doubting that the iPod 'halo effect' now shines a positive light on Apple's Mac sales. Strong US educational sales, particularly into Higher Education, also helped the company shrug off fears of an 'Osborne Effect' prior to next year's move to Intel processors. In fact, Mac sales were up 48 per cent year-on-year. However fears about soft iPod sales caused Apple stock to drop 10 per cent in after hours trading.… Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:43:34 +0200 Flash prices...Korean regulators could investigate whether Apple broke competition laws by buying memory from Samsung at below market rates.… Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:19:19 +0200 Movie-themed invite goes outClaims are coming in that Apple will unveil the long-awaited video iPod next week.… Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:12:52 +0200 Power spin cycleWith surprising regularity, Britain's Daily Mail, a mid-market tabloid, runs a heartwarming story about a puppy or kitten that has survived some awful domestic appliance encounter (trapped in the washing machine/freezer/breadmaker) and is photographed, bedraggled, in the aftermath. Everyone go "Awwww!"… Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:06:41 +0200 First to market?LG will be the first company to commercialise a portable fuel-cell system for notebook computers within a year, the company has pledged.… Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:58:04 +0200 ...but scratches? What scratches?The people have spoken, and Apple has heard them. Sort of. On Tuesday night the computer and music player company admitted that there are problems with the screen of the new iPod Nano, just three working days after The Register broke the story.… Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:56:46 +0200 Not up to scratch?OK, let's see if we can find some good news about the iPod Nano. Hey, here's some: Jim Allchin, head of Microsoft's Windows division, bought one the day it came out. Talk about sleeping with the enemy!… Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:04:30 +0200 Record pulled while price-tag fixedApple clashed with kids-caught-in-conflict charity War Child last week when it appeared to go its own way on album pricing.… Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:20:41 +0200 Front panel scratches 'insanely easily'People slavering to get Apple's "impossibly small" iPod Nano into their sticky hands may want to pause a moment: those ahead of them in the queue have discovered that it's also unbelievably easy to scratch the screen, nixing its photo-displaying abilities.… Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:01:48 +0200 Jobs'll fix itApple has posted its latest Mac OS X security patch, geared toward versions 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 of the operating system, including its Server incarnation.… Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:58:19 +0200 Steaming into the station early?Apple is on track to ship Macs based on Intel processors by June 2006, CEO Steve Jobs claimed today.… Mon, 19 Sep 2005 18:59:01 +0200 Paedophiles can relax, thoughFirst Apple came for the bloggers. Now they've come for ... the Nigels.… Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:19:47 +0200 IBM chip to drive series before Intel switch - reportApple is likely to ship Power Mac G5 desktops based on dual-core IBM PowerPC processors, perhaps by the end of the month.… |
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