Archives for December 2004

December, 21st December 2004

• Thieves Smash & Grab Laptops at Pittsburgh Apple Store (WITH PHOTOS)

  Police are looking for a black male and black female caught on videotape who broke into an Apple retail store…

• iPod Prices Reduced in Canada After Levy Decision (UPDATE)

  Apple, along with Canadian retailers Future Shop and Best Buy, lowered the price of all Apple iPod digital media players…

December, 20th December 2004

• Apple Subpoenas Mac Rumor Sites Over Audio Product

  Late on Monday, we reported that a California Superior Court has granted a request by Apple Computer to serve subpoenas…

• Apple Sues Three For ‘Tiger’ Posting on Web (UPDATE)

  Apple Computer has filed suit against three individuals it alledges posted illegal test versions of its next version of Mac…

• Baltimore Sun Names iPod mini This Year’s "Must-Have" Gift

  The Baltimore Sun has added to the coverage Apple's iPod is getting. Naming the iPod mini, in particular, as this…

• Apple Extends iBook Logic Board Program…Again

  Apple Computer has announced an extension of its iBook Logic Board Replacement program for a third time, now running until…

• Apple Updates AirPort Express, Extreme Firmware

  Apple Computer on Monday released firmware updates for AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme base stations. Should you download these updates?…

• Apple’s Xsan to be Delayed Until Early 2005

  Apple Computer admitted Monday it will miss its self-imposed deadline for shipping its Xsan storage management software and that it…

• Court Papers Name "Tiger" Leak Defendants, Apple Seeks Damages [UPDATED]

  Court documents obtained by The Mac Observer reveal the names of three people being sued by the company for allegedly…

• CSFB: Apple Stock Heads to $70; iMac Market Share to Grow

  Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Rob Semple raised the target price for Apple Computer Tuesday to $70, saying sales of…

• Build the 8th Wonder of the World with Freeverse

  Freeverse is making it possible for you to build the 8th Wonder of the World that puts you in the…

December, 19th December 2004

• Geekier

  Vern Seward discusses the idea of geekiness when it comes to operating systems, and asks if it matters

• Migilia Announces HarmonyAudio

  Easily play your instruments or analog source into any Apple Core Audio application.

• eMac Makes PC Magazine’s "10 Worst Products of the Year"

  This year's "Best of" lists frequently have Apple's iPod at or near the top, but Apple also made another kind…

• URL Manager Pro 3.4 Adds iDisk Support

  Mac software maker Alco Blom has released URL Manager Pro 3.4, the latest update of his professional bookmark manager for…

• Roxio Sells Software Division to Sonic Solutions

  Roxio/Napster has completed the sale of its consumer software division to Sonic Solutions and will now concentrate its efforts on…

• Jobs Makes Time’s 2004 People List

  Apple Computer Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs has been picked by Time magazine as one of 19 'People who mattered'…

• Seattle Times: Macs Languish Next to iPod

  Mac sales, said the Seattle Times in an article, are languishing next to the hot-selling iPod. The newspaper published a…

• Apple Subpoenas Mac Rumor Sites Over Audio Product

  A California Superior Court has granted a request by Apple Computer to serve subpoenas on three Mac rumor Web sites…

December, 16th December 2004

• Forbes: Apple & Moto Are Close to Showing iTunes Phone

  Late on Thursday, we reported that Apple and Motorola may be close to showing the first cell phone capable of…

• Rules Change Requires Apple to Expense Options

  Late on Thursday, we reported that the Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a ruling that will require Apple to…

• HD Marketing: Getting Too Gimmicky?

  While I will be the first to admit to jumping on the High-Definition bandwagon recently, it has occurred to me…

• Apple Sues Anonymous Persons Over Product Leaks [UPDATED]

  Reuters is reporting that Apple has filed a lawsuit against anonymous people who have leaked information about unannounced products on…

• OWC Releases High Capacity iBook G3 Batteries

  Other World Computing (OWC) and Newer Technology have announced new high capacity batteries for "Dual USB" iBook G3 and "Clamshell"…

• Adobe Yanks Acrobat Update for Mac; Problem With Office 2004

  Adobe Systems Inc. has temporarily removed the latest update of its Acrobat software for Mac, saying "a problem" has been…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Four Mac Retailers

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for ClubMac, MacZone, AudioMIDI, and Ramjet at the Macintosh Product Guide

• Apple Delivers .Mac Christmas Surprises

  Apple has sprung a number of Christmas 'gifts' on subscribers of its .Mac service, including a free arcade game and…

• iMac G5 Makes BusinessWeek’s ‘Best Products Of 2004’ List

  BusinessWeek has posted its list of what it considers the 'Best Products of 2004'. Nestled in among Ford's new Hybrid…

• Freeverse Releases "Robin Hood"

  Freeverse has announced the release of "Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood." The game places the player in the 12th…

• Analyst Predicts Strong iTunes Download Surge [UPDATED]

  Analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray upped his estimates on Apple's iTunes Music Store download totals Friday, predicting the company…

December, 15th December 2004

• Apple Releases Panther Update to Version 10.3.7

  Apple has released version 10.3.7 of Panther, Mac OS X 10.3. The update includes improvements to OpenGL, FireWire, AFP, and…

• Apple Goes Public, 1984 Airs

  This week in Apple History, the company went public and the famous 1984 commercial aired for the first time

• NY Times Rounds Up iPod Competitors

  The New York Times has published a fairly in-depth article that rounds up what Apple's competitors are doing to try…

• Forbes: Apple & Moto Are Close to Showing iTunes Phone

  Forbes is reporting that Apple and Motorola may be close to showing the first cell phone capable of playing iTunes…

• TechRestore Offers 24, 48-Hour iBook & PowerBook Service

  TechRestore, Inc. has announced two new repair and upgrade programs for Apple PowerBook and iBook laptop computers.

• iPod’s a Tough Find For Holidays, WSJ Reports

  The fourth-generation, 20GB iPod and a variety of iPod mini models appear to be in short supply in the U.S.…

• WSJs Mossberg Answers Common Questions in iPod User’s Guide

  Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walt Mossberg cuts through the myriad of questions and issues new Apple iPod and iPod…

• Shinza.com Annonces iPod Speaker System

  Shinza.com announced Wednesday a resonating earphone speaker system for the Apple iPod costing under $30.

• equinux Releases English-German-French Translation Tool

  iTranslate is a new translation tool for Mac OS X.

• Westciv Releases CSS "podGuide" for iPod

  Westciv has announced that its Complete CSS Guide is now available as a free "podGuide" for the iPod

• OWC Introduces New High-Capacity Batteries for 1st, 2nd Gen iPods

  Other World Computing and Newer Technology have announced high-capacity replacement batteries for 1st and 2nd generation iPods with 46% more…

• iTunes Music Store Downloads Hit 200 Million, Apple Says

  Apple announced Thursday that iPod users have purchased and downloaded more than 200 million songs from the iTunes Music Store…

• New Rule: Apple, Others Required to Expense Options

  The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a ruling that will require Apple, among other companies, to begin deducting the…

• Motley Fool Examines Apple’s Stock Valuation

  The Motley Fool has published a piece from Kelvin Taylor that looks at Apple's recent, meteoric rise in stock price

December, 14th December 2004

• Apple Releases Panther Update to Version 10.3.7

  Apple has released version 10.3.7 of Panther, Mac OS X 10.3. The update includes improvements to OpenGL, FireWire, AFP, and…

• InfoWorld Thinks Apple Will Use IBM’s Power5 Sometime in 2005

  In a special report on IBM's Power5 Processor family, the bigger, badder cousin of the G5 PowerPC processor Apple uses…

• M-Audio Releases Three New Recording Apps

  M-Audio has announced three new recording applications, Spectron, Ozone 3 and Trash

• Australian Fund Seeks a Few Good Programers

  The Australia-based Apple University Development Fund is seeking applications for its software development grants.

• New Refurb Products At The Apple Store

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals pages for B&H Photo-Video, Publishing Perfection, O'Reilly, and the new Clearance section, as well…

• California Fruit-Sellers: "Would You Like iTunes with That?"

  California fruit sellers are beginning a promotion with Apple's iTunes Music Store. Buyers of California produce, including nectarines, plums, and…