Archives for January 2005

January, 25th January 2005

• Apple Store Cuts Prices on Some Mac mini BTO Options

  Late on Tuesday, we reported that Apple has lowered pricing on some Mac mini build-to-order options.

• Many Ways To Ditch Your PC

  With a little help from Paul Simon, Vern Seward offers you Many Ways to Leave your PC

• Apple Extends Product Promotions

  Apple has extended a number of its product promotions beyond their January 10, 2005 deadline, although the extension are not…

• MSNBC: Mac mini, iPod shuffle "Revolutionary in Their Own Way"

  MSNBC's Gary Krakow called Apple's new iPod shuffle and Mac mini "revolutionary in their own way." Mr. Krakow praises the…

• Mac mini BTO SuperDrive Cut Back to 4X [UPDATE]

  On Tuesday, we noted that Apple had cut pricing for some Mac mini BTO options, and that the SuperDrive option…

• The Star Looks At Apple’s Pursuit of Low-Cost Market

  Malaysian newspaper the StarOnline has published an article looking at Apple's new low-cost approach to gaining market share in both…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Publishing Perfection, MacZone

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for Publishing Perfection and MacZone at the Macintosh Product Guide

• Apple Issues New Security Patch

  Apple has issued a new security patch to cover seven vulnerabilities in its Mac OS X operating system

• Newsweek Looks at iPod shuffle and Mac mini

  Writing in Newsweek's International Tip Sheet feature, Steven Levy brings yet more exposure to Apple, the iPod, and the Mac…

• SyBrowser Database Query Tool Updated

  MacSOS has updated SyBrowser, the company's Mac database query tool. The new version, 6.6, includes new features and other improvements

• Target.com Pulls Mac mini; No Stock to Fill Orders

  Online retailer Target Corp. has removed Apple's new Mac mini from its list of available products, saying it doesn't know…

January, 24th January 2005

• Apple Store Cuts Prices on Some Mac mini BTO Options

  Apple has quietly dropped the price of a couple build-to-order options on the Mac mini, just weeks after the system…

• Newsweek Delves Into the Great iPod Shuffle Mystery

  Newsweek reporter Steven Levy has written an opinion about one of the great mysteries of our time: Is the iPod's…

• Chicago Sun Times: iPod Shuffle Works, Period

  In his regular column for the Chicago Sun-Times, TMO columnist Andy Ihnatko said that the thing that makes the iPod…

• Washington Post Calls iPod Shuffle "Surprising New Mini-Player"

  Apple's triumphant tour through the mainstream press continues today with a review of the iPod shuffle by Rob Pegoraro. Mr.…

• Writer, Analyst: Microsoft’s Janus Will Level Online Music Battlefield

  Eric Hellweg wrote Tuesday that the battlefield for online music downloads is about to change considerably. Mr. Hellweg believes that…

• Technology Review Offers 13 Ways to Think Different with Mac mini

  Michelle Delio has a baker's dozen ways for you to put a Mac mini to work, and none of them…

• Detroit Free Press: iWork Needs Some Work

  Mike Wendland, a columnist for the Detroit Free Press who often writes positive pieces about Apple and the Mac platform,…

• AP: iPod shuffle "Best Portable Music Player for the Money"

  The AP has joined in with the teeming masses of mainstream reviewers heaping praise on the iPod shuffle. The reviewer…

• Analyst: Without iPod, Apple Would Be Irrelevant

  In an interview with the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster told reporter Steve Alexander, "Without the iPod,…

January, 23rd January 2005

• MacSpeech Offers "Winter Sale" For iListen Extras

  MacSpeech announced Monday a "Winter Sale" for an iListen ScriptPak bundle and a digital voice recorder

• PC World Recommends Mac mini as Starter System

  PC World is recommending Apple's new Mac mini as starter system for new computer users. In a first look at…

• Mac mini Cheap Enough for Windows Users , But Still a Mac

  Larry Magrid, a syndicated columnist for CBS News, wrote Monday that the Mac mini is cheap enough to be attractive…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For CDW|MacWarehouse

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for CDW|MacWarehouse at the Macintosh Product Guide

• The First Macintosh Stevenote Movie: Happy 21st Birthday, Macintosh!

  Happy birthday, Macintosh! To celebrate, we're going to bring out some embarrassing home movies, like the very first Macintosh Stevenote…

• Microsoft Won’t Appeal EU Ruling

  Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will not appeal a European Union ruling forcing it to remove its Media Player from…

• Creative Manager Pro 7.5 Released

  Creative Manager has released version 7.5 of Creative Manager Pro and Creative Project Manager, the company's ad agency software and…

• Apple’s iTunes Hits 250M Download Mark (UPDATE)

  Apple Computer and its iTunes Music Store has sold more than 250 million songs since first going online in April…

• Music Execs Thinking Beyond iPod to New, Smaller Devices

  While people worldwide clamour to buy Apple's new, ultra-small, music industry executives are meeting at the Midem music industry conference…

• Barron’s: Apple Stock Has Room to Grow

  At just over $70 a share, stock in Apple Computer still has room to rise as high as $85 according…

• Robert X. Cringely Speculates on Apple Movie Download Business

  PBS's Robert X. Cringely has penned a bit of speculation on the idea that Apple is planning on getting into…

• Tsunami Pics Make .Mac #3 Fastest Growing Website (UPDATED)

  Apple's .Mac service was the third fastest growing Website at work during the week ending January 16, thanks to the…

January, 20th January 2005

• Apple Patents Expos? & iTMS UI: Part Patent, Part Speculation

  Apple has filed for patents on Expose and the iTMS interface, which lead John Kheit to speculate that Apple could…

• Hello, New iMac Over Here!

  I just made my New Year's Resolution and so far I am doing great. I recently got a new 20…

• What’s New in GarageBand 2

  Bob LeVitus sat down with Apple's product manager for GarageBand 2, and offers the scoop on what's new in the…

• More Tips and Hints for OS X

  This column contains what I hope you will find to be helpful and/or fun tips for your Macs running OS…

• Target.com Sells Mac mini; Get 10% Discount Through DealsOnTheWeb

  Target will be selling Apple's new Mac mini through its online retail store at Target.com, where, as regular readers of…

• Firewire Direct Launches Affordable, High Performance RAID

  The dual-drive Pro Z-RAID is a FireWire 800 storage system that doesn't cost a fortune

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Five Mac Retailers

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for AudioMIDI, Office Depot, Tech Depot, O'Reilly, and Ramjet at the Macintosh Product…

• Konica Minolta Announces DiMAGE Z20 with 5MP Resolution

  Konica Minolta USA announced Friday an upgrade to the existing DiMAGE Z10 model that ups that models 3.2 megapixel resolution…

• Konica Minolta Introduces DiMAGE Z5 Digital Camera

  Konica Minolta USA announced Friday the DiMAGE Z5, an update to the DiMAGE Z3, with five megapixel resolution, and a…

• Canon Announces Lighter, Smaller PowerShot A510 Digital Camera

  Canon USA announced Thursday the A510 PowerShot A-series that is lighter, smaller, and marries 3.2 megapixel resolution with a 4x…

• Native Instruments Announces New Audio Products

  German music software instrument maker Native Instruments announced Friday a number of new product updates, including a new version of…

• Game Server Configulator for Call of Duty Released

  P-Edge Media has released Game Server Configulator (GSC) for Aspyr's Call of Duty, United Offensive

• Bear Stearns Raises Estimates on Apple on iPod Strength

  Bear Stearns raised its estimates on Apple Friday from 43 cents per share to 48 cents per share for the…

• CFSB: Apple & Dell Best Positioned to Gain Market Share in 2005

  Credit Suisse First Boston (CFSB) said today in a research note to clients that Apple Computer and its rival Dell…

January, 19th January 2005

• CIO Jury Pronounces Apple "Irrelevant" to Business

  Late on Wednesday, we published a story about a group of CIOs that declared Apple "irrelevant" to business

• Merrill Lynch: Strong Demand for iPod shuffle, Could Outstrip Supply

  LAte on Wednesday, we published a report on comments from Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich, who said that demand for…

• The iPod "Fad"

  You've no doubt read that Dell CEO Kevin Rollins has as much as dismissed Apple's iPod as a "fad". For…

• iPod Controller Maker Reports Record Profits

  Synaptics, the maker of the click wheel selector on Apple's iPods, announced Thursday record profits for its second fiscal quarter.…