Archives for June 2005

June, 15th June 2005

• Opera Releases Opera 8 for Mac

  Opera Software released Thursday Opera 8 for Macintosh, playing up its improved speed and security

• Apple Nixes Single Processor Power Mac in Certain Markets

  Apple Computer has quietly removed its 1.8GHz Power Mac G5 from sale through its online Apple Store in the U.S.…

• ‘Widget Vending Machine’ Opens For Business

  The Widget Machine, which its founders describe as a "vending machine for widgets," has opened for business with two widgets…

• Morgan Stanley: iPod Inventory Concerns Overblown

  Morgan Stanley analysts Rebecca Runkel and Kathryn Huberty on Wednesday issued their latest research report on Apple characterizing concerns about…

June, 14th June 2005

• Flash Converter mProjector Gets Tiger Support, More

  Screentime Media on Wednesday released version 1.2 of mProjector, its utility for converting Macromedia Flash MX files into software applications.

• Apple Store Updates Refurb Offerings (Many iPods)

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for J&R, Publishing Perfection, CompUSA, MacGameStore, and the Apple Store itself at…

• SilverStorm Adds OS X Support to InfiniBand Switching, QuickSilver Software

  SilverStorm Technologies has added Mac OS X support to its InfiniBand network switching solutions as well as its QuickSilver software…

• Full Text of Jobs Stanford Speech: "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish"

  The full text of Sunday's commencement speech at Stanford University by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been released. Poignant and…

• Apple Tops List of Fastest Growing Brands

  Apple Computer is the fastest growing brand in the world with five other high tech names in the top 10,…

• Ericsson, Napster Partner to Combat Apple/Motorola Music Phone

  Ericsson, the world's largestmaker of mobile-phone networks, will start an online music service with Napster in the next year, to…

• J2SCatalog 1.2 Adds Several XML-Based Capabilities to InDesign

  J2SCatalog is an InDesign CS plug-in that uses an XML data source to automatically tag and generate document layouts.

• Smith Barney Raises Worldwide PC Sales Forecast, But Apple Unaffected

  Analyst Richard Gardner on Wednesday issued a research report that revises his 2005 and 2006 PC unit growth forecasts, reflecting…

• PuppyGames Releases Retro-Tinged Ultratron Game

  PuppyGames on Wednesday released Ultratron, a 2D game that hearkens back to Robotron 2084 and other classic arcade titles.

June, 13th June 2005

• Road Trips with your iPod

  Ted Landau offers his thoughts (and suggestions) for using your iPod in your car!

• JVC Debuts New Camcorders Equipped with Hard Drives

  JVC's new Everio G digital camcorders record video directly to 20GB or 30GB hard drives, rather than tapes or discs.

• AirPort Radar Widget Scans for Wireless Networks

  Wireless networking products dealer MacWireless has released the free Dashboard widget AirPort Radar.

• O’Reilly Publishes ‘Digital Video Hacks’

  "Digital Video Hacks" is a collection of 100 tips and tricks aimed at those working in all aspects of digital…

• REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2005 for Mac

  REAL Software announced Tuesday it is now shipping REALbasic 2005 for Macintosh, an update to its cross-platform object-oriented language and…

• Endicia Debuts PictureItPostage for Mac OS X Tiger

  Internet postage service Endicia announced Tuesday the release of PictureItPostage for Mac, a Mac OS X Tiger-only customized postage solution…

• DigiTimes: shuffle Sales Weak; Flash RAM Prices May Fall

  Sales of Apple Computer's iPod shuffle are "weaker than expected" and the price manufacturers pay for NAND flash memory may…

• HP Splits Up PC, Printer Groups After 5 Months

  Hewlett-Packard Co. separated its personal computer and printer units Monday, just five months after combining them

• Gartner: Apple/Intel Deal Raises "Tantalizing Prospects" for the Future

  Apple's switch to the Intel processor "raises tantalizing prospects for future products targeting the digital living room", but companies need…

• Aspyr Makes LEGO Star Wars Available for Pre-Order

  Aspyr Media has placed a page for LEGO Star Wars on its Web site and made the game available for…

• The Mac Geek Gab Podcast - Inaugural Edition

  Today marks the release of the inaugural edition of TMO's first foray into podcasting, TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab.…

June, 12th June 2005

• Cool Dashboard Widgets!

  John F. Braun rounds up some cool Dashboard Widgets for a Tiger near you.

• SightSpeed 4.0 Features Over 100 Improvements

  SightSpeed 4.0 offers support for 10 languages, better audio quality, integration with Microsoft Outlook, unlimited video mail storage, support for…

• Plextor Adds Real-Time DivX Encoding to ConvertX Recorder

  Plextor Corp. on Monday added real-time, hardware-based DivX video encoding to the Mac version of its ConvertX Personal Video Recorder.

• MacShield Enhanced Edition Offers Enterprise-Strength Protection

  MacShield Enhanced Edition protects a Mac's hard drive by writing all changes to a temporary storage area and then eliminating…

• Voice Over IP Service Skype Adds Voicemail

  Skype on Monday added Skype Voicemail to the options available to the more than 1.5 million premium subscribers of its…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Three Mac Retailers, Clearance Items

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals pages for Sweetwater Sound, AudioMidi, and CDW MacWarehouse at the Macintosh Product Guide

• Build Your Own Mac Site Aims to Show Users How to Do It

  BuildYourOwnMac.com is geared toward users who want to either build their own MacIntel systems or figure out how to run…

• PowerMacResQ Adds Mac Mini Repair, Upgrade Program

  PowerMacResQ will install 1GB RAM, Bluetooth, AirPort Extreme, a SuperDrive or a 100GB hard drive.

• Maxtor Debuts OneTouch II FireWire 800 Drive

  Maxtor Corporation announced Monday the Maxtor OneTouch II drive with a FireWire 800 interface for the Macintosh

• Seiko Revamps Smart Label Printer Line; Adds Mac Support

  Seiko Instruments USA has released three new models of its Smart Label Printer line that will be available in July,…

• NYT: Apple Cut IBM Ties Days Before Intel News; Targeting Living Room

  Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs told I.B.M. just days before it switched to the Intel processor that it would stop…

• Televaulting Backup & Recovery for Mac OS X Announced

  Asigra, Inc. announced Monday the release of Televaulting for Mac OS X, a agentless backup and recovery system for Macintosh…

• Apple CEO Jobs Tells Stanford Grads to Not Fear Failure

  Apple Computer Inc.'s CEO Steve Jobs told Stanford University graduates Sunday not to be afraid of failing and not to…

• Xupport 3.0 to Ship in July, Offer Tiger Support

  Laurent Muller has announced that Xupport 3.0, the latest version of his multi-purpose system utility, will add support for Mac…

• Apple, Nokia Partner on Mobile Web Browser

  Apple Computer and Nokia announced Monday they have been cooperating on developing a new mobile Web browser for the mobile…

June, 09th June 2005

• PSP EffectsPak Ported To The Mac

  PSP Audioware has announced that the PSP EffectsPak has been ported to the HTDM format for use within OS X

• Mac Punditry: Deranged and Dumb on any Processor

  John Kheit takes the Mac Press to task for glossing over serious issues surrounding the move from PPC to Intel…

• Warming Up To Cold Fusion

  Vern Seward says that some recent developments in the world of cold fusion could have benefits for us all

• John Carmack: Mac/PPC Peformance Gap for Gaming "Not a Myth"

  The performance gap between PowerPC and x86 is "not a myth," according to Mac and Windows gaming developer John Carmack,…

• Cringely: Apple Wants to ‘Dethrone Microsoft’ With Intel’s Help

  To accomplish that feat, he sees the two companies merging.

• Brenthaven Updates Apple Laptop Cases with CORE Protection

  CORE provides internal padding that flexes inward to secure smaller notebooks and expands out when a larger laptop is inserted.

• Apple Reveals Two New Retail Stores in UK

  Apple Computer has announced it is opening two more retail stores in the U.K. this year

• Apple Discounts .Mac With CPU Sold

  Apple Computer is discounting US$30, UK?20 and ?30 for customers in Ireland off its .Mac online service with every new…

• Apple Developer "Best of" Award Winners Announced

  Transmit 3, iSale and Delicious Library walked away with just some of the eight awards given out for best designed…

• Dungeon Siege, C&C Generals: Zero Hour Updated

  MacSoft and Aspyr Media on Friday announced updates to their Dungeon Siege and Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour games,…

June, 08th June 2005

• Motley Fool’s Tim Beyers Says Apple’s Real Target is Dell

  Mr. Beyers also tackles what he calls "three of the more popular myths" that have been propagated this week: the…