BackBeat Media announced Wednesday the launch of the BackBeat Media Podcast Network, a network of three tech, music, and whatnot podcasts. The three podcasts include Coverville, The Evil Genius Chronicles, and The Mac Observer’s own Mac Geek Gab. The network will be providing advertising, infrastructure, and business support, similar to the kind of support BackBeat…
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Apple SEC Filing Reveals Growth Plans, Legal Actions
Planned Spending Apple projects that is will spend roughly US$390 million for capital expenditures in fiscal 2006, compared to $260 million in fiscal 2005. $210 million of that will be used for further expansion of its retail segment, with the remainder to support normal replacement of existing capital assets, along with enhancements to the companyis…
Intel/TiVo Deal Precursor to Mac DVR?
Viiv (rhymes with “five”) is Intelis new chip set for home digital entertainment systems and supports both 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound speaker systems. It is designed to be easy to use with a remote control, and manages movies, photos, and games. It also is designed to communicate with other electronic devices, online services, and…
AmTech Research Sees Strong 2GB nano, shuffle, Aperture Sales; Raises Estimates
American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu on Tuesday issued a new research report that covered the results of his recent checks with industry and channel sources, which showed “a better-than-expected pick-up in sales of 2GB iPod nanos, iPod shuffles and [Apple’s] new $499 Aperture professional photography software,” he wrote. As a result, he increased his…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #27: Holiday Wish List
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For November 28th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version and an AAC Enhanced version courtesy of one of our fantabulous listeners, Michael, also known as ComputerNap! John and Dave talk through their wishlists for the holidays… things they wish they had, things they wish existed, and more!…
The Slacker's Guide - Improving on a Classic: Forgotten Hope
Say what you will about the mod community, especially given that their work goes largely unnoticed on an individual level. True, the project might be something they’ll be able to put on their resumes, but there’s hardly any fame, fortune or attractive members of the opposite sex at the end of the tunnel. Still, they…
iPods Will Be in Short Supply This Holiday Season
Every holiday season there are a few must-have gifts that leave shoppers desperately scouring stores to find them. That was true of the iPod last year, and it will be true of the popular MP3 player again this year, according to BusinessWeek’s Peter Burrows, who contacted several retailers and found that some of them are…
Intel Adds Internal Apple Group
Little else is known about the group, since both Intel and Apple are keeping quiet about the details. Most likely, Intelis group will work in concert with Apple to develop chips and other technologies that will benefit both companies.
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #26: Getting Geeky With Photos
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For November 21st, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version. Dave and John talk through their favorite ways to take, manage, view, and edit photos. Listen for details on things like easy photo editing, uploading to Flickr, discussion of other photo tricks and more! Show Sponsor: GoDaddy.com -…
Steve Jobs Makes Time's Person of the Year List
Steve Jobs was nominated because of the innovative changes he has made to the entertainment industry through the iPod and the iTunes Music Store (iTMS). This year saw explosive growth in podcasting, the introduction of video downloads at the iTMS, the iPod nano, video capable iPods, and the G5 iMac with Front Row. Each technology…
IT Columnist: 'Without Groupware, Apple Loses Credibility'
John Welch, writing for the Jupiter Research Web site IT Management, used his Friday column to lament the lack of mature groupware servers that run on Mac OS X. He notes that the solutions in use in his office work well with Microsoft Exchange, while there are only “some products [for Mac OS X] that…
EMI Claims New iPod Copy Protection On the Way
Music distributer EMI stated that Apple is adding compatibility for its copy protected CDs to the iPod, a claim that Apple flatly denies, according to TMC. EMI will be releasing albums in the upcoming months that use digital rights management (DRM) software from Macrovision. EMI stated “Apple is nearly finished with the technical work necessary…
Sony BMG Pulls DRM Protected CDs From Shelves
Sony went so far as to post a list of every CD it produces that uses the XCP copy protection software. This is the latest action on Sonyis part to stem the consumer backlash of problems stemming out of privacy and security issues from the DRM tools it uses on music CDs. A statement on…
Sony Halts DRM Software for Mac and Windows [UPDATED]
Sonyis copy protection software can install and hide itself on both Mac OS X and Windows systems in a manner commonly known as “rootkit.” Mac users are not affected by the new viruses that take advantage of Sonyis DRM technology, but Windows users are. The music company released new tools for Windows users that remove…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: Vidcast from Portable Media Expo
TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For November 12th, 2005 – Video Direct Links: MPEG-4 Video Version. As promised to their listeners, nay viewers, Dave and John put together a short vidcast, optimized for the video iPod. Dave and John talk briefly about the Portable Media Expo, and discuss the agenda for the next audio…
The Slacker's Guide - Enigma and Gypsy Mod
Enigma: Oxyd’s Revenge Some people spend their prom nights whisking a high school sweetheart away on the most romantic night of their young adult lives. Complete with limo, corsage, formal attire and several months of minimum wage income sunk into one glamorous event, they head off to try to make an evening last forever. Then…
Analyst: Apple to Face Harder Battle to Dominate Digital Video
Apple Computer is is going to have a harder time dominating digital video than it did conquering the digital audio market, according to a Wall Street analyst. David C. Bailey of Goldman, Sachs & Co. said that the news of CBS and NBC offering TV shows for US$0.99 per episode through video-on-demand services is an…
iTunes Sells 125,000 Pixar Shorts
Pixar also commented that it is in “deep negotiations” with Disney regarding a potential distribution deal for three upcoming animated features after its current project, Cars.
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab: 10.4.3, Repartitioning, Swap Location, and TiVo
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For November 8th, 2005 Direct Links: MP3 Version. Dave and John wade through quite a few issues related to Apple’s latest 10.4.3 OS upgrade, discuss repartitioning (and how not to do it!), and moving your swap partition. Additionally, announcements from TiVo and Google round out this…
NBC and CBS Ready to Challenge iTunes
The programs will be commercial free, just like the shows that are available on the iTunes Music Store (iTMS). CBS plans on making CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, Survivor, and The Amazing Race available. NBC will include Law & Order: SVU and The Office, along with Monk from USA Network, and Battlestar Galactica from the…
MYOB Announces AccountEdge 2006
AccountEdge Network Edition, which lets multiple users access the same company database at the same time, is bundled AccountEdge. AccountEdge 2006 sells for US$299, and additional multi-user licenses cost $149. Upgrades from previous versions are $139.
Needham Downgrades Apple to Hold
However, he added a caveat: “The risk in our downgrade is that the frenetic pace of innovation at Apple could present new opportunities, which could trigger an upgrade at a price thatis much higher than it is today.” Mr. Wolf wrote in his research report that, beginning with Appleis introduction of the Mac mini this…
