Mac OS Compatible - Apple (Page 106)

Apple exploring pressure-sensitive touchscreens, touchpads

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-05 06:24 by Bob 0

Seeking to improve its portable devices, Apple has applied for a patent that could lead to touch-sensitive Macs or handhelds which react to the level of force, rather than just contact.

Originally submitted in March of last year but only published...

Apple exploring pressure-sensitive touchscreens, touchpads

Apple Exploring Pressure Sensitive Touch Input

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-05 05:24 by Bob 0

Apple has filed a patent application published on October 4th, which reveals that as far back as March 2006, they have been investigating the possibility of pressure sensitive touch screens.

Apple Exploring Pressure Sensitive Touch Input

Apple Seeds ZFS Read/Write Developer Preview 1.1 for Leopard

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-05 01:24 by Bob 0

Apple has seeded version 1.1 of ZFS (Zettabyte File System) for Mac OS X to Developers this week. The preview updates a previous build released on June 26, 2007.

Apple Seeds ZFS Read/Write Developer Preview 1.1 for Leopard

Apple Acknowledges iMac Freezing Issue, Fix In Works

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-05 00:24 by Bob 0

Apple has acknowledged an iMac freezing issue that was published by AppleInsider earlier this week.

Apple Acknowledges iMac Freezing Issue, Fix In Works

Apple's 3rd Party iPhone Application Plan

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-04 21:24 by Bob 0

9to5mac suggests that Apple has already lined up specific development partners for 3rd party applications on the iPhone. EA is reportedly porting their existing iPod games over to the iPhone, with other big developers also on board.

Apple's 3rd Party iPhone Application Plan

New Zunes likely to cannibalize everything but iPod - analyst

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-04 20:24 by Bob 0

A new line of Zunes introduced by Microsoft earlier this week signal forward progress for Microsoft in the digital media player market but pose a larger threat to the company's own partners than Apple, according to one Wall Street analyst.

We vie...

New Zunes likely to cannibalize everything but iPod - analyst

Apple announcements brewing for late October

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-04 16:24 by Bob 0

Apple Inc. has begun preparatory measures for significant announcements to take place during the last full week of October, AppleInsider has been told.

While sources have requested that we not go into detail regarding the specific measures being p...

Apple announcements brewing for late October

iTunes vs. Amazon: The Devil's in the DRM Details

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-04 13:24 by Bob 0

Amazon's week-old music download service is just the latest challenge to the 4 1/2-year-old heavyweight known as Apple's iTunes Music Store, which has sold more than 3 billion songs. Most music bought from the iTunes store will play only on Apple's iPod devices, though last May, Apple launched iTunes Plus to sell certain songs without that restrictive, digital rights management coding for $1.29 each.

iTunes vs. Amazon: The Devil's in the DRM Details

Apple updates MacBook Pro battery firmware, QT for Windows

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-03 23:24 by Bob 0

Apple on Wednesday afternoon release two small software updates, one a security update targeting the Windows version of its QuickTime media software, and another to address battery performance issues on its 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks.

Security ...

Apple updates MacBook Pro battery firmware, QT for Windows

Jobs' Alter Ego Plans Coming Out Party

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-03 21:24 by Bob 0

The Fake Steve Jobs blogger who jealously guarded his anonymity for nearly a year is now arranging a publicity tour and touting his real-life biography in a forthcoming book. <i>Forbes</i> magazine editor Dan Lyons had intended to publish oPtion$: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs under a pseudonym.

Jobs' Alter Ego Plans Coming Out Party

Apple working on improvements to Web-based iPhone SDK

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-03 19:24 by Bob 0

Apple is reportedly working on solutions that will help developers gain more exposure for their Web-based iPhone apps, but presently holds no plans to issue a true software developers kit (SDK) that would allow for native third-party application de...

Apple working on improvements to Web-based iPhone SDK

Apple considering Intel chip for future iPhone

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-03 16:24 by Bob 0

Apple may eventually abandon its custom-designed Samsung system on chip (SoC) found at the heart of the iPhone for one developed by Intel, according to a new report.

Citing OEM channel sources, DigiTimes claims that Apple has been looking closely ...

Apple considering Intel chip for future iPhone

Hi-Def Radio Tagging: Hear It on the Air, Buy It on iTunes

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-03 13:24 by Bob 0

Did you see this? I know this has been around for awhile, but there is something significant going on here. Apple and a company called iBiquity Digital teamed up to provide a service to folks with digital HD radio that will let people tag a song they hear for purchase at the iTunes Store. The service is called iTunes Tagging and it's pretty cool technology.

Hi-Def Radio Tagging: Hear It on the Air, Buy It on iTunes

Apple Reminds Users that Boot Camp is a Leopard Feature

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-03 07:24 by Bob 0

Many have noticed a support document posted by Apple reminding users the licensing terms of Boot Camp -- Apple's boot into Windows solution for Intel-based Macs.

Apple Reminds Users that Boot Camp is a Leopard Feature

Interview: no evidence Apple understands gaming

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-03 00:24 by Bob 0

On the eve of releasing his latest game, Valve Software co-founder Gabe Newell has revealed his team's repeated frustrations in convincing Apple that gaming is equally as important to consumers as editing home movies.

Gaming news site Kikizo learn...

Interview: "no evidence" Apple understands gaming

Briefly: Office 2008 info; 'House' to be pulled from iTunes; more

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-02 22:24 by Bob 0

Microsoft continues to reveal itty bitty details of Office 2008 for Mac one at a time in an effort to spur interest in the now tardy productivity suit. Meanwhile, NBC's rift with iTunes has claimed yet another hit TV show. And smartphone maker HTC is...

Briefly: Office 2008 info; 'House' to be pulled from iTunes; more

Suit claims Nike, Apple stole idea for Nike+ iPod Sport Kit

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-02 19:24 by Bob 0

A little-known athletic company for Utah has filed a lawsuit that names both Nike and Apple, claiming that Nike knowingly stole its decade-old idea for the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit.

Brothers Greg and Kenny Anderson of Leaper Footwear, LLC say they inv...

Suit claims Nike, Apple stole idea for Nike+ iPod Sport Kit

'iPhone Extreme' reference spotted in Apple.com HTML code

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-02 17:24 by Bob 0

This one's a stretch, but a one-off mention of a product dubbed iPhone Extreme in the HTML code of one of Apple Inc.'s iPhone web pages has raised some eyebrows.

Credit for this find goes out to Tom over at the iPhoneBugList, who stumbled upon t...

'iPhone Extreme' reference spotted in Apple.com HTML code

Steve Jobs trotted out to motivate Yahoo! execs

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-02 02:24 by Bob 0

In a move that reportedly resonated well with many of Yahoo's top brass, chief executive Jerry Yang on Friday did his part to revitalize sagging morale at the search giant with an exec-level meeting that included a surprise motivational speech by Ste...

Steve Jobs trotted out to motivate Yahoo! execs

Apple Releases Leopard 9A557/9A559 Seed Update

Apple 10272 Published 2007-10-02 00:24 by Bob 0

Apple has released a new seed update to developers running the latest versions of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard via Mac OS X's Software Update mechanism.

Apple Releases Leopard 9A557/9A559 Seed Update