A Dream Home for the True Blue Apple Fan
Way back in 1950, science fiction giant Ray Bradbury wrote a short story, There Will Come Soft Rains, about a smart house that did just about everything for its resident family -- including cooking breakfast and keeping track of the bills. Unfortunately, all members of that family, along with all inhabitants of the town, were obliterated by a nuclear explosion. The house, though, kept right on going.
A Dream Home for the True Blue Apple Fan
A Dream Home for the True Blue Apple Fan
In an aggressive response, unofficial Mac clone builder Psystar has made a controversial claim that Apple doesn't legally own the US rights to protect Mac OS X, invalidating a major component of its lawsuit.
Psystar claims Apple has invalid Mac OS X copyright
Psystar claims Apple has invalid Mac OS X copyright
Steve Jobs needs to take a page from Fidel Castro's book and give a speech. A big long one. At Macworld. When Fidel was running Cuba and rumors put him at death's door, he'd give a two-hour talk to reassure his subjects. Fidel had the May Day parade. Jobs has Macworld. But Jobs' people say there will be no Jobs at Macworld 2009.
How Steve Jobs Can Put an End to All Those Personal Questions
How Steve Jobs Can Put an End to All Those Personal Questions
Two days after Apple purchased a 3.6 percent share in Imagination Technologies, Intel increased its own stake in the British graphics chip design firm to a comparable controlling share, filings show.
Intel ups stake in Imagination following Apple's buy-in
Intel ups stake in Imagination following Apple's buy-in
Research In Motion painted a rosy outlook for its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday, offering a positive read-through for rival smartphone maker Apple.
Strong RIM guidance seen as positive for Apple
Strong RIM guidance seen as positive for Apple
Apple this week published a support document advising Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users on how to resolve a problem that may cause Software Update to hang while attempting to apply software updates.
Apple details fix for hanging Software Update installs
Apple details fix for hanging Software Update installs
Apple released a technote detailing an issue that some users have run into while installing the latest Mac OS X Software Update.
Apple Acknowledges 10.5.6 'Configuring Installation' Issue
Apple Acknowledges 10.5.6 'Configuring Installation' Issue
A wireless set-top-box maker is suing Apple, claiming the company hired away a trio of employees privy to patented technology that would later turn up as part of Apple TV.
Apple TV at the center of Apple's latest lawsuit
Apple TV at the center of Apple's latest lawsuit
Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller will use a portion of his keynote address at next month's Macworld Expo to show off a more refined version of the company's upcoming Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system, according to UK's Guardian.
Apple to showcase Snow Leopard at Macworld - report
Apple to showcase Snow Leopard at Macworld - report
Apple's patent applications sometimes enter into bizarre and conceptual territory. This week's patent application reveals research into portable multi-touch skins that can be placed on three dimensional objects:
Apple Researching Multi-Touch Skins and New Gestures
Apple Researching Multi-Touch Skins and New Gestures
A company filing published for the first time this week shows Apple to be exploring portable multi-touch skins that can be wrapped around three-dimensional objects such as an iPod or steering wheel to provide addition GUI interfaces for those objects that can be configured via the touch skins themselves.
Apple exploring portable multi-touch skins for 3D surfaces
Apple exploring portable multi-touch skins for 3D surfaces
New evidence that Apple is the mysterious licensee of Imagination Technologies Group's PowerVR mobile graphics technology broke today, when the company publicly announced that Apple has subscribed to 8 million new shares of IMG, giving the iPhone maker a 3% stake in the firm. A press release also revealed Apple to be a licensee of Imagination's technology.
Apple finally outed as mysterious PowerVR licensee
Apple finally outed as mysterious PowerVR licensee
According to a press release from Imagination Technologies Group, Apple is subscribing for 8,200,000 new shares of Imagination Technologies Group which means Apple will have an ownership interest of 3.6% in the company. The press release also reve...
Apple is Licensee and Investor of Imagination Technology
Apple is Licensee and Investor of Imagination Technology
Where were you in January 2007 when you first learned that Apple was going to release an iPhone? I remember very well where I was: sitting glumly at my desk looking through the window at the snow on the ground and wishing I was at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. A fellow tech journalist called from the floor of the rival expo CES -- he too wished he had gone to Macworld.
Is the Sky Falling - or Has Apple Outgrown Macworld
Is the Sky Falling - or Has Apple Outgrown Macworld
As more reactions come in, Apple's stock has dropped in the setting of downgrades by at least one financial analyst from Oppenheimer & Co. Businessweek's Arik Hesseldahl hopes that this might mean that Apple could show up at CES, though this would g...
Apple Had Long Planned to Leave Macworld
Apple Had Long Planned to Leave Macworld
Organizers for the Apple Expo in Paris confirmed Wednesday that the annual trade show has been canceled indefinitely, with this year's show likely having been its last.
Apple Expo canceled following Apple's Macworld pullout
Apple Expo canceled following Apple's Macworld pullout
Apple's decision to withdraw from Macworld entirely has been generating a massive amount of feedback, both in our forums and the industry in general. Aside from the immediate impact, many are concerned that the withdrawal represents the end of the ...
Reaction to Apple's Withdrawal from Macworld, Apple Expo Paris Cancelled
Reaction to Apple's Withdrawal from Macworld, Apple Expo Paris Cancelled
PiperJaffray analyst Gene Munster, one of the most outspoken and trusted experts on all things Apple, told clients on Wednesday that Steve Jobs' absence from this year's Macworld Expo signals "the beginning of a shift in leadership roles" at the company.
Piper believes leadership shift at Apple is underway
Piper believes leadership shift at Apple is underway
Apple's decision to end its participation at the annual Macworld Expo after next month's show is a sign the company wants to free itself from making product announcements on someone else's schedule and not an indication that its chief executive is in poor health, according to new reports.
Apple wanted out of tyranny of MacWorld - reports
Apple wanted out of tyranny of MacWorld - reports
Even as it's besieged by a weak world economy, Apple is expected to bounce back with new iMacs at the start of 2009 and to launch the iPhone in China soon afterwards.
Apple seen with new iMacs, Chinese iPhone soon into 2009
Apple seen with new iMacs, Chinese iPhone soon into 2009