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Soldiers Enlist iPods to Break Down Iraqi Language Barrier

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-21 13:24 by Bob 0

For U.S. troops in Iraq, communicating in Arabic soon may be as simple as playing a tune on an iPod. A software program, called VCOM Mobile, enables troops to select preloaded English phrases on iPods and display the corresponding sentences in a foreign language. Users can play an audio clip of the phrase and pull up an avatar on screen to speak and gesture the phrase.

Soldiers Enlist iPods to Break Down Iraqi Language Barrier

Upgrading Core Duo MacBooks with Apple 802.11n hardware

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-21 04:24 by Bob 0

Owners of Apple's Core Duo Mac notebooks who are bummed over a lack of 802.11n wireless support within their systems may find some consolation in learning that they can overcome the limitation with some determined jury-rigging.

Although the majori...

Upgrading Core Duo MacBooks with Apple 802.11n hardware

Jobs and Gates to appear side-by-side at WSJ 'D' Conference

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-20 22:24 by Bob 0

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates have committed to a rare joint appearance at the fifth anniversary of the The Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital conference later this year.

The two men, both semi...

Jobs and Gates to appear side-by-side at WSJ 'D' Conference

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at All Things Digital Conference

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-20 21:24 by Bob 0

A press release issued today announced that both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates will be participating in a joint appearance at The Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital conference which takes place between May 29-31 near San Diego, California.

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at All Things Digital Conference

Touch sensor firm issues legal warning to Apple over iPhone

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-20 21:24 by Bob 0

Touch sensor specialist Quantum Research has yet another bone to pick with Apple, this time over the iPhone's underlying touch-screen technology.

The Southampton-based firm said this week it may file a second lawsuit against the iPod maker if it's...

Touch sensor firm issues legal warning to Apple over iPhone

Apple May Face Another iPhone Suit

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-20 17:24 by Bob 0

Quantum Research is looking into the possibility that some of the technology used in Apple's iPhone may violate one of its patents. The features in question reportedly include the iPhone's touch screen and proximity sensing. If Quantum Research determines that the iPhone does infringe on the patent, the company plans to take Apple to court.

Apple May Face Another iPhone Suit

Sirius and XM join forces: iPod integration made easy

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-20 04:24 by Bob 0

Satellite radio powerhouses Sirius and XM said this week they hope to tie the knot and merge into a single mammoth provider, a move which could simplify integration of the radio service in iPods sometime down the line.

Although many had dismissed...

Sirius and XM join forces: iPod integration made easy

Apple update offers third party WWAN support

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-20 00:24 by Bob 0

A software updated released by Apple on Monday delivers support for third party wireless wide area network (WWAN) products, bolstering support for Macs looking to connect to WWAN networks from the three largest U.S. wireless carriers.

In particula...

Apple update offers third party WWAN support

Briefly: Apple TV retail placement, startup stills; Sydney store hiring

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-19 19:24 by Bob 0

Most Apple retail stores will trim at least three Apple Macs from their forward-position display counters to make room for Apple TV displays later this month. Meanwhile, stills from a start-up movie expected to ship on the wireless media device have ...

Briefly: Apple TV retail placement, startup stills; Sydney store hiring

Apple TV Startup Movie

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-19 18:24 by Bob 0

Users anxious to get a glimpse of the Apple TV's startup movie can now get some still pictures courtesy of the Logan website (who has also done other Apple work as well).

Apple TV Startup Movie

Apple's Jobs blasts teachers unions

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-19 17:24 by Bob 0

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs lashed out at teachers unions during an education reform conference this past weekend, claiming that no amount of technology in the classroom would better public schools until principles had authorization to fire bad ...

Apple's Jobs blasts teachers unions

Jobs: Acting Like a Mid-'90s Gates

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-19 13:24 by Bob 0

Watching Steve Jobs is giving me a sense of deja vu. The Apple boss is reminding me of the way Bill Gates acted in the late 1990s, before the crash. Gates was on top of the world then. Wall Street adored him; the press called him visionary. Enemies jabbed at Gates' ankles, but it was hubris that finally got the better of him.

Jobs: Acting Like a Mid-'90s Gates

Apple TV: Rising Above the Content Delivery Fray

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-18 13:24 by Bob 0

In a recent column, I described how the HDTV and TV broadcast industries are fragmented, fundamentally broken, and all too self-serving. I recapped Apple's tendency to analyze these kinds of markets and provide fundamental, customer-friendly solutions. The goal, explained by Jonathan Ive, is to make us feel whole again. In that respect, I suggested that Apple TV would become a successful product.

Apple TV: Rising Above the Content Delivery Fray

Behind the iPhone and Apple/Cingular Deal

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-17 08:24 by Bob 0

The Wall Street Journal delves deeper (Subscription Required) into the history of the development of the Apple iPhone and touches on a number of details that had already emerged in the weeks following the iPhone announcement.

Behind the iPhone and Apple/Cingular Deal

Apple Rolls Out Nine OS X Patches

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-17 01:24 by Bob 0

Apple released nine patches for Mac OS X on Thursday, including fixes to adjust for new changes in Daylight Savings Time and to address security issues uncovered in the recent Month of Apple Bugs report. Another of the updates is to Final Cut Pro version 5.1.3 and includes important bug fixes, according to the company.

Apple Rolls Out Nine OS X Patches

Apple, Cisco Still Playing iPhone Name Game

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-16 21:24 by Bob 0

Cisco Systems gave Apple nearly one more week to respond to its trademark infringement lawsuit over the iPhone name, a sign that the two companies are close to striking a licensing deal. The networking gear maker said late Thursday it would give Apple until Feb. 21 to file a formal reply in U.S. Federal Court. Cisco's lawsuit alleges that the proposed Apple iPhone dilutes its trademark.

Apple, Cisco Still Playing iPhone Name Game

Briefly: Feds on ex-Apple execs, Cisco reprieve (again), Parallels RC3

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-16 19:24 by Bob 0

Some of Cupertino's alumni could soon meet the raw end of a government axe. Simultaneously, Apple itself has been granted a stay of execution from its iPhone rival Cisco, and Parallels' latest release candidate brings the virtualization software up t...

Briefly: Feds on ex-Apple execs, Cisco reprieve (again), Parallels RC3

SEC To File Charges Against Ex-Apple Execs Soon

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-16 17:24 by Bob 0

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal (paid subscription required), SEC investigators are closing in on bringing criminal charges against former Apple executives.

SEC To File Charges Against Ex-Apple Execs Soon

Cisco and Apple iPhone Negotiations Extended

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-16 14:24 by Bob 0

Cisco issued a brief statement yesterday indicating that Apple and Cisco's negotiations over the iPhone trademark are ongoing and that an extension has been provided until February 21st 2007 before responding to the lawsuit.

Cisco and Apple "iPhone" Negotiations Extended

Mic Attachments: Giving iPods a Record Button

Apple 10282 Published 2007-02-16 13:24 by Bob 0

Like many modern journalists, I need a digital audio recorder that is compact, affordable and simple to use. So do students, podcasters, bird-call devotees and parents keen on saving their kids' utterances for posterity. If they're already carrying iPods, they can get iPod attachments that transform the players into full-featured audio recorders.

Mic Attachments: Giving iPods a Record Button