Apple TV Shipping Tuesday, March 20th
Investor's Business Daily reports that the Apple TV will be shipping on Tuesday. This information is not particularly top-secret, as all early web-orders for the Apple TV reflect a March 20th ship date.
Apple TV Shipping Tuesday, March 20th
Apple TV Shipping Tuesday, March 20th
iSphere is a small, reasonably priced, spherical iPod speaker system. It has a sleek, minimalist look, which is to be expected -- it was created by Sharper Image Design. What I didn't expect was that such a small three-speaker system would sound so good. iSphere has three speakers -- left and right full-frequency drivers plus a rear-facing subwoofer.
iSphere iPod Speakers: Minimalist Look, Minimal Features
iSphere iPod Speakers: Minimalist Look, Minimal Features
While some investors may question Apple's ability to carry its lead in music into the digital living room with Apple TV, researchers at PiperJaffray & Co believe the iPod maker is entering the market with a tenfold edge over its closest competitor.
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Apple fit with early lead in "digital living room"
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Apple fit with early lead in "digital living room"
Apple Inc. has informed its network of iPhone component suppliers to begin delivery of materials to its Taiwanese manufacturing facilities by next month.
Among those commissioned were the phone's printed circuit board makers, which were told to be...
Briefly: Apple wants iPhone components from suppliers by April
Among those commissioned were the phone's printed circuit board makers, which were told to be...
Briefly: Apple wants iPhone components from suppliers by April
Apple Inc. on Friday afternoon released a minor update to its iTunes jukebox software to address a handful of minor issues that have surfaced within the release of iTunes 7.1.
iTunes 7.1.1 addresses a stability issue and minor compatibility probl...
Apple patches issues with iTunes 7.1.1 release
iTunes 7.1.1 addresses a stability issue and minor compatibility probl...
Apple patches issues with iTunes 7.1.1 release
Apple TV hasn't shipped yet, but Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster thinks the home theater box is already poised to steamroll over Microsoft's Media Center. He commented, We believe iTunes is a Trojan horse media center, which will give Apple a significant early lead in the digital living room.
Apple TV Could Take Living Room by Storm
Apple TV Could Take Living Room by Storm
I ran across an article recently that discussed concerns that a large portion of our history, recorded on tapes, vinyl records, slides, movies film and paper, is in real danger of being left in limbo because of the lack of means to digitize these artifacts. What was surprising to me is that only 10 percent of the records in the Library of Congress are planned to be digitized.
Apple's Next Task: Archiving Your Entire Existence
Apple's Next Task: Archiving Your Entire Existence
The European Commission has in short order raised -- and then quashed -- hints of legal action on a larger scope against iTunes' closed system. At the same time, Apple's latest Mac OS X update has greatly expanded its phone support, details have su...
Briefly: EU on iTunes, 10.4.9 phone sync, Intel's Bearlake, Verizon card for MBP
Briefly: EU on iTunes, 10.4.9 phone sync, Intel's Bearlake, Verizon card for MBP
Investment research firm PiperJaffray on Thursday cautioned shareholders of video production firm Avid Technology, Inc. that shares could experience some short-term volatility should Apple Inc. pull something from its sleeve at next month's NAB confe...
Avid investors prepped for Apple surprises at NAB
Avid investors prepped for Apple surprises at NAB
Spending a week without Safari and exclusively in a different Web browser is kind of like visiting some place you've never been before -- you never know what surprises are waiting around the next corner. Lucky for me, the surprises waiting in OmniWeb town were happy and nice and kick-in-the-shins free. Last week I used only Firefox, and this week, it's OmniWeb.
OmniWeb: More Mac-Like Than Safari
OmniWeb: More Mac-Like Than Safari
Apple released a big security patch for its Mac OS X operating system Tuesday. The mega-update patches some 45 weak spots, including several zero-day vulnerabilities. About one-third of the fixes address security issues revealed on the Month of Kernel Bugs and Month of Apple Bugs blogs. This latest update marks the seventh time Apple has released a security patch since the start of 2007.
Super-Sized Apple Update Fixes 45 Flaws
Super-Sized Apple Update Fixes 45 Flaws
An increasing number of reports are pointing to Apple using more Flash memory in various components in the near future.
Flash Memory and Apple iPods and Laptops
Flash Memory and Apple iPods and Laptops
The PDO Aluminum V2 from Portable Device Outfitters is an aircraft-grade anodized aluminum case for your fifth-generation iPod Video with a unique feature -- a soft silicone cover to protect your iPod's clickwheel. Beyond the clickwheel cover, the PDO Aluminum V2 is a high-quality aluminum case much like others on the market.
PDO Aluminum V2: A Solid Case for iPod Video
PDO Aluminum V2: A Solid Case for iPod Video
According to Reuters, the European Union's consumer chief Meglena Kuneva is softening her stance on Apple's iTunes-iPod ecosystem. Recently, she had been quoted as comparing Apple's store with CD's, and the lack of transportability of Apple's...
EU Not Interested In Pushing Legal Case At iTunes
EU Not Interested In Pushing Legal Case At iTunes
The European Union's consumer protection commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, is backing off from her stance that Apple should open the iTunes Store to all portable digital music players. After her comments earlier this week, she is reportedly now claiming that she simply wanted to raise questions.
EU Commish on iTunes: Can We Talk
EU Commish on iTunes: Can We Talk
Bank of America Securities this week joined a chorus of other Wall Street firms who say they believe Apple Inc. is working on flash-based notebook and video iPod designs for a release sometime later this year.
The financial reports arrive on the h...
BofA echos reports of flash-based Apple sub-notebook in 2H07
The financial reports arrive on the h...
BofA echos reports of flash-based Apple sub-notebook in 2H07
When podcasting hit the scene late in 2004, it made a big splash. Podcasters who had floated under the radar were suddenly the focus of a bevy of broadcast and print news reports. What had been a grassroots movement by a few technology-savvy radiophiles with a show in the barn mentality would, many thought, be the next super trend, following in the footsteps of the blogging phenomenon.
Copyright Law and the Perils of Pirate Podcasts
Copyright Law and the Perils of Pirate Podcasts
Attendance at IDG's Macworld San Francisco scored the most visitors even in its history this year, while WR Hambrecht began its coverage on Apple with an optimistic look. Meanwhile, a market study showed Apple at 10 percent of notebooks in January, a...
Briefly: MWSF attendance, Apple notebook sales, Panther update, iPhoto
Briefly: MWSF attendance, Apple notebook sales, Panther update, iPhoto
Apple Inc. on Monday transformed its 32-foot glass cube in Midtown Manhattan into a enormous teaser advertisement for its upcoming iPhone handset.
Workers on scaffolds could be seen draping the semitransparent billboard ad down the entire right si...
Huge iPhone ad dawns on Apple's 32-foot glass cube
Workers on scaffolds could be seen draping the semitransparent billboard ad down the entire right si...
Huge iPhone ad dawns on Apple's 32-foot glass cube