It's Automatic: Using iTunes 7's Update Manager
One of the benefits of iTunes 7 is that it manages software updates for your iPod so that you don't have to download and run updates yourself. Since you don't have to rely on other applications to handle the job for you, it should be easier to ensure that your iPod always has the latest software installed.
It's Automatic: Using iTunes 7's Update Manager
It's Automatic: Using iTunes 7's Update Manager
Five years ago Monday, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPod, the company's most important product since the original Macintosh and one of the most successful consumer electronics products ever. Only no one knew it at the time. I don't think Apple believed it would have an incredibly phenomenal hit on its hands, said Tim Bajarin, principal analyst at consulting firm Creative Strategies.
Apple's iPod Five Years Later: A Cultural Icon
Apple's iPod Five Years Later: A Cultural Icon
As we approach the end of the year, thoughts traditionally turn to the future. I thought I'd get an early start. Near term we have the widely rumored launch of the new Apple Newton, uh, I mean iPhone. A little further out we have the emergence of true telepresence -- which brings the possibility that companies will no longer reimburse business travel for most of us.
Apple's iPhone, No More Biz Travel, Oracle vs. Novell vs. Apple
Apple's iPhone, No More Biz Travel, Oracle vs. Novell vs. Apple
Like it or not, buyers of x86 servers, clients and workstations face a major platform shift as the 32-bit CPUs, operating systems and applications slowly fade into history. That historic migration will have dramatic impact. After all, 64-bit computing revolutionized RISC-based UNIX systems, allowing them to step into roles dominated by mainframes and minicomputers.
An Apple for the Enterprise
An Apple for the Enterprise
The pending resignation of UnitedHealth Group's Chairman and Chief Executive William McGuire provided an inescapable sign that no executive is too big to be toppled by a stock option scandal -- despite having many fans in the boardroom and on Wall Street. That news also could rekindle a question: Is Apple Computer's iconic CEO Steve Jobs truly safe?
Apple's Steve Jobs: The Harder They Fall
Apple's Steve Jobs: The Harder They Fall
Fresh hardware shipments from Apple Computer should commence within the next week and a half, according to statements from both company executives and those responsible for keeping ties with its reseller community.
During Apple's recent quarterly ...
Briefly: holiday Apple hardware tracking for early Nov.
During Apple's recent quarterly ...
Briefly: holiday Apple hardware tracking for early Nov.
With nearly 9 million iPods sold last quarter, Apple's iPod and iTunes gravy train doesn't seem in danger of running off the rails anytime soon. The company's CFO, Peter Oppenheimer, and COO, Tim Cook, ran down the key statistics during their quarterly conference call with analysts on Wednesday.
No End to iTunes, iPod Gravy Train
No End to iTunes, iPod Gravy Train
Podcasting isn't clever or cool -- it's just plain nerdy. A lot of people think podcasting is really cool. They know that it's in some way connected with the Internet, and they've heard that Ricky Gervais and Russell Brand are into it; ergo, it must be, like, down with the kids.
Podcasting: For Geeks Only
Podcasting: For Geeks Only
Apple was urged Thursday to redesign its iPod headphones over fears that they could cause long-term hearing damage. Researchers at Harvard Medical School found the type of bud earphones that Apple supplies with every iPod caused consumers to turn up their players to dangerous levels. Now experts are advising consumers to dump the supplied headphones.
Study: iPod Headphones a Danger to Hearing
Study: iPod Headphones a Danger to Hearing
Apple's latest TV ads cannot be thoroughly evaluated based on product claims, accuracy, or the opinions of expert Apple customers. If you go there, you just wind up frustrated and cynical. Instead, the ads have to be evaluated based on insider knowledge of advertising principles.
Deconstructing Apple's New TV Ads
Deconstructing Apple's New TV Ads
An Apple Computer patent filing revealed this week by the United States Patent and Trademark Office describes a single scroll bar user interface for controlling windows with more than one scrollable panel.
Panels move in lock-step with one anothe...
Apple to optimize screen space with "multi-panel scrolling"
Panels move in lock-step with one anothe...
Apple to optimize screen space with "multi-panel scrolling"
Analysts for UBS Investment Research are thrilled with what their seeing from Apple Computer in recent quarters and are urging investors to buy shares of the company ahead of January's insanity-induced Macworld trade show in San Francisco, Calif.
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UBS: Buy into Apple ahead of Macworld
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UBS: Buy into Apple ahead of Macworld
Security enhancements that will protect users of Apple Computer's forthcoming Safari 3.0 Web browser from malicious websites have already begun to appear in the latest builds of the company's next-generation Leopard operating system.
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Anti-phishing measures already turning up in Safari 3 builds
According to ...
Anti-phishing measures already turning up in Safari 3 builds
Fans of Apple Computer's portable music players will find the new, video-capable models of the iPod and its miniature counterpart, the nano, clearly worth the wait. As with previous iPods, the nano now comes in a variety of storage capacities and colors, not just silver and black.
Review: New iPods Offer Solid Value
Review: New iPods Offer Solid Value
Apple Computer's Japan unit is in the process of confirming whether its iPod portable digital music players carry a computer virus following the discovery of such infection abroad, an official at the subsidiary said Thursday. We are confirming effects in Japan, said the official at Apple Japan's public relations unit.
Apple Examining iPods Shipped in Japan for Virus
Apple Examining iPods Shipped in Japan for Virus
Though surprising, Apple Computer's decision Wednesday to disclose full financial results of its fiscal fourth quarter, despite ongoing options issues, should be seen as an indicator of the company's overall confidence surrounding the matter, one Wal...
Apple's full financial disclosure exudes confidence
Apple's full financial disclosure exudes confidence
Apple blew by forecasts for its fourth quarter, reporting sharply higher profit on continued strong sales of iPods and Macintosh computers. The company said it ended the fiscal year with US$10 billion in cash. Apple said profit was $546 million on revenue of $4.84 billion, compared with $430 million in profit and $3.68 billion in sales a year ago.
Strong Sales of iPods, Macs Bolster Apple's Q4 Profit
Strong Sales of iPods, Macs Bolster Apple's Q4 Profit
Gartner has released preliminary market share numbers for 3Q 2006 (calendar, Apple's financial 4Q) which show Apple seeing substantial industry growth at 1.5%. Apple now ships 6.1% of all U.S. PCs, 4th in the industry behind Gateway (6.4%), HP (23...
Gartner: Apple At 6.1% U.S. Market Share, Up 1.5% From Last Year
Gartner: Apple At 6.1% U.S. Market Share, Up 1.5% From Last Year
Despite enterprise-worthy products, Apple wants no part of the enterprise. History hasn't been kind to Apple's enterprise ambitions. Blame it on the products -- which emphasized personal productivity over corporate citizenship -- or on the smug superiority of Apple users. But Mac and enterprise have seldom been uttered in the same sentence.
Apple: Still Avoiding the 'E' Word
Apple: Still Avoiding the 'E' Word
First on AI: Sales of Apple's Macintosh computers over the past twelve month's have grown faster than any other major PC manufacturer, boosting the company's share of the U.S. PC market to 6.1 percent, according to data released by Gartner on Wednesd...
Apple's share of U.S. PC market jumps to 6.1 percent
Apple's share of U.S. PC market jumps to 6.1 percent