Greenpeace's Apple Attack Borders on Dishonesty
There Greenpeace goes again. First it was the Mac. Now it's the iPhone. I've harrumphed before, in this column and in my blog, about Greenpeace's flawed attacks on Apple for using certain toxic chemicals in its computers. Now I'm ready to harrumph anew. It's not that Apple's environmental conscience should be entirely clean.
Greenpeace's Apple Attack Borders on Dishonesty
Greenpeace's Apple Attack Borders on Dishonesty
Music services such as iTunes come with a fringe benefit. They are becoming a deep repository for audiobooks. Some of these titles are obscure and hard to find in book stores, but, in a tribute to No. 4 on my list, the endless shelf space of the Internet's Long Tail makes it easy for Apple to carry them.
Off the Shelf, Into the iPod: iTunes' Audio Bookstore
Off the Shelf, Into the iPod: iTunes' Audio Bookstore
A new iPod Touch TV spot due to begin airing Sunday night isn't the work of an Apple bigwig or members of the company's ad agency, but rather a teenage student. Meanwhile, Apple has updated Aperture for Leopard and also posted new versions of Backup,...
Apple to air student-made TV ad; Aperture & Backup updates
Apple to air student-made TV ad; Aperture & Backup updates
With the launch of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to customers, Apple has finally seeded the Gold Master version of Mac OS X Leopard (Client and Server) to developers. It represents the same version of Leopard that is shipping to customers.
Apple Seeds Mac OS X Leopard (9A581) to Developers
Apple Seeds Mac OS X Leopard (9A581) to Developers
Apple entered its final countdown Friday for the release of Leopard, an update for its Mac OS X. The question Apple will be able to answer by late Friday evening is, considering its delay of several months, coupled with a rather low-key marketing campaign, will rally Mac owners to go out and purchase the new OS?
Apple to Let a New Cat Out of the Bag
Apple to Let a New Cat Out of the Bag
In an unusual move, Apple will be airing a new television ad that started as a student project, according to The New York Times. The new iPod touch ad will begin airing on Sunday.
Apple to Air Student-Made iPod Touch Ad
Apple to Air Student-Made iPod Touch Ad
Apple release an update to Aperture today, which brings Aperture to verison 1.5.6.
Apple Updates Aperture to 1.5.6 for Leopard
Apple Updates Aperture to 1.5.6 for Leopard
For years, Apple has really been two companies: a mature, slow-growing one paired with a new, dynamic one, with the upstart driving the company's renaissance. Apple's vibrant business was, of course, its iPod unit, and its stodgy old business the Macintosh division. Indeed, the company in January dropped Computer from its name.
Is the iPod Over the Hill
Is the iPod Over the Hill
To the dismay of what is sure to be many, Apple Inc. appears to have pulled one of the more compelling features of its Leopard operating system last minute: the ability to use its revolutionary Time Machine backup software with wireless AirPort Disks...
Apple yanks wireless backup from Leopard last minute
Apple yanks wireless backup from Leopard last minute
A new filing reveals that Apple has researched a method that would allow a touch-sensitive keyboard to generate physical feedback without interfering in gestures.
Published Thursday but originally applied for in April of last year, the US Patent O...
Apple patent hints at tactile multi-touch keyboard
Published Thursday but originally applied for in April of last year, the US Patent O...
Apple patent hints at tactile multi-touch keyboard
Apple released the original iPod six years ago this week. During its first six years, the iPod has gone from a 5GB Mac-only music player to a cross-platform 160GB music and video player and the most popular media player on the market. Happy birthday, iPod. The first iPod cost US$399 and measured 2.43 by 4.02 by .78 inches.
iPod, This Is Your Life
iPod, This Is Your Life
With the delivery of Mac OS X Leopard, there have been a number of articles detailing individual observations. Here compilation of interesting Leopard tidbits:
Early Mac OS X Leopard Notes and Observations
Early Mac OS X Leopard Notes and Observations
As expected, Apple has released a software updated for owners of its white 24-inch iMacs to address a video issue that prevents Boot Camp from functioning properly. Meanwhile, the company also unleashed updates to iDVD and iLife Support.
iMac MXM ...
Apple releases iMac MXM, iDVD, iLife Support updates
iMac MXM ...
Apple releases iMac MXM, iDVD, iLife Support updates
Warner Music Group may be the latest content provider to become increasingly restless with Apple's pricing terms according to The Washington Post.
Warner Music Considering Not Renewing Long-Term iTunes Contract
Warner Music Considering Not Renewing Long-Term iTunes Contract
When Steve Jobs unleashes Mac OS X Leopard on Friday, Mac fans and others considering an Apple computer for the first time will have questions. Is the new Leopard operating system worth the $129 upgrade price? Is it the reason to splurge for a new Mac? Long before Leopard pounced onto the scene, I rated OS X superior to Windows for most consumers.
Apple's Leopard Is Spot-On
Apple's Leopard Is Spot-On
Steve Jobs helped save a sinking music industry by courting struggling record labels to his iPod + iTunes ecosystem, but his bargaining position hasn't been as strong when it comes to video content. As a result, some music companies are now starting ...
Warner Music may not renew yearly iTunes contract - report
Warner Music may not renew yearly iTunes contract - report
In addition to the new searching, browsing and back up features for office documents (Finder, Dock, Quick Look, Cover Flow, Spotlight, Time Machine) and new support for collaborative information sharing (Mail, iChat, iCal, Server), Mac OS X Leopard a...
Road to Mac OS X Leopard: QuickTime, iTunes, and Media Features
Road to Mac OS X Leopard: QuickTime, iTunes, and Media Features
Investment bank Piper Jaffray on Thursday maintained its extremely bullish outlook Apple Inc., raising its price target on shares of the company once again to $250 from $222, saying it remains confident in predictions that iPhone sales will increase ...
Piper Jaffray ups Apple target to $250, sees sales of 45M iPhones in 09
Piper Jaffray ups Apple target to $250, sees sales of 45M iPhones in 09
I've been testing Leopard, and while it is an evolutionary, not a revolutionary, release, I believe it builds on Apple's quality advantage over Windows, writes the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg in a review to be published in Thursday's editio...
Mossberg: Apple's Leopard evolutionary, not revolutionary
Mossberg: Apple's Leopard evolutionary, not revolutionary
With less than 48 hours to go before Apple unleashes its next-generation Leopard operating system, the company is also putting the finishing touches on another update of significance: Mac OS X 10.4.11 -- a final once-over for its soon to be yesteryea...
Apple putting finishing touches on Mac OS X 10.4.11
Apple putting finishing touches on Mac OS X 10.4.11